Coolguy
2022 · 10m · Australia
Directed by Nicky Murphy, Zeïna Thiboult
Tones: absurdist, humorous, whimsical
A self-conscious male model spirals when a more impeccably dressed peer shows up at the same shoot. The entire short is essentially one outfit-induced existential crisis.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
Vanity gets very little serious cinema. A short willing to treat a wardrobe panic with the gravity of a divorce drama is exactly the kind of misallocation I show up for.
A male-vanity meltdown taken as seriously as any breakup picture — Murphy and Thiboult play earnest petty stakes, which is the gentlest available form of Zoolander. Pleasant rather than essential.
A self-conscious male model spiraling when a more impeccably dressed peer shows up — earnest petty stakes played without apology. Sketch-length risk: the meltdown has to escalate or it dies.
Reviews
A pop comedy sketch about overthinking one's appearance