Los ñus (Wildebeest)

The scouts

A 60-second bit of pure philosophical slapstick where two animals can't agree on *reality itself*—and the joke lands harder because it never bothers explaining which one's right. Blades gets it: the best absurdist comedy is just two creatures locked in a disagreement that mirrors every pointless argument humans ever had.

Economical animation in service of a deceptively classical setup—the crocodile-or-log debate echoes fables and Aesop, even as the whimsical execution keeps it playful rather than portentous. A short that knows exactly what tradition it's working within, and respects that lineage by keeping the form tight.

The entire film hinges on the *timing* of the wildebeests' back-and-forth—that rhythmic uncertainty, the pause before each new conviction—and Blades nails it in under a minute with nothing but two voices and simple animation. It's the edit, really: when to cut, when to hold on a reaction, when to let silence do the heavy lifting.