60 seconds of stop-motion terror that'll ruin kickball forever.
An animated short film about two boys playing football, when John kicks it too hard it goes to the trees, and Robert must collect it.
Practical Effects
Hand-scratched stop-motion that makes trees viscerally alive.
Direction
Gilbert stretches one minute into eternal dread.
Director
Robert Gilbert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 10.0 rating from one vote suggests this played festivals where Gilbert likely voted himself—chaotic king behavior.
Part of a micro-trend of 'elevated horror shorts' using childhood nostalgia as emotional Trojan horse—think Alma, The Backrooms.
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