A bathroom scale becomes a weapon of self-destruction in this 13-minute nightmare.
A man, alone in a bathroom, gets ready to go out. He's stopped in his tracks when he trips on his bathroom scale. Desperate to rid his body's imperfections, he decides to weigh himself, to devastating consequences.
Direction
Two directors, one suffocating bathroom, zero escape.
Acting
Leduc's silent spiral into self-mutilation.
Practical Effects
That scale. You'll never step on one casually again.
Director
Alexandre Royal Pelletier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's triple meaning: physical balance, scale equilibrium, and the impossible balancing act of self-perception.
Part of a wave of Québécois body horror shorts examining masculinity and bodily control, premiering at Fantasia Festival 2022.
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