Party Animal
Synopsis
Each visit reveals more signs - elongated ears, coarse hair and strange braying noises. Dustin is rightly horrified, but when he tries to speak out, no one believes him. Each attempt Dustin makes only confirms how adored Reuben is by his constituents who see him as a symbol of hope and progress.
As Dustin becomes increasingly obsessed with revealing the truth, he’s met with ridicule, suspicion, and isolation. The more he insists, the more unstable he appears - even to himself.
Caught between reality and delusion, Dustin must decide whether to keep fighting for the truth or let the world remain blissfully blind.
A surreal, off-beat short exploring power, perception, and the cost of seeing what others refuse to.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection Fantastic Fest 2025
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 12 min 58 sec
- Format
- Digital, Sony Venice
- Director
-
Ali Gill
- Producer
- Aimie Sullivan, Juliet Kirby
- Executive Producer
- Paul Thomas, Josh Barnes
- Editor
- Ali Gill
- Screenwriter
- Ali Gill
- Director of Photography
- Linda Wu
- Production Designer
- Sam Storey
- Sound
- Sam Mason
- Composer
- Louis Borlase, Arther Leadbetter
- Principal cast
- Nabhaan Rizwan, Esther Hall, Edward Baker-Duly, Hebe Beardsall
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
xFilm
Unit 76 Containerville1 Emma Street
London
E2 9FP
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