The Nightwatchman

After 350,000,000 years, the insects get their lucky break

Jan 01, 1993 9m

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Animation
Science Fiction
Comedy

Synopsis

A nightwatchman who works at a pesticide plant manipulates chemicals (of which he treats a strange garden of marrow-like vines in his apartment) , causing evolution to accelerate, in this short illustrating the harmful effects of human interference with nature.

Title	The Nightwatchman
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Countries	New Zealand
Keywords	night watchman, dystopia, oddball, new zealand, dark comedy, surreal, adult animation, genetic engineering, monster movie, trippy, another world, strange, cel animation, short film, insects, liquid television, indie animation, cronenberg-esque, environmentally-themed, life-sized insects