“Christmas Cracker” consists of three segments that have very little in common with each other, besides the fact that they are Christmas based, and are each introduced by a mime-like jester. Charming and now aged to fine quality weirdness, it may not surprise you that fifty years ago this nearly won an Oscar.
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SATURDAY SHORT: DR. FAUSEN’S CHILDREN (2009)
A son of Dr. Fausen’s narrates a small story about him and a few of his neon colored siblings. “Dr. Fausen’s Children” is much weirder than any short description can let on without giving too much away.
SATURDAY SHORT: MR. FREEMAN PART 0
Besides a three-word sentence in English, this week’s short is completely in Russian. Even without subtitles, the intensity of “Mr. Freeman” is gripping enough to draw more than a few views from many who don’t understand the language at all. Although, I’m quite sure that those of us who aren’t bilingual are missing out on some great dialog. [Note: Reader Irene Goncharova has provided an English translation in the comments.]
SATURDAY SHORT: THE UNREAL RABBIT’S RIDDLE (2010)
A stuffed-toy rabbit happens upon some other stuffed animals who sing and dance to an exceptional, sporadic composition by Agustin Borrajo.
SATURDAY SHORT: SINGING BABIES!
Everything is Terrible! is a group whose sole purpose is to take the most hilariously awful VHS tapes they can find, and post them on YouTube for everyone to loathe or enjoy, depending on their sense of humor. What’s perhaps more weird than the video itself is the thought that whoever made this was, more than likely, a little serious when doing so.
More of Everything is Terrible at their website: http://www.everythingisterrible.com/.