Guard Dog
AnimationComedysquirrelparanoiadark comedyclownsuffocationcricketdecapitationbody guardmolebullparkdog
A darkly comedic animated short that subverts innocent animal behavior through paranoid, surreal horror, revealing the dog's perspective as a world of genuine existential threats.
Why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels... what are they afraid of? This film answers that eternal question.
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