{"id":145,"date":"2024-04-28T03:38:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T03:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/2024\/04\/28\/the-burden-short-film\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T03:38:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T03:38:32","slug":"the-burden-short-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/2024\/04\/28\/the-burden-short-film\/","title":{"rendered":"The Burden: A Darkly Funny Musical Punctures Existential Dread with Unusually Cheerful Song and Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_Mmd26EN9g?si=ENSfZ5wZknVY6Lv2\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today we\u2019re returning to a dark comedy classic that, although released in 2017, rings just as true in 2024. Directed by Swedish animator <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikilindroth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niki Lindroth von Bahr<\/a>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O_Mmd26EN9g&amp;t=327s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Burden<\/a>\u201d is a wildly wry musical that skewers loneliness, greed, beauty myths, and the existential woes of modern life through a lively cast of animal characters.<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning short film visits a bleak supermarket, hotel, call center, and fast-food restaurant where employees break into song and dance, sometimes to the tune of common sales refrains. \u201cWould you like to sign up for our money-back guarantee? Try our satisfaction guarantee?\u201d monkeys croon. When an apocalypse hits the bizarrely relatable world, the characters jump at the chance for change.<\/p>\n<p>Watch \u201cThe Burden\u201d above, and find Lindroth von Bahr\u2019s other films on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user2928324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-246099 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-2.gif\" alt='an animated gif of three monkeys who work at a call center singing \"say that you are sorry, do apologize, but never cancel the agreement\"' width=\"800\" height=\"335\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-246101 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-1.jpg\" alt=\"a fish in a bathroom and another in sweats open their hotel room doors to the lobby where another fish stands behind the desk\" width=\"2000\" height=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-1-640x316.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-1-960x475.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-1-1536x760.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-246100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-3.gif\" alt=\"a fish working at a hotel says &quot;this is where you come if you want to stay for a very long time. if you are alone, or if you dont have anyone, or if you dont want to be with anyone, or if you can't be with anyone, or if nobody wants to be with you.&quot;\" width=\"800\" height=\"335\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-246102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-2.jpg\" alt=\"a dog moves his cart to stock the shelves at a grocery store\" width=\"2000\" height=\"921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-2-640x295.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-2-960x442.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-2-1536x707.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-246098 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/burden-1.gif\" alt=\"two mice dance with their cleaning supplies in a restaurant\" width=\"800\" height=\"335\"><\/p>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/04\/the-burden-short-film\/\">The Burden: A Darkly Funny Musical Punctures Existential Dread with Unusually Cheerful Song and Dance<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Today we\u2019re returning to a dark comedy classic that, although released in 2017, rings just as true in 2024. Directed by Swedish animator Niki Lindroth von Bahr, \u201cThe Burden\u201d is a wildly wry musical that skewers loneliness, greed, beauty myths, and the existential woes of modern life through a lively cast of animal characters. 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