A hauntingly sleek reimagining of the Midas myth that captures the tragic irony of literalizing one's own worth. It masterfully visualizes the dehumanizing cost of material transformation through a sophisticated, modern lens.
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The GoldMan | An Animal Company Shortfilm
Added:[music] [music] >> Alright boys, it's almost night time. We might have to spend an all-nighter in the mines, all right? So, I need you guys working a 9-5 out there.
No, no slacking, all right? So, you what you got to have to do is mine over there, section BC.
You're going to have to B, and you you go help anyone if they need help.
I know it's going to take a long time, boys, but it's going to be 12 p.m. to 9 a.m.
All right, boys, so I'm going to need you guys to start in 1 hour. I'll see you down in the mines, all right? If you need anything, ask me, all right?
You got your vests on?
>> Yes, sir.
>> I don't have anything.
>> [music] >> Here you go.
>> What do I get?
>> And here's since we're on a budget, we don't really have anything for you, so uh >> [music] >> good luck.
>> What am I supposed to do with this?
>> What's to mine with it?
What do you think?
Got a flashlight, too. You might need it.
>> [music] [music] >> I hope they don't find the ore that I was talking to about.
>> Where Where do we go, guys?
>> I'm even going to get single or climb by.
Wait wait wait wait wait. These ores are way too complicated for you to mine. I'm going to do these. You guys find another >> What do you mean?
>> Just go find some other ones to do.
>> [sighs] [music] >> I think I can get those.
>> No no Why you Don't mind that. Don't mind that. That is too valuable for you.
I I will mind that.
>> We're literally the We have the same job. What do you mean?
>> No, but I need to get a big salary. You don't need money. You're poor and ugly and uh >> Hey, you didn't let that guy mine a thing back there, did you?
>> No, after this we're going to tell the boss to fire him, right?
>> Yeah, we're going to do that.
>> Yeah.
>> All right.
Finally.
I can Wow.
It's beautiful.
Not so bad.
>> What is this?
Um, guys.
I found something.
Dude, this must be worth like millions.
Oh my god, I could buy a house.
What am I waiting for?
>> [cough] >> What?
I feel weird.
Smells like burnt bacon.
Oh, where's my boss?
I got to tell him.
I feel so weird.
I'm strong.
That's going to be a big paycheck.
>> Yo, I can't believe how much you are paid for the boss for just doing that.
10 bucks.
>> Hey.
>> You guys abandoned me.
And you didn't want me to mine any crystals. I'm not a baby.
>> Uh, what happened to you? Look at yourself.
>> What do you mean look at yourself? You abandoned me out there. I was scared, obviously. My flashlight broke.
>> Look at your hand, bro. What were you even doing out there? You were mining gold.
Can you speak? What What are you ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
>> DUDE, I swear ever since I CAME IN HERE, I FEEL so weird.
>> You're so ugly.
Look at you.
>> I'm not even better.
What you guys even hate me for?
I don't want to do this.
You stupid.
>> Hold on.
>> Stupid taxes, dude.
>> Boss, we got to have a talk.
Look at me.
>> I mean, I mined a one of those weird crystals and I'm gold. This What is this?
>> Oh my gosh.
Look, I need you to stay with me for a bit. To have you out in the public looking like this, okay? I can't have you looking like this.
>> Can you at least explain to me what the [ __ ] is happening? I'm gold. I've literally turned gold.
And I somehow feel strong, but this is weird. I mined that weird flashy crystal and well, you know, this happened.
>> Well, I mean, it's a long story, but I can't explain this to you in all in one sitting.
I just need you to be with me real >> What, right?
>> Whatever.
>> Here, uh but we need to have a little talk.
I know, I know things have been uh really weird since yesterday. I know you're gold.
Like, what the heck happened?
But, you're not going to be working for the mines anymore.
You're going to be uh working as my henchman.
>> What?
>> Yeah.
Um and I actually can't you can't leave here or else you're going to be, you know, arrested and stuff.
>> What do you mean? What? I mean how do you want me to be a henchman?
>> Competition. Yeah.
I mean I have competition so Yeah. I need you to take care of them.
>> I'm not trained for this. I'm going to die. I'm not I don't even know how to do this.
>> Well, um the side effects of you being gold uh you can't die.
>> What?
You can't die.
>> [clears throat] >> Who's this?
>> Uh well, yeah, this is my first time doing this but [music] you're my target and I think I need to kill you.
>> Come on. Nonsense. Ali, you know what to do. Shoot him up.
>> Yep.
>> Aha!
Uh Huh?
Aha!
How are you getting closer?
Hey, wait.
Well, you made me gold.
Woah.
>> [music] >> Hope you like gold.
>> [music] >> Oh.
Could have used this instead, maybe.
Oh, well.
That was disgusting.
>> How'd you find us?
It's the most secure place on Earth.
>> Well, here's the thing. All of your traps or whatever Oh, they don't really work because as you can see I'm made out of gold.
>> Shoot me?
>> All right.
>> Ugh.
>> What?
Huh?
>> Ow.
>> Ugh.
>> All right, you guys are That was easy.
I'll see you guys later, all right?
>> Ugh.
>> The leader, what just What just happened?
>> What happened?
>> What?
>> So, Jimmy >> I told her I'm the richest guy in the state. What's the problem?
>> You told me it was too small.
Which sucks.
>> Who Who is he? What is he doing here?
>> I am a hitman.
>> And are those golden guns? How do you even have golden guns? How does that even work?
>> You know what else is gold?
Me.
>> You know, [music] I don't like this guy.
Just Just shoot him for me.
>> Yeah, so these guns are made out of gold, but what They shoot gold? That is so weird, dude. What? You're that rich?
>> Yeah, I'm just that rich.
You know what?
>> That sucks, man, cuz I got a I got my boss told me I got to kill you. He's like, "You're like a comp You're making competition, you know, in this mining business."
>> Mhm.
>> Um I feel like I'm explaining I'm explaining this a lot, but whatever.
Okay, so do I do the same thing to you guys?
What?
Too late.
>> What the heck?
It wasn't the admin.
What the heck? Not me. What the I can't do that one.
No!
>> Hey, sir.
We have a warrant for your arrest for trespassing in the area.
>> Broly, dude. What do you think that sad little gun is going to do?
>> All right.
>> Honestly, just just run. Just run. I I I don't want to kill people anymore.
>> Okay.
>> Oh, not you guys again.
>> Put your hands up. Put your hands up.
>> Guys, I thought we already did this. You cannot kill me with bullets. I mean I'm out of gold. Look how shiny I am.
>> Yeah, but gold can melt.
>> Um I mean, yes, but like you don't you don't have to do this.
>> Put your hands up.
No.
No.
No.
No.
>> [music] [music] >> No.
>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Mhm.
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