The Obliteration of the Chickens
2019 | 4 min | English
The universe does not care. The abyss is stupid. Narrated by author Bracken MacLeod, this Herzog-inspired fever dream uses 100% stock footage to reflect on the banality of existence.
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CAST
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Bracken MacLeod (narration)
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CREW
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Director, Writer, Producer:
Izzy Lee
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Editor:
Michael J. Epstein
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Stock Footage:
Archive.org
Pond 5
StoryBlocks
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Stock Audio:
AudioBlocks
Special Thanks:
Steve Johanson
"This time, Izzy Lee wants you to share a sardonic belly laugh while the world burns into a cinder…
She cleverly recognizes and skewers the formalism and academic distance that can turn concerned outrage into a schtick. What is amazing is that Izzy Lee elicits belly laughs while still making tremendously dark observations about the pointlessness of existence and the insignificance of suffering.
The Obliteration of the Chickens is not only a new tonal direction, but it may also be the birth of a new sub-genre. Absurdist Existential Horror? Cosmic Farce?"
— Scott Bradley, Hellbent for Horror
Screenings
World Premiere
Boston Underground Film Festival
Cambridge, MA
3/24/2019
​Played with Assassinaut
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International Premiere
Little Terrors
Toronto, Canada
3/26/2019
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Chattanooga Film Festival
Chattanooga, TN
4/12/2019
Played in the WTF Block
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Weird Local Film Festival
Somerville, MA
5/30/2019
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Overlook Film Festival
New Orleans, LA
5/31/2019
6/2/2019
Played in Shorts Block 2
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Snake Alley Festival of Film
Burlington, IA
6/20/2019
Played in the WTF Block
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Popcorn Frights Film Festival
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
8/11/2019
Played with The Unthinkable
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Women Texas Film Festival
Dallas, TX
8/17/2019
Played in the Comedy shorts block
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North Bend Film Festival
North Bend, WA
8/18/2019
Played in the Something Strange shorts block
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NecronomiCon
Providence, RI
8/24/2019
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European Premiere
FrightFest
London, UK
​8/25/2019
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HP Lovecraft Film Festival
Portland, OR
10/4/2019
10/6/2019
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Shawna Shea Film Festival
Southbridge, MA
10/4/2019
Best Editing Award
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Horrible Imaginings Campfire Tales
Santa Ana, CA
10/18/2019
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Idaho Horror Film Festival
Boise, ID
10/18/2019
Played in the WTF block
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
10/20/2019
Played in the Head Trip block
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Morbido
Mexico City, Mexico
11/3/2019
Played in the Abnormal Vibrations block
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Anomaly Film Festival
Rochester, NY
​11/8/2019
Played with In Fabric
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Film Maudit 2.0
Santa Monica, CA
11/14/2019
Played in the Surreal Reality block
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Other Worlds
Austin, TX
12/6/2019
Played with Lake Michigan Monster
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Women in Horror Film Festival
Marietta, GA
2/28/2020
Played in the Renegade block
Nominated for Best Editing
Nominated for Best Renegade Short
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LockDownCon
Virtual
6/26/2020
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Outer Dark Symposium
Virtual
August 15, 2020
8/15/2020
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Hallucinations Collectives
Lyon, France
9/4/2020
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DC Shorts International Film Festival
Washington, DC
9/10 - 9/23/2020
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Charlotte Film Festival
Charlotte, NC/virtual
9/23 - 9/27/2020
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FilmQuest
Provo, UT/virtual
2021
Played in the Fantastic Shorts block
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StokerCon Final Fram Competition Festival
Scarborough, U.K.
2021