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.
CAST
Bracken MacLeod (narration)
CREW
Director, Writer, Producer
Izzy Lee
Editor
Michael J. Epstein
Stock Footage
Archive.org
Pond 5
StoryBlocks
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
International Premiere
Little Terrors
Toronto, Canada
3/26/2019
Chattanooga Film Festival
Chattanooga, TN
4/12/2019
Played in the WTF Block
Weird Local Film Festival
Somerville, MA
5/30/2019
Overlook Film Festival
New Orleans, LA
5/31/2019
6/2/2019
Played in Shorts Block 2
Snake Alley Festival of Film
Burlington, IA
6/20/2019
Played in the WTF Block
Popcorn Frights Film Festival
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
8/11/2019
Played with The Unthinkable
Women Texas Film Festival
Dallas, TX
8/17/2019
Played in the Comedy shorts block
North Bend Film Festival
North Bend, WA
8/18/2019
Played in the Something Strange shorts block
NecronomiCon
Providence, RI
8/24/2019
European Premiere
FrightFest
London, UK
8/25/2019
HP Lovecraft Film Festival
Portland, OR
10/4/2019
10/6/2019
Shawna Shea Film Festival
Southbridge, MA
10/4/2019
Best Editing Award
Horrible Imaginings Campfire Tales
Santa Ana, CA
10/18/2019
Idaho Horror Film Festival
Boise, ID
10/18/2019
Played in the WTF block
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
10/20/2019
Played in the Head Trip block
Morbido
Mexico City, Mexico
11/3/2019
Played in the Abnormal Vibrations block
Anomaly Film Festival
Rochester, NY
11/8/2019
Played with In Fabric
Film Maudit 2.0
Santa Monica, CA
11/14/2019
Played in the Surreal Reality block
Other Worlds
Austin, TX
12/6/2019
Played with Lake Michigan Monster
Women in Horror Film Festival
Marietta, GA
2/28/2020
Played in the Renegade block
Nominated for Best Editing
Nominated for Best Renegade Short
LockDownCon
Virtual
6/26/2020
Outer Dark Symposium
Virtual
August 15, 2020
8/15/2020
Hallucinations Collectives
Lyon, France
9/4/2020
DC Shorts International Film Festival
Washington, DC
9/10 - 9/23/2020
Charlotte Film Festival
Charlotte, NC/virtual
9/23 - 9/27/2020
FilmQuest
Provo, UT/virtual
2021
Played in the Fantastic Shorts block
StokerCon Final Fram Competition Festival
Scarborough, U.K.
2021