A Psychedelic Coyote Seeks Revenge In Trippy Animated Short Film
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After losing his family to an attack by wolves, a coyote struggles with fear, grief, and anger up until a dark force pushes him to avenge his wife and children.
Lorenz Wunderle's short animation is one of the most acclaimed animated films of recent memory, its fantastical style layering on top of a story of gut-wrenching tragedy. A hit with both animation and gritty genre fans at the Berlinale, Annecy, and Palm Springs, we're happy to present its KZread premiere.
COYOTE
A Film By Lorenz Wunderle
YK Animation Studio
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"A tragic event involving villainous wolves leaves a coyote familyless. At a loss between his grief and anger, the coyote lets a demonic force drive him to vengeance, but will that alleviate the pain? Featuring a colorful, visually striking aesthetic, director Lorenz Wunderle puts his protagonist, the "Coyote", through one of the toughest human experiences: loss. Described by the director as “a beautiful tragedy with macabre picture joke”, the vivid animation style lends the film a very entertaining feel, but ultimately it's more emotionally powerful than initially meets the eye.
Though Wunderle had a clear idea of the themes he wanted to explore in his film - the turmoil of emotions one experiences after a tragic loss and the inner process in finding a way out - he approached pre-production in quite an unconventional fashion. “The most interesting part of "Coyote" was that we never worked with a written script", he explains. "Instead, we drew a lot and created a visual language to work on the story”.
An instant classic for both the genre crowd and animation fans, "Coyote" delivers a constantly entertaining pace and doesn't shy away from serving up some serious blood splatter. Despite the bright colors, it remains a dark tale about vengeance with its violent moments never missing a beat.
From an audience perspective, it's impossible not to root for the coyote, and watching him finding the strength to avenge his family is quite the ride. There is also an attention to detail that will delight the viewers that enjoy looking for the smaller things in the frame, as they inject an extra layer of humor to the narrative.
However, where "Coyote" truly succeeds is in the packaging of an emotionally layered, tragic story that never feels overwhelming in dealing with such a heavy topic. The narrative has a startling realism (unexpected for a film about a coyote looking to get revenge on wolves!) which certainly delivers emotionally, but it also has a dreamlike quality that wraps the viewer in its graphic fantasy world.
Wunderle's coyote goes through all the stages of grief in the film's 10-minute run-time. His helplessness and emotional vulnerability allowing a dark force to take control of him and drive him to seek justice for his family. Like any deal with the devil though, it brings a new array of consequences as the end of his grief cycle soon becomes the beginning of a violent one - confirmed by his shadow in the last shot.
Coyote had its online premiere as a Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere following a very impressive festival run that started with a premiere at the Berlinale 2018, with notable stops at SIFF and Annecy and picking up Oscar qualifying awards in Aspen and Palm Springs." - S/W Curator, Céline Roustan
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.
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The coyote's trauma can't be covered by substance abuse. Revenge brings him a feeling of closure. But for how long? Death is still on his tail. The trauma quietly lives on
@Cabacaba
4 жыл бұрын
HE IS RELIEVED FROM HIS PAST THOU. THERE IS PAIN BUT NOTHING TO BE BOUND ON. VENCENSE BRINGS FULLFILMENT TO MOVE ON.
@ashleyyang2510
3 жыл бұрын
u can see the bull's shadow in the end. His trauma is still there
The shadow in the end...
This is seriously one of the best pieces of animation I've seen in a while, It was visceral, it was creative and it was awesome all the way
This is one of the best portrayals of grief that I have ever seen.
“Revenge is like a poison. It can take you over, and before you know it, it can turn you into something ugly.” - Aunt May
We must defend those we love from our opressors. We must seek revenge for the wounds inflicted. For if we do not we will end up as bones in a desert.
Whoooaaa! Fighting for what is right to the next level, the continuity & symbolism was terrific.
This was really great, this deserves more veiws! What an imagination on the guy who thought this shit up!
What a trip
@Wathok
2 жыл бұрын
Yaaa right
I love this on so many levels. Amazing work
This is now one of my favorite animations, amazing work 🤟🏻
The Akira call back
whoever made this is a genius. pure and simlpe
Incredibly done.
I saw this when I was 9 and it scared me, so I’m seeing this again so I won’t be scared lol. This is really good.
I think he became the thing that happened to him one time rather than learning forgiveness, he succumbed to becoming the devil himself. Now his soul will forever run.
Thank God, animals don't take drugs!
I don't know why, but this made me feel like my stomach was in danger of being stabbed.
The coyotes respected the dead animal and didn’t want its death to go in vain and partook of its corpse. The wolves chose to eat the family and leave the man alive. Had they killed him he would have gone to where they went. They left him alive bringing him to their reality. The entity thanked the man for respecting it and eating of its flesh. Felt sympathy he was left alive and granted him his chance. This is the tale.
What in the Sam Hill did I just watch?! Slimy, yet satisfying.
GOD DAMNNN!!!!!! THAT WAS AMAZING!!!
I loved this animation! Now I want to know the song!
i loved this!!! top-notch animations.
I can't even begin to put into words how fucking incredible this is. Excellent job!!!
Watched this whilst absolutely blazed love it
I think that officially really messed me up
That was so beautiful
I had to watch it again…. Amazing again!
i love the bathroom´scene. great setting
Amazing work!
Listen to the song of the ending credits and it summarizes the whole story. Great piece!! I am howling at the glistening (inaudible) The devil traded my vengeance for my trashy coyote song (this is the part where you see the shadow at the end where the buffalo is the shadow and not the coyote) I am howling at cold dead moon I hope to meet my love on the other side soon I am howling
This hit my soul. Watch who your friends are as well... They might turn into the wolves
How does this only have 700 likes!?
good lord the transition at 2:30 when the country music kicks in, with the blue landscape being the same it's a smart moment that proves the significance of the bgm in mood-setting. love all the details omg, especially the art in the bar toilet. "silence is golden but duct tape is silver", lmao.
The art reminds me of Adventure Time 👀
Watched it at MIAF. Pretty cool
Welp, that got dark real quick XD
Haha, That title! Clicked immediately
The animation is giving me adventure time vibes
Beautiful
amazing. Although it almost gives me a heart attack.
Good job of animation. The story's a little weak. But, the artwork makes up for it.
Wait a second this is the crow
I love this video
@swayerkim7742
2 жыл бұрын
wow
awwwwwwwwww poor coyote
Yo. Good tale there.
@crowhold6715
Жыл бұрын
Every single damn comment has an advertisement reply 😭
love it
Ren and Stimpy vibes.
@BeMoreFunny
4 жыл бұрын
No
@jesse5769
4 жыл бұрын
Yes
get someone who's high to watch this
The new John wick movie is weird
dang
Where can I find the song?
Escaping inner demons of loss and pain of loss. Fighting those demons. Finally giving it a place and being able to set them free and mourn them. But it will always be a part of you.
Whoa
Wow. U legend
Song name?
❤
Lisergic
I wanna understand it buh ain’t know explaining this 😭
@danielbravo9286
3 жыл бұрын
There was this coyote who's family got killed by wolves, that Buffalo (I think it represents death) gave him humanoid form to take them out, the wolves appear human like too beacause it represents in a way that they are the top tier predators on that land. Death (the buffalo) leveled up the coyote so he could have revenge. I think that all that trip with the human like forms and the truck, the bar, etc, represented how the wolves saw things, as ultimate predators, and the coyote, being on the same level o power.
@BaronPersimmon
Ай бұрын
@@danielbravo9286thank you man
you should watch this when you are high.
this is a nightmare, i need help
О чем короткометражка?
@BaronPersimmon
Ай бұрын
Волки жестоко убили семью койота вместо того чтобы просто поесть труп буйвола за что смерть дала ему шанс им отомстить усилив его до равного им уровня. Ну а то что они все живут как люди и тд всего лишь репрезентация того как волки воспринимают и видят этот мир как высшие хищники
from now on, please just give the title of the short, and nothing else. The title of the video is distracting
@latenightcashews
4 жыл бұрын
yeah, i agree.
Beautifully animated. But now I'm just gonna have a bad trip thinking about violent furries. This price is too high
The wolves are so Racist
rubbish
You need help. Seriously. Isn't there supposed to be a content advisory for sick crap like this? If there was one it needs to be IN LARGE LETTERS.
@jesse5769
4 жыл бұрын
Grow up it's a cartoon
@kameronnorgaard4094
3 жыл бұрын
Get a life..... really....have some fun or somethin....you need it.
@JoshiTheKitsune
Жыл бұрын
Have you watched Adult Swim before? (I know this was two years ago)
Whats the song?
@TheRealFurBallz
2 ай бұрын
Anyone?