The Brainwashers (2002)

The Brainwashers is 12 minutes of terrifically cool puppet animation. Movies like this often have a certain sweetness to them, but The Brainwashers embraces the inherent eeriness in the way its characters look and move. It's not what I'd call a scary film, but there's a vague creepiness to it that's really compelling.

However, as visually interesting as The Brainwashers is, it's the sound that steals the show. The film contains no audible words, but every rustle, squish, crack and moan goes miles in telling the movie's story. The music is also really effective, especially in the ending sequence. The Brainwashers is an absolutely fascinating watch, and one of the coolest short films I've seen in a long time.

If you'd like to check out The Brainwashers, you can do so here.

4.5 two-headed chimney sweeps out of 5