MONITOR (2026)

It’s an incredibly simple—and blissfully short—animated film, but MONITOR is exceptionally well-crafted. Animated/directed by Michael Berardini, MONITOR has great sound design (by Jérémy Ben Ammar) and music (by Batu Sener) that propels its simple premise to a delightful climax. Also the complete lack of generative AI in the beautifully animated short is massive boon as well (Berardini used Blender for the animation).

The video summary from the artists:

A story of early parenthood that preys on the fears of new parents. Someone is always watching…