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Ether Or

Ether, an anxious nonbinary person navigates the surreal world of the grocery store; they can’t cope with the societal expectations, and have a panic attack as they leave the store to cool down in the park.

  • Zander Constien
    Director
  • Zander Constien
    Writer
  • Jackie Hadley
    Writer
  • Zander Constien
    Producer
  • Zenghiok Ng
    Producer
    The Interrogation
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    comedy, glitch-core, Nihilistic
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 8, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Colorado Boulder
Director Biography - Zander Constien

Zander C. is an experimental filmmaker based out of Fort Collins, Colorado. His mixed media art explores a queer otherness, and his characters face absurd conundrums in uncanny hellscapes. Absurd pastiches slide by in these worlds, the terror never managing to outpace the overwhelming goofiness of it all. An animation fan since childhood, Zander now pushes the limits of the medium to tell overlooked stories in unique ways.

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Director Statement

I worked in a Kroger for a few months while this film was being dreamed up. It was behind the counter of that Starbucks kiosk that I realized, a capitalist hell-scape isn’t engulfed in flames, but drowning in color and status quo. I hope that people can see a sliver of themselves reflected in Ether, or at least they can walk away with a new perspective on how scary bathrooms are.