Last Nite at Sam's is a 2023 independent animated short film directed by Devon Manney. It depicts a violent bar fight spiraling out of control with vivid soundscapes and compositions.
You can watch the short film here.
This short provides examples of:
- Crapsack World: It is set in a dive bar in the middle of gentrifying neighborhood.
- Darker and Edgier: Compared to Manney's previous short, Cradle, this one has full-on violence and harsh color palettes.
- Deconstruction: Of common violence-related tropes in animation.
- Orange/Blue Contrast
- Police Are Useless: Cops at the bar just leave and only to rammed their vehicle toward the bar.
- Wham Shot: The end shows the advertisement sign for luxury apartment that will be built on the demolished dive bar, and it shares the same name with that bar.
