THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE GYM

USA20226 minutesNo Dialogue Animation, Horror, Women Filmmakers

During a peaceful school lunchtime, children discover they can transform into animals—the only problem is will they ever stop?

ACCESSIBILITY

This film has no dialogue and is not captioned.

RATING

RATED PG

Content Warning: Violence, gore, extreme audio

Directors Bio

Cho Yoon Hei

An animator and director from Korea, Cho Yoon Hei is located in Los Angeles and creates horrifying hand-drawn animations.

This film is a part of the Midnight Snack 2.0 shorts programme.

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