Bully In Sweet Tooth

A young trick-or-treater has a run in with a bully on Halloween night. Unfortunately for the bully, however, it soon becomes apparent that he messed with the wrong kid when his father shows up.

Created by Zachary Shore as a part of his first year CalArts film character animation, Sweet Tooth is short, simple and to the point, all the while retaining an effortless and unexpected charm. The beautifully hand-drawn animation has a muted, almost black and white look to it, and the sketchy, unfinished appearance of the animation adds a nice visual aesthetic to the short.

Sweet Tooth comes in under two minutes, yet delivers a tasty little slice of morality. Quite simply, there’s always someone out there who’s bigger and badder than you are, so