Absurdist Short Film “Ducks” is for the Birds

A Short Animation About Ducks That Goes Exactly Where You Hope It Goes

You’ve seen the signs. You’ve probably ignored them. AJ Jeffries has thoughts about that.

His new short film DUCKS starts as a peaceful loop around a park pond. It does not stay that way.

What unfolds is a gleefully dark little comedy full of strange physics, feathered menace, and the specific chaos that only animated waterfowl can deliver. It’s two minutes of pure tonal commitment, and it sticks with you.

Jeffries, who previously made an equally unhinged film about a horse with ambitions, has a gift for finding the exact moment where ordinary settings tip into surreal dread. Watch it below.