Monitor

An Animated Horror Short

A story of early parenthood that preys on the fears of new parents. Someone is always watching…

Monitor is an independent short film from Michael Berardini, a Director of Scrat Tales and Batwheels. The short is done in a unique style blending 2D characters in a 3D environment to give the entire film an illustrative quality. Batu Sener (Scrat Tales, Better Man) delivers a beautiful but haunting score while Jérémy Ben Ammar provides a quietly creepy soundscape.

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Press Coverage

League of Filmmakers

Parental Fears Come Alive in Michael Berardini’s Animated Horror “Monitor”

Blending hand-drawn 2D and 3D animation, Michael Berardini’s “Monitor” turns early parenthood anxieties into haunting, heartfelt horror.

Animation Magazine

‘Monitor’ Director Michael Berardini Shares the Haunting Inspirations Behind His Acclaimed Animated Horror Short

80.lv

Former DreamWorks Animator Previews a Stunning Anime-Style Sequence

The viewport animation is a masterpiece of its own.

“Marcel Jean (the artistic delegate of the Festival) then reminded the audience that animation is not a genre but cinema itself, introducing the effective horror short Monitor, directed by Michael Berardini.”