“Buddy” and Analogue Horror
Upon first watch, Buddy feels like it should have been aired on Adult Swim at four in the morning.

At the end of September 2023, several people went into the forest to make a film about the end of the world. They lived in tents for ten days as the cold weather approached. Each person came up with a character. How would they like to meet the end? What scares them and what can give them hope? Collective life in difficult conditions led to the stories intersecting and the boundaries between people and characters disappearing.
Upon first watch, Buddy feels like it should have been aired on Adult Swim at four in the morning.
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