Ape and Furious

This project was one of my best laughs.

Context: in 2022, I was working in the same factory as my ex-bf. At first, the atmosphere was pretty friendly… Until one day he started acting unpleasant. So, I blocked and ignored him, because I hate conflict and I didn’t give a shit about his mood swings. One summer morning, my coworkers and I started our shift at 5am because of the heat, even though the doors usually open at 6:15am. When starting at 5, we had to let our coworker with the key know we were coming, so if someone was late, he could walk to the gate and check for us. Obviously, no one knew that my ex wanted to start his shift early.

That morning, I suddenly saw my ex showing up absolutely furious, screaming at me like a rabid animal because I didn’t open the doors for him, even though I wasn’t the one allowed to open the factory that early. I just stood there like: 👁️👄👁️

The whole thing was so ridiculous that I later told the story to my Jurassic World Alive friend group… but they didn’t understand anything (I’m terrible at explaining stories). So instead of trying to explain it again, I decided to show them: we were the kind of group friends who filmed everything to share our daily lives, so turning this into a short was a no-brainer.

The dialogues and scenes are faithful to the real event. It was filmed over 3 days during work breaks, edited in 2 days using CapCut.

“Ape and Furious” is a reference to my ex’s favorite movie… With a little Aper twist.

I promise, usually I’m a very chill person. But I can also be pretty teasing when someone messes with me. Unleash the raccoon!