The Imploding Self: A Journey Through the Life of Fergus mcLafferty (1995)

A journey through the life of Fergus McLafferty. Fergus needs a role model. He chooses a fish with four legs - an axolotl. This inbred freak of nature becomes a metaphor for Fergus' life. The Imploding Self traces Fergus's emotional turning points as he identifies more and more with is axolotl. A lonely, obsessive child turns into a lonely adult, out of touch of reality. As Fergus's mind and body decay, a psychological metamorphosis appears to become a physical reality - or has our reality become his?

Released Jan. 1, 1995 14 min None+

Genres: Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.independent-film, imdb.character-name-in-title

Production Companies: Meridian Film Productions, New Zealand Film Commission

Country: New Zealand
Production Country: New Zealand
Languages: English