Pig

A beautifully constructed nightmare of noise, decay and detritus, Pig is an infamous short film notable for the fact that Rozz Williams, one of the two directors, killed himself shortly after. Taking that into account, this film appears at first glance to be an external representation of the internally destructive powers of body dysmorphia in all of their most virulent forms. Genitals are mutilated, nipples are sewn together, and nameless bodies are tortured by what seems to be an actual manifestation of God, or at least, the vengeful and sadistic God that most rational individuals would associate with the literalism of the classic doctrine. Not for everyone, and some of this is real duck-and-cover stuff, but as a piece of experimental hell, it’s wholly mesmerizing and unforgettable.