There must be some kind of new drug in the water system of Boise, Idaho based on the ultra-bizarre output of American Films (aka Collapse). This Boise-based collective of film makers and actors create wildly twisted short films that are as well-crafted as they are demented, deranged and diabolically funny. Some are transgressive for transgression’s sake, while others dissect the political and social cancers growing through the collective body of the good ol’ U.S.A. with the surgical precision of a pickaxe.

In Squirrel Mommy , the American Films group take on baby envy and the environment. They describe the film as playing on…

[...] the hypocrisy in so many who think they are making huge environmental strides by putting bottles in recycling bins, yet don’t question for a moment the impacts of bringing a child into the mix , which actually negates other efforts while in the bigger picture painfully questions their “I’m so green” status.

Conveniently we forget, and certainly don’t want to admit, that it’s overpopulation that’s the real culprit behind planetary destruction. Global warming and peak oil would both be much less non-factors if it weren’t for overpopulation which in part is encouraged by the child bearing attitude and addiction which poor jealous Neena portrays as she reveals the lengths she will go to fill this ingrained desire.

Whether you buy their highfalutin’ rap or not, there’s no denying that Squirrel Mommy is weird in the extreme, beautifully shot with nifty special effects and a dark sense of humor that echoes the absurdist sensibilities of John Waters and David Lynch. And I found it actually kind of heartwarming.

Starring Kelly Broich as a woman named Neena who becomes overwhelmed with a fit of jealousy over her best friends news, delivered in stereotypical fashion by actor Casey Broich, “I’m pregnant!”

American Films has been booted from Youtube once already and their new channel has gotten some warnings, so watch this while you can.