‘Flossing Mishap’ Is As Wonderfully Disturbing As Its Name Suggests

We’ve been fans of indie animator Jaime Rodriguez’s work for a long time now, and his latest short, Flossing Mishap, has arrived just in time to gross us out for Halloween.

If you’ve ever woken up in a cold sweat from one of those terrible nightmares where all of your teeth fall out and you can’t quite tell if it was real or a dream, Flossing Mimshapis a bit like that, but worse. The short only needs one minute to thoroughly disturb and delight.

Rodriquez’s over-the-top facial animation is the star here and somehow translates well when applied to a head made mostly of teeth. Watching the main character’s expressions shift through a rollercoaster of emotions is gratifying, and the final punch line is well-earned after a hair-raising setup.

According to Rodriquez, the short:

Started as a simple rough of a brief joke idea, but I liked it enough to see it to completion. Worked on it on and off in between other projects and living life. Then I got carried away with the details. Then, I started over when the details weren’t satisfying. Then I started over again when my old cpu died, and I forgot to back up my files.

Always see an idea through to the end until it’s complete and it exists. It’s done, and I can finally move on to something else. Maybe a follow-up to Bet It Was Becca. We’ll see. Thanks for watching!