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Getting struck by lightning is, famously, pretty rare. In the new fictional short film “Don vs Lightning,” by Johnny Burns and Pier Van Tijn, a fisherman in the Scottish Highlands contends with a strange pattern: getting zapped over and over again. In the film, based on a true story, Don seems unsurprised that nature, or a divine power, might have taken issue with his existence. “Almost two years into an ongoing pandemic, his weary acceptance of the uncontrollable feels familiar,” @jooliaboosh writes. Tap the link in our bio to watch the full film.

December 31, 2021