Monitor
An Animated Horror Short
A story of early parenthood that preys on the fears of new parents. Someone is always watching…
Monitor is an independent short film from Michael Berardini, a Director of Scrat Tales and Batwheels. The short is done in a unique style blending 2D characters in a 3D environment to give the entire film an illustrative quality. Batu Sener (Scrat Tales, Better Man) delivers a beautiful but haunting score while Jérémy Ben Ammar provides a quietly creepy soundscape.
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Press Coverage
League of Filmmakers
Parental Fears Come Alive in Michael Berardini’s Animated Horror “Monitor”
Blending hand-drawn 2D and 3D animation, Michael Berardini’s “Monitor” turns early parenthood anxieties into haunting, heartfelt horror.
80.lv
Former DreamWorks Animator Previews a Stunning Anime-Style Sequence
The viewport animation is a masterpiece of its own.
3DVF
Annecy 2026, Day 1
“Marcel Jean (the artistic delegate of the Festival) then reminded the audience that animation is not a genre but cinema itself, introducing the effective horror short Monitor, directed by Michael Berardini.”
