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MADS & The Freak Factory

MADS & the Freak Factory is a narrative fashion and music film that transforms the themes of the original song Stereotype into a surreal allegory about identity, categorization, and the systems through which people are understood and evaluated.

Set within a surreal and darkly whimsical factory world, the film follows a young girl as she enters the mysterious MADS Factory, where extraordinary figures move through an enigmatic system of observation, judgment, and transformation. As she ventures deeper into this meticulously controlled world, the line between individuality and classification begins to dissolve, revealing a haunting reflection on the labels that define us—and those who define them.

Year:
2026
Director:
Yda Neves
Animation Director:
Sherin Jonker
Writer:
Yda Neves
Producer:
Sherin Jonker
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