Dance Rat, No Rat Dance

Dance Rat, No Rat Dance is a generative AI film that explores a dark, often unsettling world of adolescent insecurities and the pressures young men face to overcome them. The song tells the story of a father pushing his son to confront his fears—symbolized by an awkward, almost frightening rat mascot that forces its way into the boy’s world. As the rat costume swings between homemade awkwardness and disturbingly realistic, the discomfort and confusion of childhood traumas come into sharper focus. Is dancing with the rat a metaphor for facing your fears, or simply being forced into a situation that leaves you feeling more isolated?
Inspired by the text messages of a genuinely kind dad. Produced in Suno V4, Images generated in Midjourney V6.1 and animated un Runway Gen3.