The Death of Michael Mouse

Michael Mouse, a once-iconic animated character, now works at a theme park wearing a frayed mouse costume. His day starts with scrubbing vomit off his boots after a child's birthday party. On a break, sitting on the employee bench, he shares with a coworker-dinosaur his thoughts that his signature squeaky voice no longer elicits delight, only parental annoyance. This black-and-white tragicomedy portrait from 2025 explores the obsolescence of an icon in a world that has stopped believing in magic. The film balances on the edge of absurdity and deep melancholy, showing how pop culture chews up and spits out its heroes. It's a story about what happens when your creator is dead and your fans have grown up.