I have always felt like the black sheep, the one out of place person in the room, despite someone else being different, eyes were all on me. Jesus was part of my childhood, growing up Presbyterian, I learned his story and with him I learned about Judas. I never understood the depth of their story, I am a religious minor, I am agnostic, but within the past few years I've come to understand their sad tale.
I found out about this short film relatively recently and loved everything about it, its inherent queerness, a dedicated story teller, the character designs, and of course the metaphors and symbolism.
I tried to put as much artistic intent into this piece as I could think of, with help from the symbolism Charles uses in his short film. The artwork is of Judas, he is a hare, Leviticus 11:6 states that the hare is unclean, lack of hoof so on, Judas, an guilty "unclean" man with a love for someone he feels immensely guilty for, who then causes the torture and death of. Judas is curled into himself, his fur unkempt, his eyes wide in fear. He holds himself close, his guilt in the form of Jesus' thorny crown, surrounding him, digging into him, the pressure of his sin of betrayal and guilt which leads to the end of his story.