Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury

The anthology doesn't have clear romantic storylines focused on LGBTQ+ characters. Instead, it uses avant-garde animation and surreal designs to represent identities that don't fit the traditional binary.

The film deconstructs the human form through non-human entities and surreal archetypes. This approach makes traditional masculine leadership or submissive femininity irrelevant within its chaotic, dreamlike environments.

A diverse range of character designs creates a visual collage that avoids a homogeneous Western norm. Various animation styles allow a wide range of ethnic and non-human identities to appear.

The work excels by depicting landscapes where traditional Western institutions like organized religion and capitalism are decayed or absent. It prioritizes existential themes over singular moralities.

Physical or neurodivergent traits are often blended into the broader 'otherness' of the animated forms. Because characters are highly abstract, disability is hard to categorize within traditional frameworks.