Synopsis

A troubled man becomes convinced that his radio and television are transmitting messages from beyond. As the instructions grow more specific, he begins constructing and programming a mysterious device whose purpose remains unclear. The video alternates his increasingly obsessive work with disorienting, psychedelic imagery, while Man Mantis appears to exert a strange influence over him. The narrative is deliberately loose, creating a surreal, unsettling atmosphere in which technology, paranoia, and unseen manipulation blur together.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Red Dragonfly" appears on Man Mantis' 2011 "Sea Ambulance" EP, where it runs for 4 minutes and 11 seconds.

• The track was reportedly close to being left off the EP, but several listeners singled it out as their favorite song from the release.

• The video was made as a collaboration between Man Mantis and the filmmaker, after the song's dark, moody sound immediately stood out to the filmmaker.

• Dustin Taylor plays the central character, while Man Mantis appears in the role of the masked figure controlling events from behind the scenes.

• The production combines a loose science-fiction premise with heavily psychedelic imagery and a deliberately disorienting visual style.

• "Sea Ambulance" was intended to be available as a free download. Listeners could optionally contribute to the Man Mantis Genetic Mutation Recovery Fund.

• The EP was produced, mixed, and mastered by Man Mantis through Haunted Closet, LLC.