Set in the liminal period between Christmas and New Year’s, the story follows the adventures of Billy 5000, a teenage gig worker with a rise-and-grind mindset whose quest to make $5,000 is derailed by the appearance of a gelatinous little dude from outer space.

Somewhere between Styrofoam and software, cosily lo-fi clouds loaf in apricot skies in Julian Glander’s candied indie animation. Smuggling gummy alien life-forms and their tuneful cooing into Floridian suburbia, this soothingly musical video-game adventure is a balm for sore, overstimulated heads.