Why Tuesdays? Well, because Tuesdays deserve better. Here is a day that often gets labeled as lame and boring, but who can claim the opposite? Mondays are cool, because they represent a new beginning. Wednesdays are busy, and Thursdays are the new Fridays. And as far as I know, everybody enjoys the rest of the week. But what about Tuesdays? Tuesdays deserve better! This is why every Tuesday, you should spare a few minutes to watch something crazy, wacky, bizarre, colorful, or monochromatic... Something that makes a lot of sense and something that makes no sense at all. Luckily, Film Annex's film distribution platform is full of mind-blowingly creative movies.

The first film of Film Annex's Wacky Tuesdays series is The Orange by animation filmmaker Nick Fox-Gieg. The films tell the story of a humble, Florida-grown orange, who starts ruling the world. The governor of Florida declares every day a holiday. The Dalai Lama comes to the grove to sit with the orange every afternoon. Pilots circle around the tree where the orange hangs from a little branch, and passengers stare at this powerful citrus in awe. The story takes a surprising twist when it's time for the orange to be picked and processed. But who will have the guts to do that? Who will displace the most powerful object in the universe? And what will happen when the orange leaves its branch?

An utterly strange, clever, and humorous story told through a beautiful animation. This Tuesday, spend 2 minutes and 16 seconds on watching The Orange and change the way you think about this fruit forever. Watch the film below and make sure you visit Nick Fox-Gieg's Web TV to see more of his work. Oh, almost forgot! The Orange won the Best Animated Short Film Jury Prize at SXSW 2010. It also screened at Rotterdam Film Festival.