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Tyler Rice released her animated short at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles. The four-minute short details the story of two men who get the munchies from marijuana, order tacos and experience paranormal activity. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)

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Tyler Rice turned a late night craving for tacos into a surreal experience. The graduate animation student screened her original animated short “Taco Terror” at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles on Saturday.

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Graduate student animated about pushing envelope with cartoons

By Linda Xu

Oct. 25, 2016 8:49 p.m.