A lead singer of a popular heavy metal band struggles to go through life after a fan of his music commits a gruesome murder. The execution of Black Metal was brilliant because of its simplicity. There are many ways the director could have gone about portraying the story and themes, however, they settled on focusing on the lead singer and how his character develops after the murder happens. With short films, I think the simple ideas tend to be the most powerful and Black Metal is a great example of this.
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