Filmmaker Matthew Fulks has filed a lawsuit against Beyoncé, Sony, Columbia, and Parkwood Entertainment over the Lemonade film, THR reports. In the complaint, Fulks argued that Beyoncé's team were aware of his 2014 short film Palinoia (below) prior to filming Lemonade. Fulks claimed that after being contacted with the opportunity to work with Columbia artists MS MR, a link to his short film was sent to Columbia Records' Bryan Younce. In July 2015, Younce sent Fulks a note inviting him to submit a video treatment for consideration by Columbia. Later that year, filming began for Lemonade.

The complaint lists several elements Fulks believes were lifted from Palinoia for Lemonade, including “graffiti and persons with heads down,” “red persons with eyes obscured,” “parking garage,” “black and white eyes,” “the grass scene,” “side-lit ominous figures,” and more. Fulks is seeking profits “attributed to exploitation of his work” including a percentage of Lemonade sales. Pitchfork has reached out to Beyoncé's representatives for comment. Update (6/8, 6:51 p.m.): The complaint, obtained by Pitchfork, features side-by-side screenshots of the two films. Find some examples below.