Cautionary Tales (Award Winning Short Film)

A short film written & directed by Us - weareus.co.uk
MAKING OF - • Cautionary Tales - Mak...
For more info and BTS visit - www.cautionary-tales.co.uk
"A bizarre incident as a young boy left Aaron with an unusual facial disfigurement that has plagued him all his life. Isolated and vulnerable, Aaron seeks comfort in the friendship and understanding of an unexpected group of outcasts"
AWARDS
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BEST FILM 'Liechtenstein Short Film Festival' Liechtenstein
BEST SCRIPT 'Maniatic Int'l Film Festival' Spain
SPECIAL MENTION 'Manchester Film Festival' UK
2017
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Official Selection 'Short Shorts Film Festival' Japan- Oscar®
Official Selection 'Flickerfest' Australia - Oscar®
Official Selection 'Foyle Film Festival' Northern Ireland - Oscar®
Official Selection 'LA Short Film Festival' USA - Oscar®
Official Selection 'Edinburgh Film Festival' UK
Official Selection 'San Diego Film Festival' USA
Official Selection 'Bolton Film Festival' UK
Official Selection 'Fancine Film Festival' Spain
Official Selection 'Fantastisk Film Festival' Sweden
Official Selection 'This Is England Film Festival' France
Official Selection 'Kino Fest' Romania
Official Selection 'Orlando Film Festival' USA
Official Selection 'Lusca Fantastic Film Fest' USA
Official Selection 'Kerry Film Festival' Ireland
Official Selection 'Kinsale Sharks' Ireland
Official Selection 'Chiddingly Chillerama' UK
Official Selection 'Catacumba Film Festival' Spain
Official Selection 'Colchester Film Festival' UK
Official Selection 'Hollywood North Film Festival' Canada
Official Selection 'Winchester Short Film Festival' UK
Official Selection 'Soria International Film Festival' Spain
Official Selection 'San Sebastian Fantasy Film Festival' Spain
Official Selection 'Red Rock Film Festival' USA 2017
Official Selection 'Weyauwega Int'l Film Festival' USA
Official Selection 'Make It Short Film Festival' UK
Official Selection 'Duhok Int'l Film Festival' Iraqi
Official Selection 'White Whale Film Festival' USA
Official Selection 'NEO International Film Festival' USA
2018
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Official Selection 'Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival' USA
Official Selection 'Four Seasons Film Festival' UK
Official Selection 'Artfools Int'l Film Festival' Greece
CREDITS
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WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
Us
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Academy Films
PRODUCER
Medb Riordan
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Lizie Gower & Simon Cooper
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Sebastian Winterø
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Francesca Di Mottola
CASTING
Hammond Cox Casting
EDITOR
Sam Rice-Edwards
EDIT HOUSE
Assembly Rooms
MUSIC BY
Half Moon Run
SOUND STUDIO
Wave Studios
SOUND DESIGNER
Jonny Platt
COSTUME DESIGNER
Rebecca Hale
HEAD OF PROSTHETICS
Matthew Smith
GRADE
Jason Wallis
POST PRODUCTION
Electric Theatre
DESIGN & ART DIRECTION
Fieldwork Facility
ILLUSTRATOR
Giulia Ghigni
CAST
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AARON
Ross Hatt
MARK
Anthony Barton
JENNY
Abigail Davies
TERESA
Michele Whitehead
NORMAN
Andrew Murton
SARAH
Laura Evelyn
STEVE
Selom Awadzi
KID ON BUS
Lucas Salem
GALE
Skye Bennett
FULL CREDITS - www.cautionary-tales.co.uk/por...

[@bantehayes9973]

His face looks like that claymation stuff, like Wallace and gromit.

[@karenoconnor4180]

Oh yeeaaah .. 🤔😬

[@Nina-vv3ev]

Bante Hayes yassss

[@ares12351]

Omg I knew it reminded me of something!!! I’ve been tryna place it! Thank you so much lol ur so right

[@cryinglennyc2980]

Well thats why i clicked it cuz i thought of it as animation

[@taiyoctopus2958]

totally

[@thenerd3146]

Wow. This mans really said “😬”

[@notyocici]

Thanks for this comment 🤣😂🤣🤘🏾

[@Elisama]

TheNerd314 😩😂

[@YourOwnDa]

YES ok boomer

[@duruslck]

no he said the smiling chicken from chicken run

[@cassandram3911]

Lmaoooo

[@lyn3792]

okay wow i was so confused why sarah called herself veronica like..for what purpose? turns out shes ''the girl who told too many lies''. AMAZING

[@isobel64]

the nose answered that

[@3llevate]

I thought she was the nose picker/booger eater of the group.. and then she said Veronica

[@MayaLove1976]

If your not old enough to remember all these wives tales it would be confusing... those of us who remember got each character instantly. So clever..

[@morganphenix374]

She was the one I understood as the leader corrected her & I thought the nose grew a little more like Pinocchio.

[@HarcusCGTV]

Thanks Captain Obvious.

[@kjell159]

So this is why my vision has been going blurry lately.

[@VorganBlackheart]

It's part of your journey to ascension, embrace it

[@nyctoby]

😂😭

[@nilakshandissanayake1379]

Hahahaha good one

[@kjell159]

@@VorganBlackheart I can assure you that it ascends and descends every day.

[@darrenjames7837]

But when do I stop master? When your eyes are like mine grasshopper

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

FIRST THOUGHT: Wallace of Wallace and Gromit makes faces like that.

[@MM-dm9gs]

yes!

[@Andrea-xs4ny]

Cheese! :-)

[@johnsmith-so5do]

Pegasus too many distractions out there ? Find your place ....

[@skottyo]

God Bless all who read this and all who don't.

[@HighlyRegardted]

Wendsleydale face

[@Eudaletism]

"It's at times like this that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young." "Why? What did she tell you?" "I don't know. I didn't listen."

[@romokrimada1250]

Arthur Dent!

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

@James Carangelo My wife says I only have two faults, I don't listen to her and something else.

[@abdullamasud4278]

ROFL!!

[@daithiscreations1955]

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨Ʒ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@juliealexis7438]

Sending this to my teen 🤣

[@A.M.D.S.]

Just in case someone here needs to know: the song is Everybody Wants, by Half Moon Run

[@pratik.7599]

Thanks man!

[@nostalgicuniverse9747]

Thanks friend

[@tommygguitar]

No one: Aaron: 😬

[@vasanthvaave9941]

😂 😂 😂

[@brebeauty4967]

🤣

[@androyd87tv]

😭😩

[@c4inspace530]

Ur rudeee💀💀

[@bearknoxmusic]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 Dude. Thank you.

[@igkgigoh]

The blind guy stroking his cane... I *see* what you did there.

[@bogusmcbogus2637]

Well, different strokes for different... oh, I see what you're pulling there

[@edwardx4979]

Good catch! Also, his line was brilliant when he said, "Yeah, umm, it helped me to RELEASE a lot." 🤪

[@andersoni.7472]

Ostkreutz Rox double joke

[@teejs1087]

Isn't that actor in Shaun of the Dead??

[@jessewru6425]

TJ Sands you mean Shaun the sheep? 🙃

[@TylerCassidyMusic1990]

Well if this wasn’t the sweetest thing ever

[@fardsoop8567]

Tyler Cassidy is a genius every song you've made is incredible

[@josephfrancoya]

I've scrolled past this SO many times thinking it was going to be a claymation video lol

[@BelFinnova]

Idk about you guys, but at the ending when they're just staring at eachother, that made me so happy.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

I cannot remember ever seeing a movie or video in which the "Aha" moment comes during the closing credits. Brilliant.

[@DavidaVeddar]

Pegasus exactly!! The blind guy “ releasing “ last week as he stroked the cane I felt so daft! It was so well done! ( also as a female especially adolescent habits masturbation was the farthest thing from my mind and still am surprised raising sons how y’all are like little bonobo chimps! My oldest would face plant constantly his hands were always in his shorts as early as potty training!)

[@douchymcdouche169]

Sounds like you should've been in that short as "the boy who was dropped on his head as a baby".

[@user-co6de5tc6q]

agree

[@sarapatrick4027]

Pegasus I’m so glad too, because I was wondering what the others were lol

[@Samfransch]

You would like the British tv series ‘inside no9’ you would love it, full of that stuff

[@jim191185]

Should've had someone with square eyes from sitting too close to the TV.

[@ljbroadwood]

jim jimjim I thought about that too! Thought that was what the blind guy was at first!

[@Us-Inc]

You know what we did speak about having a character in there with square eyes as its such a classic one. The thing is we wanted to do everything in-camera with no CGI. Which meant we just couldn’t think of an elegant solution to execute square eyes with this approach sadly. Will have to save that one for next time;)

[@lala-kc3br]

V

[@crescentfresh8001]

@@Us-Inc Next time? Cautionary Tales 2: Judgment Day confirmed? Haha, seriously though, I really enjoyed this, well done.

[@lf3862]

Or if you cross your eyes too much they’ll get stuck

[@chinookvalley]

Why am I crying so hard? This was absolutely wonderful. I've been scarred, and I'm not alone. Thanks for being here, with me.

[@michaelsettle3254]

who is here with you? if you have one of those problems, go to a doctor bro...

[@lanecrescent4161]

We're here ❤

[@dervzclovz6095]

I'm here too

[@pattytoons]

so sensitive...

[@theguy2856]

@@pattytoons probably for a reasonable reason

[@Tinhamodic]

That li'l kid on the bus is going to be attending one of those sessions in the future if he keeps it up! But seriously, amazing film!

[@andrewguerra9343]

Karma

[@baseballman74]

Lmtao

[@silverstategarage4834]

The pain on Alan's face was palpable. How do you make a character pull on your heart so much in so little time?? Well done!

[@timdolinger1352]

Aaron

[@christyzhong9725]

P

[@samrat447]

That's the art of casting the right guy/girl for the right role.

[@derekgault9448]

Well done to the actor who played Aaron, you can see the despair lift from his face when he looks at the girl for the first time!!

[@tuvoksg1]

It’s all in the eyes.

[@cedarmay4245]

Things told to us as children follow us into adult hood. Even though you can’t physically see them they’re always there.

[@coochimoochi478]

That is true

[@OurAncestralSociety]

Soo true, yet you can't allow those things that happened to you as a child continue to define who you are as an adult. Use wisdom and learn from those lessons. While honoring your inner child.

[@dr.renukak7396]

Wow

[@cedarmay4245]

Basil The Rat Eating crust makes your hair curly

[@MrFucktard12345]

Sometimes the intangible things are the heaviest you can carry

[@Lia-A-Eastwood]

When I was about six years old, my mom and I were waiting for the bus. It was pretty late and already dark. Then an old lady came along, walked straight up to me and asked me if I wasn't afraid of the boogeyman coming to get me. My mom got so furious and angry, asking her why on earth she was so keen on scaring me for no reason at all - and vividly told her to get lost. I still love here for that moment (and of course for a gazillion other reasons). Therefore I never was, and never will be afraid of the dark, or of spiders, or of dentists, etc... - cautionary tales are for envious and lazy grown ups who've forgotten how it was to be a child and sadly are only capable of patronizing - Thank you for that story. My mom just would have loved to see this. ♥

[@nickevans6562]

Dentists lmao

[@darcymcnabb9259]

Aha boogey man here ah where you live ?

[@Lia-A-Eastwood]

@T Gras yupp... 😂😂😂

[@bollweevil1976]

I agree with you 100%, but I am scared to death of the dentist 😂

[@jakehawkinsmusic]

For every scar, there's someone out there who's scars will fit perfectly with your's like puzzle pieces, and those little pieces will grow into a love not even your first love can come close to. A love that can only be understood by your soul mate.

[@meghanbonnie9097]

Jake Hawkins beautiful

[@vvblues]

Yeah, except that’s utter bullshit. Unlucky people die alone all the time. Luck is an integral part of success and happiness.

[@chinookvalley]

@@vvblues I hear you. My guy died alone, and it's been years, and I still miss him. I know there's someone else out there, but I haven't seen their scars, nor they mine. I miss my soulmate, and his scars.

[@nileyfan1998]

Beautiful thank u x

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

I thought I had found mine. Apparently not. I am in declining health, middle aged and still never found true love. I suspect I will die alone. So yeah, lots of us end up dying alone.

[@JesseDanLee]

If you just hang in there long enough you'll meet someone else with your special kind of damage - that's all any of us can really hope for.

[@indyalx]

They don't need to be damaged like me. But maybe my strength can support their weakness and their strength can support my weakness.

[@JesseDanLee]

@@indyalx exactly, your baggage puzzle piece lol

[@Adam-xv7du]

I met someone with my special kind of damage. She broke my heart and then treated me like shit lmao

[@JesseDanLee]

@@Adam-xv7du now you have a new damage

[@oc5515]

Adam Adamee did she give good head atleast?

[@TheSprinklerNinja]

Starring mark Zuckerberg as himself

[@marsreynolds6157]

TheSprinklerNinja gold 😂

[@diobrando5896]

PaPA Am I HUMAN

[@kactus1889]

LMAO fuck, dude 😂

[@bagobeans]

You made me laugh! I needed a good laugh, thank you! 😉

[@madisonwalsh5294]

Lol brutal

[@cabbiefps]

I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't that, I love this

[@debrabertelli5076]

I remember all these from when I was a child. This short is on my top 10. It's perfect. When she walked in the room, I got chills and a smile from ear-to-ear and a tear in my eye. Its got everything.

[@agee7777]

i would just like to add, in the uk we always left the crust so our mothers would tell us that they would make our hair curly if we ate them, like in a positive way.

[@wsn111]

Ah! Thanks for clearing that up. Never heard that.

[@phelan_pt]

Yeah, thanks, I never heard of it either

[@laetitiapohl138]

ohhh now it makes so much sense! thank you

[@kalaniserrell4918]

Same here in Australia

[@mjribes]

I'm South African and that's the only one that I hadn't heard of. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@WakaDudePlays]

its gonna be so frikin weird when they make out

[@sogsmcgee2183]

Wakamoly-Alfred Plays-Go they touch teefies

[@sogsmcgee2183]

This Is Fallacious ahhh so they make a vacuum seal of saliva and deformity?

[@thisisfallacious9463]

@@sogsmcgee2183 and old food stuck between the teeth

[@sogsmcgee2183]

This Is Fallacious yeah and they use their tongues to lap it lap like the peanuts in a drumstick ice cream.

[@thisisfallacious9463]

@@sogsmcgee2183 okay you're weirding me out now shut up

[@jamisonh2280]

I don't get the crust eating guy, like according to the wives tale eating crust gives you curly hair, but why would you go to group therapy for that? Is there something I'm missing? Edit: That awkward moment when you ask a genuine question and accidently start the Ginger Lives Matter movement.

[@hanskanns1710]

yes, the crust

[@shachaha]

@@hanskanns1710 hahahaha!! :)

[@chaosjuan]

i may be wrong but i think the stigma against curly hair comes from racism against africans and jewish people.

[@HorkPorkler]

@@chaosjuan lol, no

[@reecewithoutherspoon1324]

@@chaosjuan What about the stigma against ginger hair? Funny how if something is associated with race, it's sacred, yet no one cares about the discrimination of gingers or old people.

[@Cruish]

I was like “wtf is this?” For 90% of the video 😆

[@erikadean5164]

You might just have to try a bit harder to get this story.

[@sunshinemama2325]

I didnt understand until the end credits

[@adelinogama9277]

I loved everything about this. The actors portrayed such incredible emotions through their eyes. Rather than a film, I thought I was watching a doc as the acting was so genuine.

[@aykosamoka7338]

Same...

[@shariffbrown04]

@@erikadean5164 👏

[@mikiprimus]

He would be okay now since everyone wears a facemask here these days.

[@jpmacc94]

He d have to use a blanket from a double bed for his mask

[@eac-ox2ly]

Lmao this

[@Purebliss007]

except in 2 months no one will be wearing them anymore......

[@krishelfferich8260]

Thats what I commented too 😷😀

[@charlesmagpili]

Same thoughts hahahha

[@dyrim3492]

This is a perfectly-acted short film. That moment when he looked at the person beside him after seeing the girl, that moment when he was looking for a validation of how beautiful the moment is. Perfectly crafted

[@ea1381]

Bruh I caught that but I thought I was just being cheesy 😭

[@agee7777]

the way he looked at tree girl thinking there is always someone worse off.

[@discombubulate2256]

jesus christ, the shear amount of drool this guy must excrete.

[@welldone8235]

😂 watch BTS 😂

[@avr7]

*shit, i'm laughing so hard at this comment*

[@workingmomnc3013]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 omg rolling omg

[@Stahlgewitter]

Sheer.

[@morningstarmedialab9824]

if you keep your mouth open long enough it will dry out.

[@YesPlease964]

Oh my god, the feelings...this is a masterpiece! The non-vocal acting is outstanding. And the comments are as I expected.

[@ralphschraven339]

I like how the artists don't mind helping us out of the dark and giving us a clear picture of the concept in the film. I'm not too familiar with all these children's tales and got that they probably all personified one tale but didn't quite understand how. Then the credits rolled. Terrific!

[@superfreakmusic7681]

Yeah the penny dropped when the blind guy was talking-but I do like how they explained it fully at the end. Sometimes short films leave me a bit non plussed, much like art and scultures do. I appreciate the beauty but I hate not understanding the story behind them.

[@Salatiels]

although the parents don't tell these "superstitions" to their children here in my country, I could understand thanks to the credits :D

[@Ten_Thousand_Locusts]

I still don't really get the crusts one.

[@Broomehall]

:"If you keep pulling those faces one day the wind will change and you'll stay like it" ..... I swear my nan used to say that !

[@eyeship6037]

The same in France with crossing eyes 😂

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

Yet here in the States the saying is; " if you're making that funny face and someone slaps you on the back it'll stay that way!"

[@kriddie88]

Nice one. Here in the Netherlands the saying is; "If you are making that face and the little clock of Rome ticks, your face will stay like that forever!"

[@combatantezoteric2965]

Lol i only heard this in spongebob

[@cloudiiday5557]

Broomehall well if she didn’t would this short film make any sense?

[@automaticchic]

Kudos to the tree woman.She had to bite that fake branch the entire time, through cuts and retakes😄

[@JonsTunes]

"you'll end up with square eyes if you watch to much TV"

[@Pehe-peepeepoopoo6969]

The last letters to disappear at the beginning title were “us” pretty cool.

[@Liam-cj5kh]

Letters dude

[@jbre2149]

That’s a nice touch, i didn’t notice.

[@leilasparks8342]

Alphabets? That’s fkn legendary

[@DiandraStarShine]

personally, I *do* like, "alphabets."👍and are you a polyglot or something..because don't be so mean, don't be a such a *snob.* 🙄 just because he's not an English language scholar..at least he knows how to communicate his thoughts in a language that you KNOW isn't his first/native tongue..I, for one, *applaude* him.👏👏😀👩🏾‍🏫

[@leilasparks8342]

01 02 no one was actually particularly rude...

[@MikeBoothFilm]

This is really great - such a wonderfully simple concept charmingly made. Aaron is great, says so much with his eyes. Makeup was beautiful, too. Congrats.

[@tarynestrada3760]

The other girl who pulled a face also had a lot of emotion and beauty in her voice and body language. His emotional eyes plus her pretty voice

[@amirahkukan782]

Its funny you say he say so much with his eyes. I only saw him convey 2 things with them. Utter despair and hope...

[@derranged28]

Exactly.

[@gilwood7530]

Make up ? Oh, its not real ?

[@onecardshort2934]

and someone with their finger stuck in their nose

[@mimifilms496]

This was absolutely amazing. That last scene where everything just paused and everything felt okay. Well done!!

[@commentcrusader3809]

That was a beautiful short film. Very well made. Very well thought out.

[@dhedarkhcustard]

He'd be pretty good at harmonica at least.

[@snocamo154]

🤣👍

[@roafett8052]

🤣👍

[@williamhood7548]

No. Hed be terrible at it. As a harmonica player, a person with a pin-hole sized mouth would play better than someone with a watermolon-slice mouth.

[@theemeraldfalcon9184]

@@williamhood7548Maybe he just used his nose.

[@williamhood7548]

@@theemeraldfalcon9184 wow. That was so funny, I literally forgot to laugh. I was too focused on getting back here to comment how b-d'ass that comment was. 😅

[@legosquad25]

I laughed WAY too hard when I realized why the blind guy was stroking the stick 🤣

[@juliealexis7438]

Me three 😂

[@stephenjenkins9739]

His wrist was wrapped too, which means he fatigued it way too much.

[@startrekalien]

Who didn't expect someone like him to make him feel welcome? And this won awards? Wow.

[@jeffreyvanodenberg5288]

Sometimes it just needs 8 minutes to put some magic into your heart. Thank YOU! ❤️

[@DraugrGrog]

Wow. So many of these "award winning" shorts on KZbin are pseudo-intellectual pretentious nonsense, but this is so thoughtful and well done. Glad I clicked.

[@adriancunningham3552]

Yeah well they were "award winning" and that is all.

[@K-daz]

Is this really the deepest short film you've ever watched ?

[@omichillian]

@@K-daz I mean they never said it was the "deepest" one they watched

[@DavidaVeddar]

Exactly some funny gems in there are a really welcome change. Also I felt stupid not getting why that gentleman was blind, and stroking his cane until the credits, then I lost it!! Pretentious and high- brow indeed!!

[@dirtluverluveruvdirt7009]

The same worms that eat me will someday eat you too

[@yakari1982]

When the movie ended, I was like: "No!!!! please don't stop now!"

[@simonpage6362]

Wow. Every now and again I come across a true little gem. This is surely one...a short story that leaves you wanting so much more and yet there is nothing left to be said. Beautiful. I wish I could make shorts like this.

[@nubianfx]

Im always in awe of how short films can be so moving in such short time spans. Powerful

[@NewMessage]

This little flick has inspired me to write this comment, despite my debilitating palm hair issues. Thank you.

[@johnbagley8211]

LOL @ least you didn't go blind!

[@kubby6129]

😂🤣

[@CristianSchneiderVd]

genius

[@patriciacarpenter4129]

😶🤔🙄

[@bogusmcbogus2637]

Does that mean Palmela Anderson is single now??

[@AGreen-ug9oi]

0:40 the really tall guy getting off the bus with 6 gal of milk. Milk does a body good! Helps you grow big and strong! Isn't that more an American thing, or is that worldwide?

[@Us-Inc]

A. Green To be honest hardly anyone has ever picked up on this guy in the film. Nice to know he didn’t slip under everyone’s radar ;)

[@shutupnerd9694]

GET THAT CALCIUM IN YA BODY

[@monetroshi]

A. Green lol even animals are aware of this

[@lurchy12]

As an embarrassingly tall thin man myself, I noticed him very much. People always ask about what made me tall, I tell them cranberry juice.

[@claytondavidson6308]

Fun Fact, studies have shown that people who drink a lot of milk actually have weaker bones than people who don't drink very much milk...

[@christopherlopez1608]

This film made me cry...Absolute masterpiece! Excellent Work!

[@alabasterlight]

I come back to this gem of a film often, It has such a heart to it, and always makes me teary at the end.... in a good way. Many thanks to the creators, a great job well done.

[@Elisama]

What in the uncanny valley world is this

[@Kieran_edney]

Elisama drUgs

[@Dearest_Kenyetta]

Kmsl 😂😂

[@UnordinaryCarl]

Joker if he had a stroke.

[@petegeralis7076]

It’s awesome

[@Bossix84]

Ketamine

[@kevinmachate59]

As a short filmmaker, this is the kind of story and quality that I appreciate.

[@thomasyoung3268]

I'm watching this again, and noticing new things; the really tall guy getting off the bus, carrying gallons of milk. LOL genius.

[@christopherjones8367]

Explain. Cuz I don’t get it

[@thomasyoung3268]

@@christopherjones8367 It's another old wives tale, that milk helps you grow taller.

[@adampickard9880]

The way the blind guy is rubbing his walking stick haha

[@yourfriend651]

It made myself happy almost brought me to tears when the girl showed up. Beautiful. Good job guys

[@gerrymarzilli]

The sad part is that an amazingly talented “filmmaker” has under 1k followers but if you started to unbox cameras you’d have a million... Anyhow, we’ll done! That was beautiful!!

[@abbyboyone]

this

[@NightMedicine]

I turned this crap off 2 minutes in because literally no one was unboxing cameras...

[@frankcarver9074]

Too true mate.

[@Mickey71773]

🤣

[@kubrickwon2895]

KZbin has changed over the years, and it now only rewards "Influencers" who mindlessly post videos every day, and ignores the creatives who take weeks (even months) to create a single piece of art.

[@nobbystyles4807]

the comments are really lofi for a decent production like this.

[@gigiemma3192]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@bloodmaged]

Seriously

[@udkc]

It's youtube, what did you expect?

[@pauline9303]

Yes! Disapointing...

[@rodrigosimoes3177]

probably ppl who just never been there ...

[@MrJ1Horrordirector]

This was so beautiful. These are the stories that should be told in cinema more often.

[@crazycatlady710]

Awesome! You could actually feel his pain through the whole thing... Great film ♥️

[@skater1178]

I love how this shows that no matter what difference you may have; theres always someone out there with a very similar experience. Love yourself for who you are and not for who you think you are 😊

[@FireFoxBancroft]

So all their ailments are based on Old Wives Tales. I'm guessing the speaker must have handled too many toads and a got a huge wart on her hand.

[@rat8984]

or it's not special effects and you've just insulted someone

[@linavikman3425]

@@rat8984 💀

[@centraltexasbear9973]

the video hardly pays attention to that at all. it could easily just be a ring

[@lisap.1826]

KZbin has been recommending this for almost a year and I finally watched it. Well played KZbin, this was a good one. Now I will honor all your recommendations for my life.

[@vvonderr2017]

Recognising one of my favourite bands best songs straight away really did this video for me

[@aniEkanem]

Indeed 8mins well spent. The choice of sound track did justice to the quality of the story.

[@nature0244]

"Yeah um it helped me to release alot "*stroking his stick*.

[@romella_karmey]

Maybe the stick is his deeekk

[@weepingwillow-ud6xl]

"I'll stick to what you know" said the dog to his walker. Let's say he's more a barker & less of a talker.

[@frankfromrrradicalaliens8515]

YOU COULD SEE THE HAPPINESS IN HIS EYES OH MY GOD THATS SO SWEET

[@judithl1171]

I loved this, made me a bit teary-eyed. Beautifully done.

[@user-yi3ws1mt1o]

This guy like: "Do you want to know how i got these scars?"

[@holysayingsofrobin4055]

дима строганов My father.....lived.......in a society.

[@austinsavage5962]

Its always a struggle until youve found yourself in someone else

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Just adopt a dog and alleviate all the BS.

[@crystalm2460]

I love both of these comments

[@seancaelum4587]

Love it when you have that “aha!” moment. Well done.

[@jamisongutierrez3986]

Such a beautiful film! There are many ways this can be interpreted. So beautiful.

[@schneir5]

It's probably all of the pandemic stuff, but I can't help thinking this guy must be susceptible to all kinds of viruses and bacteria with his mouth open all the time like that!

[@upsidedahead]

Can't get a facemask big enough 😂😭

[@CR-zx2zi]

And bugs

[@brappadappa]

my favorite part about this is the tree girls name being TAREEsuh

[@nadamuchu]

The other names were also fantastic. You can say Alan easily with that face (doesn't have to make his lips meet like names with a M, B, V etc.), Mark was all marked up, Norman is arguably the most normal. I didn't catch the others though.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@nadamuchu Steve was the pervert. Lol Tree-sa was the tree girl.

[@Pabloworldwide]

I genuinely enjoyed this. The tales were things my parents told me as I was growing up and the music score suits the story very well. Thank you from the future.

[@brittalorenz3377]

So sweet. I cried. Thank you. From someone who was feeling lonely.

[@marissabones]

You can really see the pain in his eyes. Amazing actor

[@airey773]

Exceptional. That slow, methodical pacing was so confidently delivered, first class.

[@jamisongutierrez3986]

Probably the most beautiful film I've ever seen.

[@jamisongutierrez3986]

I still melt. Amazing flick

[@ashesoftime5864]

Such a clever well-made little film. And yes - read the credits! Pathos, humour, compassion and the absurd all rolled into one.

[@Karlsteins]

The cinematography was amazing, well-acted, well-scripted, the music and score choice are perfect, editing was smooth, I wish it was longer. It really felt like watching an A24 film

[@gtmumma]

How simply beautiful And that song...so perfect. Brilliant!

[@michaelalmano2940]

What ever your problem in life, remember that you are not the only one who is strugling how hard life is

[@gordonshumway6128]

The woman with the tree growing out of her mouth shouldn't have eaten those seeds.

[@brooke9643]

no stop dont say that

[@susgib296]

brooke anne What? She swallowed a pip and grew a tree he wasn’t meaning to offend next time watch the full video.

[@brooke9643]

@@susgib296 no sorry i think you misunderstood my tone, i watched the whole video, i meant like no don't say that because its creepy to think that could happen. I've accidentally swallowed watermelon seeds when I was younger and my mom said a tree was gonna grow. i don't expect you to know that of course but I meant as like, ew no don't say that its creeping me out

[@susgib296]

brooke anne oh ok

[@straighttalking2090]

It's interesting how different people read different things into words. I did a customer care course once that showed how 80% (I'm still a little dubious about that percentage) of a verbal conversation is not about the words - it's about the body language, tone, volume, pause, what you don't say, emphasis etc. That's why sarcasm (some call that irony) doesn't work (unless you know the person) on the internet. I had to think so hard to write that!

[@poutinedream5066]

Me looking straight on: What, her nose isn't that b- Me seeing the profile: whoa

[@ffy0000]

THATS LITERALLY MY SIDE PROFILE HIFHEWS

[@theventureletter3343]

How could you not like this? A wonderful short!

[@SanchoDomingo_]

This reminds me of going to AA & feeling like a black sheep. I had a rare skin disease & felt like nobody could relate to being stared at in public & being alone, etc etc. Just making every excuse to be miserable. I realized running will never help me feel better. Also. I'll never get better alone.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Everyone feels like that. Wait'll you get older. Then you just won't give AF and you'll be cured. Lol

[@Love-kc6yk]

Vitiligo?

[@chaveze89]

The lady with the branches name is “Theresa” lol (Tree•Sa)

[@Tiggitytye]

This always helps when I'm sad and need a good cry.

[@BMynroeLoyren]

I LOVE THIS! The spin on this legendary tale was lovely...

[@bsoakininsunshine]

The ending reminded me how single I am

[@huhsaidcj.1837]

I feel this beautiful art work, I’m born with a facial deformity so I understand his pain. Love the ending made me smile 😊

[@googlethis313]

Droopÿ In my comment I called it a piece of art also ❤️ I was scalded with hot water at 13 months old. So I’ve scars from the waste down. I used to hide them. Yuh know...pants,long skirts and dresses,etc. But then in middle school I met a girl with scars from hot water from her chin and down her front. We became friends and she really changed my whole outlook on life. She was and is still one of my heroes that taught me that it doesn’t matter what we look like on the outside...not to the people that count anyway. 🥰 Be well... and don’t Ever let anyone take your joy! ❤️, A Dorothy In Kansas

[@huhsaidcj.1837]

Google This 😊🥰, that’s right! It’s all about how we treat each other.

[@SandrodaSilvaTraveler]

Makes me cry. Amazing. Thank you.

[@lightintheart]

The last person I looked at in that “way” felt like the first time and I really do hope it’s the last time, the forever kind. This was wonderful, gotta wait for it. 🥰

[@markv2087]

I love everything about this little film. The little wave at 6:03 was sublime.

[@whoareyoutoaccuseme]

i don't understand the crust one, at all EDIT I discovered shortly after posting my comment, that British children were told not to eat crusts because they'd be afflicted with curly hair (surprised they also didn't say "and your skin will darken" 🤣). Most us North Americans were forced to eat our crusts, and curly hair was a desirable trait so that's why we're so confused.

[@Bolehillbilly]

Old wives tale says that if you eat your crusts you’ll get curly hair.

[@Gee-xb7rt]

it used to be a thing to not eat crust, it was crude and improper. The kitchen help or your mom would cut the crusts off as part of their duty to family so they looked like they were proper. Curly hair was also seen as undesirable, so you put the two together and you behave horribly and eat the crust you get cursed with curly hair.

[@leachatee]

Ben Cotterill in that case ill only eat crusts from now on!!

[@tarynestrada3760]

The funny thing is i thought "what could the ole wives tale about crusts be-- also that man's hair is positively gorgeous." Totally surprised that's the "curse" lmao.... I feel like there's some racism or at least xenophobia in that one, but idk really... Just an American's guess.

[@Gee-xb7rt]

@@tarynestrada3760 Its more English than anything, and it was xenophobic, curly hair was associated with Irish and Scottish. Sandwiches served with tea usually have the crust cut off still. .

[@tracybarbour6531]

Just beautiful, and so clever at the end! Thank you!

[@RidzwanRazalee]

This is now one of my favorite things on the internet. Such a beautiful short film. Thank you for making this. I love it. The soundtrack was amazing and I just love how the story flowed and ended. :)

[@AnthonyWithlove]

This was awesome, well shot and I loved the credits.

[@Us-Inc]

Thanks Bruce, the credits were the last thing we added to the film, we wanted to help wrap up the 'Tales' just in case people didn't quite get them. So its great to hear they are going down well :)

[@AnthonyWithlove]

It really helped. For example the woman with the tree. I thought she got into a car accident and smashed into a tree. The credits (which btw are illustrated very well) helped immensely. This is sort of an abstract take on group therapy and it stands on it's own, but the credits gives the story context if you didn't pick it up on your own, which I did not.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@Us-Inc Yeah, I didn't get it at all until the credits. Loved it though!

[@Moonbeingstrandedonearth50]

Thanks for no spoilers.

[@amirahkukan782]

@@Us-Inc did u ever do them? Theyd make great shorts The boy who stayed in the bath to long ect... they would bd great