CLEAR DAY | Omeleto

[@pauldavey]

How awful to be in that situation for both of them. Guilt plus blame is unimaginable on the highest level. Great storyline and acting. Well done all.

[@gemstar7286]

Yeah guilt will be on both sides as she kept her relationship a secret , and now their relationship is more than likely over now after all that.

[@delphipsmith5724]

Aaaah, this is just heartbreaking -- wanting to give the one you love a beautiful surprise, only to have it go so utterly irredeemably wrong. I hurt for them both 😢

[@clasencoach]

This is one of the finest films on Omeleto. Ever. The story is tragic on so many levels. Her erratic vanity, the awkwardness in their relationship, the job thing… all just crumble into insignificance with the blink of an eye. And takes us viewers, perhaps especially us who remember exactly where we were when those news broke, on an extreme rollercoaster ride. Oh, and also: The camera work is superb. A very very very well-made film!!

[@noi000]

Well said.

[@dancingtrout6719]

Hearing you got them on that Plane, those words will be the most profound words of his Life

[@imdurmac1]

Powerful. I remember that day so clearly. I was in nursing school, at psych clinical and although I was near my kids schools, I wasn’t allowed to leave the site until the school received further info from the Dean and the Dean of the school of nursing. When I was finally permitted to leave, it took me over an hour to drive 4 miles then had to wait 30 mins in line at the first school in order to show ID before my son was allowed to leave (many parents didn’t bring their ID or left purses/wallets in their cars and had to get it then get back in line). Once my son was retrieved, I had a 35 min drive to the next school 2 miles away and had the same process as the previous school. I drove us straight home as businesses were closing. That day, and those that followed, was a nail biting day as more reports came in with the downed plane in PA and the Pentagon hit. I didn’t give hate to any Arab national or any Muslim but I was terrified of an attack as I live in MD and near the Port of Baltimore. RIP to all the lives lost and continued condolences to those left behind. 🇺🇸🕊️

[@splifftachyon4420]

As with so many people who are old enough to remember, that day, that moment is etched in my memory forever. My wife was not sure what was going on as information was just coming in when she woke me up and told me, "There's been some kind of terrorist attack. Planes are falling out of the sky." My very first thought, which I said to her, was, "My parents are on a plane right now," because they were flying to Europe that morning. For an agonizing 20 minutes or so I had no idea if my parents were alive or dead, but then more information started coming in about the attacks, and unlike the poor woman in this short, I had a happier ending. My parents ended up calling to tell me their flight had been cancelled because of the attacks. I had a strange mixture of relief that they were okay, mixed with the horror of what had happened to so many other people. It was a terrible day.

[@jacovawernett3077]

Me too.

[@markdanner4900]

I remember that day. Brought it all back. Such a sad sad memory. 😢

[@slimvictor]

Excellent acting + interesting and emotional plot = great short film!

[@dandeliondreamer3365]

Well written and acted, so sorry for those whose lives this was based on 😢 I wasn’t in this exact position but I still remember very clearly the fear and panic feelings in myself and everyone around me…I was young, living on a university campus and we just had no emotional or historical context for what was happening, everyone reacted differently, and the situation was unknown and kept changing for days, so I can understand why the range of emotions between the two characters…love, thoughts and prayers to those still effected today.❤

[@ranjanivaradpande381]

Such emotional story !!,presented SOOO WELL ,GREAT JOB ALL ?? better than a full film !!

[@diangelobarbour9367]

A short day happy can instantly turn into a long lasting unforgettable pain Cherish your parents .

[@badasstorm]

that was horrible 😭 i feel so sorry for maybe anyone that experiencing the same situation

[@casualcanoer2426]

Besides being a great, dramatic story, it seems to me that this could also be a metaphor for how people treated those that appeared to be from the Middle East in the wake of 9/11. She blamed him for something that he had no control over, and with which he was not involved. From my memory, that was pretty prevalent in America after 9/11. I struggle to imagine that the casting was a coincidence.

[@abigailnicolekorte]

U really think that she did that because he was from the Middle East?

[@casualcanoer2426]

No, I think it was part of the metaphor for the audience.

[@zenpanda25]

just watched this a 2nd time. Phenomenal performances.

[@therealJamieJoy]

WOW. Intense. I will never forget those few days. My best friend was working as an American Airlines flight attendant. Her route was NY to San Francisco. We knew the plane that crashed near the Pentagon was that same route. It took 3 days to learn she was not on the flight. This film reminds me of how the Muslim community was demonized after 911. Americans are some of the most xenophobic people I know. It was clear that in the beginning of the film she had not told her parents about her boyfriend because he was a brown person. She was worried her father would freak out. :( After 9/11 Americans were grabbing random brown people and beating them based on their appearance. Horrific.

[@dartmart9263]

Apparently you didn’t notice the attacks on Christians and Jews in Islamic countries right after 9/11 A very historical church even went up in flames in Egypt, and the Muslim brotherhood claimed it. Then again, this happens in Muslim countries all the time. They even harass non-Muslims in Dearborn Michigan all the time, before and after 9/11. I know, I’ve experienced it. Then the intolerant immediately demand tolerance. “Horrific” also. Look with both eyes, to both sides. If one is horrific, so is the other.

[@bobg1685]

Intense, and unexpected. Well done.

[@ateliegirassol2204]

Ele estava bem intencionado quando convidou os pais dela para o aniversário, como ele poderia adivinhar que ia acontecer uma tragédia?! Antes mesmo do ocorrido, ela já mostrou sinais de insatisfação no relacionamento. Ele muito submisso, não percebeu.

[@margkropf5541]

I did not dislike the girl. I felt great sympathy for her.Both parents gone in an instant.

[@szlvid6]

Profound how we take so much for granted in our daily life!

[@brianbutton6346]

Wonderful performances!! And, yes, beautiful videography.

[@dianekeller]

Didn’t expect that, wow, great movie, Thank You 😢

[@Gurl-5150]

This was heart-stopping in it's horror.

[@HookBeak_66]

After twenty-three years (2024) its something I'll never forget, where I was & what I was doing when my brother said " have a look at this " on tv.

[@bastymanguy]

Hey my friend, so everyone in North America knew where they were when this happened. Let’s go back a couple generations, in 1963 everyone knew where they were the president was shot. Just sayin’

[@OsbornIOW]

As soon as the mention of twin towers came, i nearly cut it short. VERY powerful ... So many families must have had scenes like this

[@charlottegrace6656]

Takes me back to that day...

[@malki59]

Heartbreaking.... And then all those lies of womd were even more heartbreaking. A complete chaos

[@powerofthesun1000]

Oh my god, that's just all there is to say. Blame on her side, blame on his side... for me there would just be no way to come back from something like that. Really heartwrenching.

[@pedrojuliancereceda8301]

So dramatic! I got emotional!

[@margkropf5541]

Watched it twice. Searing. Will they stay together?I think not.

[@clasencoach]

Certainly not. Their relationship was already awkward because of her aloofness and his clumsy desperation to do things right.

[@TwistedTales24-k5m]

I justwatched this on 9/11 this was so heart felt

[@royalordermlbb723]

Amazing work ❤

[@christinal.5804]

BRAVO❤

[@A190xx]

It is a poignant film reminding us of the victims of terrorism. From 1969 to 2001, both Ireland and the UK suffered 116 terrorist attacks with bombs killing and injuring many civilians including children. During these times, my thoughts were always with the families, who would hear the reports on the radio or TV, but could wait hours for news of the their relatives.

[@isratjahanchandni8449]

Lovely film 😊❤

[@conniehanses]

I remember crying, looking up in the sky. No planes anywhere for days F

[@karenday9109]

Did not see that coming! 😢

[@marthahuske199]

Wow powerful! That is the second day I will never forget.

[@virgin26]

I can't see how she will have a healthy relationship with him after this

[@Gurl-5150]

Or with her birthday.

[@pathetic2399]

She won’t. He unintentionally caused the deaths of her parents. She definitely won’t be able to look at him the same, let alone forgive him, even if it was unintentional and he couldn’t have foreseen it happening. Her birthday is probably ruined forever, too.

[@-svet-ka-]

@@pathetic2399 No, he did NOT cause the death of her parents, intentionally or otherwise. This is a wrong way to look at it, unless you are trying to gaslight or manipulate someone. The terrorists caused their death.

[@tobe-you-tube6612]

​@@Gurl-5150 Well she's a grownup. Do you really think birthdays matters after late childhood early teenage years?

[@crystalvera9560]

@@tobe-you-tube6612my husband died on my daughters birthday it still upsets her to this day & she’s an adult. Everyone is different & handles their emotions differently.

[@tobe-you-tube6612]

It's always someone's fault. If someone is guilty enough, it helps us to weigh a lighter sorrow. Put it on someone else shoulders. It doesn't matter if an innocent's life is ruined. As long as someone else is suffering as well. Why being alone in suffering ?

[@jameslookstwice]

WTH?

[@-svet-ka-]

Totally agree. She was behaving irrationally from the start, even before they knew about the tragedy. He was not to blame, the terrorists were. She was supposed to blame them, not her partner.

[@terriarheghan3676]

OUTSTANDING!👍🏽❤️🎬

[@cheebacheeo]

Superior acting! 🤩

[@margkropf5541]

Gut wrenching. I had no idea. I remember all about that day and the horror of it.Excellent acting. I believed the whole thing.

[@LivingInTheShade]

That is a truly awful situation 😢

[@nicholasvanorton7840]

Like Anna's story there is so much more.

[@mikesavoie3142]

Wow, that was intense!

[@conniehanses]

I am literally nauseous right now. I just can't

[@davejones1074]

Wow, clever plot.....

[@g.t.g1111]

The fallout from 9/11 Continues 😢

[@LyviaForte]

Uau! Soooo tragic😔😔😔😔😔

[@CatherineDover]

Very sad, I guess unforgivable for the guy who just wanted to surprise his wife, how can anyone know this would happen, so sad an event for everyone, my heart goes out to all, sincerely.

[@doganozkan2231]

Thank you so much

[@nataliewilliams9741]

I really hate reliving that awful day.

[@SusanP674]

Well done.

[@montysonful]

God. Very believable.

[@lexied7317]

Telling stories about 9/11 is always heartbreaking.

[@johndamato-xg9sv]

great video

[@g4yb4rbie]

When the voicemail came on I was readee to cut it off 😢

[@Vasiliki-vh5oi]

Θελω να βλεπω τις ταινιες τι να κανω για να διαβαζω ελληνικα;

[@mizzteareacts9397]

This was so sad my parents died exactly one month before this happened . 😭

[@danabaker996]

Intense

[@OffBrandChicken]

This is real life horror.

[@yhwhtlc9217]

Good grief she's neurotic, I can understand how frightening it is to know your parents are gone, but to blame him for it?? It was not at all his fault...

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

No good deed goes unpunished.

[@bastymanguy]

Well it was his fault, he wasn’t supposed to do that, he was supposed to let her introduce him to her parents. Anyway, the whole premise of the movie is silly since boyfriend’s don’t invite her parents to her B-day when he’s never met them, lol

[@Trav-eller]

I dont feel it was a good deed.

[@Vasiliki-vh5oi]

Δεν γίνετε να βάλετε ελληνικούς υπότιτλους;

[@kestrelfeather]

What a day that was. I do remember it well. F___K

[@abhayvadhavkar2231]

If someone blames me for something I had absolutely no control over, that's a huge red flag.

[@themooha]

have you heard about emotional reactions?

[@karenday9109]

Agree!

[@anubis9139]

Normally I would agree, but her parents both just died. She gets a pass.

[@abhayvadhavkar2231]

@@themooha We all have them. With maturity, we control them.

[@andyyaiesha6594]

😢🥺🥺🥺

[@asmmovies0220]

Oh my goodness

[@PierreAlainMaire]

Did you watch "Remember me" ? We had time to bond with the person. This is a bit different, as we quickly dislike the poor girl (who lost her parents, any good reason to celebrate her coming birthdays, and bits of her boyfriend's admiration). But the performance, lighting and videography were very nice 🙂

[@demetrius235]

Wow. I can't say I would have reacted any differently.

[@nylaann6276]

She is now free of her controlling parents

[@maransoftware]

Wow

[@titankeith]

Heavy.

[@PeterQuentercrimsonbamboo]

What… after a whole year together and even having moved in together he doesn’t know whether her parents know about him??

[@godzillaeyes]

I was confused too, but she mentioned telling her parents they had moved in together. I suspect she meant his race.

[@clasencoach]

@@godzillaeyes Race?

[@clasencoach]

Six months. Not so uncommon.

[@godzillaeyes]

@@clasencoach Yeah, since she made it clear her parents already knew they were living together, that's the only thing I could think of. Thought maybe he was Middle Eastern, but I looked up the actor and he's actually Indigenous.

[@clasencoach]

@@godzillaeyes Funny… he did not strike me of being ‘exotic’ or ‘ethnic’ in any way. And it does not seem to be the theme of the film. So I have just understood it as a protective father kind of thing. That she never lived with anyone and has to get over herself telling that she does yet is not married. Very common issue, even in 2001, even today.

[@doganozkan2231]

😢

[@jasomcox]

strong

[@insafbezzine5587]

Le pauvre il a voulu faire une surprise et cela a tourné mal mais je trouve que la jeune femme a exagéré dans ses réactions 😢

[@krishna6628]

Won't be giving anyone no suprise after this.

[@Trav-eller]

Guy was sneaky. Seemed more for his benefit than hers. How can she not blame him?

[@Trav-eller]

@marylevin9262 Wait! The guy wanted to meet her parents and took matters into his own hands, then tried to make her feel guilty for being surprised. Maybe I should rephrase. The guy is a "Sneaky Insecure Rat".

[@qinelenleawatanabe2162]

Things we do in our lifetime that set into motion a series of unfortunate events. Many with good intentions, only to be rewarded with the guilt of those good intentions. I remember a situation where an owner of a small business ordered pizza to be delivered to surprise employees with food for hard work and some time to blow off steam with fellow colleagues. While in route to the delivery location, the driver turned into a motorcycle hidden behind a van coming the opposite direction causing the rider to be pinned against a tree with various injuries and his legs in positions not intended for anyone to be able to accomplish. - The rider survived but he will be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life with no use of his legs because both were amputated - Good intentions yes but it does push thoughts into the forefront of "could have, should have, would have . . . didn't With all that said . . . I do believe her boytoy overstepped his bounds of inviting parents without discussing with her because obviously he and they never met because of the statement "They don't know about you," and should not have made assumptions about people he doesn't know

[@manueljulian3085]

:,(

[@noi000]

Wow - not exactly your feel-good video of the month.

[@000aleph]

This was certainly flawlessly executed and very touching. But then, I don't really see the point of it. I mean, there's nothing to learn from it, no truth about human nature or relationships illustrated in an illuminating way, no inspiration given. It's a safe, but also empty, way to play.

[@BassByTheBay]

Agreed, though I didn't think it was flawlessly executed or very touching. It has good camera work, but the script is rather hackneyed and relies too much on expository dialog, and the female lead's acting is a bit too heavy-handed (that might be the director's fault). Your point about the film's lack of impact is right on the nose, IMO. It uses 9/11 to try to create an emotional impact, but it failed to elicit any emotional investment in the characters. I will never forget the horror of 9/11 and how long it stayed with me afterwards, but the way it was used here just felt like a "gotcha" with no point. As you said, there's nothing to learn - no insights, no inspiration, no deeper questions. The film felt more like a technical exercise. I've watched many Omeleto shorts, and I felt an emotional impact from many of them, but this one just left me unmoved, unfortunately.

[@000aleph]

@@BassByTheBay Yes, you clarified some of my own thoughts on this. And you might be right about the execution not being perfect, I feel this goes into film-theory territory I'm not entirely familiar with. Another thought I had is that this piece connects with the general emphasis on "feelings" and subjective experience that seems important to the current generation of filmmakers. It is like a display of pure emotion that is artificially crafted, without any naturalistic context.

[@UnclePea]

I'm sorry you weren't moved. I was. It brought back my own experiences of that day, which had some overlap with this movie's plot. Technical flaws or not, the idea was sturdy, at least for those of us with emotions still to process on the topic-I'm sure I'm not the only one. After a deadly disaster, "What if"s and "you coulda"s are very emotionally compelling.

[@idkwhatthisis3158]

Not a fan of both the actors..kinda felt like they were stilted.

[@tonytee4633]

It’s all her fault.

[@reptilez]

Such a Dave thing to do... Don't ask me how I know.

[@tiborfazekas7475]

Wow! Tricentis company! Teenage mutant ninja scheussien! What an absolute disgust and horror! Thank You!

[@crystalweible152]

What was the point of this. Why keep picking the scabs and reopening the wounds. Shameful!😵

[@maureenbergin3453]

For those so us who lost someone, it helps to think about it. May not make sense to others.

[@yl0000]

Too soon.

[@saurabhkashyap6831]

Unfortunately, it was him.