FOOL - CalArts Film 2024

[@evartelier]

Thank you for all the really kind and lovely comments so far! 💗 I will make sure to comb through and read all of them whenever I can, thank you for taking the time to watch my film and even share some of your stories or experiences here. 🥰

[@chatdonut]

It's short films season guys wake up ‼️ Edit : the film is extremely good ⁉️⁉️⁉️

[@BlueandStupid]

I've been watching every single one I promise, all of them are amazing ❤

[@squidgal914]

Good start after my nap 👍

[@Milk-ck1wv]

I'm awake

[@superstarri_04]

WIDE AWAKE!!!!

[@axeldude7051]

FR IM SO EXCITED RAHH I LOVE SHORTFILM SEASON ‼️‼️🗣️🗣️

[@cormorantcolors]

This hit me so hard. I tried and failed to do theatre for years, and that moment of not seeing your name on the list with everyone else is just so devastating. This film nailed everything, from the teachers trying and failing to put you down gently, to the friends drifting away not because they’re _bad people,_ but just because you can’t keep up with them anymore. I just wish endings in real life could be so storybook.

[@theaterkidstew]

as someone who did competitive dancing for years but lost my passion in it and wondered why my peers were so much better than me this one hit with the “enough for myself” bit 😭 the animation is gorgeous too i loveeee the art style

[@crustyfroonchfroo8542]

fool me once, fool me twice, fool me chicken soup with rice. (i’m not crying you’re crying)

[@urmomdoer2315]

Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice... fiddle dee dee!

[@d1zzy_bearr]

Omg a bojack reference!

[@GraceanneIrick]

“Fool me once, shame on you. But teach a man to fool me, and I’ll be fooled for the rest of my life.”

[@RileyHasACoolUsername]

what

[@sheaterrito]

huge fan of FOOL (2024) directed by evangeline chang

[@evartelier]

huge fan of shea territo :D

[@ariarosewood484]

This has me crying every time. Thank you! I love the implication that she lets herself look silly and clumsy while making mistakes as it's part of every learning curve. I love that she accepted that she will be goofy and sometimes, for what of a better word, stupid, but it's okay, and she's content with that. Again, Thank you!

[@strawbydemon511]

as someone who did ballet since i was 2, i know how this feels. at my old studio i kept getting held back compared to everyone else; it’s a lonely feeling having everyone else from your class progress every year and having your classmates be years younger than you. i know now the reason was because i had an undiagnosed disability that inhibited me from being able to handle things as well as the “normal” girls, i wish i had this kind of support when i was going through it. also this story is funny because in my experience at my studios over the years people loved harlequin because it was a fun solo and hated waltz because it was so much standing

[@Doctorrr_]

This really hit me 😅 In a good way, of course. Seeing her watch as her friends got to stay together and do things without her got to me :') As someone who plays an instrument, I feel this. I hate being the only one who hasn't been able to get to go to higher class orchestras. I hope to reach the same conclusion she does here, where she can finally be happy where she is. And how lovely, you're the same person who did the "princess and the mage" animation!

[@katev9777]

She's not happy, she's just putting up a face, and her mother tried to comfort her so she won't ruin the performance by having ruined make up or anything. And even if she believes now the lie that she's good enough for herself later she'll be looked down again and again and pressured into mindset that she's worse than her friends. Everyone one way or another will make her know that she's the worst out of them

[@GOOFYGOOFCLOWN]

@@katev9777 What a sad take of a positive message- you good?

[@helenaborgespeixoto7598]

​@@katev9777Where's your profile picture from? It's cute!

[@evaniceface]

I resonate with this so hard. Imposter syndrome sucks especially when outside forces tell you you’re not good enough on top of the self-negativity. Also, we have the same name!

[@Boonlk1]

Harlequin's outfit reminded me a little of Pomni! I loved the animation, it talks about growing and maturing even if you think you're "below" but you're just learning at your own pace, you don't always need to be in the place you want to be happy :)

[@warriorcatkitty]

ikrr I was also thinking of Pomni, her voice even started to remind me a bit of her tbh-

[@alpha2x-raya2x57]

Yesssss

[@catbatrat1760]

@@warriorcatkitty SAAAAAME! :D

[@lunarcat3283]

This feels like a nice hug, I personally couldn’t graduate high school/art school or a normal one had to do online due to disabilities being diagnosed late so no accomodations. And y’know I may not be good enough in normal standards and I may not have (essentially) prom or friends to relate to and it hurts. But atleast I got to graduate, I never even thought I would at all. I almost had taken my life, but I made it. I always wanted to make it out but never could imagine it and I’m currently on my last year of highschool. I was constantly thinking of ways it could’ve gone differently. But having a nice message that I already did enough for my own standards and I should appreciate that is like a hug. Thank you!

[@petra9313]

Good luck with your last year you can do it ^_^

[@cadinzacadenza5458]

I’m dealing with this right now except without the friends it’s really hard knowing that you’re worse than everyone else in the class I don’t know what else to say but if you’re also going through this just know you’re not alone

[@lolliputbug]

10/10 i hope she absolutely killed that dance! this has such a lovely message, as someone who quit ballet because the other girls were pretty mean, this is a really nice lil film, with a lovely message about doing something to the best of your ability even if you feel like your not good enough to do it. sometimes i wish i'd continued ballet despite them, but I found tap dance instead and that was definitely good enough for me. :)

[@mo0nflowersart]

This style is so beautiful!! Its so storybook esque.

[@xxcanthinkofanamexx1688]

I love your profile picture!

[@mo0nflowersart]

@@xxcanthinkofanamexx1688 ty!!!

[@JoyTaylor-101]

SHE IS NOT A FOOL SHE IS BEAUTIFUL

[@limbless_cockroach]

this film means SO much to me. I’m 15, and it’s my last year dancing ballet due to school and it makes me look back on all the time i’ve spent dancing, all the nutcrackers with my friends, and it genuinely made me cry. I relate to this film a lot first hand, this year in the nutcracker i got casted as the same thing as last year and i was really hoping since it’s my last year i could get a bigger role, and some of my friends did but i didn’t. i still had fun with my friends of course, and the nutcracker experience was still as wonderful as all the other years, but it makes me a little sad that i didn’t get to land the role i wanted since i was 9. out of all the ballet films out there you have captured this part of the ballet experience :) this film is wonderful!!

[@chloek1182]

the lineless textured style is so good!!

[@claireschweizer4765]

I never feel enough for myself but I still got WAYYY further than I ever dreamed I would...I have no clue why my teachers have more faith in me and my capabilities than I do, but I'm not complaining. I give them all the credit, they're so wonderful ❤️

[@RWQFSFASXC39524]

This is so nice!! A true masterpiece! The visuals are absolutely beautiful and the voice acting is amazing! Not to mention the story and the designs, stunning work!!!

[@enzaissodead]

Mari from Omori if she ever did ballet

[@Thesleeplessartist6789]

YEAAAHHHH SHE FOUND OUT THAT SHE DOESNT HAVE TO BE THE BEST FOR OTHERS!!🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@op3n_th3_3nv3lop3]

I actually teared up about wtf 💀😭😭 this was so beautiful

[@HarperBoyle]

This is a really nice animation, I can’t believe this doesn’t have more views.

[@Natureboy224]

Love the message

[@catabolicseviltwin]

If you ever feel like a clown, put a smile on your face like a real one!!

[@Pasharrr]

LOVEEE THIS But I wonder why so many cal arts films are ballet themed ..?

[@evartelier]

i've heard from my peers many of us were ballet dancers at one point in the past or our childhoods!

[@Pasharrr]

@@evartelier Surprisng ! Thanks for sharing!

[@catinglasses]

I love this so so much! The art style and textures are marvelous, and the message is so sweet.

[@_victoria427]

I remember watching your short film in 2022 "The Princess and the Mage". It's really amazing to see the improvement in those two years, regarding both animation and storytelling!

[@rabbit_girl]

for me what hit was the watching the friends from afar. like there is some Invisible wall stopping her from approaching them and joining them. making friends is hard for me. it feels like everybody knows how to friends but me and im just watching them laughing from afar.

[@ArtDrawnByNic]

Love your work here, I wanted to attend Calarts but couldn't due to the cost, but I'm really happy to see all the beautiful work coming out of there this year!

[@Rte_Productions]

Such good story and animation, ballet!!🩰

[@mirisoji8406]

then you be the best dang Halequin they've ever seen!!!

[@Faithnomoregirl]

I have tried so many activities over the years, trying to see what I can really push myself at. I always found for many of the things I've tried, I never seem to be on the same level as my peers, and it always weighed down on me. It is truly so upsetting feeling like you aren't enough or not good enough, but I eventually learned you must accept yourself first, practice self love, and try your hardest always. This video made me tear up :) so lovely and it really hits you!

[@Kathylovesart]

YOUR ART STYLE IS SO PRETTY!!!!

[@frogdog4841]

Wasn't expecting to cry but did anyway

[@asholie]

So gorgeous, I’m actually in tears. Such a wholesome and beautiful message, adore the cute animation style. ❤

[@Gustoberg]

the art style reminds me of Madeleine! I loved it, can't wait to see what this season of short films brings! So many skilled people it's hard to keep up the subscription tab!

[@MrNobodyX3]

No role is the small role every role it's your chance to show your talent

[@Rororishin]

The art style looks so delicious.... like one of those cute icing cookies

[@grwm_izzy]

As a dancer this one really touched my heart

[@CaseyMayer]

wow I really needed to hear this message today thanks Evangeline :)

[@LA_Studios_since2012]

Congratulations! Beautiful film 🤍

[@raelee2565]

Yay! Such a wonderful film and I'm so grateful to have been able to have written the music for you.

[@STARFOXiswatchingYOU]

I like the voice casting so much, it’s so authentic

[@angelicadelarosaruiz981]

This is absolutely amazing, I have no words, it’s perfect!!

[@justa_panda]

Wow the animation was wonderful and the story was so heartwarming

[@simplylily7819]

The artstyle is so cute!!! I love ballerinas, they’re so pretty and graceful and they’re paired with such a soft artstyle in this film. This is so sweet

[@sukuna2257]

this literally had me crying

[@tiny_chaos_bomb]

…i swear this was put on my fyp on purpose because i’ve been struggling with my self worth…thank you for this amazing short film

[@nolifeoutsideofyoutube1928]

This is so underrated and definitely deserves more love!!!

[@sunderwood9321]

Very lovely ❤

[@vectorlambda]

Masterpieces a bunch of masterpieces omg

[@yt_7777]

This hit so close to home… thank you for a wonderful short film ❤️🩰

[@id3it]

aww I love this film!! Really love the animation and the style, to the crew who made this: this is great and I hope this gets more attention :D

[@clottedscream]

wow the voice acting in this is really good

[@Spathiphyllums]

I’m a sax player and when we had our competition almost everybody in my class made it to the top band except me, being the only one at the band hall while everybody else was skipping school because of the top band performance was something I always feel embarrassed about…. So this hit hard 🫠

[@MelodiTheMess]

She looks like Pomni 😊

[@adumpsterdiver9623]

i actually cried from this at the end

[@FluttershyLeet]

Wholesome. I love wholesome things

[@TristanFox_Art]

This is such a cute story!! And i love how you did the lineart

[@stitchgor3]

The artstyle is so cute!

[@elesmyly]

This looks amazing! 💗 And the story is really lovely oml !!

[@happysloth4441]

Wow, I loved this. To the art style and the whole message I loved it. Tbh I really needed to hear to be enough for myself, not for others, but myself. So thank you

[@backgroundcharacter7178]

What if i decide that I'm not enough for myself?

[@reign3592]

Damn this hit hard kinda relate to it but instead of theatre it's in my volleyball team:(

[@ellegilyard1348]

So beautiful 😢

[@theghostlycatt]

So relatable and beautiful! ❤

[@1stsarahgamez]

OML!! I LOVE THE STORY AND THE ARTSTYLEEEE THIS FEELS SO HEART TOUCHING I LOVE ITT

[@thakonwitwechpiat7689]

I love the ending! It gave me great messages and wonderful smile!

[@clem_the_seraphim]

The Voice acting is great

[@hanabelle684]

This is beautiful 🩵🩵🩵

[@LBXD-08]

So cute!!

[@Roserayrose]

This made me cry, 1) because it’s beautifully done on every level (obsessed with the colors) and 2) it’s so specifically relatable to me that i might have to check my house for cameras. ive done ballet my entire life, and nutcracker casting specifically was always harsh on me x-x. i think you really captured that feeling of alienation/isolation that comes from not fitting in and not meeting the expectations of yourself and, worse, the expectations of teachers! (which i have found to be far crueler.) also, ballet student to animation student pipeline is real apparently?? ive never met another but hi!! i always considered making an short involving ballet, specifically a story of when I finally got my dream lead role, the only lead role ive ever received, only to break my foot and sprain my ankle the day before the performance. (spoiler: i still performed. in 3 roles. apologies to my doctor who I very much stressed out but huge shoutout to pain meds ayooo) but i feel it would be too personal a subject matter to have to think about for so long like you have to do with a film like this. so kudos for that! beautiful work!!

[@MelodiTheMess]

This is so deep

[@luckyduck_72]

im not crying you are..

[@Sofia.K5]

Amazing! And so sweet! Juat what i needed! I'm subscribed ❤

[@The7thDraconian]

Beautiful!

[@a-ramenartist9734]

I thought this was an irasutoya anime at first lmao

[@LazyLotusWater]

AMAING

[@Muiiart]

Eva!!!!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@Barrington_cider]

I LOOOOVE THiS!! 💕

[@sada-hoshi4331]

Pomni outfit best girl ever

[@piroulinee]

AWWW

[@Ph4nt0m_0nFn]

I loved this SOO MUCH, IT SOOO GOD I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SAY ITS GOOD!❤️

[@Sheroompot]

this sis sioooo sweet

[@strawber3seal_77]

YAYYYY

[@WatermelonWizardo]

I have the power to make it 1.2K likes ehehehe (I’m gonna like the video the animation is amazing and the art style is so cute I love it amazing work!!)

[@12MyNameIs]

Relatable 🫠

[@cartoonhyperfixated]

Woah

[@-LeMar-]

I love this!!

[@LizBizBean]

Okay. But what if I'm not good enough for myself 😭

[@mothemonster9454]

This is so cool! May I ask how you are able to pay tuition? Did you get any special grants or the like because I want to apply but the tuition is out of my budget

[@trashbug4843]

YASSSS UR BACC

[@purp3870]

Nice

[@Myrice_14]

Here before this blew up

[@starry05]

Lol, she looks like Pomni.

[@ijlayugan4149]

AWW

[@morgansmith334]

Tarot!

[@helenaborgespeixoto7598]

The animation style is so cute! It reminds me of this Japanese image site I've seen used quite a few times I hope she can get back together with her friends, also, do they have names? 21:45 04/05/2024