FOREVER | Omeleto

An interracial couple falls victim to a hate crime.
FOREVER is used with permission from Joyce Sherrí. Learn more at joycesherri.com.
Monica and Beau are a couple who are clearly in love with one another. They hang on one another's words, they spend time together in the forests and beaches near their Virginia homes and their attraction for one another is clear. But they are also of different races, living in 1940s Virginia, making their romance forbidden and even dangerous.
Their relationship is discovered, and their love for one another is tested when bigotry rears its head, putting their relationship -- and especially Monica -- in danger.
Lush, atmospheric and visually sumptuous, filmmaker Joyce Sherri uses every element in the cinematic toolbox to craft a jewelbox of a romance, exploring an interracial relationship set in 1940s Virginia.
The storytelling can be languid, taking time to build the chemistry and sexual tension between the film's central couple. The sensual, tender camerawork capture the give and take between the the lead actors, Tashiana Washington and Jordan M. Cox, placing them within the tableax of a beautiful natural landscape full of water, sunlight and trees.
But their Eden-like romance can't escape from the real world tensions and politics, and when their relationship is discovered, it means danger to them as a couple.
FOREVER contains elements of fantasy, but these are very much rooted in the emotional life of the characters, reflecting their unspoken hopes, dreams and fears. Fantasy is often an underused genre when it comes to exploring race and history in cinema, but Sherri uses it here to powerful effect, as an acknowledgment of both the bond between Monica and Beau but also as a commentary on the harsh reality they find themselves living in.

[@jaytaipei2826]

A moment of silence for the thousands upon thousands of couples who didn’t get magical endings.

[@freckledmami86]

Try millions

[@sonyapeach]

You mean billions of Black People right? They were the main ones getting Lynched.

[@gertrudechancy5644]

That is a very sad ending. Time 2:42AM Sat 7/6/19

[@googlethis313]

The Golden Rule. It’s so simple. Why is it so difficult for some? I’ll never understand. 😢

[@sholenejames2292]

Not a magical ending. They both “woke up” on that great eternal shore.

[@karong7017]

A moment of silence for all the women, men, and children who were lynched simply for existing while being Black.😑😪

[@antayafairless9028]

So many people are insane... Anyone who would injure.. Mock.. Bully.. Or even kill someone for being the SAME RACE but a different colour is very very mentally ill. So sad.

[@fylink]

I think they were "lynched" not for being black, but for ignoring rules. There were millions men and women of other races executed for the same reason.

[@JamConcerned]

@@fylink Exactly what rules where the children ignoring? Just existing?

[@JamConcerned]

@@13pammi_bai13 Hmm doing "something" is enough, vague enough to take someone's life? Making up reasons to lynched people for their land and property. Just people making excuses for murder, who can't control their anger, greed, and using righteous as an excuse.

[@imbored1989]

Lil Unknown stop trying to justify those people actions

[@sitalimuwapela4709]

And the sad part is things like this actually happened. Heartbreaking.

[@peterporkeresq.2817]

@Brainism Thoughtism Really? The Black Person is the one surprised? The ones who live a reality of it on a daily basis are the ones surprised? Why was it that the Black woman left for her home immediately and the foolish White guy was the one sitting like nothing just happened? Black people are responsible for everything that happens to them, right? 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@kelechiojobor933]

Peter Porker Esq. it's goes both ways,anyone can coward out and have moments of weakness .even when they stand together,tragedy can still befall them just have to pray and fight that u all come out of it or not be victim.u make it sound like interracial couples should not happen at all.

[@peterporkeresq.2817]

@@kelechiojobor933 Really? That's what you got from my comment? 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@antayafairless9028]

Yes.. And it's beyond disgusting. I have never understood it nor will I ever.. We are all one race.. One singular species of mammal...one species of animal... Skin colour doesn't matter and I don't get why ANYONE could think otherwise.

[@antayafairless9028]

@Brainism Thoughtism what on earth are you talking about???? You are joking right?. This comment is sad and disgusting...

[@TheHestya]

People are saying they got a happy ending. I don't think at the end they just wake up on a shore and live happily ever after. I think them getting to the shore and waking up together is them both being dead. He killed himself because he lost her.

[@sanafizasana4351]

That's true

[@lewessays]

Of course :D

[@sophiasdiary1286]

@@lewessays but they still ended up together in the end dead or not. in my eyes at least I see it as a happier ending because they stay together forever.

[@sophiasdiary1286]

that was ment as a reply for llona oops

[@missfeb100]

Ilona my thoughts exactly.

[@imposterchild5688]

the dream she talks about in the beginning. about him standing like a statue. basically what happened throughout the story from what i can tell her intuition warned her.

[@tary.n368]

YES! This is literally what keeps me from dating white boys. The one I dated in college was the same way. When stuff was about to go down, he'd freeze. In the end, he broke up with me because of his racist parents.

[@1STURL]

Feli From The Future YES..HIM JUST STANDING THERE AFTER SHE SLAPPED HIS WHITE FRIEND

[@kelechiojobor933]

tary. Sorry about ur case but there are ones who will always stand by u ,it happened in d past and still happening

[@treasuretvjackson8018]

Technically, he tried to save her, then he got stabbed and dragged off.

[@abicadabby]

@@tary.n368 but why u categorizing all white boys to be like the one bad one u had. Like I understand u had a bad experience but not every Male in the white race is like that.

[@superash4u578]

I'm a black girl and my honey is white he's the love of my life. I'm so lucky to be born in a time where we can show our love openly and even receive smiles and feedback. Rest in peace to all my ancestors that worked so hard just so I can be.

[@nazimovab3549]

I hope he stands up for you in the face of white supremacy. Mine sure didn’t

[@superash4u578]

@@nazimovab3549 that's awful he's definitely helped a lot my family approves which is great

[@markmeyer6800]

//SuperAsh4U// we should build each other up and not segregate. If you love him and he loves you and treats you good that is a special thing. There are a lot of white people that have died for people to have the same rights. There is good and bad in people in some cases it taught. Melanin amount doesn’t make good or bad people their actions do.

[@superash4u578]

@Just Truth No. Black men dontdon't like me almost ever. They just dont. They dont like my goofiness how weird I am they dont like what I'm into they dont like my hair they don't like my skin color they dont like anything bout me but my body. So no. I will be with someone who love me. Not someone who wants to hit and quit. I mostly am approached and followed by 25 to 40 year old black men. Rarely do they ever try to take me out on a date. Never ever been asked out by one ever. Why should I keep trying when I have nice boyfriend ? I'm not even fully black.

[@superash4u578]

@@nefertiti1019 yeah no God loves me and I'm not dating essau his name is will. I'll tell you one thing. Most black men existing have NEVER liked me.

[@annadrew4]

I felt so good when she slap her!That girl was so annoying,racist and rude!

[@annadrew4]

@Mary Lapang Of course I know is just acting.But this racist behavior is happened happening in World.

[@annadrew4]

@@nonya8193 Yes,I know...

[@marketapanesova1546]

not only against black thought

[@Kamaljama]

same

[@TampaJohn]

Nonya Ok, wait. You’re not allowed to defend yourselves today? Would you care to explain that comment?

[@katy9569]

"Could you do my hair like that?" hit hard

[@audriemelyn2034]

Protyusha Kanjilal she is not her servant and she doesn’t work for her. So, why would she want to do her hair for her? They were not friends or anything. I think that’s why they found it rude.

[@DA-hg1wf]

They always want what we have while dellusionally believing we don't deserve what they covet.

[@brendakabanda2181]

@@protyushakanjilal7388 She automatically put her in servant role. Black women did white women's hair in slave.

[@Yolf65]

@@protyushakanjilal7388 I see a bit more nuance in the actions of the white girl. I believe she was trying to appear friendly in the eyes of the fellow - and it is not uncommon for young girls to do one another's hair. So I believe she was portraying herself as making a friendly overture to Monica. But gradually her true attitude was revealed. Her first correction could have been ok - it was open to interpretation - did I really hear what I thought I heard? You give her the benefit of the doubt. Her second correction was condescending with no room for misinterpretation. But her attitude went from distasteful to unforgivable when she spotted the stockings.

[@librasquad9782]

@I boop ur nose ain't that how white people think yall better than us bt want what we have

[@unmasflojomidgewidge]

After watching this a second time I finally caught the connection between her dream and what really happened. “You stood there like a statue, and I was waiting for you to move” The fact that he failed to act before it really hit the fan was not lost on the writers nor probably the character, Beau. People don’t know how they’ll act in a situation until it happens. Up to this point they’ve probably never been caught and he allowed his fear and uncertainty to paralyze him. Probably prompting his decision to enter the water with her.

[@helloooo7703]

Very good analysis!

[@twistedbliss58]

It's not his job to defend her

[@helloooo7703]

@@twistedbliss58 But him doing so darn sure could have saved her life! We sadly saw how the situation escalated, and how in the end when she did defend herself, she was murdered. It's all about CONTEXT. During these times, African Americans could not defend themselves without the fear of serious consequences/repercussions. Beau could have used his White and male privilege to help de-escalate the situation, but he did not. And I believe in the end, I regretted his decision. In the end, no one HAS to defend anybody. But, people do it all the time because they care about the person they are defending, and usually the person that needs defending is vulnerable in some sort of way. Only wish Beau realized the extent of his feelings for Monica sooner.

[@nellybaptiste9094]

• oetori • if he loves her then it is his job to defend her. Just as any partner would if their loved one was in harms way. Smh

[@gmlaster]

• oetori • It’s not supposed to be a job. Defending someone you love is supposed to be an honor, not an obligation. The price of dishonor is loss. If you don’t understand that, you don’t deserve her.

[@kaelsalvz312]

Omeleto need to start posting Actors and Actresses names on here.

[@judithmurray8220]

They do in the credits at the end of the video...

[@judithmurray8220]

Tashiana Washington Jordan M Cox Olivia Gilliatt

[@hamsanandi6823]

Can anyone explain why the white w9man reacted like that when she saw the Kleenex?

[@rainorshine1048]

@@hamsanandi6823 It was a stocking, not a Kleenex. It showed her that the black woman had taken off one of her stockings and I guess that would be considered pretty indecent back then, plus she was with a white guy so the white woman got suspicious and then called her the n-word.

[@hamsanandi6823]

@@rainorshine1048 ohhh now i get it! thanks Shruti

[@quwandathornton]

Notice how passive Aggressive the white woman was? this is still prevalent today! "Your hair is nice, is it a wig? A Weave? is it real?" "You're pretty, for a black girl." "Blacks make the best food."

[@sarahjustice526]

Yes lol

[@zizi6538]

Yea now that I've think about it I've had many situations like this

[@treehouse2902]

Back handed complements are the worst.

[@princess1peach]

@@treehouse2902 getting hit with rocks is worse

[@Thealexiswhite]

@@princess1peach huh? And it’s worse lol

[@marianneodell7637]

I hated him for not standing up for her,but the ending.....😭

[@bobbybaucom4489]

People need people to stand up for each other.

[@faridehnaghsh]

That was the meaning of her dream.

[@doloresjosef9577]

@google owns you That is not what he meant.

[@RDCFemmes]

@google owns you we should stand up for ppl we love

[@RDCFemmes]

@google owns you we stand up for ppl we love

[@robertmulligan7677]

Very moving story but left me sad and angry. In my 72 years of life, the racial problems are still here today. When I was a kid at 17 I went to the MLK march and thought things would change but real change never happened

[@dddila]

Yes, sir. I hope people change

[@batmanthevampireslayer]

facts👌🏽

[@ayuanabradford3206]

Robert Mulligan death is the ticket out of this change

[@dafilmqueen556]

Don't worry.Someday,change will come to not only humanity,,but Earth in its entirety.Things will get better soon enough,you'll see!

[@AprilEwell]

Robert Mulligan sucks

[@atherleahbruno5125]

Her face when she said could u do my hair like that

[@Chelsea-ws7bi]

Thats what i said

[@Ikekel]

I was looking the same 😒

[@deas555]

Call me mean... but I would have said No. And then when she said 'careful' that would have been IT

[@tishtish4442]

@@Ikekel You and me both... Like what... ! 😒

[@tishtish4442]

She knows damn well that she was intruding... 😒

[@debbiemcg9914]

"Blessings to all the strong black women out there,whose hearts are filled with real love from above, despite all we have been through. More than conquerers are we!!!"

[@debbiemcg9914]

@Indigogoddess1111 Stevens ""Blessings to you too!!and showers of Love.""

[@anitaneal3082]

See my people are going to perish because they have no knowledge and never seek any they live in the church but. Do not get the understanding of the book you were told in that same book to forsake evil you should know that anyone won't treat you right will not teach you right

[@elongaabigail8636]

Anita Neal what's your point?seriously your comment is weird

[@GAZAMAN93X]

@@debbiemcg9914 & black men as well. Many of them are ripped apart from their families & are behind bars

[@nellybaptiste9094]

Elonga Abigail looks like 266 people get the point and do NOT think the comment is weird. Sorry you can’t comprehend.

[@cklyrics5018]

That black actress is so beautiful

[@kalebmetivier3663]

Yeah she is a rare beauti

[@slimazcoke327]

Yea true

[@dianjohnson7390]

All black women are beautiful

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

Yes, The LEAD actress IS beautiful. 😐

[@tonigalehylton8384]

Ikr🤗 she's really beautiful

[@oddly.alright529]

Girl, you know you were intruding 🙄.....

[@islandgirl9841]

oh !!!you felt her hands alright..✋✋

[@darkhansaidnassimov4407]

😂 😂 😂

[@yambaraffaella9775]

That was my best part too when she slipped her

[@constancejenkins3867]

Exactly.!!

[@thesabiqoon4178]

Lols i was thinking the same after the slap

[@judithmurray8220]

My exact thoughts when I seen that scene.

[@kukla608]

Well done the acting, script, camera, and music are wonderful. Yet my husband and I are an interracial couple of 49 incredible years, we have seen it all. We have a loyal and brave life together. The few films about couples like us almost always have tragic endings. We feel that thousands of happy interracial couple stories are not as interesting to film makers and producers. This is very sad, and I feel it keeps the subject always in an immature, unrealized state. Because there really are those who have blessed and joyful lives together. And weather the storms of racism.

[@robinbutler4515]

kukla608 thank you for sharing your love story. It’s a blessing to know interracial couples that are spending their life together without any regard to indifference . God bless you!

[@jennyjenny8662]

That's beautiful to know it.. wonderful..true things can happen here on Earth..in America..God is gracious..You and your husband happen..Love happen..Love can weather..God Bless you..."FOREVER"

[@user-ku4tf5um7t]

kukla608 she is beautiful and nice voice okay

[@paradice3776]

kukla608 that's beautiful I met my match and he's wonderful and we are happy. I won't ever leave him it's not easy but I didn't choose my soulmate the universe did! Our souls met and that was it and I couldn't be happier.

[@jennyjenny8662]

@@paradice3776 ✨that's beautiful...don't cheat yourself be good to you..miss lady and make sure your love is too.Almighty Bless you.✨

[@user-ku4tf5um7t]

the nerve of that girl in red dress

[@jessicadetrant8096]

Seeing her hanging from the tree broke my spirit. Lord, I saw so many faces of those who were so cruelly taken that I felt hollow and cried out loud. This short video carried the weight of generations and all I could do was to cry.

[@cat3375]

Very stirring! That "friend" of his was so threatened by Monica. If looks could kill......... The ending however, left me rather emotive.

[@j.oreardon9426]

The actress that plays Monica is very, very lovely...I pray she get much bigger roles in major productions

[@weefbellington4476]

All the past videos until this, makes me realize how stupidly underrated this channel is.

[@RukiaBlackBlazer]

Until this one?

[@helloooo7703]

Hmmm...I wonder why this particular video changed your mind...

[@erickamorgan4564]

This happened to my BF once. He did the opposite of Bo! That’s why I I love him and we are married now.

[@nazimovab3549]

You’ve got a good man!

[@bigfootbyrd9119]

Erika, I went through something similar, but not that extreme. I, ended up breaking off with him.

[@lucydean4028]

I really don't know how I feel about this. He sat there and left her to fend for herself with his racist friend. Then let her walk away on her own, unguarded. Then after all the cards fell, he finally decided that he loved her enough to save her. This is not okay behavior from any man towards any woman he claims he cares about...interracial or not. This was not a miracle ending...just a portrayal of women always being forgiving of inappropriate behavior by men who claim that they care, but are dismissive until there are no other options. Whereas the author may have thought that this was simply about race...it's deeper message seems to be about the dynamic men and women societally. She should have gotten up and walked away.

[@MAbedaStar]

:-( I was desperately hoping he'd run after her the moment she walked away.

[@lucydean4028]

@@MAbedaStar You and me both.

[@chinarainradiology]

I didn't even think about that at first. But wow did that realization hit hard. it's so true

[@SuperTlilly]

So true ,this was much more deeper than the race thing

[@ttyngordon]

Oh wow. That was super deep

[@ascendingmusic1921]

I’ve been married to my white husband for near twenty years and I’m grateful to be in a time where us being together and having children is a normal thing, whether others like it or not. I live for him and he lives for me and us. I’m blessed. Beautiful short film. Sad, true and with an ending that is lifting in a sad-sort of way.

[@doloresrojo4180]

"Wherever I go you always follow me", that makes it even more tragic

[@localcelebrity2972]

BRAVO! Very deep. Monica acting was exceptional.

[@erickamorgan4564]

ITS MARTHA!!

[@user-ku4tf5um7t]

Local Celebrity tru

[@tashimusiconline]

Thank you. xO

[@JMCH-iq3ls]

What is the name of the film please

[@bollagurl]

This is more a drama than a romance . I wish I had been warned.

[@Ikekel]

Same 😒

[@rameenakhter8749]

There should have been a trigger warning

[@MsEliteForever]

@Creole Chicken oh wow thanks won't finish watching.

[@DawnSilverStone]

What's the name of this drama?

[@avaceline235]

@Ms. Elite that’s why you don’t go to the comment 😂

[@malindayoungblood40]

So sad that the remnants of this still exists in the South today. Both of my daughter's have had to deal with and felt the sting of this type of racism. To this day my grandmother has a a strong fear and distrust of white people here in the south because of what has happened to her and her family behind loving someone of a different race. She watched this with me up to the part where the other woman comes in, and she got up and said baby they are going to kill that poor lil gal. When I said granny how do you know? She said baby in my time, I have seen plenty of strange fruits hanging from trees because of love.

[@marianneodell7637]

Malinda Youngblood My mother was from SC-born in the early ‘20’s. She had a (white) cousin who married a black man. They called him Uncle Pete. Her parents “ran them off with a shotgun”. I know they had at least one child. No one has heard from them since. 😥

[@misslini400]

Oh my

[@FazalMalik]

Very sad

[@dddila]

It's so sad to know. I mean, it's almost 2019 and ppl still do it? I feel really sorry

[@elliesings9508]

@@marianneodell7637 They couldn't have been married in the South in the '20's, it was illegal then. It wasn't legal, in the South until the Loving Supreme Court Case in 1967, and that was a black woman and a white man. Any race-mixing prior to that between a black man and a white woman usually ended with him being murdered or having to sneak up to the North for fear of it.

[@jellybean3103]

14 minutes demonstrating hundreds of years within the struggle of love blinded by colour

[@hayliecj7401]

When the lady had said the n-word my heart dropped into my stomach 😪 Saddens me to know people still use that word against other people to this day.

[@joeygar1]

It is a sad situation that racism still exist in our country the good old USA. Just when I thought it would get better we elected a President who is constantly dividing us. I am an American a descendant of -Mexican Heritage. I am also the grandfather of 2 beautiful grandchildren who happen to be African-American, also the grandfather to several grandchildren who are part-Chinese. I am proud of all of them and I love them very much. Congratulation Ms. Joyce Sherri for a story well written and directed. Also great casting on your actors.... great job. Thank you

[@jennyjenny8662]

Well explained Mr. Garcia...I salute you for your experience your insight your strength..

[@sapnasinha804]

Even more unfortunate is the huge support for the man dividing everyone. It's scary to see that many Americans agree with Trump's racist rants.

[@laramaaike3050]

@@sapnasinha804 I know. I'm Dutch and even here there are a lot of people who think he is the best president there ever was. So creepy.

[@user-df1ti1bs6z]

How is the president actively dividing us? Republicans and Democrats do it to themselves.

[@BReNĐN-c6n]

Yes but it’s against whites!

[@happynhealthywithyna1396]

Made me cry. Made me think of my grandparents who came through this VERY difficult era. Well done

[@makaylawiley2971]

The way Monica looked at her when she asked could she do her hair was priceless

[@Blakberi73]

This is why they should've left us alone in Africa.

[@versatilevicky3502]

😂😅

[@nkiru61]

Say no to swirling!

[@helenzapata3814]

i agree with that but many times your country man will hurt you and sell humans for $$$ or positions evil is evil and those that self humans will one day come to a reckoning

[@ebonynaomi1085]

Some of you were already in turtle island aka American. They mixed you together.

[@nightprowler6336]

If they left u alone in Africa then u wouldn't have had a phone to even comment on KZbin... colonialism just like everything in life has pros and cons.

[@osiris8519]

He loved her because she had qualities he wished for...courage.

[@SManSpeaks]

7:37 was ABSOLUTELY justified.

[@SuperVendetta9]

*AGREED!!* I said it the second she uttered that insult from her hideous lips!

[@Osomsauce]

so was 11:03

[@SuperVendetta9]

@@Osomsauce , yes an insult indeed.

[@ebaeba2445]

And the white man couldn't even defend the black woman.

[@twistedbliss58]

@@SuperVendetta9 no it wasn't. you think violence is okay because of words you dislike?

[@justsomedudeyouknow8372]

Dude's a coward! Nobody would ever disrespect anyone i'm with like that ever!

[@missfeb100]

I can just imagine how many of these couples went through this. Gosh!! love is love, love has nothing to do with skin but everything to do with two soul merging to become one.

[@mentabil8]

So many will never see the kingdom of Christ, because of the hatred in their hearts. It hasn't changed in America. It's worse.

[@PeterParker-ij4yg]

Your god is ok with slavery just saying

[@Derek-no8fu]

Ha Ha Ha !!! You believe in Jesus.

[@aprilla9112]

Peter Parker I’m not trying to convince you of anything in particular but have you bothered to actually look into the details and the reasons behind some of the things you hear from what I’ve heard slavery was a replacement for prison kind of it was meant to be a punishment for criminals not something based on a race I’m not trying to convince you whether this is true or not but if you’re interested in knowing the truth you should dig deeper than just surface details

[@tangotango9858]

isaiah 45.5-45.7

[@natly3123]

@@PeterParker-ij4yg i was hoping I will be the only one who will give u some screen time. But your opinion matters. That's y we're in America . 😇

[@adnanalaywan2373]

When I saw them both wake up at the end I felt so happy! Loved it 👌

[@ciana2368]

Adnan Alaywan they’re dead at the end 😬. He drowned himself to be with her in the afterlife.

[@constancejenkins3867]

Me too

[@Ikekel]

So romantic 😭😭😭

[@doloresjosef9577]

@@Ikekel but tragic. I love the fact that he didn't want to be living without her (my interpretation).

[@abbywhyte3692]

In the afterlife

[@ayebee4718]

I felt this deeply 😖 .. I really REALLY liked this guy who was of the Caucasian decent in 11th grade & after knowing him for a while, he asked me out on a date. He was all excited, blushing at the cheeks and shy - cute it was. I said "yes". The next day? We had P.E. class together and he came up to me literally crying tears and hugged me before he said, "I'm so sorry - but my grandparents won't allow me to be with you because you're African American. As much as I would like to fight against it - they'll disown me for ever dating a black woman." .... The inner child in me was SUPER broken. With all of the love I had inside me - I just wanted to genuinely love him. I had NO idea how bad racism was until THAT happened.. Which was 5 years ago. I'm really tired of things like this 😓 ... I wish we could all be just like pure and loving little kids in adults bodies - not even seeing color to divide ANYthing.

[@ayebee4718]

K... Bye 🤔

[@yaya78774]

@Thanos ?

[@stanfatou2002]

I will honestly fight his grandparents for you.

[@j.oreardon9426]

This breaks my heart. It is why I have always prepared myself to meet any beasts that would dare to approach a lady I loved, because there is so much ignorance and hate about the tone of our skin....I would die first and not easily...sad that this happened, and still happens in different ways. Although it is a movie, may God bless their forever love

[@JunieKnowsU]

I can not begin to tell you how hard I cried... The sickness that can go through ones head... Is truly the scariest thing in the world...

[@keniahernandez3637]

She is so pretty, when I first saw her one of my thoughts was, wow she is so gorgeous. Two of them make a good couple

[@natly3123]

I shouldnt have read the comments before watching the whole thing. Now my heart's palpitating and im getting angry at the ending. That I haven't seen 😰😰

[@tharrykauni6703]

Where ever I go, I know you would follow. He did that in the end. She knew, He loved her. He knew he could not live without her. There is a higher justice. Heaven was watching. I love the ending. They woke up together. NEVER to be parted again. FOREVER. The actors were really good in their roles.

[@chidigoziem1482]

Southern trees bare a strange fruit.

[@TampaJohn]

This is my favorite Omeleto. That girl is the epitome of beauty. She is so gorgeous.

[@akunnamaduike7057]

The dream which she narrated to him came to pass few minutes later: "... you were standing there...like a statue...I wanted you to move, but you didn't..." He could have prevented the dream... Could have stopped the white girl, but sadly he didn't.

[@Jackiezyon]

That man had no power to stop anything. Those were the times.

[@Sweetness8338]

@ Jackiezyon, exactly. There was a way of doing things back in the day that whites were accustomed to.

[@snickerdoodle212]

@@Jackiezyon what he should have done is either tell the girl, yes she is intruding and tell her to go away or just stay away from black girls all together. If he could not accept the responsibility to protect her, he should accept that he did not belong with her.

[@yumiko0017]

Snicker Doodle I agree

[@SuperVendetta9]

"You *will* follow me wherever I go."

[@morganlucas9062]

ok...I LOVED that. ...."It doesn't matter..." that was beautiful

[@audreyharris2129]

That was so beautifully bold of her to say... and he sure did follow her at the end. Loved her.

[@LillikoiSeed]

Two of my most wonderful friends just celebrated fifty years since Loving v Virginia. My heart is in pain and joy in equal parts

[@DeeDiamond2981]

Watch "Palm trees in the Snow.."

[@teleesmith5919]

dee fra I watched that movie like 5 times on Netflix's

[@aaliyahdouglass2166]

@@teleesmith5919 me too good movie

[@constancejenkins3867]

It was Amazing

[@chesneectp]

Girl, I watched that movie about 18x

[@yumiko0017]

Denisa Anthony that movie is so good!!

[@monaooomm]

Ok! Being “Forever” with someone who didn’t defend her in front of his friend isn’t my kind of heaven..... thank you next 👋🏾

[@zamorapakalolo6699]

"Hellerooo" in my Media voice.

[@evelynfreeman4545]

Exactly .....he said no not at all ....your not interrupting anything

[@evelynfreeman4545]

Exactly how can you ........leave HER STRANDED with his racist family friend.......complete alien like creature

[@evelynfreeman4545]

How can u leave HER JUST to be with a racist friend

[@divasbraidz]

He wasn’t sure if she would be hurt if someone knew the truth

[@JosephWolfson]

7:30 - 7:40 Now, she's really felt it

[@omarkhazendar4758]

Definitely

[@puny5417]

That’s funny as soon as that scene happened I scrolled to your comment!! Perfect timing 👌

[@oluwasolaadu1314]

Joseph Wolfson 😂

[@TK-km8ej]

😂😂😂

[@Slenderslayer351]

Well you don't say that to a black woman

[@nkiru61]

White women ain’t changed a bit.

[@christinejarrett7982]

It is their nature!!!!!

[@ninavictoria6805]

Nkiru I work for an African man who was an Ambassador. He's married to a white woman and she's the most arrogant hateful piece of trash. I tried being friendly towards her but it's like she just wants to break me. Every day I want to quit but need the money 😬

[@christinejarrett7982]

@@ninavictoria6805 Dear Nina, Please don't quit for that reason. The individual is not worth it. That is what she wants. If you quit let it be due to the fact that you found a higher paying job or something else. These women can be very antagonistic and hateful towards us, possibly due to feeling intimidated and threatened just by your presence. Please don't internalize it and feel sad, it is not you, it is her. Keep Your Beautiful Head up and keep loving, smiling, and sharing. Keep a Positive Attitude and Be Respectful Always. Don't seek approval or friendship from her. Just continue to be a lovely and wise person and excel at your career/job and brilliant future!!!!!🤗🤗 Always rememember: Never give people your precious thoughts and time, that are definitely not worth it. Allow this experience to make you grow and become stronger. What does not kill you, only makes you stronger. And this definitely will not kill you; ONLY IF YOU ALLOW IT, SO DON'T.😊😊🌷🌷💕💕Always Trust God💕💕

[@ninavictoria6805]

Christine Jarrett Thank you so much for this. U have no idea how much I needed it 🙂

[@nkiru61]

Nina Victoria ...hang in there. Here’s wishing that things get better soon. We are a strong and resilient people.

[@suzannedaniel2057]

I have watched so many of these wonderful short films and this is the first one that broke my heart. I can't stop thinking about it. I wanted to step inside their world and save Monica myself. I hate him for not protecting her. She gave him her love and was repaid with death.

[@16nowhereman]

I still find it difficult to believe this insanity happened and continues to happen.

[@mistermister1072]

What white men taking advantage of black women down by the lake? or, white women talking about hair with black women? This isn't real...

[@Deroliebe]

I don’t care about the era or the reasoning or whatever but I cannot stand when a man cannot stand up for the woman he loves. Or vice versa. It’s a weakness in character I cannot stand.

[@fauzianalwoga]

He should have tried to stand up for her😤

[@BubbleTEA-or8jx]

This account deserves more subs and likes and everything because what they post is amazing,heart felt,emotional,uplifting and basically anything you’d want is a channel it’s beautiful and amazing and I love it!

[@BubbleTEA-or8jx]

Ryan Ng yes but they deserve more recognition

[@zara.f5368]

I literally cried for 10 minutes straight after this. The fact that they were persecuted for their love and races is absolutely horrifies me.

[@monnicamarie]

I cried too. Hard.

[@Awalker307]

The acting in this is phenomenal

[@m3l0nad3]

I nearly screamed when I watched this. It broke my heart so much.

[@faridehnaghsh]

Her dream came true, he stood still,,,,,

[@cheri618]

he could’ve said something to his friend but he didn’t. he waited until things became more disturbing. OPEN YOUR MOUTH! if you stand there and let racism happen without saying a word you’re also apart of the problem. if he really loved her he could’ve told his little friend to stick it where the sun don’t shine.

[@killerqueen5551]

I was going to say imagine being borned in such an ignorant time and then I remembered it's 2020

[@cherrybom-boms]

Although beau took his own life to spend eternity with monica. He also told her it would be ok, when his friend approached them. But it's clear that the hate-filled woman set monica up for the lynching, soon after. Just sad

[@dianemccloud5990]

@ Rachy, and I say this, not necessarily in racism, but white women...I shake my head at the treachery.......the evil of I am better, but in the end, you can't change who a person loves....PERIOD.....

[@Kytreeswerving]

She felt a black girls hands now

[@cherrybom-boms]

I have so many mixed emotions. Beautiful yet emotional script. It's heartbreaking that our people had to go through this struggle and that racism is still prevelant in this day and age. 💔

[@andrewmccall2421]

Ok writers ....I see you...saw that rotting fruit....reference to strange fruit

[@ThePrincesspickle88]

Wow, this hits especially harder right about now. Love is not a crime! God bless all the talents and efforts that went into this short film 🙏🏽

[@genesischeri6162]

This makes my heart go out to every individual that had this type of relationship back when it was frowned upon. It's so heart wrenching

[@thruthemotions]

He drowned himself cause he couldn't live without her

[@beautifulsavage1245]

Beautiful .. just completely and utterly beautiful. The actress and actor Amazing ! .. Thank you for portraying love in the deepest of forms.

[@janjISMYname]

Normally, I skip the comments on any vid dealing w race. It can ruin your year. However to my surprise, the comments were mostly respectful, cordial w a sense of yearning to understand. I appreciate that. Or, perhaps it's the new KZbin "guidelines". 🤣. Appreciated nonetheless.

[@zoe._.1850]

My exact sentiments. I was pleasantly surprised.

[@ladyofspa]

Really🙄 give them two minutes

[@darkcontinentschild2962]

I found a couple that ruined my morning.

[@flo2661]

That friend is clearly mad wtf

[@juniperlista9306]

One of the best short films I've seen, makes me cry every time I watch it.

[@juniperlista9306]

Entertainment makes you cheer...art makes you cry.

[@audreymegan1033]

This video has me full on sobbing at work. I’m white and my husband is black and I am just so sorry for all the other interracial couples who never got to experience love so fully and openly. I am so in love with my husband and I will always choose him over anyone else in my life, even if they have been in my life longer than he has. Thank you to all the brave interracial couples who came before us and made it easier for us to be together today. I’m thankful to have a supportive and welcoming family, but we’ve had to deal with a nasty neighbor. I won’t allow hatred to ever taint my love and marriage. My husband is the love of my life and I would fight through hell to be with him forever. I don’t care what anyone says; mixed love is beautiful. ❤️

[@wellwateredwoman897]

LIKE

[@Stephen-l7q]

Lucky guy

[@girligirlish1]

If i had a black partner and someone called them that in front of me theyd be getting beatttttt

[@SakuraBassandMusic]

The symbolism of the river cleansing them ugh this story is soo good

[@doseofdesi926]

So did he drown himself, so they could be with one another in another life. That's how I interpreted it.

[@LisaKEllis-zw7ue]

👍

[@ivyyy9163]

A huge moment of silence for interracial couples who broke color and law barriers to be together, but their stories cut short. *Dang, I am in tears after watching this!* 😭😭😭😭😭*

[@marisahall6741]

Love is love,not matter the race, but boy things happen sometimes that make me conflicted because of racism. That slap felt so good.

[@johnj.anthonymcquade6876]

so your saying a racist act against a white woman made you feel good

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

"And there, in the darkness below, the fool and the princess touched--for a moment. And then they drowned. And in that moment they touched, the fool and the princess could see each other and all the things of life and of the world more clearly than but a dozen people since the beginning of time. And that moment they touched outlasted the life of the king and the queen, and outlasted the kingdom. And it will probably outlast us, too." from "The Dark Princess" by Richard Kennedy

[@abhishekbarua2368]

Very true.

[@jama5336]

y'all really think she died and came back to life i-

[@thediva4eva]

it's karen to you ma'am in an interview the filmmaker, Joyce Sherrí, said they become immortal. And they live through the decades in search of the right time to love each other.

[@monnicamarie]

This film makes my heart cry 😢 a lost innocence. Poor Bo but he should have spoken up done more for Monica. Hell they could have run 🏃‍♀️ away together. Damn these dark times. Damn skin is skin, shouldn’t have been this damn way. Waking from the ocean 🌊 symbolizes a rebirth, their version of heaven. I LOVE ❤️ how their veins come alive when they join hands!!

[@Smarion2]

Wow! 😭 Crazy that I'm a product of a British woman and African man in the 70's. That was a hard time for a mixed girl. I can't imagine during these times. How heartbreaking.

[@XxxclusiveReviews]

I love mix because you all go thru alot.. not by choice.

[@elisejackson2854]

@@XxxclusiveReviews this makes no sense.

[@Gallop4Me]

So, did he carry her into the water and then drown himself? When they both "awoke", they were actually dead?

[@twinklestar620]

Gallop4Me yes, I would be so cross if I was that girl and in the afterlife I would give a talking to, and then move to the side of the afterlife

[@gabriellekizer5572]

Love is a connection with the heart and soul not race or gender ❤️

[@thelifeoflayyyla7584]

We need more interracial movies,shows,couples I love thissss❤️❤️❤️❤️😍

[@PatternLand]

Creep...

[@shaydan6571]

Why? All it does is divide, pacify and disempower black people, there is LITERALLY nothing good about interracial programming, its poison and its designed to be poison.

[@j.oreardon9426]

I agree, interracial love is probably the strongest love...because it has to overcome the ignorance and hate coming from many directions.

[@TampaJohn]

I think the ending was the two of them entering their version of heaven. The place where they fell in love.

[@monnicamarie]

Agreed!! Me too

[@krissmith9952]

Satan Divides~ Their is only 1 human race with a million different cultures

[@oliviachandler983]

Kris Smith this is the most accurate comment s yet so little likes.

[@andrewmccall2421]

Amen brother

[@christinejarrett7982]

Black people are not the guilty ones. Please remember these things, for many their satanic nature will not change. This is not hatred, I am just being honest and truthful.

[@andrewmccall2421]

Christine Jarrett Christine ....I’ll answer : this was due to spiritual warfare and bloodline war......our people black peoples the original Jews Kindled gods anger against us (we offended god with some crazy sins) so god allowed us to be captured and persecuted for centuries until we humbled ourselves and came back to his word ....I.E.... enter a man named MLK

[@christinejarrett7982]

@@andrewmccall2421 What is bloodline war?

[@clydeedmond856]

Beautifully crafted love story!!!! Its triumphant ending doesn't sugarcoat the ugliness of racism while demonstrating that love can transcend it.

[@myriamguns2162]

In her dream: 'I don't know where we were but we were together' To couples all over the world, savour every second you share for it can be over in the blink of an eye.

[@thirisha26]

monica is honestly so brave