Horror Short Film "Spoor" | ALTER | Online Premiere

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Hi everyone, Sunita Soliar & Statten Roeg, here! We’re the co-writers and co-directors of Spoor. Thanks for watching and we’ll be around in the comments to answer any questions. We hope you enjoy our film!

[@3iiu]

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[@Rebel_Lord_Taron]

My only question is... Do y'all have any other horror shorts on alter or KZbin that I can see?

[@LeanderOnYoutube]

Question, why does that thing look like a pimple?

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@Rebel_Lord_Taron Sadly not yet, but coming soon fingers crossed!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@LeanderOnKZbin What starts as a small and weak pimple can grow into a giant all consuming boil!!

[@orichidiu]

I bet we all wish we could give back our trauma to our parents. Kudos to you for achieving the impossible! ✊️

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We sure do! At least giving it back to the symbolic ones that live inside of us can give us some feeling of freedom.

[@kurtweiand7086]

The acting was very good! She seemed so relieved in the end! How hard the burden must have been to have such a chip on your shoulder!😣

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We love our cast. Ellora Torchia does amazing work, and her bond with Mariam Bassa, the mother, is extraordinary. We were so lucky they agreed to do our film.

[@magnetdesignandadver]

Anyone who can take care of a bedridden person must have nerves of steel and a massive heart. Very good. Love the Voortrekkers model set, the old tape in the growth and the whole bizarre thing

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Really glad you liked the Voortrekker model set and picked up on that. A really cool artist Miriam Elia made it for us.

[@magnetdesignandadver]

@@Spoorshortfilm Wow! she is brilliant. It was so unexpected - like a blast from the very very distant past. Amazing how you brought that into the English setting

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@magnetdesignandadver Thanks! Miriam is great. We met someone at a festival who swore they played with this exact set as a child, but it is totally made up for the film!

[@magnetdesignandadver]

@@Spoorshortfilm LOL! the past is malleable

[@denisesisneros5806]

I didn't get it.

[@Skyrimfruitsnacks]

I’ve been a fan of ALTER for 4 years, and I love seeing so much diversity (along with the amazing production quality of course)! Keep up the great work!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Alter is the best!

[@kobitatirsatheacheganshammelat]

What's That😂😂???

[@FatGamerDad]

Yeah diversity is good as long as it's not forced. But just by the fact that you're bringing attention to it I'm guessing you're one of those people that have to check the boxes. Alter has lasted this long and has done this well because the vast majority of the writing of each story is good storytelling nobody is thinking oh my God this is so so diverse there are so many Black people there are so many Hindu people there are so many blah blah blahs. They're thinking this is an incredible story and I'm glad I saw it.

[@Skyrimfruitsnacks]

@ …Or I just wanted to commend them for being a good company with good movies that doesn’t discriminate? 😐

[@jewelhaines8842]

Hi! I loved this film! I took from it that the daughter resented having to take care of her ailing Mother. To me, the tape was representing the shame and how the daughter felt her Mother felt about her ( Wholly Nothing). The daughter felt like she wasn't good enough in her Mother's eyes. Very well done! 😊

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much. We are so pleased the film spoke to you!!

[@dastuffster150]

Resent not only of taking care of her mother, but the expectation of always having to be perfect. This story wasn't scary it was so relatable I couldn't stop crying. Maybe one day I too will not have not have to carry this shame, guilt Thank you guys for this win wonderful story

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much. We hope that you won't have to carry any guilt anymore. It means so much that this story has resonated with you. All we wanted to do with this film was reach out to the other people who understand. ❤‍🩹

[@dastuffster150]

@Spoorshortfilm ❤️‍🔥🙏🏿 you did wonderfully. Thank you guys for all of your hard work, I look forward to feeling something from your next work.. no pressure and please continue to stay safe

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@dastuffster150 Thank you so much for the kind words. You too.

[@heatherm9414]

Thanks!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much! That is extremely generous of you.

[@StaciaSaint]

Wow! At once bizarre, frightening, socially-relevant and darkly comical. Production values are exceptional… really evocative visual storytelling in every scene. I was not expecting such high-end special effects in a short film. Fans of David Lynch, Michael Haneke, and Coralie Fargeat (The Substance) will love Spoor. I look forward to seeing a feature film from this talented team!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks so much, Stacia! We’re hugely grateful to the wonderful team at Detachment East for bringing this to life.

[@tiffani-amberstuurman8025]

As a South African, the "voetsek voetsek!" Had me falling out😂

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you! Glad you appreciated the South Africanisms! Tell your friends! We really want to reach a South African audience.

[@nuzailahebrahim2288]

​@SpoorshortfilmYESS...I THOUGHT I NOTICED THE SOUND OF MY HOME LAND!

[@danminghella5877]

Loved the detail of the bars outside the window disappearing at the end, when she finally reclaims her agency - tiny little shift with the sound design to transform a horrible moment into relief, really nice work

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks, Dan! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@michelledevan1789]

The beautiful Kali the destroyer and rebirth mother of all. What a phenomenal movie, definitely one of the best I've seen on KZbin. Thank you for sharing your creative genius with us all!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you for such a lovely comment! So nice to read first thing in the morning!!

[@AB-gt6iv]

Beautiful horror short! Her ever increasing burdens! the generational trauma! Body Horror and Pyschological horror. I loved it a lot. Admittedly, I was confused at bits, especially as to why Ma kali kept coming over, but then it was clear at the end. Kali is also the Goddess of Time, Of Kal, of the end, of destruction, of new beginnings. So that's what happened. Time healed her baggages. Time took her mother away. Time ended her misery. :) Is this set in South Africa ?

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Sunita here. Thanks for watching, and for taking the time to comment. We were using Kali more as the one who destroys to create new beginnings, so the idea is that she leads Ash to realise that she has to hand back the trauma and so let the burden die. She’s also the true mother, so in this spirit, she contrasts with the devouring mother who passed the burden on. The film isn’t set in South Africa, but it is about South African Indians. The idea is that the mother moved from South Africa to England, like my family did, but brought that baggage over with her.

[@themulti-coloredcanary5795]

What a beautifully done story! I know it's supposed to be horror, but it's message is anything but!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you for watching and for this lovely comment. We also think it is a happy ending, despite the process of transformation being painful.

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

As disturbing as it was, i, like the story of a woman being guided by the Great Godess to shed all her burdens and become nothing so she may become something new. Indian folktales are rife with such tales. The mother must have expressed all her frustration by emotionally abusing her daughter. Which I understand but in no way do I sympathize. The only mercy her daughter could afford her was a peaceful passing, no connection, no apologies The only question I have is why tapes? Is it because they hold some emotional significance to her.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

.Thanks for watching our film. We are glad you liked it. The tapes represent the burdens that have been passed down to her through the generations and have become lodged in her body causing pain and deformation. She needs to listen to them and understand them so she can move forward, so we thought the audio tape was a good metaphor for that process.

[@grumbolaya]

I'm pretty sure the moral is don't worship demons.

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

​​​@@grumbolaya Goddess Kali is not a demon. Keep your propaganda to yourself and go worship you non-existent abstract deity who had no love for you

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

​@@grumbolaya Goddess Kali is not a demon. But you definitely are

[@plantito-bong6586]

As a bangali somehow understand the significance of using The picture of our Goddess Kali maa . Thank you for this excellent work 🙏

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you! We love the idea of Kali destroying the old in order to nurture the new - and as Kali Ma, the true mother.

[@shaybaby481]

BEAUTIFUL 💙

[@lammylamps1948]

Ignorance about specific religions has led many producers to conclude that they must get it right & mainly respect the use, way, reason, ritual without making me google it if it offends viewers & I can’t know why

[@alexisfrechette6157]

Very very good, I loved the little ''Cronenberg'' touch with the first tape extraction. I had a great time with this short movie, with particular appreciation of the way the big sensitive metaphor of generational trauma was handled. I hope to see a feature film from you in the future, you are very talented artists ! Love from Quebec ! 💗

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Wow! What a lovely message. Thank you so much. It is deeply appreciated. Hope we have a feature film to show you one day soon! Love to Quebec from London! ❤

[@scooby_doo216]

What I understood is the lump on her shoulder was a tumor which had outgrown because of the unhealed trauma that was instilled by her mother's narcissistic traits which was depicted through the cassette wire. And in the end she realised, what is the actual origin of the trauma. And force feed her mother with the trauma she herself was responsible for. And let her die in peace. So in the end its visible that the tumor dissolved, depicting resolved old trauma. This is my interpretation as a doctor.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We concur with your diagnosis, Doctor! 👩‍⚕

[@bsfbestshortfilmsonyoutube]

My Father became a burden after my Mother divorced him. Growing up , he often complained about how difficult it was to raise kids. The expenses. Then 3 years ago when he became immobile from aging 74 years old. He demanded my siblings take care of him. Or else, no one would get money from his will. My siblings were too busy raising their kids. The only solution was to send him into a care home as he needed special treatment. He needed to be spoon fed, his nappy changed. My father chose his own care home. Private care which costs 2k per week. He remained in the care home for 3 years before he died. When his house was sold. was only enough to cover the costs of his care. He used his will to get our attention. to help him. But in the end. His money was spent on his care home. All of his life was about money. One time when he said my children stress me they are expensive. I advised him to use condoms ! 😌

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Sorry to hear you had such a difficult time. Statten’s dad spent his last years in a care home, and they are both depressing and expensive. Thanks for sharing your experience and for watching our film.

[@MysteriousOuterSpace]

When she got out the cutting tool. And. Cut that lump. Off I was terrified of what would happen next lol

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Glad it gave you a chill!! Thanks for watching!

[@jeffcd3559]

One of the most thoughtful and interestingly visualized videos I've seen.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to write such a kind comment.

[@TheHauntVault-i4q]

This is really, really good, I love how you've incorporated all the real life, modern day horrors with the anxieties lurking from the past. Everything is on point!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching! So pleased you enjoyed it!

[@Rebel_Lord_Taron]

Hell yeah let's go! Shout out from Texas to All You Beautiful horror movie lovers

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We love Texas!!

[@michelledevan1789]

Yip we love Elf on a Shelf, and Christmas is just around the corner! Awesome short horror movies from you guys

[@Rebel_Lord_Taron]

@@Spoorshortfilm hell yeah in Texas loves y'all too

[@dawnrosecrants8919]

Excellent movie. So heart felt taking care of a sick loved one. Yet also so traumatizing. 😭😱

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you. It's true, looking after someone with dementia is very difficult.

[@adriankstarz2854]

This actually was hard to swallow. 😅

[@Spoorshortfilm]

🤣That is a good one!!! Something to chew over...

[@JohnnyX7-m3m]

Very moving, original, and horrifying in a beautiful way! Great job! Hope to see more of your work!❤

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much for such a lovely comment. We are so glad that you enjoyed it! Hopefully we will have more work for you to see soon!

[@ThiaJetNeYu]

OMG!!! I am blown away by this incredible story and the acting was superb!!! Well done!!! Wow what a concept!!!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much! What a lovely comment!! We love our actors!

[@ThiaJetNeYu]

@@Spoorshortfilm you are very welcome! Thank you for this impeccable short film. I look forward to seeing more from you!!!

[@raquellofstedt9713]

Isn't Kali also a diety for mothers? As well as for war? I like this. Well done.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

She is! We think she symbolises the true mother who helps Ash to enlightenment in contrast with the devouring mother.

[@iwasboredwoo]

THIS WAS AMAZING. I need a full movie.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching it, and we are very glad it left you wanting more! We hope to make a feature, but we’re not sure whether we could do more with this story as we think its meaning is complete as it is. What would you like to see in a feature version?

[@ronhanks4610]

This was very good 😊 sometimes I too wish I could give those who have hurt me a taste of the pain. Well done to all involved.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you. Don't we all!

[@tomatofaceddisgrace]

Very, very good. Loved my girl and Kali going off into the sunset together ❤❤❤

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much! With Kali, she is ready to face anything! 💪🌄

[@antoineellis4412]

Wow...this film was outstanding..keep up the great work.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much!

[@mannybravo237]

So she's not playing 'cowboys n injuns'. I googled voortrekkers, and langer. She has to put up a defensive wall to keep out all her past trauma. And her fear on the present, the unpaid bills for one, and future, her mom dying. She needs a bf, I guess...if 'langer' is slang for 'penis'? The cassette tape and old school walkman put the time period in the 80's, cool. Because I wondered, "just google the going price of the special vase, duh.", but no web back then. I remember cutting and taping and rewinding w the erasure end of a # 2 pencil, when doing cassette 'surgery',,,those mix tapes were precious😅 Enjoyed the short, really captivating. Take a deep breathe and heal yourself.

[@mannybravo237]

Replying to my comment, watching the third time w captions on. The word is "Laager", not "langer", lol. I can't clearly read the letters on the toy box w my device. The voice from the tape said, "you can't leave the laager!"

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@mannybravo237 So glad you liked it and thanks so much for rewatching! That’s exactly what we intended with the laager, the thing she thinks is keeping her safe is keeping her trapped, just like the bars on the house.

[@Danielle-yi6ld]

We blame our mothers for so much trauma. But, in the end, we can see how little they caused.

[@IamLookingforWoody_________786]

The face of Kali Goddess is very scary😱😱😱😨😨😨😨😳😳😳.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We think so too, but she means well!

[@giafredrick9611]

Dang that was good ! Twisted 👏👏👏👏

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@salomelinan1531]

Absolutely brilliant. Really good work!!!!❤❤❤

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much!!

[@raecalderon1929]

Great movie! Loved it! One word of advice don’t watch if your eating. lol

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Lol!!!

[@kevincousen3045]

that's deep .... also thx for using the image of Kali in a respectful way :)

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks, Kevin. We do believe in what Kali symbolises. We believe she has the power to help people!

[@kevincousen3045]

@@Spoorshortfilm Jai Mata Kali!

[@godofmath1039]

​@@kevincousen3045 I think the idea of appropriating Hinduism or its deities, rituals, or adjacent cultural practices (e.g. saying "Jai Mata Kali") is just as offensive to Hindus.

[@kevincousen3045]

@@godofmath1039 fair share, not out to offend anyone - keepin my words n practices to myself where they belong, thx for pointing it out :)

[@godofmath1039]

@@kevincousen3045 Appreciate the respectfulness. Sometimes other non-Hindus (especially the fake, wannabe "Hindus," be they "converts" or pick-mes or otherwise) will lash out at real Hindus told how it is, but you seem very open-minded. Thank you for that

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Not sure I get the message but the body horror is great.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you! It’s about how trauma is passed on and lives on the body and the painful process of how you free yourself. The specific trauma is the history of Indians who were taken to South Africa as indentured labourers, and that’s what a lot of the stuff on the tape is about and what the mum is referring to.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

@@SpoorshortfilmThank you.

[@MisterG2323]

Can't say this one was terribly clear to me, but it definitely has inspired me to read up on Kali. Thanks! Well done for what it was.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you for taking the time to watch the film. Glad you at least got some Kali inspiration from it.

[@harsha.092]

Although i'm from India and couldn't personally relate, i found the filim informative and enlightening. I appreciated learning about new perspectives , culture and history. Beautiful work!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much! The experience of South African Indians isn’t well known outside of SA so we are pleased to have been able to express this and hopefully the more universal, psychological experience of how to hand back trauma that we don’t need to carry can resonate with others

[@harsha.092]

@ Trauma is not our responsibility. It often results from other's actions. So we need not to carry something that isn't ours. So let's take back control and release trauma,. Healing is not just individual, but collective. .. Looking forward to more stories!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@harsha.092 So true. Thank you. We hope to have more stories soon!

[@michelledevan1789]

Awesome philosophical perspective, thank you for sharing your wisdom, I see the truth in trauma is not hours, but it is a long weary road to literally "letting go". I think there is a massive universal life lesson in "letting go", could be the key and answer to everything, who knows!

[@harsha.092]

@@michelledevan1789 collective healing, global impact !

[@IamLookingforWoody_________786]

You made a awesome short film, please aldo make on karma or good or bad deeds of life😊😊😊.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you. That's a good idea... ✍

[@Queen.AnneBoleyn]

She needs Dr. Pimple Popper STAT.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We tried to get her to post about the film, but she didn't respond😥🤣

[@Lucyelle]

Loved it, especially her unfolding and final transformation to KALI

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you! And thanks for noticing - our costume designer Jonathan Lipman did such an incredible job of changing her outfit to Kali’s colours to show the transformation at the end.

[@NickPaine-d7w]

This was SPECTACULAR

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.

[@nuzailahebrahim2288]

Nice to hear the mother speak like where im from!!...she has the same lingo as durban south africans😂

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We were so happy that Mariam Bassa (Aya from the Kandasamys films) agreed to do it while she was here in London. Nobody but a true Durban South African could have nailed that dialogue!

[@nuzailahebrahim2288]

​@Spoorshortfilm Haha ikr...I'm so honored to get a response btw!!❤😂...lovely performance.

[@labonipradhan303]

Jai Maa Kali❤

[@Spoorshortfilm]

❤

[@jenniferlopez1073]

What a creepy movie! I loved it!!!!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks, J.Lo!! 🤩😜But seriously, we really appreciate you taking the time to watch our film and write a lovely comment like this. Thank you.

[@usulamek]

4:24

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Down the hatch!

[@KrazzyKlown]

I dont think the shoulder tape was very nutritious. She should have fed her food.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

She tried to give her mother food, but she wouldn't have it. Tape was the only thing she wanted to eat!!

[@fayejackson1289]

Loved it. Congratulations! Brilliantly fucked up.

[@HannahsHorrificHijinks]

Love your short films 😍

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you!

[@anthonygarrido4269]

Very good short

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you!

[@FabianaFerreira-h2j]

😮 gostaria que tivesse legenda em português, não da pra entender direito,mas gostei muito 👏👏👏👏 parabéns a todos pelo trabalho, beijos direto do Brasil 🇧🇷

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Hey there, glad you liked it. Thanks for notifying us about the Portuguese subtitles. We meant to have them on. They are there now if you want to watch again!! Hello to Brasil!!

[@FabianaFerreira-h2j]

@Spoorshortfilm 😘💞😽

[@zaid_official_1]

Please make horror house trapped, clown , lake .... 😍 Would love

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We'll do our best to please! 🤡🏚

[@zaid_official_1]

@Spoorshortfilm I love alter on KZbin best short horror films 💙

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@zaid_official_1 Alter is amazing!

[@louise4217]

Very good indeed 👌

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you!!

[@ladyraven2256]

I think i got everything but the Tape or What the Tape kept Repeating. . I've read the comments to understand the Goddess 'Kali 'more .Not as The Destroyer or Goddess of War by images ( American Native Indian/ Celt ) btw i like the old model set. it seemed both Mother/ Daughter were imprisoned ( the bars to keep them safe - Mom has Dementia Prevents Endless Wandering) I've worked in That Field very Difficult. As well as starting to forget Things is terrifying to loss your Mind .The Tape? ' Wholly Nothing??

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Hi, thanks so much for the comment. The repetition on the tape is a play on words: wholly/holy nothing. Ash first feels the debasement and humiliation that has been passed on as a result of the historical exploitation of Indians in South Africa as indentured labourers, but she has to free herself from the psychological entrapment by finding the ‘holy’ or transcendent emptiness that allows for new things to develop.

[@gutsybear]

I'm a little confused... the figurines she put out in the beginning says Voortrekker, which is afrikaans. When her mother was hanging off the bed and she tried to help her, she said voetsek, which is how we in South Africa say go away or, I would say more accurately, f**k off. Not sure what language that is, to be perfectly honest, but pretty much everyone here uses it. All this indicates they are maybe from South Africa, but the nurse and the other man sounded english. Did they immigrate, perhaps? I'm just curious 🤔

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Hi! Sunita here. It is indeed South African slang, and the film is set in England as you said! The implication is that the mum character moved away from South Africa, like my family did, as it’s about how the psychological legacy of South Africa’s history clings onto people, even those who leave. They are still trapped in the laager of the mind. Our lead actresses also have South African connections. Ellora Torchia’s mother is from South Africa and Mariam Bassa is from Durban and stars as Aya in the South African comedy film series the Kandasamys. Hope you like it. Spread the word to other South Africans! We want people to see it out there!

[@nivivaniryneishia6063]

Team Indians 👇

[@Spoorshortfilm]

👍

[@atesharamjit91]

Why was she feeding her mom the tape?

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Because her mum has passed on the generational trauma to her, even if she didn’t mean to, and so she needs to hand back the psychological burden in order to be free. Also, the mum is asking for it throughout the film so that they can both be at peace. That is why she is constantly saying she is hungry, but refusing to eat food.

[@rozsailo6115]

Amazing work❤❤

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much!!

[@franksiegeswille8896]

Woman suffering from elevated cassette tape levels.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

😂📼🔪🩸

[@3soczek]

Great acting!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you. They were amazing. We were so lucky to have them.

[@JohnathanKnowles-k6b]

Bui Alter have some scary stuff Bui 😮🎉😅❤

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Alter is amazing!! 🔥

[@reen8443]

Didn’t get the story! 😔

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Sorry to hear that. The story is about how generational trauma is passed on - even if we don’t intend it - and what we have to do to hand it back.

[@delstanley1349]

We celebrate the victory of life with confetti!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@delstanley1349 Glad you think it's a happy ending. We do too!

[@l158-w3i]

This is so disturbing and I like it ❤❤❤❤😂

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Yayy!!! 😘

[@shekeenkalm]

I dont understand the film... Somebody explain please? Whats the "growth" on her shoulder?

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching. Sorry you didn’t understand. There are lots of explanations in the other comments from us and other viewers! It’s about how historical trauma is passed on and is expressed as bodily pain and what you have to do to hand it back. The specific trauma - the stuff on the tape - is the history of Indians who were taken to South Africa as indentured labourers.

[@greenlizard4208]

why did i decide to watch this oml-

[@durasaxon5131]

Horror at its best. Scary. Weird. Foreign. India. British. Shiva. A living nightmare of a daughter and her dying mother. Arghh, Insanity calls. Holy Hannah! + Rich + Lord have mercy. Lord Jesus come. Amen. _____ Kali -- I stand corrected.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you for watching, and for adapting the film into a poem!!

[@KaraboNhlamolo]

I know I didn't hear 'Voetsek' 😂

[@Spoorshortfilm]

You sure did! 😆

[@Pookieezz06]

Excellent work ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️AWESOME ACTING AND LOVELY SCRIPT ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️LOVE INDIA ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you so much. So thrilled that you liked it!! ❤

[@Pookieezz06]

Ohh yea I love this platform and this story which I watched its amazing ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️HATS OFF TO YOUR HARD WORK ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️please come up with more ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@Pookieezz06 Thanks again! Alter is amazing. We are coming up with lots of new stuff. We hope you'll like it. ❤

[@graciousproximity1458]

Perspective is all what we have as our own, otherwise things happen in the world for just they had to.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you for taking the time to watch the film, and thank you for sharing your perspective. It means a lot to us!

[@LeanderOnYoutube]

10:44 oh hell no

[@Spoorshortfilm]

More like Hell YEAH!!!

[@bevssweettreats8412]

😂the best south African language

[@Spoorshortfilm]

South African has the best slang!! Voetsek!! 🤣

[@men1ace]

yoo, hello from russian horror lovers (ofc only ur channel❤)

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Alter is the best!

[@anadebenitomartin4611]

Really good

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it!

[@micknordstrom2591]

That was original, Death by Cassette tape, hahahahahaha!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you! We did all nearly die of cassette tape on set - it stank like parmesan cheese and left glittery flecks everywhere. And we had 20kg of the stuff!

[@micknordstrom2591]

@@Spoorshortfilm Hahahahahahaha!

[@Priya_Singhv]

I am from भारत ( India ) ❤

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Hello to India!! Thank you for watching! We are keen to have as big an Indian audience as possible, so spread the word if you liked it!!!

[@3diamondcals]

5:23 those are South African words

[@Spoorshortfilm]

They are indeed! The mother in the movie is South African Indian and the film is about how the history of Indians in South Africa still affects the younger generations, even if they no longer live there.

[@3diamondcals]

@ that’s so cool and amazing videos btw

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@3diamondcals Thank you!

[@WarehouseWilgus]

Cool movie!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.

[@dorothyharris2117]

Idk why I try to eat and watch these

[@Spoorshortfilm]

🤣glad to be of service 🤮

[@mickeysharma1465]

Couldn't understand the concept behind the movie..also at one point I felt like vomitting due to the visuals...

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Wanting to vomit is the first step to understanding!!!

[@horsemenstudio]

Nice 👌

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you!!!

[@MahooroSebuguzi-ow1uo]

Oh my god❤🎉😂

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it! (Kali is a Goddess though!! 🤣)

[@AJManol]

Eraserhead energy.

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thank you! We'll take that compliment every day! Have you ever seen Tetsuo: The Iron Man by Shinya Tsukamoto. That was also a big inspiration for us.

[@oreobunn]

Can someone explain what the premise is 😅 I've watched it twice and still don't know what's going on

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Hi there. Thanks for watching twice!! Have you ever felt all the tension in the world building up inside of you until it is ready to burst? It’s about understanding where that comes from and how to get free from it.

[@SunFlower-tb9zg]

Please can someone explain this to me it went over my head but i m inquisitive to know whats the real story 😢

[@Spoorshortfilm]

It’s a fairytale about how psychological trauma is passed down and lives in the body and builds up if you ignore it - and how you need to start listening to the pain to learn how to become free.

[@SunFlower-tb9zg]

@Spoorshortfilm the tape was the trauma passed by the mother so her daughter is feeding her the trauma back in the form of tape? And what was the picture about?

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@SunFlower-tb9zg Yeah, that’s absolutely what the tape represents! Her specific trauma is the experience of Indians in South Africa, but we know that is quite niche! The picture is the Hindu Goddess Kali, who represents necessary destruction that leads to creation, so is a symbol of the transformation that the main character needs. She is also known as Kali Ma, so is the true mother. Thanks for asking and for watching.

[@SammaneeTharusara]

❤

[@Spoorshortfilm]

❤

[@vishaljoshi8405]

Make some more videos deep reffering to goddess kali

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We will be making more videos!!

[@irrelevant_cartel]

3:11 😂😂

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Glad you enjoyed some of the humour in the film!

[@NickPaine-d7w]

*squish squish* 🙃

[@Spoorshortfilm]

squelch squelch 😄

[@suparna5685]

I didn't understand😢😢😢

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Thanks for watching. Sorry you didn't understand. It's about how Ma Kali can help us break out of patterns set by our past that are keeping us trapped. For our main character, these entrapping patterns are about the history of Indians in South Africa.

[@coldatnightproductions]

0:05 WAAZAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

WAAAAAAAZAAAAAAAA!!! to you too!!!!!

[@Spoorshortfilm]

WAAAAAAAZAAAAAAAA!!! to you too!!!!!

[@moirakizito4828]

👍👍👍

[@Spoorshortfilm]

👍👍👍 to you too!!!!

[@tann8137]

Jai kali maa💕

[@Spoorshortfilm]

Ma Kali certainly helped us on this film!! 💕

[@lightningrose3654]

Interesting premise but I feel that it should have been made clearer as to what was going on. Maybe have the MC listen to the tape and have a flash back to what caused the trauma instead of just relying on words

[@Gauravkumar-jm4ve]

Why Goddess Mother Kali picture used?

[@Spoorshortfilm]

We’ve used Ma Kali because she symbolises transformation, destroying the old to nurture the new, and she is the true mother who replaces the devouring mother and leads to transcendence.

[@Gauravkumar-jm4ve]

@Spoorshortfilm okk good concept tx for explaining

[@Spoorshortfilm]

@@Gauravkumar-jm4ve You're welcome! Thank you for watching it.

[@Goku_does_edits793]

So the whole point was to let her go 😅

[@Spoorshortfilm]

That's right. It's painful, but the only way to break free! 🥲

[@missbeagle1758]

What happened for her bump in the back

[@Spoorshortfilm]

The lump has been brewing for a long time as a physical expression of a psychological problem. Have you ever had something like that?