LGBT short film "Flamingo Pride" | by Tomer Eshed

Frustrated at being the only straight flamingo in a gay flock, our hero falls in love with a lady stork who flies by. Unable to convince her of his serious intentions, he isolates himself and endures an identity crisis. An intensive encounter inspires him to make a bold move.
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Flamingo Pride won the following awards:
Los Angeles, "Best Student Project" SIGGRAPH
Hamburg, "Audience Award" Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg
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Flamingo Pride has been shown at the following festivals:
Bristol, Encounters Short Film Festival
Leipzig, DOK Int. Festival Animations- und Dokumentarfilm Leipzig
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Director: Tomer Eshed
Screenplay: Tomer Eshed
Producer: Dennis Rettkowski
Music: Stefan Maria Schneider
#LGBT

[@audreymorris8985]

“name something that feels both gay and homophobic”

[@dvffy_dotcom]

That's how I felt cause I'm mad confused

[@lemon1910]

@@dvffy_dotcom same

[@junkerowo]

please I am literally so confused what's happening here

[@Its_Asteria]

That's the vibe I got the moment he got to that other area the stork went to

[@dareangel851]

This movie

[@crayonzii]

I was trying really hard to find some moral of the story but failed

[@xd._.28234]

There wasn't xd

[@Koijestic]

Don’t dress up as a tiger or a dommyw mommy might catch you

[@pleaseenteraname2745]

Moral: Don't be a Flamingo

[@BoobooSnafu]

Be yourself .....dont pretend, or people will assume you're someone else .

[@Pikachew675]

Tbh same lol

[@bleachedforeskin1431]

So what message would you like to convey to your audience? Animator: No.

[@leoollooozzz333]

🤨

[@tellmethesongoftherain6534]

@@leoollooozzz333 👏👏

[@ruculas6648]

apparently the animation shows that: one man and one woman couples are old-fashioned whereas lgbt couples are something more innovative, but these flamingos are an exteriotype of gays.

[@shiva72945]

@@ruculas6648 They should be an exteriotype of gays., they're pink.

[@ruculas6648]

@@shiva72945 these flamingos are not exteriotypes just because they are pink, the way they walk, talk and dress too.

[@hisfavworstnightmare]

i’m so happy that everyone else is just as confused as i am

[@khannman]

I said "wtf did I just watch" right after dude

[@user-tg6gs5sc2p]

Yea, just what the fuck is this

[@pollyanna8061]

LOL😂 i never laugh so hard about the gay parade! About the secrets we choose to hide, and the ones we choose to share! For those who didn't understood; the flamingo who landed in the lake where happens to have a flamingo parade( wich is another name for gay parade), is a "straight" flamingo, right? He disapprove all that happy mess around, and felt shocked and riled up when the gays confused him as being another one of them. However, he sees the beatiful heron and fall in love with her. Going after her, he found out that the elegant lady seems a serious, and demure straight partner for him. But he forgot that he was a pink flamingo, reason more than enough to be rejected and despised in a world of straight black and white birds of black"n'white thoughts! He, then, confuses the demonstration of love, with force and aggressiveness, when observing the mating of the tigers- so he thought it would be a good idea to conquer her beloved adopting the posture of a predator, a "macho man", and, also, the respect of a very conservative society who once had already rejected him for being a pink bird! As we could see, it was a very bad idea, because the black'n'white birds rejected him, now, for two reasons- because he was pink and because he was a predator!! Disappointed and giving up to conquer her beloved, he is misunderstood by the gay community, who confuses him by being one of them, and everybody goes there to welcome him and celebrate his supposed " out of the closet"! While he's struggling to explain to that people that he's not gay or even liked what he consider, maybe, deviations from a normal sexual behavior, suddenly, appears her beloved, dressed like a dominatrix, reveling to him, a hidden side of her, and her intimacy, that no one could ever suspect under her cover of a "good daughter"! In the end, no one cares for that( at least, the flamingos), everybody's having a great time, a good party, and celebrating the love! 'Cause what really matters in this life, is that you have to deal with who you are, accept yourself, love a lot yourself, and do everything you can to be happy, and that doesn't mean it has to be the way that others may think you should be or behave, 'cause at the end of the day, the reflection on the mirror is your face, not others opinions! Be happy the way you are; accept the difference, 'cause to somebody else, you, too, may look different; love and be loved, and live a full life! That's the message of the comic we just saw!! Cheers, people! From Brazil; with love!💓💕

[@harmonigarcia1279]

But I'm not confused.

[@Life_gose_on]

I don't get it what the Duck!! 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅

[@MoffinMouse]

i am partialy terrified by the flamingo's designs

[@Jay-The-Jester]

the teeth i'm guessing-

[@UncreativeCJ]

More like disgusted judging by your yellow diamond face pfp

[@bulletthebeagle]

@@Jay-The-Jester 3:59 I see why.

[@T4eva]

Well the teeth sure didn’t help but I guess it was something new and different somewhat worked I guess.

[@bad_gaymr]

@@Jay-The-Jester the absolute curse!😨😨

[@katiearbuckle9017]

Ah Yes, A totally different kinda of story. The " Mom, Dad I am not Gay but holy fuck do I have some Kinks that make me feel like I am and make me look Gay" Story.

[@sherlockholmes8329]

I think you’re the only person who hit the nail on the head.

[@goldstarburst1984]

I- I'm just here to hear people talk

[@binhobrasileiro]

You have nailed right through.

[@Cookie_Panda_Studio]

DUDE ME

[@hat7475]

@@zixea3318 HMM💀

[@bananathewolf5589]

after 5 years i have found a moral of the story "consent is important"

[@bischwester8619]

Pls elaborate

[@makaniistorm8664]

@@bischwester8619 Bird was getting unwanted sexual contact

[@househdfanclub]

Lol

[@Sobreira4]

So why is it specifically an LGBT story?

[@ichmich9324]

​@@Sobreira4because the protagonist flamingo struggles with his identity. Just a bit reserved. He is annoyed by the gay stuff and refuse it, just to fit perfectly when he discover himself in the eye of fear, while still refusing it. And achieved his goal with the other bird in a way he never intended or though how it would be. I can't say if that is positive or negative

[@robloxdoorsfan8343]

All I got from this is that you can always join BDSM, no matter the sexuality.

[@draconicgremlin7484]

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAVSBDDNDN C THIS- THIS IS THE BEST COMMENT IVE SEEN OH MY FUCKING GODS YES!!!💀😂

[@the.real.mothman]

i love your pfp

[@marthabarlow6368]

Haha I am glad someone found the moral of this story, I was having trouble 😂

[@magnificent9784]

@@marthabarlow6368 Watch till the end like after the credit.

[@Brightfur10]

@@the.real.mothman lmao I just saw you on another Homestuck thread

[@thechaoticphoenixx8963]

For a second I thought he was going to make the sudden realisation he was Bi

[@Pessimystic]

Omg I know you, I love your animations!

[@rainydaze4409]

I thought he realized he was asexual because he knew he wasn't gay but the straight tigers freaked him out so much

[@jc3734]

Same. That would have been a much better plot and moral

[@aloismakkenna6380]

I thought that he became Asexual 👀

[@gayvagina7353]

I thought he was gonna realize he was trans or ace

[@dragonsbanecannibal9378]

The "Hello Tiger~" At The End Has Me Deceased

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

I just wheezed my lungs out, also now deceased.

[@jamesbochnik1696]

They really ended it with a pun

[@misaomisaratobi3599]

I died

[@nuggies2959]

I just died

[@C4N15]

I choked on the air at it fjdhd

[@cloudyyraposyy1518]

I swear he was gonna find out he was asexual in the end- specially after the tiger scene, wtf was that- Very well animated tho

[@enby_endy7960]

lol same

[@BlueWolfiee]

That would’ve been a much much better ending, and would’ve given the film some actual meaning. It’s well animated and it has some decent storytelling, but what was I supposed to get from this 🤨

[@otakumangastudios3617]

What I want to know is who the heck decided that this was friendly for all ages and contain no mature content?? I feel as if all the content on KZbin that specifically says no mature content are the ones with the most mature content

[@brirhieverything171]

YEAH I AM ON THE TIGER SCENE RIGHT NOW AND HE IS PROBLY ACE

[@acespace2661]

OMG SAME- I WAS EXCITED FOR HALF A SECOND !!! But no , we got a different ending -_-

[@oraora8504]

If you are confused by the moral it's very obvious but, the story is saying that not everyone of one group is like the stereotype, sure there can be people who enforce that stereotype but nobody is one in the same. For example, the stork is seen as elegant and prim, but in reality she's a dominatrix. Same goes for the flamingo, who is stereotyped as gay but in reality he's straight and in love with the stork.

[@Krisz01777]

Yeah but its pretty stupid, like a reversed world. Nobody tries to force people to be gay or to go to pride, its usually the other way around, which might send the wrong message.

[@BOTTLEDSPRITE]

what are the tigers meant to represent lmao

[@michdominguezgonzalez9480]

You son of a bitch… you find the message!

[@CoffeeAndCreamer1]

@@Krisz01777 well I mean there's people who do wanna push lgtbq+ onto other people and same with straights on gay people

[@iclynnx]

Ehh, I kinda doubt it... It's kind of weird to stereotype all those gay flamingos as rowdy and all, it feels a bit like whoever made this "plot" is homophobic, like they think gays are these wild, loud people. There sure are gay people who act like that, but there are calmer ones as well. I thought at first this might be like some metaphor to make straights understand how it is to be a minority, where the norm is forced upon you, but this is just weird.

[@CircusSabre]

plot twist: the stork's a lesbian

[@Unlike_Monster]

Ye

[@vertex9200]

guess you didn't watch till the end

[@vitaminka4264]

:0

[@otaku34]

@Hobo Pumpkin and a dominatrix

[@zlodtaser713]

Watch till the end

[@chan-tea2077]

Flamingo: *is scared of tigers* Flamingo: "I shall become a tiger!" :D

[@cipher6207]

Isn't that what Batman did ?

[@tanimation7289]

Hell it worked for Batman.

[@justaperson8381]

Here is my attempt to summarize the film: Main flamingo lives among lots of other freely expressive LGBTQ+ flamingos but decides he ain't into that so he goes for the basic stork girl. The stork is raised in your average cis hetero society, he tries to impress her but only embarrasses himself. He sees two tigers fucking and for some reason he dresses up in a tiger outfit?? The standard suburbans think he's an absolute weirdo whereas the gay flamingos love his new look. Feeling dejected, he wanders away from the crowd and then we discover the reason why the lady stork liked him was that she was a sadist. The end...? Idk what I'm supposed to get from this film.

[@hhone748]

the film boggles my mind in every way bruv

[@brandonevans3267]

Don’t be part of crowd maybe? Find your own voice

[@melaniecruz6766]

I always thought this for the dressing up as a tiger Since the stork didn't like him and kinda made fun of him. He dressed up as a tiger because it looked like the girl tiger didn't like the male one idk

[@teddysadventuresintheadand689]

Wtf at the end!

[@user-sq3qb5us7t]

Oh damn, people. He just a furry. That's the purpose of dressing tiger!

[@lucashusted6363]

I am so confused. I'm having a really hard time trying to find the moral if there even was one. I can't make any judgments without knowing the reason behind the making of this, but personally, it felt a little bit homophobic. I could easily just be reading this wrong, but that's the message I received. It had potential, but ultimately it lost me. I'd really love to know what was happening when this was being made.

[@noname-kx4cu]

Same. I was trying to figure out if anyone else saw it too

[@catpoke9557]

This was somehow homophobic and heterophobic at the same time. The straight birds were all miserable and judgmental, and the gay birds were all happy but they didn't know what personal space meant at all. They just kind of acted like the word "No" doesn't exist. Wild. They also had a lot of stereotyping in this.

[@marseillejoh]

@@catpoke9557 maybe it's how asexuals feel in our over sexualized world.

[@jedithekitten8891]

@@catpoke9557 The straight side wasn’t necessarily boring it was just calm, it’s showing straights as more “classy”. It doesn’t seem to be heterophobic it’s playing in cishets favor

[@Foxtrot369]

@@jedithekitten8891 Not sure if you watched the same video but the straight birds were *not* portrayed positively, certainly not as _"calm or classy"..._ All the females were shown either looking after the chicks 1:52 looking after their husbands 1:48 or gossiping 1:56 Meanwhile the males were shown either complaining about noisy chicks while not actually parenting 1:52 or hanging out in a boys-only group, making fun of the flamingos 2:12 - This short film has *no* idea what it wants to be, to it's detriment.

[@ThePigeonBrain]

For those who missed it, at 1:02, there's a flamingo wearing an extra pair of wings.

[@trusfratedbunny934]

Lmfao, thanks. I didn't notice that.

[@applethedm3233]

I think they were dressed up as an angel

[@leafyfrog2925]

Oh yeah

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

I thought this was some weird fever dream I had as a child

[@ultimate_animal_showdown]

We meet once more

[@xd._.28234]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@vicdrose]

why do i see you every, also im fucking terrified

[@moxyyeena5581]

Real question is why were you fever dreaming about BDSM storks as a kid? Not shaming, just curious

[@michdominguezgonzalez9480]

Yeah… i dont blame you.

[@Jedipikachu9009]

This is actually a really unifying video. It brought every person of every sexuality together to say, “What the fuck!?”

[@brunesi]

Gold medal 🥇

[@catpoke9557]

4:43 I thought this film couldn't get any worse. And then he made that face.

[@iseiah7652]

squidward?!

[@chahehkouadio5166]

Flamingos being gay is like the most gender biased sort of grouping.

[@celixei]

why

[@BoobooSnafu]

Really?....ive never met a gay flamingo .....,huh🤔

[@adamhamilton8313]

I’m living for it. My pink pride bird brothers

[@unlimon6382]

@@celixei this person is saying that putting flamingos as gay just because they are pink, tall, thin, and meet in large noisy groups is a bit too stereotypical

[@yesikanarvaez5027]

You are correct

[@toomanyhungrycats0554]

I am so confused with the message.

[@asdfgh23462]

Here the director gving us right information y to be a gay , wn God has gvn u feminine and male accept it enjoy the married life hv children.

[@unlimon6382]

Me too

[@yumekoslefttoenail6746]

@@asdfgh23462 gross

[@darkenedabyss7808]

@@asdfgh23462 god made many different species have gay attributes, one race even is entirely female and mates with other females, being against same-sex is probably the dumbest thing in our race and its probably why we are failing as a race

[@freedraw8742]

@@darkenedabyss7808 Can you tell me what they said? I can't read what Margaret's comment

[@frogwitch5265]

Oh yes, the problem with stereotypes. It's not because you're a flamingo that you have to be gay, and it really sucks when everyone wants to tell you what you are or what you like. Flamingos are graceful, and being graceful is being feminine in society's eyes, that's why he was trying to be more fierce like a tiger, which can be seem as being more masculine. Of course it didn't work, people will see what they wanna see in the end, it doesn't matter how you change yourself.

[@ryuuthefrog3775]

You should have directed this film bc it was confusing as all Hell. Now I understand it lmfao

[@thundercurrie0]

It did work in the end tho

[@alyssabullock6421]

Also he judged the crane girl because he thought she'd be "nicer" and "sweeter" or more "laid back" than flamingos, possibly either _because_ she's a girl or because she's _not_ a flamingo. But in the end, he learned she's not what he expected either lol But hey, he still got her in the end!

[@6709LeftzBehind]

She's an edgy crane, he's a stoic flamingo, a match made in heaven

[@Weebish_Dragon]

He was a boy, she was a girl, can I make it anymore obvious

[@larslionheart]

I feel like I just had some sort of straight pride (tm) themed fever dream.

[@lordcy9615]

That's what I thought. I thought, "oh the flamingo fell in love with a really femmy straight man". Nope just a straight flamingo disgusted with "the gays" and trying to bone a lady.

[@magnificent9784]

@@lordcy9615 yeah, you have to watch till the end after the credit.

[@viviange8226]

I didn't know flamingos had TEETH: 3:17

[@dmlp103]

That was so creepy

[@thedumpyfrog6329]

Naturally they don’t. But these are obviously a different kind of... thing?

[@jakeschreiner9348]

@@thedumpyfrog6329 they do actually have teeth for sifting brine shrimp out of brine pools

[@ArtPlayz356]

4:00 as well hehe

[@spcrri4796]

@@thedumpyfrog6329 Naturally they do. They do in fact have some short of teeth. "Tooth-like ridges on the outside of a flamingo's bill help filter food from the water. Both the upper and lower mandibles contain two rows of a bristled, comb-like or hair-like structure called lamellae." Technically teeth on their bills.

[@sharishth]

Ok ok I get the message. Don't get too much bothered around by others if you are straight, let others be, Just explore your kink. Jk I don't make any sense. The ending got me off guard, lmao.

[@squirrel670]

don't judge a book by it's cover?

[@reidhind5877]

I was sitting here thinking why the hell im still watching this AND THE END GOT ME SO HARD IM CRYING LAMOOO

[@selcouthnosvkota6214]

UwU...

[@henrylivingstone2971]

I don’t think flamingos and tigers congregate in the same ecosystem.

[@waranontwiwaha9385]

Historically, they did in the past. Greater flamingo can be found visiting many part of Europe and Asia. India in one of the place, and in the past when tigers were more widespread, they might once used to live in the same place. Nowaday however, tigers’ habitat have been reduced so much that those places flamingos usually migrate to provably have none left.

[@2ravenf0x2]

that ending had me dying! 'Hello Tiger!" priceless!! lol

[@figueroachannel5288]

Ok first of all: WHAT THE FKING HELL IS THIS? 💀 Second: Was there a moral or something?

[@lupinsredjacket3191]

Moral of The Story: *REJECT FLAMINGERS* *RETURN TO SMBD STORNK*

[@talmiz101]

Said Stork just happens to be a German, which makes 100% sense to me, why? I really don't know but it does make sense to me :D

[@milamuffin26]

Rated: No mature content lol... ok xD - THAT ENDING WORTH THE WAIT

[@otakumangastudios3617]

Yeah no, there's mating depicted the whole entire time, plus male ogling at female, this is definitely not child friendly

[@reb-chan5193]

And the tiger scene...

[@nyxbloodhunter8527]

Wait till the end if you're reading this comment. Trust me it'll suprise you.

[@aileenpettigrew]

Thanks, I would have missed seeing that :D

[@thedumpyfrog6329]

Thanks for the heads up

[@sarahvincent5127]

I am worried

[@steveedempsey9497]

I choked on my cheesits

[@littlee602]

*WHAT DID I JUST SEE I NEED BLEACH RIGHT NOW-*

[@Another_random559]

After Seeing two tigers do it, he was inspired

[@unknownuser1959]

Here are my thoughts on this: I'm trying really hard like most people in the comments to find the moral of this story. My best guess is that you shouldn't judge others based on what they look like or where they came from or that there seems to be only 2 groups to choose from; gay and straight. The assumption moral: The flamingo was a flamingo so the marshland birds assumed he was gay. He also dressed up like a tiger and the stork assumed he'd like bdsm. Same with how the flamingo assumed the stork was traditional and not into bdsm. Only 2 groups moral: The stork did not fit in either group. With that being said, it was a little tone deaf in these subjects and I believe the creator wasn't able to successfully portray the moral. Felt more like a Loony Tunes short with the bird always getting harassed and never winning. I know it was purposefully exaggerating gay stereotypes, I actually found the exaggeration of Pride gatherings to be funny because they make me hella anxious and I'm lgbt. They even played along with straight people stereotypes wearing ties, gossiping, and being void of fun. But the end where the flamingos filled the screen seemed like they were trying to say gay people would be the majority of the population and take over, and that just doesn't sit right with me. It would have been WAY better in my opinion if the flamingo found a third option instead of the two. A place that he belongs. It would have shown the audience that there doesn't have to be just two groups to choose from and you'll find your group eventually. I actually thought he was asexual heteromantic until the dress-up scene happened.

[@CrowFluffin]

If we have to try so hard to find a moral, maybe that isn't a good thing. If there is a moral, it isn't really a good one

[@NYM0]

I think I like your theory better. None of this film seems like it accurately depicts any side of us either orientation or group.

[@slipspacesurvivalist9416]

@@NYM0 I think the inaccuracies were deliberate. Satire is notoriously ugly and this is a prime example. There are a lot of people who really, truly struggle to find the moral here, but this is really by-the-book satire, I promise. Even the people's reactions to this animation can be seen as part of the art... Imagine there being a clip at the end of some really odd-looking birds watching this on a screen in the dark, where one is offended, one loved it, and there's a third in the middle just trying to make peace with the fact that his friends have such different viewpoints. lol

[@kyrab7914]

I took the end as him finding that group, kinda. Sort of "you'll always find freaks like you". But I suppose it only works if you're into BDSM and that's kind of a basic assumption (that everyone/most ppl would be) on the same level as the heteronormative birds I suppose.

[@mrcd1872]

There is always an unstitched for a torn. That flamingo was the "different" of the community from him and he was judged for that, no matter what he did.

[@unlimon6382]

Pretty sure "his community" didn't judge him, but the other ones did lol

[@wailmutt]

Wtf did the flock do to him? He was the one who got pissed off and had a hissy fit over everyone being gay and partying, making the most of it. they didn't judge him at all, even embraced him by still trying to talk to him and enjoy the party

[@ninudayal8207]

But he wasn't.

[@karolinakuc4783]

@@wailmutt Yeah but he yearned for an intimate relationship and he was awkward and insecure

[@1370802]

Another flamingo groped him

[@susanmuraguri8564]

I was NOT expecting that.....lol!.....

[@nixxus3371]

I am feeling an array of emotions..... Some I don't think even exist ._.

[@starcloud5682]

His scream at the end of this had me dead 💀

[@deaea2903]

When you are straight in furry fandom... :D

[@xd._.28234]

Lol😂

[@Rougealienpirate]

Straight furs are just furs not adjusted to being bi yet

[@Pikachew675]

XD

[@thedragonsden2004]

Same bro

[@YourFriendlyShapeShifterFriend]

Same I love being furry,but hate when my friend starting saying gay joke Like,bruh

[@koistar]

BYE IM BOTH OFFENDED AND SOBBING AT THIS

[@NurseOrysia1]

That's a joke...right?

[@PeriqculosusCZ]

@@NurseOrysia1 nope, snowflakes get offended by the tiniest of things :D

[@umbrotheumbreon3824]

Hahaha, yeah, I am truly surprised on the positive reception of this animation. I am glad it got such a positive reception because it shows both (the gay and the traditional) cultures very well in a comedic manner.

[@unlimon6382]

@@umbrotheumbreon3824 listen I've not been in the gay community for so long, but as far as I know, none of the traditional or the gay cultures are like that, and it is more weird than it is comedic xD

[@darkenedabyss7808]

@@PeriqculosusCZ i dont blame some people for being offended, (im i bit offended] its pretty offensive, not to mention it paints a wrong picture and might be used to denys ones rights to get married ^^' its a sensitive topic

[@caitlinroberti933]

for anyone whose confused about the plot, Tomer Eshed is also known for his amazing How to Train Your Dragon knockoff, "Dragon Rider".

[@anh3680]

Graphic : good Character : good Background : good Music : good Sound : good Story : UwU😳

[@confusedbutamused5260]

I can’t with this his scream reminds me of the squirrel for ice age 🤣🤣

[@mandyeosphantasmas1202]

1:02 "You'r boyfriend is from Brazil..." Aqui está irmãos... estão nos chamando

[@lixohumano.3057]

Mano eu não tinha reparado que eles tinham dito isso KLkakskskak

[@user-iy5uf1ob1n]

"New"

[@Cansu_LMK]

NE MALUCO

[@themoondaughter11]

Tb fiquei tipo: que? kkkk

[@Mara.-_-.]

Ainda bem que não foi só eu que reparei kkkkkkk

[@chocolatesugar-lovage9678]

I was so confused but am satisfied with the ending! Flamingo got what he wanted and more! 😄👍

[@umamoreno1840]

5:14 that "yEAH bABy!" Made me choke

[@kaninneko4895]

Wow, this is a very funny and interesting take. I love LGBT media but i'm tired of the same old 'coming out' stories that films and animations always use. This flips it on its head, where nobody has to come out as gay and actually it's the straight one who needs to clarify his intentions. And nothing bad happens to anybody!

[@xd._.28234]

Ikr opposite world

[@sankalp2520]

the poor straight flamingo was having the bad day tho. This is a good short film as more straight people could understand the straight flamingo's feelings and how it feels being different from other people in a group.

[@xValRavn]

Dude... No offense but why the fuck someone feel the necessity of clarify the "intentions"? Just be yourself and ignore everything else, no one is putting the gayness in front of straight people, and no straight people need to clarify they are straight. I found this short so offensive for gays and no sense for straights. Just ridiculous in both way for everyone and they dont put a correct message, cause they wanted to explain something but i really didnt get it. You want to be someone and the media just accuse you if you do that? You want to be yourself in a strange world? I really dont know, tell me please cause i just want to delete off this video from my brain. And just saying im talking as a straight person who feel so bad for the LGBT people, cause this video is really offensive

[@darkenedabyss7808]

@@xValRavn i found this video really offensive, it's like what the heck, not every lgbt parties and acts like these flamingos do, it sets a had example, and it also makes it sound like lgbt is shoving it down peoples throats when their not, they just want to be able to marry who they love, its not a hard concept

[@go-cm4rz]

@@darkenedabyss7808 On the offensive part I can't really argue on because that depends on the person. But I don't see where the Flamingos tried to shove it down anyone's throats? They were having their own party. I think the other birds judged the Flamingo though.

[@umbrotheumbreon3824]

I loved the exaggerated look, and expressions. The jokes landed well, and to me it seemed to show a different side of what a short film can be. Definitely one of my favorite short films!

[@dulgpesg]

I'm so confused, someone please tell me what in all heavens did I just watch?! 😆

[@shannonpotter1233]

Me: Trying to uncover the lesson of this great short. Also me: Trying to find the names of the songs used in this animation. Also me again: tries to make a comment that's funny and with good intentions

[@humphrey-7094]

I don't know what to make of this, but I love it. I know it's supposed to be some sort of allegory for sexual self-discovery, but it's more than that. It makes me question my own preconceived notions about both the LGBT community and traditional/conservative communities.

[@harleyp6272]

Yeah. It doesn’t side with either community and kinda points out the bad parts of both. Which is kind of nice in an eye opening way.

[@trishapellis]

@@harleyp6272 Thank you. I sincerely just thought this was just a really, really bad short film that didn't know if it wanted to be a comedy or a horror (and sincerely, I still believe the makers thought they were making a comedy) but this is actually a useful way of interpreting it.

[@id104335409]

So if you watch to the end - he gets the girl.

[@Bitsy83]

Oh, he got something all right...

[@Waltham1892]

More like the girl gets him...

[@littlee602]

@@Waltham1892 lol damn right

[@russtralia6428]

Nah, I think she gets him

[@lazylemonislazy5956]

I love the weird and unlikely romance stories but GODS THE AWKWARD FLIRTING

[@Silverstar1233]

I believe this means "Even the most reserved can have a secret dark desire."

[@ZorryStrange]

We need flamingo rave music just like the crab rave

[@adamhamilton8313]

GUYS. Wait till the very end. After the credits. Worth it!

[@julianna2333]

at first i didn't get it but now i realize that this is about straight struggles in this hard, gay-filled world and bravo this is SO what the straight community needed because they have it so hard out there

[@rchaelk2319]

You do realize that this was made 6 years ago?

[@HWKSCHIV]

i think it's the other way around but ok

[@mist5273]

@@HWKSCHIV I'm pretty sure they were being sarcastic

[@raine6460]

My life as a pansexual: Im the only gay... My fam: Were the only straights! Hopefully no ones gay! Me: ^^'

[@gretchenogden8157]

The ending sent me to the great beyond

[@blindlightdemon8812]

How did the tigers not see the pink flamingo in "green" grass ?!

[@enochchow4099]

They were too hooorrn

[@kaiyodei]

pink is related to red, they don't see pink well/at all

[@finalgirlarchive]

Bcs they werr busy fucking

[@thejackalanimatronic]

Cats can't see the color pink

[@mikaelly4350]

"NEW BOYFRIEND FROM BRAZIL" KKKKKKKK AMEI

[@itsmegray4767]

i love that the ad i got before watching this was about men wearing makeup and it was just all about pride lol

[@alvam.s1435]

The end had me dying! 🐯

[@otaku34]

5:50 out of the frying pan and into the fire 🔥

[@djmcdva]

Genshin Impact fans "are typing" - That be a line from Xiangling when she throws gyoba to fight monsters (from the game)

[@cheryl-lynnmehring8606]

He's straight & conservative in a gay very open community. She is wild in a conservative tradtional community. He is scared of the tiger eating him, but then he figures it will be a good desgise to not get eaten? The ending was HYSTERICAL!!!

[@VivaLaVaca2010]

Fun fact: A group of flamingos is called a "Flamboyance" Coincidence??

[@TooNi313G]

That outro thou 😂😂😂

[@trashbin8502]

🤣🤣

[@brunesi]

This was one of the coolest things I've recently seen. What a superb animation... It must have been taken centuries to proper animate everything. It is so atmospheric. All the lenses effects make you feel right in. Everything on the 'straight' side of the sea is grayish, and the gay side is full of... gay colors all over. It reminds me of the density of love+death+robots, in the sense that so much is happening so quickly - like 'The Witness' for instance. 5 stars.

[@kittylovespans4595]

I NEVER BEEN SO CONFUSED AND SCARED

[@captain2372]

Everyone says that there is no meaning to be found here, but it seems to me that it is not there. Just ridiculing the stereotypes that all gay pride parades look vulgar and bright, and the gays themselves are clingy and do not recognize refusals, as well as the stereotype about the "gray" condemning heterosexual community. The stork itself seems to be the one who is an adherent of the typical gray mass, and in the end it turns out that she is a mistress. The joke is that BDSM lovers are not so easy to figure out from the crowd.

[@mimithegshep4380]

The teeth on the flamingos oh fuck it scares me

[@motleythewild]

Anyone else click this bc it was tagged LGBT only to realize it's just about a straight cis dude who can't get girls....

[@yourmom1794]

Never thought I would see gay flamingos or flamingos with a 6 pack

[@ivanbuneev9679]

flamingos kissing with their beaks is the weirdest thing i've seen birds do

[@umbrotheumbreon3824]

I love how it is a cool way to show two completely different ideas/beliefs in a comedic way. The vibrant crazy culture of the gay flamingos and how vocal they are of what they believe that in. Which is a contrast compared to the more earthly colors and much more relaxed out-look the more traditional marshland creatures show. Also the more private and calm aspect of the marshland birds contrast with the more loud and open feel of the flamingos. Again, I love how you took a comedic look at current day ideas and beliefs.

[@queenmoreau2098]

The more marshland creatures were portrayed as more judgmental and miserable. You see them arguing with each other, looking sad, angry, and making fun of others. I wouldn't call that "relaxed" imo.

[@rchaelk2319]

@@queenmoreau2098 yeah, neither of them were portrayed positively. Probably never was the intention.

[@polymorpheus9745]

Wait through the credits!!! Great ending!

[@snogs9173]

I dont think anyone understood the message. Neither did I😔 And I don’t think is satire so as a member of the lgbtq community i cant really even awkwardly laugh at this, wtf did i just watch 💀

[@angelofdragons5480]

It's so hilarious and smart in the same time.

[@CosmicPotato740]

I hope there making a big joke about these kinds of parties cause that’s honestly scary 😂😂😂

[@DJdoppIer]

That bit at the very end..... *_WHOA_*

[@xd._.28234]

Yeah...😂😂😂they crossed the line a little bit lol

[@kathleenmorales9351]

I can’t be the only one who didn’t know flamingos could fly.

[@cloudmao1756]

i dont know why but this whole video makes me laugh. and the comment section...gosh! LOL

[@LINGDADA]

Fantastic animation, full of humour and colour!! Fun story too!! Wonderful!!

[@gibi3115]

LINGDADA Agree, very nice film and Story 😂

[@Catonatoilet]

Gi Bi I agree

[@eviloctopus5290]

@Poppy KIRK Go away ❄️

[@NurseOrysia1]

@Poppy KIRK Ever heard of a ✨joke✨

[@monicabalucci1624]

@Poppy KIRK fr

[@parmessursakhti9955]

The French kiss was Superb. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@flickinger275]

I have no idea how this got in my recommends but I'm glad it did. I love this

[@minivlog4848]

3:31 I just can't with this

[@poIynomer]

Who search flamingo animation trying to find flamingo aka Albert? XD me only? .-.

[@normalgnome5065]

Your not the only one

[@mocha3613]

Me

[@autumngalix4616]

I don't think I ever saw the ending of this XD

[@chan-tea2077]

*5:50*

[@poesmuse]

Therapist: so what do your flamingos look like? Animator: sleep paralysis demons...

[@ImpatientDude]

Welp, IDK wtf did I Just watched but I'm glad that it exists

[@carmengarciacaceres4493]

Las cosas q deseamos no siempre son como las quisiéramos,pero depende de nosotros disfrutarlas o no Lindo el Flamingo bien por el,no querer ser uno más del montón,salir de su entorno y arriesgar por lo q uno quiere

[@hanarivas8442]

Pero el final es... what

[@guada9252]

@@hanarivas8442 el final es.....XD

[@mariazazueta6094]

@@hanarivas8442 Creo que el filme es para los asexuales. Con los flamingos todos son gays y libremente sexuales por lo que se tocan sin concentimiento alguno, el se crio en ese entorno y se siente incomodo. Decide irse por el lado heteronotmativo conservador, pero al verlo del ambiente de los flamingos lo juzgan, posiblemente el flamingo tenga padres gays y lo ven con horror, pero ve que son muy grises y cerrados pues hasta con eso se siente incomodo con la sexualidad implementada. La chica que le gusta resulta ser alguien demasiado sexual pero eso al final no le agradó.... quizas un asexual sintiendo la incomodidad de un mundo donde todo lo entorna en sexo.

[@Aschenstern]

Brilliant xD glad they got together

[@SkellyTune]

I'm confusion 💀 what was the story I'm lost. 🤦‍♀️

[@xoxojaii1]

THE END IS PROLLY THE BEST PART

[@friskdreemur7386]

Well, the end sure made me think about life and death at the same time

[@traceyflores9320]

Are all the flamingoes male?

[@knolmol6857]

tracey flores yee they are the big gay

[@katherinephillips903]

Yep

[@Catonatoilet]

I saw 2 flamingoes kissing so probably not.

[@johavyflores6755]

It’s called LGBT 🏳️‍🌈

[@royalteluis623]

knol mol yes big gay

[@idk_what_my_channel_name_s5864]

Everyone: talking about how confused they are Me: w h y d o t h e f l a m a n g o e s h a v e t e e t h

[@user-mg8tb3ui9y]

i've expected a plot twist like "a lady stork was a male"