RUNNER | Omeleto

A woman goes for a jog and witnesses something she can't run away from.
RUNNER is used with permission from Clare Cooney. Learn more at clare-cooney.com.
Becca is out for a run one morning, but as she makes her way down one of the backstreets of her neighborhood, she sees a man and a woman having a fight. Then she sees something truly unsettling: the man shoves her hard enough to knock her out cold. Becca and the man make eye contact as he realizes what he's done, but before he can say or do anything to her, she runs away, scared for her own safety.
Time passes and she's lulled back into a sense of safety, trying to put the memory behind her. Until one evening, when she meets the man out one night at a bar -- and he insists on walking along the way with her at the end of the night.
Writer-director Clare Cooney -- who also plays the lead role of Becca -- has crafted a quiet, intelligent urban thriller that explores the issues of silence, intervention and why some cannot speak up even in the face of violence. With precise, intelligent performances and equally smart, complicated writing, the short is a study in power, threat and the subtle yet insidious ways these are asserted -- and how it chokes off a sense of agency from those subjected to it.
From the film's beautiful opening scene, the story captures how the simple experience of making one's way through the world, energetic and carefree on a beautiful day, can change with just a small, unsettling sense of threat. The camerawork and cinematography begin with a sense of optimism and radiance, capturing an independent, free modern woman in the fullness of her life.
But that sense of possibility begins to constrict once Becca stumbles upon the couple. While the argument between the man and woman is clearly volatile -- and their dynamic seemingly abusive -- the killing that results is accidental, and the man is upset, stunned and shocked. But when he spots Becca, the sense of threat he emanates is transferred to her, and alone and afraid for her safety, she runs away and later stays silent, traumatized by what she's seen and scared he might know where she lives. What works in these scenes is how quiet, powerful and yet ultimately underplayed they are, avoiding melodrama and haunting the rest of the film with a sense of fear and threat.
That sense of constant but latent potential violence informs Becca's actions and emotions throughout the film and play out in a subtle way. Trauma, guilt and fear gradually mold and constrict her world, and her own sense of efficacy within it, and the film itself gets darker in tone and visuals. The writing slowly lays out Becca's internal emotional journey, which proceeds in an unexpected way. There are beats of disconnection, and maybe even denial, and lulls where the anonymity of modern urban life seems to offer an illusion of safety.
But that illusion is shattered when the man pops up some weeks later at a local trivia night. Proximity means possible peril, and the film shifts into a highly effective thriller, skillfully building up to a tense and suspenseful climax and confrontation that is largely constructed through what remains unspoken but lurking constantly under the surface.
The man's final scene alone with Becca makes clear he is not afraid to wield power and assert control and dominance in the situation. In the end, he asks Becca, "Are we good?" It sounds like a question, but it feels like a threat. It's a quiet but explosive moment.
Many will likely see Becca's dilemma through a moral or ethical lens. Did she do the wrong thing in staying quiet? Why didn't she just speak up? But arguments of ethics often hinge on assumptions that everyone is an equally free and equal agent in their life. What works about RUNNER and its powerful ending is how it shows that this often isn't the case. Power and the threat of violence are often subtly wielded, but the silence and complicity it can coerce -- even in the interest of self-preservation -- are nevertheless deafening and deadening.

[@girligirlish1]

Anyone else pissed that she didnt call the police

[@littlemrpinkness295]

The poor woman who died. She will never have justice.

[@amunra4015]

@@littlemrpinkness295 What justice? From what I saw, she grabbed the guy while he was trying to walk away. She all but jumped on him. No crime was committed except for maybe leaving the scene of an accident.

[@aidanquandt6268]

Amun Ra ur kidding right? I think that equality needs to be there, but if a guy did the same thing to that guy and died for it it’d still be completely unreasonable to kill him??

[@luckyPiston]

No she should have ran to the nearest phone and called an ambulance, It was a homicide not a murder, there was no intent. ... He should have told the jogger to call 911 and then done CPR.

[@chancemoore1515]

Y’all know this a short film right and not real life.

[@DGneoseeker1]

Imagine if he was running after her yelling "Wait I need to use your phone to call the ambulance!" but she couldn't hear him due to having earbuds in with music playing.

[@jackie31933]

DGneoseeker1 damn that’d be crazy lol

[@raymondwitter8101]

Obvious he was about shutting her up

[@dieseledington9043]

DGneoseeker1 yeah because I’m sure he would chase someone when they are running away asking them to call an ambulance that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard there’s tons of other people around him

[@DGneoseeker1]

@@dieseledington9043 You realise it was intended as a joke, right?

[@wonkersmonkers]

Diesel Edington he. said. imagine.

[@yihengzhou2676]

Don’t you just hate it when you randomly run into a murder scene

[@vane2792]

Yiheng Zhou happens every time

[@chaddawsome9302]

you just can't run away from it

[@user-qs4wo3cj9h]

all the time man

[@Willem500]

Akward

[@chickensammich8228]

Lowkey highkey the girls fault

[@imaivssa8379]

“Lady witnesses something she can’t run away from” Also the lady: *runs away from it*

[@lilijli]

She can’t run away from it In another way

[@Wimana868]

hahaha this commet is golden!

[@TheHappytan]

Underrated

[@jordonwatson8331]

Grand Priest lilijli r/woooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooosh

[@Haroon5]

@Jordon Does Cooking Too much time in your hands.😊

[@lifesjourney65]

And this is why so many crimes go unsolved with families waiting in vain for that someone to say something...

[@jennhoff03]

Your puppy looks so sad about this murder! Like that was the perfect avatar to go with your comment! ;'D

[@themightyparthos]

Too bad the blue line mafia has earned the hate, now everyone knows you NEVER talk to the police.

[@godfirst4221]

Life's Journey Too many cowards being accomplices for keeping a secret

[@Va11idus]

@@themightyparthos you're an idiot.

[@stephaniesummer2663]

The Bystander Effect is real and alive

[@willkeyes8859]

Ok, here's what should have happened. She calls the cops and explains it was an accident. Also, if you're running from a "killer" pull out your earphones and start screaming.

[@whointhewhat]

Will Keyes you would think it’s by default youd scream but at times due to shock you dont

[@merpuffedy]

If you scream, you wont habe enough time to breath air. Like try to sprint and yell at the same time. You get tired faster

[@user-rc2ev6cl7u]

@@merpuffedy that wasnt sprinting my dude

[@jackpast]

Will Keyes She sized him up and rightfully thought “I can outrun this douchbag”...and she did. Flight or fight every time.

[@DNTMEE]

@FactsOverFeelings Robertson No you won't. That's absurd. Especially not if she testified the woman jumped on him and all he did was push her off. Not very hard either. That's a natural reaction. The woman was the aggressor even if she didn't mean to be. It was her action that led to her death.

[@bigal5778]

It wasn't the next day, folks. Check out the leaves. The seasons change. She had been living with this secret for months before the guy found her.

[@selenabiano9901]

Big Al that’s exactly what I was thinking

[@gamerdad7320]

He also grew a beard, It would take me at least a month to grow one like he had.. Good catch Big Al

[@MichelleSPodcast]

Nice catch!

[@manuell3505]

I think she already knew him somehow...

[@wahidulhaque1102]

Such a wonderful explanation

[@hunterrivera3521]

This actress is awesome at panic crying it seemed so real!!

Hunter Rivera she almost made me cry for some reason that’s weird

[@rgaprogamer7683]

Ya it looked very very very real

[@MrAgmoore]

The director gut-punched her. It's called the "Dustin Hoffman" method.

[@ChrisCaramia]

@@MrAgmoore She IS the director.

[@pepperoni101.]

@@ChrisCaramia she punched herself

[@robertc.2180]

Great, now every time she hears that song she’s gonna remember some girl dying, then getting chased by some crazy Boi

[@kathymedina4648]

I'd be so traumatized

[@aond3440]

That boy be like LIGHTING MCQUEEN NNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOO🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗

[@Jean_1999]

I think its cool if you have songs that are attached to special moments

[@andromeda7651]

Or bonk

[@crimsoncapricorn188]

Funna need an extra replay button

[@alpinefreez1677]

When he said "see you around" that gave me the worst vibe ever.

[@vectorsmexy9147]

ًhe failed the vibe cheak

[@gedmo281]

@@nonya8193 tying up loose ends creates more because then there is a whole new murder with loose ends aka possible evidence/witnesses to deal with.

[@hopefilledsinner3911]

That was a threat to keep her mouth shut.

[@iwashere583]

You could see his eyebrow lift up at that moment he said that, which showed how he also probably thought what he said was weird

[@c.951]

Admit it, you only clicked on this because you wanted to see what she witnessed

[@ItzFresh650]

La Flame no way really, it’s not like that’s the whole point of the video

[@s3okjinie]

I mean obviously

[@realhairstyler143]

Well no, It's not like I came here to see the point of the vdieo.

[@jvnfkfgmvjvfmvkf]

yeah clearly

[@CryptOfShardz]

well, duh.

[@SirExxodus]

Daaaamn, this Clare Cooney girl is a BEAST! Wrote, directed, produced, starred, AND edited this whole thing?????? Much cudos to you Clare if you're reading this!!

[@deborahkelly1948]

That Is amazing, girl power

[@mysmirandam.6618]

Nice

[@antonczerny]

She also acted as Beca.

[@rises889]

yummy

[@Al-tl8et]

@@antonczerny Pretty sure that's what they meant by starred.

[@Marissa-ys4qp]

she was literally running through busy city streets and could have screamed or told someone that there was a dude who just killed a chick

[@realyoungneil]

She was in shock, she was so shocked she wasn't even able to talk or anything. She didn't even make any reactions and turned around still processing and then realizing and then running away in fear.

[@carpballet]

Not in this story, she couldn’t have.

[@kairatkempirbaev7183]

@@realyoungneil You are not in shock if you can run ;) Such an activity, running, fixes your brain and gives a chance to comprehend what just happened. Children are easy to frighten but adults are capable to handle the stress way better. Her boyfriend is the best couple for her; they both did nothing. He has no chance of finding her! Police would easily locate him after her call. Normal Adult would speak with cops the next day at least.

[@MikeyBee-]

Exactly lol

[@dingdongchingchong8659]

I don't really think he killed her intentionally, it was an accident.

[@imanicole2572]

This exactly why you gotta ask “who all gone be there”

[@legoentertainment8750]

What?

[@whitneewingate6019]

WYS!! This is the reason I don’t go out 😂

[@BurgundyandBlue1111]

Ikr...who is there can make or break your night. She was having a great time before his ass showed up.

[@jvnfkfgmvjvfmvkf]

"who all gone be there"

[@mude2969]

@@jvnfkfgmvjvfmvkf Yeah She Didnt Stutter :/

[@munk4hire]

"WE GOOD" Code for now i know where you live and who you hang out with. So keep your mouth shut...

[@AC-mp7cx]

thats such a bad ending bro wtf

[@davids3539]

That's when you have to go to the cops. He followed her home.

[@JackieBaisa]

She knows what he did, and he knows where she lives. I feel like they are on equal footing here.

[@crystalheart9]

Thanks, I couldn't understand the ending.

[@kairatkempirbaev7183]

@@JackieBaisa Seriously? If he kills her what counter action she could do? Auto email? Sharing the secret? Anyone with common sense would reveal that secret without her consent. Life sentence in jail. Who will punish her for calling police? Too many people watch mafia films. The only option was to call 911

[@mattmanjack]

She has to live with her own cowardice,for the rest of her life.

[@invictus88]

Plus she will live in constant fear

[@zoezzzarko1117]

A fate worse than death...

[@jj-vk4tg]

@@zoezzzarko1117 Secondly only, to not being able to coom.

[@zoezzzarko1117]

@@jj-vk4tg ?

[@lightyogami6453]

@@jj-vk4tg Wow out of all things? Smh lol 😬😏

[@tietjen666]

A perfect portrait of human frailty manifested in cowardice and fear. Great work! A fine film with real characters and fine performances. Thanks to everybody.

[@noneofyourbusiness302]

You are both very intelligent and had excellent points! I have much thinking to do now. Was it truly an accident? We all have our moments of rage. Ok, not me anymore. I am 47 and a woman. Life has beat me down. But, if I were a man, my take away would be to be careful. I couldn't injure or kill my husband like that, but he could very easily kill me. After 29 years I would hope not. We are all beat down in our own way. I was a foster child who became a military wife and mother of two beautiful daughters. I am blessed in every way. Two years ago, our youngest daughter, eighteen at the time, tried to take her life. I just thank God she didn't succeed. My point is, life is fragile, much more than we think. One realizes it when it's too late sometimes. Be good to yourself. Jesus loves you! God blesses you in ways you can't comprehend❣❣❣ Thanks for reading this, momma Grace

[@netizenbane]

The female lead's performance in particular - WOW! She really nailed how I would imagine being overcome by emotion after such an experience.

[@ostaniawhestalis8416]

She acted the hysteric part so well

[@mimiii.o4]

Bro that dude thought he could catch a runner-

[@hopefuldavid3320]

Jogger.

[@ChickensAndGardening]

Men are faster than women, usually.

[@elenachiritescu2681]

@@mimiii.o4 🤣😂

[@joudmasaad6402]

Joe Tairei i wouldn’t say FASTER but alrighty

[@Moon1a]

@@ChickensAndGardening true

[@poisonouspagan1690]

First of all,witnessing a crime of such magnitude and not calling the police makes you an accomplice. You also have that coward breathing down your neck and your life becomes totally unpredictable.And last but not least,this will haunt you for a very indefinite time.

[@BigHenFor]

Garbage. He could have killed her too.

[@the_ffca_me]

Not everyone gets haunts.

[@poisonouspagan1690]

Then they must have relocated very,very far away.

[@guss6469]

Naw

[@mstrsims2]

it's only a matter of time before she has an "accident"

[@zwodder4424]

I know that everyone is getting on to the girl about still wearing the headphones and not screaming, but everyone reacted differently. She probably was in shock. Nobody can say what they’d do in that situation.

[@drd.n4695]

Her reaction downstream is what has pissed most of.

[@fouziyaprome686]

ikr. some ppl just dont think straight when they panic

[@user-charlie2]

@@fouziyaprome686 I do that sadly.

[@valmacclinchy]

Her music is too loud. Runners get hit by cars sometimes because they can't hear. You should always be able to see and hear on the road. Drivers, too.

[@AndreRMeyer]

@Zwodder obviously the million $ mantra "Nobody can say what they’d do in that situation." for a poor excuse

[@gracepedersen6259]

How one second can change your whole life forever.

[@killianbennett8985]

It was probably about 1 minute but still🤣

[@Depplova81]

I would've been screaming and running. The police would've been called either way. Damn!

[@zahraahmed5238]

@Jack park 😆thats why you gotta run fast.

[@carolinemarchand4743]

@Jack park no it was an accident he is not a cold blooded murderer, she is in a more dangerous position now

[@Trailtracker]

Hes not a murderer but hes dangerous

[@sleepyhuman3509]

Well sometimes when I get in shock or get angry I can't even say a word.

[@Depplova81]

@@chrysthain3853 Eh? How's that typical?

[@911Salvage]

I posit that running is actually the most practical martial art.

[@TAROTAI]

*Running* is not a _martial_ art !

[@mmma5261]

@@TAROTAI art of self defence

[@felixsmittick9128]

O.K. I liked the film, but why did she not go to the cops? I'm slightly pissed. lol... no really.

[@quappo]

F Smittick i mean if you were in that situation and you knew the guy would you? He just shoved her away cause she was grabbing him and she happened to hit her head and die i dont think the guy deserves to get his life ruined for it.

[@felixsmittick9128]

@@quappo I didn't get that they were friends before that. If that is the case they should have called the cops when it happened. Unless dude had a record, then idk. This is the meaning of a truly thought provoking film. Bravo to the Performers and Production Crew.

[@APink176]

Me too! She should have called the police regardless of if she knew him or not. Since it was an accident, he could have plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and gotten a parole deal. Instead of calling 911 himself, he chased the only witness and then presumably covered everything up since he was never caught and then intimidated the witness months later. Not cool.

[@zionassedo]

@@quappo Justice is the BASE of all human structure, the guy must absolutely be confronted to the family, friends and cops for the very reason that he must face the fault. No vengeance here, for the simple reason that at the last second of our life, we have the right (not say the duty) to ask our self weather it worth-ed it or not. Escaping our responsibilities put us in the vicious circle re-doing the same errors. Do you want to stay a child or are you willing to be a respectable adult ?

[@shazpx]

@@zionassedo i wish i can stay as a child, cause I hate being adult and have to take care of others' feelings

[@emily-rm2sk]

THE ACTING DURING THE CRYING SCENE WAS IMMACULATE

[@ClareMCooney]

haha thank you!

[@frannskie749]

@@ClareMCooney QUEEN

[@jeromecabrejas6857]

I don’t understand the ending :(

[@alesahinds8862]

That awkward moment when she realizes that her friends are friends with the person she saw murder someone. Now we get the feeling he gonna come after her.

[@SweetZombiJesus]

It wasn't murder. The girl grabbed at him and he pushed her away from him. Literally not murder. Lot of other people on the video have said the same.

[@thelimey351]

@@SweetZombiJesus Correct, it's not even manslaughter.

[@alexandra95789]

@@SweetZombiJesus it’s called negligent manslaughter I think

[@kuyaaajr7169]

She's be my fav character if she were in a horror movie BC she can actually run without getting tripped by nothing

[@astro3002]

I really have to stop reading the comments before I finish watching this 😭🤦🏽‍♂️

[@M3I0n_Me]

Same XD

[@salehzaki3206]

And i have to do so.

[@kiwishanbin1604]

me too but i always hide in the comments just in case jumpscare will appear

[@tumirachel9210]

It's inevitable 😂🤞🏾because people really be EXTRA in the comment section😂💔🙌

[@BiLLz66614]

She’s a very good actress. Saw another film she did on here and she’s very good at making things feel very realistic through conversation, expression and emotion. Hats off to her! 🙏🏻

[@harmonylightingstar92]

But the way that guy looked at her 😮 that was creepy..

[@Bruh-vp2vv]

Everyone: OMG that person is getting murdered!! Me:BABY YOUUR ELLECTRICC LOOOVE!!!

[@dubs9845]

Teddy Roosevelt is mentioned for a reason (I mean, everything in a story is for a reason). He said that “in any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing...and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” She knew he was the youngest president (reasonably obscure knowledge), which means she probably knew he said this (less obscure), so the guilt would weigh extra-heavy on her.

[@emmelinaa]

When you turn your music off to then hear the exact song playing on video you paused your music to watch.. what.

[@Aauutumnn]

What if when that girl was running away from the guy she turns around and suddenly started chasing him instead

[@madhavsanap6690]

Good plot for omeleto

[@briannaong9267]

What if she said they weren't good, imagine what he might've done intentionally 😳

[@ninja.saywhat]

he would have made love with her.

[@madeleynecarat3368]

@@ninja.saywhat Where's the logic in that

[@Ingrid922]

@@madeleynecarat3368 It was a joke.

[@LaLa-qb2ps]

I would have lied and said yes, and then gone to the police because the police can get the dudes contact info from his friend who brought him to the trivia game. She can explain she was scared and so did not call the police. But when she saw him again and he went out of his way to follow her and confront her, she knew he was dangerous and perhaps not an accident. I would also move from that apartment.

[@mm-ob9bw]

I'm amazed her earphones didn't fallout after all that running

[@theresahemminger1587]

It wasn’t murder; it was manslaughter. He didn’t intend to kill her. He pushed her after she grabbed him. Still, I would be frightened if I were her. He may think he would be charged with murder and figure another murder would be easier. But I doubt it. He could have killed her alone in the dark alley but he didn’t even threaten....as viewers say, it makes you think....

[@edwardmathenge719]

Didn’t threaten?! So if her answer had been “NO dude we aren’t f**ing cool!“ Don’t you suspect that that dark alleyway heart-to-heart might have gone another way entirely?

[@theresahemminger1587]

Edward Mathenge as I said, I would be frightened because he might see himself endangered. However, deliberate violence requires a different kind of character than the accident of violence in an ordinary quarrel.

[@ericmcquisten]

Because she is a selfish coward, he realized she wasn’t going to do anything, but wanted confirmation. In reality the guy was guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and the woman was guilty of being an accessory to manslaughter after the fact.

[@ericmcquisten]

Toto Ze... No, she tried to grab him & he pushed her really hard, resulting in her head slamming into the dumpster & inadvertently killing her.

[@jamescolm1133]

Toto Ze seriously how did you miss that

[@shewolf9639]

i thought he was going to kill her in the end

[@the_ffca_me]

Same.

[@mstrsims2]

only a matter of time. she is too dangerous to leave living...

[@the_ffca_me]

@@mstrsims2 Everyone is too dangerous, honestly. We humans can cause many different kinds of harm.

[@erinvinson5106]

M Night Shyamalan - He did kill her... she froze in the alley and he choked her to death. Her ghost ran away and she doesn't know she's dead!!! Dant Daaant DaaaannnHHHH!

[@RZ_2K]

guy's not a killer though, he accidentally killed the first girl

[@FH-hm3du]

I'm still shaking because of how real this seemed...

[@veggiebites687]

As someone who has witnessed a murder I just want to say this: Sometimes you don’t want to contact the police because you don’t want to get involved. If you were the first person who saw the body you would immediately become a suspect. So some people don’t call the police. I didn’t want to but in the end my ex convinced me to call the police.

[@c.951]

In my opinion, you should call the police either way because if i got murdered, I wouldn’t want some witness to wait like a week to confess and then make everybody think i “went missing” a witness should just say something whenever they can because murdering someone out of anger might be accidental but wrong.

[@colorado841]

Ha ha. That is what happens to murderers. They get their computers seized and searched. And they post messages like this one to throw the police off their trail.

[@c.951]

colorado841 so you’re saying that theatre geek (the person who posted the comment) is a murderer?

[@colorado841]

@@c.951 Yes. I cant tell. He/she probably also murders Greek in the theater during the weekends.

[@Sayieh]

Can’t tell if you’re joking... just go ahead and woooosh me already lmao

[@mannylugz5872]

And that is why you should not use the alleys when jogging. If you do, you should have a way to defend yourself.

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

Yes..wink..wink. ; )

[@itzpurplegirl]

George Fell waht

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

@@itzpurplegirl Do not enter an alleyway in the thick of night less u have a concealed or open carry permit.

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

Thank you 2nd amendment

[@carriehall6257]

Me watching this at one in the morning: *aggressively starts screaming electric love*

[@marypoppins123]

The opening song is “Electric Love” by Borns. Brilliant song 😉❤️💐

[@allisonbenn5167]

Thank you

[@beccabrns1723]

I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for commenting this. If you didn't I would have never become the fangirl I am today for him. You're the one who made me discover Børns and now he is my husband.

[@thanoscube8573]

@@beccabrns1723 can you tell me how you met him and married him in 11 months. Sounds like an interesting story

[@beccabrns1723]

@@thanoscube8573 My oh my, where do I begin? So I watched this short film and this lovely person here commented who the song was by. I then started listening to 'Electric Love' on repeat. So I went on to look up and listen to more of BØRNS' music. And I fell in love!! He just has so much talent and I love his dreamy voice. After covid and things died down, I found out that he was performing at a small venue in my town! Long story short, I got to meet Garrett (Garrett is his first name) and we got along so well. We met up every another weekend and eventually our small friendship blossomed into something more. 2 months ago he proposed (so we're not married just yet) and I was just thinking about this comment and how it basically brought me to the love of my life.

[@hamzamalik531]

i cant tell if this is a joke or not

[@HijackedGiraffe]

Man, I love Omeleto! This was an AWESOME short film. Well done Clare Cooney, I was very impressed.

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

Omeleto So glad I found you, and thanx for giving exposure to GREAT shorts such as this. You, Dust, and Alter have now made me a huge fan of the "short movie". MAD PROPS to Clare Cooney, for leaving me ... disturbed and uneasy, as only a GREAT film like Runner can.

[@RidingwithStymie]

Wow! 100% Professional. The passionate discussion generated by this film says it all.

[@emilybean7806]

When he joined her group I could feel her pain. Omg such a great actor. I actually cried watching this.

[@paulhynes170]

they should make a part 2 where she battles her conscious and goes to the Cops but the guy takes her hostage

[@PNL_King]

This film maker is awesome!

[@powerofthesun1000]

I witnessed one of my neighbors get hit by his estranged wife with her car, pinned against another in the parking lot. Luckily I was safe in my own apartment at the time when I called the police, but it still felt so heavy and panicky in my chest. This was really well done on many levels.

[@alexandra95789]

That’s scary 😢

[@devanshmishra982]

That girl is literally me in among us when i see imposter killing someone in electrical

[@MrXy1995]

The way I understood this movie she did call the cops or whatever, that guy got locked up or something and he physically is in fact out of her life. The point of the movie is that she can't forget what happened, she can't forget the guy's face so she keeps bringing him with her wherever she goes. Scene in a bar and later when she meets him at the end of the movie are just two sequences showing us how the memory of him keeps chasing her. Truly powerful.

[@Hisashii]

I like this theory cause it makes sense

[@ClareMCooney]

So glad you enjoyed the film, and I love your interpretation of it.

[@Hisashii]

@@ClareMCooney WOW HOLY CRAP, u were amazing in this great job

[@niqueness2988]

I honestly prefer this scenario over the literal interpretation.

[@fouziyaprome686]

actually this makes sense. like if u think about it, she had a boyfrnd(the guy who was confirmed the dead grl's death news). like even if she didnt want 2, he surely would hav informed the cops,like he did know about it. but then how do u explain the scene where her boyfrnd is like"the cops found a dead body yadda yadda". could b a coincidence also.

[@OdetteEse]

Moral of the story is:"If you can't run away from it, jog away

[@jennz1980]

I loved how comforting her partner was. He was supportive without taking over or trying to “fix it” also I woulda burned that hoodie in fear he would recognize me some day!

[@gw5343]

How tf are here earbuds staying in

[@librastarrr]

Hairband maybe

[@tmalaklaryka]

@@librastarrr that's what I do, I can't keep them on unless I wear a headband 🙄

[@snazzylizardz5041]

m a g i c

[@majdikayyali7593]

10:58 me and my girlfriend in elementary

[@danbbrawner]

"We good?" is a brilliantly compressed moment.

[@lynnrondeau3889]

This was so normal and then it wasn't, I have sick feeling in my belly. Great piece.

[@absolutelynot524]

ok but can we talk about how we feel so much threat and stress even tho the elements like the theme and bg music are so innocent and optimistic

[@cucyxfyygucgigg9384]

11:00 12 year old relationships between like

[@tomjohn8733]

As someone who use to be a pretty good runner, I always wondered what I would do in just such a scenario. I like films that make people think, under different situations. Knowing how to respond could save lives. Peace

[@SammY-ue4yv]

it was an accident he didnt mean it

[@lrzhi]

Samm Y it’s still murder....????

[@calinh4878]

@@lrzhi man slaughter

[@sersomeone9704]

That's why you carry a tiny pocket sized bottle of pepper spray

[@timm8998]

You call an ambulance to try save her and tell the cops what you saw. Assuming that this guy is going to murder you is really not a healthy reaction. This vid can really give people the wrong idea I see in this comment section.

[@lalareeves1941]

That actress did such a good job at crying and being out of breath when she ran into her home after seeing what she saw and being chased I felt like I couldn't breathe for a second with her 🤣👏👏👏

[@calebmoore7406]

The song that it plays at first is Bornes electric love

[@IAmKing744]

11:26 every 6th grade relationship conversation ever

[@abbydejesus5278]

when the song in the beginning, “BØRNS- ELECTRIC LOVE , “ was playing i absolutely almost died bc its me and my friends fav song😭💕💕

[@tkclfs3275]

Abby De Jesus so your logic is you cry if you hear your favourite song? Makes sense

[@billyandrew]

Almost died? Seems legit...if you've a screw loose. Lmao.

[@spunky6692]

wow thats very deep I felt that entirely.

[@murphragous]

thank you. was wondering who made that song

[@Jsuarez6]

Well, that woman in the video did die.

[@katherineduffy3445]

You rock Claire! Keep it up! Make more things like this!!

[@quokka_11]

11:00 "Hi." ".....Hi." Not even kidding, one of the most gripping dialog moments I've seen lately.

[@mcfourth]

She's lucky. The one responsible for killing a girl she saw didn't go after her after they met.

[@akashmaney9440]

These short movies have some of the best acting I have ever seen. I wish the actors and actresses were better known, they know emotions so well.

[@mikemaceda3222]

..and here I thought they locked eyes because they fell for each other at first sight. 😅😆

[@killianbennett8985]

My mom thought I was watching p*rn when she was gasping lol please help

[@narutoroxanne22]

It's not just that but the fact that instead of acting like she's been living in a violent-crime free place, she could've as soon as possible called and the lady would have survived.

[@amirak6331]

If this happened to me I would never ever live normally again

[@jrgtsmith3707]

you probably would do the same mistake than the woman. woman run from problem or get in to fight mode you don't give solutions only entropy like darkside

[@wamiqjawaid2409]

OMG! First time I saw this I was at the edge of my couch! Simply breathtaking cinematography to an incredible soundtrack! Congrats.

[@jenniferadedayo2202]

The woman’s acting is sweeter than honey 🍯☺️

[@midknight5194]

Her freaking out acting was hella good it could be real

[@ClareMCooney]

thanks so much! :)

[@midknight5194]

@@ClareMCooney are u that actor?

[@ClareMCooney]

midknight yes! :)

[@TamaraLynnchambers]

Damn this is awesome. Clare you’re so incredibly multi talented. Insane job.

[@emilsp]

Pretty cool that the one who wrote the short directed, edited and played as the main character.

[@ClareMCooney]

thanks for watching!

[@emilsp]

@@ClareMCooney hey it's you!

[@nowellahhh]

Okay. This is a great reason to start taking up running again. I’m convinced. Because right now, I COULD NOT outrun that guy.

[@chapstickwarrior9277]

That gathering was so awkward holy smooks!

[@msgulliver]

I saw this at a screening and am so glad I can watch it again here. It's really scary.

[@HipHopMovieNews]

I really enjoyed this. The music is amazing. And your steadycam operator deserves a prize.

[@MisterG2323]

Reading the comments here helps one understand how little people know about most of the things they're more than willing to opine upon. This film succeeds very well on the level of conversation starting, despite its failure to provide genuine resolution to the protagonist's moral conflict.

[@adriianbacha]

Was extremely surprised to click on a short film and hear a song i love and listen to frequently playing

[@MUMSUniverse]

That was pretty intense. Such a good film!

[@katiek3396]

We all might react differently when faced with this but the fact that she didn't call the police at any point makes me upset. That woman had a family. People that love her and you could be the one to give them some semblance of closure and you choose cowardice.

[@billjuiced9545]

I had to stop and start this three times because I was so anxious of what was going happen next. It ended with me wanting so much more. Well done

[@DimitarQvorov]

She could have been called the police when she saw him

[@docciw]

When Electric Love started playing I just maxed out my volume AAAAAAA

[@aborgeshonorato]

Plot twist: He was her best friend

[@zionassedo]

Excellent, you end it letting us questioning, thanks for the community !

[@thedudes6513]

bro the editing in the beginning was just absolutely amazing!

[@vivek27789]

The actress is also the editor,writer and director.

[@osonauj]

Now I understand the purpose of this film, each film I watched here at Omeleto's actually, it's not always the ending that everyone else was expecting(as what I've read in the comments.) I've learned that everyone's an author of their own story. And in that case, this is Omeleto's story, this is how they wanted to end their story, and I was always really amazed with it. Subscribed to this channel a few days ago, watched lots of concepts and stories. I wish that I discovered this earlier. Omeleto's amazing, I do really love your works. Great job!

[@staceykersting705]

Looked to me as if it was a , "No, Wait!" kind of gesture, where she just grabbed his shoulder. No excuse to retaliate with excessive force. In the end, you're technically right, no one should put their hands on anyone. How many times have you teased a girl and she playfully tapped u on the arm, though, it seems to be hardwired into our 'flirt' DNA.

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

He doesn't make the films just collects them

[@AREPBOSS]

It was an accident, I don't blame the guy, I'll freak out too if I accidentally killed my ex-girlfriend, the problem is the guy ran from the scene, he has a witness that saw the entire thing was an accident, he should not chase the girl and just call the cops and ambulance

[@jrgtsmith3707]

he should ask her for help but in this days you can hit a woman to do the right thing .

[@adamdalziel]

She absolutely should have called the police and an ambulance. She didn't know the woman was dead. Even if it was an accident, not coming clean gives no closure to the victim's relatives. Frustrating!

[@ryanhiga9270]

How the hell is this young lady a better actor than Oscar winners of recent years??

[@cameraambassador]

Loved it!!

[@mikemcnamarafilm]

Great film! Ima watch it again

[@famous6838]

“Runs from something unrunable” 5 minutes later This girl: *GOTTA BLAST!*