Horror Short Film “Home Education” | ALTER

An inquisitive girl is convinced by her controlling mother that her dead dad will resurrect if they show how much they miss him. That is, until he begins to rot...
“Home Education” directed by Andrea Niada
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Horror Short Film “Home Education” | ALTER
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[@reinabanna407]

Who loves alter?! I LOVE ALTER ❤️ 💕

[@beluga2062]

Me too

[@antonburkhardt3318]

Me too!

[@robertos7318]

me three!

[@weather8820]

The Dog me four!

[@billydox7274]

I FUCKING LOVE ALTER!

[@CatmunistCom]

the actor who played the dad killed it

[@NyxdeVil-F]

I quite agree, He gave a breath taking performance.

[@connorsmith-jenkins4219]

😂🤣

[@SunBunz]

He was dead-set on doing a good job.

[@cynthiagildea-dixon314]

😂😂😂😜

[@psychoqween]

This actor got one of the best roles ever. A role to die for

[@mikurusagawa6897]

I always rot a bit to test people around me

[@madelineyoung3826]

Mikuru Sagawa Lmao

[@magicdawn1973]

As long as it’s only a little bit, that’s fine.

[@scapes5548]

People around me rot to test me

[@hamborger8738]

Ah same, so relatable

[@SapphireIsCat]

Same here man

[@esvin8771]

Somewhere in Glasgow England lies a little cottage in the woods, and in the Attic are 2 vacuum sealed corpses and a 95 year old woman reading them poetry waiting for them to wake up from their sleep to congratulate her on passing their test on rot.

[@iamthesenate5982]

Why must you scare me in this way

[@Mangeen]

Glasgow? England?

[@spartanboxing9906]

Glasgow is in Scotland

[@Mangeen]

@@spartanboxing9906Thank you. A true hero

[@mirmalchik]

but how does a family find meat, if they don't even know where dust comes from?

[@TheFauxDeer]

5:01 I just love the little bit of detail where for the book titled "Grammar and Spelling", "Spelling" is spelt as "Speling", further showing how not particularly well educated the family is on top of the other insane things.

[@caseymcalister5016]

The scariest moment was when she said bacteria are mammals.

[@A3._coffie]

YUP

[@SunBunz]

…And that air is “made of oxygen.” 😂 She ignores the 78% nitrogen.

[@humanitywasamistake5015]

Scariest part was when she made goat noises at a goat head

[@user-jg1yy7mb4i]

Also..y-your profile is kinda creepy ngl-

[@user-jg1yy7mb4i]

Also..y-your profile is kinda creepy ngl-

[@ishyl9977]

And that my friends...is how to raise a serial killer

[@siddhantamallick6837]

Yes cap'n I am taking notes!

[@zasherakhan6957]

Yep

[@whitewolfy-mw4eb]

×)🔫😛

[@sha7799]

lmao xD

[@drvoltage9792]

Dude your right the saddest part is that there are actually people like this in the world. This goes for the mom and the daughter.

[@lily-billy4671]

Them: “he’ll come back” The dad: anyway I start rotting

[@anton_c8gur]

hes just testing them

[@ellaelliott4415]

What I don’t get is how them being there equates him to coming back with air…

[@stardustsparkles22]

The actress who does the crazy abusive mother does a spot on job! Perfect! The clipped words,the shrill voice, and the obsession with cleanliness. Does a very good imitation of the abusive mother.

[@maheenahmed6653]

Scariest part: The chicken, cauliflower and those whole eggs weren’t seasoned at all

[@nathanvaupel9985]

Ikr?! An hour and a half of the mom cooking and you got yourself a horror movie.

[@MarMarZ999]

The egg moved

[@Oliver-ku3oc]

@@MarMarZ999 oh thank god I'm not the only one that saw that I thought I was losing it

[@sofiagonzalez2739]

Fr she didn’t even put salt and pepper

[@elenamahassen5273]

ATLEAST ADD SALT 😫

[@peculiarshanice4586]

"Stop questioning things you know nothing about" The irony of that statement

[@mikurusagawa6897]

Worst thing about that is that I know (we probably all do) people in real life who state the same with the same lack of any knowledge

[@robbit4butterfly]

@@mikurusagawa6897 😯 A couple of seconds ago I've posted this to another comment: This sentence is of major importance and actually easy to comprehend. But it is horrible that it has to be explained. I fear people when they act as a mass. Now I read your lines ... Gives me some hope.

[@HingWenYi]

I feel connected to this short film, it reminds me of when I was home-schooling, there is gaslighting and there is indoctrination and bullying. It takes courage to tell the truth to someone who was in denial. I applauded Rachel for accepting that her father is dead and he is no longer with her.

[@FusedPixelz]

Woah. I never knew that’s what homeschooling is like. I hope it didn’t take too long for you to pull through.

[@Honey_is_not_ok]

@@FusedPixelz typically this is only when radical religious people home school I’ve been doing online school and I love it

[@Rackemup8]

Sure sure lol. Seems contrived

[@loveyouzen]

@@listlessdandelion3587I hope you and your loved ones are okay)❤

[@danhernandez8095]

She didn’t come to realization that her father is dead. She’s just as crazy as the mother. She said that they need to be here when he returns so they can open the bag and give him air. The whole family was delusional

[@user-ec9rd8gc3s]

i love the casual misinformation that dust and bacteria are mammals

[@shavedparmesanprosciuttoan4317]

SPOILER ALERT: (Just my interpretation) First time I watched I thought the mother was crazy, ruling her household with a narcissistic and obsessive compulsive world view that she projects onto her daughter. However, a second look reveals that the mother is just as much a victim as the daughter. A victim of the father’s constant paranoia and psychosis. Their home is filled with disturbing artwork and grotesque Frankenstein taxidermy projects. A sign on the door demanding to keep it locked, and a glance at a page in his journal reveals a paranoia under which he demands everyone in the house live. He’s taught Rachel many things, like throwing a bone in the forest to see where it leads to, picking up dead pieces of hair and flesh in the forest and holding them to her ear to listen... her father was out of his mind, and clues in the film point to Rachel possessing the same mental illness as her father. She seems to hear and see things that aren’t there, and as the film progresses and the imagery of the millions of bugs crawling gets more and more frenzied, that’s Rachel slowly succumbing to her psychosis. That moment in the woods, staring into the goats dead eye, is the moment her mind left the “in-between” and her inherited insanity rose to the surface. She then goes home and bludgeons her mother, ties her up, vacuum seals her father, and recites a poem about how she found the “in between” in the woods. Even after his death, the father is an ominous presence in the house. The women are afraid of offending him, worried he’s pretending and that he’ll overhear something he doesn’t like and won’t come back. They’re convinced he’s testing them so they must be on their best behavior, doting on him, bringing him gifts and reciting poems and making sure the house is clean to his liking because as the mother says “you know what your father is like”. She is insistent on carrying on as normal and pretending like nothing bad is happening, because that is how her husband has taught her to cope when he becomes violent or insane. And if she follows his rules, he’ll notice and come back. This film is Intuitive and clever and grim, the imagery is spot on but the symbolism is not overbearing. The actress playing the mother is so fantastic she really makes this story what it is. I’m so impressed. Serious dogtooth vibes!!

[@andreaniada]

Dolce Luxe thank you for this! You are bang on - the father and daughter are indeed similar in a way the mother isn't, and your interpretations are very true. This should be a top comment!

[@rutituti678]

Good gracious thank you for explaining lol.. I couldn't quite figure out what was going on

[@judelion8655]

Your spot on!

[@nakjskjkdndkd]

@rutituti678. Me either lol. I still have no clue

[@MrWeezo21]

I wish I was your type of smarts.

[@keileycrother8320]

SHE DIDN'T EVEN CRACK THE EGGS SHE JUST PUT WHOLE, RAW EGGS WITH SHELLS IN HER FOOD

[@Quinn10]

British cooking yo.

[@Pawelandbajer]

@@Quinn10 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Star_Comet]

Keiley Crother And one was moving, bro

[@tracysmith9999]

Hehehehe 🤣🤣😂😁

[@majichour2491]

We didn’t even get to see what the final product looked like.

[@tsa_chum3216]

This film deserves more appreciation. Clever plot, really! Dealing with the loss of a loved one (through death or them leaving)... denial... discovery (courage to overcome boundaries and explore... the truth)... and even acceptance... of the inevitable... death... and the reality of this world. Bravo!

[@Gracie7711]

Goat: Lays there Girl: “MEEEEH” Goat: “Bich-“

[@Saizahawla_]

😂😂😂😂

[@alicebrave3211]

🤣🤣don't look at me like that bich

[@jamiesimiele6767]

Honestly the daughters performance is great. Absolutely heartbreaking

[@-tim0-261]

And yet.. u start an argument

[@neshaoinspopolk4417]

Honestly...

[@sarahpusey9052]

I thought the daughter's facial expressions were spot on hilarious. Especially when she was in the woods with her 🦴 bone! "Rachael, go get your bone"! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@vitorribasboska6792]

@@neshaoinspopolk4417 wewedgwuuu

[@neshaoinspopolk4417]

@@vitorribasboska6792 I'm sorry, did you mean wedgwood?

[@BeautifulbyDesign18]

That man is going to be bones in a bed and they're still gonna be saying "he'll be back soon" 🤦🏾‍♀️😂😂

[@prettyvibes8088]

For real

[@kolehiyala]

And the mother will keep on insisting that the father is only testing them

[@najahahmed3654]

Ikr bloody hell

[@AquaticSCP]

kitkatcoco67 its one word decomp

[@ashtreesystem5265]

Delusions are lies that tell the truth

[@urdadslettuce2652]

i feel like whenever i watch an odd kind of cryptic start of an ALTER short film, my brain automatically thinks to open the comments as the absolute saints in the comments always explain the well thought out plots of the story perfectly. Thank you to ALTER and those amazing people in the comments who explain the amazing storylines and their well thought out and directed short films

[@johannahunderwood4596]

This short was brilliant, and I love how it unfolded. There is definitely abuse going on here and my perception is that both the mother and the daughter were abused in this home by the father. I think that there was possibly violence and emotional abuse towards the mother first by her domineering husband and that when she domestically instructs her daughter and slaps her for being out of line, it is so the girl can navigate around her father and avoid more serious violence from him towards her and possibly back to the mother for not doing enough to educate her daughter "right". The mother was probably already broken when her daughter was born and appears to be obsessive compulsive and is clearly uneducated in matters of science, which is kind of funny if the situation was not so serious. The only way to get her to listen was to tape up her mouth, and as we leave her tied up in the chair, she will now be a victim of all the faulty education she has imparted in this years-long tyranny. Couldn't happen shiver a nicer person!

[@felin_de_la_nuit]

Excellent analysis 👌🏼

[@godofmath1039]

Why are all of you so averse to the idea of a woman (especially a white woman) being an evil, manipulative abuser? Isn't there enough evidence in the video suggesting that that is so?

[@rgerber]

hey damn that makes so much sense- i didn't even consider that. Thats why she couldn't let go of her stubborn behavior- people experiencing abuse are still often suffering the consequences even if the abuser isn't around anymore.

[@cryingtrouble]

Mom: "Stop questioning things you know nothing about" SO WHAT'S THE POINT OF QUESTIONING THEN?

[@DarkAfter_____]

L. Sousa Official exactly. We’d know nothing if we stopped questioning what we don’t know

[@littlekitsune1]

It's code for "Shut up, I want to be right."

[@shananalexander9789]

L. Sousa Official Yeah mom is damaged I think.

[@mariahwalton75]

right?

[@-_Fawi_-]

I was just watching this part and i asked myself the same thing XD

[@theindigoafterlife]

I think the casting of the girl was perfect, her big doeful eyes tell the most amazing story!

[@LemonGrab-qf6xj]

Omg yaaassss shes amazing she needs to be in more movies and series

[@reachbean]

She looks like Michael Jackson lol

[@HashbrownMashup]

Did you mean doleful or doe-eyed? Cuz either way you're not wrong

[@meatballsandwich5329]

@@reachbean LMAO fr

[@itchypp1766]

i love her eyes they speak a thousands words...I love a woman with beautiful big eyes.

[@BasementNero]

The Actor playing the mother is fucking fantastic, she sold every emotion, especially the denial.

[@returnofthegoth2220]

The tension in this film is palpable. It felt like it was bleeding out of my screen with every shot. The composition is gorgeous and edited well. The soundtrack really cranks it up. Really hope to see the actress who played Rachel in more things to come.

[@rgerber]

it was really well at building a world that sucked me in and i wanted to somehow see or know more from those characters

[@thankyouverymuch]

Ooooo somebody's been watching KZbin "horror story" channels. There's a law that if you put a horror story on KZbin, it MUST include the word "palpable". Without that word, the video will not be allowed to be published.

[@william8153]

“Stop questioning things you know nothing about” It’s that how you learn? I mean...

[@dalayshawest7502]

right like what

[@ayushdwivedi4686]

Yeah seriously

[@chemicalwonderland2492]

I think you meant "isn't"

[@robbit4butterfly]

This sentence is of major importance and actually easy to comprehend. But it is horrible that it has to be explained. I fear people when they act as a mass.

[@yamato6114]

The family functions like a cult. Cults don’t want you to question. They want you to obey.

[@mariarose616]

The dad died , mother in denial, teaching her daughter that he would come back if they kept away the bacteria...... Yup... totally bonkers!!

[@siddhantamallick6837]

Lmao

[@TheVillager446]

That just goes to show that the daughter is more grown up than her own mother. Lmao 😆

[@desaulniersco1095]

It took me a Hot Minute to realize the dad was dead, not in a Coma.

[@sixkicksfightertricks8470]

The mom was turning it into a religion too.

[@Carriedmusic]

Thanks for explaining that for me. I was wondering what the hell was going on

[@bonesmcgee3355]

Both of these actresses do a fantastic job in their roles, from the way the mother is set in her opinion despite having evidence she's wrong, to the way Rachel wants to question things she doesn't know given she's only ever been told things from one source, I love it

[@chrishoward3733]

These two are in a psychotic state of mind. Grief does that.

[@reika.00]

*“he’s rotting a little bit to see how we react”* yeah sure hun whatever floats your boat

[@kaitkat3034]

😂

[@dalilfox950]

Lol

[@4leftclovers]

ARMY is everywhere

[@edencrocc7220]

*"he's rotting a little bit... to see how we react"*

[@lillian4058]

random craft love that line 🥰

[@foxerrio6283]

They are still believing he would come back but... He isn't coming back anymore...

[@Chickenlegs41]

It's only a flesh wound!?

[@eret1761]

Chickenlegs41 There were flies IN his flesh... Idk much about science but thye’re probably sucking his blood or something. That and they said he smelt horrible.

[@shadowwolf7880]

My Gosh, I would pay literally EVERY price to see this as full, 1h 30minutes movie! AMAZING WORK, EVERYONE, JUST AMAZING!🥰🥰😍😍 *stands up* 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@andreaniada]

Thanks for watching ShadowWolf! A full length movie is in the works!

[@shadowwolf7880]

@@andreaniada Oh my god, where I will be able to see it?

[@andreaniada]

@@shadowwolf7880 Good question!! Unfortunately I have no answer yet as we still have to shoot it, but stay tuned!!

[@shadowwolf7880]

@@andreaniada I need to find website or channel ^.^ Goodluck with this AMAZING production!

[@jokerjourney6230]

Home education must actually be one of the best horror movies I have ever seen in a few months! You are literally amazing

[@Marie-tw4ui]

" He's testing us." Yeah and you are failling miserably.

[@Animelover-ei1wb]

Oof 🥲

[@yazzythecattyweirdo188]

THANK YOU! oh my GOD I swear--

[@mihainedelcu4793]

Stop dude you arleady kild her!

[@imsad3630]

“He’s just rotting to test us” Me when having a breakdown

[@aineem7835]

😂😂

[@bobmc-may4189]

I feel ya

[@maxpower1337]

:)

[@idk4815]

LMAO

[@gfreshnit]

LoL...huh...lol....left

[@SakurasSweetHeart]

I love rotting a little bit to test my loved ones💀 But forreal, this was my first Alter short horror, and I absolutely fell in love 😩👏🏾

[@StrangeDetectives]

Gurl he's dead to you mean he's "testing us" 😭😭💀

[@perizatismailova2646]

That girl is rebirth of Anne Hathaway!! A great actress is coming

[@nihaans3108]

Perizat Ismailova ya actually she is reminding me of Hathway

[@ozymandiasramesses1773]

Ironclaw XII It’s like she’s acting like Anne Hathaway in real life, then?

[@triciamariztay6772]

I also thought about it too!

[@jennahilw9297]

Perizat Ismailova that’s what I thought too!

[@jennahilw9297]

Ironclaw XII Anne Hathaway is a Queen! Love her

[@gabrielleg.n.7489]

"He is rotting a little bit, to see how we react." .. WELL , we`ll see about that 🤣

[@missbarb8382]

I know right 😂

[@iminneedofhelp5513]

Is the mom crazy or what

[@ninarenate5185]

@@iminneedofhelp5513 PSYKO MURDERER

[@goldenwolfe5085]

277 likes 4 comments iluminati confirm

[@shanemarlow4844]

Hi cutie

[@BucketHeadianHagg]

Literally one of the best short stories I’ve ever seen! The ending was absolutely fantastic!!

[@YourFavTessa]

"The way into the nightmare is our only way out" Oh, that hit different.

[@ms.retro.dreamz9756]

It's funny how the "grammar and speling" book isn't even spelled correctly, such irony

[@tatyananachelle4684]

I thought I was the only one that noticed that 😂

[@minarooda]

Yes, and "Drawring" too

[@t.g.6080]

I think thats the point

[@hope_playz9251]

I think its because of their accent, thats how they say spelling, with only one l.

[@kassandra7313]

they also use the wrong word in "Knitting and Sowing" lol sowing is for seeds, sewing is the thing with needles and thread

[@Vortex-zb6be]

“Foxes fly water is dry and trees are upside down” Hey look at that she discovered Australia

[@dddila]

Omg

[@kyanite5994]

Water is wet

[@lehla916]

Vortex597 lol

[@phoebepoh545]

Australia isn't real

[@tearyheart_3894]

phoebe poh ok

[@artificialvoid7555]

I love looking for horror shorts late at night and then ending up watching films from a new channel all night, Alter has some great content, lots of unexpected endings

[@robertkrout3916]

Most of these shorts have way better acting and directing than Hollywood

[@silverpslm]

This mother and the mother from the other short horror flick who killed her children for being dirty should get together and have tea.

[@berkleep9885]

Omg sooo true!!

[@sr4698]

What one is that I wanna go watch it

[@berkleep9885]

@@sr4698 it's called Childer

[@khanhduy9740]

@@berkleep9885 just watched that shit yesterday and then this =)))

[@michelegreene2481]

YES

[@cosmicrot4634]

5:42 girl: can you make anything hard? mom: yes mom's brain: how the hell do u think you got here rachel

[@Orchidxx]

lololololol

[@thaicurrysoup672]

underrated comment

[@derpyisbestponieseva]

LMAO I THOUGHT THAT WHEN I HEARD THAT AND CAME TO THE COMMENTS TO SEE IF ANYONE SAID THAT XDD

[@vcparker5146]

lol

[@louisebelcher7494]

cosmic rot I CANT

[@lifewriter7455]

Absolutely brilliant, the film oscillates in perfect balance between art and horror, creating this intelligent movie of poetic angst. And the young woman is such a genuine talented actress.

[@sarahhurst701]

The actress portraying the mom is hilariously brilliant!👍😂 And the daughter at the end just kicks this whole caper up into another gear of insanity!🤣🤣

[@localwyrm]

I love these films because unlike most horror films, where it's just jump scares, these are actually suspenseful and creepy. I love this. It's like Creepypasta for KZbin

[@WatchALTER]

Sounds like you've been ALTERed. 🖤

[@localwyrm]

@@WatchALTER Yup! And I'm so glad. Been binging all week.

[@tasha3757]

I think they're thriller not horror

[@localwyrm]

@@tasha3757 Can't deny the creepy aspect though

[@raz8552]

I couldn't agree more! This was the scariest one I've seen so far. The edgy madness of mother and quiet insanity of this whole situation is sheer terror, and it is literally right up in your face silently screaming at you, and you just cannot look away. I felt like I was going mad by the end of it. This was brilliant! Poor Rachel...

[@eggo3045]

*centuries later* ~the dad is just bones now~ “He’ll come back soon”

[@yahlikejazz7084]

Mother: he just dried up a bit to see how we react. 😂

[@sr4698]

Just testing us

[@umikayumi2690]

Rachel : And look mom, you're rotten just like me. Mom : Oh, we're also testing him.

[@theyoutubepoet7428]

Spooky scary dad

[@lachelnderhund]

@@umikayumi2690 To see how he reacts

[@brittanymontague5084]

I’ve been binge watching horror shorts for a couple days and this one is my favorite ! I knew the deal as soon as she finished reading the first poem… but story and execution- so clever!

[@avengerrc7023]

What scares me the most is the fact the mother reminds me of my 4th grade teacher.

[@GatoTomato]

“I made sure to plaster your head so you won’t have a lobotomy” this film is breaking me

[@VamDav]

This is an absolute gem that works even better upon a second viewing. So many little slices of twisted beauty. Hats off to all concerned.

[@lakshverma7850]

She: air is made of oxygen . My teacher : 78% of nitrogen and 20.9% oxygen.

[@idontlikebreaving1726]

*Obsesses over things being clean* Rachel:*crawls near dead things and bugs on the forest floor*

[@messyjess8357]

Nice profile.

[@jazzyangelflower3344]

BAAAAAAAH

[@lissasue6241]

Obsessed over dust and bacteria but has a huge collection of stuffed dead animals... and she doesn’t wash her hands after touching the raw meat

[@raz8552]

@@lissasue6241 Maybe mum's cooking killed dad?

[@joanne1199]

I thought the goat head was going to scream

[@davidsgirl2373]

Same 😂

[@miraculousbug_loloof9101]

Ikr

[@elisefication790]

MEEEEEHHHHHHH lol

[@gaiataraborrelli4259]

🤣🤣Me too

[@collinleeches8772]

same here lmao

[@tamyahgalentine9734]

Holy shit i related to this 4:10 the mother gaslighting the daughter to make her think she is "immature" so she can stay in control

[@babycado5166]

The way the mom treats her daughter kills me.

[@yourformeranxiousstubbornb5195]

My mom is worse xD😭✨

[@AbbeyKitty1013]

Ikr

[@AbbeyKitty1013]

@@yourformeranxiousstubbornb5195 I feel bad for you ;(

[@jknMEMES]

was ist dein lieblingsfach?

[@massiveplayground9118]

@@yourformeranxiousstubbornb5195 Did your mother use to call you "anxious stubborn brat" and the like? But now you've progressed in finding your own identity, and that's why you add the word "former"? Gosh, if this is true, I really wish you a lot of inner strength and supportive friends to help you heal from those insults, so that your past won't drag you down anymore ☺🤗

[@temtem8110]

Kudos to the main actress who’s out there vibing with the worms and listening to death in some creepy ass forest for the sake of our enjoyment

[@artsybookworm7234]

this is the best comment lol

[@BougieBlkRose]

😂😂😂😂😂‼️ my kinda people

[@keniabetancourt5739]

best comment ever

[@Mysanthropiya]

'vibing with the worms' will be engraved on my tombstone, thank you

[@ciaram4645]

Omg 😂

[@alexax3888]

"That the way into the nightmare is our only way out" my favorite phase, this was amaizng

[@fairygirl2911]

HOLY SHIT @ HOME EDUCATION. been binging horror shorts for some creative inspo for the last 2 hours and this one absolutely blew me away. Writing is so beyond clever and love how it circles back and evolves without feeling redundant. Acting performances are SO, so good and genuinely FUNNY and relevant all at the same time. Wardrobe & HMU are so perfect for characters they are maintained yet still flawed enough to make us feel there with them. The fly montage, ohmygod. The sound design with this in particular was *gorgeous*. Shots are incredible, extra crispy and intelligently stitched together with such wonderfully unflattering lighting in the best way. Excellent job to everyone on this short, I just had to share how much I truly enjoyed this project. Been an Alter fan for years but this one rlly blew me away. The overall message was felt without being forced, and personally something I fixate on in the spoon-fed media age. This team accomplished comments on censorship and mental health in a way that felt actually original and not overexaggerated. We tend to define horror with very graphic, visual imagery; but Home Education really makes you wonder; maybe the scariest thing for us humans is anything unknown/the result of, or in this case, literal lack of knowledge.

[@adrianacastro9123]

rachel- how do you know he’s pretending? mom- because, nobody actually WANTS to rot, Rachel 😂😂😂

[@priscillafreiburghaus8755]

lmao such a Karen

[@brandleythecat4570]

I mean....she's got a point👀

[@adamburdt8794]

Best line in the flick

[@persephoneblack888]

@dani cali why does it have to be one country vs the other? With 7 billion people on this planet I'm sure anyone from anywhere can come up with a harrowing horror idea. It doesn't matter where you're from. Horror is universal.

[@Killformee]

@dani cali u sound dumb

[@myco_noob8027]

"Get your bone and go find your father something special in the woods" LMFAO

[@enrique8190]

Lmfaoo I wonder wtf was the purpose of the bone

[@julieboys8194]

@@enrique8190 what did it come from?

[@enrique8190]

@@julieboys8194 who knows

[@thedrunkenramblingsnorthea4201]

do you think the bone and the "can you make anything hard?" is all some complex fertility symbol?

[@user-pc4ww1tw3m]

*i readed that comment at the moment she said that*

[@brazilianambassadordale8223]

Almost each and every one of these videos is so worthy of analysis it's hard to resist writing an essay on each one I watch. I love it all, and this one was extra sad and dark...

[@alyssamay9237]

I know people are talking about the "no one wants to rot" line, but I burst out laughing when Rachel finished vacuuming her dad with "hi"

[@QIPhotography]

"I made sure to plaster your head so you wouldn't have a Lobotomy"......GOD, I love this girl!

[@UserName-gk8ew]

i dont even know what a labotomy is

[@gregthemerrow5306]

A lobotomy is a surgery of sorts where part of a person's brain is removed, usually to help fix chronic nightmares and things like that. I don't know what this girl was on about.

[@superswagmimi4237]

@@gregthemerrow5306 i’m pretty sure it was meant to serve as another example of her mother’s twisted teachings.

[@azure_vxiii]

@@superswagmimi4237 Yes. Home-schooling is limited to the knowledge of one's parents, and god forbid that person should have such a dummkopf for a mum.

[@Joestudly]

@@gregthemerrow5306 Home schooling is never a good idea

[@h_xsociety530]

"he's rotting a little bit..to see how we react." wtf kind of logic is that

[@lawrenceofarabiaarabia9177]

h _ xsociety Possibly the most brilliant line in all of cinema!

[@bichen-up-ur]

The cake in fridge ate itself cause everybody likes cake

[@jadety6102]

@@bichen-up-ur I just can’t😂😂This made me laugh way too hard

[@rae7864]

I always rot just a lil bit to test my loved ones... you don't? 👀

[@user-wk8ln8jt6h]

what you all want/wanted to see 19:13

[@Quesoquantum]

I am so excited I found this channel. I love love love horror that doesn't need blood to be scary. Alter, if you see this you're my new favorite horror channel. 💜💙

[@biteme9371]

I need to see the finished result of that meal she was cooking though 😂

[@hollowed4306]

Right? Who the fuck uses eggs in shell?

[@payne-pw6jn]

g kkkwar it hardboils them lol

[@lazypandaland]

For real tho-

[@heavenrock6491]

I thought it was cauliflower

[@maxpower1337]

8)

[@Purity.Palette]

Its true that if a thing is being constantly told, one believes it and accept it as it was told. I totally hate how this mother who is lacking in education herself, makes her daughter believe his dad is gonna comeback. He's dead bruh just accept it.

[@applestobuttercups6035]

You figure a lot of people tend to go a little crazy after they’ve lost someone they loved

[@Purity.Palette]

@@applestobuttercups6035 correct. This woman gone too far.😂

[@Purity.Palette]

@Brandon Greco I know it's wrong but my whole life has been a lie bruh😂 don't know what's real anymore just saying.

[@rickypedia999]

The sad thing is there are people like this. They become convinced that what they believe is true, get offended when someone says something different, and when everyone else says the same thing the incorrect person t he ows a fit and cuts themselves off from everyone else. There totally are people who would home educate their children because they are convinced the school systems are teaching wrong info.

[@TheLastCrow5150]

It goes both way with the school systems. There are really bad school and there are also very good ones. It depends where you go to school. It's the location, the neivhborhood, which makes the school good or bad.

[@underwaterspacetraveler17]

Wow! I have watched many different shorts played here on Alter... and I have to say, I think I have found my number 1 favorite. This was absolutely fantastic. Truly wonderful. The acting is brilliant. The whole atmosphere.. the storyline.. the shots.. even the poems(especially the last one) are just superbly executed. Man oh man, well done.. to everyone involved in the creation of this film. A true masterpiece. 👏

[@beyonafavors4406]

I am addicted an OBSESSED with Alter. My favorite addiction so far get in it yall!!!!!! All the shorts are incredible!

[@lexb978]

Seriously, what is up with all the dead things lying around

[@SensuGang]

I See it Everyday when I go to grab a Lunch

[@cosey2426]

Simbå Sàmá lol

[@neridacoad2124]

they are animal hunters

[@jupiterdiurnal436]

if you're talking about in the woods, then I can tell you that it isn't far from the truth. If you look for dead stuff in the woods, you're almost certain to find some. If you're talking about in the house, well, it's pretty heavily hinted that this is a family of witches. so like. spook

[@thatoneguy9065]

I think the Mom is Homicidal?? Maybe idk tho

[@poranglinos]

why did the girl look like michael jackson at 13:56 LMFAO

[@LilacUnderworld]

A beautifully disturbing film about two people grappling with the idea of mortality and grief, the mother with denial and the need to control and the daughter with naïvety yet curiosity and creativity.

[@rggndfw]

I can't believe that the girl, Kate Reed, career didn't just rocket. She is amazing.

[@24Lorn]

I know, right? She's brilliant! I hope she'll be given new opportunities to be an actress again, she was so natural and convincing! I found out she took part to another short movie ("Our Broken Heart"), and in that one she was soooo good, too! She plays a dramatic role, and she kills it! Lovely and very talented!

[@divinearellano7019]

She has depths not all actors can reach. She also looks like Anne Hathaway ❤

[@littleleah310]

@@divinearellano7019so her looks is her depth?!

[@divinearellano7019]

I said she ALSO, not BECAUSE. Her having depths and her, looking like Anne Hathaway, are 2 UNRELATED/UNRELATED observations. BTW, If you don't agree with any of those 2 DIFFERENT/UNRELATED feedback, fine :) @@littleleah310

[@fox_voice]

The only thing that I understood is that home education is terrific

[@andreaniada]

Thank you! That means a lot :)

[@arav13]

well it is. Think about what the hell happens when parents decide to go full woke by "teaching" their flat earth BS to their non vaccinated kid

[@NielsenWill]

Yeah because this is an accurate representation of home education.... I guess they should now make a horror video about governmental school education and show you how great that is, maybe something like Nazi Germany governmental school education.

[@NielsenWill]

@@arav13 - Yeah, everyone should go to public education to learn that sex is an illusion and there is no difference between a man and a woman.

[@arav13]

@@NielsenWill I don't get you buddy, but as long as there is no home schooling I'm fine with that

[@thomaskentwgu2874]

Amazing offering! Love the slow yet intense build up! Impressed with the poetry in the colors, actions, blocking, cinematography, pacing, and in the very language itself. Very well done! It haunts me; and I love it!

[@andreaniada]

Thanks Thomas!

[@sassycat1825]

I think I've already left one comment long time ago. But again - brilliant work. Simply brilliant! Would love to see more from the same staff. Keep up the good work. Huge thumbs up.

[@melodylilac9299]

When the fox said “🥺” I felt that

[@camilaroel1200]

Melody Lilac same 😔

[@kaykayzuu]

Can relate

[@coralanturn]

Lol

[@alwshi3253]

What does that, ⒨⒠⒜⒩

[@trashbasket11]

I homeschool my kids and honestly most of the other mom's sound like this woman. Science curriculum should be monitored and knowledge tested just like math and language arts.

[@TheWeirdSpecialty]

I was homeschooled and yeah there were no exams. Luckily, I didn't need them. Now I am a Computer Science senior in uni with a gpa of 3.70 out of 4. So it worked out for me.

[@bethstarmer1926]

In my country, homeschooled kids aren't even registered. It's really sad because for kids with severe anxiety or special educational needs, homeschooling could be really useful, but it's often used by weird people like this woman, and they teach their children that schooling is bad so wrong information is passed down through generations.

[@AgeraXXX]

I find your comment very interesting. I was homeschooled, and I met some of the craziest and most backwards family from it. There is no doubt that homeschooling certainly has some major downsides, I feel like I suffer from some issues that worsened due to being homeschooled. Now as a college student, i feel free from it all though

[@horizont6883]

Yet you spelt "moms" wrong.

[@goodluck2119]

In my country if you are home schooled you should be registered in a normal school so teachers can come to your house and help you learn

[@merisaoelofse940]

this was hard to watch.. this is very good❤ important for people to see❤❤ thank you

[@rgerber]

LOVED IT! It was disturbing in a beautiful way- not unsettling. The mother wasn't really a bad person- just undereducated and naive. I'm glad she wasn't that typical psychotic- violent clicheed character

[@Daniellespah]

"He's rotting a little.. to see how we react" Him: *dead* Flies: *buzz buzz* Them: 👀👀

[@liadoesntknowanymore]

Hotel: trivago

[@Daniellespah]

@Justin Trudeau because I thought it was funny enough to comment fym move on lmao I could say the same thing about your reply

[@liadoesntknowanymore]

It's not just copy and pasting, the video did not make me laughbut this person's comment did. You calling someone brainless for making a joke is very rude and insensitive

[@Daniellespah]

@Justin Trudeau I didn’t but thank you

[@vanessa_katafono_fiji9578]

OMG....no need to be so rude !!! Keep your hateful comments to yourself...the world would be a more peaceful and happy place if it weren't for people like you, Ben

[@ikesimerson3382]

“Just because you know something, doesn’t mean you know everything!” This woman could learn a thing or two

[@randomuser5443]

She does have a point, she knows a little, but not how to make an egg

[@enrique8190]

@@randomuser5443 she had no point lmfaoo. She even referred to bacteria as mammals💀💀.

[@axzelvonzeherzaroychelx8338]

Nah...She is stupid. Remember Dunning Kruger effect.

[@elsl669]

i am grateful I found ALTER during the day. I am addicted and would have not been able to sleep. Its so creepy, uncanny and captivating... Is is as though it is a slice of life from an alternate universe, or something kept behind closed doors. Something so close yet so far. I love it!

[@24Lorn]

Guys, today the full movie is FINALLY out in theaters in Italy!!

[@ArtByZac]

The scariest thing about this short film is that it perpetuates the myth that poetry needs to rhyme

[@zitrone9187]

Thats what i thought LMFAO

[@Jakamo2323]

Mom: He must be proud. It's not easy making rhymes like that. The Girl: Oh dad, you the best dad I've had. I'm glad. But you're dead and that's bad, and makes me sad.

[@ar7elle]

LMFAOOOOOO

[@cherries_channel]

And that bacteria are mammals

[@linaelui]

@@Jakamo2323PLSSSS💀

[@slutty_vampire]

Everyone is making smartass comments for the laughs, but I actually wanted to congratulate this short movie : it was INCREDIBLE. The lightning, aesthetic, the actor's way of playing, the theme that reminds us a little bit of ''Stranger Things'' with the whole upside down concept and this very suffocating atmosphere that we can have in ''huit clos'' type of movies. I would have love to see an actual, 1h30 long movie with these actresses and concept. Thank you so much for making me discover new short films that develop my creativity ^-^

[@andreaniada]

Thank you FloraWorld, glad you liked it :) Hopefully there will be a feature of it in the future!

[@tazmeenshaikh996]

Also the cause of the father's death was said by the mother when she tells the story of man who tried to destroy dust and instead died..

[@casual_loser6733]

I prefer short films than a long flim Actually short films seems better for the content

[@CaitlinBlair]

It absolutely is incredible! One of the most intriguing things I've seen in a long time. 💯

[@terrence8007]

@@casual_loser6733 leaves alot more to the imagination.

[@kicknsystm]

My mom used to often reply "Because I said so". Not under these type circumstances but I couldn't help but remember it through this.

[@bella-pz9vf]

Basically, dust is a combination of particles such as sloughed-off dead skin cells, clothing and carpet fibers, soil particles, dust mites, pet hair/fur, pollen, soot, and even microscopic bits of plastic

[@Erning2994]

Mum is "complicated and dangerous" for her daughter. It's sick to want to live with a dead person.

[@Priestofgoddess]

The mother might be a victim of a supressive husband and be totally lost without his guidance, she probably really believes he will come back.

[@OrabitsMadness]

Im sitting here on second watch through wondering what the hell the mother was making in the kitchen

[@louisalongers8810]

OrabitsMadness ikr

[@monochromedream-eatingbaku]

Something inedible

[@ethanpark2329]

Imma go and try making sum of that

[@victoriabarendregt8192]

Right!

[@magicdawn1973]

Chicken, cauliflower, and uncracked eggs. Tasty.

[@joybarker7906]

Loved this - what an amazing full length movie this could be. " The In-between".

[@ViewerOnline101]

For some reason, ever since the mom told her to go play with her bone, I thought it was going to be revealed at the end that they were both actually dogs who were envisioning themselves as humans or thought they were, and that the dad was their owner.

[@amyntut]

The way they believe he will be back, is like my kids telling me they will clean their room soon .

[@cassandrab2747]

Cuz no one wants to . Saying that from a kids heart (I'm am a kid)

[@Zeepjeliefs]

😂😂

[@prasadalc]

Did anyone else thought about what these guys were doing before the man died? Like was the whole family crazy? And what was that thing that was shown in dark anyway?

[@chasedbyvvolves9256]

I wonder what context clues are, it's not like we where taught this in 8th grade English 🙄