A young, unknowing-yet-fully-known newspaper writer meets the ghost of a man he knew once before. He spouts factoids, of whale hearts and folded papers, knowing only parts of a whole-parts of a story that some may not deem worthy, some that do deem worthy. His walkman, a small plastic box filled with haunted memories of the men who stood in his place, held the words of their interviews. Some old, some new, some living by pure luck, some drowned in the cold waters slowly swirling under the ledge the writer stands that night. They await another interview, another paper, another heart.
Everyone's coming up with some story for what they think this piece is about but all I could think of was myself. More specifically my child self. The part of me that had to grow up so soon. The part that had her innocence taken away far too early in life. Even though these things that happened were out of my control, I still blame myself. I mourn for the child the I was whose happy spirit was taken away. I'm still looking for that part of me. I hope one day I can capture that innocence again and look at the world with a more positive perspective. But until then I'll just pretend.
I know it's unlikely that anyone will see my comment but I absolutely love this little short, and while I love your others too this is definitely my favourite. For me it's less about the actual story behind it but the feeling of delusional numbness that it captivates- a bit like one of those conversations you'll have with yourself just before you go to sleep and the desperate feeling that you want to share it with someone, but in the end you never tell anyone and it just stays with you. Really beautiful bertie:)
two and a half years later i feel as if the story is simply a lonely human with no friends to confide in, maybe he's an aspiring writer or director, acting out his own ideas by himself, imagining the shots, wishing with all his heart he had someone to tell, just someone to be with, wishing he could live someone else's story. i know how that is now. this short feels terribly alone, like someone at a loss for what to do next with their lives. a standstill, a crossroads with dead ends either way
Bertie, i just wanted to say, i have watched this at least five times a day because it fascinates me so much. Each time I see it, I think something different and every time, it just gets better
I don't know how, but after two minutes I'm really invested in this story. To the point where I actually said "No!" aloud after the last line. The story? I don't think the police were after him, and the person he was talking to was non-existent. He's just out of his mind, to the point where he almost didn't realise he was using a walkman, not a tape recorder.
I'll watch this at least 3 or 4 times a week before i go to sleep. I simply don't know why but i am genuinely fascinated with this idea of video that has so many different meanings to it & when i listen to it, it keeps me thinking of so contexts that might possibly be the storyline towards this vid. This video is so soothing to watch, listen & think. Thank you Bertie for creating this piece. I really love it Bertie! I have been watching it since the first day you posted this which was a year ago & i have never stop. You are an amazing person & you inspire me very much. I have never know someone who is as creative as you are. Your mind is amazing to create something so beautiful & meaningful although it has no context at all. Plus love every each of films you've did & the stories about it. Every of your other films you've did is simply amazing, honest & fascinating to see because it different. And i love it! So thank you again & keep up the amazing work, Lots of love xx
Since you posted this short film in a moment of time where my heart was completely shattered it feels like I left a piece here with this film that makes me resonate with it so deeply that my emotions are so invoked with this work of art I still weep with every watch 😢
Follows the 56 year old boy after him and the girl made up. They spent years happily together until people started to get suspicious of them. This is the 56 year old boy now 60 reading his suicide note because he can't bear the thought of what he and the girl are doing. He loves her but doesn't want to be with her because he feels guilty of her age. As he knows he can't live without her he decides to end his life. #tumblrdeep
Ok, so here's my theory. I think he's talking to a child (maybe a younger sibling, or a son or daughter) who went missing or got lost while he was meant to be responsible for them, even if it wasn't directly his fault (which is why the police are looking for them both). The way he says "I'm sorry if I sound upset" makes me think of the way that we try and protect children from the world, and the way the camera points up when he's walking reminds me of how it feels as a child to be looking up at an adult. Idk, there's probably some better theories. Also this is really beautiful. Well done.
ThatGirlAnna this is so late but i love this! The random facts remind me of something youd tell a younger sibling too! Its a super cool interpretation i didnt even think of the last 3 times ive watched this!
My nine year old brother watched this and i asked him what he thought the story was, this is what he said: "he was cheated on, like, his girl went off with another guy and then he smacked her, he smacked the girl, and he's apologizing for it. That's probably why he was so upset cause cheating is bad. And slapping girls is bad too." There ya go Bertie, beautiful film can't wait for more x
The boy (I guess we'll call him Bertie for now) had a relationship with another boy. It was very hard for him to come to terms with his sexuality, and he really still hadn't. He hadn't told any of his friends about this relationship, as a lot of them were homophobic. One night, he was at a party with this boy (we'll call him Dan) and got quite drunk. On a whim, Bertie started kissing Dan in front of all of his friends. His friends confronted him and Dan, and Bertie lied and said to them that Dan had forced him into it. At the end of the night, while Bertie was passed out, his friends had beaten Dan up. Upon finding out about this, Bertie was so sad and angry at himself that he climbed up on the edge of that bridge, thus starting the video. I don't know, there are probably better theories, just this was what popped into my head while watching.
No no no, you got it all wrong. I don't mean to brag but I'm an expert at determining what the story is without any context. Clearly this is a story about a wolf who is a were-human. He falls in love with a girl who loves him just as much but he finds out that eating a bowl of macaroni would cure his were-human curse. Thus, we have this scene where he is recording a message for the girl because he knows he has to return to his wolf pack. Isn't it amazing what macaroni can do? It cures were-human curses and it's fucking delicious.
Peter PolarBear honestly my first thought after watching this also went to being gay.. maybe its because I am gay or maybe it's because I just have a gay mind who knows
Your art is soul inspiring. Something that makes people realize that the real beauty to life isn't materialistic, physical, or monetary, but the moments when humans are at their worse. When we are vulnerable, hopeless, devastated, and ruthless. Your art captures it all and shows the beauty in these moments.
This video makes me think of Patrick from 'The 56 Year Old Boy' as if we're seeing him before that short movie, a glimpse into the past of a moment that led him to be how he is in the movie, whether he is a man who never aged or is a boy convinced or pretending, what ever you took from it! The glasses act as a character appearance link for me, and it does give some sort of evidence as to why 'Chris' mentions how he was someone who has been suffering, 'for how ever many years' Is this a display of his suffering? Its like he's leaving a message for a friend,a love he lost, someone who he does care about, they could be part of the suffering? It seems like a goodbye or a confused message of emotions, I love the little things such as 'a whales heart is as big as a mini cooper' or 'if you fold a piece of paper...' little things that broke up the sadness surrounding the situation. I like how you used the monologue Bertie, going to look into the play! Also another thing, at 1:42 on the stone wall he is standing by, you can read 'coco ether' I think? Thanks for making my brain consider things, beautiful piece of work! :)
I love this stuff, the endless possibilities. This could be massively significant in completely different ways to everyone who watches, reflecting a snippet of their own life.
Bertie, we met during VidCon 2013. You are one of my favorite filmmakers and I am amazed at your talents. I love this, it allows me to open up my mind and send it off into another dimension. My idea is still just something basic.: This male, seeks solitude in this location which is sacred for the relationship. Many memories, nostalgic moments, were created there. Although he cannot confront this other being, or these other beings, he wants to create (what is in his mind) a perfect way to display and perform his affection, thoughts, passion, personality to this significant other (not necessarily in an romantic form). Yet, he is truly unable to materialize this before the other person or persons (use of the Walkman). It is either too painful, or straight up ridiculous for him to experience the other person's reaction to this possible encounter. Either the male is leaving in any form (death, physically moving away, or mental removal and blocking of the other being) or vice versa for the other person or persons. The only way he could have closure was one last visit, one last "conversation".
Oh and I had forgotten to mention, it is entitled Many Moons, due to the many times they had been there together in that location during their evenings. Yet, he must continue on, many more moons without the other.
"I'm sorry if I sound upset...um..guess it's cuz, I am." My favourite line. This was incredible and continues to be my favorite film of yours Bertie. I loved the music and how you filmed the lights as lines and just the overall feeling was amazing. Well done :)
Tears. It's really a gift if you can make someone feels emotions in two minutes without knowing anything else about the character. Just amazing Bertie.
Beautiful short film Bertie. I love the concept of this video, to let the viewer decide what kind of story they want to watch. It's something that usually happens with books ("Books belong to their readers") but not so often with films. Great job.
I really truly hoped that all of your short films were connected in some way but then I read the description. Still, these are getting better and better!!
There's a subtle brilliance and talent for creating a film or character that grabs your full attention in less than a minute, but you make it seem easy. Really looking forward to more films from you, Bertie.
i can't get over this, I can't deal with the fact that Bertie (fake Bertie) is using his last breaths (assuming he's going to commit suicide) to say that he's sorry. It's not just like a 'sorry for you know that one time I accidentally killed your goldfish', but it's so raw and heartfelt and genuine, as though he regrets the entire thing, whatever it may be. It's so strange how two words could mean so much and sound like nothing. We say the term I'm sorry every day, and I feel like Bertie said it a lot to this person whoever it is, but this apology is real. Like he was saving it all up for this one big moment when he really means it.
This is so beautiful. It's so open and transparent. It's limited in the sense of what we see and hear as this is only 2 and a half minutes long. But it allows you to take what you want from it. It allows you to think and consider possibilities of before and after. And every time you come to watch this or just think of it you remember the words and what they meant to the character and why they meant that. Its bare but that allows you to think for yourself which i love
Semiotically, the Walkman suggests he's travelled from the past to the present, leaving behind the person this monologue is directed towards, hence why he won't be able to see them again. Possibly, the use of some sort of secret time travelling machine manufactured by Nike was prohibited, the accomplice helped Bertie gain entry, where he stole a pair of trainers whilst he was there, and now the police want to pop a cap their asses. The astute observer may then ask: how would the police be able to find Bertie if he's travelled in time? WELL - I don't know.
I feel like instead of being a person, Bertie is representing the most basic human emotions - Love and Hope. When he first entered the place, he looks around, quite unsure of his environment. Darkness is not somewhere where Love and Hope are familiar with. He brings his light with him though - like how Love and Hope illuminate the space that they occupy. He takes out his "recorder", giving a medium of speech to these entities. The first sentence that these emotions say is: "I'm sorry." - which was said after a second or two of hesitation, like he didn't know what to say when he, the emotions in that sense, get their 'first voice'. Then comes the title sequence with it's shaky, out-of-focus shot and of course, the title. It gives the audience a sense of the whole short film. Then the next two sentences are: "I am sorry for what I did. I never meant to hurt anyone." It feels like the emotions are apologising for all the broken hearts and lost hopes that everyone had and will experience again. I feel like there's so many of those in this world these days. "I'm sorry if I sound upset, um, guess its cause, I am." It's like he's not used to being Upset, like no one had expected him to sound upset, for Love and Hope aren't, by themselves, sad feelings. This is where it got interesting for me. As he says: "I'm upset because I might not be able to see you again. I'm upset I'm not going to be able to walk through the streets with you again." The visuals shown have lost focus, as compared to the focused shot of him speaking into the 'recorder'. This caused these orb-like lights to appear. Much like the moon. Many orbs. Many moons. I might be far off with this but to my interpretation it's like the moment you've lost the focus of love and hope, everything turns blurry, everything looks dark, so dark that the moon shines brightly. So many bright moons. And coupled with the speech, it's like saying whenever you've lost the love and hope, there's always a chance that it will never come again through various causes like turning cynical or well, there's always the point of no return - death. Not that it is certain. Hence "I'm upset because I ~might~ not be able to see you again." The emotions are quite distraught about not being able to occupy your heart again. Then comes the "Whale's heart" part. I feel like Love is trying to show how big it can be. The size of a mini cooper. Then, "I'm sure I'll see you again in some other life, in some other world." It's Hope talking, but then again. "I'm not sure I believe that." It's like the emotions trying to make themselves feel better, but not being quite successful at that. Then comes the "Folding paper" part. Bertie started that with a few light chuckles, enthusiastically saying "Did you know if you fold a piece of paper", then he pauses for a few beats, probably realising how it's not actually something that is could be said quite light-heartedly, saying a bit more somberly that you can't fold it more than 7 times. It's like, talking about limits someone or something could have. "Then again, we always used to say weird stuff like that." Like how when you're in love, or when you're feeling very hopeful, very on-top-of-the-world, you might say things that only makes sense to you, or only to both of you. Or maybe it doesn't make sense at all. But at the point where you're feeling loved/hopeful, it just feels right. Then a long moment pass, and you come back to these "weird stuff", they don't mean so much anymore. The next part is a bit unclear, but to me it sounds like "Please start looking for me, and I'll look for you." It's like the emotions wanting the world to not start being cynical, to not give up on them so fast. It's like Love and Hope saying, "Want me. Look for me. Find me. And you will get me." I feel like this is the strongest part of the film. Then he says "I'm sorry." which felt to me as more like "I'm sorry I hurt you. I will make it better. Come back." Then comes the part where he looks at the "recorder" and says "This is a walkman. I'm not recording anything." It could be comic relief, but I feel like its just pulling away the medium of speech for the emotions. Like they've poured out their hearts, but no one will be able to listen to them. Basically, I just feel like it's a rant short film by Love and Hope. Hahahaha. And the Many Moons came from the monologue of a play by the same name. I wanna watch that. Pardon, essay walking through.
i think, the boy murdered someone, someone he loved, but he regretted it. he said the police would be looking for him and you. it seemed like he implied finding the body.
+makaila Kaufmann I think that there are many many possibilities but why stop there? Maybe shift your view. Ive watched this short many times and each time viewed it differently. It's not really about what happened, it's about the emotion surrounded by the event that is unsaid.
TW: Suicide!!! I felt as if he went to kill himself. Lying awake, tossing and turning, he gets the idea. Hastily, he grabs what feels like a tape recorder, and puts on the first shoes he sees (the weird black lines across the shoes could have been a clue to why the police where after him -if not my theory- but they might have just been shadows). He runs to wherever we see him, only slowing down when he gets there, realizing what he's about to do. He wanted to be able to look over the city during his last moments. Maybe he felt as if he would be looking at whoever he's talking to as well. He's apologizing for doing what he's about to do, knowing they'll find the suicide note with his body. He doesn't want anyone to hurt over him, he doesn't want to cause pain by the tone of his voice. But he can't help how he's feeling. He knows when they find the tape, they'll be able to tell he wasn't in a good place anyways. Might as well be honest in your last few minutes. But still, he tries to make it easier for both him and the person he's talking to by relating what he's feeling to lighthearted trivia. Something I didn't quite understand about big hearts, and how you can only fold a paper 7 times, I guess you can only deal with so much folding as a person to. He's upset that because of what he's about to do he won't be able to see the person anymore, and he tries to comfort himself by saying that he might live again to see them, but he doesn't believe in that enough to feel better by it. Again, apologies, followed by a rustle in the bushes (?) and he laughs at how he jumped; what does it matter, he's about to die anyways. He smiles again, thinking about the silly things they used to say to each other. Finally, the police will be looking for him, his body at the bottom of a shady cement structure (I assumed he would jump off the edge?). They'd look for the person to, to interrogate them, trying to find any leads on where he could have gone (that doesn't really fit what he said though but idk).
No no no, you got it all wrong. I don't mean to brag but I'm an expert at determining what the story is without any context. Clearly this is a story about a wolf who is a were-human. He falls in love with a girl who loves him just as much but he finds out that eating a bowl of macaroni would cure his were-human curse. Thus, we have this scene where he is recording a message for the girl because he knows he has to return to his wolf pack. Isn't it amazing what macaroni can do? It cures were-human curses and it's fucking delicious.
that was beautiful, every aspect, the music, the shots, the acting and voice, it was all just amazing. you have come so far in such a short amount of time, and at this age. you are truly an inspiration. I know for a fact you are going to go so far and do so much more, even better, and that genuinely excites me, i cannot wait to witness everything to come.
This could be an extension of the 56 year old boy. Turns out Patrick is actually just a mentally ill boy whose rich parents don't have the time (or patience) to deal with their son. They decide to put him in a facility where the environment replicates the real world. (something like Shutter Island, but obviously, not confined to an island) All the events that involve Molly were just a figment of his imagination. This film, Many Moons, takes place 6 years later. In Patrick's mind, he and Molly somehow form some relationship. When Molly turned 23, she and Patrick officially started dating (now that they are both "adults"). Together, they go out and explore what the world has to offer. Molly, however, turned to the partying scene. Eventually, she got Patrick to experiment with new (illegal) thrills. After a few months of this, the two find themselves in trouble with the law. Molly suddenly disappears (to save herself) and the bridge (or wherever Patrick is at in this film) is the last place Patrick could think to find her in. Thinking it's all his fault for the trouble they're in, Patrick tries to record his apology (planning to leave it there for her to find it someday). In reality, there was no Molly. "Molly" was just a character his mind made up whose purpose was to get Patrick out, about and ,in a way, "current" with the world. After dabbling with these modern experiences, "Molly" is no longer needed and she disappears.
Amazing, beautifully shot. The music, the angles, the scripting, the acting was all spot on. If this was a film - I would definitely watch it, without a doubt.
A survivor walking to his end, in a post-apocalyptic world. Not how you'd expect it to happen though. Not at all. The last time walking through those streets, to find something that will make someone listen. A dusty old recorder, but what could be better? He thinks all this is somehow his fault. Just a little bit. Trying to make someone hear, to gain forgiveness. Entering, his forgiveness to himself.
I'm just sitting on my living room couch way deep in these amazing short films and vlogs after a massive bout of writers block. It's one-thirty in the morning and this particular video really resonated with me for some reason. I'll be showing it to every single one of my friends who isn't tired of me showing them things like this 24/7. Thanks for all you do.
i love how many possibilities start filtering into my head as you show us more, little by little, you could make endless different stories from this, the simplicity is so creative
Why does this make me cry every time I watch it? Every time I watch it it's something different - the music or the unfocused city or the words or the gentleness in your voice - and I genuinely don't know why it has this effect on me where I feel empty and alone when it finishes and then have to watch it again...and again...and again. I can't tell you how much this trips up my emotions but honestly one of the most magical things I've seen in a long time. The simplicity and lack of plot and I STILL feel like this just shows how amazing your acting and film making is Well done! :)
What I really like about this is how it doesn't have any particular context or storyline - you've allowed us as the audience to decide that for ourselves and give it our own spin, almost as if we've created something together. This is actually really cool, please do more stuff like this
i think it´s about a man (bertie) with an unhealable heart-diesease. the next day he´s going to have a surgery, trying to fix it. he knows that he´s gonna die, he read that there´s a 26% chance of surviving this kind of surgery. his best friend doesn´t know anout him having that surgery, what he doesn´t know as well is that the man (bertie) would die anyway. bertie tells him about the size of a whale´s heart because he hopes that his own heart will have the strength of a whale´s, so that he won´t have to wait many moons to see his best friend again.
the story here is that you want to tell someone that you're sorry, but you're too afraid to so you're basically writing a letter and not sending it by talking into a walkman. idk. this was a pretty sick video though.
I think the character in the film, lets call him Ben, his lover or family member and 5 other friends (together that's 7 the number which Ben refers to with folding paper) all got into some bad business that was against the law. Ether the police or gang members are after the group and Ben can't take any more. On the bridge Ben is trying to record his 'letter' before he takes his life. The unfocused, dizzying shots of London are flashback to how he got to the bridge, like a daze. He's nervous and scared, hence the rambling and shaking. The whales heart can refer to love and how big his love is for the person he's saying sorry to. Finally the title Many Moons tells us this problem has been going on for a long time now..... That's my opinion. Very moving piece which is accented beautifully by the music so big thumbs up for everyone that worked on this. If my shorts are anything close to this ill be happy. X
This is so brilliantly well-done Bertie. The dialogue is brilliant and I love the idea that a very short film with no context can expand across so many theories and ideas.
This is based off of another theory I read, so the man is a father. And his child has gone missing, the suicide note is to the child if they ever find them. He says "I'm upset I'll never walk down the streets holding your hand" as if he were talking about holding the child's hand down the street in order to protect them. He also says how "we always used to say stuff like that" showing his memories were fond and his tone is soft and upset as if he were explaining something upsetting to a small child. All the little comments and fun facts sound like he's sharing these facts and information he's gathered up over the years to his child. He ran away out of depression which explains the line "the police are looking for me and you". He's apologising for sounding upset because parents never want to sound upset to their kids. This just makes the most sense to me, amazing short film Bertie I loved it so much and have watched it multiple times in a row now. Absolutely amazing
I just love the way it's left to your own interpretation and then when you look in the comments you see so many views and ideas that I never would have thought of! I think it makes it so powerful, every single shot in this is perfect, your such an inspiration to me Bertie, your so talented!
Bertie, this was the most beautiful film of yours I have ever had the pleasure to watch. Thank you so much for sharing this. You have inspired me personally and surely many others to start our own projects and only hope to achieve the cinematic elegance your films reach.
I love this so much, watched it several times and it's got to me every time. Amazing how you can turn such a short and open piece of film into something so amazing which means something different to every person that watches it
this might sound stupid to you but this is the context I figured out: He is sorry for the lost of a Dead lover who jumped off the roof where you're standing because of you (I didn't think of the precise reason but you're the guilty) She never thought you loved her and now you can't go back and tell her how you really feel so you just stand there and express your feeling to a voice recorder.
i come back to this video so often since i recently happened to do kinda the same thing that happens in this video and i cant believe how relatable and heart-wrenching it was for me to watch this the first time. Thank you, Bertie.
This is so powerful, just like all of your short films! Your amazing and quite an inspiration to me, I hope you go far with this stuff you do, you deserve it
i remember watching this in college when u released it. going thru rough time in my life bertie. it gave little peace. thank u bertie after all this time i keep coming back to it
I just keep coming back to this piece. For me, it's the best written so far- mostly because of the raw honesty in script. I felt the connection between characters even though I only met one. I don't know much about film, but I know this piece gave me goosebumps and made me feel what you were feeling. You developed a million possibilities with a few words. Please, keep this kind of stuff up! You're absolutely incredible.
Little piece, much content. What I love the most about your films is that you always leave some imagination hanging. It's amazing how you put a whole plot, that by adding details could become a movie, in such short time. I don't even know you, but it's extremely pleasurable to see how much you've grown, and improved your work. Can't wait to, one day, see your work at the cinema.
this really spoke to me, this is probably one of my top favourites of your productions bertie. Also, i hope by seeing constant requests for old videos to be uploaded back up aren't annoying you or questioning your ideas. Because really, i love what your doing right now.
Bertie, this is my favorite short film idea. The shots are amazing, the context I picture always changes, and no matter how many times I watch it, it never gets old. This may or may not be much to you, but it sets fireworks off in my brain with the words digging into my brain. Absolutely incredible feeling and beautiful video
Woah, that was amazing. Its just.. woah. It looks like he came to that ledge to end his life, after he messed up horribly with a person he loved, girlfriend or sibling or parent. The place he is standing is somewhere they used to come often, and he was going to record a message so that they would find it there. And it goes deeper than that too, obviously. He wants to say all the things he never got to say. The whale's heart could represent who much he really loved that person. The paper thing means that everything comes to an end eventually. Then he realizes that he isn't talking to anyone, not even a recorder and he is very, very lost.
Not only do I love the vintage feel of your pieces, I also just love that you use the most beautiful music. It takes it to a more touching level.
A favorite
mitchy my boi, check out cosmic divide i think it'd be up your ally
I love how you called him my boi and to top it with an I instead a y
Just imagine a short film by Bertie & PJ.. The world would implode !
This would be an amazing collaboration.
That needs to happen! They should collab and create something only they can.
They had one collab though:) the one with " Wiggles the Clown" :) but you guys probably know that one already:)
MY DrEaM!!!
HOLY guacamole on a stick
A young, unknowing-yet-fully-known newspaper writer meets the ghost of a man he knew once before. He spouts factoids, of whale hearts and folded papers, knowing only parts of a whole-parts of a story that some may not deem worthy, some that do deem worthy. His walkman, a small plastic box filled with haunted memories of the men who stood in his place, held the words of their interviews. Some old, some new, some living by pure luck, some drowned in the cold waters slowly swirling under the ledge the writer stands that night. They await another interview, another paper, another heart.
Everyone's coming up with some story for what they think this piece is about but all I could think of was myself. More specifically my child self. The part of me that had to grow up so soon. The part that had her innocence taken away far too early in life. Even though these things that happened were out of my control, I still blame myself. I mourn for the child the I was whose happy spirit was taken away. I'm still looking for that part of me. I hope one day I can capture that innocence again and look at the world with a more positive perspective.
But until then I'll just pretend.
is the paper a metphor? maybe hes referencing that a relationship can only bend and compromise so many times, and they have reached the limit.
I like that theory :) I love metaphors
Especially as the other piece of trivia refers to a heart...
I know it's unlikely that anyone will see my comment but I absolutely love this little short, and while I love your others too this is definitely my favourite. For me it's less about the actual story behind it but the feeling of delusional numbness that it captivates- a bit like one of those conversations you'll have with yourself just before you go to sleep and the desperate feeling that you want to share it with someone, but in the end you never tell anyone and it just stays with you. Really beautiful bertie:)
two and a half years later i feel as if the story is simply a lonely human with no friends to confide in, maybe he's an aspiring writer or director, acting out his own ideas by himself, imagining the shots, wishing with all his heart he had someone to tell, just someone to be with, wishing he could live someone else's story. i know how that is now. this short feels terribly alone, like someone at a loss for what to do next with their lives. a standstill, a crossroads with dead ends either way
Bertie, i just wanted to say, i have watched this at least five times a day because it fascinates me so much. Each time I see it, I think something different and every time, it just gets better
I don't know how, but after two minutes I'm really invested in this story. To the point where I actually said "No!" aloud after the last line.
The story? I don't think the police were after him, and the person he was talking to was non-existent. He's just out of his mind, to the point where he almost didn't realise he was using a walkman, not a tape recorder.
I'll watch this at least 3 or 4 times a week before i go to sleep. I simply don't know why but i am genuinely fascinated with this idea of video that has so many different meanings to it & when i listen to it, it keeps me thinking of so contexts that might possibly be the storyline towards this vid. This video is so soothing to watch, listen & think. Thank you Bertie for creating this piece. I really love it Bertie! I have been watching it since the first day you posted this which was a year ago & i have never stop. You are an amazing person & you inspire me very much. I have never know someone who is as creative as you are. Your mind is amazing to create something so beautiful & meaningful although it has no context at all. Plus love every each of films you've did & the stories about it. Every of your other films you've did is simply amazing, honest & fascinating to see because it different. And i love it! So thank you again & keep up the amazing work, Lots of love xx
Even though this was such a tense situation, it was also so soothing.
Since you posted this short film in a moment of time where my heart was completely shattered it feels like I left a piece here with this film that makes me resonate with it so deeply that my emotions are so invoked with this work of art I still weep with every watch 😢
Follows the 56 year old boy after him and the girl made up. They spent years happily together until people started to get suspicious of them. This is the 56 year old boy now 60 reading his suicide note because he can't bear the thought of what he and the girl are doing. He loves her but doesn't want to be with her because he feels guilty of her age. As he knows he can't live without her he decides to end his life. #tumblrdeep
Beautiful. A very nice monologue. Keep it up Bertie, you're going places.
Ok, so here's my theory. I think he's talking to a child (maybe a younger sibling, or a son or daughter) who went missing or got lost while he was meant to be responsible for them, even if it wasn't directly his fault (which is why the police are looking for them both). The way he says "I'm sorry if I sound upset" makes me think of the way that we try and protect children from the world, and the way the camera points up when he's walking reminds me of how it feels as a child to be looking up at an adult. Idk, there's probably some better theories.
Also this is really beautiful. Well done.
ThatGirlAnna this is so late but i love this! The random facts remind me of something youd tell a younger sibling too! Its a super cool interpretation i didnt even think of the last 3 times ive watched this!
I don't care if you never see this but wow, this is by far the best theory I've heard out of all these. I love this so much
My nine year old brother watched this and i asked him what he thought the story was, this is what he said: "he was cheated on, like, his girl went off with another guy and then he smacked her, he smacked the girl, and he's apologizing for it. That's probably why he was so upset cause cheating is bad. And slapping girls is bad too." There ya go Bertie, beautiful film can't wait for more x
this monologue reminds me of nathan prescott and the way he could be talking to rachel
OMG YES LIFE IS STRANGE HI
OMG and also the thing with the whales because Nathan listens tO WHALE SONGS OMG
The boy (I guess we'll call him Bertie for now) had a relationship with another boy. It was very hard for him to come to terms with his sexuality, and he really still hadn't. He hadn't told any of his friends about this relationship, as a lot of them were homophobic. One night, he was at a party with this boy (we'll call him Dan) and got quite drunk. On a whim, Bertie started kissing Dan in front of all of his friends. His friends confronted him and Dan, and Bertie lied and said to them that Dan had forced him into it. At the end of the night, while Bertie was passed out, his friends had beaten Dan up. Upon finding out about this, Bertie was so sad and angry at himself that he climbed up on the edge of that bridge, thus starting the video. I don't know, there are probably better theories, just this was what popped into my head while watching.
+Piper PolarBear this gave me AIDs
woah that's a good theory
also I love it how you named the gay guy Dan 👍
No no no, you got it all wrong.
I don't mean to brag but I'm an expert at determining what the story is without any context.
Clearly this is a story about a wolf who is a were-human. He falls in love with a girl who loves him just as much but he finds out that eating a bowl of macaroni would cure his were-human curse. Thus, we have this scene where he is recording a message for the girl because he knows he has to return to his wolf pack. Isn't it amazing what macaroni can do? It cures were-human curses and it's fucking delicious.
Peter PolarBear honestly my first thought after watching this also went to being gay.. maybe its because I am gay or maybe it's because I just have a gay mind who knows
Froot Loop
I have a gay toe.
Awesome Bertie, makes people think what could of happened before that.
Your art is soul inspiring. Something that makes people realize that the real beauty to life isn't materialistic, physical, or monetary, but the moments when humans are at their worse. When we are vulnerable, hopeless, devastated, and ruthless. Your art captures it all and shows the beauty in these moments.
This video makes me think of Patrick from 'The 56 Year Old Boy' as if we're seeing him before that short movie, a glimpse into the past of a moment that led him to be how he is in the movie, whether he is a man who never aged or is a boy convinced or pretending, what ever you took from it! The glasses act as a character appearance link for me, and it does give some sort of evidence as to why 'Chris' mentions how he was someone who has been suffering, 'for how ever many years' Is this a display of his suffering? Its like he's leaving a message for a friend,a love he lost, someone who he does care about, they could be part of the suffering? It seems like a goodbye or a confused message of emotions, I love the little things such as 'a whales heart is as big as a mini cooper' or 'if you fold a piece of paper...' little things that broke up the sadness surrounding the situation. I like how you used the monologue Bertie, going to look into the play! Also another thing, at 1:42 on the stone wall he is standing by, you can read 'coco ether' I think? Thanks for making my brain consider things, beautiful piece of work! :)
I really really admire your work. You have a tremendous amount of talent. Keep it up.
i really wish more youtubers would use their 'power' to make things like this, so beautiful and thought-provoking, well done x
I love this stuff, the endless possibilities. This could be massively significant in completely different ways to everyone who watches, reflecting a snippet of their own life.
Bertie, we met during VidCon 2013. You are one of my favorite filmmakers and I am amazed at your talents. I love this, it allows me to open up my mind and send it off into another dimension. My idea is still just something basic.:
This male, seeks solitude in this location which is sacred for the relationship. Many memories, nostalgic moments, were created there. Although he cannot confront this other being, or these other beings, he wants to create (what is in his mind) a perfect way to display and perform his affection, thoughts, passion, personality to this significant other (not necessarily in an romantic form). Yet, he is truly unable to materialize this before the other person or persons (use of the Walkman). It is either too painful, or straight up ridiculous for him to experience the other person's reaction to this possible encounter. Either the male is leaving in any form (death, physically moving away, or mental removal and blocking of the other being) or vice versa for the other person or persons. The only way he could have closure was one last visit, one last "conversation".
Oh and I had forgotten to mention, it is entitled Many Moons, due to the many times they had been there together in that location during their evenings. Yet, he must continue on, many more moons without the other.
this is definitely still one of my favourites, its so short, but so beautiful
Truly incredible Bertie. Love your style!
"I'm sorry if I sound upset...um..guess it's cuz, I am." My favourite line. This was incredible and continues to be my favorite film of yours Bertie. I loved the music and how you filmed the lights as lines and just the overall feeling was amazing. Well done :)
Your collaborators did wonderful work. The music and DOP work were beautiful and so appropriate to the dialog, which was also wonderful.
Tears. It's really a gift if you can make someone feels emotions in two minutes without knowing anything else about the character. Just amazing Bertie.
Beautiful short film Bertie. I love the concept of this video, to let the viewer decide what kind of story they want to watch. It's something that usually happens with books ("Books belong to their readers") but not so often with films.
Great job.
I really truly hoped that all of your short films were connected in some way but then I read the description. Still, these are getting better and better!!
I'll never get over how brilliant Bertie is. His short films are just stunning and so different!
There's a subtle brilliance and talent for creating a film or character that grabs your full attention in less than a minute, but you make it seem easy. Really looking forward to more films from you, Bertie.
i can't get over this, I can't deal with the fact that Bertie (fake Bertie) is using his last breaths (assuming he's going to commit suicide) to say that he's sorry. It's not just like a 'sorry for you know that one time I accidentally killed your goldfish', but it's so raw and heartfelt and genuine, as though he regrets the entire thing, whatever it may be. It's so strange how two words could mean so much and sound like nothing. We say the term I'm sorry every day, and I feel like Bertie said it a lot to this person whoever it is, but this apology is real. Like he was saving it all up for this one big moment when he really means it.
Incredibly stunning, I'm actually just sat here in awe of what I've just watched. Amazing work, Bertie!
This is so beautiful. It's so open and transparent. It's limited in the sense of what we see and hear as this is only 2 and a half minutes long. But it allows you to take what you want from it. It allows you to think and consider possibilities of before and after. And every time you come to watch this or just think of it you remember the words and what they meant to the character and why they meant that. Its bare but that allows you to think for yourself which i love
I don't know why, but for some reason all of you short films have made me cry. They are that good.
Semiotically, the Walkman suggests he's travelled from the past to the present, leaving behind the person this monologue is directed towards, hence why he won't be able to see them again. Possibly, the use of some sort of secret time travelling machine manufactured by Nike was prohibited, the accomplice helped Bertie gain entry, where he stole a pair of trainers whilst he was there, and now the police want to pop a cap their asses. The astute observer may then ask: how would the police be able to find Bertie if he's travelled in time? WELL - I don't know.
I feel like instead of being a person, Bertie is representing the most basic human emotions - Love and Hope.
When he first entered the place, he looks around, quite unsure of his environment. Darkness is not somewhere where Love and Hope are familiar with. He brings his light with him though - like how Love and Hope illuminate the space that they occupy. He takes out his "recorder", giving a medium of speech to these entities.
The first sentence that these emotions say is: "I'm sorry." - which was said after a second or two of hesitation, like he didn't know what to say when he, the emotions in that sense, get their 'first voice'. Then comes the title sequence with it's shaky, out-of-focus shot and of course, the title. It gives the audience a sense of the whole short film. Then the next two sentences are: "I am sorry for what I did. I never meant to hurt anyone." It feels like the emotions are apologising for all the broken hearts and lost hopes that everyone had and will experience again. I feel like there's so many of those in this world these days. "I'm sorry if I sound upset, um, guess its cause, I am." It's like he's not used to being Upset, like no one had expected him to sound upset, for Love and Hope aren't, by themselves, sad feelings. This is where it got interesting for me. As he says: "I'm upset because I might not be able to see you again. I'm upset I'm not going to be able to walk through the streets with you again." The visuals shown have lost focus, as compared to the focused shot of him speaking into the 'recorder'. This caused these orb-like lights to appear. Much like the moon. Many orbs. Many moons.
I might be far off with this but to my interpretation it's like the moment you've lost the focus of love and hope, everything turns blurry, everything looks dark, so dark that the moon shines brightly. So many bright moons. And coupled with the speech, it's like saying whenever you've lost the love and hope, there's always a chance that it will never come again through various causes like turning cynical or well, there's always the point of no return - death. Not that it is certain. Hence "I'm upset because I ~might~ not be able to see you again." The emotions are quite distraught about not being able to occupy your heart again.
Then comes the "Whale's heart" part. I feel like Love is trying to show how big it can be. The size of a mini cooper. Then, "I'm sure I'll see you again in some other life, in some other world." It's Hope talking, but then again. "I'm not sure I believe that." It's like the emotions trying to make themselves feel better, but not being quite successful at that. Then comes the "Folding paper" part. Bertie started that with a few light chuckles, enthusiastically saying "Did you know if you fold a piece of paper", then he pauses for a few beats, probably realising how it's not actually something that is could be said quite light-heartedly, saying a bit more somberly that you can't fold it more than 7 times. It's like, talking about limits someone or something could have.
"Then again, we always used to say weird stuff like that." Like how when you're in love, or when you're feeling very hopeful, very on-top-of-the-world, you might say things that only makes sense to you, or only to both of you. Or maybe it doesn't make sense at all. But at the point where you're feeling loved/hopeful, it just feels right. Then a long moment pass, and you come back to these "weird stuff", they don't mean so much anymore.
The next part is a bit unclear, but to me it sounds like "Please start looking for me, and I'll look for you." It's like the emotions wanting the world to not start being cynical, to not give up on them so fast. It's like Love and Hope saying, "Want me. Look for me. Find me. And you will get me." I feel like this is the strongest part of the film. Then he says "I'm sorry." which felt to me as more like "I'm sorry I hurt you. I will make it better. Come back."
Then comes the part where he looks at the "recorder" and says "This is a walkman. I'm not recording anything." It could be comic relief, but I feel like its just pulling away the medium of speech for the emotions. Like they've poured out their hearts, but no one will be able to listen to them.
Basically, I just feel like it's a rant short film by Love and Hope. Hahahaha. And the Many Moons came from the monologue of a play by the same name. I wanna watch that. Pardon, essay walking through.
This is really moving if you think of all the possibilities of the situation :')
i think, the boy murdered someone, someone he loved, but he regretted it. he said the police would be looking for him and you. it seemed like he implied finding the body.
+makaila Kaufmann I think that there are many many possibilities but why stop there? Maybe shift your view. Ive watched this short many times and each time viewed it differently. It's not really about what happened, it's about the emotion surrounded by the event that is unsaid.
these videos make me feel a mixture of sad and happy at the same time... which is really amazing.
TW: Suicide!!! I felt as if he went to kill himself. Lying awake, tossing and turning, he gets the idea. Hastily, he grabs what feels like a tape recorder, and puts on the first shoes he sees (the weird black lines across the shoes could have been a clue to why the police where after him -if not my theory- but they might have just been shadows). He runs to wherever we see him, only slowing down when he gets there, realizing what he's about to do. He wanted to be able to look over the city during his last moments. Maybe he felt as if he would be looking at whoever he's talking to as well. He's apologizing for doing what he's about to do, knowing they'll find the suicide note with his body. He doesn't want anyone to hurt over him, he doesn't want to cause pain by the tone of his voice. But he can't help how he's feeling. He knows when they find the tape, they'll be able to tell he wasn't in a good place anyways. Might as well be honest in your last few minutes. But still, he tries to make it easier for both him and the person he's talking to by relating what he's feeling to lighthearted trivia. Something I didn't quite understand about big hearts, and how you can only fold a paper 7 times, I guess you can only deal with so much folding as a person to. He's upset that because of what he's about to do he won't be able to see the person anymore, and he tries to comfort himself by saying that he might live again to see them, but he doesn't believe in that enough to feel better by it. Again, apologies, followed by a rustle in the bushes (?) and he laughs at how he jumped; what does it matter, he's about to die anyways. He smiles again, thinking about the silly things they used to say to each other. Finally, the police will be looking for him, his body at the bottom of a shady cement structure (I assumed he would jump off the edge?). They'd look for the person to, to interrogate them, trying to find any leads on where he could have gone (that doesn't really fit what he said though but idk).
I interpreted it the same way
No no no, you got it all wrong.
I don't mean to brag but I'm an expert at determining what the story is without any context.
Clearly this is a story about a wolf who is a were-human. He falls in love with a girl who loves him just as much but he finds out that eating a bowl of macaroni would cure his were-human curse. Thus, we have this scene where he is recording a message for the girl because he knows he has to return to his wolf pack. Isn't it amazing what macaroni can do? It cures were-human curses and it's fucking delicious.
bowl4two of couse! how could i not have seen it before
that was so powerful and deep and beautiful, i began to cry at 0:10 and i'm still crying writing this. thank you for being that talented.
Im in love with these short clips which you build a book but leave us to fill in the pages. This was absolutely brillant bertie
I don't know if it was supposed to make me cry, but it did. It's beautiful x
i utterly loved this, your shorts have a bare, nakedness that make them so raw and intimate and kind of envigorating
So many years later and it still tugs on my heart strings maybe it’s not the film anymore but now I find myself crying at this
Bertie how (why?) is everything you do so amazing? Heaps of good wishes and respect from Australia!
that was beautiful, every aspect, the music, the shots, the acting and voice, it was all just amazing. you have come so far in such a short amount of time, and at this age. you are truly an inspiration. I know for a fact you are going to go so far and do so much more, even better, and that genuinely excites me, i cannot wait to witness everything to come.
i don't know why but every time you put out a new film i always come back and watch this because this my absolute favorite short of yours.
This could be an extension of the 56 year old boy. Turns out Patrick is actually just a mentally ill boy whose rich parents don't have the time (or patience) to deal with their son. They decide to put him in a facility where the environment replicates the real world. (something like Shutter Island, but obviously, not confined to an island) All the events that involve Molly were just a figment of his imagination. This film, Many Moons, takes place 6 years later. In Patrick's mind, he and Molly somehow form some relationship. When Molly turned 23, she and Patrick officially started dating (now that they are both "adults"). Together, they go out and explore what the world has to offer. Molly, however, turned to the partying scene. Eventually, she got Patrick to experiment with new (illegal) thrills. After a few months of this, the two find themselves in trouble with the law. Molly suddenly disappears (to save herself) and the bridge (or wherever Patrick is at in this film) is the last place Patrick could think to find her in. Thinking it's all his fault for the trouble they're in, Patrick tries to record his apology (planning to leave it there for her to find it someday). In reality, there was no Molly. "Molly" was just a character his mind made up whose purpose was to get Patrick out, about and ,in a way, "current" with the world. After dabbling with these modern experiences, "Molly" is no longer needed and she disappears.
I need to have you collaborate with Bertie for the sake of our humanity.
Amazing, beautifully shot. The music, the angles, the scripting, the acting was all spot on. If this was a film - I would definitely watch it, without a doubt.
A survivor walking to his end, in a post-apocalyptic world. Not how you'd expect it to happen though. Not at all. The last time walking through those streets, to find something that will make someone listen. A dusty old recorder, but what could be better? He thinks all this is somehow his fault. Just a little bit. Trying to make someone hear, to gain forgiveness. Entering, his forgiveness to himself.
All your short films make me feel so nostalgic and emotional I don't really know, you're just amazing.
You are a true talent. Amazing how you can capture someone in 2 and a half minutes. Never stop creating!
I have watched this short film at least 100 times by now. Something about it makes me emotional in a really good way!
I'm just sitting on my living room couch way deep in these amazing short films and vlogs after a massive bout of writers block. It's one-thirty in the morning and this particular video really resonated with me for some reason. I'll be showing it to every single one of my friends who isn't tired of me showing them things like this 24/7. Thanks for all you do.
You are really good doing this! Dont stop !
i love how many possibilities start filtering into my head as you show us more, little by little, you could make endless different stories from this, the simplicity is so creative
Why does this make me cry every time I watch it? Every time I watch it it's something different - the music or the unfocused city or the words or the gentleness in your voice - and I genuinely don't know why it has this effect on me where I feel empty and alone when it finishes and then have to watch it again...and again...and again. I can't tell you how much this trips up my emotions but honestly one of the most magical things I've seen in a long time. The simplicity and lack of plot and I STILL feel like this just shows how amazing your acting and film making is Well done! :)
Omg. I really liked this. You should do more. Love you Bertie.
this ripped the floor out from under me. thankyou
I wish this was a full length film, just that short clip got me glued to the screen
What I really like about this is how it doesn't have any particular context or storyline - you've allowed us as the audience to decide that for ourselves and give it our own spin, almost as if we've created something together. This is actually really cool, please do more stuff like this
Affective. The aesthetic and the sounds... I love this, more of this spontaneous stuff is lovely.
I love how your mini films seem so simple(BUT REALLY GOOD) but they mean something that others wouldn't understand but you.
My mom was watching this from over my shoulder and started crying. even extra out of context it moved her. kudos.
i think it´s about a man (bertie) with an unhealable heart-diesease. the next day he´s going to have a surgery, trying to fix it. he knows that he´s gonna die, he read that there´s a 26% chance of surviving this kind of surgery. his best friend doesn´t know anout him having that surgery, what he doesn´t know as well is that the man (bertie) would die anyway. bertie tells him about the size of a whale´s heart because he hopes that his own heart will have the strength of a whale´s, so that he won´t have to wait many moons to see his best friend again.
Why am I crying? This moved me deeply.
the story here is that you want to tell someone that you're sorry, but you're too afraid to so you're basically writing a letter and not sending it by talking into a walkman. idk. this was a pretty sick video though.
Your style of cinematography is brilliant and unique, I hope you go far Betrie
I think the character in the film, lets call him Ben, his lover or family member and 5 other friends (together that's 7 the number which Ben refers to with folding paper) all got into some bad business that was against the law. Ether the police or gang members are after the group and Ben can't take any more. On the bridge Ben is trying to record his 'letter' before he takes his life. The unfocused, dizzying shots of London are flashback to how he got to the bridge, like a daze. He's nervous and scared, hence the rambling and shaking. The whales heart can refer to love and how big his love is for the person he's saying sorry to. Finally the title Many Moons tells us this problem has been going on for a long time now..... That's my opinion. Very moving piece which is accented beautifully by the music so big thumbs up for everyone that worked on this. If my shorts are anything close to this ill be happy. X
This is so brilliantly well-done Bertie. The dialogue is brilliant and I love the idea that a very short film with no context can expand across so many theories and ideas.
This is based off of another theory I read, so the man is a father. And his child has gone missing, the suicide note is to the child if they ever find them. He says "I'm upset I'll never walk down the streets holding your hand" as if he were talking about holding the child's hand down the street in order to protect them. He also says how "we always used to say stuff like that" showing his memories were fond and his tone is soft and upset as if he were explaining something upsetting to a small child. All the little comments and fun facts sound like he's sharing these facts and information he's gathered up over the years to his child. He ran away out of depression which explains the line "the police are looking for me and you". He's apologising for sounding upset because parents never want to sound upset to their kids.
This just makes the most sense to me, amazing short film Bertie I loved it so much and have watched it multiple times in a row now. Absolutely amazing
I just love the way it's left to your own interpretation and then when you look in the comments you see so many views and ideas that I never would have thought of! I think it makes it so powerful, every single shot in this is perfect, your such an inspiration to me Bertie, your so talented!
Bertie, this was the most beautiful film of yours I have ever had the pleasure to watch. Thank you so much for sharing this. You have inspired me personally and surely many others to start our own projects and only hope to achieve the cinematic elegance your films reach.
The first half of the monologue remined me a lot of the opening monologue in All Is Lost!
I love this so much, watched it several times and it's got to me every time. Amazing how you can turn such a short and open piece of film into something so amazing which means something different to every person that watches it
I dont know what it is but this clip. It has stayed with me. Lurking in the back of my brain. For years...
You're so young yet you've got such talent and direction in your life. It inspires me.
didn't know I could start tearing up from a two and a half minute video with no context. fantastic stuff Bertie
this might sound stupid to you but this is the context I figured out: He is sorry for the lost of a Dead lover who jumped off the roof where you're standing because of you (I didn't think of the precise reason but you're the guilty) She never thought you loved her and now you can't go back and tell her how you really feel so you just stand there and express your feeling to a voice recorder.
i come back to this video so often since i recently happened to do kinda the same thing that happens in this video and i cant believe how relatable and heart-wrenching it was for me to watch this the first time. Thank you, Bertie.
This is so powerful, just like all of your short films! Your amazing and quite an inspiration to me, I hope you go far with this stuff you do, you deserve it
i remember watching this in college when u released it. going thru rough time in my life bertie. it gave little peace. thank u bertie after all this time i keep coming back to it
Bertie this is so moving, I think the way the camera was shaking and blurred really captured the feelings of you or your character. Fab!
This is so beautiful that I don't think it even needs a context. As it is I think this is my favourite film you have created. Absolutely stunning.
I love how you leave it open for interpretation. Whether or not it was intentional, it was well done.
I just keep coming back to this piece. For me, it's the best written so far- mostly because of the raw honesty in script. I felt the connection between characters even though I only met one. I don't know much about film, but I know this piece gave me goosebumps and made me feel what you were feeling. You developed a million possibilities with a few words. Please, keep this kind of stuff up! You're absolutely incredible.
Little piece, much content. What I love the most about your films is that you always leave some imagination hanging. It's amazing how you put a whole plot, that by adding details could become a movie, in such short time. I don't even know you, but it's extremely pleasurable to see how much you've grown, and improved your work. Can't wait to, one day, see your work at the cinema.
this really spoke to me, this is probably one of my top favourites of your productions bertie. Also, i hope by seeing constant requests for old videos to be uploaded back up aren't annoying you or questioning your ideas. Because really, i love what your doing right now.
this was perfect. i don't know how you do it but everything you make is absolutely insanely good.
All your short films are like signed. Aesthetic by Bertie Gilbert. Great job.
I don't know what I'm feeling now, all I know is that what I watched made me feel something. Thank you Bertie
Beauty and simplicity. Love it.
Bertie, this is my favorite short film idea. The shots are amazing, the context I picture always changes, and no matter how many times I watch it, it never gets old. This may or may not be much to you, but it sets fireworks off in my brain with the words digging into my brain. Absolutely incredible feeling and beautiful video
Woah, that was amazing. Its just.. woah.
It looks like he came to that ledge to end his life, after he messed up horribly with a person he loved, girlfriend or sibling or parent. The place he is standing is somewhere they used to come often, and he was going to record a message so that they would find it there. And it goes deeper than that too, obviously. He wants to say all the things he never got to say. The whale's heart could represent who much he really loved that person. The paper thing means that everything comes to an end eventually. Then he realizes that he isn't talking to anyone, not even a recorder and he is very, very lost.