Love how the younger sister is always facing the side and the bigger facing the front until the end when she passes her the keys, leaving her the one in charge now.
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The younger sister is always a step behind, watching big sis--she's always in the stage of life that big sis was in the previous chapter, like when she's wearing the same fur coat and smoking.
I like the symbolism of passing the lollipop to the younger sister, then the makeup, the cigarette, and eventually the keys. It shows themes of growing up/reaching diff milestones of adolescence, and the idea of being handed down things from an older sibling. With the makeup, the older sibling applies it messily, like it’s skill she’s just picked up on, but she still uses her newfound knowledge to help the younger sister. It shows how the older sibling, though being a child herself and not having much experience, still takes on a role of nurturing the younger one. Obviously this doesn’t apply to all sibling relationships, but I thought it was interesting to think about after watching this.
as a big sister, the motif of sharing things really stuck with me. to progress from sharing a lollipop, to make up, which then progresses to sharing a cigarette on the balcony, to then not even sharing the same space anymore. maybe even one day you won’t share the same surnames. you grow up with a best friend right by your side, until the little things slowly start to collect dust as you become your own individual.
Something about her kissing the younger sister's forehead made me cry. It symbolizes the love and protectiveness we older sisters have for our little ones.
This short essentially amplifies the passage of time & how everything inevitably comes to an end. Whether it's childhood, adolescence, youth... a long-awaited holiday, or the time you couldn't wait to spend with a favorite person. One day you wake up & look out the window, realizing it's all ended, everything is suddenly nothing but a distant memory.
Weirdly enough for me, I interpreted it as the blackhaired girl is the big sister and the blonde is the little sister... i saw it as the big sis is watching little sis grow up and experience different things while she sits comfortably by her side as support. And then at the last part, i saw it as little sis going away for college or something and big sis was left home to look after the parents. She takes lil sister's place because she is kind of like waiting for her to come back home. There is some strong projection going on with me as i watched this LOL...
Yes, me too. I'm autistic and my little sister isn't, which is probably at least part of the reason my younger sister developed faster than me. She made friends faster than I did, she did my make-up and often decided what we were going to play. I often followed my sister (and sometimes my brother) in the things I played and wanted. I also sometimes went to my sister for clothing advice, like "does this look good?". So in our relationship I'm kind of like the little sister. Nowadays I am my own person, I just don't like parties that much and have now found my own friends and things that I like to do. I love my little sister. I still sometimes look up to her.
It's the scene that the youngest looks with so much admiration at the eldest after putting on the makeup for me, that made me tear up. It all just encapsulates sisterhood so well
As someone who has an older sister, I was able to understand this movie. First, everything you do becomes one with her, and then when she's gone, you start to question whether everything you do made sense when you were together, or whether this was your own personality. She's very different from you, but someone like you. Saying goodbye removes all anger, and lefts many feelings full of a suitcase. I enjoyed while watching it, keep going on.
I love the use of framing and composition in the film. The bars in the first scene separate the older sister from the younger, perhaps symbolising the perceived difference in thought between the two which is emphasised by the fact that the younger sister stares at the older whilst the older sister sits perpendicular, contemplating to the face of the viewer. Like the younger sister, we question what she is thinking about. The younger sister taking the lollipop which reflects how younger siblings often take after the older in admiration. Perhaps she believes by doing this she will be able to understand her sisters contemplation if she becomes like her. In the second part it again begins with them facing in opposite directions, but we then see the older sister look at her and we again see the the sister face towards her and apply makeup, the lollipop still in the younger sisters mouth reflects how she is always behind her sister despite trying to become more like her. These moments are often brief but beautifully reflect the dynamics between siblings. In postadolesence, the younger sister is no longer wearing the glasses she took off and the older sister changes her hairstyle again. The framing motif returns as we view them through a window, however they are not separated by a physical line. The view of the sisters in the window resembles a polaroid photo capturing an intimate moment in time. The younger sister still faces in a different direction, however she seems less curious about her sister. Her stare suggests a feeling of disconnect or sadness, she began to the realise that she is always following her sisters path, wether the choices are good or bad but she has not reflected on her own individualism and who she truly is as a person. However despite this she takes the cigarette, a marker of the loss of childhood innocence. In each scene they are physically closer but the connection appears to disappear, mirroring a difference in thought. On the wall is a text which reads " 'Im on my way to the future', she said and i said 'but your just sitting there and smiling' and she smiled and said 'its harder than you think with all the noise everyone else is making' " This could be alluding to the thoughts of the younger sister as she chases after her older sisters present. The younger sister feels a sense of escapism when she is with her sister, a place away from the stresses of growing into adulthood. The perspective of time also means that the older sister has been looking at her own future, and the younger sister looks at the older sisters present. The final part "hereafter" combines two states of time, one of the younger sister and one of the older. She hands her the keys to the apartment- the final object. The keys contain handcuffs. The exchange of this indicates how the younger sister is now in charge of her own future, she is liberated from the cycle of following her sister as she leaves her life. The younger sisters stare which once was curious now appears fearful and one of acceptance. We see the older sister kiss her forehead as a final goodbye, they stand the closest they have been the whole movie yet they have become distant as people which polarises the opening scene. We then finally see the younger sister, cigarette in hand, face the camera as she now sees what her sister has being looking at all along. She now sees her own future, not her sisters. (also notice the sticker behind her that says "in due time") I just wanted to say how much i loved this film. As a younger sibling I resonated so much with this film. I found myself always doing what my brother did- if he drew i would start drawing, if he climbed a tree I would climb it too. It always felt that by the time i finally got to his present he had already left that point. When my parents got divorced I saw him less and less and my perspective changed as I had to assimilate my own identity and find who I was as a person. The younger sister wearing the older sisters clothes reminded me of how my entire closet was hand me downs, when he could no longer fit into his shoes they became mine. When he stopped playing with toys I would play with them. My existence for most of my life was my brothers shadow. But eventually the angle of the sun changes, and so does the shadow. It fades. As i stopped dressing like him and stopped thinking like him, I realised how we have become so different as people and how it will never return to what it once was. I now have a complicated relationship with my brother, as I had to endure a lot of difficulties due to him. But I look back at these moments of and I feel like all the stress of my present life leaves. Also the song that plays sounds really similar to house song by Searows which is a song that talks about the longing for something more beyond the confines of ones past. I thought this was an amazing touch to the film. btw this is just my interpretation of the film (might be wrong but this is what i thought about the film) Thank you for this amazing piece of art. :)
@@whimsicott928Omg thanks so much 😭 i was procrastinating and began analysing this instead of doing my work but im glad it didnt sound terrible cuz i never really write things too often 😭🙏
I like how you took your own life and put that into the analysis. I actually agree with it. But as an older sister, I’ve always seen my younger sister (who was considered ‘special’ and a slower developer, mentally.) as immature. We’re twins but I was still born first and without the ‘disabilities’. For as long as I could remember I always saw my sister as an annoying little rat that spent her free time bugging me because she didn’t have a life of her own to live. As stupid at i’m wording it. I felt that this was well portrayed. The older sister only ever looking at the younger sister once per scene. And then leaving. Because despite their differences and growing apart the older sister always loved and helped the younger sister. Despite how the younger sister always admired the older sister the older sister was still a flawed person. But the younger person couldn’t see that given how they admired their older sibling. I felt like it was well portrayed in the smoking scene. The younger sister always trying to be like the older sister. And then I guess when the older sister walks away it’s just as you put it. The younger sister becoming her own person as they drift apart. But as a last sign of care the older sister kisses her younger sibling. I can’t help but relate to this. Though as the older sibling there are days where I can’t wait to finally move on from being with my sister. Every. Day. I guess I’m putting it the same way as you did but in the older siblings perspective. 🤷♀️. But hey nice brain of urs with the analysis and stuff!
this felt so intimate. I've done my younger sister's eyeshadow like that and I only know what looks good on her because it looked good on me first. I teared up when she kissed her head, even though I didn't think I was getting emotional. absolutely beautiful work
I can’t help but cry. I miss my stepsister. I miss the relationship we never had so much it hurts. I wish she could hug me the way she did before I messed everything up.
@@xdemidevilx475 I am the child of my father's second marriage, and my stepsister is from the first marriage and is ten years or so older than me. We have different mothers, we have never lived together and only met on holidays or in the summer, when my family and I went to distant relatives on my dad's side. So yeah, we haven't had much contact with each other throughout our lives. However, when I was still a child, not a teenager, she expressed her kindness and genuine interest in me in many different ways. We were somewhat close and she wasn’t really judgemental. And despite this, I constantly thought that she will hate me if we get close, because she is better than me in everything. In addition, different experiences, age difference, different upbringing and the absence of common memories or any connection other than a family one stood between me and her almost an unbreakable wall. Well, it seemed unbreakable for me at least. As a result, I completely closed myself off, cut myself off from her and from other people, and over time we talked less and less, until my sister completely ignored my existence, even if I stood very close to her. She's even trying not to look at me at all now. Because of my stupid negative beliefs about myself and fear of getting close to people, I lost the love of a person I still admire. I don’t know if it’s right to still hold on to the hope of fixing everything. Maybe I'm even idealizing her. But I still want her to look at me with warmth, not like she's annoyed that I still exist. And I especially want this when I see what a warm sisterly relationship others have. Moral of the story: don’t let your worries ruin your relationship with others. Sorry for the long rant.😓 I've just been thinking about her a lot lately and felt the need to talk it out.
as a 16 year old sister to a 7 year old little baby, this video touched me in many ways. even with a big age gap, i still wonder how much of my influence is damaging or growing her as a kid, how i play a part in helping her develop and shape into whoever she wants, in no way i have a big responsibility as a parent but, it makes me feel like one. i wish she'll not repeat my mistakes and keep being the sweetheart she is. thank you for this beautiful video.
Some stories are universal, and "Me and My Big Sister" is definitely one of those. She taught me to like rock music, horror movies, taught me my first chords on the guitar. Even if we live apart right now, it's impossible not to think of her here and there simply because there is so much of her inside me! Thanks for your film
My little sister is a treasure, she has a strong personality she built herself and I'm so happy for her to be like she is. I don't want to leave her behind, we're different but so close we wouldn't be who we are without each other
As someone currently living like 4000 miles away from her little sister (I see her like once a year now) this is making me cry my eyes out and I don't even understand why. I am not even an emotional/sentimental person but this made me miss her so much. Well done to you and the actressess.
As an older sister at the start of her "hereafter" stage, I always worry that I'm not there enough for her, that I don't tell her enough that I love here, that I don't show her enough that I'm there for her, but this sort of made me feel a bit more optimistic that she's going to be okay idk....
I didn’t expect me to cry because of this. I‘m the little sister, I have one sister and one brother. Me and my sister are 3 1/2 years apart, but we did everything together when we were young. I have so many good memories back then, I always wanted everything the way my sister did it, like same clothes etc and we really had a very close relationship. As we grew older, I realized that we are sadly not that close anymore like we used to. We still have a good relationship and meet sometimes, but she has her own family now and it sometimes makes me a little bit sad that we’re not that close anymore like we used to
🥺🥺🥺 I'm so beyond thankful for my older and younger sister❤ Sisterhood is something that cannot be explained and I have two built in best friends for life
Я плачу. Так до мурашек. Тоже очень близки с двоюродной сестрой, она - моя единственная подруга. Сестра уехала учиться 3 года назад, видимся только летом, каждый раз жду ее приезда.
didn’t expect to cry to this but the parting moments finally drew a few tears out. i think of my little brother-hardly little anymore, he’s already 15 & already almost a foot taller than me. it pains me in the way of a deepdeep forever ache to think of what i put him through by myself growing up. subjecting him to experiences no little one should ever have to understand, & far less, endure. i love him soso very much & when you are young & in pain you are very unwittingly yet so uncontrollably selfish. still, i carry such guilt that he does not even know of (& somehow) nor think i should have. i try every day to do what i can to show him i love him, i care about him, & most of all that i value his essence & presence as person who holds such an indescribable importance, an impossible impact, within my life-& i within his. i tell him i love him & he says it back & each time i hear his words i am filled with so many emotions, but most of all an insurmountable gratitude that he simply says it to me at all. he is SO good; the heart of the family went to him & no matter what, i could not conceive it to be any other way.
I'm a Big Sister and usually there's not much that makes me cry, but this short film did. Two years ago, I had to move far away from home to university, leaving my Little Sister in our hometown, along with our parents. Now we only see each other twice a year, when I come home for the holidays after the exam sessions. And I'd be lying if I said that my heart doesn't break every time I think about her... This film evokes a lot of feelings, but I can't even describe them. Therefore, I will only say that it is stunning. Keep going!! ♡
So moving. The vibe is so melancholy and gritty, even nostalgic in the way 2000s sadcore films were. As someone who was/is a big sister, and yet due to high-functioning autism matured slower than my younger sisters, it hits even harder, because I feel like I failed them in this exact way, that I couldn't be the guide and leader and hand-up that they needed and deserved.
maybe I don't have a big sister but Ive got an older brother and it very much feels like different stages of growing up with siblings. such a good short cinematic with great message. miss my brother so much, love you
I don’t even have a sister, I have a younger brother, but I still ended up crying. And I think I coincidentally played this melody on the guitar at some point in the past month. Beautiful storytelling all around ❤thank you
That was beautiful. I could taste the emotion on the moisture of their skin, thanks to the combination of beautiful cinematography aligned with a gorgeous soundtrack. "Once a woman, twice a child," indeed.
As a big sister that's moving out soon, this made me cry. The dynamics really change with age, and I hope from the bottom of my heart my little sister whom I love so so much, finds her way in life. And I'll be a call away to support her through it all.
I cried from the very beginning.. i have an older sister so it makes sense .. we still live with our parents but it has always scared that we might drift apart when we move out .
This is something I dont understand as a only child. Part of me thinks I know what it would be like. Something like with a childhood friend but in the end I don’t think I will ever know what it’s like to have family around your age.
as an only child this made me feel some typa way. kinda like the big sister my other only child friends and i dreamt up in our heads. i love the moment of self-reflection at the end -- it touched me in a personal way, seeing as how she's just alone at the end with everything her sister gave her. i know im not the target audience for this, but i love how simply multifaceted this work is and it really speaks to how art can be interpreted so many different ways by so many different people. gorgeous work, major kudos to everyone involved, thank you for this sentimental blip into another life 💙
You have inspired me. I don’t know how or what I will do with this inspiration, but after watching this, I feel inspired, that such a short film can hold such powerful and complex meaning.
I'm a big sister of 4 siblings and I've always wondered what it was like to have an older sibling. I've always wanted one from a young age, and even hated being the oldest at times. The feeling of having someone to go to for advice, wisdom, and just someone to talk to abt problems they've had at my age. but I've come to the realization even with the struggles that come from being the oldest, i can give my siblings the things I've wanted for myself. and i think that knowing that i can help pave the way for them to lead a happier, and inspired life. Them being inspired by me or even remembering me as someone they could go to for anything is more than enough now. I don't show it a lot to them as i think a lot of older siblings can relate to, but i do really adore my siblings. And although, as all siblings have ups and downs in their lives. I would never wish a world without them.
the last shot was just amazing cos it made me go from relating to her and feeling sympathetic to making me feel seen in the emotion I was in just great.
I don't know if it was intentional but I love the little detail that the younger sister is facing to the side the entire time but then when the older sister leaves, she faces forward like she's taking control of her life and letting herself be in the spotlight
To anyone reading you are so beautiful and truly make the world way better 💕 Choose the environment and helping those who have it worse over luxury. Connect to your inner child, what you dreamed about and chase those dreams!
My little sister is my favourite person in the world, this means so much to me. I wasn’t expecting to cry so much from a 4 minute video but,, I’m just so scared to leave for university
As someone with two older sisters this made me quite sad. My oldest sister is and always has been my role model and we have similar personalities while my other big sister is my best friend and someone who I can always count on to be able to talk to. The oldest has already moved out but I still see her at least twice a month and the other one is often hanging out with her partner or at uni so I barely see her. It’s impossible to think that one day I’ll stop seeing either of them at least once a week, that one day we’ll all have jobs and one of us might have our own family and we won’t be each other’s number one priority. I know it’s all a part of growing up but I can’t help but feel sad when I think about the future. This video may have just been short little scenes but I felt like it really conveyed that feeling.
I'm one of five kids and I have two older sisters, one who estranged herself with the family. This video reminds me of those times when we were close. You never know when someone will become an "old friend," as in your time with them disappears. This video was beautiful.
the sharing, the care, the influence and impact of an older sister is unnoticiable yet palpable. i feel that us as the elders are most aware and reminded of. until we are grown up and apart, the bond is loosened and the tortch is passed. unfortunatly i failed my little sister and this vid was a sudden reminder of how much i had impacted her in some subconcious way. i hope she's doing well. i still miss her
Love how the younger sister is always facing the side and the bigger facing the front until the end when she passes her the keys, leaving her the one in charge now.
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The younger sister is always a step behind, watching big sis--she's always in the stage of life that big sis was in the previous chapter, like when she's wearing the same fur coat and smoking.
I like the symbolism of passing the lollipop to the younger sister, then the makeup, the cigarette, and eventually the keys. It shows themes of growing up/reaching diff milestones of adolescence, and the idea of being handed down things from an older sibling. With the makeup, the older sibling applies it messily, like it’s skill she’s just picked up on, but she still uses her newfound knowledge to help the younger sister. It shows how the older sibling, though being a child herself and not having much experience, still takes on a role of nurturing the younger one. Obviously this doesn’t apply to all sibling relationships, but I thought it was interesting to think about after watching this.
I love how she’s always looking up or at her and then when her sister leaves, she finally looks straight at the camera and herself.
as a big sister, the motif of sharing things really stuck with me. to progress from sharing a lollipop, to make up, which then progresses to sharing a cigarette on the balcony, to then not even sharing the same space anymore. maybe even one day you won’t share the same surnames.
you grow up with a best friend right by your side, until the little things slowly start to collect dust as you become your own individual.
this resonated so much what the heck TT
Something about her kissing the younger sister's forehead made me cry. It symbolizes the love and protectiveness we older sisters have for our little ones.
for some reason i cried. i don't even know why. there's something so sad i can't even put it in words
Being a girl.
ur testosterone levels are at the bottom
her standing alone at the end was a stab to the chest.
@@letsallloveleinand the squint. so jarring
This short essentially amplifies the passage of time & how everything inevitably comes to an end. Whether it's childhood, adolescence, youth... a long-awaited holiday, or the time you couldn't wait to spend with a favorite person.
One day you wake up & look out the window, realizing it's all ended, everything is suddenly nothing but a distant memory.
Weirdly enough for me, I interpreted it as the blackhaired girl is the big sister and the blonde is the little sister... i saw it as the big sis is watching little sis grow up and experience different things while she sits comfortably by her side as support. And then at the last part, i saw it as little sis going away for college or something and big sis was left home to look after the parents. She takes lil sister's place because she is kind of like waiting for her to come back home.
There is some strong projection going on with me as i watched this LOL...
omg exactly the same here. I think at the beginning the blonde haired one was dressed "younger looking"
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and thats beautiful. thats why i love at because everyone finds a different meaning.
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Yes, me too. I'm autistic and my little sister isn't, which is probably at least part of the reason my younger sister developed faster than me. She made friends faster than I did, she did my make-up and often decided what we were going to play. I often followed my sister (and sometimes my brother) in the things I played and wanted. I also sometimes went to my sister for clothing advice, like "does this look good?". So in our relationship I'm kind of like the little sister.
Nowadays I am my own person, I just don't like parties that much and have now found my own friends and things that I like to do. I love my little sister. I still sometimes look up to her.
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It's the scene that the youngest looks with so much admiration at the eldest after putting on the makeup for me, that made me tear up. It all just encapsulates sisterhood so well
As someone who has an older sister, I was able to understand this movie. First, everything you do becomes one with her, and then when she's gone, you start to question whether everything you do made sense when you were together, or whether this was your own personality. She's very different from you, but someone like you. Saying goodbye removes all anger, and lefts many feelings full of a suitcase.
I enjoyed while watching it, keep going on.
Wow. Your analysis is poetic. Loved this comment thank you thank you!
@@jak3sgall3ry My pleasure..
Wow. This.
i wish i had an older sister i feel so lonely all the time bc i struggle w connecting w people. i think if i had an older sister id feel less lonely
I am absolutely heartbroken rn. Go call her, tell her you love her.
The symbolism of her passing the house keys with a handcuff attached to it to her sister in the end really got me.
this feels like a digital trinket 🗝️ beautiful :)
This made me smile. Such a lovely way to put it:)
as a big sister this squirmed my heart
I love the use of framing and composition in the film. The bars in the first scene separate the older sister from the younger, perhaps symbolising the perceived difference in thought between the two which is emphasised by the fact that the younger sister stares at the older whilst the older sister sits perpendicular, contemplating to the face of the viewer. Like the younger sister, we question what she is thinking about. The younger sister taking the lollipop which reflects how younger siblings often take after the older in admiration. Perhaps she believes by doing this she will be able to understand her sisters contemplation if she becomes like her.
In the second part it again begins with them facing in opposite directions, but we then see the older sister look at her and we again see the the sister face towards her and apply makeup, the lollipop still in the younger sisters mouth reflects how she is always behind her sister despite trying to become more like her. These moments are often brief but beautifully reflect the dynamics between siblings.
In postadolesence, the younger sister is no longer wearing the glasses she took off and the older sister changes her hairstyle again. The framing motif returns as we view them through a window, however they are not separated by a physical line. The view of the sisters in the window resembles a polaroid photo capturing an intimate moment in time. The younger sister still faces in a different direction, however she seems less curious about her sister. Her stare suggests a feeling of disconnect or sadness, she began to the realise that she is always following her sisters path, wether the choices are good or bad but she has not reflected on her own individualism and who she truly is as a person. However despite this she takes the cigarette, a marker of the loss of childhood innocence. In each scene they are physically closer but the connection appears to disappear, mirroring a difference in thought. On the wall is a text which reads " 'Im on my way to the future', she said and i said 'but your just sitting there and smiling' and she smiled and said 'its harder than you think with all the noise everyone else is making' " This could be alluding to the thoughts of the younger sister as she chases after her older sisters present. The younger sister feels a sense of escapism when she is with her sister, a place away from the stresses of growing into adulthood. The perspective of time also means that the older sister has been looking at her own future, and the younger sister looks at the older sisters present.
The final part "hereafter" combines two states of time, one of the younger sister and one of the older. She hands her the keys to the apartment- the final object. The keys contain handcuffs. The exchange of this indicates how the younger sister is now in charge of her own future, she is liberated from the cycle of following her sister as she leaves her life. The younger sisters stare which once was curious now appears fearful and one of acceptance. We see the older sister kiss her forehead as a final goodbye, they stand the closest they have been the whole movie yet they have become distant as people which polarises the opening scene. We then finally see the younger sister, cigarette in hand, face the camera as she now sees what her sister has being looking at all along. She now sees her own future, not her sisters. (also notice the sticker behind her that says "in due time")
I just wanted to say how much i loved this film. As a younger sibling I resonated so much with this film. I found myself always doing what my brother did- if he drew i would start drawing, if he climbed a tree I would climb it too. It always felt that by the time i finally got to his present he had already left that point. When my parents got divorced I saw him less and less and my perspective changed as I had to assimilate my own identity and find who I was as a person. The younger sister wearing the older sisters clothes reminded me of how my entire closet was hand me downs, when he could no longer fit into his shoes they became mine. When he stopped playing with toys I would play with them. My existence for most of my life was my brothers shadow. But eventually the angle of the sun changes, and so does the shadow. It fades. As i stopped dressing like him and stopped thinking like him, I realised how we have become so different as people and how it will never return to what it once was.
I now have a complicated relationship with my brother, as I had to endure a lot of difficulties due to him. But I look back at these moments of and I feel like all the stress of my present life leaves.
Also the song that plays sounds really similar to house song by Searows which is a song that talks about the longing for something more beyond the confines of ones past. I thought this was an amazing touch to the film.
btw this is just my interpretation of the film (might be wrong but this is what i thought about the film)
Thank you for this amazing piece of art. :)
The most thoughtful analysis I’ve read. You’ve got a good eye😮💨
@@jak3sgall3ry What else would be so thoughtful? They wrote so much realizing all the small details meant to be found, astonishing.
you wrote this soo beautifully
@@whimsicott928Omg thanks so much 😭 i was procrastinating and began analysing this instead of doing my work but im glad it didnt sound terrible cuz i never really write things too often 😭🙏
I like how you took your own life and put that into the analysis. I actually agree with it. But as an older sister, I’ve always seen my younger sister (who was considered ‘special’ and a slower developer, mentally.) as immature. We’re twins but I was still born first and without the ‘disabilities’. For as long as I could remember I always saw my sister as an annoying little rat that spent her free time bugging me because she didn’t have a life of her own to live. As stupid at i’m wording it. I felt that this was well portrayed. The older sister only ever looking at the younger sister once per scene. And then leaving. Because despite their differences and growing apart the older sister always loved and helped the younger sister. Despite how the younger sister always admired the older sister the older sister was still a flawed person. But the younger person couldn’t see that given how they admired their older sibling. I felt like it was well portrayed in the smoking scene. The younger sister always trying to be like the older sister. And then I guess when the older sister walks away it’s just as you put it. The younger sister becoming her own person as they drift apart. But as a last sign of care the older sister kisses her younger sibling. I can’t help but relate to this. Though as the older sibling there are days where I can’t wait to finally move on from being with my sister. Every. Day. I guess I’m putting it the same way as you did but in the older siblings perspective. 🤷♀️. But hey nice brain of urs with the analysis and stuff!
Every time she passes something/it to her.
this felt so intimate. I've done my younger sister's eyeshadow like that and I only know what looks good on her because it looked good on me first. I teared up when she kissed her head, even though I didn't think I was getting emotional. absolutely beautiful work
the fact it had no words has an even deeper meaning.. understood perfectly by the younger sister following the older sister.
I can’t help but cry. I miss my stepsister. I miss the relationship we never had so much it hurts. I wish she could hug me the way she did before I messed everything up.
Awww!
Damn what did u do..
So she somehow got stuck after giving you a hug?
@@xdemidevilx475 I am the child of my father's second marriage, and my stepsister is from the first marriage and is ten years or so older than me. We have different mothers, we have never lived together and only met on holidays or in the summer, when my family and I went to distant relatives on my dad's side. So yeah, we haven't had much contact with each other throughout our lives. However, when I was still a child, not a teenager, she expressed her kindness and genuine interest in me in many different ways. We were somewhat close and she wasn’t really judgemental. And despite this, I constantly thought that she will hate me if we get close, because she is better than me in everything. In addition, different experiences, age difference, different upbringing and the absence of common memories or any connection other than a family one stood between me and her almost an unbreakable wall. Well, it seemed unbreakable for me at least.
As a result, I completely closed myself off, cut myself off from her and from other people, and over time we talked less and less, until my sister completely ignored my existence, even if I stood very close to her.
She's even trying not to look at me at all now.
Because of my stupid negative beliefs about myself and fear of getting close to people, I lost the love of a person I still admire. I don’t know if it’s right to still hold on to the hope of fixing everything. Maybe I'm even idealizing her. But I still want her to look at me with warmth, not like she's annoyed that I still exist. And I especially want this when I see what a warm sisterly relationship others have.
Moral of the story: don’t let your worries ruin your relationship with others.
Sorry for the long rant.😓 I've just been thinking about her a lot lately and felt the need to talk it out.
It’s okay, you guys will hug again some day, because real love is forever.
Who do I cryyy this is so beautiful, genuine, authentic ahhhh I love my little sister
The songggg 🫠🫠🫠 literally made me cry
Someone likes the Royal Tenembaums. Nice job btw.
that's what I was thinking! the big sister looks so much like Margot in the first cigarette scene
interesting, i felt some wes anderson vibes from the visual blocking!
I was going to mention :)
I don’t have a sister but the day my big brother moves out I’m going to cry my heart out. this was fuckin beautiful
as a 16 year old sister to a 7 year old little baby, this video touched me in many ways. even with a big age gap, i still wonder how much of my influence is damaging or growing her as a kid, how i play a part in helping her develop and shape into whoever she wants, in no way i have a big responsibility as a parent but, it makes me feel like one. i wish she'll not repeat my mistakes and keep being the sweetheart she is. thank you for this beautiful video.
are we the same person bc those were my thoughts exactly lol
@@soupydouby u also have a 7 year old sister??? (also i keep forgetting to check comments here so do u wanna add each other on socials )
@@soupydouby its fate
Some stories are universal, and "Me and My Big Sister" is definitely one of those. She taught me to like rock music, horror movies, taught me my first chords on the guitar. Even if we live apart right now, it's impossible not to think of her here and there simply because there is so much of her inside me! Thanks for your film
My little sister is a treasure, she has a strong personality she built herself and I'm so happy for her to be like she is. I don't want to leave her behind, we're different but so close we wouldn't be who we are without each other
As someone currently living like 4000 miles away from her little sister (I see her like once a year now) this is making me cry my eyes out and I don't even understand why. I am not even an emotional/sentimental person but this made me miss her so much. Well done to you and the actressess.
i love my baby sister. i always wanna protect her, even when she is an adult.
As an older sister at the start of her "hereafter" stage, I always worry that I'm not there enough for her, that I don't tell her enough that I love here, that I don't show her enough that I'm there for her, but this sort of made me feel a bit more optimistic that she's going to be okay idk....
As an only child, I cried. I've always felt lonely. I would've loved to have a little sister.
I didn’t expect me to cry because of this. I‘m the little sister, I have one sister and one brother. Me and my sister are 3 1/2 years apart, but we did everything together when we were young. I have so many good memories back then, I always wanted everything the way my sister did it, like same clothes etc and we really had a very close relationship. As we grew older, I realized that we are sadly not that close anymore like we used to. We still have a good relationship and meet sometimes, but she has her own family now and it sometimes makes me a little bit sad that we’re not that close anymore like we used to
Thanks for understanding me youtube algorithm... this is priceless
🥺🥺🥺 I'm so beyond thankful for my older and younger sister❤ Sisterhood is something that cannot be explained and I have two built in best friends for life
I don't know why but it makes me cry every time
Я плачу. Так до мурашек. Тоже очень близки с двоюродной сестрой, она - моя единственная подруга. Сестра уехала учиться 3 года назад, видимся только летом, каждый раз жду ее приезда.
Beautiful music, beautiful people, beautiful pictures
This was really done well.
Thank you Jake, Natalie, Sofia and Sadie.
Greetings from Minnesota.
The detail that she was always on her side and when she left she turned around, awesome
this made me cry a lot
i miss her so much, all i want more than anything right now is to give a hug to my big sister
I love my sister so much, I wouldn’t be half the person I am without her. This is such a beautiful film
didn’t expect to cry to this but the parting moments finally drew a few tears out. i think of my little brother-hardly little anymore, he’s already 15 & already almost a foot taller than me. it pains me in the way of a deepdeep forever ache to think of what i put him through by myself growing up. subjecting him to experiences no little one should ever have to understand, & far less, endure. i love him soso very much & when you are young & in pain you are very unwittingly yet so uncontrollably selfish. still, i carry such guilt that he does not even know of (& somehow) nor think i should have. i try every day to do what i can to show him i love him, i care about him, & most of all that i value his essence & presence as person who holds such an indescribable importance, an impossible impact, within my life-& i within his. i tell him i love him & he says it back & each time i hear his words i am filled with so many emotions, but most of all an insurmountable gratitude that he simply says it to me at all. he is SO good; the heart of the family went to him & no matter what, i could not conceive it to be any other way.
I'm a Big Sister and usually there's not much that makes me cry, but this short film did.
Two years ago, I had to move far away from home to university, leaving my Little Sister in our hometown, along with our parents. Now we only see each other twice a year, when I come home for the holidays after the exam sessions. And I'd be lying if I said that my heart doesn't break every time I think about her...
This film evokes a lot of feelings, but I can't even describe them. Therefore, I will only say that it is stunning. Keep going!! ♡
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wow big sister is so beautiful
I was just thinking this
So moving. The vibe is so melancholy and gritty, even nostalgic in the way 2000s sadcore films were.
As someone who was/is a big sister, and yet due to high-functioning autism matured slower than my younger sisters, it hits even harder, because I feel like I failed them in this exact way, that I couldn't be the guide and leader and hand-up that they needed and deserved.
maybe I don't have a big sister but Ive got an older brother and it very much feels like different stages of growing up with siblings. such a good short cinematic with great message. miss my brother so much, love you
this made me so emotional. great picture, thank you, for this.
this is so beautiful, it feels so personal
This should win a fucking award
I don’t even have a sister, I have a younger brother, but I still ended up crying. And I think I coincidentally played this melody on the guitar at some point in the past month. Beautiful storytelling all around ❤thank you
I clicked on this waiting for my mum to cook dinner and it made me cry
this is beautiful 🤎
I’m crying in only child.
That was beautiful. I could taste the emotion on the moisture of their skin, thanks to the combination of beautiful cinematography aligned with a gorgeous soundtrack.
"Once a woman, twice a child," indeed.
As a big sister that's moving out soon, this made me cry. The dynamics really change with age, and I hope from the bottom of my heart my little sister whom I love so so much, finds her way in life. And I'll be a call away to support her through it all.
I cried from the very beginning.. i have an older sister so it makes sense .. we still live with our parents but it has always scared that we might drift apart when we move out .
Older brother here, this made me cry
Thank you for sharing this
as an a filmmaker i sometimes forget that my work doesn't have to always be grand and intricate. this is so beautifully simple and moving 🤍
This is something I dont understand as a only child. Part of me thinks I know what it would be like. Something like with a childhood friend but in the end I don’t think I will ever know what it’s like to have family around your age.
I love the image, the music, the frames. Wonderful so much without dialogue
2:17 this shot! so good
as an older sister, im crying
This is beautiful! It shows how much the little sibling always relies upon the older
Bro the symbolism with the directions they gave and everything- I CANT THIS IS ART
This is so beautiful, having home in the background almost made me sob
i love my little sister so much, we have such an age difference, but i know she still looks up to me, in her eyes i am great so i try to be it
as an only child this made me feel some typa way. kinda like the big sister my other only child friends and i dreamt up in our heads. i love the moment of self-reflection at the end -- it touched me in a personal way, seeing as how she's just alone at the end with everything her sister gave her. i know im not the target audience for this, but i love how simply multifaceted this work is and it really speaks to how art can be interpreted so many different ways by so many different people. gorgeous work, major kudos to everyone involved, thank you for this sentimental blip into another life 💙
You have inspired me. I don’t know how or what I will do with this inspiration, but after watching this, I feel inspired, that such a short film can hold such powerful and complex meaning.
these outfits are tooo good
I'm a big sister of 4 siblings and I've always wondered what it was like to have an older sibling. I've always wanted one from a young age, and even hated being the oldest at times. The feeling of having someone to go to for advice, wisdom, and just someone to talk to abt problems they've had at my age. but I've come to the realization even with the struggles that come from being the oldest, i can give my siblings the things I've wanted for myself. and i think that knowing that i can help pave the way for them to lead a happier, and inspired life. Them being inspired by me or even remembering me as someone they could go to for anything is more than enough now. I don't show it a lot to them as i think a lot of older siblings can relate to, but i do really adore my siblings. And although, as all siblings have ups and downs in their lives. I would never wish a world without them.
Director & actors be crazy talented🎉
the last shot was just amazing cos it made me go from relating to her and feeling sympathetic to making me feel seen in the emotion I was in just great.
thanks, i'm crying
this video feels like home❤
sobbed to this... I wonder how my little brother sees me .
I’m never leaving my little sisters
The younger sister finally turning to face forward at the end KILLED ME holy shit
I'm a big sister too and this video made me cry! Im preparing for college and I just realize that one day I had to leave my little sis like that:(💔
That’s EXACTLY my situation
@@failedcaptchaomg 😭 actually the idea of leaving house excites me but as I remember the reality it looks terrifying :(
@@eminezola0 hey well, it’s been a while since my comment and I’m warming up to the idea I think. Hope it goes well for you :)
I miss my sister so much. I do not feel our bond anymore
You are incredibly talented. The directing feels like a mix between Sofia Coppola and wes Anderson, and I loved every second.
I don't know if it was intentional but I love the little detail that the younger sister is facing to the side the entire time but then when the older sister leaves, she faces forward like she's taking control of her life and letting herself be in the spotlight
Fantastic short film! It reminded me of a Wes Anderson film and also a little of the film "Daisies"! Amazing!
We become the people who love us, the people we love, the ones who leave
To anyone reading you are so beautiful and truly make the world way better 💕 Choose the environment and helping those who have it worse over luxury. Connect to your inner child, what you dreamed about and chase those dreams!
i need to have this in my soul,i need it as a little trinket,a picture,to always be with me
May I always come back to this video
the shot of them through the window is so well-thought out, I love it
this was such a beautiful, thoughtful film. I loved the choice of no dialogue. everyone we touch we change and are changed by . . . right?
Please release the instrumentals to spotify, it's beautiful
It sounds kinda similar to House Song by Searows💗
The sounds reminds me to instrumental version of Out Getting Ribs
i have an older sister and this made me cry very hard, beautiful.
My little sister is my favourite person in the world, this means so much to me. I wasn’t expecting to cry so much from a 4 minute video but,, I’m just so scared to leave for university
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As someone with two older sisters this made me quite sad. My oldest sister is and always has been my role model and we have similar personalities while my other big sister is my best friend and someone who I can always count on to be able to talk to. The oldest has already moved out but I still see her at least twice a month and the other one is often hanging out with her partner or at uni so I barely see her. It’s impossible to think that one day I’ll stop seeing either of them at least once a week, that one day we’ll all have jobs and one of us might have our own family and we won’t be each other’s number one priority. I know it’s all a part of growing up but I can’t help but feel sad when I think about the future. This video may have just been short little scenes but I felt like it really conveyed that feeling.
The shots where both of them were together with the progression was stunning! Amazing job man, would watch a movie from you!!!
This is so nice ❤
This brings back memories
silly little internet video i am silently crying. this is a work of art. thank you to everyone involved
I love having a sister!
I'm one of five kids and I have two older sisters, one who estranged herself with the family. This video reminds me of those times when we were close. You never know when someone will become an "old friend," as in your time with them disappears. This video was beautiful.
I’ve never had a sister, but this hit home somehow. Beautiful footage, detail, actors, and original film.
I wish I had a bigger sister or someone
the sharing, the care, the influence and impact of an older sister is unnoticiable yet palpable. i feel that us as the elders are most aware and reminded of. until we are grown up and apart, the bond is loosened and the tortch is passed.
unfortunatly i failed my little sister and this vid was a sudden reminder of how much i had impacted her in some subconcious way.
i hope she's doing well. i still miss her