FRED | Omeleto
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2024
- The lookout of the Titanic can't live with the guilt after surviving the disaster.
FRED is used with permission from Franklin and Marchetta. Learn more at linktr.ee/fredthefilm.
In the late 1960s, Fred was a solemn man in his late 70s with no friends and family left. Living in his brother-in-law's house until forced to leave, all he has are his memories and emotions. Unfortunately, many of these are sad and harrowing, because Fred was a lookout onboard the RMS Titanic and was the one who spotted the iceberg that fatally sunk the ship in 1912.
His mind takes him back to that time, to both the trauma of the disaster itself and the coldness and blame he faced as one of the few survivors on the crew. As time goes on, these memories grow more vivid, forcing Fred to a breaking point and leaving him to make a devastating decision.
Directed by Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta, this lyrical dramatic short takes a small but pivotal historical figure as its jumping point to examine the toll that unaddressed trauma can have on a person's life. Frederick Fleet was a lookout on the RMS Titanic, whose sinking was one of the most startling disasters in history. Fleet survived, and the narrative chronicles what happened to Fleet after the historical sinking with beautiful craftsmanship and enormous sensitivity.
The narrative opens with a young Fred being interrogated about what happened. The conversation itself is cold, with his questioner being both matter-of-fact and insensitive as he questions the young man, forcing him to relive harrowing details without much compassion. Meanwhile, in the present day, the elderly Fred goes about his life, haunted by those memories.
Scenes from Fred's past are often vividly rendered and feel more concrete, while the section with the older Fred feels more fractured and impressionistic, with destabilizing shots and image compositions that mirror the way that memory and trauma keep seeping into Fred's present. What unites past and present, visually, are the dark, moody colors and the richly textured cinematography, as if these haunting flashbacks etch themselves deeper into Fred's psyche each time they play in his mind.
As the younger and older versions of Fred, actors Tom Brittney and Maxton Beesley, Sr. both evoke a man torn up inside by the scale of the disaster he was an intimate witness of. As a young man, he's frightened and alone in bearing the grief of what he saw, and as an elderly one, he's weighed down almost unbearably with trauma and survivor's guilt. Fred sees no way out of this mental imprisonment, with no outlet to find relief and no one to offer comfort, solidarity or empathy. With such a bleak landscape within and around him, he is driven to a devastating choice.
Evocative, richly impressionistic and melancholic, FRED is a small but indelible portrait of a lost and troubled soul. The real Frederick Fleet suffered a childhood of emotional instability and deprivation, and when combined with the trauma of the Titanic, it led to a lifetime struggle with depression that culminated with his self-inflicted death in 1965. (Fred maintained during questioning that if he and his fellow lookout were given binoculars, they might have spotted the iceberg sooner and averted the disaster.) Though Titanic is from a past era of history, Fred's story nevertheless has modern resonance in terms of contemporary discussions about mental health, making for a vividly realized parable about the dangers of ignoring psychological distress and letting those suffering from it languish alone. - Фільми й анімація
Beautiful remembrance, posted on the date the Titanic went down.
Seems the man was an orphan and started his sea training at the age of 12. He was married and had a daughter. He and his wife were separated but legally married so wife was obligated to look after him and set him up to live with her brother. After the wife died the brother said that he needed to find a new place to stay. Poor guy lived a very sad life.
What a powerful message packed into less than 6 minutes - it’s genius. 👍👍 TFS! ❤
Loved the cinematography, audio design and music, and the acting.
Interesting topic…I always thought it must be a blessing and a curse to survive such a tragedy, well constructed film 👍
We don't heal ourselves...we heal each other ..😢❤
Better than most mainstream films I've seen for a while
I didn't know about Fred's tragic end. This is a superb production.
One of the most beautiful and moving recent films based on the true stories of the people connected with Titanic. A short film can say so much in 6 short minutes which begs the audience to find out more... fantastic cinematography, script, acting and direction. Thank you.
Having PTSD is real. I am so sorry for how he must he suffered.
Awesome. This was the best 6 minute film I have ever seen. This poor man. I have so much empathy for Fleet. I can't imagine how he went through life, being haunted by the Titanic disaster. 😢😢😢
This is brilliant on so many levels. Acting, cinematography, editing and direction; all top shelf. Very impressive piece of film art here. Kudos!
A masterpiece. Thank you!
I never knew a film could cause my heart to shatter in only six minutes. 💔
A short movie with a powerful message and a world of emotions.
Finally got to see this short here in the US. Music, cinematography, acting.....everything was wonderfully done. Kudos. My heart aches for Fred and his demons (PTSD). Before this film, I'd never heard of him. Such a sad event for all of the souls involved.....those who perished as well as those who survived.
Very powerful. Poor Frederick Fleet must have been tormented.
Poignant & powerful.Poor Mr Fleet. I pity & sympathise with him.
Some life traumas trap us there, like Mr Fleet never in time forever, unable to move on from regret, deteriorating painfully, losing life purpose & pleasure .. its a brave man who can release himself in my opinion.
God bless their Souls...
Thank you for making this film!
Maxton Beasley Snr is an incredible actor and musician!
Oh nice a Sunday morning drop.. 🙌
Desde que conocí a Frederick me encantó su historia, este es un magnífico filme que lo rememora y que tanto quería ver👏. Es más especial que salga justo hoy 14 de abril, la noche fatídica del Titanic y fue Frederick el primero en haber visto el iceberg que marcó la historia.
Loved The Titanic storyline connection
There are always the people who demand to know about every single, painful detail of horrendously, terrible tragedies, in order to make judgements on other people.
Judgement, for something that they could never, ever, be able to comprehend, without having first experienced it for themselves.
The pain of guilt.
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple." - Oscar Wilde
It wasn’t even the fault of the people, they (the people in charge) demanded that the titanic sail at speed through the night.
@@georgelaxton Not just night either, a night without any moonlight. The only real way to spot icebergs on a night like that is from the reflections of light from the ship.
A better way to remember. We have to look at the human aspect of this. Titanic was such a sad event. Until WW2 this was basically 9/11 for all of the Western World. It would be incredibly difficult having to live with the guilt of being the one who spotted the iceberg that night. Wonderful video, I absolutely loved it.
Very empathetic and well made!
I loved this short immensely, my only critique would be that I think the text at the end is superfluous, a little cheesy even. It undermines the fact that the film is showing the message already.
Short but my gawd this blows that Unsinkable movie that’s also coming out since that film looks cheap as hell and this one even with a similar or even lower budget looks like a film Christopher Nolan would do. Great job.
Heartbreakingly beautiful.
Appropriate for April 14th.
Such events
are hard to shake
and it lives with you.
Others though with
scant heart
believe this to be
a character flaw.
I wish he had sought
out counseling
and prayer to heal.
Sad story.
_____
This was brilliant ❤
Thank you
Life can be very tough.
Awesome acting performances from everyone 😎
Well done👏🏼
Awesome
Bravo Brilliant really would like to see more 😊❤
Excellent
Ides of March, day in the ancient Roman calendar that falls on March 15 is associated with misfortune and doom and so is April 15 the day the Titanic sank and killed about 1500 passengers. The lookout Fred (young man) developed an outlook of guilt (old man) until he met his tragic end.
Haunting.
Wow.... Omeleto does it again and expands all senses.
a ship that size a locked cabinet should hardly stop officers from gaining access and Obtaining Binoculars
Wow.
👍🏻 Titanic mentioned
Good film. Many people are walking around with trauma that haunts them. Fred did what he could. He didn't deserve the sense of guilt he carried all those years.
From the Vox website: "The Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 required the largest-class ships, those weighing over 10,000 tons, to carry at least 16 lifeboats. Even though the Titanic, which launched in 1911, weighed 45,000 tons, that minimum was the same. The Titanic carried 20 lifeboats, giving it enough capacity for roughly half of the people on board the night the ship sank." More at the article. Worth reading
The white star line stopped wages at the moment the iceberg struck . Disgusting. Much like heat haze on a hot road the same effects come from freezing water and the cooler air ..this man was not really at fault
Are you serious about the wages?
@@eugenetswong sadly yes . Robber baron era . All wages stopped at moment of collision. Days in a lifeboat looking after passengers .not a penny ..😢
@@stop-the-greed that's a nightmare. I hope for dear life that you're wrong. Thank you for the info.
While you are correct, it is worth noting that simply surviving the sinking as a man is good fortune in itself, and I'd be surprised if any crewmen who survived were more concerned about the lost wages.
On top of that, some of the lost crew member families got a bill to recover the cost of the uniforms.
"fair winds and following seas"
Just beautiful and very touching.
You can see the california in the Back Ground .. lol noooo....
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The story is so romanticized now...the reality of the actual event must have been horrific beyond all measure. I guess romanticized is the only way to remember it. Any other way would still scar you today.
...This is not what happened 🤥 Freddy et Kami 👉🚬
Is that it?
1st 😂
From a sociopolitical perspective, this is the one short film everybody needs to see. Because it holds the seed to a journey of discovery of why feminism has always been wrong about men and women.
"A quartermaster and 23 women." - "And the men, they didn't try to get in?" - "No, sir."
This has always been the basic disposition between women and men.
A tragedy for those who lost their lives, an insurance boondoggle for the financiers of the Olympic..
Meh.
Bravo Brilliant really would like to see more 😊❤