Hands (2024) | A Student Short Film on Female Friendships (Shot on Sony FX6 & FX9)
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- Опубліковано 25 гру 2024
- Two childhood best friends, Ayla and Eden, navigate the complexities of their evolving relationship as they transition from girls to young women. A story about growing up, falling down, and everything in between.
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Hey! My name is Lara, I'm a Turkish-American college student based in Chicago, and I'm thrilled to present my directorial debut. Written over my freshman and sophomore years, this script has truly been a labor of love. Every aspect has endured months of revision and experimentation, and through the hard work of a fantastic cast and crew, it's been shaped into something I'm truly proud of. I hope it makes you feel something.
***UPDATE: Thank you all for the incredible response to my directorial debut. I genuinely don’t know how to process this, but just know that I’m sincerely beyond grateful. Subscribe to stay in the loop with my upcoming short film, “MY SISTER SAYS YOU SUCK!”
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Crew:
Producers: Kaity Holmes, Halle Randolph
Writer/Director: Lara Haciosmanoglu
1st Assistant Director: Faith Hennig
2nd Assistant Director: Leila Boisvert
Script Supervisor: Maya Ruby Smith
Production Assistant: Nicola Anderson
Director of Photography: Sophia Pitillo
Editor: Nickolas Krueger
Camera Operator/1st Assistant Camera/DIT: Malina Baer
1st Assistant Camera: Katherine Pirwitz
1st Assistant Camera/Grip Swing: Jyn Lockne Li
2nd Assistant Camera: Esme Liz
DIT: Paloma Colon
Gaffer: Victoria Fitzgerald
Pick-Up Gaffer: Taylor Peterson
Key Grip: Jean Ho
Production Sound: Emily Dolan, Chuck Howes, Sarah Shields
Pick-Up Sound: Lucas Haviland
Pick-Up Sound: Arielle Lyon
Boom Operator: Lily Liu
Sound Design: Ben Sztainberg
Sound Design: Lara Haciosmanoglu
Asst. Sound Design: Anton Hakopian
Production Designer: Lulu Pearson
Art Hand: Madeline David
BTS Photographer: Estorie, Alex Kupfer-Weinstein, Maya Ruby, Leila Boisvert, Madeline David, Nicola Anderson
Crafty: Alp Haciosmanoglu
Cast:
Eden Morris: Sarah Johnson
Ayla Aktaş: Bella Kelso
Young Eden: Noa Stewart
Young Ayla: Molly Dibble
Effie Morris: Hallie Snowday
Lucas Finch: Richard Yan
Mr. Aktaş: Christopher Sferra
Mrs. Aktaş: Lexa Maxa
Young Lucas: Chan You
Extras: Arielle Williams, Alex Kupfer-Weinstein
Soundtrack:
"Carolina" by WOLFGANG PANDER
"Point of view" by yungbaer
"for you, forever" by WOLFGANG PANDER
"fragile heart" by KOBER
"Aubrey" by W!LLER
113k views is unbelievable. I haven’t even processed the first 1k. My heart is full to the brim. Thank you ♥️
You deserved it ❤️
and another 2 thousand after you posted its only up from only up😀
now it's 133 174 and i'm the 75th !! it's really worth more :)
You did an amazing job!
now its 244k!!
The fact that they switched color pallets when their friendship was rough, and then they ha their regular colors at the end is perfection!!
Aaaa thank you ♥️
Father God loves you so! John 3:16✝️x
@@Jesuslovesyou0316I’m a Satanist, cultist and LGBTQ
Amen@@Jesuslovesyou0316
I’m crying. My best friend of 11 and I stopped talking . I made a new “best friend” who is just leaving me on read and has for 3 months. Female Friendships are funny.
I really hope yall mend thingsss ❤
@@NiniShhhhh thank you
i mean even if you did its still wrong bc its okay to have more than one bestfriend
I had a best friend who left me by just a little misunderstanding
@@nyaaa-sf1vxyeah
DUDEEEE THE SYMBOLISM WITH THE BRACELETS??? NO AND THE FOOD BEING THE THING THAT STILL BRIHNS THEM TOGETHER??? this is amazing omg
DUDEEEEEEEEEE YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
Omg this bringing so many memories like when I was 13 I wanted to make friends but I also had a hard time when came to making friends back then ,
Can u explain plz?
help omg i'm actl crying
@@rohanhalade7865 like I would go up to people and ask people would you like to be friends and they would say no or say something mean that what I was saying
Female friendships go deeper than anything and they are so hard to get over idk that you actually can
You definitely can
lost my 2 only friends last year for stupid reasons , i wonder if they still think abt me the way i do.
@holy3nityy I bet they do 😊❤
the big sister on needing someone to take care of her too :,(
Video is fun but why Using Lord's name in Vain
@@GraceShimmers What?
@@GraceShimmers ...?
@@GraceShimmers?
@@GraceShimmers???
that is such a realistic portrayal of watching your best friend falling in love
as a Turkish girl, loved the incorporation of borek as the olive branch at the end :'))
ok but how the heck does borek stink loll
@@giuliauzuncanthat's a really great question 😭😭
ME TOO LMAO :D
@@giuliauzuncanexactly 😂 its main ingredients are bread, cheese and spinach
Yum!
This is a perfect example of what every teenage girl unfortunately has to go through. As we grow older, we just change. Love can destroy equally as much as it can make. It’s so hard, because you cant control if someone likes you and it hurts that the best you can do is hope and try, not force. But i promise you, if your reading this and having issues with friendships breaking apart, that it will be okay. If your friendship was meant to be, you’ll find each other and if not, you’ll only understand yourself better❤
thanks
This made me cry. A perfect depiction of friendship, jealousy, forgiveness.. everything about this resonates with me. The cast was PHENOMENAL at acting! Edens expressions were so good! And the camera work! It was so immersive. Please continue this work, you are truly talented
Truly, thank you so much ♥️
Woah! 900 views including two people from Madrid and Portugal? This is incredible! Thank you all so much for the kind words. If you’re reading this, comment where you’re watching from!
Germany :F (Hamburg)
Also Germany:) i really like the film, it is touching and a beautiful story and I recognize my own friendships in this.
@@WastegateDrivingNo way, Hamburg! Awesome!
@@LeaScher-g2vThis is so wonderful to hear. Thank you!!!
England this is great !
I can’t believe the film is finally in my Hands
You are my heart
🥁🥁🥁🥁😂
Lol
“Cause the suns engaged to the sky, *and my best friends found a new guy* I'm only getting older.. I've _never_ had a shoulder to cryyy onnn”
LAUFEYYY
LAUFEY OMG YESS
LAUFEY 🙏🙏😍
FELLOW LAUVERS HELLOOOO
which song is it? don't tell me to Google please
the power of the friendship between girls is just something else
i love your pfp :)
@@karsenloveskartoons thx!💕
This will go big for sure
Thank you for the vote of confidence 🫡
for sure for sure omg
Totally
It’s starting to be !
Hey
This makes me so sad but it's also so real. I'm glad there was a happy ending
this made me tear up omg it captured that bittersweet growing up with your friend feeling so well
The scene where the boyfriend went to her door to talk made me cry. This is so good.
Thank you 🥹♥️
i love the food symbolism. the pie looking thing at the start, them becoming friends over that, and Eden slowly seeming to enjoy her meals less and less as her friendship with Ayla falls apart, and Aylas parents always inviting her for dinner, Ayla talking to her dad about what she said to Eden while he cooks, EDEN AND AYLA MAKING UP AFTER SHE GIVES HER FOOD!!
This is like a Disney movie, but much more realistic and much more interesting❤
فعلا
I saved this to my ‘teen’ playlist, where all the comfort videos of growing up go❤️
I need a link to that playlist please!
Care to share?
make it public plss
@@khi-dd4icyesss
I just want to say that anyone and everyone who has a best friend, is so so SO lucky 🙏
Agreed, especially one that actually stays
This is so unbelievably stunning. The thought poured into it has me speechless; the symbolism in the bracelets/hands, the language of food, the raw experience of female friendships and the small details involving colors and clothing... I'm literally incapable of processing it. This deserves all the awards that could possibly be granted. You should be so so proud of this work of art you created
This. Means. The. World. Thank you so much for such a thoughtful comment ❤
for 8 years it was just me and this one girl. We were each others worlds, we would be in a friend group but really it was mostly just us talking while sitting with the others. When we hit year 7 i felt the dynamic between us shift as i started talking to others in our group at that time, and started dating. It wasn't like i ignored her, my interests changed and i wanted to start friendships with other people. She didn't really do the same and tried to cling on to me and it sorta felt suffocating. Half way during that year she decided to cling to someone else and just left me behind. In hallways i would smile expecting a response, but was left with head turns, as if she didn't see me. I tried to talk to her during break times but she never reached out to talk to me anymore.
At a pool party we were both invited to, after the silent treatment from her for a few months, she didn't attempt to talk to me the entire time so i did the same. Later that night my mum got a call from her mum, saying she went home crying, saying i was ignoring her and her mum wanted us to sort things out over the phone. We talked for the first time in months that night. We both apologised, however nothing changed when we went to school the next day.
I will say if i tired more i think we could've made it work but none of that energy was reciprocated. I texted her about a week later just saying that i think we have just grown apart, that i didn't think we were really friends anymore, and that I was also in a bad place mentally, it was answered by an "ok". A week later I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression, i thought i would let her know, thinking it could explain things and simply mend the relationship, that too was met with an "ok". I haven't talked to her since and I honestly think about her alot and if we did things different, would we still be in the same place as we are today?
i think you tried your best, and it’s sounds like you guys naturally branched in different directions. if you do want to reach out to her one final time, that wouldn’t be bad at all but besides that i think this is just natural change.
It sounds like you have done your part to mend the relationship. You have reached out and repeatedly shown her openness. But for there to be a connection, she needs to reciprocate the effort and desire to connect. The best you can do is let her know you still care about her and are there if she chooses to reach out. After that, the ball is in her court. If she chooses to reach out cool. If she chooses not to, you move on to more fulfilling mutual connections.
the 1 by taylor swift
didn't cry at the movie, but your reply did really move me
You did everything you could. Give yourself some grace, it happens. Friends drift apart. You were a good friend now be a better friend to yourself. You aren't obligated to do anything else. Let it go, be at peace and live your life🤗
Beautiful work! Well-written, well-cast, beautifully performed, and probably one of the best films I've seen as a debut in a while. Seriously, from the intonations to the camera shots to the transitions---You all are a seriously talented group.
Wow. This is incredibly encouraging. Thank you SO much.
this is so heart-wrenching. and the fact that Eden is my name too and i’ve experienced the exact same thing makes it even more heart-breaking. amazing movie, keep it up
THE COLOUR CHANGE, THE SCREENING ITS SO GOOD??
I screamed when I found out Ayla was turkish cuz I am too and I am so glad that this mastepiece was in my fyp
omg me too
@@NedaBircanwhat was she eating at the start?
@@gurlnotgirl I think it's börek. it's a pastry with dough and there are fillings inside, like meat, cheese, or potatoes. They come in different shapes. Pretty yum.
Ok, I just saw my life in 16 minutes. My best friend and I went through some tough times, but we managed to reconcile and support each other through difficult times.. Now she lives abroad and we're adults, but yea this is life.
Wishing you both all the best ♥️
This is such a beautiful representation of growth and friendship. I’m crying
THIS IS AMAZING! you don’t understand how much you’ve inspired me as a 13 year old aspeinrimg filmmaker! every single attention to detail was amazing. much love from england xx
This warms my heart! Best of luck to you with your films in the future ❤
this is beautiful. never leaving the short films by gen z side of youtube again :)
here before this goes viral
Omg??? Thank you for the vote of confidence
me too, i really hope other people can share love for it :D
It went viral! :D
Amazing. This was such a well-made short film, I adored how it really explored the characters and their relationships thoroughly, not to mention all the technical aspects (aside from the audio quality in that one scene) being superbly done as well. You should be proud of this, it's a really excellent film!
It’s insane how well this depicts female friendships. Amazing work!!!
this is insane. i thought it was gonna be some sugarcoated version of female friendships, but this had everything. Like i've been in both Eden and Ajlas positions - and the fact that it was all misunderstandings and they reconciled in the end, was perfect ❤
This was amazing. THE MOTIFS!! THE FRAMING AND BLOCKING OF THE SHOTS!!!
This will forever be the best short film I have ever watched about friendship
After watching this entire video, I'm astounded to see how insanely underrated this channel is. Wonderful work, such a beautiful story!
Thank you so so much ♥️
I'm from Italy!!! I love this film so so much. You did an amazing job, the actors are very very good and they're all beautiful. I looove the shooting. This deserve much more attention
I really love this and it’s the most accurate rep of friendship for females
I often have a difficult time getting through the entirety most UA-cam shorts. This was not the case. beautiful storytelling, scripturally and visually. keep writing and keep creating. this was awesome.
This is by far one of the best short films I've ever seen. It's so beautiful in every way, enjoyable, emotional and also fun! Just crazy how much of a masterpiece it is. I'm proud.
This is unbelievably kind, thank you so much!!! ❤
crying now, thanks for the masterpiece
Probably the best short film I have ever watched ❤
This is such a generous compliment, wow, thank you! ♥️
Beatifully heartbreaking and -warming. Great job! Excited to see more from you!
This is such a compliment. Thank you so much!!!
woah the ending made me cry...that was such creative and brilliant directing, and scriptwriting
I’ve had the same best friend since 6th grade and can proudly say I don’t think that is changing anytime soon
That is awesome! Good for you
So emotional and filmed beautifully thank you for making this art. I can relate to having a friend i miss that is no longer my best friend and how sometimes relationships drift apart
this was really worth watching to the end...loved it ... Lara keep doing this ... Personally look forward to seeing more of your short films
Thank you!!! I’m so glad you stayed til the end
this is exactly what i’m going through right now, my best friend is slowly spending more and more time obsessing over her bf and it sucks that i can’t talk to her much anymore. whenever we do talk it’s mainly about her bf or she’s texting him at the same time
this is so well written and produced ❤
You made me cry TWICE! This was really moving. FRIENDSHIP is what I hope that we can see is what we truly need. NON $e×ual relationships. I think a lot of people have confused what they need and it's actually just friendship. Like...just because a girl likes hanging out with a girl DOESN'T mean she has gender issues, it means that she wants friendship. So I hope that we can all get past the trick and allow ourselves to be friends, and nothing else that confuses that kind of love. True friendship is love. With purity. Help us to feel at peace enough to trust each other enough to just be friends. We all need friendship.
💯💯
Thank you for writing that ! Especially nowadays there is a lot of confusion around that. The craving for close platonical relationships are often forgotten or misinterpreted.
Growing up I was in a friend group but never really felt connected to it nor did we really hang out togheter outside of school. So it has always pretty much been me and my best friend (which I'm very appreciative for btw) and at that time that was enough for me. However in my senior year I started to feel like I wanted to connect with others too, experience new things and I started taking interest in more "mundane" activites (which my best-friend disliked). I started to crave for a different type of fun and a close-knit friend group where I felt included. Longing for connection and relatability with new ppl. I'm now in college and although I haven't quite found that yet, I'm content with my new situation as my sociability and confidence has bloomed. I now have a lot of new acquaintaces and am on a good path to build new friendships.
I sometimes wondered why I never took interest in boys, questioning if it comes down to my se×uality... but I'm pretty sure the answer is just that my priority isn't in romantic relationships (I don't think I'm ready for that yet) but rather in building connections and having fun.
This is probably one of the best short films I've ever watched!!! ❤ Thank you so much
This would probably make sense to any girl in the world [who has friends and is old enough to understand]
I can’t tell you how much that means to me. Thank you ♥️
Why is no one taIking about the fact that eden is literally so freaking pretty!!🌷🌷🌷
This production is beautiful. You did amazing with everything! you did great keep up the great work!
Everything here is so perfect! The plot is devloped so beautifully
THE TEARS IN MY EYES SAY ENOUGH I GUESS
female friendships are so exhausting, my friendgroup fights for the stupidest reason and they pull me into it then I get worked up so I get hot headed while arguing so I say things I don’t even mean. Honestly , girls! We must do better!!
very accurate. this is beautiful
THIS IS GENUINELY SO GOOD OMG THE CINEMATOGRAPHY THE SCRIPT IM IN LOOVE
What a great short film. I love the way it was shot and directed. Good acting, too. I’m glad it was in my recommendations. I hope it gets the recognition it deserves.
this was absolutely beautiful, I loved how everything had a meaning and that they were still able to be friends again
don’t regret watching this. The harsh reality of girl friendships 😢
oh my gosh young Eden is so cute and this short film was amazing!
this is actually so cute😭 deserves over a million views fs
This actually reminds me of my childhood best friend. We were together for almost 8 years. We did actually crazy stuffs together and were inseparable. As we grew up, the distance between us also grew because of some other so called friends. Alya and Eden had a happy ending but unfortunately we didn't.
I hope she stays happy and blessed:)
Cutest video abt friendship I've ever seen!!!😍
This is such an amazing film!!The actors are really good and the transitions from scene to scene are so nice :DD I love the shooting so much,the way the music starts to play is so smooth too whattt!!??😭😭The background sounds aswell,the way you can't hear it that much when the actors are speaking and then you can hear it again,I think it's really cool!!The scene where the two friends were playing in the beginning made me feel happy thinking of all the memories I've made with my own friends ❤ This is a really good film and more people should see it :))!!
Omg this is such a masterpiece like no joke, you portrayed all the emotions so well ❤
Very well written and executed! Brilliant actors, the conversations feel so natural! Amazing!!!
Thank you ! Such great actors around! 👏
This makes me so sad, my best friend and I got into a fight and now our friendship isn’t the same. This made me cry 😭
Hey guys, it's a beautiful film. The story line, the way the actors carried it, the ending... every thing about this movie was realistic and beautiful. I hope we can expect more beautiful projects from you guys. Love from India❤
11:42 the no hands on appliances, smart!!!
i love my bestfriend. we met online in 2022, she knows everything about me. we had an argument on march 11, 2023. i love her. she’s struggling mentally. after we had our fight, things have been so much better. i miss her, she leaves me on read, she’d rather spend time with her boyfriend, and her newer friends. sometimes i dont feel like she likes me as much anymore.
I love how this displays every emotion omg i knew the feeling even when I havent felt it irl and made me think of my friendships too!!! so glad i found this early i love itt. love and luck from India!! :))
i love this already😭 my fav short film of 2024
AAAA thank you ♥️
this was AMAZING I love how this was filmed and how it conveyed emotions I can't wait to see what u do next!!!!
Im on the verge of tears rn, omg this is amazing
amazing work! prom the shots, the music, framing, audio clarity, and just the whole storyline. this was so well written and put together! love from Jersey, keep it up !!
rlly cool transitions and attention to detail amd storytelling!!!:) keep up the good work!! i hope i can also do things like this when i finally start studying cinema!!
Best of luck to you with your films!!!
I can relate to this so much as a Turkish girl in America, I used to always get so embarrassed to bring Turkish food to school, but the crazy thing is that even my friends bring Turkish food without even realizing lolllll, and they always talk about how they wanna go there so badly
THIS IS SO GOOD I'M CRYING
This was so well thought out and the plot had me crying, your so talented and I hope your keep making beautiful art like this
Thank you so much :’)
@@larahaciosfilms of course
6:47 I can relate so much to this part
Same
My best friend from school was soo wierd ..
She would not let me talk to other girls in my class ...if i would sit with someone else she get mad at me...she wanted me to stick to her....however she would like to sit with other girls and she had 2 other best friends ...whenever she was with those girls she would not even look at me she would completely ignore me ..and you know how that feels...
I was always alone because of her...
But when i came in college..we were also together their but then i started making new friends and i would ignore her whenever she would get mad at me..i stopped caring about her...now i am not alone anymore i have tons of friends and i am one of the popular girls in my college..
This made me tear up. I Had a best friend that was like a soulmate, but some things happened and she started to be distant. I tried to fix things multiple times, but she acted like everything was alright when we talked about it. After a couple months apart, We started talking again, but then she acted dismissive again, and we never saw each other again.
I miss her everyday, even if it wasnt the same that it was.
This is very true omg I’m in that exact situation rn. I’m so sorry you feel like that and that you miss her. ❤
Beautiful concept, great shots, amazing actors. this is sentimental, touching, and impact. I know this is the start of an amazing long journey.
Valeria, you are my heart, this means the world coming from you
I dont know if you are able to see this but dear Lara as a
Turkish person its really nice that i get the know you. You are really successful young woman i love your short movies. You are making your country proud❤
Loves from Turkiye 🇹🇷❤️🔥
For a student film(or any type of short film really) THIS SHIT IS AMAZING!!! I actually canNOT wait for this to BLOW! UP!
Thank you so so much ♥️
@@larahaciosfilms You thank yourself and your talent girly! It will take you far!
That was really sweet. Iove how they forgave each other at the end
That was so good and everyone’s soo prettyyy
Losing friendships can be so heartbreaking
I'm glad theirs was reconciled...most never do sadly
FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS IN CHICAGO? AUTOMATIC LOVE FOR ME, THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!
OMG WHAT?? I really hope you see this, this is so good!! Honestly this film made me think about my own friendships so much, it’s definitely one of my favorite films ever. How long did this take to make? And are you close with each other in real life too? Love thissss!! Please never stop creating :)
This is so sweet, thank you! It was filmed in two weekends, and then edited over the course of many months. I love everyone that was a part of this movie ♥️
oh my when this ended i realized its youtube video and i wasent watching this is so good, great job i really loved this.
stop im sobbing in every friendship ive felt like eden
Okay but the fingerprint quirk of the dad’s??? so goodddddd
I can tell you guys put a lot of work into this! You deserve more attention!
This was beautiful, I especially liked some of the transitions and food/bracelet symbolism ❤