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  • @hybriskills
    @hybriskills 9 місяців тому +44

    I had a blast doing the music for this film. Yalan is a wonderful director and was so encouraging during the recording process:):):):)

    • @christinaphantom
      @christinaphantom 9 місяців тому

      Oh wow! The music was one of my favorite part of the movie. You did a wonderful job!

    • @yena596
      @yena596 9 місяців тому

      Did an amazing job on the music! Way to go ❤❤

    • @MeditaComigo
      @MeditaComigo 4 місяці тому

  • @CostaLynn
    @CostaLynn 9 місяців тому +82

    Wow, this film hit home hard. My dad went to America for a PhD degree when I was 5. Making international phone calls was super expensive in the 90s, we could only phone him once every two weeks. My mom and I waited 6 years to join him there. We were lucky, they never separated ever since.

    • @gravetech9108
      @gravetech9108 9 місяців тому +4

      I'm glad to hear a true happy ending after seeing this film. I can see it from both sides.

    • @agymayachelonia8381
      @agymayachelonia8381 9 місяців тому +3

      Reminds me of the separation of families during the first wave of HK immigrants in the 80s

  • @johnmfl61
    @johnmfl61 9 місяців тому +38

    She was so cute and happy, the guy really blew it.

  • @LiamButler2006
    @LiamButler2006 9 місяців тому +16

    So good. Such a nice transition from the hopeful wife to the independent woman. Love Michelle Sun's character so much!

  • @aliadeeb6859
    @aliadeeb6859 9 місяців тому +16

    I can see how their story as an immigrant couple is like her love story before/after the separation. Taking risks in an uncertain future for a better life, the fear of starting over in a new place and it's long-term benefits.

  • @helloWangFam
    @helloWangFam 9 місяців тому +14

    So many layers and so much depth of human emotion in this film. Great acting Michelle Sun!

  • @scottschlosser2632
    @scottschlosser2632 9 місяців тому +14

    The quality of this filmmaking was AMAZING!

  • @angeladashen
    @angeladashen 9 місяців тому +28

    Sometimes, losing is winning. But never lose yourself.

  • @therealJamieJoy
    @therealJamieJoy 9 місяців тому +30

    This was sooooo good! The acting, the pacing, the dialogue. Excellent.

  • @ermo5623
    @ermo5623 7 місяців тому +5

    The “wife” character-WOW! She was incredible in this-so natural! Great film.

  • @emmafrancis3904
    @emmafrancis3904 9 місяців тому +15

    What a touchingly devastating yet redemptive story. Congratulations to all the film makers involved! The acting was so good! The cinematography was gorgeous. There was definitely a very person touch to this film that you feel from the get go. Can't wait to see more from this director!

  • @melissarmt7330
    @melissarmt7330 5 місяців тому +2

    My heart just broke watching this. The poor wife and the cheating was bad enough but then for his mistress to come after her at the bus stop, that was brutal. Fantastic actors!

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc 9 місяців тому +2

    Beautifully crafted... kudos to everyone from Writer and Director Yalan Hu to Cinematographer, everyone in the crew, to cast - a story so sad, yet so common, and one that only sometimes ends well.

  • @agne4670
    @agne4670 9 місяців тому +3

    Excellent short - acting, music, costumes (that burgundy velvet dress! flipflops and running outfits!). Congratulations to all creators

  • @warchiban
    @warchiban 9 місяців тому +14

    I saw this film at the premiere. I loved it then, and I love it now. I'm glad it's finally available on streaming.

    • @myasaswin
      @myasaswin 9 місяців тому +2

      I was there too! Great film and the production was spot on!

  • @wendygiven
    @wendygiven 9 місяців тому +4

    Fresh and engaging-bursting with realism, emotion, and character growth! Such a beautiful short film!

  • @neth-zv7zi
    @neth-zv7zi 9 місяців тому +8

    Nice combination of alienation and change within a couple. Nice film.

  • @bkkennelly7039
    @bkkennelly7039 9 місяців тому +3

    Great job by all, I love watching small films that have that Big Film look.Congrats to all involved, especially Yalan.

  • @Wanstream
    @Wanstream 9 місяців тому +6

    This is so true. 01:30 I remember how it felt when I bought my first after I came to the U.S. It feels like such a luxury.

  • @Chris-philosophy4children
    @Chris-philosophy4children 9 місяців тому +8

    Moving performance! Heartbreaking and optimistic! Well done! ❤

  • @brianhilario5230
    @brianhilario5230 9 місяців тому +10

    This is really an awesome short and now I'm glad I have an easy way to share it with others.

  • @pedrojuliancereceda8301
    @pedrojuliancereceda8301 9 місяців тому +10

    This film made my heart cry...

  • @SuperCHERISHED
    @SuperCHERISHED 9 місяців тому +4

    This short film was beautiful and heart wrenching. I do not support the husband leaving his wife for 4 years. Why do some people think a better life is leaving you behind while they create new relationships with others. You may have more financial stability but now you have infidelity and are alone in the marriage. The acting was incredible. The authenticity pulled at my heart. How dare the husband take her to a work party and leave her alone. How dare the husband allow that woman/assistant to touch him in front of his wife. When you love someone who work hard not to disrespect and hurt them. How dare the husband not come home for dinner. Honest communication is vital in a marriage.
    It is said that the most successful marriages are with the most forgiving partners.

  • @leesir91
    @leesir91 9 місяців тому +14

    So happy to see this film on UA-cam! Loved it!

  • @JoshVal
    @JoshVal 9 місяців тому +29

    Great job! Loved everything about this one. That bench scene 😭

    • @michaelcaparelli3978
      @michaelcaparelli3978 9 місяців тому

      My favorite scene in this movie.

    • @gemstar7286
      @gemstar7286 9 місяців тому

      Was that blonde assistant ever interested in him ,or was she just being a flirt?.

  • @nancyr3810
    @nancyr3810 9 місяців тому +5

    Loved it. Filled me with so much hope and … I was in a relationship like that for 22 years before I finally woke up… it’s OK just took me a little longer. Smile smile.. glad to see she took care of herself and has new friends.🤗🙏

  • @sangeetchhantyal8259
    @sangeetchhantyal8259 9 місяців тому +4

    Closed caption enables deaf and hard of hearing people to watch and enjoy such films. Even hearing people need closed caption when they are in noisy places and when they have no headphones.

  • @JenniferThym
    @JenniferThym 9 місяців тому +2

    Fabulous short - such a poignant and real story. Michelle Sun knocks it out of the park!

  • @yena596
    @yena596 9 місяців тому +2

    Epic! The director is a genius ❤❤

  • @gravetech9108
    @gravetech9108 9 місяців тому +6

    Oh my gosh! I'm so glad the movie is finally streaming here. I've been wanting to see it.

  • @uaremook
    @uaremook 9 місяців тому +2

    Real life experiences depicted so well in this short film. Well done! 🎉

  • @annestell1765
    @annestell1765 9 місяців тому +5

    Wow excellent in every way. I very much enjoyed this film..well done!

  • @Anitagoodlaughtoday
    @Anitagoodlaughtoday 9 місяців тому +6

    What a great story.. it touched my heart...

  • @rottendoubt
    @rottendoubt 9 місяців тому +6

    Amazing performances! Really enjoyed this film.

  • @jaketital6064
    @jaketital6064 9 місяців тому +6

    Loved every minute of this. Great short film!

  • @MwangoF
    @MwangoF 9 місяців тому +5

    Very well done as usual for Omeleto. Great script, great acting

  • @larrybyrne111
    @larrybyrne111 9 місяців тому +2

    Well done, superb script and acting. Thanks, but I feel sad!

  • @swang75
    @swang75 9 місяців тому +5

    Congrats on the great short film!

  • @michaelcaparelli3978
    @michaelcaparelli3978 9 місяців тому +3

    I love the honestly of this film .

  • @Cocoy3e
    @Cocoy3e 9 місяців тому +2

    the bench scene captured a whole lot

  • @carlschlosser7879
    @carlschlosser7879 9 місяців тому +5

    Wow!!! So good. Very touching and poignant. ❤❤❤

  • @JessicaAlvord
    @JessicaAlvord 9 місяців тому +6

    Beautiful story ❤

  • @homanchou
    @homanchou 9 місяців тому +5

    Congratulations! Great job!

  • @conniehanses
    @conniehanses 9 місяців тому +9

    Well done everyone. 💙🌎

  • @micknordstrom2591
    @micknordstrom2591 9 місяців тому +7

    Excellent!

  • @rosemarywilliams9969
    @rosemarywilliams9969 2 місяці тому +1

    "Do you still love me?" ..."Maybe." 😢 feels like a punch in the throat.

  • @A.GhostLighter
    @A.GhostLighter 9 місяців тому +5

    Very well done and scored!

  • @jannariley3254
    @jannariley3254 9 місяців тому +4

    Enjoyed watching the movie/acting but really enjoyed the music! Bravo ! 👏 👏 👏 👏

    • @christinaphantom
      @christinaphantom 9 місяців тому

      Yeah the music is one of my favorite thing about this film too

  • @InJapan74
    @InJapan74 9 місяців тому +4

    Well made....very touching.

  • @LeslieFan-t7o
    @LeslieFan-t7o 9 місяців тому +5

    Touching and realistic

  • @michellesxx
    @michellesxx 9 місяців тому +12

    Thank you for watching! ❤️

    • @freewind1977
      @freewind1977 9 місяців тому +1

      Bravo, you were amazing

    • @catross740
      @catross740 6 місяців тому

      You truly were amazing.
      Would love to see more from you if anything is available?❤❤
      BRAVO

  • @stewartlippe
    @stewartlippe 9 місяців тому +2

    A Separation has the precision of an O’Henry story, the emotional strength of Chris Markers’s La Jette and the visual wisdom of Maya Deren.

  • @Julia_Coelho_Music
    @Julia_Coelho_Music 6 місяців тому +1

    My heart goes to the wife..!
    I am from Portugal and my husband is from the US, where we met during our master's degree programs. I was in the US under international student status, meaning that I had no guarantees on being able to stay in the country and had/have none of the privileges as a citizen or permanent resident.
    When my husband and I were applying for our doctoral degrees, we made a promise to never go to separate cities/states, no matter what. Our fields are not the same. It was not easy to find places that offered different programs. We tried for 2 years - a lot of setbacks, waiting period, disappointments during that process, and tears - but we eventually we got in together in the same institution. 2 months ago, we graduated the same day with our degrees. I still can't believe it, but we did it, together.
    We see how hard it can get to couples going into separate places, being far away from each other. A doctoral degree path is already very hard on itself. Being separate from each other could not be good for us, enduring 5-6 years of separation. We knew we had to make it work, even if it meant putting on hold some other plans. I'm so glad we could do this together. I know not all couple have that option...

  • @stonesoupsocial
    @stonesoupsocial 9 місяців тому +5

    Congratulations to everyone involved! 🎉

  • @AprilMoreau
    @AprilMoreau 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful film! Well done to the whole team, and especially Michelle Sun -- excellent performance.

  • @tricialee5751
    @tricialee5751 8 місяців тому +1

    Great film! I really felt for her.

  • @b.n.production9036
    @b.n.production9036 9 місяців тому +1

    Good scripting wonderful storytelling ❤well acted

  • @charlottegrace6656
    @charlottegrace6656 9 місяців тому +10

    Ahh using Satie's Gymnopodie got me

    • @christinaphantom
      @christinaphantom 9 місяців тому

      It was so appropriate. But I thought the music at the end was even more heartbreaking.

  • @AW_7_7_7
    @AW_7_7_7 9 місяців тому +5

    So good, thanks Omeleto!

  • @annamariesantillan9196
    @annamariesantillan9196 9 місяців тому +9

    Separation from one and unification with another one, pun not intended. Such separation led to their version of gratification.

  • @christianmklein
    @christianmklein 9 місяців тому +2

    Great film!!

  • @KevinKreider
    @KevinKreider 9 місяців тому +1

    I see you michelle! Great job!

  • @dexterlee3586
    @dexterlee3586 9 місяців тому +1

    touching story ❤ love this .

  • @yubeslim
    @yubeslim 9 місяців тому +1

    Lovely!

  • @AbbyJo-ns6yv
    @AbbyJo-ns6yv 9 місяців тому +4

    Long legs, round butt… 6:52 this part is pretty funny 😂😂

    • @AbbyJo-ns6yv
      @AbbyJo-ns6yv 9 місяців тому

      Feels like she has a thing for the blonde

    • @warchiban
      @warchiban 9 місяців тому +1

      I mean, the blonde didn't even match that description at all. But it's funny how he said that he never noticed.

    • @Ghstrdr2
      @Ghstrdr2 9 місяців тому +1

      It's hilarious. That's what people outside of the U.S. see on social media now a days. Long legs and big butts. 😂

    • @AbbyJo-ns6yv
      @AbbyJo-ns6yv 9 місяців тому

      @@warchibanbruh 😂 you’re spot on. The way he said it was everything

    • @AbbyJo-ns6yv
      @AbbyJo-ns6yv 9 місяців тому

      @@Ghstrdr2and now even obesity is so celebrated

  • @8520tt
    @8520tt 9 місяців тому

    Somehow reminds me of Tony Parsons’ «My favourite wife»

  • @andrewhancock2451
    @andrewhancock2451 9 місяців тому +7

    It doesn't seem all that complicated to me. He betrayed her. In all the ways that matter. Could it have been avoided by fallible humans? That part, I'm not sure. Someone goes into another culture and immerses himself in the competitive nature, it changes the person's outlook on life. Maybe the invitation to his wife to visit was an inevitable reckoning of this change. Maybe it was necessary in order to begin anew in alignment with his new perspective. Not saying that the new life is any better; pretending that the new outlook doesn't exist, however, is inauthentic and not likely to last.
    Detractors from that view might point out that love is an active choice, except among the emotionally immature. Detractors might also say that if you flit from one value system to the next in the name of authenticity, it's selfish. Both are good points. In the end, it's up to the individual to look within themselves and decide whether they can authentically commit to and uphold the old life (eventually, if not right away) or whether it's kinder to cut the other person loose. In that sense, maybe he was being honest with his answer of "maybe".
    Regardless of the above, the dude was being a grade-A "hole" in the callous way he treated her.

  • @idkwhatthisis3158
    @idkwhatthisis3158 9 місяців тому

    Didn’t understand the relation of the end with the film

  • @craigjohnson4302
    @craigjohnson4302 9 місяців тому

    American culture conquers all.

  • @gusliem
    @gusliem 9 місяців тому +1

    👏👏👏👏👏

  • @jacovawernett3077
    @jacovawernett3077 7 місяців тому

    Haisan Japan

  • @jordanbrown8278
    @jordanbrown8278 9 місяців тому

    Homie was the opposite of a passport bro.

  • @SuperChristine000
    @SuperChristine000 9 місяців тому +8

    Can't help but think she had four years to learn English.

    • @-svet-ka-
      @-svet-ka- 9 місяців тому +5

      True, but it is difficult to learn another language if you don't have native speakers to practice it with.

    • @tobe-you-tube6612
      @tobe-you-tube6612 9 місяців тому +5

      English is not the problem. He probably had to marry her under deep family pressure that he escaped while working abroad. He never loved her. If you want a politically correct and official version.

    • @SuperChristine000
      @SuperChristine000 9 місяців тому

      @@tobe-you-tube6612 I'm not commenting on the relationship but that she was moving to an English-speaking country.

    • @lcarole3131
      @lcarole3131 9 місяців тому +2

      Funny you should mention that_ I'm learning Italian for that very reason!🤔

    • @warchiban
      @warchiban 9 місяців тому +1

      Starting to learn a foreign language this late In life can be daunting when your livelihood depends on that. My friend was told to go back and learn English at an interview. Can you imagine yourself in that situation?

  • @terriarheghan3676
    @terriarheghan3676 9 місяців тому +4

    👍🏽❤️🎬

  • @johndamato-xg9sv
    @johndamato-xg9sv 9 місяців тому

    Had a choice to make forty years ago....blue eyed blonde or a beautiful Chinese woman...I chose the blonde and the marriage lasted forty years until she left to find herself! I often wonder had I chosen the latter what would have been. She looked (forty years ago) quite a bit like Michelle Sun's character. Would have, could have, should have, or not........the age old question of decision making.

  • @jacovawernett3077
    @jacovawernett3077 7 місяців тому

    Ahava Adonai Ahava Israel Elehenu Adonai Hashem

  • @000aleph
    @000aleph 9 місяців тому +2

    Very nice short. As usual, Omeleto is bending over backwards to show films that approach everything that is non-white-male with tenderness and understanding, emphasizing its suffering (often enough inflicted by bad white males). If no white males are involved, as here, the lower branches of the intersectional hierarchy of oppression are followed: male < female, white < non-white, asian < black, heterosexual < homosexual etc.

    • @JateCharaireFATE
      @JateCharaireFATE 9 місяців тому +1

      You keep leaving comments like these and I have a genuine question for you: what's wrong with films showing non-white, sometimes not heterosexual people in a positive light? Just because you are not represented, it doesn't mean those films are not important.

  • @christopherleveck6835
    @christopherleveck6835 9 місяців тому +1

    OMG, she's CHEATING on him?!
    EDIT: I was only joking....
    EDIT EDIT: I DID watch it, and as usual, enjoyed it.

    • @-svet-ka-
      @-svet-ka- 9 місяців тому +31

      She is not cheating, at the end she is in a different car, not her husband's, so I think at the end we see what happened after the party - they separated (divorced?), she got a job and her own car, and a new boyfriend. And the girl near the door reminded her of her younger self. So, we are told about two separations here - before she came to America and after.

    • @CostaLynn
      @CostaLynn 9 місяців тому +16

      @@-svet-ka- yeah I think so too. The main story is her memory when she's looking back into her past at the airport.

    • @anastasia10017
      @anastasia10017 9 місяців тому +8

      The husband doesnt love her, doesnt want children and replaced her with the blonde. did you not watch the movie ???

    • @johnmfl61
      @johnmfl61 9 місяців тому +2

      No, not her bf yet. They are just friends. He is telling her about the girls in NY are so hot.

    • @AbbyJo-ns6yv
      @AbbyJo-ns6yv 9 місяців тому +1

      lol ppl these days can’t recognize sarcasm and jokes sometimes

  • @Prizzy999
    @Prizzy999 9 місяців тому +4

    Four years apart can be a very long time for some people and I don't blame him. She became an independent woman, the best thing that could ever happen to her.

  • @lolag.4819
    @lolag.4819 9 місяців тому +8

    I really enjoyed this.