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  • Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
  • A jogger sees a fight.
    RUNNER is used with permission from Clare Cooney. Learn more at clare-cooney.com.
    Becca is out for a run one morning, but as she makes her way down one of the backstreets of her neighborhood, she sees a man and a woman having a fight. Then she sees something truly unsettling: the man shoves her hard enough to knock her out cold. Becca and the man make eye contact as he realizes what he's done, but before he can say or do anything to her, she runs away, scared for her own safety.
    Time passes and she's lulled back into a sense of safety, trying to put the memory behind her. Until one evening, when she meets the man out one night at a bar -- and he insists on walking along the way with her at the end of the night.
    Writer-director Clare Cooney -- who also plays the lead role of Becca -- has crafted a quiet, intelligent urban thriller that explores the issues of silence, intervention and why some cannot speak up even in the face of violence. With precise, intelligent performances and equally smart, complicated writing, the short is a study in power, threat and the subtle yet insidious ways these are asserted -- and how it chokes off a sense of agency from those subjected to it.
    From the film's beautiful opening scene, the story captures how the simple experience of making one's way through the world, energetic and carefree on a beautiful day, can change with just a small, unsettling sense of threat. The camerawork and cinematography begin with a sense of optimism and radiance, capturing an independent, free modern woman in the fullness of her life.
    But that sense of possibility begins to constrict once Becca stumbles upon the couple. While the argument between the man and woman is clearly volatile -- and their dynamic seemingly abusive -- the killing that results is accidental, and the man is upset, stunned and shocked. But when he spots Becca, the sense of threat he emanates is transferred to her, and alone and afraid for her safety, she runs away and later stays silent, traumatized by what she's seen and scared he might know where she lives. What works in these scenes is how quiet, powerful and yet ultimately underplayed they are, avoiding melodrama and haunting the rest of the film with a sense of fear and threat.
    That sense of constant but latent potential violence informs Becca's actions and emotions throughout the film and play out in a subtle way. Trauma, guilt and fear gradually mold and constrict her world, and her own sense of efficacy within it, and the film itself gets darker in tone and visuals. The writing slowly lays out Becca's internal emotional journey, which proceeds in an unexpected way. There are beats of disconnection, and maybe even denial, and lulls where the anonymity of modern urban life seems to offer an illusion of safety.
    But that illusion is shattered when the man pops up some weeks later at a local trivia night. Proximity means possible peril, and the film shifts into a highly effective thriller, skillfully building up to a tense and suspenseful climax and confrontation that is largely constructed through what remains unspoken but lurking constantly under the surface.
    The man's final scene alone with Becca makes clear he is not afraid to wield power and assert control and dominance in the situation. In the end, he asks Becca, "Are we good?" It sounds like a question, but it feels like a threat. It's a quiet but explosive moment.
    Many will likely see Becca's dilemma through a moral or ethical lens. Did she do the wrong thing in staying quiet? Why didn't she just speak up? But arguments of ethics often hinge on assumptions that everyone is an equally free and equal agent in their life. What works about RUNNER and its powerful ending is how it shows that this often isn't the case. Power and the threat of violence are often subtly wielded, but the silence and complicity it can coerce -- even in the interest of self-preservation -- are nevertheless deafening and deadening.

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  • @girligirlish1
    @girligirlish1 5 лет назад +9265

    Anyone else pissed that she didnt call the police

    • @littlemrpinkness295
      @littlemrpinkness295 5 лет назад +323

      The poor woman who died. She will never have justice.

    • @amunra4015
      @amunra4015 5 лет назад +331

      @@littlemrpinkness295 What justice? From what I saw, she grabbed the guy while he was trying to walk away. She all but jumped on him. No crime was committed except for maybe leaving the scene of an accident.

    • @aidanquandt6268
      @aidanquandt6268 5 лет назад +177

      Amun Ra ur kidding right? I think that equality needs to be there, but if a guy did the same thing to that guy and died for it it’d still be completely unreasonable to kill him??

    • @luckyPiston
      @luckyPiston 5 лет назад +379

      No she should have ran to the nearest phone and called an ambulance, It was a homicide not a murder, there was no intent. ... He should have told the jogger to call 911 and then done CPR.

    • @chancemoore1515
      @chancemoore1515 5 лет назад +106

      Y’all know this a short film right and not real life.

  • @DGneoseeker1
    @DGneoseeker1 5 лет назад +7140

    Imagine if he was running after her yelling "Wait I need to use your phone to call the ambulance!" but she couldn't hear him due to having earbuds in with music playing.

    • @jackie31933
      @jackie31933 5 лет назад +190

      DGneoseeker1 damn that’d be crazy lol

    • @raymondwitter8101
      @raymondwitter8101 4 года назад +140

      Obvious he was about shutting her up

    • @dieseledington9043
      @dieseledington9043 4 года назад +92

      DGneoseeker1 yeah because I’m sure he would chase someone when they are running away asking them to call an ambulance that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard there’s tons of other people around him

    • @DGneoseeker1
      @DGneoseeker1 4 года назад +138

      @@dieseledington9043 You realise it was intended as a joke, right?

    • @wonkersmonkers
      @wonkersmonkers 4 года назад +41

      Diesel Edington he. said. imagine.

  • @lifesjourney65
    @lifesjourney65 5 лет назад +5118

    And this is why so many crimes go unsolved with families waiting in vain for that someone to say something...

    • @jennhoff03
      @jennhoff03 5 лет назад +64

      Your puppy looks so sad about this murder! Like that was the perfect avatar to go with your comment! ;'D

    • @themightyparthos
      @themightyparthos 5 лет назад +35

      Too bad the blue line mafia has earned the hate, now everyone knows you NEVER talk to the police.

    • @godfirst4221
      @godfirst4221 5 лет назад +45

      Life's Journey
      Too many cowards being accomplices for keeping a secret

    • @Va11idus
      @Va11idus 5 лет назад +26

      @@themightyparthos you're an idiot.

    • @stephaniesummer2663
      @stephaniesummer2663 4 года назад +24

      The Bystander Effect is real and alive

  • @imaivssa8379
    @imaivssa8379 4 года назад +3607

    “Lady witnesses something she can’t run away from”
    Also the lady: *runs away from it*

    • @lilijli
      @lilijli 4 года назад +54

      She can’t run away from it In another way

    • @Wimana868
      @Wimana868 4 года назад +12

      hahaha this commet is golden!

    • @TheHappytan
      @TheHappytan 4 года назад +3

      Underrated

    • @jordonwatson8331
      @jordonwatson8331 4 года назад +11

      Grand Priest lilijli r/woooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooowoooooooooooosh

    • @Haroon5
      @Haroon5 4 года назад +1

      @Jordon Does Cooking Too much time in your hands.😊

  • @bigal5778
    @bigal5778 5 лет назад +2200

    It wasn't the next day, folks. Check out the leaves. The seasons change. She had been living with this secret for months before the guy found her.

    • @selenabiano9901
      @selenabiano9901 5 лет назад +35

      Big Al that’s exactly what I was thinking

    • @gamerdad7320
      @gamerdad7320 4 года назад +122

      He also grew a beard, It would take me at least a month to grow one like he had.. Good catch Big Al

    • @MichelleSPodcast
      @MichelleSPodcast 4 года назад +9

      Nice catch!

    • @manuell3505
      @manuell3505 4 года назад +20

      I think she already knew him somehow...

    • @wahidulhaque1102
      @wahidulhaque1102 4 года назад +5

      Such a wonderful explanation

  • @hunterrivera3521
    @hunterrivera3521 4 года назад +1735

    This actress is awesome at panic crying it seemed so real!!

    •  4 года назад +14

      Hunter Rivera she almost made me cry for some reason that’s weird

    • @rgaprogamer7683
      @rgaprogamer7683 4 года назад +22

      Ya it looked very very very real

    • @MrAgmoore
      @MrAgmoore 4 года назад +12

      The director gut-punched her. It's called the "Dustin Hoffman" method.

    • @ChrisCaramia
      @ChrisCaramia 4 года назад +29

      @@MrAgmoore She IS the director.

    • @pepperoni101.
      @pepperoni101. 4 года назад +26

      @@ChrisCaramia she punched herself

  • @yihengzhou2676
    @yihengzhou2676 4 года назад +6738

    Don’t you just hate it when you randomly run into a murder scene

  • @alpinefreez1677
    @alpinefreez1677 4 года назад +883

    When he said "see you around" that gave me the worst vibe ever.

    • @vectorsmexy9147
      @vectorsmexy9147 4 года назад +41

      ًhe failed the vibe cheak

    • @gedmo281
      @gedmo281 4 года назад +4

      @@nonya8193 tying up loose ends creates more because then there is a whole new murder with loose ends aka possible evidence/witnesses to deal with.

    • @hopefilledsinner3911
      @hopefilledsinner3911 4 года назад +18

      That was a threat to keep her mouth shut.

    • @iwashere583
      @iwashere583 4 года назад +3

      You could see his eyebrow lift up at that moment he said that, which showed how he also probably thought what he said was weird

  • @SirExxodus
    @SirExxodus 4 года назад +713

    Daaaamn, this Clare Cooney girl is a BEAST! Wrote, directed, produced, starred, AND edited this whole thing?????? Much cudos to you Clare if you're reading this!!

  • @c.951
    @c.951 4 года назад +2109

    Admit it, you only clicked on this because you wanted to see what she witnessed

    • @ItzFresh650
      @ItzFresh650 4 года назад +92

      La Flame no way really, it’s not like that’s the whole point of the video

    • @s3okjinie
      @s3okjinie 4 года назад +37

      I mean obviously

    • @realhairstyler143
      @realhairstyler143 4 года назад +10

      Well no, It's not like I came here to see the point of the vdieo.

    • @jvnfkfgmvjvfmvkf
      @jvnfkfgmvjvfmvkf 4 года назад +1

      yeah clearly

    • @CryptOfShardz
      @CryptOfShardz 4 года назад +2

      well, duh.

  • @Marissa-ys4qp
    @Marissa-ys4qp 4 года назад +319

    she was literally running through busy city streets and could have screamed or told someone that there was a dude who just killed a chick

    • @realyoungneil
      @realyoungneil 4 года назад +23

      She was in shock, she was so shocked she wasn't even able to talk or anything. She didn't even make any reactions and turned around still processing and then realizing and then running away in fear.

    • @carpballet
      @carpballet 3 года назад +1

      Not in this story, she couldn’t have.

    • @Kairat_Tech
      @Kairat_Tech 3 года назад +5

      @@realyoungneil You are not in shock if you can run ;)
      Such an activity, running, fixes your brain and gives a chance to comprehend what just happened. Children are easy to frighten but adults are capable to handle the stress way better.
      Her boyfriend is the best couple for her; they both did nothing.
      He has no chance of finding her!
      Police would easily locate him after her call.
      Normal Adult would speak with cops the next day at least.

    • @MikeyBee-
      @MikeyBee- 3 года назад

      Exactly lol

    • @dingdongchingchong8659
      @dingdongchingchong8659 3 года назад

      I don't really think he killed her intentionally, it was an accident.

  • @mattmanjack
    @mattmanjack 4 года назад +383

    She has to live with her own cowardice,for the rest of her life.

    • @invictus88
      @invictus88 4 года назад +18

      Plus she will live in constant fear

    • @zoezzzarko1117
      @zoezzzarko1117 4 года назад +7

      A fate worse than death...

    • @jj-vk4tg
      @jj-vk4tg 3 года назад +4

      @@zoezzzarko1117 Secondly only, to not being able to coom.

    • @zoezzzarko1117
      @zoezzzarko1117 3 года назад

      @@jj-vk4tg ?

    • @lightyogami6453
      @lightyogami6453 3 года назад +2

      @@jj-vk4tg Wow out of all things? Smh lol 😬😏

  • @tietjen666
    @tietjen666 5 лет назад +434

    A perfect portrait of human frailty manifested in cowardice and fear. Great work! A fine film with real characters and fine performances. Thanks to everybody.

    • @noneofyourbusiness302
      @noneofyourbusiness302 5 лет назад +12

      You are both very intelligent and had excellent points! I have much thinking to do now. Was it truly an accident? We all have our moments of rage. Ok, not me anymore. I am 47 and a woman. Life has beat me down. But, if I were a man, my take away would be to be careful. I couldn't injure or kill my husband like that, but he could very easily kill me. After 29 years I would hope not. We are all beat down in our own way. I was a foster child who became a military wife and mother of two beautiful daughters. I am blessed in every way. Two years ago, our youngest daughter, eighteen at the time, tried to take her life. I just thank God she didn't succeed. My point is, life is fragile, much more than we think. One realizes it when it's too late sometimes. Be good to yourself. Jesus loves you! God blesses you in ways you can't comprehend❣❣❣ Thanks for reading this, momma Grace

    • @netizenbane
      @netizenbane 4 года назад +1

      The female lead's performance in particular - WOW! She really nailed how I would imagine being overcome by emotion after such an experience.

  • @felixsmittick9128
    @felixsmittick9128 5 лет назад +727

    O.K. I liked the film, but why did she not go to the cops? I'm slightly pissed. lol... no really.

    • @quappo
      @quappo 5 лет назад +31

      F Smittick i mean if you were in that situation and you knew the guy would you? He just shoved her away cause she was grabbing him and she happened to hit her head and die i dont think the guy deserves to get his life ruined for it.

    • @felixsmittick9128
      @felixsmittick9128 5 лет назад +25

      @@quappo I didn't get that they were friends before that. If that is the case they should have called the cops when it happened. Unless dude had a record, then idk. This is the meaning of a truly thought provoking film. Bravo to the Performers and Production Crew.

    • @APink176
      @APink176 5 лет назад +51

      Me too! She should have called the police regardless of if she knew him or not. Since it was an accident, he could have plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and gotten a parole deal. Instead of calling 911 himself, he chased the only witness and then presumably covered everything up since he was never caught and then intimidated the witness months later. Not cool.

    • @zionassedo
      @zionassedo 5 лет назад +16

      @@quappo Justice is the BASE of all human structure, the guy must absolutely be confronted to the family, friends and cops for the very reason that he must face the fault. No vengeance here, for the simple reason that at the last second of our life, we have the right (not say the duty) to ask our self weather it worth-ed it or not. Escaping our responsibilities put us in the vicious circle re-doing the same errors. Do you want to stay a child or are you willing to be a respectable adult ?

    • @shazpx
      @shazpx 5 лет назад

      @@zionassedo i wish i can stay as a child, cause I hate being adult and have to take care of others' feelings

  • @gracepedersen6259
    @gracepedersen6259 5 лет назад +123

    How one second can change your whole life forever.

  • @911Salvage
    @911Salvage 4 года назад +112

    I posit that running is actually the most practical martial art.

    • @TAROTAI
      @TAROTAI 4 года назад +2

      *Running* is not a _martial_ art !

    • @mmma5261
      @mmma5261 3 года назад +1

      @@TAROTAI art of self defence

  • @emily-rm2sk
    @emily-rm2sk 4 года назад +66

    THE ACTING DURING THE CRYING SCENE WAS IMMACULATE

  • @theresahemminger1587
    @theresahemminger1587 5 лет назад +452

    It wasn’t murder; it was manslaughter. He didn’t intend to kill her. He pushed her after she grabbed him. Still, I would be frightened if I were her. He may think he would be charged with murder and figure another murder would be easier. But I doubt it. He could have killed her alone in the dark alley but he didn’t even threaten....as viewers say, it makes you think....

    • @edwardmathenge719
      @edwardmathenge719 5 лет назад +40

      Didn’t threaten?! So if her answer had been “NO dude we aren’t f**ing cool!“ Don’t you suspect that that dark alleyway heart-to-heart might have gone another way entirely?

    • @theresahemminger1587
      @theresahemminger1587 5 лет назад +9

      Edward Mathenge as I said, I would be frightened because he might see himself endangered. However, deliberate violence requires a different kind of character than the accident of violence in an ordinary quarrel.

    • @ericmcquisten
      @ericmcquisten 5 лет назад +50

      Because she is a selfish coward, he realized she wasn’t going to do anything, but wanted confirmation.
      In reality the guy was guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and the woman was guilty of being an accessory to manslaughter after the fact.

    • @ericmcquisten
      @ericmcquisten 5 лет назад +17

      Toto Ze... No, she tried to grab him & he pushed her really hard, resulting in her head slamming into the dumpster & inadvertently killing her.

    • @jamescolm1133
      @jamescolm1133 5 лет назад +4

      Toto Ze seriously how did you miss that

  • @veggiebites687
    @veggiebites687 4 года назад +323

    As someone who has witnessed a murder I just want to say this:
    Sometimes you don’t want to contact the police because you don’t want to get involved. If you were the first person who saw the body you would immediately become a suspect. So some people don’t call the police. I didn’t want to but in the end my ex convinced me to call the police.

    • @c.951
      @c.951 4 года назад +95

      In my opinion, you should call the police either way because if i got murdered, I wouldn’t want some witness to wait like a week to confess and then make everybody think i “went missing” a witness should just say something whenever they can because murdering someone out of anger might be accidental but wrong.

    • @colorado841
      @colorado841 4 года назад +20

      Ha ha. That is what happens to murderers. They get their computers seized and searched. And they post messages like this one to throw the police off their trail.

    • @c.951
      @c.951 4 года назад +3

      colorado841 so you’re saying that theatre geek (the person who posted the comment) is a murderer?

    • @colorado841
      @colorado841 4 года назад +2

      @@c.951 Yes. I cant tell. He/she probably also murders Greek in the theater during the weekends.

    • @Sayieh
      @Sayieh 4 года назад +2

      Can’t tell if you’re joking... just go ahead and woooosh me already lmao

  • @kuyaaajr7169
    @kuyaaajr7169 4 года назад +64

    She's be my fav character if she were in a horror movie BC she can actually run without getting tripped by nothing

  • @dubs9845
    @dubs9845 2 года назад +36

    Teddy Roosevelt is mentioned for a reason (I mean, everything in a story is for a reason). He said that “in any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing...and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” She knew he was the youngest president (reasonably obscure knowledge), which means she probably knew he said this (less obscure), so the guilt would weigh extra-heavy on her.

  • @astro3002
    @astro3002 4 года назад +43

    I really have to stop reading the comments before I finish watching this 😭🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @M3I0n_Me
      @M3I0n_Me 4 года назад

      Same XD

    • @salehzaki3206
      @salehzaki3206 4 года назад

      And i have to do so.

    • @kiwishanbin1604
      @kiwishanbin1604 4 года назад +1

      me too but i always hide in the comments just in case jumpscare will appear

    • @tumirachel9210
      @tumirachel9210 3 года назад

      It's inevitable 😂🤞🏾because people really be EXTRA in the comment section😂💔🙌

  • @marypoppins123
    @marypoppins123 4 года назад +98

    The opening song is “Electric Love” by Borns. Brilliant song 😉❤️💐

    • @allisonbenn5167
      @allisonbenn5167 4 года назад

      Thank you

    • @beccabrns1723
      @beccabrns1723 3 года назад

      I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for commenting this. If you didn't I would have never become the fangirl I am today for him. You're the one who made me discover Børns and now he is my husband.

    • @thanoscube8573
      @thanoscube8573 3 года назад +1

      @@beccabrns1723 can you tell me how you met him and married him in 11 months. Sounds like an interesting story

    • @beccabrns1723
      @beccabrns1723 3 года назад

      @@thanoscube8573 My oh my, where do I begin? So I watched this short film and this lovely person here commented who the song was by.
      I then started listening to 'Electric Love' on repeat. So I went on to look up and listen to more of BØRNS' music. And I fell in love!! He just has so much talent and I love his dreamy voice. After covid and things died down, I found out that he was performing at a small venue in my town!
      Long story short, I got to meet Garrett (Garrett is his first name) and we got along so well. We met up every another weekend and eventually our small friendship blossomed into something more. 2 months ago he proposed (so we're not married just yet) and I was just thinking about this comment and how it basically brought me to the love of my life.

    • @Hamza_Malik-0
      @Hamza_Malik-0 3 года назад

      i cant tell if this is a joke or not

  • @mannylugz5872
    @mannylugz5872 5 лет назад +140

    And that is why you should not use the alleys when jogging. If you do, you should have a way to defend yourself.

  • @Aauutumnn
    @Aauutumnn 4 года назад +73

    What if when that girl was running away from the guy she turns around and suddenly started chasing him instead

  • @BiLLz66614
    @BiLLz66614 3 года назад +23

    She’s a very good actress. Saw another film she did on here and she’s very good at making things feel very realistic through conversation, expression and emotion. Hats off to her! 🙏🏻

  • @harmonylightingstar92
    @harmonylightingstar92 4 года назад +31

    But the way that guy looked at her 😮 that was creepy..

  • @briannaong9267
    @briannaong9267 5 лет назад +50

    What if she said they weren't good, imagine what he might've done intentionally 😳

    • @ninja.saywhat
      @ninja.saywhat 5 лет назад +5

      he would have made love with her.

    • @madeleynecarat3368
      @madeleynecarat3368 4 года назад +12

      @@ninja.saywhat Where's the logic in that

    • @Ingrid922
      @Ingrid922 2 года назад

      @@madeleynecarat3368 It was a joke.

    • @LaLa-qb2ps
      @LaLa-qb2ps 2 года назад +1

      I would have lied and said yes, and then gone to the police because the police can get the dudes contact info from his friend who brought him to the trivia game. She can explain she was scared and so did not call the police. But when she saw him again and he went out of his way to follow her and confront her, she knew he was dangerous and perhaps not an accident. I would also move from that apartment.

  • @Bruh-vp2vv
    @Bruh-vp2vv 4 года назад +52

    Everyone: OMG that person is getting murdered!!
    Me:BABY YOUUR ELLECTRICC LOOOVE!!!

  • @MrXy1995
    @MrXy1995 4 года назад +65

    The way I understood this movie she did call the cops or whatever, that guy got locked up or something and he physically is in fact out of her life. The point of the movie is that she can't forget what happened, she can't forget the guy's face so she keeps bringing him with her wherever she goes. Scene in a bar and later when she meets him at the end of the movie are just two sequences showing us how the memory of him keeps chasing her. Truly powerful.

    • @Hisashii
      @Hisashii 4 года назад +10

      I like this theory cause it makes sense

    • @ClareMCooney
      @ClareMCooney 4 года назад +27

      So glad you enjoyed the film, and I love your interpretation of it.

    • @Hisashii
      @Hisashii 4 года назад +7

      @@ClareMCooney WOW HOLY CRAP, u were amazing in this great job

    • @niqueness2988
      @niqueness2988 4 года назад +9

      I honestly prefer this scenario over the literal interpretation.

    • @fouziyaprome686
      @fouziyaprome686 4 года назад +2

      actually this makes sense. like if u think about it, she had a boyfrnd(the guy who was confirmed the dead grl's death news). like even if she didnt want 2, he surely would hav informed the cops,like he did know about it.
      but then how do u explain the scene where her boyfrnd is like"the cops found a dead body yadda yadda". could b a coincidence also.

  • @shewolf9639
    @shewolf9639 4 года назад +102

    i thought he was going to kill her in the end

    • @the_ffca_me
      @the_ffca_me 4 года назад +1

      Same.

    • @the_ffca_me
      @the_ffca_me 4 года назад +2

      @mstrsims2 Everyone is too dangerous, honestly. We humans can cause many different kinds of harm.

    • @erinvinson5106
      @erinvinson5106 4 года назад +5

      M Night Shyamalan - He did kill her... she froze in the alley and he choked her to death. Her ghost ran away and she doesn't know she's dead!!! Dant Daaant DaaaannnHHHH!

    • @RZ_2K
      @RZ_2K 4 года назад +2

      guy's not a killer though, he accidentally killed the first girl

    • @luckydevil1601
      @luckydevil1601 4 года назад +2

      @@RZ_2K and a moment after that he started running for his another victim..
      Does this not make him a killer? He would've been a serial killer if he actually had caught her.

  • @emmelinaa
    @emmelinaa 4 года назад +22

    When you turn your music off to then hear the exact song playing on video you paused your music to watch.. what.

  • @mm-ob9bw
    @mm-ob9bw 4 года назад +10

    I'm amazed her earphones didn't fallout after all that running

  • @FH-hm3du
    @FH-hm3du 4 года назад +10

    I'm still shaking because of how real this seemed...

  • @jennz1980
    @jennz1980 3 года назад +15

    I loved how comforting her partner was. He was supportive without taking over or trying to “fix it” also I woulda burned that hoodie in fear he would recognize me some day!

  • @powerofthesun1000
    @powerofthesun1000 2 года назад +10

    I witnessed one of my neighbors get hit by his estranged wife with her car, pinned against another in the parking lot. Luckily I was safe in my own apartment at the time when I called the police, but it still felt so heavy and panicky in my chest. This was really well done on many levels.

  • @HijackedGiraffe
    @HijackedGiraffe 5 лет назад +55

    Man, I love Omeleto! This was an AWESOME short film. Well done Clare Cooney, I was very impressed.

  • @RPRosen-ki2fk
    @RPRosen-ki2fk 5 лет назад +38

    Omeleto So glad I found you, and thanx for giving exposure to GREAT shorts such as this. You, Dust, and Alter have now made me a huge fan of the "short movie". MAD PROPS to Clare Cooney, for leaving me ... disturbed and uneasy, as only a GREAT film like Runner can.

  • @OdetteEse
    @OdetteEse 4 года назад +10

    Moral of the story is:"If you can't run away from it, jog away

  • @quokka_11
    @quokka_11 3 года назад +2

    11:00 "Hi."
    ".....Hi."
    Not even kidding, one of the most gripping dialog moments I've seen lately.

  • @RidingwithStymie
    @RidingwithStymie Год назад +2

    Wow! 100% Professional. The passionate discussion generated by this film says it all.

  • @abbydejesus5278
    @abbydejesus5278 5 лет назад +150

    when the song in the beginning, “BØRNS- ELECTRIC LOVE , “ was playing i absolutely almost died bc its me and my friends fav song😭💕💕

    • @tkclfs3275
      @tkclfs3275 5 лет назад +3

      Abby De Jesus so your logic is you cry if you hear your favourite song?
      Makes sense

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 5 лет назад +3

      Almost died?
      Seems legit...if you've a screw loose. Lmao.

    • @spunky6692
      @spunky6692 5 лет назад +1

      wow thats very deep I felt that entirely.

    • @murphragous
      @murphragous 5 лет назад +3

      thank you. was wondering who made that song

    • @Jsuarez6
      @Jsuarez6 5 лет назад +2

      Well, that woman in the video did die.

  • @emilybean7806
    @emilybean7806 3 года назад +8

    When he joined her group I could feel her pain. Omg such a great actor. I actually cried watching this.

    • @paulhynes170
      @paulhynes170 Год назад

      they should make a part 2 where she battles her conscious and goes to the Cops but the guy takes her hostage

    • @stevecheevers7337
      @stevecheevers7337 3 месяца назад

      She's excellent at selling the dread and guilt the character is going through. Also the few seconds we see of her at the beginning she shows how confident and full of life she is.

  • @gw5343
    @gw5343 4 года назад +14

    How tf are here earbuds staying in

    • @librastarrr
      @librastarrr 4 года назад +2

      Hairband maybe

    • @tmalaklaryka
      @tmalaklaryka 4 года назад

      @@librastarrr that's what I do, I can't keep them on unless I wear a headband 🙄

    • @snazzylizardz5041
      @snazzylizardz5041 4 года назад

      m a g i c

  • @annabratton5323
    @annabratton5323 3 года назад +29

    “ShE sHoULd hAvE jUsT caLLeD tHe PoLiCe” y’all she just watched someone die a very violent death and is obviously traumatized. She’s clearly in a VERY difficult and incomprehensible mindset, and picking up a phone and making a call isn’t going to be everyone’s immediate natural reaction.

    • @CronusAkuma
      @CronusAkuma 3 года назад +7

      Not very violent was a good push to head Bonk

    • @jabprince9183
      @jabprince9183 3 года назад +5

      How was that a violent death 💀

    • @jabprince9183
      @jabprince9183 3 года назад +2

      It was violent but it’s not like he stabbed her 36 times

    • @valmacclinchy
      @valmacclinchy 3 года назад +3

      I understand that there's fight or flight, and also freeze, at a horrible moment like that..but later on? The next day? She should have reported it.

    • @catasrophieGrrl
      @catasrophieGrrl 3 года назад

      @@valmacclinchy Not everyone has the luxury of being able to call for the police. There are zero situations were I can call the police and have them help.

  • @PNL_King
    @PNL_King 2 года назад +3

    This film maker is awesome!

  • @tomjohn8733
    @tomjohn8733 5 лет назад +88

    As someone who use to be a pretty good runner, I always wondered what I would do in just such a scenario. I like films that make people think, under different situations. Knowing how to respond could save lives. Peace

    • @SammY-ue4yv
      @SammY-ue4yv 5 лет назад

      it was an accident he didnt mean it

    • @lrzhi
      @lrzhi 5 лет назад +4

      Samm Y it’s still murder....????

    • @calinh4878
      @calinh4878 5 лет назад +7

      @@lrzhi man slaughter

    • @sersomeone9704
      @sersomeone9704 5 лет назад

      That's why you carry a tiny pocket sized bottle of pepper spray

    • @timm8998
      @timm8998 Год назад

      You call an ambulance to try save her and tell the cops what you saw. Assuming that this guy is going to murder you is really not a healthy reaction. This vid can really give people the wrong idea I see in this comment section.

  • @majdikayyali7593
    @majdikayyali7593 4 года назад +72

    10:58 me and my girlfriend in elementary

  • @narutoroxanne22
    @narutoroxanne22 4 года назад +4

    It's not just that but the fact that instead of acting like she's been living in a violent-crime free place, she could've as soon as possible called and the lady would have survived.

  • @danbbrawner
    @danbbrawner 3 года назад +4

    "We good?" is a brilliantly compressed moment.

  • @cucyxfyygucgigg9384
    @cucyxfyygucgigg9384 4 года назад +32

    11:00 12 year old relationships between like

  • @absolutelynot524
    @absolutelynot524 4 года назад +6

    ok but can we talk about how we feel so much threat and stress even tho the elements like the theme and bg music are so innocent and optimistic

  • @amirak6331
    @amirak6331 5 лет назад +26

    If this happened to me I would never ever live normally again

    • @jrgtsmith3707
      @jrgtsmith3707 3 года назад +1

      you probably would do the same mistake than the woman. woman run from problem or get in to fight mode you don't give solutions only entropy like darkside

  • @calebmoore7406
    @calebmoore7406 5 лет назад +25

    The song that it plays at first is Bornes electric love

  • @katiek3396
    @katiek3396 3 года назад +5

    We all might react differently when faced with this but the fact that she didn't call the police at any point makes me upset. That woman had a family. People that love her and you could be the one to give them some semblance of closure and you choose cowardice.

  • @midknight5194
    @midknight5194 3 года назад +4

    Her freaking out acting was hella good it could be real

  • @akashmaney9440
    @akashmaney9440 3 года назад +3

    These short movies have some of the best acting I have ever seen. I wish the actors and actresses were better known, they know emotions so well.

  • @keitafoxy7428
    @keitafoxy7428 5 лет назад +13

    This is kinda what I’m dealing with at work. Being silent because you’re too scared to do anything even though to others it may seem illogical. The person who is threatening to me, we’ll call her “Robin”, indirectly has the ear of the manager, “Windy Spenser”. We work in a disability home for children. Windy appointed a close friend of hers as a social trainer in the house I work, “Tam”. Tam is also work friends with Robin. Robin doesn’t do her job well, but she gets away with it. I tried correcting this without involving the team leader but it has backfired on me because she doesn’t like being told what to do. Instead she has been telling lies to Tam about me, not only has Tam repeated those stories to everyone else in the work place but she talked to her dear friend, Windy, who then called around to ask if other team members could confirm the stories which of course they have because of what they have heard. The team leader didn’t even ask me whether these stories were true or not but she gave me a serious tongue lashing. I was in shock and anything I said in response just sounded like a weak defence. Now the team leader has a really bad perception of me, and I have never had this issue with management before. I still have to work with Robin and she does these increments of micro aggressions that are too petty to complain about to the team leader but also very distressing to me that I have to deal with it. Things like her mopping over my feet instead of just asking me to move out the way or at the very least waiting until I’m finished with what I’m doing. Things like not following company procedure with checking medication together. Not giving handover to me about clients in the morning. She’ll make a concerted effort to ignore me and that’s fine, but just the atmosphere at work has become very toxic. Some are serious but I cannot prove them without getting in trouble. Like she will make fun of some of the children’s disabilities to their face but because they have intellectual developmental delays they can’t tell that this is offensive and inappropriate so they just laugh with her. It’s disturbing. She only does it when I’m around and not when other staff are there. Robin understands the dynamics of power at my workplace and is using it against me. I’ve been completely discredited at work, by her. Speaking up to management about this will just make me look more like I’m the trouble maker, as though I’m being vengeful. I feel like I can’t say anything. That’s why I need to leave my job.

    • @paulabrown6840
      @paulabrown6840 5 лет назад +3

      Keita Foxy This really sucks...sorry this happened to you!

    • @petrovalexandra
      @petrovalexandra 5 лет назад +8

      you should secretly record her with some of those hidden cameras they put on pens or something she shouldn’t be around those kids hopefully things work out for you

    • @tessy28
      @tessy28 3 года назад +5

      Sounds toxic and energy draining. You definitely need to leave for your sanity and your future self. Constantly Dealing with all that nonsense will take years off your life and do serious damage to your mental health.

    • @egrace3738
      @egrace3738 Год назад

      I completely support your decision in this situation. Self-care first. Hugs. And definitely record on video and dated notes what is happening.

  • @nonyab5640
    @nonyab5640 4 года назад +1

    If she felt sorry for him, she could have told the cops what happened, so the family knows how it happened, but described the guy differently so he wouldn’t go to jail.

  • @MisterG2323
    @MisterG2323 4 года назад +4

    Reading the comments here helps one understand how little people know about most of the things they're more than willing to opine upon. This film succeeds very well on the level of conversation starting, despite its failure to provide genuine resolution to the protagonist's moral conflict.

  • @mikemaceda3222
    @mikemaceda3222 4 года назад +6

    ..and here I thought they locked eyes because they fell for each other at first sight. 😅😆

  • @lynnrondeau3889
    @lynnrondeau3889 5 лет назад +6

    This was so normal and then it wasn't, I have sick feeling in my belly. Great piece.

  • @nowellahhh
    @nowellahhh 4 года назад +3

    Okay. This is a great reason to start taking up running again. I’m convinced. Because right now, I COULD NOT outrun that guy.

  • @killianbennett8985
    @killianbennett8985 4 года назад +6

    My mom thought I was watching p*rn when she was gasping lol please help

  • @alexgabriel5650
    @alexgabriel5650 4 года назад +1

    One reason she didn't call the police may be that she feared her own safety. She knew it was an accident, but she didn't know the guy. He could go to jail for murder and one day come out. And she would have to live with the fear that he may come after her. So, she chose to live with the guilt of not doing anything.

  • @osonauj
    @osonauj 5 лет назад +16

    Now I understand the purpose of this film, each film I watched here at Omeleto's actually, it's not always the ending that everyone else was expecting(as what I've read in the comments.) I've learned that everyone's an author of their own story. And in that case, this is Omeleto's story, this is how they wanted to end their story, and I was always really amazed with it.
    Subscribed to this channel a few days ago, watched lots of concepts and stories. I wish that I discovered this earlier. Omeleto's amazing, I do really love your works. Great job!

    • @staceykersting705
      @staceykersting705 5 лет назад +3

      Looked to me as if it was a , "No, Wait!" kind of gesture, where she just grabbed his shoulder. No excuse to retaliate with excessive force. In the end, you're technically right, no one should put their hands on anyone. How many times have you teased a girl and she playfully tapped u on the arm, though, it seems to be hardwired into our 'flirt' DNA.

    • @anthonyvillanueva5226
      @anthonyvillanueva5226 3 года назад +4

      He doesn't make the films just collects them

  • @DimitarQvorov
    @DimitarQvorov 4 года назад +7

    She could have been called the police when she saw him

  • @emilsp
    @emilsp 4 года назад +5

    Pretty cool that the one who wrote the short directed, edited and played as the main character.

    • @ClareMCooney
      @ClareMCooney 3 года назад +3

      thanks for watching!

    • @emilsp
      @emilsp 3 года назад +1

      @@ClareMCooney hey it's you!

  •  4 года назад +3

    Clara Clooney ( Becca ) wrote, directed and acted in the film as lead actress. Great job

    • @ClareMCooney
      @ClareMCooney 4 года назад

      thanks for watching! :)

    •  4 года назад

      @@ClareMCooney lol I really enjoyed the movie you did a heck of a job girl ✊✊

  • @angelicahays4808
    @angelicahays4808 Год назад +1

    3:22 the acting on her part is insane.

  • @raymondwitter8101
    @raymondwitter8101 4 года назад +37

    I had a weirdly similar situation. Four decades ago someone almost strangled me to death except someone pushed him off me. I think it was months later I went to a restaurant with my work crew and he was one of the servers. I never snitched him.out. I guess because it seemed so unreal that my potential killer would be my server. Guess it was a case of let sleeping dogs lie.

    • @killianbennett8985
      @killianbennett8985 4 года назад +6

      Tf man why was he strangling you

    • @rasheedahsilvertreemusic
      @rasheedahsilvertreemusic 4 года назад +4

      wh-wh-what??....i'm speechless.

    • @mysmirandam.6618
      @mysmirandam.6618 4 года назад +3

      WTF? Not sleeping when he choked you

    • @toluadek
      @toluadek 4 года назад +1

      wait......what?

    • @LaLa-qb2ps
      @LaLa-qb2ps 2 года назад

      Was he your bf or a stranger? I would be scared he would find you after that and complete the job.

  • @aborgeshonorato
    @aborgeshonorato 4 года назад +9

    Plot twist:
    He was her best friend

  • @Batman-cq6ee
    @Batman-cq6ee 5 лет назад +23

    Why does every girl wear that same exact outfit when they go for a jog?

    • @zahraahmed5238
      @zahraahmed5238 5 лет назад +2

      Lol

    • @dannylosky
      @dannylosky 5 лет назад

      Cuz they look good in it lol

    • @Batman-cq6ee
      @Batman-cq6ee 5 лет назад +4

      Catharsis that doesn’t even make any sense...

    • @krs4607
      @krs4607 5 лет назад +2

      Because those are the clothes that are sold in stores and most of them look exactly the same.

    • @aznmochibunny
      @aznmochibunny 4 года назад

      Those are mass produced athletic wear. From what she was wearing, the stuff she was wearing is also comfortable clothing as well. Easy to move around in and perfectly built for athletic activity.

  • @bloodsord9
    @bloodsord9 3 года назад

    Obstruction of justice is a crime. If you know someone like this, know that they will treat you just the same

  • @gailgardner7576
    @gailgardner7576 3 года назад +1

    I would have called the police as a citizen she should be arrested for not reporting a murder or crime like this

  • @TamaraLynnchambers
    @TamaraLynnchambers 5 лет назад +41

    Damn this is awesome. Clare you’re so incredibly multi talented. Insane job.

  • @ellejaysmith6623
    @ellejaysmith6623 3 года назад +3

    What a powerhouse. Clare Cooney is a name to watch out for, no doubt.

    • @ClareMCooney
      @ClareMCooney 3 года назад

      thank you so much! appreciate you watching.

    • @rainboow567
      @rainboow567 3 года назад +1

      Note: Cooney not Clooney

  • @katherineduffy3445
    @katherineduffy3445 5 лет назад +13

    You rock Claire! Keep it up! Make more things like this!!

  • @famous6838
    @famous6838 4 года назад +2

    “Runs from something unrunable” 5 minutes later
    This girl: *GOTTA BLAST!*

  • @Dan-oj4iq
    @Dan-oj4iq 3 года назад

    Actors without writers are a blank page. Writers without actors are still a full page.

  • @nancynorman6015
    @nancynorman6015 5 лет назад +73

    OMG why didn't that girl call the police~now he knows her friends he can get her address number and she's dead

    • @littlemrpinkness295
      @littlemrpinkness295 5 лет назад +9

      He followed her home.

    • @SignedOff402
      @SignedOff402 5 лет назад +1

      Ambulance in the very least.

    • @kirtywright1974
      @kirtywright1974 5 лет назад +7

      Nancy Norman He’s already got her address. He was in her back lane, when she was tossing out the trash.

    • @shazpx
      @shazpx 5 лет назад +2

      @@kirtywright1974 no sh*t Sherlock

    • @morb1dc0rpse
      @morb1dc0rpse 5 лет назад +2

      @@shazpx obviously the person who made the original comment about him getting her address didn't make this connection lmao

  • @epicaccount9036
    @epicaccount9036 4 года назад +5

    Isnt that self defence. He knocked her away because she lunged at him.

    • @flamechicken415
      @flamechicken415 4 года назад

      pretty much

    • @heathig6252
      @heathig6252 4 года назад +2

      Not really because they weren’t throwing punches or doing physical harm to each other, it was mainly a disagreement. I guess it’s kind of both there faults because she wasn’t in the place to lunge but also he wasn’t in the place to push her back but it was kind of an accident, but this kind of stuff happens all the time in the world.

    • @abcdefg2591
      @abcdefg2591 4 года назад

      She moved forward and the guy might not have intended to push her THAT hard but it happened and she got knocked out. Still his fault.

    • @kingkylie9655
      @kingkylie9655 4 года назад

      nope its manslaughter... if an 18 year old shoved with their strength a 10 year old and they damagaed themself to death it is the fault of the 18 year old not taking into account their strength even if the 10 year old lunged at them. the shove from the woman is not enough justificationto excuse a man making a woman smash her head to the point of death

    • @epicaccount9036
      @epicaccount9036 4 года назад

      @@kingkylie9655 what you described isnt defence. If the 10 year old lunged at the 18 and the 18 pushed the 10 off them that would be self defense.

  • @docciw
    @docciw 5 лет назад +3

    When Electric Love started playing I just maxed out my volume AAAAAAA

  • @poppylove3673
    @poppylove3673 2 года назад +1

    Oh no! I know I'm not the only one that wanted this to keep going further into what happens from here, right? I guess the point though, is this really could be it, where they try to continue their life denying or at least simply keeping it a secret. I can't imagine they could see each other again, socially, without her cracking, or maybe this is more of the truth now a days, that we go along to get along, we don't want to offend anyone, we are afraid of the truth, and can convince ourselves of what we should think or do, but actually are afraid, and live shallow lives, more than we want to, but maybe we don't value someone telling the truth and them being courageous, like maybe we once did. Great film! 👍🏽💗

  • @toasterpastries5811
    @toasterpastries5811 3 года назад +1

    *Technically the woman attacked him first so it isn't murder. Maybe manslaughter instead.*

  • @JackieBaisa
    @JackieBaisa 3 года назад +3

    I love how everyone here is like "Whut. She didn't call the cops!" but maybe she doesn't trust the cops. In the end, they both have some leverage over the other. She knows what he did, and he know where she lives. And, he's likely to be caught anyway, through forensic analysis, CCTV, etc. There are so many ways this could still go. I loved it. I like the unexpected.

  • @TheBourbonStreet
    @TheBourbonStreet 4 года назад +1

    How guilty is a witness who doesn't come forward?

  • @peggy4908
    @peggy4908 4 года назад +1

    I don't get why she never called to police, why he didn't call an ambulance, or why he chased her when it was an accident.
    1. She could've stayed anonymous if she was that scared.
    2. He didn't hurt her on purpose, so he probably wouldn't have been punished too harshly, plus he wouldn't have to go around with a guilty conscience knowing he abandoned her.
    3. Who tf wouldn't run if you started chasing them? He made himself look like the bad guy and actually dangerous.

  • @rockyrhoads8763
    @rockyrhoads8763 4 года назад +5

    Omg I feel her pain in the restaurant

  • @princessnoodley
    @princessnoodley 4 года назад +17

    I know everyone is saying "she should have called the police." However an unfortunate reality is that people are often too afraid to do anything, especially in cases of domestic violence. There was no telling what that man was capable of doing to the witness. The witness was most likely freaked out by the fact she was seen, and by the fact that he could have possibly killed her too since she saw what happened. Also, we must consider the fact that perhaps the man who killed the woman, may have been the victim of the relationship. We don't know who is the true victim and who is the abuser. In real life, calling the police is much more complicated than you may think. For hell's sake he met her, then followed her home and found where she lives by stalking. That is a huge risk which points out the possibility that he could harm or threaten her. Stalking in itself is a crime. She told him "we are good" out of fear that if she were to actually say how she feels and call the police, he would only hurt her. There are far too many cases of women being harmed and threatened by strangers, for us to see this and say "sHe ShOuLd HaVe CaLlEd ThE pOlICe." I think this film shows that in reality, calling the police and becoming a witness is far scarier than running away.

    • @kathymedina4648
      @kathymedina4648 4 года назад

      Not everyone bc I don't like to type so I did not say anything in the comments but if u see this I said it for it to wright it on its own then posted it so don't say I'm typing rn bc tbh I'm not even touching my phone

    • @teenyverse7707
      @teenyverse7707 4 года назад +1

      she could've called the police when she got home, that's what people are saying. When she said she would.... but, didn't

  • @aprilmorgan9807
    @aprilmorgan9807 5 лет назад +6

    This is where those Krav Maga classes come in handy

  • @user-ro9ed9lc7v
    @user-ro9ed9lc7v 4 года назад +2

    When the guy said, "Hi . ." , I was skipping heartbeats hoping he wouldn't punch her or something

  • @WardReacts2
    @WardReacts2 4 года назад +1

    He stalked her home and waited outside in the cold to then say "see you around" and this chick still don't want to call the cops.. smh

  • @thedudes6513
    @thedudes6513 4 года назад +4

    bro the editing in the beginning was just absolutely amazing!

    • @vivek27789
      @vivek27789 4 года назад

      The actress is also the editor,writer and director.

  • @towmater1451
    @towmater1451 5 лет назад +4

    I would’ve said to call an ambulance, said she had fallen

  • @TampaJohn
    @TampaJohn 4 года назад +8

    It was an accident. Dude would have gotten involuntary manslaughter. If he had no record, he may have just gotten probation.

  • @irishking1414
    @irishking1414 3 года назад

    She made the choice of not speaking up,now she has to live with it

  • @robertgiles9124
    @robertgiles9124 Год назад

    It's a special kind of intelligence that has you end up alone in an alley with the guy you just saw being violent and chased you...

  • @cultofmalgus1310
    @cultofmalgus1310 4 года назад +3

    i carry a revolver, pepper spray, and a knife every day. Dont be a statistic, protect yourself.