CYNTHIA | Omeleto
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2023
- A woman meets with once-close friends.
CYNTHIA is used with permission from Jack Hickey. Learn more at copperalleyproductions.com.
Cynthia is meeting with her old friend Clem and her husband David for a get-together at Clem's house. A few other friends have decided to come at the last minute as well, and Cynthia hasn't seen many in her circle in a very long time.
Cynthia is nervous, and not just because of her social anxiety. As the evening unfolds, the other guests reveal their nervousness around Cynthia as well. But when the truth comes out about what happened, the group must confront the ripple effect of Cynthia's past actions.
Directed and written by Jack Hickey, this powerful short drama is a portrait of a once close-knit group of friends torn apart by a drastic event, as well as a powerful exploration of how devastating it is to deny the truth and reality of one's self for so long. Structured essentially as a chamber drama revolving around a dinner scene, it takes advantage of an inherent intimacy and an array of characters to explore the lines between self and social context with a riveting honesty and vulnerability.
With such a tight narrative scope, the focus is on excellent writing and performances, supported by a naturalistic visual style that keeps the attention directed to the actors and dialogue. We start with a scene of Cynthia alone, standing outside and readying herself mentally and emotionally for what seems like a challenging situation before the door is opened by Clem, who is warm and welcoming. But as the scenario unfolds inside, fissures and cracks emerge from the cheerful surface, especially as more characters arrive, including their friend Elliott. We also see signs of nervousness from Clem and her husband, building mystery about the event that caused Cynthia's alienation from her friends to begin with.
The performances are all excellent, with the group conveying both a desire to welcome Cynthia back into the fold and the effort of gingerly dancing around a sensitive subject. The cracks in a pleasant surface widen as dinner goes on, and Elliott becomes increasingly voluble and opinionated, sparking a diatribe about "social Darwinism" and how the "weak" are rooted out by the difficulties of life. Throughout the dinner, Cynthia has been strikingly silent through the small talk, but she speaks up when it becomes clear that Elliott is referring to her. Actor Clare Dunne, who starred in the acclaimed drama Herself, delivers a powerful monologue as Cynthia, not only bringing the "secret" out into the open but also detailing the pain of having to hide one's self and authenticity for so long. It's a tremendously moving, piercingly emotional moment, one that changes the tenor of the group going forward, as well as Cynthia's life.
Compelling and powerful to watch, CYNTHIA ends with a final scene that is tender, open and resolute. A very different Cynthia speaks with more power and truth, and though the scene is essentially a goodbye, we also get the sense that Cynthia exits the narrative towards a more authentic, bold and vibrant life -- one where happiness may be possible, having accepted herself fully and not settling for hiding and silence anymore. 
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"I wanted to live in a world without me", that was so touching. Not being able to do anything about something and then hating ourselves for it. The main actress was really good, the others felt natural too. This is a really nice cathartic movie.
I translated it as her being tired or done with the role or identitiy shes been inhabiting.
I hear a woman who wants to change herself and is searching for how or is unaware that she is fully capable right now.
We often base our worth on what we do than simply for being who we are.
Loved this one. That monologue... just wow. Excellent acting throughout. I saw that Cynthia loved Clem even at the front door... then the camera pans to the bump... and we know it's gonna be awkward!
I was kind of waiting for Elliott to chip in that he'd been madly in love with Cynthia (whilst they were getting things out in the open) but he remained quiet. This showed so many emotional tensions that revolve around a suicide attempt. Many of us have lived through this and many others haven't been so fortunate to have these conversations. Loved the sad but empowered expression on Cynthia's face as she made the break and walked away. 💗
I can't see the comment I'm trying to reply to now... but yes...Elliot is Clem's brother...
i was cynthia once. when i was 14-15 i had a best friend i fell so hard for and once she got a bf (neither of them told me, i had to find out myself, because i already opened up about the feelings I had for her) my depression skyrocketed and i felt like the only way out of this pain was just to stop existing. i don’t think she ever really knew the extent of pain all of that caused me, or at least never really acknowledged it. she just wanted things to go back to normal
In the first sentence you twice addressed her with they, in the least two sentences you address her with she. Why not she all the way? Why not she got a bf, she didn't tell you? The only purpose of using they would be not reveal her gender but the last two sentences reveal it anyway.
They and them are referring to the girl and her boyfriend hiding the relationship not a they/them gender thing.
@@jewelsland3376 Oh, I see. Thanks for pointing this out as this now changes the story, because "they didn't tell me" now implies that the bf was no outsider who had no idea that this other girl even existed and that's an important detail in understanding it correctly.
So sad that society judges us for the people we choose to love,
This is absolutely the best short film I've ever seen. This touched me deeply....the honestly, the acting, the hurt. Loved it.
Tight script and superb acting/directing does it every time for me, regardless of genre or topic. Kudos!
OMG, that was gut wrenching and it moved me to tears. The actors are so amazing together; maybe it's their performance that made me cry; it was so REAL. Maybe it was the feeling of being alone or losing that one person who you thought would always be apart of your life and finally coming to the realization that it isn't meant to be. EXCELLENT SHORT FILM.
Gut wrenching. Retching means vomiting.
I've only ever seen this scenario play out in a piece of media once before, in a play called Dance Nation where a young girl stops being friends with her bestie because bestie is such a good dancer that the girl feels terrible about herself. It's painful to have to cut ties with someone who has done nothing wrong but who makes you feel so bad about yourself that you get to this point. It's necessary to choose yourself in this scenario and it's hard, messy and so damn hurtful but better in the long run. Well done.
I love that the film doesn't make Clem a villain, the director/writer could have easily have made Clem a past lover of Cynthia who chose David over her. And Clem selfishly expects Cynthia to get over it or feels guilt in Cynthia trying to take her own life. So she's trying to make it up to her by being overly nice to Cynthia.
Even though she knows how Cynthia feels about her and she does act a bit over protective, I do think Clem wants her friend back. All we see is someone who clearly cares like a true friend for Cynthia. Even inviting her around and trying to get the gang back together, wasn't meant to upset Cynthia but Clem clearly thinks it might help her being around friends. That's what makes this short so heartbreaking is Clem could never really do anything to make Cynthia happy, when she really was biggest reason why Cynthia is unhappy. Cynthia needs to sadly cut all contact with everyone to just live her life happier.
the truth eventually sets us free; bravo for the wonderful performance of all the actors
Wonderful acting. Compelling story wrapped into 15 minutes. Yep, I had to watch it three times to completely work through the accents but that was my problem, not the film's, and it hit me in the gut each time. Give me more.
That look she gives at 15:02...you know she's back on her feet.
I understand them perfectly. Love the Irish accent.
But I think their friendship is wired. Once damage has been done in a friendship, it can be hard to repair. You can only try.
OMG, I've watched lots of Omeleto shorts and often feel they don't quite hit the mark, however this was brilliant. The writing, cast and everything that encompasses this film will live in me.
So rare to see the end of a friends group treated like this, yet it's probably as hard or common an experience as any. None of these people can go back. The most to hope for is that someday they will each understand, and even then it will take years and years. Claire is just the first. It almost doesn't matter that the short is about her, though, as the feelings, dreams and disappointments are universal and more familiar than we like to think.
He was an @$$-hole because he was hurting-that someone so close to him/ them would fall low enough to end her life without ANY of them seeing it coming. I know what it feels like - and he was right for addressing it. However BORISH his method. Beautiful film & EXQUISITE acting! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
*Boorish
I like the expression of the hubby at the end, "Yes, I love her too because she's amazing" or something like that. =D
Nice acting.
Well this is awkward
to say the least...
That was FANTASTIC! Amazing writing, amazing acting, amazing shots. Wonderful
Honest, raw, heartfelt
She forgot her jackets
Whoever wrote this deserves all the happiness and glee this world can offer. Brilliant.
priceless script addressing several tough topics, superb acting with palpable emotions ... being true to ourselves is so healing!
LOVE this accent. Amazing acting, and so relatable, well done!
Beautiful and so amazing film I was taken in by her words and feelings and body language. Well done!
I wanted to live in a world without me
..... ❤
I think the brother knew what was happening all along. This is a powerful movie which transgress societal norms in pursuit of personal freedom. Wonderful!
The best most amazing short film I’ve ever seen. Just stunningly beautiful.
It took me a while, but I just realised that the actor who plays the cook is Father Peter from Derry Girls.
Without subtitles I simply had to give up halfway. These actors are very difficult to understand. And how about the hearing-impaired? It is such a pity to limit the access to what is probably a brilliant story.
Damn our accents aren’t that hard to understand 😅😄
I couldn’t understand too much either
@@theleefella23 The closed captioning is terrible, and your accents (and everyone else's) ARE hard to understand for people with hearing impairments.
I couldn't agree more with you and Kate and Marie in the Replies, that the accents were a bit thick for those of us who are hearing impaired. I pressed my headphones as close to my ears as possible, but no dice. Closed captioning, and I don't mean the auto-generated stuff from YT, should be provided. I had to sift through dozens of comments to get even a small hint of WTF was going on.
Omeleto is not the only site guilty of the whispered speech, breathiness, heavy accents, or loud background music, as these seem to be the rule rather than the exception with these short films. Thanks for making those of us who are hearing -impaired feel like we're not invited to the party.
Lol they have some „regional flavour“ at most, if that‘s already thick for you, you haven‘t heard any of it yet.
Real to life-
Very intense theater.
The screenplay was
the progenitor for
the excellent acting
which did not disappoint.
Brilliant chamber piece. Love the acting and tight script. Nicely done!
What? I couldn't understand anything they were saying, the heavy accent and half whispering are making it very difficult to understand.... the only thing I got was the main character is in love with her best friend and she tried to kill herself? Is that why everyone is so uncomfortable? I don't understand the other couple's role in the movie? This one is confusing........
I put subtitles on and that helped a lot.
@@cynnajackson4556 I did too, but half of the words were not what they were actually saying and half were slang words I suppose.... I still don't understand what happened at the wedding..... and who the other couple is and why she was so freaked out when she heard they were coming over.... nah.... this one is a no for me...
@@alenkabkk I think they are Irish, I struggled as well even though I lived in Scotland for 8 years (LOL) they have a similar accent, but still I couldn't get 100% the convo. Subs helped, basically at the wedding cynthia made a fool of herself, and she was playing around with the friend's dress in a 'sensual manner'. She is basically in love with her friend, but it is unrequited. Acting was good, but I think in this case proper subtitles were required. I hope it helped
The first woman, the pregnant woman, and the loud man are all friends. The first woman was in love with the pregnant woman but it was only one way. At the wedding she snapped and made a fool of herself. Afterwards she fell into a deep depression, didn't leave the house and tried to murk herself in grief but failed apparently. Now the pregnant woman is trying to bring the friend group back together and get over what happened but the loud man wanted to address it. Things came to a head and the first woman just revealed everything to them. Seeing that there's no way forward she opted to leave the group forever. That's what I got from it anyway. I'm American but I watch a lot of British media so I was able to follow along relatively easily.
@@treacherousjslither6920thank you, yeah I got most of it I just wasn’t sure why the brother was acting this way, and why this dinner was happening in the first place, but now I get it. Yeah I think in this scenario leaving the group was the best decision for her.
One of the realest, deepest omeleto shorts i've seen ... whew.
13:10 hits different😢
Yes, I related to that very well too
Same 💯
💔 ❤️🩹 ❤️
OMG…this was so heartbreaking 💔
Sometimes you need to free yourself to be yourself!
I must say I really enjoyed that bossa nova-type song at the end, even tried to Shazam it before I saw it was composed for this film. It really fit with her mood at the end, well done. :)
everyone acted so well
So raw, so beautiful.
Incredible!❤
Wow, so well done and superbly acted, bravo!
Did Clem really want to be with Cynthia as well?
Obviously not as she married someone else and they are going to have a baby.
This is both incredibly challenging and beautiful to watch. Amazing ❤
The writing is so beautiful.
This was beautifully done.
Love is a Rollercoaster. The best are the wild rides that leave you wiping your eyes.
Thank you. My lover died and that perfectly describes what we had.
@@kayesguineapigs * I'm so sorry for your loss.
@@marnyfrancesca2526 thank you
What had happened to Cynthia, that caused there to be uneasiness and trying to have a dinner reunion, after whatever caused there to be distance between Cynthia and the others? Was she dealing with deep depression and they weren't here for her, and now, trying to get together after that, it's just talking around what happened, going through the motions of being friends having dinner, but if they weren't there for Cynthia during a really difficult time, that would be truly difficult. 😢 What was your take on this? ❤👍🏽
Cynthia was in love with her friend( the blonde). She bottomed out when she crashed the Wedding to grovel , express her love, & beg her not to go through with it. When that didn't work, she tried ( unsuccessfully) to "unalive " herself.
Finding out your best friend is in love with you changes the relationship when it cannot be requited and especially when one is heterosexual and the other is not. And once that change happens, you can never go back.
There is a complete synopsis in the description box.
@@QIPhotography😢😢
Cynthia loved her friend Clem (the blonde), and was deeply depressed that Clem got married and tried to take her own life. Clem is trying to get the old gang back together as they were all tight friends before Cynthia suicide attempt and eventually backing off from the group. This is first time they've seen each other for years. Clem wants to get her best friend Cynthia back in her life again as she misses her a lot. I don't think Cynthia wanted any of them in her life at that time especially Clem as it hurt so much.
I don't think Elliott and Mel had any interest in seen Cynthia again, as it just drags up old times they rather forget about. Maybe guilt at not being there for her or just the fact Cynthia was just so horrible at the wedding of a friend that they could never forgive her for it (as they didn't know at the time it was over her being in love with Clem). David went along with it cause he saw what it means to Clem to want to have Cynthia back in her life. He was being a great husband. Clem just misses her friend dearly, and really is doing it out of good intentions without knowing she's making her friend unhappy and she's the biggest reason why.
It's all rather sad cause Clem meant well but really Cynthia just needed to move on from that part of her life as much as it would hurt Clem. Just being around her wasn't good for Cynthia mental health or happiness. And sad thing is Clem did nothing wrong and can't really do anything about how she feels. All she can do is respect her by just staying out of her life.
Great acting!
Where can we find the closing song Past Life?
I was closely emotionally entwined with two younger ladies than this group, who had a series of awkward interactions similar to this scenario. From my perspective, the ages of these characters were a bit unbelievable. I've only witnessed this kind of drama as a late teen or young adult drama.
That was crazy good
One of the best omeletos ever
What even happened here.
Cynthia was in love with her friend( the blonde). She bottomed out when she crashed the Wedding to grovel , express her love, & beg her not to go through with it. When that didn't work, she tried ( unsuccessfully) to "unalive " herself.
@@QIPhotography Oh. Thank you for explaining.
@@QIPhotographyThanks for explaining. Because I had no idea what was happening.
Of course 🙏🏾
Likewise! I had to watch it twice ☺️☺️
THE best.
There IS such a thing as being too honest...😐
Huh
No, honesty was the best thing in this situation.
I agree, she needed to be honest
No. The honest truth needed to be put out there so they could all start to heal and move on with their lives.
@@VeretenoVids ..None were healed.
That's King Aethelwulf! lmaoooooooo
i can't understand the story or maybe the accents
Irish.
What happened i didn't understand
My goodness, Clare is such a good actress!
i barely understood the accent as a non speaker english. Where is this accent from :)
Ireland. Think they're Irish
You can turn on your subtitles.
Irish
@@samyheath8103you're right. Once I heard him say "Grand", that's something a lot of Irish natives say.
It's Dublinese 😜 Dublin - Irish capital alright?
Such incredible acting and such a sad truth. It can be so painful to be gay!!!! So painfully REAL!!!!
Yes it can
especially if you have been brought up with teachings and a culture which says it is wrong and make you feel unnatural for being gay...
Elliot talked a lot about truth- without really being honest there.
Lovely ❤
You forgot your coat!
These tugs on the emotions a little too much in an unrealistic manner. Last time I confessed how I felt there was ever any piano music in the background.
"I love you, and I know it's the most selfish and inconvenient thing".
According to who?
Love is love, period. And it happens.
A woman loves another woman, her feelings are not reciprocated. That's life. And life goes on, the right person will come along. Happiness is not about being loved by someone else, but loving ourselves and accepting who we are completely.
Beautiful short, it helped a lot that I lived in Dublin 6 years 😂😂
Gorgeous!
So the black eye is merely symbolic?
It’s a birthmark, she was in a BBC series called KIN it’s really good 😊
*Are all actors Irish or Scottish?*
Irish
Irish
Why did she have a black eye?
The actress looks that way, it's a birthmark.
What's the deal with her eye?
It’s the Priest from Derry Girls, the one with the good hair😂
Fantastic ❤
Why does Cynthia have a black eye?
It's a birth mark.
@@SpiritsEnchantments Ty
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You should ask Janeane Garofalo to be part of your next short film!
Unloading your „truth“ , guilt on other people can be very selfish.
Turn on your subtitles guys! lol jeez.....They are speaking normal English...with an Irish accent. That's all lol
I cant understand a word they are mumbling. I dont mind accents but damn
Bruh this isn't the end of the story. This girl is strategic. She "forgot" her jacket at the end LMAO
💗😉👌💯💥🔥
I donno if it's just the HORRIBLE audio or if it's the HORRIBLE accent......couldn't understand their mumblings and banter at all.
Even the subtitles didn't help. If you close your eyes, just listen to the audio and STILL not make out what they're saying....then something is indeed wrong.
And it sucks because....if you can't HEAR exactly what they're saying, then you've lost the plot already.
Um, horrible accent?! Really?! These are people in Ireland speaking perfectly normally. Use the subtitles.
Watch it a second time on a laptop; you will understand everything that is said.
@@stnd4something I watched it with high quality headphones on my laptop and I couldn't understand it. And that was less a problem with the accent than it was a problem with mumbling and permanent change in loudness (you must raise the volume a lot to understand the quiet parts but then the loud parts will blow you out the chair).
@@VeretenoVids And how do subtitles help if everything that is hard to understand is missing in the subtitles, as the automatic subtitle generator fails to understand that as well (that's why they are missing!), which should give you a hint that the dialogs are hard to understand. And the OP did say "Even the subtitles didn't help", so how about you really read a comment before you reply to it?
@@xcoder1122 I did read it. I specifically said "*use* the subtitles" not just "turn on the subtitles" for a reason. Turn them on and use context clues to figure it out. We all know auto-generated subtitles are problematic, but with a bit of close attention you can figure out what's going on for a video like this in which the story isn't particularly complex. The comment about "horrible accent" is just really galling on so many levels. (No, I'm not Irish.)
*7/10*
Convoluted script with dejection of an ending only suitable. Acting was chill but the EDM soundtrack 🤢.
Lyrics made sense just tempo was left field but suppose that the point.
Well should've dropped an 8o8 if thats the case.
L🙃L
i can't understand the story or maybe the accents
You can turn on your subtitles.
Cynthia was in love with the blonde girl. When the blonde got married, she crashed the wedding because she couldn't bear to lose her forever. When that didn't work, she became depressed and finally tried to kill herself, but that didn't work either. Nobody knew the reasons behind all this but the blonde was trying to bring the group back together but at some point it escalated and Cynthia finally revealed the full truth to the group but also admitted that there was no way back and she could only move on with her life if she left the group behind.
I didn't understand most of the dialogue either and the subtitles didn't help much because whenever I didn't understand it, it wasn't in the subtitles either, but that's as much as I could get the story together from what I could understand.
@@xcoder1122 Pretty much bang on.
Clem and Cynthia are clearly each others close friends. You can see how protective Clem is over Cynthia, she clearly wants everything to work out as she misses her friend. Even though Cynthia did tell her she loved her. But Clem just doesn't know that she's Cynthia biggest issue. That Clem as hard as she tries and with as much love and care she puts into it can never make things right. That's what heartbreaking about this short.
i can't understand the story or maybe the accents