MANY MOONS - a bertie gilbert short (2014)
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- Опубликовано: 9 мар 2014
- MANY MOONS - a short by bertie gilbert (2014)
So, what's the story here...?
In short, I discovered a monologue from the play 'Many Moons' By Alice Berch recently. I've not read the entire play nor have a used the monologue in this film but the monologue I did read thoroughly inspired this piece. So kudos to Alice Berch!
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mitchy my boi, check out cosmic divide i think it'd be up your ally
I love how you called him my boi and to top it with an I instead a y
Not only do I love the vintage feel of your pieces, I also just love that you use the most beautiful music. It takes it to a more touching level.
Just imagine a short film by Bertie & PJ.. The world would implode !
This would be an amazing collaboration.
That needs to happen! They should collab and create something only they can.
They had one collab though:) the one with " Wiggles the Clown" :) but you guys probably know that one already:)
MY DrEaM!!!
HOLY guacamole on a stick
A young, unknowing-yet-fully-known newspaper writer meets the ghost of a man he knew once before. He spouts factoids, of whale hearts and folded papers, knowing only parts of a whole-parts of a story that some may not deem worthy, some that do deem worthy. His walkman, a small plastic box filled with haunted memories of the men who stood in his place, held the words of their interviews. Some old, some new, some living by pure luck, some drowned in the cold waters slowly swirling under the ledge the writer stands that night. They await another interview, another paper, another heart.
Everyone's coming up with some story for what they think this piece is about but all I could think of was myself. More specifically my child self. The part of me that had to grow up so soon. The part that had her innocence taken away far too early in life. Even though these things that happened were out of my control, I still blame myself. I mourn for the child the I was whose happy spirit was taken away. I'm still looking for that part of me. I hope one day I can capture that innocence again and look at the world with a more positive perspective.
But until then I'll just pretend.
is the paper a metphor? maybe hes referencing that a relationship can only bend and compromise so many times, and they have reached the limit.
I like that theory :) I love metaphors
Especially as the other piece of trivia refers to a heart...
I don't know how, but after two minutes I'm really invested in this story. To the point where I actually said "No!" aloud after the last line.
The story? I don't think the police were after him, and the person he was talking to was non-existent. He's just out of his mind, to the point where he almost didn't realise he was using a walkman, not a tape recorder.
two and a half years later i feel as if the story is simply a lonely human with no friends to confide in, maybe he's an aspiring writer or director, acting out his own ideas by himself, imagining the shots, wishing with all his heart he had someone to tell, just someone to be with, wishing he could live someone else's story. i know how that is now. this short feels terribly alone, like someone at a loss for what to do next with their lives. a standstill, a crossroads with dead ends either way
I know it's unlikely that anyone will see my comment but I absolutely love this little short, and while I love your others too this is definitely my favourite. For me it's less about the actual story behind it but the feeling of delusional numbness that it captivates- a bit like one of those conversations you'll have with yourself just before you go to sleep and the desperate feeling that you want to share it with someone, but in the end you never tell anyone and it just stays with you. Really beautiful bertie:)
Follows the 56 year old boy after him and the girl made up. They spent years happily together until people started to get suspicious of them. This is the 56 year old boy now 60 reading his suicide note because he can't bear the thought of what he and the girl are doing. He loves her but doesn't want to be with her because he feels guilty of her age. As he knows he can't live without her he decides to end his life. #tumblrdeep
The boy (I guess we'll call him Bertie for now) had a relationship with another boy. It was very hard for him to come to terms with his sexuality, and he really still hadn't. He hadn't told any of his friends about this relationship, as a lot of them were homophobic. One night, he was at a party with this boy (we'll call him Dan) and got quite drunk. On a whim, Bertie started kissing Dan in front of all of his friends. His friends confronted him and Dan, and Bertie lied and said to them that Dan had forced him into it. At the end of the night, while Bertie was passed out, his friends had beaten Dan up. Upon finding out about this, Bertie was so sad and angry at himself that he climbed up on the edge of that bridge, thus starting the video. I don't know, there are probably better theories, just this was what popped into my head while watching.
+Piper PolarBear this gave me AIDs
woah that's a good theory
also I love it how you named the gay guy Dan 👍
No no no, you got it all wrong.
I don't mean to brag but I'm an expert at determining what the story is without any context.
Clearly this is a story about a wolf who is a were-human. He falls in love with a girl who loves him just as much but he finds out that eating a bowl of macaroni would cure his were-human curse. Thus, we have this scene where he is recording a message for the girl because he knows he has to return to his wolf pack. Isn't it amazing what macaroni can do? It cures were-human curses and it's fucking delicious.
Peter PolarBear honestly my first thought after watching this also went to being gay.. maybe its because I am gay or maybe it's because I just have a gay mind who knows
Froot Loop
I have a gay toe.
Bertie, i just wanted to say, i have watched this at least five times a day because it fascinates me so much. Each time I see it, I think something different and every time, it just gets better
this monologue reminds me of nathan prescott and the way he could be talking to rachel
OMG YES LIFE IS STRANGE HI
OMG and also the thing with the whales because Nathan listens tO WHALE SONGS OMG
Beautiful. A very nice monologue. Keep it up Bertie, you're going places.
This video makes me think of Patrick from 'The 56 Year Old Boy' as if we're seeing him before that short movie, a glimpse into the past of a moment that led him to be how he is in the movie, whether he is a man who never aged or is a boy convinced or pretending, what ever you took from it! The glasses act as a character appearance link for me, and it does give some sort of evidence as to why 'Chris' mentions how he was someone who has been suffering, 'for how ever many years' Is this a display of his suffering? Its like he's leaving a message for a friend,a love he lost, someone who he does care about, they could be part of the suffering? It seems like a goodbye or a confused message of emotions, I love the little things such as 'a whales heart is as big as a mini cooper' or 'if you fold a piece of paper...' little things that broke up the sadness surrounding the situation. I like how you used the monologue Bertie, going to look into the play! Also another thing, at 1:42 on the stone wall he is standing by, you can read 'coco ether' I think? Thanks for making my brain consider things, beautiful piece of work! :)
My nine year old brother watched this and i asked him what he thought the story was, this is what he said: "he was cheated on, like, his girl went off with another guy and then he smacked her, he smacked the girl, and he's apologizing for it. That's probably why he was so upset cause cheating is bad. And slapping girls is bad too." There ya go Bertie, beautiful film can't wait for more x
TW: Suicide!!! I felt as if he went to kill himself. Lying awake, tossing and turning, he gets the idea. Hastily, he grabs what feels like a tape recorder, and puts on the first shoes he sees (the weird black lines across the shoes could have been a clue to why the police where after him -if not my theory- but they might have just been shadows). He runs to wherever we see him, only slowing down when he gets there, realizing what he's about to do. He wanted to be able to look over the city during his last moments. Maybe he felt as if he would be looking at whoever he's talking to as well. He's apologizing for doing what he's about to do, knowing they'll find the suicide note with his body. He doesn't want anyone to hurt over him, he doesn't want to cause pain by the tone of his voice. But he can't help how he's feeling. He knows when they find the tape, they'll be able to tell he wasn't in a good place anyways. Might as well be honest in your last few minutes. But still, he tries to make it easier for both him and the person he's talking to by relating what he's feeling to lighthearted trivia. Something I didn't quite understand about big hearts, and how you can only fold a paper 7 times, I guess you can only deal with so much folding as a person to. He's upset that because of what he's about to do he won't be able to see the person anymore, and he tries to comfort himself by saying that he might live again to see them, but he doesn't believe in that enough to feel better by it. Again, apologies, followed by a rustle in the bushes (?) and he laughs at how he jumped; what does it matter, he's about to die anyways. He smiles again, thinking about the silly things they used to say to each other. Finally, the police will be looking for him, his body at the bottom of a shady cement structure (I assumed he would jump off the edge?). They'd look for the person to, to interrogate them, trying to find any leads on where he could have gone (that doesn't really fit what he said though but idk).
I interpreted it the same way
No no no, you got it all wrong.
I don't mean to brag but I'm an expert at determining what the story is without any context.
Clearly this is a story about a wolf who is a were-human. He falls in love with a girl who loves him just as much but he finds out that eating a bowl of macaroni would cure his were-human curse. Thus, we have this scene where he is recording a message for the girl because he knows he has to return to his wolf pack. Isn't it amazing what macaroni can do? It cures were-human curses and it's fucking delicious.
bowl4two of couse! how could i not have seen it before
Ok, so here's my theory. I think he's talking to a child (maybe a younger sibling, or a son or daughter) who went missing or got lost while he was meant to be responsible for them, even if it wasn't directly his fault (which is why the police are looking for them both). The way he says "I'm sorry if I sound upset" makes me think of the way that we try and protect children from the world, and the way the camera points up when he's walking reminds me of how it feels as a child to be looking up at an adult. Idk, there's probably some better theories.
Also this is really beautiful. Well done.
ThatGirlAnna this is so late but i love this! The random facts remind me of something youd tell a younger sibling too! Its a super cool interpretation i didnt even think of the last 3 times ive watched this!
I don't care if you never see this but wow, this is by far the best theory I've heard out of all these. I love this so much
Bertie, we met during VidCon 2013. You are one of my favorite filmmakers and I am amazed at your talents. I love this, it allows me to open up my mind and send it off into another dimension. My idea is still just something basic.:
This male, seeks solitude in this location which is sacred for the relationship. Many memories, nostalgic moments, were created there. Although he cannot confront this other being, or these other beings, he wants to create (what is in his mind) a perfect way to display and perform his affection, thoughts, passion, personality to this significant other (not necessarily in an romantic form). Yet, he is truly unable to materialize this before the other person or persons (use of the Walkman). It is either too painful, or straight up ridiculous for him to experience the other person's reaction to this possible encounter. Either the male is leaving in any form (death, physically moving away, or mental removal and blocking of the other being) or vice versa for the other person or persons. The only way he could have closure was one last visit, one last "conversation".
Oh and I had forgotten to mention, it is entitled Many Moons, due to the many times they had been there together in that location during their evenings. Yet, he must continue on, many more moons without the other.
I'll watch this at least 3 or 4 times a week before i go to sleep. I simply don't know why but i am genuinely fascinated with this idea of video that has so many different meanings to it & when i listen to it, it keeps me thinking of so contexts that might possibly be the storyline towards this vid. This video is so soothing to watch, listen & think. Thank you Bertie for creating this piece. I really love it Bertie! I have been watching it since the first day you posted this which was a year ago & i have never stop. You are an amazing person & you inspire me very much. I have never know someone who is as creative as you are. Your mind is amazing to create something so beautiful & meaningful although it has no context at all. Plus love every each of films you've did & the stories about it. Every of your other films you've did is simply amazing, honest & fascinating to see because it different. And i love it! So thank you again & keep up the amazing work, Lots of love xx
i think, the boy murdered someone, someone he loved, but he regretted it. he said the police would be looking for him and you. it seemed like he implied finding the body.
+makaila Kaufmann I think that there are many many possibilities but why stop there? Maybe shift your view. Ive watched this short many times and each time viewed it differently. It's not really about what happened, it's about the emotion surrounded by the event that is unsaid.
i can't get over this, I can't deal with the fact that Bertie (fake Bertie) is using his last breaths (assuming he's going to commit suicide) to say that he's sorry. It's not just like a 'sorry for you know that one time I accidentally killed your goldfish', but it's so raw and heartfelt and genuine, as though he regrets the entire thing, whatever it may be. It's so strange how two words could mean so much and sound like nothing. We say the term I'm sorry every day, and I feel like Bertie said it a lot to this person whoever it is, but this apology is real. Like he was saving it all up for this one big moment when he really means it.
Your art is soul inspiring. Something that makes people realize that the real beauty to life isn't materialistic, physical, or monetary, but the moments when humans are at their worse. When we are vulnerable, hopeless, devastated, and ruthless. Your art captures it all and shows the beauty in these moments.
Even though this was such a tense situation, it was also so soothing.
Awesome Bertie, makes people think what could of happened before that.
that was so powerful and deep and beautiful, i began to cry at 0:10 and i'm still crying writing this. thank you for being that talented.
This is so beautiful. It's so open and transparent. It's limited in the sense of what we see and hear as this is only 2 and a half minutes long. But it allows you to take what you want from it. It allows you to think and consider possibilities of before and after. And every time you come to watch this or just think of it you remember the words and what they meant to the character and why they meant that. Its bare but that allows you to think for yourself which i love
I'll never get over how brilliant Bertie is. His short films are just stunning and so different!
I don't know if it was supposed to make me cry, but it did. It's beautiful x
Tears. It's really a gift if you can make someone feels emotions in two minutes without knowing anything else about the character. Just amazing Bertie.
this is definitely still one of my favourites, its so short, but so beautiful
There's a subtle brilliance and talent for creating a film or character that grabs your full attention in less than a minute, but you make it seem easy. Really looking forward to more films from you, Bertie.
Beautiful short film Bertie. I love the concept of this video, to let the viewer decide what kind of story they want to watch. It's something that usually happens with books ("Books belong to their readers") but not so often with films.
Great job.
"I'm sorry if I sound upset...um..guess it's cuz, I am." My favourite line. This was incredible and continues to be my favorite film of yours Bertie. I loved the music and how you filmed the lights as lines and just the overall feeling was amazing. Well done :)
Since you posted this short film in a moment of time where my heart was completely shattered it feels like I left a piece here with this film that makes me resonate with it so deeply that my emotions are so invoked with this work of art I still weep with every watch 😢
I really really admire your work. You have a tremendous amount of talent. Keep it up.
these videos make me feel a mixture of sad and happy at the same time... which is really amazing.
I don't know why, but for some reason all of you short films have made me cry. They are that good.
i really wish more youtubers would use their 'power' to make things like this, so beautiful and thought-provoking, well done x
Incredibly stunning, I'm actually just sat here in awe of what I've just watched. Amazing work, Bertie!
So many years later and it still tugs on my heart strings maybe it’s not the film anymore but now I find myself crying at this
He didn't fit in with his peers throughout his life, but his older sister was always there for him. He could hardly filter his words before he spoke and his social skills were at the level of a small child.
He was often beaten by his schoolmates after school for being 'weird' and his sister would patch him up before their mother saw. While she cleaned him up she would often share a random fact that she had learned that day, and so it became a game for them.
After several years of his sister taking care of him, she started quietly resenting him for keeping her from reaching her own goals. She became more distant once she left for college but still helped whenever he got tossed about. One day she snapped at him, exhausted from her busy work schedule, and left him with a slam of the door.
Soon after, he saw that this one kid in his class was getting all sorts of attention for these new shoes that he sported. In these amazing new sneakers, he saw the way to everyone's hearts. He wanted to show his sister that he could be normal and have friends.
He got the shoes, but not the way he wanted to. He didn't mean to hurt anyone, but the other boy wouldn't listen to him! That other boy just wouldn't let go of the shoes! He told the boy that he needed them to show his sister but he just wouldn't let go!
His sister told the police that it was her fault and her idea to jump the other boy. The police officer told him that she was going away for a long time.
His mind was no lesser developed than the average person's. He had no delusions between reality and imagination. He fully understood what was happening now, but he couldn't convey it through words.
He needed to use words.
He needed to tell his sister he's sorry.
Your collaborators did wonderful work. The music and DOP work were beautiful and so appropriate to the dialog, which was also wonderful.
I really truly hoped that all of your short films were connected in some way but then I read the description. Still, these are getting better and better!!
this ripped the floor out from under me. thankyou
Im in love with these short clips which you build a book but leave us to fill in the pages. This was absolutely brillant bertie
This is based off of another theory I read, so the man is a father. And his child has gone missing, the suicide note is to the child if they ever find them. He says "I'm upset I'll never walk down the streets holding your hand" as if he were talking about holding the child's hand down the street in order to protect them. He also says how "we always used to say stuff like that" showing his memories were fond and his tone is soft and upset as if he were explaining something upsetting to a small child. All the little comments and fun facts sound like he's sharing these facts and information he's gathered up over the years to his child. He ran away out of depression which explains the line "the police are looking for me and you". He's apologising for sounding upset because parents never want to sound upset to their kids.
This just makes the most sense to me, amazing short film Bertie I loved it so much and have watched it multiple times in a row now. Absolutely amazing
This is really moving if you think of all the possibilities of the situation :')
I love this stuff, the endless possibilities. This could be massively significant in completely different ways to everyone who watches, reflecting a snippet of their own life.
i think it´s about a man (bertie) with an unhealable heart-diesease. the next day he´s going to have a surgery, trying to fix it. he knows that he´s gonna die, he read that there´s a 26% chance of surviving this kind of surgery. his best friend doesn´t know anout him having that surgery, what he doesn´t know as well is that the man (bertie) would die anyway. bertie tells him about the size of a whale´s heart because he hopes that his own heart will have the strength of a whale´s, so that he won´t have to wait many moons to see his best friend again.
My mom was watching this from over my shoulder and started crying. even extra out of context it moved her. kudos.
I think the character in the film, lets call him Ben, his lover or family member and 5 other friends (together that's 7 the number which Ben refers to with folding paper) all got into some bad business that was against the law. Ether the police or gang members are after the group and Ben can't take any more. On the bridge Ben is trying to record his 'letter' before he takes his life. The unfocused, dizzying shots of London are flashback to how he got to the bridge, like a daze. He's nervous and scared, hence the rambling and shaking. The whales heart can refer to love and how big his love is for the person he's saying sorry to. Finally the title Many Moons tells us this problem has been going on for a long time now..... That's my opinion. Very moving piece which is accented beautifully by the music so big thumbs up for everyone that worked on this. If my shorts are anything close to this ill be happy. X
the story here is that you want to tell someone that you're sorry, but you're too afraid to so you're basically writing a letter and not sending it by talking into a walkman. idk. this was a pretty sick video though.
I just love the way it's left to your own interpretation and then when you look in the comments you see so many views and ideas that I never would have thought of! I think it makes it so powerful, every single shot in this is perfect, your such an inspiration to me Bertie, your so talented!
that was beautiful, every aspect, the music, the shots, the acting and voice, it was all just amazing. you have come so far in such a short amount of time, and at this age. you are truly an inspiration. I know for a fact you are going to go so far and do so much more, even better, and that genuinely excites me, i cannot wait to witness everything to come.
The first half of the monologue remined me a lot of the opening monologue in All Is Lost!
I love this so much, watched it several times and it's got to me every time. Amazing how you can turn such a short and open piece of film into something so amazing which means something different to every person that watches it
Semiotically, the Walkman suggests he's travelled from the past to the present, leaving behind the person this monologue is directed towards, hence why he won't be able to see them again. Possibly, the use of some sort of secret time travelling machine manufactured by Nike was prohibited, the accomplice helped Bertie gain entry, where he stole a pair of trainers whilst he was there, and now the police want to pop a cap their asses. The astute observer may then ask: how would the police be able to find Bertie if he's travelled in time? WELL - I don't know.
You are a true talent. Amazing how you can capture someone in 2 and a half minutes. Never stop creating!
A survivor walking to his end, in a post-apocalyptic world. Not how you'd expect it to happen though. Not at all. The last time walking through those streets, to find something that will make someone listen. A dusty old recorder, but what could be better? He thinks all this is somehow his fault. Just a little bit. Trying to make someone hear, to gain forgiveness. Entering, his forgiveness to himself.
I have watched this short film at least 100 times by now. Something about it makes me emotional in a really good way!
I'm just sitting on my living room couch way deep in these amazing short films and vlogs after a massive bout of writers block. It's one-thirty in the morning and this particular video really resonated with me for some reason. I'll be showing it to every single one of my friends who isn't tired of me showing them things like this 24/7. Thanks for all you do.
Truly incredible Bertie. Love your style!
This is so brilliantly well-done Bertie. The dialogue is brilliant and I love the idea that a very short film with no context can expand across so many theories and ideas.
I dont know what it is but this clip. It has stayed with me. Lurking in the back of my brain. For years...
Bertie, this was the most beautiful film of yours I have ever had the pleasure to watch. Thank you so much for sharing this. You have inspired me personally and surely many others to start our own projects and only hope to achieve the cinematic elegance your films reach.
this was absolutely wonderful ! you really know how to do these films so that they keep coming to ones mind after weeks of watching them and still wondering what's the story behind it.. just great, never stop doing these!
i don't know why but every time you put out a new film i always come back and watch this because this my absolute favorite short of yours.
i love how many possibilities start filtering into my head as you show us more, little by little, you could make endless different stories from this, the simplicity is so creative
This is by far my most favourite thing on RUclips. This is absolutely brilliant, and beautiful.
didn't know I could start tearing up from a two and a half minute video with no context. fantastic stuff Bertie
This is so powerful, just like all of your short films! Your amazing and quite an inspiration to me, I hope you go far with this stuff you do, you deserve it
Affective. The aesthetic and the sounds... I love this, more of this spontaneous stuff is lovely.
This is so beautiful that I don't think it even needs a context. As it is I think this is my favourite film you have created. Absolutely stunning.
This is my favorite thing I have ever seen on youtube. Thank you so much.
All your short films make me feel so nostalgic and emotional I don't really know, you're just amazing.
What I really like about this is how it doesn't have any particular context or storyline - you've allowed us as the audience to decide that for ourselves and give it our own spin, almost as if we've created something together. This is actually really cool, please do more stuff like this
Amazing, beautifully shot. The music, the angles, the scripting, the acting was all spot on. If this was a film - I would definitely watch it, without a doubt.
Why am I crying? This moved me deeply.
i come back to this video so often since i recently happened to do kinda the same thing that happens in this video and i cant believe how relatable and heart-wrenching it was for me to watch this the first time. Thank you, Bertie.
This is so perfect, but it makes me so sad because it translates directly into a situation I am in. The crushing weight of hopelessness is so tangible it made me cry.
your short films never cease to amaze me, nice work c:
this might sound stupid to you but this is the context I figured out: He is sorry for the lost of a Dead lover who jumped off the roof where you're standing because of you (I didn't think of the precise reason but you're the guilty) She never thought you loved her and now you can't go back and tell her how you really feel so you just stand there and express your feeling to a voice recorder.
I wish this was a full length film, just that short clip got me glued to the screen
You are really good doing this! Dont stop !
Your style of cinematography is brilliant and unique, I hope you go far Betrie
This is so so so amazing. Brilliant work, absolutely stunning xx
I'm crying this was so perfect, you are so creative and amazing xx
Probably my favourite short film type thing you've done so far. Everything was perfect.
Why does this make me cry every time I watch it? Every time I watch it it's something different - the music or the unfocused city or the words or the gentleness in your voice - and I genuinely don't know why it has this effect on me where I feel empty and alone when it finishes and then have to watch it again...and again...and again. I can't tell you how much this trips up my emotions but honestly one of the most magical things I've seen in a long time. The simplicity and lack of plot and I STILL feel like this just shows how amazing your acting and film making is Well done! :)
This is so beautiful. Meaningless to the watcher yet so meaningful at the same time. It confuses you and yet intrigues your mind to wander about the many possible memories the young man could have had with the person he clearly loved, and then the outcomes of what happens next and the effect that has on everyone else. Its wonderful. Sad but some sad things are clearly beautiful.
I don't know what I'm feeling now, all I know is that what I watched made me feel something. Thank you Bertie
Your short films always put me into moods, which is the true sign of a film that is well done :)
Omg. I really liked this. You should do more. Love you Bertie.
You're so young yet you've got such talent and direction in your life. It inspires me.
I love how you leave it open for interpretation. Whether or not it was intentional, it was well done.
Love this so much - and I love the videos where you let us decide
Think the script is really naturalistic and kinda really great!
Well done Bertie x
He's tried hard to feel something but he couldn't, so he keeps putting himself into dramatic situations to force those emotions out. But here he's more scared of getting caught for being somewhere he's not allowed to be, than really feeling sorry, or a connection with the person he's talking to.
That was me trying to think outside the box. Love your films Bertie!
i remember watching this in college when u released it. going thru rough time in my life bertie. it gave little peace. thank u bertie after all this time i keep coming back to it
Absolutely beautiful, yet again you've created something amazing!