SKIP GIRL | Omeleto
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2020
- A man stalks a woman who takes his stuff from a dumpster outside his house.
SKIP GIRL is used with permission from Annabel Vine. Learn more at annabelvine.com.
Ben is a failing musician facing both a midlife crisis and a tense marriage with his wife Tor, who has become obsessed with decluttering their home together. She tosses much of the detritus of his past life into a "skip," a dumpster she's rented during the process.
But when an unconventional young artist takes Ben's old belongings, Ben follows her and discovers the art she makes with his cast-offs. Rediscovering the joy and spark within his past belongings -- as well as striking up an unconventional friendship with the "skip girl" -- gives him back some of his mojo, helping him move forward in his life.
Writer-director Annabel Vine's sharp yet warmly witty comedy is emotionally grounded in one man reckoning with his past -- literally and figuratively -- which helps him also figure out his present and future. Astutely observed and with a lightness of touch that neither overplays the comedy or glosses over the sticky emotions underlying the characters' dilemmas, it's a humorous, affectionate take on the midlife crisis, handled with intelligence and empathy.
Like many comedies grounded in authentic emotional dilemmas, the film succeeds with a foundation of solid, perceptive writing and performances, and the script is able to evoke Ben's entire life and identity in a compact, economical way. It's also helped by a cleanly naturalistic visual sense, particularly in the set and well-chosen props, which play a key role in the storytelling. Tor and Ben's home has the minimalist sleekness of a certain aspirational upwardly mobile milieu, but his "junk" has a more lo-fi feel that clashes with his life.
What's remarkable is how the performances and writing are able to subtly color each character without caricature, endowing each with a distinctive perspective. Tor could easily be painted as a shrew, but while she seems compulsive about the cleaning-out process, she retains her dignity and viewers get a sense that a film told from her perspective would be equally as funny and illuminating. Ben, too, could easily be played by actor Richard Glover as a "man-child," but instead he's played with a nice balance of genuine bewilderment and frustration at his status in life and a gentle awakening of his more carefree, free-spirited side.
Pursuing the titular character in SKIP GIRL puts Ben back in touch with this side of himself, but here the writing also avoids typical film cliches. The "skip girl" isn't a manic pixie dream girl, but an artist with her own concerns and priorities, and she evokes the pure possibility and creativity of youth, where one improvises art, and even life, based on what's at hand and what's inspiring, unfettered by the often fixed responsibilities of adulthood.
Ben has been stuck in a life that he hasn't had a hand in shaping -- either because of his own passivity -- but he realizes that must change going forward. It's something everyone has to reckon with: taking responsibility not just of bills, mortgages, homes and families, but of one's agency and authorship of one's life, and making the rest of existence personal and meaningful. 
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It was all fun and games until she threw out the model cars.
IKR one swoosh with her arm and ADIOS argh
That was disrespectful...I felt the pain💔😟
Yeah cmon
i know right. i mean at least sell them
Messed me up inside you...and im not even into model cars
His spouse is so heartless. Some stuff do have sentimental value, even if they're broken and unusable.
he should of thrown her out , for being ugly .
I don't know, if you have to make room for a new purchase it is past time to throw some stuff in storage and in the trash/
Yeah specially the inflatable doll
I think the man was just pretty bad at communicating to her what he feels, mostly misunderstandings and all that
@@Howdyx-ui7uk she isn't ugly chill
Yeah throwing out someone’s music is sacrilegious.
Throwing away any music is sacrilegious. But giving music away is divine. Donate, don't throw away.
Been obsessed with omeleto so much lately
Thought it was just me
Like for reql
Same here, they got some "feel good " films
Gee...I wonder why? Cuz maybe netflix selection is so minimal and omeletto has great acting, costumes, stories and script to entertain us all during Covid 19?!
Omg me too! I’m on a day 2 binge this time!
I was so sad for him, when Skip Girl disappeared. These characters and their interactions were so intoxicating. I wish this story went on for hours more.
i was thinking the same
@@Nico.584 Me too!! Skip girl was his friend. She was slowly bringing him out of his passivity and back to life.
These "shorts" are often pitches to film investors for TV series or longer feature.
@@markwilliams3174 That makes sense. I never thought of it that way. That means there are a lot of really talented people out there. Because, Omeleto has some really cool stuff.
His real match was her. Someone who could fix things for him. And I love her profession 😁
A junk angel left him a junk angel, isn't it ironic.
was oh so fittin made me smile..
Well said
Well spotted, I hadn't thought of that...
Looking at all his old stuff made him realise he had lost himself and was stuck in a rut. The clear out freed him in the end...
indeed.. well put, ty
Agreed, well said. Astonishing to see the amount of hate the spouse is getting in the comment section.
I think it was the "skip girl", who respected his stuff, which revitalized him.
SPOILER ALERT: Yep, totally freed by heading west.
"Face it, you are not gonna be a musician anymore."
Face it, Woman, Nothing can make you happy.
I have a guitar, ukulele, a violin, and a keyboard and I'm not gonna be a musician. I have it as a hobby.
@@jessirose Im watching this and wiring my S.G...
She was awful. Once somebody starts stunting your spirit....run.
@@jessirose : That's what all "hoarders" say.
@@jessirose A hobby is fine, the important part is: do you use any of them, or do they just sit there & you say someday I will get around to playing them?
That last shot of him in front of the sculpture was absolutely brilliant!
Why?
@@awesomedude945 Because it gave him the wings he needed to fly away to his freedom
The last shot of jim was being hit by a truck and I am guessing it was a garbage truck based on its shape....go back and watch through the end of the credits
@@moniquevandeplas5210 There is no "shape" nor the "last shot" you're imagining as it is all just soundtrack happening off-camera.
@Fate Fetale...yeah I see your point...its just they do show him drive off and then we see the truck and then we hear the crash after we see what looks like a garbage truck drive by...
Skip Girl could be a series. She would be like Bruce Banner hitchhiking from place to place, where the real story was about the locals.
She was trying to delete him bit by bit.
So succinctly said. Bravo!
I would love to like that comment but dont wanna ruin that masterpiece "69"
Exactly
Unfortunately yes,
Yep, she was also controlling and belittled him about everything, moulding him and manipulating him. An abuser in the making.
The cassettes were not things he could go out and buy on digital. They were either tapes he made, or of live music taped at a show, stuff that would be very hard to replace.
The hat was a personal momento.
The leather jacket was a personal momento.
The motorcycle stuff was just a small box of personal momentos.
What was the woman sacrificing?
What was the woman attached to?
What did the woman care about other than have a soulless clean apartment?
So the husband should give up all the things he was attached to for a woman who only cares about herself and what she wants right now?
It may be more than that. A lot of his stuff relate to his music career and seems she wants more for the future than for him clinging on to the past. Those objects were more than that, she sees them as something tying them down
@@ChrisM-qo1jc I mean if she would actually support him instead of trying to get him to throw a3ay his passion it would never hold him back again.
Well, hopefully he's free of his wife now. The person matters most.
he left her. she seemed asexual and dry like a freaking desert.
Well there is all that but perhaps the place that they are living in is not the 3,000 square feet place that you think it is.
Skip Girl is the trash magnet queen, who creates a metal angel. A delightful short film worth every second of every minute.
A few minutes into this movie, I instantly hate his wife.
nonochan yeppoyo 2 🌸 horrible woman
Touched a personal nerve ?
@@carlosidelone8064 Nope - just good acting.
I'd be keeping all my stuff and getting rid of her.
@@darareilly42 It's just stuff, most of it he hasn't touched or looked at in years
Ones man's trash is ANOTHER WOMEN'S TREASURE
I’m s bit of a hoarder with my things but my husband lets me clear things out myself once in a while. I would completely lose it if he chucked my stuff away.
you are both in a good situation created by mutual respect, consideration and the ability to communicate your needs and how those needs are met. Wishing you both endless success.
"My sperm is dysfunctional just like me...just swimming around in circles.." as a biologist and a writer, I think that line is an incredible piece of work
I feel she should have had a conversation with him and slowly make him get rid of them, rather than just yeeting everything, some people are emotionally connected to things, and doing what she did could break them
She's broken and he's ugly.
Naw. Eff that... YEET!!!
@@badgrrrl shes way more ugly , on surface and within especially .
Ha! Didn't you know she did several times (over meals, after love making, in the car, during a movie, before bed, in the morning)??? It wasn't until she started 'doing' that he heard. By that point, they were broken in a different way.
@@zaftigbetty3031 Then she should move or live somewhere else .. I don't care if she wants the stuff gone .. what she did is not helping nor beneficial and she has no idea why he hoards or if he ever wants them out. What she did was unhealthy and what he does is unhealthy but that wasn't her call to do all that .. she was actually very bad
I had almost the same thing: my girlfriend wanted to throw my nick nacks away and my old records, my casettes too, my vintage posters and even some paintings I got from my family, my old sword, my books and so on. I had one reaction: She had to go and I threw her out. Nobody dictates what I do whit my stuff which is actually not that much.
Well done .. personal space and personal items .. she has to either take you as a whole or not dictate how you live v-v .. this video pissed me off .. she didn't even communicate .. she ordered him and marched into actions .. ew
Good for you mate 👍
Life is meant to be a journey, where you mature into being a grown up man, instead of being stuck in your sweet youth years
Gitara Gitarov Are you lecturing someone about how they take their journey? Because that’s so shortsighted for you especially since you never walked in their shoes or understood where that comes from. Try compassion and understanding that you need to respect others
You a G
This morning I came to the conclusion that I’m an organized hoarder..so this film really came for me😂
Me too.
Licee Freeman I can relate 😆
Donald Piniach you’re right, golden star for you
The mysterious,big hearted skip girl left a farewell gift that will never be forgotten😊
Throwing away some of the old stuff to make space is all fine but the way how she behaved was just harmful and disrespectful to that guy and his past. And she didn´t even noticed, while acted pretty selfishly. No wonder he found more comfort in squat that represents everything opposed to such behaviour.
You don't think she tried for years to get him going in a positive direction that he wanted? You can see in how she acts that this is her last attempt, not some cruel first shot. He said himself that he's going in little circles.
Wow the painting on the walls are so utterly beautiful
No one deserves a toxic relationship , toxicity comes in many shapes and forms
I can't believe everyone is missing the fact he crashes his motorcycle at the end of the credits lol
I didnt miss hahaha
Wonder what the purpose of that ending was?! Also, I thought he was going to try to save her from being evicted from the warehouse or something.
I really didn’t like the unclear ending; just when I started caring about him and Skip Girl!
I thought the ending was a flashback to when he crashed the motorcycle that left him the mirror remains. He had shorter facial hair indicating he was younger.
Oh no! I missed it. I had to go back and watch the ending again. So sad.
"What she gonna do with a broken guitar"
I dont know, maybe fix it.🤣🤣
She's like Nanny McPhee for grown ups. Lol when you need my but so not want me I must stay, when you want me but no longer need me I must go.
Nanny McPhee is such a good movie
The Angel Wings on his back (16:00) Nice Detail. Love It.
How nice. She made him a memorabilia piece.
Wife: If you haven't used it in two years, if it's broken or ugly, then it goes.
Husband: *tosses wife into the skip*
We don't collect 'things', we collect physical tokens which represent the memories and moments in our lives we wish to remember.
At least he was free
Everything she was pitching, I was like* "wait, no, hold on!" So much that could be sold, rehabbed or donated... Js. ;)
shes upset and taking it out on him, because he cant have children.
I know right - so wasteful!!! Donate it - or recycle it
South pines - that's a big assumption - nowhere is children mentioned anywhere- not all couples want kids
@@juliaconnell She did send some to the charity shop. Too busy and posh for Ebay 😂
She did send some to the charity shop. Too busy and posh for Ebay 😂
I am on a Omeleto spree right now! This was very pleasing to watch. I loved the interactions between the two characters and the way it is shot with vivid colours is beautiful.
Yes I loved the colours!
Lady: we dont even have a casette player.
Woman you dang threw it out!?!
1 minute and 4 seconds in and for the first time in a while I'm so glad I'm single!!!!!!
Word
The Orphan on the street is
"You don't know what you've got till it's gone" - she took his crap and turned it into an angelic memory...
If only he had turned right, he would've run into 'Skip Girl' instead...
Excellent short film - Kudos
Let me just start by saying ...I want that warehouse, a picker by heart myself. Love it, love her spirit & art works !!!
5 years ago: * collecting basically garbage from the streets*
Last 2 days: * throwing everything away I haven't used the last 5 years*
Totally relate to all 3 guys here :) really nice movie!
Homegirl threw out the whole Damn house
Fabulous film! Stylish direction, slick editing, characterful music. A well told and touching story. One of the best short films I've seen in a long time.
Thank you EJ x x x
I learnt that even by doing something small you can really have a big impact in someone's life.
The blowup doll and the tent popping open in the skip killed me! Good fun.
I felt every bit of that poor man's grief.
This was lovely. He really made me care about the guys life, and I loved his smile as he rode away.
If someone tried to get rid of my things like that, they’d be out the door not my things.
Part of a bigger story of how to crush a man.
The "wife" (assuming they are married...) gives ALL women a bad name - first - that stuff is HIS - and belongs to the man I assume she fell in love with - second - she just *throws out* stuff - (again HIS stuff) instead of donating or recying it - glad he left her - found HIMSELF again and left her (oh plus that angel is way cool!)
Hi Julia, thanks for your thoughts... I am the writer/director of SKIP GIRL....I often wondered what the story would be if I switched the characters around and the woman was the hoarder and the chap was the uptight tidy one. It would have been a fun story to tell too.
She allots one box as charity.he takes his hat out.this box she leaves home with and does not drop into skid.And he was forewarned.may have even agreed earlier.may have had time to fix a few things.He wasn't helping to prepare for builders yet had time to wander off/follow skid girl or bathe yet wasn't shamed or shouted at home.
Skid girl transformed his things as the sculpture returned home.angelic to watch over him yet prophetic of his foretold end. At least he had time to tidy up his affairs first.
Whoever was in charge of soundtrack has some serious taste
Oh man I love this. I have had a female that has done me the same way maybe get rid of all of my stuff just to appease her. The only bad part is I didn't have anyone to collect it and make it art. Phenomenal short film.
Thank you Gus.....glad you liked it :)
Sorry you went through that
@The Isle News satire
Full of emotional outtakes which drew me back to some of my life experiences!! Great Job!!!
I couldn't help but laugh on the final scene. I knew it was coming. I really enjoy the content you all put out!
yes hilarious, your spouse taking out their frustrations that you cant have children, and then basically kill him. she should have been a decent human being and left him, if she couldnt be happy, he was happy.
As a musician, engaged to one of my band-mates, I know how sentimental we are about certain items. Things have meaning and memories. All must be dealt with delicately. What an evil-heartless-Oprah book reader, that woman. Love the squatting chick. Lives her life with the wild in her heart. Revived his own heart by his trash. So beautiful. She brought the former musician back to life. :) This so hit the spot. ---> As always, Thank you Omeleto!
It's obvious to me that she tried the delicate method for years, possibly decades, or that stuff wouldn't be there.
She literally threw away his entire past In the dumpster... ALL OF HIS OBSESSIONS, FEELINGS, AND MEMORIES HAD TO BE ERASED TO SATISFY HER EMOTIONAL EGO.
Never marry a woman like this.
Trust me I'll never marry a woman who rummages around in a skip
I know right ... no consideration for his feelings
Nate that is fair
Never Marry.
Sad thing is i play guitar and collect music meribella
That guy needs more space.
Dude got his LIFE 😉 yaaas
But wrecked b4 he left his lane so the moral is stop looking back b4 you run into what's in front
@@ramonalujan5889 He wasn't looking back, he IS all his memories and his future, and his future was compromised with that partner of his. Even ending tragically, it was a good decision.
Also I prefer to think that he is ok :).
@@sterling_max - I agree. I wouldn't want to stay in that hell hole either. I'm glad he got out and hope he's ok too. But staying with her was probably like death or worse
Have these people not heard of a charity shop!!!
They take some to the charity shop. The box with his hat in.
He should have married the creative girl rather than the minimalist cow.
And who says the "creative girl" wouldn't have turned out like the "minimalist cow" eventually? It was his inabilities which enabled her erasure of his entire past. He was entirely passive, and if you read between the lines, you can tell that he has been for years. His passivity may have enabled a once vibrant woman to become stale and then existentially minimalist.
The "creative girl" doesn't believe in marriage. Furthermore, he's not entitled to pursue every woman the male viewer of this short film believes to be worth "possessing". She's not the junk he loves to collect.
@@jorislemoine1488 I notice it was all his stuff that she threw out though, and what I got from it was that she was very domineering; her way or no way.
@@jorislemoine1488 I sense BS between "the lines". Do you feel the connection with the character? There are hoarders and people who throw things that don't belong to them. I have seen them.
I wouldn't say he was a hoarder or that she was necessarily someone who threw away everything (of someone else). It was clear that she was mostly throwing away stuff that had emotional value for him, and all of it symbolic: the broken guitar as a way to showcase his failed music career; the hat as a reminder of younger days and being cool; reminders of activities he had done.
It was obvious that she was unburdening him of emotional baggage, and it was clear that - for her - he too was emotional baggage, and the logical conclusion of the piece was their separation.
All of these symbolic touches - it is a very clever short film - don't have to signify any big statements on hoarders vs. cleaners, but there is definitely something to be said of people who cling to objects either for reasons of feeling secure or because they have an emotional connection with those objects.
On the other hand, someone who throws everything away could be interpreted as more socially or emotionally distant, but in many cultures asceticism and self-enforced poverty are philosophical and mental practices to sharpen the mind.
The wife definitely knew how she wanted to clean up her own life, as a way to take stock for the next phase. After all, there were some allusions to his infertility. So, she wanted children, and failing that, she wanted to live life without the expectation of that future, nor on a life focused on the past - their relationship.
I once helped an old lady who wanted her garage to be organized. I wouldn't throw stuff away unless it was truly useless, but a lot of stuff can be donated.
She had so much stuff, mostly wanted to hold onto it because she might "use it someday". But there were lots of useful things that would be more useful to someone else who'd actually use it. There was an old microwave in there that my roommates ended up using for years. Lots of tools that hadn't been used in ages.
There were some sentimental items as well. Not like family photos or anything, that stuff should be held on to. But a couple instruments that hadn't been played in years, maybe even decades. And some old tapes, a stereo, and some speakers.
I guarantee that anything that you have that you haven't touched or looked at in years, can probably be appreciated by someone else. You may have good memories associated with them, but those memories are yours and will never go away, no matter what happens to the items anyways. It's good to let someone else have a chance to make some memories too. And it makes space in your own life to make more new memories with new things in your life.
You don't have to move on. But maybe your stuff should move on to someone else.
If I can't afford to buy something (like a beautiful handknit sweater while on a trip), I take photos of it. If I must get rid of something from my past, I now try to remember to take photos of it. They take up less space and still I get to keep the memory. I gave away a violet button down gauze-type shirt one time and still regret it after 20 years. I wore it in art class & didn't realize the memories it held. Also my Grandmother's dress form which I didn't realize I couldn't buy a new one with a heavy metal base like it had. I admire the Skip Girl for being able to repair things.
Wonderful end - spoiler alarm! if you didn't watch it yet! - story twisting around some options until it finally ends up him being the real minimalist, leaving everything including empty home and minimalistic wife behind and taking only a couple of essential and meaningful items with him on his old Royal Enfield ... good old biker dream ...
Clearly you stopped watching too soon
@@Catherine-wn8dh No no I've seen all, but as my wife always says: I simply do not want to listen ... 🙉
And so he became the angel.
That reminds me. I need to buy a puncture repair kit for my girl-friend.
I remember being homeless.... oh the old eviction process......
Wow. Sorry you went through that. That scene hit me...where they got evicted and it happens minutes after she talks about 50000 square feet at her disposal. Prime real estate and she is clearly contributing value within that space
Divine intervention through a dumpster diving artist.
She would be happier dating her 80 year old boss.
I knew the bit with the tent in the skip was coming but it was still such a great beat. Great short.
It’s hard to let go of things sometimes, bravo 👏
I was watching this and thinking of me and my son...my need to rescue everything and his desire to get a clutter free home. I felt so much empathy for the guy and appreciation for all the characters
That sure was a beautiful sculpture of skip girl angel. I'd keep most def! PAPA GUNN, RANDYMAN.
You can't chuck away a mans toys period.
Agree 100%
Him looking like he's gonna conquer the world but gets hit by whatever is 2020
lolz i was like ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhh par for the course
No way I would allow anybody to throw my stuff away. I would consider talking about some of it but not stand there and watch her pick and choose. I think I would have started throwing her stuff out the window also. I thought in the end he was finally free and " Lived happily ever after " but he gets run over, lol. That would be my luck. : )
Love how they did the credits at the end! I actually paid attention!
I totally loved the credits too..
Say it with me fellas
" no ma'am"
lmao
No ma'am
On the last shot, he finds wings, then as he gets ready to hit the road….. his smile, he has found his wings to fly free! Priceless
Nothing like a frosty cold Red Stripe & a funnel.
My God!! I'm 63 and this is the verbatim story of my life! How does the story end?...I'm happy and have left a much smaller carbon footprint...living with past good memories (ok, maybe not all but life's not perfect) seems to be helping me make new good ones which is so comforting in these days of chaos. Getting old can be good...what has she got?...the insatiable desire for more power and money. You go girl!!!
I have exactly 10 things that will never be gotten rid of. They are very sentimental to me. All the other stuff in the house I could careless about. I'm not a collector or hoarder.
This brings back a lot of dumpster diving memories.
god havent we all felt that at one time " if ur uver the age of 40 " good name for a short film
This channel is such a treasure, I LOVE these films!
Wow!!! So glad I'm living on my own!!
I mean..I get a satisfaction of throwing away things that I haven't seen, used, or cared about in the past 6 months. I have one large storage bin that I put old clothing or objects that are nostalgic to me, and one shoe box to put cards, letters, pictures, and things like playwrights and sheet music in. I also have a box for costume stuff that I've made in the past and a portfolio to hold onto art that I've made in the past. All things that I put my heart into and I won't let go. I try not to get super attached to most things though. A fire could destroy everything and I want to have my attachment to the beings that I love, my cat and my boyfriend, rather than stuff that will one day be gone without me someday. I would never force my boyfriend to get rid of things he cared about though unless he has a hoarding problem and is holding onto literal trash.
it wasnt about hoarding, it was about him not being able to have children, and that hurt her, so she hurt him by destroying his past, cause they cant have a "future" aka family..
Stunning from start -----to ------------FINISH, even the credits were special
Very relatable story. Moral: Don't marry people who want to change who you are!
I wish to own a garage like that and invite my all artist friends to chill over weekend... 💖💖
It's funny you say "own", because the film questions the very idea of "ownership". The girl is squatting because property isn't real. Property is the exact opposite of art and a hindrance to creativity.
@@badgrrrl That's why I said 'own' and not 'use' temporarily like her! 💁
That doesn't make any sense.
@@DivyaJyotiArya I get what you're saying. totally agree. :)
@@russnurse2b807 Hey thanks.. 😀💖
This is gold! Love the story behind it.
Great short!
She gave him back his wings
Brilliant work!! Well performed and directed, well done !!
Those things must have so much memories with them. It's a big happy treasure.
My ex always wanted to "Declutter" my stuff (which I didn't have much of in the first place). She was always willing to make the tough sacrifices, so long as it was me sacrificing. On a side note, Acid Slag was covering Hawkwind's "The Right Stuff". Kinda like that touch.
To some degree, I can identify with all of the characters in this video. Excellent.
I would love to meet a skip girl like that. She could do something with all my old boat stuff.
This is a really good one. I imagine they'll find each other again... Somewhere on down the road
This definitely takes place in Hackney or Shoreditch it’s got that vibe
Bethnal Green
Totally
Omg that angel metal wire was dope