INNOCENCE | Omeleto
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- Опубликовано: 15 мар 2021
- A man with Down syndrome is questioned about a care worker's death.
INNOCENCE is used with permission from Ben Reid. Learn more at benreidfilms.com.
A man named Mike has fallen to his death from the window of a care home. The police come to investigate the crime scene, which looks increasingly suspicious. An orderly named James works there, and Detective Elizabeth Noble discovers he has been drinking on the job and could be in a lot of trouble as the prime suspect.
But when the detective discovers James's brother Dylan -- who has Down syndrome and lives at the home -- on security camera footage, she questions Dylan and uncovers a crime more shocking than anyone has imagined.
This suspenseful drama -- directed by Ben Reid from a script co-written with Owen Gower, and produced by Sweetdoh Films -- is as compelling and powerfully absorbing as any excellently wrought crime story. Like many stories in its genre, it emphasizes both intelligent and clever storytelling and a deft, dynamic sense of craftsmanship. It also shares a shadowy, noir-influenced approach to visuals that knows exactly what the audience needs to see to derive maximum impact and engagement. But the story also possesses a worldview and humanity that makes it just more than an average crime drama, provoking thought about our own perhaps unexamined expectations about people with Down syndrome.
The script here is excellent, with a tight, lean structure and supreme control over the flow of information. The storytelling is calibrated, like many terrific crime narratives, to pull in viewers by building up and then revealing a mystery, and the pacing and editing maximize tension without sacrificing an intimacy of character that elevates it beyond genre into something truly exceptional.
Dylan is the fulcrum of this mystery, and his character is essential to the film's taut narrative action. Lead actor Tommy Jessop offers a singular, powerful performance, playing Dylan with nuanced steeliness and intelligence. Each moment that his character is onscreen possesses specificity and precision, with complex layers of emotion that reveal and intrigue in equal parts. His character is key to the central mystery that the police seek to unravel when they discover the dead body, and Jessop's portrayal is the strong foundation of the film's ultimate impact, as a true protagonist of the story whose actions and motivations drive the story forward into a thrilling, unexpected conclusion.
Like many crime dramas, INNOCENCE painstakingly builds expectations, only to upend them to deliver a twist at the end. But what is brilliant here is how the story leverages expectations of people with Down syndrome as having little agency or even understanding of their lives, using this limited way of looking at people to a powerful advantage in the story. But this perspective -- in both the narrative and in real life -- is often simply not true. And in INNOCENCE, the conclusion upends this to generate an unforgettable ending -- as well as broadens our understanding that people like Dylan can make choices and take matters into their own hands to set the course of their lives. 
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So refreshing to see a Downs actor given a multi dimensional character. A well written and challenging film.
That’s an unfortunate pun
I don’t want to be ‘that’ person but it would be better if you said - an actor with Down syndrome given a multi dimensional character. People don’t need to be their diagnosis and some even find it offensive. I’m sure you didn’t mean to cause offence but I just wanted to give my input as a proud mother of a child with Down syndrome ☺️
You should watch peanut butter Falcon
“Downs actor” just feels wrong
@@lester6131 yes. I’ve seen that earlier this year. Another brilliant film
Thank you for bringing light upon a subject not enough spoken about. Care home abusers are a special kind of evil.
Not enough spoken and not enough witnessed either. Being a care taker gives you a special kind of power over the people you care and sadly way to many people abuse this power - a fellow care taker
ex care worker myself and yes there are some evil people doing a job they are not fit for
The sad part is that naturally kind and open-hearted people chose this dark way to protect themselves.
Having worked in care woork, don't ever buy into the stereotypical downs as all happy and innocent like a child. They can be, but they can also be just as bad as normal people. They have bad days too.
Hahaha
People with Down Syndrome have intelligence of a 12-14 year old. Would you call teenagers "sweet and innocent"?
Very proud to have worked on this film - not only a great piece of art, but trying to do something about the way characters with disabilities are perceived, giving people with Down syndrome the full range of human emotions.
Bravo!! I'm an Occupational Therapist and I couldn't agree with you more! Wonderful short film! Congrats to all the actors.
Wow!! Liz, you worked on this particular film?
It was outstanding! Bravo!!
It was a very good film. It is so sad that so many people are abused or neglected in care
Isn’t it Down’s syndrome?
Thankyou.
I should not have started the morning with this. It's dark enough outside.
cheers for the warning, I think ill watch it after work
Your gorgeous
mizscoleman -Glad I'm not the only one who thought this was a "pollution" not a "contribution" - Geeeez!!
I can't believe he blamed his brother. Wow that's was a twist I was not expecting. This is crazy scary that it can actually happen to you. Wow
@@hanscrou8733 if you came to the comments, before finishing it, that is your fault
@Numb how didn't he blame his brother, then?
@@conhaquecafe9297 why are you replying to me?
@@numb8007 because he did blame his brother lol
@@tayamarcelino1604 why tf are you replying to me? i never said anything to the contrary
I might be reading too much into it, but going from the fact that Sarah put her hand on top of Mike's, she waited patiently for the caretaker to step away from her and faint, the timing of her spitting her medication out after Mike throws the cup at the wall... maybe she's the mastermind behind it! It's so cool that this short film can pass these ideas (even if they turn out to not be the case)
Seems like they were just both in on it together 🤷♀️ The hand on his could just be a thank you for protecting her
Seems like it was thought out before hand and they collaborated to stop the abuse.
Beautiful story of someone protecting someone. These people that run facilities are the worst.
Your wording seems to be suggesting that all people that run facilities are "the worst."
Is that what you meant to say?
@@RUclipsallowedmynametobestolen yes. They hire ex cons. That are child molestors and drug addicts. I should know I was 8n a mental health facility for 18 months and they treat the patient's like their own property
but isn't it sad that Dylan lied on his brother? He and the girlfriend were pretty crafty. Mike was bad, but I think Dylan takes the cake for lying on the one who was trying to protect him most.
I feel sorry for James taking the fall for Mike's death. Dylan didn't want to blame him. Sure, he thought James was drinking again, but I don't think it was easy for Dylan to shift the blame on him.
He pleaded with the Detective that Mike's death was an accident. But Dylan couldn't tell anyone the truth. Not even to turn himself in.
He thought if he did, Sarah would be in trouble. And he thought she had been through enough with the abuse.
There are no winners in this.
"....taking the fall for Mike's death"... I see what you did there.
@@onedaya_martian1238 It wasn't deliberate. But I guess it works! 🤭
It was totally deliberate James knew the head staff was abusing the woman and did nothing to help that is why he needed to go as well.A disability has nothing to do with intelligence or being deviant.
@@chetyoubetya8565 But I never said anything about intelligence or being a "deviant". This was a tough watch. I'm Autistic, so I know what it's like for people to treat you differently.
This is like the movie Mother 2009, a South Korean movie directed by the guy who did Parasite 2018 (if you've seen it). Mother is pretty much this movie, a modern whodunnit full of sorrow with red herrings everywhere, and a special-needs blame game.
Well well well, how the turns have tabled. Nice twist. F*cked up though.
I had a hunch that Dylan is the one who did it before I started watching.
Pretty sure he ment to say what he has said..
@Rocco de Langlade wow you didnt get wooshed yet
Short films, for my short attention span. . . Perfect !
Amazing as usual. keep being awesome Omeleto!
Oh my gosh
run run run
My only question is did u wake up yet?
WAKE UP HE IS COMING RUN RUN RUN
ayyyyyy
He framed his brother because his brother knew what the staff was doing to the clients and did nothing to stop it.
Spot on!
If his brother had kept his promise not to drink anymore he'd probably be fine.
That is a SPOT ON comment!!!
I had trouble following all the details (because I couldn't catch a lot of the dialogue), but DID his brother start drinking again?
I saw a scene where he looked very tempted. But it was the abuser who drank the bottle that was drugged.
It's called trauma. Look at it through the eyes of the other brother. He has to take care of his brother (trauma), his mother died (trauma), he went to prison (trauma), he has to work at a place that forces restrictions on his empathy (trauma). Simply because he doesn't has down syndrome, doesn't mean it doesn't effect him profoundly. Now he is 'framed' for murder, even though I understand its a lose-lose-lose situation over all. It's sad that he has to be the unfortunate sacrifice in all this.
How many more people need to be pushed out windows in care homes? We found out how much the elderly were being abused in Canada at LTC homes and they are still being abused now.
And it seems no one will ever be held responsible. So much corruption and yet....the most high profile person to see the inside of a jail cell was an Alberta Pastor who held sermons against the government mandate. This world is going downhill fast.
At the end: "For my brother Tom" I hope this wasn't a real story. He threw his brother under the bus, big time.. Ruined his life at the most vulnerable point. He could have save his gf in other ways. This is pretty sad.
"This is pretty sad." i think thats the point
sad and selfish.
It’s fiction don’t forget!
Amazing short film, with incredible performance . I was blessed to be one of the team that made it possible. xxx
if you were you would be too tired to comment.
You guys did an outstanding job
Great job
@jackyscott, Amazing is a total understatement for sure! I literally have no words if I am honest...it was riveting. I am SO glad it was as long as it was because nothing was taken away or left out. It felt like a complete story. The actors were awesome!!😊
congratulations. you did good!!
The single tear rolling from the deadman’s eye 👏🏽
So glad you noticed that ☺️
The mind can be never be deciphered. And motivations can never be judged. Even 'trying' to understand is futile. A thinking man's film. Superb acting, extraordinary script.
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So much unreported undetected abuse goes on in hands on care facilities 😭
This was so deftly done truly well acted and passionately performed. It challenges our assumptions about certain disabilities and innocence our innate belief that they must coexist. It's a peculiarity and one i will certainly ponder on. Good film.
Thanks for supporting the film.
My cousin had epilepsy. He got a smallpox and polio shot all in one. Had seizures ever since he was five and that very day he had the shot. Many would think he was ignorant. Because of the way he speaked. Although anything he read, he could repeat verbatim. He can do math equations like 3,724 * 429 and have it in just seconds. Faster than we could calculate.
Savant smart. Everyone in the family couldn't stand him. I adored him. He was my best friend. When he was 18. He met an old man, at the pharmacy.
They started up a conversation, he was there to pick up medication. And they had to hurry because his seizures would start about 11:00 a.m. . The fella said there's a diet for that. It's called the ketogenic diet. Started explaining it to my cousin and said, you could heal your epilepsy. My cousin said hold on let me go get my mom. He ran out to get his mom. Begrudged she got out of the car and went in.
The man was missing. He wasn't there. Gone. It looked everywhere. It was the old style pharmacy where they had mirrors close to the ceiling tilted down so you could see anyone in the store at all times. They looked around they even asked the girl up front and the pharmacist. No one had seen him. My cousin said that was an angel mom. I'm going to heal my epilepsy.
From there, he started going to the library which opened at 11:00. Sadly he would start having grand mal seizures. It freaked the librarian out because the ambulance would come and they look so deadly. They had a special chair made for him whenever he would go into hard seizures. He had a helmet and a bite. Poor thing. I always got up really early with him to do chores, 2:30 in the morning. He was good until 11:00. What fun we had. Some days by the grace of God he wouldn't have seizures those were awesome days.
Finally the library came to his house. Four distinguished people showed up. They explained whatever he wanted they would get for him. He said there's a diet, explain the diet in the book there's a book I don't know but it's called a ketogenic diet. They research. I found a few books. They brought them to him and said they can have the books for free. And any other books that he wanted. Which was precious because he loved to read.
He could speak eloquently but he had a stammer. The way he dressed and he smelled like a farm boy. Like I said many would call him ignorant. But truly he was a brilliant wonderful man.
With that diet months passed and his pills dwindled he went from taking like 36 pills a day down to three within a year and a few months. By then his seizures were completely gone. And those other pills weren't even medication.
Later we found out we have gene mutations in our family. I carry them my son does my mom my grandma her daughter three of her children and of course my cousin. He's 52 this year. And still seizure free. He eats like a carnivore diet now though. So do I. I don't have seizures but I have severe issues with oxalates. I lack the DNA to host the specific bacteria to break down oxalate. Yay me. And I can't methylate properly. Methyl folate and b12 is my best friend. Same with my son.
Synthetics and toxins can be very harmful to us. Especially people with down syndrome. This breaks my heart. Because I know so many people with down syndrome carry MTHFR SNP gene mutations. Meaning they can't methylate properly. And a lot of times simple things like folic acid can be a slow cell death for them. For anyone that carries these mutations for that fact.
Phenomenal piece of work- in every aspect of the total production! Gripping, compelling story, all the actors- especially he who portrays Dylan, perceptive direction, camera angles which give the viewer insight from each character’s point of view.. and a double twist that really surprises and satisfies at the end!!!! (Each of those exclamation marks is for one of the elements of this film!) Justice was served in the end! Dylan was perceived to be slow-witted- but he OUTWITTED the detective!
Was just about to make a comment about how to cops manipulated him to confessing then the last clip played.... wow lol. I love omeleto!
Going to the comments to see the twist. But then i realized this is a new release
Lmao samee
Me too
Yeah
same bruhh
Wait what
Tommy Jessop (Dylan) was really good in this. I hope to see him in other films! The whole cast was strong, but I found his performance riveting in this fascinating story.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed Tommy's performance.
@@benoir79 Awesome film, kudos all around.
@@jenniferparker6048 Ah thanks for kind words! Please feel free to share the share the film to others.
Congrats to everyone involved. Such a powerful and thought provoking film, with fantastic performance from Tommy Jessop. Fantastic to see a film promoting inclusiveness especially during World's Down's Syndrome Awareness Week
The actors have amazing skill
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Amazing Film! So Proud to have edited it!
Wow, that was moving. How horrible the way disabled people are treated.
This is so sad man I hate seeing people with disabilities especially being treated the way they are
I hated seeing the brother taking the rap for something that he did NOT commit.
@@sakura16055464 You can blame the police chief for that. Even fully functioning people would have done the same.
I have to say, this was one of the best, if not the best short story I’ve watched in a while. Great acting!!
Powerful film, acting and direction are top notch. Always love a story that stays with you after the end credits, great job all round.
Wow Wow Wow!!! This is absolutely brilliant & I thoroughly enjoyed this one. That investigators rush to judgement & unethical interview will leave lots of holes in the case, especially when the toxicology reports come back in.
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@@benoir79 Thanks for sharing! 😎👌🏾✨
Damn, the detective really manipulated him into pinning it on his brother. That’s so sad
That's an amazing film
😭😭😭 this is sad. This happens in a ton of care homes. Mike got what he deserved. Downs people are often abused and not many people care. This treatment needs to stop.
I used to work in a group home. Fellow employees got so jaded. Ugh.
@@krishelfferich3487 I did too and got people fired for things like this movie.
@@ultranate8618 yeah just coming for a paycheck you need to change your work
@@krishelfferich3487 oh yeah I felt the people deserved better got people in trouble then got the boot for trying to make life better for my residents. But at least I tried you know.
@@ultranate8618 I did too
Excellent short, very original and well directed. This required excellent direction to ensure reveal at the end worked and it did perfectly. Really enjoyed it, great performances all round.
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What you think you know isnt always what you think you know. Very excellent all around. Plot twist. Mystery. Suspicion. All in moment. Most films take hours.
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I don't know about England but questioning a mentally challenged person in the USA would probably get thrown out of court
Sad the brother gets the blame for something he didn't do. Had they told him the truth, he could have managed it much better.
the actors are the creme of the crop.
To say the least!
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Just realised that geezer is in line to duty as well. Just noticed.
That twist though. Damn, man...
Dylan is a legend
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Neat little package with sustained interest and surprise ending. NOT overly plotted but character-driven which is a big plus fo0r me.
Such an important message. LOVE the actors!!! Well done to the whole team
Dylan be ripped
Is it right to ask questions without someone present with someone with disabilities like that? That’s can’t be legal
No it's not but that doesn't stop it from happening sadly.
Lets just say he went down
brother protects down brother...down brother does not.
Amazing story! We often don't realize that these are real people, in all their complexity.
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I really enjoy when intellectually disabled people are shown as actual human beings with depth and character because that’s what they are in real life.
For some reason I loved the way Dylon spoke.
Tremendous story. Tears and a smile, or a smile and tears.
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Great acting by the young actors. Shining a light on the cruelty in group homes.
The opening scene is already looking awesome. Beautiful
Justice hits all of us in one way or another.....
Depends if James goes back to prison for a crime he didn't commit
BRILLIANT for a short film . loved the twist at the end. Congratulations on writes actors film crew
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Incredible, so strong, so much tension. I could not stop watching.
every frame is worth diamonds and platinum! bravo!
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You’re not supposed to shove pills into a patient’s mouth anyways so I understand
Yeah, I would take it as read that the care home run by a serial rapist of the mentally disabled probably isn't up to code
Well done Tommy Jessop! Great performance!
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Another short film for us to enjoy, thanks man you've really inspired. Now let's see what we got today
Very good movie. Kept me guessing right to the end. Very good actors.
Outstanding! Some fine performances and the whole thing looks great. Brilliant directorial job, a lot told in under 20 minutes.
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...wow. Well done. Good twists and turns. Did not see that ending coming.
Oh my goodness. This has been quite the day, I have watched the absolute best shorts to date. ❤️
Thank you
🇨🇦❤️
What a great Short Film. Brilliantly written, directed and acted. Would love to see this character/Tommy Jessops in a feature film.
Fantastic film - great script, great performances, can’t recommend highly enough!
Oh.... what a tragic story, but beautifully written, acted, directed and filmed.👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for watching and the kind words.
@@benoir79 Kind maybe, but heartfelt! I look forward to more, thank you 🙂❤️
I accidentally clicked now ai can’t leave-
Assimilate. Resistance is futile.
I did that same thing lol
A really well crafted short film. Beautifully shot, great music and pacing throughout. Characters full of depth and a great twist at the end. Can see why it picked up awards
I recognize the police detective from Bandersnatch. She really is a talented actress.
dylan pretty big guy
Really good short. Never saw that ending coming in a million years lol!
Yes, throw all the corrupt care workers out the window... or even better, lock them in a dark room with an abuser to mess with them for life. My family did the right thing and reported the abuser. Don't do that... if you go down the honest road of reporting those evil people, they'll put you in prison for reporting and give the abuser a medal for their sick behaviour so they can continue the abuse of vulnerable people.😡 Deranged world we're living in. Absolutely chilling and brilliant short film.👏👏👏
You're sick.
Poor James :( I don't get why his brother told the police James killed him. He must've known that he himself cant go to prison bc of his disability but his brother James can. I don't like this whole thing
Same here. Makes me look twice at how cunning even the disabled can be
This is why I've always been afraid of being admitted as an inpatient.
This was brilliant, some of the best acting I have seen . Thank you .
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I just love the dramatic dark side of the special because it highlighted
Excellent short film. A well-paced drama, it's worth a watch!
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Wow that’s ruthless. It’s crazy what love will make you do.
I really enjoyed that and the nice twist at the end. Well done everyone involved. 👏
Wow. Now his caring brother will go to jail because of his lies. Downs or not, that is evil.
Everyone is guilty of something
Such powerful performances. Bravo to everyone involved. An authentic thriller
Thanks the kind words Mairin.
I loved this movie and wish there were more were produced. I wished art imitated life more. When I see a Western movie made up of totally homogeneous people to more it reflects how the directors see the world. I cannot get through the first 30 minutes of my day without seeing someone from a different country,ethnicity,religion, gender or socioeconomic background. Maybe these homogenous bubbles do exist if so I believe extreme exhaustive effort must be expended to maintain them.
Thanks for a great film please keep reflecting the and including the real people who make up this big blue marble.
WOW!!! Very Powerful! Great acting! Is it bad that I loved that they got even with Mike?!!!
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Loved the look and feel of this film
Stayed with me for a while after I'd finished watching
Great twist too...
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Just loved the acting of Dylyn... Loved him to the core....
Dylan so handsomee
That is powerful.
Omeleto rule- never read the comments before seeing the whole vid.
Also you are reading the comments before the vid.
Awesomely amazing actors. 🙏
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Maybe Dylan was about to confess and changed his mind when detective bitched about his brother
That's a good point!
right and because he has downs he would not be able to analyze the point, and takes what she said as truth.
@@sonquatsch8585 people with Mosaic Down's may have normal intellect and can be just as functional as anyone else; e.g. they can develop and carry out a complex plan to murder a c*nt rapist and frame their alcoholic ex-con brother, like the rest of us do when the situation calls for this.
It's only a matter of time before another creep tries to take advantage of Sarah. Horrifying.
I’m glad Dylan found courage to do what he had to do, but that’s EXTRA messed up that he blamed his brother when his brother did nothing but try to look out for him wtf Dylan
Very deep & thought provoking. TY! 🌹🙏🌹
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Fantastic film
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Nothing I can say that has not been said Bravo.