I know a lot of people wouldn't classify this as a horror film judging from the comment section, but I find this the worst kind of horror. The horror of other people and what mankind can do. Also I don't find horror films scary (since I was a kid anyways), it's the story and emotion I like about them, my favourite genre! I really enjoyed this one, thank you.
we dot know for a fact that man made the apocalypse in this story... it could have been aliens or giant fish or a clan of muck monsters.... they dont really say....
this is classified as a thriller movie. and only in movies does humanity turn on one another. wake up! they want you to believe you can't trust one another! we are weak alone but strong together! NO ONE can live alone!
To me, this is just my opinion, the fact that something like this could possibly happen in the future that’s what makes it a horror film to me. I loved it but if I can actually see it then yea it’s def horror
*Spoilers* It was upsetting when the stronger older brother got killed. I mean, what was the younger one thinking. Like that house wouldn't be a beacon to everyone within a 100 mile radius. The older one lost his life trying to indulge in his little brother's need for comfort. But in the end, the younger brother had to grow up real fast and lose the little bit of optimism he had left. I really liked this.
I think the older brother realized that there's more to living than surviving. I'm the eldest of four and I know I would have taken a few risks to try to give my siblings back a little humanity and joy.
@@meghanmitchell6401 but what is that humanity worth when they're left alone to fend to for themselves because you caught a bullet trying to cut them some slack.
"Living is more than just suriving.". The boy thought so, till he realised that the choices he has are only surviving or death. Very grim film, indeed.
This is a student film??? I'm impressed. The acting was really good, as was everything else. If this is a student film, then I'm looking forward to what the future holds for everyone involved in this short horror film.
Yeah, it starred Viggo Mortensen. I think it was called "The Road". But with true sincerity, I have to say that this piece was very well done. Foley artists are so underrated: I loved the sound design, and the startling sounds that were so well executed. No jump-scare BS.
I've watched the road several times ....ana by far a well deserving Oscar worthy performance by Viggo. ..... & the kid from " Let me in" I cry my eyes out EVERYTIME I watch that movie. If our planet succumbs to that....then that is True horror 😨😱😱😱😱
Amazing film. In just shy of 20 minutes they created a whole terrifying world with endless possibilities. Run through a range of emotions and left me wanting more. Story telling at its best.
This is feature film quality. The cinematographer, director and actors are truly gifted and deserve an appropriate platform to go to the heights where they belong. Loved every frame.
I can’t believe it is a student film myself. It was so well made like it was an episode of TWD or something. I would love to watch that in feature length or in a tv series.
This short is a perfect example of how hard it is to explain to kids about the perils of life and that we, ( adults ) only have their safety in mind. They often think that adults are overreacting and sucking all the comfort and fun out of their lives. This short should be required viewing for older kids. Life is a tougher teacher than your parents. Acting and story telling, superb !
This was a fantastic short film! The actors were spectacular and did A+ of a job. The stark reality of a post apocalyptic world could be as harsh as the winter you're trying to survive through. This film showed what humanity just might come to be like in the rawest form of "kill or be killed" survival. Excellent job to everyone involved with this project. Cheers!
I enjoyed watching this short film. The change in perspective the young man experienced, now that he has to be the protector, was well executed...he passed judgment too freely on the older guy who shot the female character. 👍🏾 BTW... I had an ache in my bones when the older guy stood up in front of that window. I just KNEW the shot was coming...it was still chilling.
"He passed judgement too freely" TF you mean! Those people who killed his brother, yeah I get shooting them. But that girl was unarmed and innocent and he straight up just shot her. How is passing judgement on him wrong exactly?
I don’t know a damn thing about making a movie/short, my experience is nil. But I sure know when one is done well enough to give props, I’ve seen my fill. And this was done very, very well. Definitely a top fiver.
Man, the whole time he was standing in front of the window , I just knew he was gonna bite it. But it still shocked me and made me sad. Very effective on showing how quickly the younger boys perspective on life changed, being nonviolent and wanting to spare lives , to take no chances.
The real horror is when the kid gave in to paranoia and became as bad as the rest of them. Social animals don't survive forever in isolation. How long until the marauders turn on each other? How long until the one that's left runs out of bullets? Until the kid who followed big brother's hardass example gets pneumonia or breaks an ankle in the middle of the winter woods? This approach to "survival" is gonna keep them alive in the short term, but long term? They're toast. It'll be the ones who grouped together and cooperated who actually survive.
His brother says stay here....What does Jim do? He walks right up to the house and goes in...I fell clean OUT! This movie is pure excellence...OMG!! I wasn't ready for dude to get his head blown off😱
This is certainly the best short I have seen on this channel so far. The older brother was great, but sadly dropped his guard focusing on the younger brother. As a long, 120 minute film, this would've definitely won some major length awards. Its like an alpine 'The Road'. It also makes you wonder what the other groups live like. Everyone just out doing what they gotta do to survive, like these brothers.
Great short film. I often wonder... does mankind even deserve to survive if we lose our sense of humanity and community after a catastrophic event? Frankly, I wouldn't want to live in a world where people lost all sense of camaraderie and compassion and devolved into the worst kind of tribalism. But I personally don't believe that's actually possible. Mankind has survived not just because of our raw intelligence, but more significantly, because of our ability to collaborate with one another to solve problems, at least, that's what I have to believe. Stay safe out there, everybody. One love.
And a shiver runs down your spine, when you think about how precarious the balance is. But if I think twice, there's no balance. Indifference never wears red!
A brutal, but probably realistic view of events in a post apocalyptic world, unfortunately, where only the few retain their humanity and pay the price. I wonder if the boy would have pulled the trigger, had the stranger been a female and I'm guessing, changed as he now is, that he would. A visceral film that turns the thoughts to darker matters and one for my collection. Kudos to all involved!
When people are randomly killed for their stuff, you can count on two things; bad things have already happened, and, very likely, worse is to come. Had an old friend who for years had been a "survivalist" .This came to a rapid conclusion when I pointed out(in clear, no uncertain terms) that there would be nothing left to live for.Sometimes you do have to just "survive", but the goal should be to live well.The difference between following your "bliss", and going by animal instinct.There are plenty better animals than us already here. Good Flick .
Anybody else still curious about the information the older brother was about to share regarding outside? Actually now in retrospect, the fact that I am wondering about that makes it all the more well executed. How often does the death scene take place in the middle of a sentence, let alone one where new information was about to be shared. That was well done.
Thoroughly enjoyed this short. A great story. Beautiful location. Well-casted and excellent acting. I think this is one of the best short films on all of RUclips!
People who agree with these situations have a bad outlook. Look at it this way, early humans had it far worse, and we still managed to thrive and make something. There's no reason to believe we can't survive an apocalypse.
@@TathD And it could all disappear in a heartbeat. Cov-19 is nowhere near as lethal as we feared or were led to believe, however, the scientists, in labs throughout the world, have far more deadly things to play about with and there's all those nuclear arms and conventional weapons. We humans are just a blink in the eyes of history and our 'civilisation' just a shielded veneer to protect us from the dark.
This is by far my favorite genre, especially the apocalyptic Zombie type. I been getting into watching the horror shorts. This is by far one of my favorite zombie ones, everything about this was excellent!!! The only thing I would want different is more!!! Love it, great job!!!
Excellent. Best acting I've seen in something like this for a long time. Love the cut to black as he steps off at the end. Where was this shot? Sad seeing such a spectacular house fallen into wrack and ruin.
That was sad as hell, mostly because it is a possible true senaryo which really chills you to the bone. I really like this film!! I almost fell out of my chair at the gunshot though! Didn't see that coming! Well made, well acted, and well directed!
This isn’t really horror, but more like dread. This is something we all fear and it’s not too far away from us either. This is a stark dark reality that very well may already be coming true as the world unfolds into chaos. I give this film Major props for the indirect character building and the use of nature vs nurture. 10/10
Such huge talents out there! This is really top quality... The actors are magnificent, especially Will Rogers... It feels like he's not acting. He's got a natural gift and a really strong male character. I love his performance. The script is very good and the photography is amazing... We are all so lucky to be able to appreciate great works like this!
Absolutely stunning.this is pure short film gold.very dark and very special.5/5 acting,light,editing,cuts,plot..this is a perfect a short but could be an intro of a series I would binge or a movie where I would be banned in front of the screen.I see a lot of horror shorts.but this is one pearl!
I still don't get it tho...why were they all out to kill each other? Didn't make sense. To survive? Sure. But why would killing other human beings, who you could make allies with to survive even better a reasonable thing? Just shoot every person you don't know without even trying to figure out if they mean you harm or not?? That makes no sense. If I was trying to survive, I'd go find as many people as I could to help me.
Oh yes! Disturbing isn't the word. When the brother got shot it was an abrupt WTF moment, for sure. But nobody is expecting that to happen. You have to agree that the timing was pretty great.
actually well done. congrats i watch a lot of horror films and yeah this wasn't scary but it was disturbing and interesting. so i tip my hat to you sir or miss . this film was well made and i appreciate it.
@@thefemalemantis Yeah I would survive until I ran out of drugs so about a month. So yeah, taking one for the team in that timeframe seems more than possible, probably there would be a lot of "opportunities"...
I would just kill myself human are shit or they have themselves or love one to protect so ur always going to be the person to get let go of 1st . Some these ppl in comment would be killed so fast with there lets hug everyone lol
I love the actings. Both were incredible the old with his arrogant and leadership fashion and the younger with his immature, unprepared and stubborn manner He moaned all along and in the end had to learn precociously how to be a man...wowww. That’s the life is, either you learn by yourself or life will pressure you to
Wonderful film. Compelling. Engaging. Could not stop watching. Beautiful compositions, shots and editing. Kudos for all. You all have a bright future in filmmaking. Thank you all.
Unfortunately watching this short film during this COVID-19 quarantine period in April of 2020 is extremely scary because I feel that this could be us in the near future with all of the unprecedented events that have taken place recently. God help us all.
Jem should've known such houses would attract pillagers, which is probably why older bro didn't want to stay, but lil bro wants a comfy bed and wouldn't listen. Now Cody can rest and Jem can get his turn in finally fending for himself. Very solid acting from the entire cast--Cody and Jem most especially.
Selfish. Heartless, No reason to kill just for the sake of shelter that wasn't neither of theirs. They should have continued moving because everyone was seeking shelter
Spoiler Alert! The older Brother dying like that was so freaking sad! What awesome actors, everything on point and executed nicely...what a scary thought of living in fear and always afraid of being killed every second of the day & night! Freaked me out a bit...
Gotta be a weak link in the survival team..the guy that cry’s when the alpha male keeps them safe. I think it’s pretty true dynamic. Great film. Well done! Happy I found this!
Stunning photography and riveting story. It depicts with clarity a story of survival and sacrifice ( in post apocalyptic, or any war genre ) in a coming of age drama. Its a beautiful rendition of the horror of war, when ideals, humanity, compassion and innocence is lost.
I wouldn't classify this as a horror film. More like a psychological thriller? Whatever you classify it is fine as long as you call it what it is, and that would be friggin' BRILLIANT! The acting was 1st rate, award-winning acting! As was the cinematography! The score! The concept! Just fantastic! When he got popped *(not wanting to give too much away)* I quite literally yelled at my phone *WTF!! NO FU@KIN' WAY!* rewind and re-play. It was just as shocking the 2nd & 3rd time around too! LOL! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Horror can be anything that causes feelings of shock, disgust or fear. This would be a very horrible thing to experience in real life, so it's definitely horror. Horror/Horrid: Late 16th century (in the sense ‘rough, bristling’): from Latin horridus, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder, (of hair) stand on end’.
@@johnnihil1689 I guess we can agree to disagree. I am not going to sit here and get into an argument over semantics. "I" just would not classify this as a horror, based on *my* interpretation of the word. But, no problem! You want to call it a horror? Then it's a horror! Have a great day!
@@johnnihil1689 of course I wouldn't! And REALLY! I never said it wasn't scary! Ok..ya know what? I said I wasn't going to argue over semantics, and I'm not. I defer to you! YOU WIN! Is that better? Leave it alone...you obviously aren't getting the point I was making. So..ok, it's a *HORROR*
What an excellent short film; very well produced, shot, written and acted. A grim exploration into how our humanity would devolve when competing with each other for survival. It reminded me of the lawless scenario Thomas Hobbes imagined in the Leviathan in which life would be "nasty, brutish and short". Bravo.
This reminded me of a book I’ve read called “The Raven’s Gift.” I was still sort of expecting what went down to happen, but this was still a really well made film. Left me wanting to know more about the world they’re surviving in.
Even though I didn't understand what the AFTERMATH was or is about in this movie, it was pretty decent..!! Not too much blood, no zombies or any type of monster except the human ones, and not too much talking. If there was a small exert in the beginning to let people know just a little bit more about what the movie was about besides the horrific nature of us human beings, but to let us know how they all got to or into the situations that were at hand. But all in all, it was and is a pretty good short-movie. I liked it..!! 2 👍👍 for little gem..!! Good job guys, and would like to see a little sequel to let us know how it got to where it was in the world, and to see a little bit more about what happens to the boy and who the characters were to each other..!! 👍
Wow wow wow!!! Everything about this was captivating, Unexpected and engaging. The acting was great and the editing!! This could be feature length easy!
Very tragic. Loneliness, despair, futility, and perhaps worst of all, final bland resignation and loss of innocence. Although the two films are, of course, very different, their common themes which I mentioned made me think of Roger Corman's 1964 "Masque of the Red Death". Thanks for sharing this.
I don't know how to "like" this film. As an oldest brother I can relate to this film. Trying to take responsibility for a obnoxiously self absorbed younger sibling is hard enough under any circumstances but in a survival situation you would hope the attitude would get over the maturity mark a lot sooner. On the larger theme of universal brotherhood, as in "do unto your brother as you would have done unto yourself", it's hard to imagine society breaking down so far to assuming everyone is a threat to be shot on sight. Despite conditioning by antisocial video games etc I believe there is an archetypal instinct towards not only self preservation on the micro scale but also on the macro scale and therefore to be murderous in times of scarce population is counterproductive to proliferation of our species.
Wow..just.Wow. That was amazing. So real. The man at the end that was shot I could tell he was innocent but...too bad. Protagonist didn't want to make chances. Great film!
❤️🔥WOW❤️🔥WOW ❤️🔥. Brilliant acting***script****camera work ***music*** totally nailed the whole concept of survival*** watched so many apocalypse movies this one in the short timeframe was beyond outstanding ****thank you❤️🔥❤️🔥
Now that's a great movie. To the point acting and that jolt at 12.58. No nonsense screaming, no useless forced creepy music, heavily make uped ghosts and all that BS claiming to be horror which actually irritates the hell outta me.
5/5 great one it reminded me of the movie "The Road" ending music was great too...
Agree 100% .. I think it's BETTER than The Road. 😳😁👍
instablaster...
@@itsonlymarcibratz1991 yeah, I'm going to call bullshit there
Yeah, grim isn't it?
I know a lot of people wouldn't classify this as a horror film judging from the comment section, but I find this the worst kind of horror. The horror of other people and what mankind can do. Also I don't find horror films scary (since I was a kid anyways), it's the story and emotion I like about them, my favourite genre! I really enjoyed this one, thank you.
we dot know for a fact that man made the apocalypse in this story... it could have been aliens or giant fish or a clan of muck monsters.... they dont really say....
this is classified as a thriller movie. and only in movies does humanity turn on one another. wake up! they want you to believe you can't trust one another! we are weak alone but strong together! NO ONE can live alone!
To me, this is just my opinion, the fact that something like this could possibly happen in the future that’s what makes it a horror film to me. I loved it but if I can actually see it then yea it’s def horror
*Spoilers* It was upsetting when the stronger older brother got killed. I mean, what was the younger one thinking. Like that house wouldn't be a beacon to everyone within a 100 mile radius. The older one lost his life trying to indulge in his little brother's need for comfort. But in the end, the younger brother had to grow up real fast and lose the little bit of optimism he had left. I really liked this.
I think the older brother realized that there's more to living than surviving. I'm the eldest of four and I know I would have taken a few risks to try to give my siblings back a little humanity and joy.
@@meghanmitchell6401 awww🤗
Hmm sad reality
What’s the point in living if you lose every shred of humanity.
@@meghanmitchell6401 but what is that humanity worth when they're left alone to fend to for themselves because you caught a bullet trying to cut them some slack.
"Living is more than just suriving.". The boy thought so, till he realised that the choices he has are only surviving or death.
Very grim film, indeed.
yea tough way to live...we will see it soon enough
When I watch survival movies, I always reflect on how I would, or would not manage, to survive. Well done.
Same here.
This is a student film??? I'm impressed. The acting was really good, as was everything else. If this is a student film, then I'm looking forward to what the future holds for everyone involved in this short horror film.
Incredible.
The ambiance was so well done, I was cold just watching them.
The actors did a fantastic job, the younger brother had such haunting eyes.
Some people are just natural born actors...this would've been an excellent full length movie ❤️
Yeah, it starred Viggo Mortensen. I think it was called "The Road". But with true sincerity, I have to say that this piece was very well done. Foley artists are so underrated: I loved the sound design, and the startling sounds that were so well executed. No jump-scare BS.
I've watched the road several times ....ana by far a well deserving Oscar worthy performance by Viggo. ..... & the kid from " Let me in"
I cry my eyes out EVERYTIME I watch that movie.
If our planet succumbs to that....then that is True horror
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@@krystalcalvert6756 _"Hell is other people."_
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It really would.
My thoughts exactly!!!!!!!
Amazing film. In just shy of 20 minutes they created a whole terrifying world with endless possibilities. Run through a range of emotions and left me wanting more. Story telling at its best.
Kane 201 totally amazing
This is feature film quality. The cinematographer, director and actors are truly gifted and deserve an appropriate platform to go to the heights where they belong. Loved every frame.
Perché non mettere questi bei film horror in italiano?grazie
That was a student film!? Amazing.
A good film is made with passion, as limited as the recourses may be if you're up for it you can make something great!
I can’t believe it is a student film myself. It was so well made like it was an episode of TWD or something. I would love to watch that in feature length or in a tv series.
I wish he could've gotten revenge on the men that killed his brother. Strong kid!
Me too!
3 against 1 is simply stupidity
I’ve watched 82 zillion of these short horror films. This was by far and away the best. Humanity can just be a gross void. Well done. Bravo.
This short is a perfect example of how hard it is to explain to kids about the perils of life and that we, ( adults ) only have their safety in mind. They often think that adults are overreacting and sucking all the comfort and fun out of their lives. This short should be required viewing for older kids. Life is a tougher teacher than your parents. Acting and story telling, superb !
This was a fantastic short film! The actors were spectacular and did A+ of a job. The stark reality of a post apocalyptic world could be as harsh as the winter you're trying to survive through. This film showed what humanity just might come to be like in the rawest form of "kill or be killed" survival. Excellent job to everyone involved with this project. Cheers!
I enjoyed watching this short film. The change in perspective the young man experienced, now that he has to be the protector, was well executed...he passed judgment too freely on the older guy who shot the female character. 👍🏾
BTW... I had an ache in my bones when the older guy stood up in front of that window. I just KNEW the shot was coming...it was still chilling.
"He passed judgement too freely" TF you mean! Those people who killed his brother, yeah I get shooting them. But that girl was unarmed and innocent and he straight up just shot her. How is passing judgement on him wrong exactly?
@@jessicajellison705 Its unknown whether she was armed or not..could have been a trap
I don’t know a damn thing about making a movie/short, my experience is nil. But I sure know when one is done well enough to give props, I’ve seen my fill. And this was done very, very well. Definitely a top fiver.
*DID NOT expect **12:57**!!!!*
*Superb acting 👌, great film. I was engulfed in it till the very end.*
Ya that was very unexpected! Made me jump
This video was so tragic but sooo moving !
Great acting and to know it was made by students , all I can say is AMAZING !! GREAT JOB 👏👏👏
So glad you liked it!!
@@screamfestla didn't like it guys I loved it . Thanks for sharing with us 👍👏
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This is one of the best short films I have ever seen on you tube.
Man, the whole time he was standing in front of the window , I just knew he was gonna bite it. But it still shocked me and made me sad. Very effective on showing how quickly the younger boys perspective on life changed, being nonviolent and wanting to spare lives , to take no chances.
People are your biggest threat even in this world. Trust no one.
That's how anarchy works in real life.
Anomaly trust yourself, that’s the best way
Trust God, if you see everyone as bad then you're just being the same way, good doesn't need bad but bad needs good if it wants to change.
@@word2believe Remember that God is all powerful, not all good
The real horror is when the kid gave in to paranoia and became as bad as the rest of them. Social animals don't survive forever in isolation. How long until the marauders turn on each other? How long until the one that's left runs out of bullets? Until the kid who followed big brother's hardass example gets pneumonia or breaks an ankle in the middle of the winter woods? This approach to "survival" is gonna keep them alive in the short term, but long term? They're toast. It'll be the ones who grouped together and cooperated who actually survive.
His brother says stay here....What does Jim do? He walks right up to the house and goes in...I fell clean OUT! This movie is pure excellence...OMG!! I wasn't ready for dude to get his head blown off😱
No species on earth kills their own kind with such brutal efficiency as man.
[laughs in grey nurse shark]
This is certainly the best short I have seen on this channel so far. The older brother was great, but sadly dropped his guard focusing on the younger brother. As a long, 120 minute film, this would've definitely won some major length awards. Its like an alpine 'The Road'. It also makes you wonder what the other groups live like. Everyone just out doing what they gotta do to survive, like these brothers.
Thanks for insightful thoughts! Stoked you really enjoyed this short. It was a student film.
Great short film. I often wonder... does mankind even deserve to survive if we lose our sense of humanity and community after a catastrophic event? Frankly, I wouldn't want to live in a world where people lost all sense of camaraderie and compassion and devolved into the worst kind of tribalism. But I personally don't believe that's actually possible. Mankind has survived not just because of our raw intelligence, but more significantly, because of our ability to collaborate with one another to solve problems, at least, that's what I have to believe. Stay safe out there, everybody. One love.
Great work! I really enjoyed the themes at play. Any indulgence of comfort or joy leaves us more vulnerable, but what good is a life without them?
I can't believe this was a student film.. this was fantastic. I loved it in a horrific way. So many emotions..
And a shiver runs down your spine, when you think about how precarious the balance is. But if I think twice, there's no balance. Indifference never wears red!
A brutal, but probably realistic view of events in a post apocalyptic world, unfortunately, where only the few retain their humanity and pay the price.
I wonder if the boy would have pulled the trigger, had the stranger been a female and I'm guessing, changed as he now is, that he would.
A visceral film that turns the thoughts to darker matters and one for my collection.
Kudos to all involved!
Really good. Reminds me a lot about The Road with Viggo Mortensen.
EXACTLY I was thinking the same...perfectly done.
I read that as veggie lol
When people are randomly killed for their stuff, you can count on two things; bad things have already happened, and, very likely, worse is to come.
Had an old friend who for years had been a "survivalist" .This came to a rapid conclusion when I pointed out(in clear, no uncertain terms) that there would be nothing left to live for.Sometimes you do have to just "survive", but the goal should be to live well.The difference between following your "bliss", and going by animal instinct.There are plenty better animals than us already here. Good Flick .
I have ADHD and I didn't take my meds today.. but I still couldn't stop watching. Everything about this was fantastic.
Anybody else still curious about the information the older brother was about to share regarding outside?
Actually now in retrospect, the fact that I am wondering about that makes it all the more well executed. How often does the death scene take place in the middle of a sentence, let alone one where new information was about to be shared. That was well done.
Thoroughly enjoyed this short. A great story. Beautiful location. Well-casted and excellent acting. I think this is one of the best short films on all of RUclips!
People who agree with these situations have a bad outlook. Look at it this way, early humans had it far worse, and we still managed to thrive and make something.
There's no reason to believe we can't survive an apocalypse.
Yes! You know!
Lol I guess u haven’t read history books on how ppl were treated an all the killings
Early humans took thousands and thousands of years to develop civilization.
That would have made a very boring film, though....
@@TathD
And it could all disappear in a heartbeat.
Cov-19 is nowhere near as lethal as we feared or were led to believe, however, the scientists, in labs throughout the world, have far more deadly things to play about with and there's all those nuclear arms and conventional weapons.
We humans are just a blink in the eyes of history and our 'civilisation' just a shielded veneer to protect us from the dark.
This is by far my favorite genre, especially the apocalyptic Zombie type. I been getting into watching the horror shorts. This is by far one of my favorite zombie ones, everything about this was excellent!!! The only thing I would want different is more!!! Love it, great job!!!
Natalie Patricia was it zombie??
Excellent. Best acting I've seen in something like this for a long time. Love the cut to black as he steps off at the end. Where was this shot? Sad seeing such a spectacular house fallen into wrack and ruin.
Come to northern Vermont there are houses Like this all over the place.
This film just broke my heart. Great story, great actors!
That was sad as hell, mostly because it is a possible true senaryo which really chills you to the bone. I really like this film!! I almost fell out of my chair at the gunshot though! Didn't see that coming! Well made, well acted, and well directed!
Cool short, really nice effects, good acting, well thought human dimension in characters.
This isn’t really horror, but more like dread. This is something we all fear and it’s not too far away from us either. This is a stark dark reality that very well may already be coming true as the world unfolds into chaos. I give this film Major props for the indirect character building and the use of nature vs nurture. 10/10
Man!!!! I wouldn't last a day out here 🤣☻🙃
Keneisenuo Sorhie a day? I wold be dead 2hrs tops
Such huge talents out there! This is really top quality... The actors are magnificent, especially Will Rogers... It feels like he's not acting. He's got a natural gift and a really strong male character. I love his performance. The script is very good and the photography is amazing... We are all so lucky to be able to appreciate great works like this!
Absolutely stunning.this is pure short film gold.very dark and very special.5/5 acting,light,editing,cuts,plot..this is a perfect a short but could be an intro of a series I would binge or a movie where I would be banned in front of the screen.I see a lot of horror shorts.but this is one pearl!
Thanks so much for your awesome comment!!
Daaaayyyyaaammmm. I've probably seen thousands of short films. This one is my favorite. Two thumbs and big toes up!
I still don't get it tho...why were they all out to kill each other? Didn't make sense. To survive? Sure. But why would killing other human beings, who you could make allies with to survive even better a reasonable thing? Just shoot every person you don't know without even trying to figure out if they mean you harm or not?? That makes no sense. If I was trying to survive, I'd go find as many people as I could to help me.
Oh yes! Disturbing isn't the word. When the brother got shot it was an abrupt WTF moment, for sure. But nobody is expecting that to happen. You have to agree that the timing was pretty great.
actually well done. congrats i watch a lot of horror films and yeah this wasn't scary but it was disturbing and interesting. so i tip my hat to you sir or miss . this film was well made and i appreciate it.
Luckily I would not survive for long without medication so I would not have to waste time trying to stay alive.
same. I already told my kids I'd try to stick around as long as possible just so I could take one for the team if we ever got surrounded.
@@thefemalemantis Yeah I would survive until I ran out of drugs so about a month. So yeah, taking one for the team in that timeframe seems more than possible, probably there would be a lot of "opportunities"...
I would just kill myself human are shit or they have themselves or love one to protect so ur always going to be the person to get let go of 1st . Some these ppl in comment would be killed so fast with there lets hug everyone lol
Same... I'd make it maybe 6 months without mines.
Øystein A. Realist, I like that 👍
I love the actings. Both were incredible the old with his arrogant and leadership fashion and the younger with his immature, unprepared and stubborn manner
He moaned all along and in the end had to learn precociously how to be a man...wowww. That’s the life is, either you learn by yourself or life will pressure you to
Luis Cavalcanti well said ❤️
Wonderful film. Compelling. Engaging. Could not stop watching. Beautiful compositions, shots and editing. Kudos for all. You all have a bright future in filmmaking. Thank you all.
Unfortunately watching this short film during this COVID-19 quarantine period in April of 2020 is extremely scary because I feel that this could be us in the near future with all of the unprecedented events that have taken place recently. God help us all.
Estamos juntas!! Fique bem!!
the 'smores' line was pure gold. perfectly timed. hilarious
First time, I watched the short story before reading the comments! I truly enjoyed the movie!
Jem should've known such houses would attract pillagers, which is probably why older bro didn't want to stay, but lil bro wants a comfy bed and wouldn't listen. Now Cody can rest and Jem can get his turn in finally fending for himself. Very solid acting from the entire cast--Cody and Jem most especially.
Selfish. Heartless, No reason to kill just for the sake of shelter that wasn't neither of theirs. They should have continued moving because everyone was seeking shelter
Spoiler Alert! The older Brother dying like that was so freaking sad! What awesome actors, everything on point and executed nicely...what a scary thought of living in fear and always afraid of being killed every second of the day & night! Freaked me out a bit...
Gotta be a weak link in the survival team..the guy that cry’s when the alpha male keeps them safe. I think it’s pretty true dynamic. Great film. Well done! Happy I found this!
Stunning photography and riveting story. It depicts with clarity a story of survival and sacrifice ( in post apocalyptic, or any war genre ) in a coming of age drama. Its a beautiful rendition of the horror of war, when ideals, humanity, compassion and innocence is lost.
Thanks for another film screamfest 🤯
Love it 🙌
In the ice age, everyones deaf from shooting rifles with no ear pro, so they cant hear each other yell "No please!"
I wouldn't classify this as a horror film. More like a psychological thriller? Whatever you classify it is fine as long as you call it what it is, and that would be friggin' BRILLIANT! The acting was 1st rate, award-winning acting! As was the cinematography! The score! The concept! Just fantastic! When he got popped *(not wanting to give too much away)* I quite literally yelled at my phone *WTF!! NO FU@KIN' WAY!* rewind and re-play. It was just as shocking the 2nd & 3rd time around too! LOL! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
*Great review you gave.* 👍
Horror can be anything that causes feelings of shock, disgust or fear. This would be a very horrible thing to experience in real life, so it's definitely horror.
Horror/Horrid: Late 16th century (in the sense ‘rough, bristling’): from Latin horridus, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder, (of hair) stand on end’.
@@johnnihil1689 I guess we can agree to disagree. I am not going to sit here and get into an argument over semantics. "I" just would not classify this as a horror, based on *my* interpretation of the word. But, no problem! You want to call it a horror? Then it's a horror! Have a great day!
@@MissTique247 Well, would you want to go through this sort of thing in real life? Of course not. That shit is scary.
@@johnnihil1689 of course I wouldn't! And REALLY! I never said it wasn't scary! Ok..ya know what? I said I wasn't going to argue over semantics, and I'm not. I defer to you! YOU WIN! Is that better? Leave it alone...you obviously aren't getting the point I was making. So..ok, it's a *HORROR*
I can feel the icy blast from here, it’s not from the scenery, it’s from the class acting.
BRAVO! superb acting from Noah Robbins. Love it. I wish it was a longer movie.
What an excellent short film; very well produced, shot, written and acted. A grim exploration into how our humanity would devolve when competing with each other for survival. It reminded me of the lawless scenario Thomas Hobbes imagined in the Leviathan in which life would be "nasty, brutish and short". Bravo.
Probably the best post apocalyptic short film I've ever seen.
This reminded me of a book I’ve read called “The Raven’s Gift.” I was still sort of expecting what went down to happen, but this was still a really well made film. Left me wanting to know more about the world they’re surviving in.
This short film proves how cruel we are to each other good one 👍
I really enjoyed this film. Great tension and build-up.
Spoiler: It's too bad lessons had to be learned the hard way.
Fantastic short film. The acting, camera work, editing were all superb. Congrats to all involved, well done.
Even though I didn't understand what the AFTERMATH was or is about in this movie, it was pretty decent..!! Not too much blood, no zombies or any type of monster except the human ones, and not too much talking. If there was a small exert in the beginning to let people know just a little bit more about what the movie was about besides the horrific nature of us human beings, but to let us know how they all got to or into the situations that were at hand. But all in all, it was and is a pretty good short-movie. I liked it..!! 2 👍👍 for little gem..!! Good job guys, and would like to see a little sequel to let us know how it got to where it was in the world, and to see a little bit more about what happens to the boy and who the characters were to each other..!! 👍
Wow wow wow!!! Everything about this was captivating, Unexpected and engaging. The acting was great and the editing!! This could be feature length easy!
There should really be a part 2 of this like a mini series. I wld definitely watch it.
Aww man why'd they have shoot the brother??!? 😩😢
This was a good one. Thanks for sharing 😊
Yea a couple more years and it might be the world we are living in
That one is not scarry, but it's definively a good short. A very good one.
(spoilers) NOOOO THE BROTHER!!
The worst kind of Horror.
Man.
Very tragic. Loneliness, despair, futility, and perhaps worst of all, final bland resignation and loss of innocence. Although the two films are, of course, very different, their common themes which I mentioned made me think of Roger Corman's 1964 "Masque of the Red Death". Thanks for sharing this.
Two words: Carl Grimes lol
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Great short! 👍❤ I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Wow! One of the best ever. The acting was awesome! I wish it was full length!!!!
Da fuk... I need to go play with a puppy now.
“We must learn to suffer, what we cannot evade”
“We are living on the brink of apocalypse, But the world is asleep”
I don't know how to "like" this film. As an oldest brother I can relate to this film. Trying to take responsibility for a obnoxiously self absorbed younger sibling is hard enough under any circumstances but in a survival situation you would hope the attitude would get over the maturity mark a lot sooner. On the larger theme of universal brotherhood, as in "do unto your brother as you would have done unto yourself", it's hard to imagine society breaking down so far to assuming everyone is a threat to be shot on sight. Despite conditioning by antisocial video games etc I believe there is an archetypal instinct towards not only self preservation on the micro scale but also on the macro scale and therefore to be murderous in times of scarce population is counterproductive to proliferation of our species.
Brilliant, believable, and not a little too suspenseful. I was at the edge of my seat.
Wow..just.Wow. That was amazing. So real. The man at the end that was shot I could tell he was innocent but...too bad. Protagonist didn't want to make chances. Great film!
Really good solid short I like the character development nice little homage to John Ford at the end.
VERY WELL DONE.JUST WATCHED 100% THANKS
❤️🔥WOW❤️🔥WOW ❤️🔥. Brilliant acting***script****camera work ***music*** totally nailed the whole concept of survival*** watched so many apocalypse movies this one in the short timeframe was beyond outstanding ****thank you❤️🔥❤️🔥
So glad you enjoyed the film. Thanks for watching!
Excellent Story line...excellent acting...excellent directing, Perfect short fill! Bravor! Keep em' coming!
Another great film, Screamfest. My bad, I kept laughing throughout the film,lol. Yes, I enjoyed and all of the actors were on point too!!
Make a full movie in this setting with this theme. Loved it, well done!!
Kinda reminds me of the film “the road”.
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id pay to see this full length movie! EXCELLENT JOB!
10/10!!! Thank you Screamfest Team!
Everything about this was amazing.
Top notch job.
On a side note luv the last acknowledgement to Mom and Dad.
Great cinematographer
Great son
Got a nice post-apocalyptic vibe from this.
Now that's a great movie. To the point acting and that jolt at 12.58.
No nonsense screaming, no useless forced creepy music, heavily make uped ghosts and all that BS claiming to be horror which actually irritates the hell outta me.