Been in this situation and it is so incredibly painful to be treated differently/shamefully in public by one you love. I'm glad I chose to end that painful chapter.
If someones not comfortable and knows who they are sexuality wise then they cant be themselves and comit to someone else properly you did well to walk mate hope things better for you now !
11 years have passed and this is still one of the best short film ever made. What a MASTERPIECE. I remember being in high school when I first watched this. I didn't understood it that much back then but I kept coming back year after year and when I fully understood the message of the film, I cried. This is just so beautifully done. The message is powerful that even if I watched it so many times it still strikes the same.
I have watch this film also for several years and watch it again today. It brought tears to my eyes because I also hide who I was for 58 years. Lying to myself, but at the same time knowing. At 58 I meet the man of my dreams and we are married. We still live our private lives because we have jobs that deal with the public. My family knows and his many done support us but that OK we have each other.
I remember when this was first posted. I was just blown away by it. I still am. It's powerful. And the fact that it makes all its points in less than 15 minutes is astounding. Some actors are good - they're half-way convincing, but you don't maybe feel all the ache, the bitterness, the anxiety they're trying to portray. With these guys, you feel it ALL. Or, I do anyway. In other words, they're not acting, they totally become D and Crim. A lesson for us all, even straight people should see this. Gay life is often far from easy, and if you get through it with no pain, you're damned lucky.
I remember seeing this movie 3 years before when I didn't know about the term gay... But what was happening inside of me got reflected very well by movies like these... I am at much better place mentally now... And just had to come back to this masterpiece... And I am quite sure.. will come back to it again.
OMG!!! Amazingly good! I believed both characters and the simple quiet of a home under tension, D's look of pity and sadness when he looked at the angry, uptight Crim. All he wanted from Crim was acceptance of his nature and to stop expressing his self hate in ways that would affect his kids. How many times have we had a fight with our partner, stormed off only to sit in the car, drive aimlessly and and wonder what the hell were we doing! Standing ovation here!
I keep on coming back to this movie and re-watching it over and over. This movie is so intense. It is definitely something I will return to in the future to watch again. . It always gets to me when D says . ."I need you to say yes, I need you to tell me you understand" and when Crim says "Please don't leave me, please don't leave me". One man having to fight to keep his public persona even though it is at odds with his private life and the other person loving his partner but having to stand up for what he believes in even if it means the end of the relationship. Powerful story! Wish more gay films were like this.
Yup I keep watching this movie too....what really gets me is when Crim finally tells D he loves him and D starts sobbing. The way they understand each other is amazing.
An incredible film......making someone understand what it means, to hear hateful words. Making sure not to keep repeating them over and over.........I love coming back to this short film again and again, just to remind myself, that there are men out there just like that, and need to be educated.
I don’t believe they sorted out the problem but only delayed the inevitable breakup for a short time due to the deeply ‘walk in’ closeted businessman. He may not want to be associated with the more fem aspects of homosexuality but he sleeps with a guy for three years and thinks he’s Bi? The other guy should end it know and move on.
Incredible!! words can't explain how breathtaking that was. I was hooked on every second of that. my only issue is that it had to end so soon, could have easily been created as a feature film. amazing acting, amazing camera work! JUST BRILLIANT!! hopefully you guys get the opportunity to one day turn that into a feature film... i for one would be lining up to see it, and I'm sure many others would also...
I've watched the movie so many times... Truly a great short film. The subject matter, the way the gay characters are so authentic, the suffering of both D and Crim... both also the love they share. Just a really good and well balanced movie. Never gets old. Bravo.
I think everyone is missing the incredible job the actors and writers have done here. This piece is MUCH better acted than anything I have seen on network television or the big screen. In my opinion, this piece is should be the gold standard of acting!
I really enjoyed this! It was not only inspiring but was centered around something many of my friends have gone through and overcome. Thank you for the inspirational video.
The actor portraying Crim is fine AF. I saw this brilliant short, along with 3 other shorties in 4 Moons. Very well written, acted and produced. The chemistry b/t the leads was believable and steamy 🥰
Last relationship that I had was similar with this. My ex was keep acting that he was a straight and ignoring all of the facts that he was gay. Same things, job, families and friends were the things that he had to create a boundaries from his sexuality. It wasn’t a toxic relationship yet it was very unhealthy relationship for my mental cause I was fully accepting for who I was and so proud of myself for being gay, but he wasn’t. It’s all over now...
This needs to be in full length! I have now watched everything on your channel, and everything is amazing! Time to make some big videos and get them awards for all of them!
I'd never heard of Branden or gay short films, but this one is brilliant, the direction, the story, the acting (excellent and genuine, not phony), etc. Loved it
Of course you can be accepted by another if you can accept yourself. Learn to love and respect yourself! That is the first step to find the love of your life!
Wow, watched this by chance and loved it! Great short film, nice script, acting, and before I knew it I was so moved that I had a tear running down my cheek. Well done! More like this please!!!
Damn. Everyone one of your videos deserves a standing ovation. You guys are everything a actor stands for.I myself am involed with theater and I haven't seen someone pore as much heart and emotion, and love into their lines since our production of GodSpell. Again I congratulate the actors and the production team for a magnificent short film. I hope you guys feel proud at the fact you can put so much emotion into what you do. You said things I wish I had to courage to tell the girl I love.
my boyfriend showed my this film and it made me wanna be more public with him, because I actually understood where he came from and how he felt. my family isn't very much affectionate with each other, that's it lol
Its amazing how words can destroy a relationship when you have a partner that is living two roles in life, Some of us can put up with it just to keep what they got.
So true, it takes guts to come out. I like that this addresses the confusion that all gay men have felt. We’ve all lived in denial at some point in our life.
Literally made me cry at the ending.. Hope one day gays will be accepted heartily here too.. Fed up of being in closet. We also have life. We also r human beings. We too love truly.
the message this short film sends os truly important and relevant! Bisexuality exists and you don't have to be homophobic jist to hide your insecurities. This is such a masterpiece.
I am very proud to all who were responsible of this short movie, it touches the deepest part of my being, it's wonderful, great and very excellent so far. Sometimes its difficult to admit like what crim's denial, it takes time to accept every single things, like me when the right time came i really don't scared to admit that i am one.
I lived a very closeted life while serving in the Navy, with 4 years with Marines. Most of us did our best to hide, even mask our sexuality. Sometimes that meant saying hateful, hurtful homophobic comments -- actions to go along with the words, too. This was pre "Don't ask, don't tell." It was painful on many levels. I hope things are better for our service men and women.
Thank you for your thoughtful words. Even though there are "laws" protecting men like yourself in modern times, for a certain group of men, remaining closeted seems like the only real option for them. It's a difficult call, even in these modern times we live in.
This might be the best short film I've ever seen. Had to rewind the last shot.. I've been through this and I've known a lot of people that also did. Yes, it's heartbreaking but when you love someone you'll go through the worst just to try to be with them any way you can. Ugh.. all these gay shorts keep making me think of this one guy that no matter how hard I try I can't get him off my mind. Anyway.. brilliant and moving short film. Love it. 💖
Branden Blinn I just watched this video today i never knew about this channel. But by far the best short movie. I loved the entire concept of acceptance of being what Crim is. D indeed is the show stealer. Loved it guys. This is the first time me watching a gay film and loving it. I would surely watch your contents.
Loved this! Great story, thank you Branden for not making everything sugar coated and showing both sides of the coin. Lee Amir-Cohen NAILED this role...where he had to go to get to these emotions is not easy. Very good actor. Also loved your Without a Mom.
WHEWWWWW. i am so inlove by this beautiful film omg. thank God this film came across my recommendations. good job to whoever wrote and directed this. i love it
This movie is suuper sad but so important. Abusive relationships like this are so hard to get out of and yet, so easy to fall back into. It’s tragic but real and so well done here
Beautiful short film!! Whether u are gay, no, straight, open or out just be who u are and respect each other..being gay and out is amazing.. much love to everyone!
OMG!!!! The CUTEST short film ever! Like I just can't deal I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Please keep posting more things and please if you could like add on to this short film or make another one with them :) love it!
Brandenblinn.I congratulate you not only for your work on this film that I really like, but also for your official channel. Also, I already followed.Many successes and cordial greetings from CUBA👍🏻👏🏻🎬👬🏻❤🏳🌈
Been there. Someone I was with would be all over me while no one was around, but when people were around I got ignored, treated like a 2nd class citizen, and then gaslighted when I went my own way.
That's been a big political thing. Be hateful and condemning of the life they are secretly leading..even pass legislation to make it worse. Oh what a psychopathic society we live in.
Sally Winston The truth is a lot of homophobic people are Gay themselves but they have this self hatred within themselves and reflect it to others that they feel may be gay to cover there own self conflicting desires. I mean if I was a straight and I met a gay guy I would be totally cool with gay guys because that means more women for me right? 🤔😜👍
Awesome short movie.The story is wonderful and very very realistic.Who we are behind close doors are indefinite and possibilities are endless but are true thoughts can be covered a lifetime.Great actors and beautifully done.
touches my heart.....and calls out the evils of "social conditioning" and the unfairness of its results....But I believe love can conquer that ..and this short film validates my belief and gives us hope...I need you to say YES .!
Classic gay short film. I remember this fondly. Good acting and food for thought as well. Handsome actors ;) I wonder if the character of Crim would really hold to his words...his mouth is like a loose cannon. He knows how lonely the world can be and he needs D more than anyone on his side.
Congratulations on a beautifully made film. Straight people, women AND men, have a duty to stand up for gay rights. So-called 'real men' can never be real men as long as they retain this fear of gay men. Back in the day, I wore a big badge which stated Gay Liberation is Our Liberation'. Many people were startled but it gave them food for thought. Best Wishes from Cape Town, SA
Cuando un hombre le dice a otro, (en el caso de este corto) "no me abandones y te amo" es la mayor muestra de amor La homofobia es la careta que muchos se ponen, para esconder su homosexualidad, y es una lástima, porque nadie les pide que lo declaren, sino, aceptarse.
Homophobia, its sad bitter hateful and I cannot understand why such thing even exist! Three years, he has kids and in love with a man and homophobic...it breaks my heart! Thanks for this beautuful movie
You know what Lana, I ask myself that same question and have concluded that they just are. That's just the best answer that I can give myself. Anyways have a great day Lana! :-)
Me encantó la fuerza de las convicciones de D. Pese a su amor estuvo dispuesto a perderlo por tratar de conservar el respeto por todas las personas. Creo que logró que su pareja fuese una mejor persona y un mejor ejemplo para sus hijos. Hermosa historia ❤❤❤
Hello, I saw this film multiple times and also think this is a Masterpiece. We need to beat the fear and correct when people around us are having homophobic comments or behaviuors, we Need to educate people to be repectful and erradicate hate and violence against gay people, we deserve freedom to love and have the same rights just for be humans. In all the world must be only one law, that all of us are the same and deserve the same opportunities. I also want to find a man like D on my life. Thank You very much ❤
Perhaps I'm harsh, but I have no sympathy for someone in the closet and yet abuses other out gay men all to cover up his own insecurities. I would probably be the first to out him to shut him up, and protect others from his abuse.
+Louis Riehm thats the reason y you'd get yo-a** beat. many have personal jobs that aren't as fitting/excepting as others. people r grown and let them be who-ever they wanna see themselves as... lmao
+musicmojo100 Your response is to ALLOW someone to be abusive towards another, all in the name of job security and personal insecurity. Let "grown" people be whoever they want, even if what they want is the reason for another's fears and tears. No! They're not very adult if they use their circumstance as an excuse to express their anger on innocence rather than those responsible. No one, for no reason whatsoever, has the right to inflict their own troubles upon another. And, absolutely yes, I would out anyone who abused me. I say this because it can very close to my doing so a few years back. I did not go through with it because I demanded an apology and I supported him as he cam out to family and friends. Contrary to what is most often depicted of gay men not being able to protect themselves, I can. And, though it was necessary only twice in my experience, I am the one who does the ass beating.
+Louis Riehm you do realize the world is a big place... Move da-hell on if you don't like what you see, hear, or getting in life. You gunna try and change someone else come on now. To put it bluntly: (u can't save no ho) I.E.- can't turn no 'ho' into a house wife. -_-
+musicmojo100 I'm not going to argue with you. You apparently are damaged in the way you understand things. Who says I "don't like what I see, hear, or getting in life"? I'm very happy. I not an abuser, someone you seem to want to defend. If the issue involves me, then of course I will handle as I see fit. "To put it bluntly", maybe you, yourself, are guilty of such acts.
+Louis Riehm Ohhh I thought you meant if you seen a situation like this lmao... Try and out someone who clearly made it clear that he wasn't out and yet he stayed... But you make it sound like the dude was abusing and using this dude, like D didn't know what a rim wanted from the get go! 😳
I am in a position where I am so unsure if I am straight or bi. But if I am a bi,I would not want to be with someone who is closeted,I respect them,I don't have any right to force one to come out,so I would much rather not be with one :(( but then you don't know when you fall in love,you don't control that. If I ever happen to love someone who is closeted,I hope I can support them always.
Cada ves que veo esto me hace llorar. Porque también soy gay, y en mi país existe tanta homofobia, y es duro lidiar con eso, yo también añoro el día en que podamos coexistir con los demás, como gente que solo desea amar.
No solo es horrible vivir en un país homofóbico pero también es peor ser parte de una "comunidad" que habla de "amor" "diversidad" pero está llena de toxicidad y promiscuidad dónde te usan y cuando se aburren después de una noche te tiran al tacho.
it´s beatifull, but please why dont you do it longer, think this, you´ll capture our attention more and more time, besides the end is very pretty, but you left us wanting a second part.
Wow, what a great film. Love seeing bi men represented and the conflict was very realistic. Encouraging to see other filmmakers tackle bi stories with unflinching honesty.
No to be mean, but these aren’t two Bi men who are acting on there gay emotions until the relationship is over, but two gay men where one of them can’t accept it and creates a facade of being straight. The other team player who is pushing the envelope in the locker room has great gay-far. I’m surprised that the self accepting gay man in the relationship isn’t threatened that someone is after his man. Very concise and powerful that some aren’t hiding in the (straight) closet but rather the Bi one which isn’t any different.
STANDING OVATION BRAVO I LOVE AND ADORE THIS FILM ITS PERFECT. PLZ DONT STOP MAKING FILMS LIKE THESE WE NEED MORE HAPPY ENDING FILMS TOO MANY SAD AND DEPRESSING GAY MOVIES IS BEEN MADE AS IF WE ARE NOT MENT TO BE HAPPY. I WOULD SO LOVE TO SEE A GAY FAIRTAIL MOVIE. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND BE CREATIVE THANK YOU.
I just watched a gay movie called “gewoom virehene” something like that, not really sure how it’s spelt, but it means boy love ? (I’ll edit it when I get the correct spelling) and the movie was really good, the guys where hot (one of them was soooooo beautiful) and they had a happy ending. And also a couple of years ago I watched another gay film about these two dudes from different countries (Arabic countries) and one of them is facing difficulties in his country and the other one who is wealthy snuggles him to like France and they met and live happily ever after (I can’t remember the name but if you know tell me) that film was beautiful and the scenes where like amazing. Also if you want another happy ending gay couple watch Spartacus !! But yeah you right majority of Gay films and movies have sad ending like dude gay people have happy endings too
I’m gay, and I’m always afraid to come out, I understand Crim, but I’ll never understand when people hate on other people for being themselves, I didn’t choose to be gay I knew it since I was 13 now I’m 20! I wish one day I can live freely with it even tho I know I won’t, depending on the place I’m living in it’s SO hard it makes me wanna cry sometimes because even your closest ones which are your siblings! You can’t tell them what you really are..
Stop the hate. What a touching way to tackle the topic. Stop the hateful comments or this is over. It's was universal message. If only we put that ultimatum to the haters in our lives. We will change the world. Thanks for a powerful, superbly written and directed, extremely well acted, film. Would love to see your work if you were ever given the opportunity to direct a full-length feature film.
In my opinion, the issue with the guy was not that he was secretly gay- everyone is entitled to his own way of telling people or not telling people because that is his business. The bad thing being addressed is his hostility towards others and being disrespectful with violent tendencies. Whether you are in the closet or not, the least that you could do is to be kind to others, regardless of who they identify to be.
Yeah that's what I got out of it too. For me, this is a sad story, not a happy one that they came to another agreement to have to lie for it to keep working for them. And the homophobic remarks are just the symptom of the lying.
i used to have a bf " u know the same as crim " he denied being gay for 2 years even though we were dating :/ and we broke up because of this :/ btw that is a great film thanx
I for one loved this short film I'm Openly gay and I love myself and I'm happy what's not right is Homophobia and the racists slurs to us gay people we are human and we deserve respect like every one else
I love the slow reveal. I did have to watch the video several times and pay attention to the colors of the gym stuff and their positions when out-of-frame before I understood the foreshadowing that begins within 20 seconds of D coming home and before his first and second lines. Easy to miss those visual clues with so much else to look at! (Before D’s third line, almost halfway through the video at 07:54, we know exactly what the situation is. If you haven’t watched it yet, you might not want to read further just yet. Timestamps adjusted by a few seconds to correspond to this RUclips version; I originally watched the uncensored one.) At 04:36, D is zipping up the gym bag with the orange-stripe straps near the sofa. After preparing the makeshift dinner, he picks up it along with his own bag, which has a strap with a red stripe underneath, and takes both bags into a bedroom where he sets them down on a bed so strewn with clothes that we can guess no one has slept in it for a long time. He opens the orange one first and removes Crim’s red-and-white shorts and the light-blue towel we’ve glimpsed Crim using, and hangs them up to dry. At 06:11 he hangs Crim’s towel between what I assume is his own white towel and T-shirt (We never saw D wearing a shirt at the gym, but presumably he’d packed a T-shirt in case he played on the “shirts” team instead of “skins”.) He presumably hangs up Crim’s sweaty tank-top at some point. The men have obviously dedicated their downstairs bedroom to a joint gym-equipment drying operation (and they’re unlikely to have a third, so…). And clearly it’s not a big deal to handle each other’s sweaty gym clothes. I suspect D expected Crim to hang up their clothes while he was making dinner, but Crim was still too distraught. That simple scene is probably the first sign that the men’s relationship is probably more intimate than their basketball buddies seriously suspect. The next scene also strongly hints at that: they’re eating side by side, shoulders almost touching, another thing they’re so used to doing that they continue it even when D’s seething at Crim. All of that comes before the scene halfway through where Crim removes all… doubt.
I write from Germany and have my answer translated by Google. But it may be that this leads to misunderstandings. It's a great movie that I must have seen 20 times, and I keep discovering new things. The fact that D. brings Crim's bag into the downstairs bedroom and also hangs up Crim's shorts and shirt also caught my eye, and this despite the fact that he has already taken care of dinner. I had as an explanation so far that D. is employed as Crim's assistant and then has to do such tasks. So Crim would be his boss. As an assistant Crim had probably also introduced him to his family, because otherwise D. would not know that Crim's son Derek also already makes homophobic comments and thus succeeds his father. I like your explanation that Crim was "still too distraught" to do his duties, though. Crim is going to be in trouble very quickly now and will have to choose between his family and D. After all, the homophobic comments, endorsements, were a "firewall", so that Shelly and the kids wouldn't suspect that their father was in a gay relationship with D. At least Crim has realized that he doesn't need this firewall for himself anymore, because he accepts that he is gay and that he loves D. That really leaves only the separation from his family.
Been in this situation and it is so incredibly painful to be treated differently/shamefully in public by one you love. I'm glad I chose to end that painful chapter.
Amen brother.
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If someones not comfortable and knows who they are sexuality wise then they cant be themselves and comit to someone else properly you did well to walk mate hope things better for you now !
Yes am. I gay☺😍
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11 years have passed and this is still one of the best short film ever made. What a MASTERPIECE. I remember being in high school when I first watched this. I didn't understood it that much back then but I kept coming back year after year and when I fully understood the message of the film, I cried. This is just so beautifully done. The message is powerful that even if I watched it so many times it still strikes the same.
Thank you so much Darel, I appreciate your kind words. And it is for people like you why we strive to make these kinds of films!!
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me too..... i watch more times this short film
You are so very right. I am rewatching it again tonight. A real masterpiece !!!
I have watch this film also for several years and watch it again today. It brought tears to my eyes because I also hide who I was for 58 years. Lying to myself, but at the same time knowing. At 58 I meet the man of my dreams and we are married. We still live our private lives because we have jobs that deal with the public. My family knows and his many done support us but that OK we have each other.
I remember when this was first posted. I was just blown away by it. I still am. It's powerful. And the fact that it makes all its points in less than 15 minutes is astounding. Some actors are good - they're half-way convincing, but you don't maybe feel all the ache, the bitterness, the anxiety they're trying to portray. With these guys, you feel it ALL. Or, I do anyway. In other words, they're not acting, they totally become D and Crim. A lesson for us all, even straight people should see this. Gay life is often far from easy, and if you get through it with no pain, you're damned lucky.
I remember seeing this movie 3 years before when I didn't know about the term gay... But what was happening inside of me got reflected very well by movies like these... I am at much better place mentally now... And just had to come back to this masterpiece... And I am quite sure.. will come back to it again.
Thank you for your kind words and congratulations on you chosen trajectory!
that "i love you D" whisper in the end gave me chills. i can feel their love for each other.
Me to; I would lov for a guy to say those words to me and mean it...
But I hheard "I love your dick..." is that correct?
He said I lOVE your D
Oh please. There was no love involved in this relationship, it was all because that guy wanted sex.
@@Gamer-wn6ky finally someone sane, i don't see any love either!
OMG!!! Amazingly good! I believed both characters and the simple quiet of a home under tension, D's look of pity and sadness when he looked at the angry, uptight Crim. All he wanted from Crim was acceptance of his nature and to stop expressing his self hate in ways that would affect his kids. How many times have we had a fight with our partner, stormed off only to sit in the car, drive aimlessly and and wonder what the hell were we doing!
Standing ovation here!
+Sidney Frederickson thank you Sidney!!
Sidney Frederickson yes..agreed with you...good film
love it 😊😊👍👍
I keep on coming back to this movie and re-watching it over and over. This movie is so intense. It is definitely something I will return to in the future to watch again. . It always gets to me when D says . ."I need you to say yes, I need you to tell me you understand" and when Crim says "Please don't leave me, please don't leave me". One man having to fight to keep his public persona even though it is at odds with his private life and the other person loving his partner but having to stand up for what he believes in even if it means the end of the relationship. Powerful story! Wish more gay films were like this.
definitely totally absolutely agree!!!
+janus2005hotmail Watch something called Elias's Story, it is just as good as this
janus2005hotmail yess..agreed with you..good film 👍👍😊😊
Me too😭😭😭
Yup I keep watching this movie too....what really gets me is when Crim finally tells D he loves him and D starts sobbing. The way they understand each other is amazing.
Very powerful, the part when he begs him not to leave had me in tears. I've been through this kind of relationship twice, it so hit home. Great job
An incredible film......making someone understand what it means, to hear hateful words. Making sure not to keep repeating them over and over.........I love coming back to this short film again and again, just to remind myself, that there are men out there just like that, and need to be educated.
Are u still with him bcz u put this cmnd on 7 yrs ago.. It's out of curiosity
16:06 "I love you D..., please don't leave me..."❤🔥 The dialogue and the delivery really gave me chills. Amazing work by all ❤
Enough to make a straight guy love it! You guys are true film makers with true romance. I am now part of the LGBT community fighting for you guys.
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Thanks for supporting us!💟
+Jonathan Santana
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DAY-V Entertainment™ yes..really a good film 😊😊..ohhh this film make me miss my straight ex lover 😄😄
The way they sorted the problem quietly without drama. I love that.❤️
I don’t believe they sorted out the problem but only delayed the inevitable breakup for a short time due to the deeply ‘walk in’ closeted businessman. He may not want to be associated with the more fem aspects of homosexuality but he sleeps with a guy for three years and thinks he’s Bi? The other guy should end it know and move on.
Incredible!! words can't explain how breathtaking that was. I was hooked on every second of that. my only issue is that it had to end so soon, could have easily been created as a feature film. amazing acting, amazing camera work! JUST BRILLIANT!!
hopefully you guys get the opportunity to one day turn that into a feature film... i for one would be lining up to see it, and I'm sure many others would also...
Michael Hall Thank you so much for your kind words Michael. It means a lot to us!!
yup this is amazing
+Michael Hall agreed
hello mia volca the wat there
Michael Hall agreed with you 👍👍😀😀
I've watched the movie so many times... Truly a great short film. The subject matter, the way the gay characters are so authentic, the suffering of both D and Crim... both also the love they share. Just a really good and well balanced movie. Never gets old. Bravo.
Thank you so much!
I think everyone is missing the incredible job the actors and writers have done here. This piece is MUCH better acted than anything I have seen on network television or the big screen. In my opinion, this piece is should be the gold standard of acting!
The acting was superb! The emotions really reach out of the screen and knocks you upside the head while pulling every heart string.
I really enjoyed this! It was not only inspiring but was centered around something many of my friends have gone through and overcome. Thank you for the inspirational video.
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That was so good. That was so heartbreaking. I can’t imagine how many guys go through that. Well done and beautifully shot.
The actor portraying Crim is fine AF. I saw this brilliant short, along with 3 other shorties in 4 Moons. Very well written, acted and produced. The chemistry b/t the leads was believable and steamy 🥰
Last relationship that I had was similar with this. My ex was keep acting that he was a straight and ignoring all of the facts that he was gay. Same things, job, families and friends were the things that he had to create a boundaries from his sexuality. It wasn’t a toxic relationship yet it was very unhealthy relationship for my mental cause I was fully accepting for who I was and so proud of myself for being gay, but he wasn’t. It’s all over now...
This needs to be in full length! I have now watched everything on your channel, and everything is amazing! Time to make some big videos and get them awards for all of them!
This film is straight to the heart of the matter. The hard fact that you the love for someone ,out weight the loss of a good friend.
I'd never heard of Branden or gay short films, but this one is brilliant, the direction, the story, the acting (excellent and genuine, not phony), etc. Loved it
It's taken me 50 years to love, understand and accept myself. How can anyone else accept me if I can't accept myself?
truly!
Of course you can be accepted by another if you can accept yourself. Learn to love and respect yourself! That is the first step to find the love of your life!
Wow, watched this by chance and loved it! Great short film, nice script, acting, and before I knew it I was so moved that I had a tear running down my cheek. Well done! More like this please!!!
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Not bad. I know the feeling their going through from both sides. It takes a real man to be gay. Openly. All the time. It ain't easy.
jeffrey gray "the feeling they are going..." if you dont mind!
Real men indeed
psychologists 9315681332
Real man😂😂😂just like Adam😹
Vinicius
Damn. Everyone one of your videos deserves a standing ovation. You guys are everything a actor stands for.I myself am involed with theater and I haven't seen someone pore as much heart and emotion, and love into their lines since our production of GodSpell. Again I congratulate the actors and the production team for a magnificent short film. I hope you guys feel proud at the fact you can put so much emotion into what you do. You said things I wish I had to courage to tell the girl I love.
wow. The silences in this movie are spectacular! Great job, great message
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What’s a excellent short film!!! I’ve seen this one before on HERE tv. A powerful message that most of us have lived through.
my boyfriend showed my this film and it made me wanna be more public with him, because I actually understood where he came from and how he felt. my family isn't very much affectionate with each other, that's it lol
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Update to your relationship? 😁
Its amazing how words can destroy a relationship when you have a partner that is living two roles in life, Some of us can put up with it just to keep what they got.
Watched this like 75 million times... SHouldve been a movie, a show? AM I reaching? I love this!
you're not reaching, it would be amazing as full length movie
That "I love you, please don't leave me" gets me every time.
So true, it takes guts to come out. I like that this addresses the confusion that all gay men have felt. We’ve all lived in denial at some point in our life.
Literally made me cry at the ending.. Hope one day gays will be accepted heartily here too.. Fed up of being in closet. We also have life. We also r human beings. We too love truly.
the message this short film sends os truly important and relevant! Bisexuality exists and you don't have to be homophobic jist to hide your insecurities. This is such a masterpiece.
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I am very proud to all who were responsible of this short movie, it touches the deepest part of my being, it's wonderful, great and very excellent so far. Sometimes its difficult to admit like what crim's denial, it takes time to accept every single things, like me when the right time came i really don't scared to admit that i am one.
Ver. Filme. Do Justin. Bibet
I lived a very closeted life while serving in the Navy, with 4 years with Marines. Most of us did our best to hide, even mask our sexuality. Sometimes that meant saying hateful, hurtful homophobic comments -- actions to go along with the words, too. This was pre "Don't ask, don't tell." It was painful on many levels. I hope things are better for our service men and women.
Thank you for your thoughtful words. Even though there are "laws" protecting men like yourself in modern times, for a certain group of men, remaining closeted seems like the only real option for them. It's a difficult call, even in these modern times we live in.
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This might be the best short film I've ever seen. Had to rewind the last shot.. I've been through this and I've known a lot of people that also did. Yes, it's heartbreaking but when you love someone you'll go through the worst just to try to be with them any way you can. Ugh.. all these gay shorts keep making me think of this one guy that no matter how hard I try I can't get him off my mind. Anyway.. brilliant and moving short film. Love it. 💖
Thank you so much for your kind words and validation
I'm in a similar situation with this one for almost two years and it wasn't easy to hold back tears watching this movie
Thank you for sharing. There's a contingent of gay men that really don't understand the complexities of this type of situation. Good luck with it all!
@@brandenblinn @brandenblinn You're so cute for answer me, I wasn't expecting this. Thank you very much :)
Branden Blinn I just watched this video today i never knew about this channel. But by far the best short movie. I loved the entire concept of acceptance of being what Crim is. D indeed is the show stealer. Loved it guys. This is the first time me watching a gay film and loving it. I would surely watch your contents.
Again, thank you!!
Loved this! Great story, thank you Branden for not making everything sugar coated and showing both sides of the coin. Lee Amir-Cohen NAILED this role...where he had to go to get to these emotions is not easy. Very good actor. Also loved your Without a Mom.
My gosh, this movie is beyond great, the acting, the plot, the dialogues, just amazing
WHEWWWWW. i am so inlove by this beautiful film omg. thank God this film came across my recommendations. good job to whoever wrote and directed this. i love it
Thanks for watching
This movie is suuper sad but so important. Abusive relationships like this are so hard to get out of and yet, so easy to fall back into. It’s tragic but real and so well done here
Beautiful short film!! Whether u are gay, no, straight, open or out just be who u are and respect each other..being gay and out is amazing.. much love to everyone!
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"I'm NOT gay"
*"You've been sleeping with me for three years"*
10:03 ghatdamn
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I luv how the bi guy always coming back to Dee’s bed after he turn him away .
Shows that Krim loves Dee very much and afraid to lose him.
And apparently D has the master bedroom while Crim has the maids quarters
I will keep coming back to this film !! Such a master piece
LOVED IT! Happens more than some of you realize!
"Please don't leave me" noooooo my heart
I started to cry when he said that
@@cat47q12 Who is cutting the onions here!?
Hit me right in the feels
Vinicius
Ya i feel you
OMG!!!! The CUTEST short film ever! Like I just can't deal I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Please keep posting more things and please if you could like add on to this short film or make another one with them :) love it!
I love you Jan
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This little film is so well written and acted. Bravo!!!!
Brandenblinn.I congratulate you not only for your work on this film that I really like, but also for your official channel. Also, I already followed.Many successes and cordial greetings from CUBA👍🏻👏🏻🎬👬🏻❤🏳🌈
Wow, thank you!
They should make a TV series out of this. Use the same actors too. This was really good. I wanted to see what happened next. C’mon Netflix!
really, write them, start a campaign
That was really good, I wanted it to be longer.
'im commited, im loyal and im..'
'gay'
This needs to be in a full-length film.
Gay 1: I’m not GAY
gay 2: you’ve been sleeping with me for 3 years now
Ana Oop-
Been there. Someone I was with would be all over me while no one was around, but when people were around I got ignored, treated like a 2nd class citizen, and then gaslighted when I went my own way.
A homophobic turns out to be gay....irony in its finest hour!
*laughs evilly*
That's been a big political thing. Be hateful and condemning of the life they are secretly leading..even pass legislation to make it worse. Oh what a psychopathic society we live in.
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Sally Winston The truth is a lot of homophobic people are Gay themselves but they have this self hatred within themselves and reflect it to others that they feel may be gay to cover there own self conflicting desires. I mean if I was a straight and I met a gay guy I would be totally cool with gay guys because that means more women for me right? 🤔😜👍
I revisit this short film often. Always wondered whatever happened to these characters? Truly a good film Mr. Blinn!
Thank you David!
@@brandenblinn you are than welcome! Any chance of a short film about older gay men? We are still pretty much full of life even though over 50 :)
I'm proud of you for getting yourself out of that toxic relationship❤
another great short bei BB: hot topic+excellent way of telling the story+good acting+great camera ... well done again mate!!
thank you!!!
my pleasure! :)
Awesome short movie.The story is wonderful and very very realistic.Who we are behind close doors are indefinite and possibilities are endless but are true thoughts can be covered a lifetime.Great actors and beautifully done.
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Hey hi
Eduardo y Alejandro son dos nombres estupendos ☺️.
Hi... how are you?
I've seen this more times than I can count and I still love it more and more
touches my heart.....and calls out the evils of "social conditioning" and the unfairness of its results....But I believe love can conquer that ..and this short film validates my belief and gives us hope...I need you to say YES .!
Classic gay short film. I remember this fondly. Good acting and food for thought as well. Handsome actors ;) I wonder if the character of Crim would really hold to his words...his mouth is like a loose cannon. He knows how lonely the world can be and he needs D more than anyone on his side.
Congratulations on a beautifully made film. Straight people, women AND men, have a duty to stand up for gay rights. So-called 'real men' can never be real men as long as they retain this fear of gay men. Back in the day, I wore a big badge which stated Gay Liberation is Our Liberation'. Many people were startled but it gave them food for thought. Best Wishes from Cape Town, SA
Thank you!
Amazing short film and beautiful music especially at the end
Cuando un hombre le dice a otro, (en el caso de este corto) "no me abandones y te amo" es la mayor muestra de amor
La homofobia es la careta que muchos se ponen, para esconder su homosexualidad, y es una lástima, porque nadie les pide que lo declaren, sino, aceptarse.
Hy friend
Hola ☺️.
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Gracias a la vida. A si nacimos y unos no aceptan como nacimos
"Dinner was really good" *takes shirt off* like wtf?
Time to hot dinner
Well he wanted to sleep comfy
Now it's time for dessert lol
That's my bf do, this movie made me miss him while fucking me like an animal
Because Crim knew he fucked up and was trying to smooth things over by trying to brush it under the carpet and pretend it didn't happen.
I understand this from personal experience. It hurts so much when the man you love acts straight and makes homophobic comments around you.
Well said ❤
Homophobia, its sad bitter hateful and I cannot understand why such thing even exist! Three years, he has kids and in love with a man and homophobic...it breaks my heart!
Thanks for this beautuful movie
Touching story about hating the fact that you’re gay and letting it bleed over into your good relationship. 😱
At the end that hugs, kisses and whisper "I love you D please don't leave me" that shows how much Crim loves him.
why are gays so hot?!!
maybe because they have sex a lot or workout to make themselves attractive
Bernhard Prziwara lol having sex allot doesnt make you good looking
You know what Lana, I ask myself that same question and have concluded that they just are. That's just the best answer that I can give myself. Anyways have a great day Lana! :-)
WE like the way they look because they have a female gene and that gives them gentle look. I dunno, maybe.
Lana Beats Oh yes. We are so hot!!!!!!
Me encantó la fuerza de las convicciones de D. Pese a su amor estuvo dispuesto a perderlo por tratar de conservar el respeto por todas las personas. Creo que logró que su pareja fuese una mejor persona y un mejor ejemplo para sus hijos. Hermosa historia ❤❤❤
I don't know how many time I saw this films but every time its touch my heart thanks for sharing this amazing beautiful film.
+Carlos Luna Thank you Carlos!
+brandenblinn your welcome my dear
Carlos Luna
it was nice
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Hello, I saw this film multiple times and also think this is a Masterpiece. We need to beat the fear and correct when people around us are having homophobic comments or behaviuors, we Need to educate people to be repectful and erradicate hate and violence against gay people, we deserve freedom to love and have the same rights just for be humans. In all the world must be only one law, that all of us are the same and deserve the same opportunities. I also want to find a man like D on my life. Thank You very much ❤
Thank you so much!!
Perhaps I'm harsh, but I have no sympathy for someone in the closet and yet abuses other out gay men all to cover up his own insecurities. I would probably be the first to out him to shut him up, and protect others from his abuse.
+Louis Riehm thats the reason y you'd get yo-a** beat. many have personal jobs that aren't as fitting/excepting as others. people r grown and let them be who-ever they wanna see themselves as... lmao
+musicmojo100 Your response is to ALLOW someone to be abusive towards another, all in the name of job security and personal insecurity. Let "grown" people be whoever they want, even if what they want is the reason for another's fears and tears. No! They're not very adult if they use their circumstance as an excuse to express their anger on innocence rather than those responsible. No one, for no reason whatsoever, has the right to inflict their own troubles upon another. And, absolutely yes, I would out anyone who abused me. I say this because it can very close to my doing so a few years back. I did not go through with it because I demanded an apology and I supported him as he cam out to family and friends. Contrary to what is most often depicted of gay men not being able to protect themselves, I can. And, though it was necessary only twice in my experience, I am the one who does the ass beating.
+Louis Riehm you do realize the world is a big place... Move da-hell on if you don't like what you see, hear, or getting in life. You gunna try and change someone else come on now. To put it bluntly: (u can't save no ho) I.E.- can't turn no 'ho' into a house wife. -_-
+musicmojo100 I'm not going to argue with you. You apparently are damaged in the way you understand things. Who says I "don't like what I see, hear, or getting in life"? I'm very happy. I not an abuser, someone you seem to want to defend. If the issue involves me, then of course I will handle as I see fit. "To put it bluntly", maybe you, yourself, are guilty of such acts.
+Louis Riehm Ohhh I thought you meant if you seen a situation like this lmao... Try and out someone who clearly made it clear that he wasn't out and yet he stayed... But you make it sound like the dude was abusing and using this dude, like D didn't know what a rim wanted from the get go! 😳
I am in a position where I am so unsure if I am straight or bi. But if I am a bi,I would not want to be with someone who is closeted,I respect them,I don't have any right to force one to come out,so I would much rather not be with one :(( but then you don't know when you fall in love,you don't control that. If I ever happen to love someone who is closeted,I hope I can support them always.
This is such a piece of art,so compelling for some reason and D is breathtaking 💜
Wow. How did I miss this? It's beautiful.😍😭
Cada ves que veo esto me hace llorar. Porque también soy gay, y en mi país existe tanta homofobia, y es duro lidiar con eso, yo también añoro el día en que podamos coexistir con los demás, como gente que solo desea amar.
De donde eres?
Cómo vas ahora?
No solo es horrible vivir en un país homofóbico pero también es peor ser parte de una "comunidad" que habla de "amor" "diversidad" pero está llena de toxicidad y promiscuidad dónde te usan y cuando se aburren después de una noche te tiran al tacho.
it´s beatifull, but please why dont you do it longer, think this, you´ll capture our attention more and more time, besides the end is very pretty, but you left us wanting a second part.
he walked off the court alone. That says it all.
Simply mind blowing!! and hands down to Lee-Amir Cohen's acting!! So Powerful! Thanks a ton for sharing!
Please don‘t leave me. I always say how I don‘t need you but it‘s always gonna right back to this...
Wow, what a great film. Love seeing bi men represented and the conflict was very realistic. Encouraging to see other filmmakers tackle bi stories with unflinching honesty.
No to be mean, but these aren’t two Bi men who are acting on there gay emotions until the relationship is over, but two gay men where one of them can’t accept it and creates a facade of being straight. The other team player who is pushing the envelope in the locker room has great gay-far. I’m surprised that the self accepting gay man in the relationship isn’t threatened that someone is after his man. Very concise and powerful that some aren’t hiding in the (straight) closet but rather the Bi one which isn’t any different.
STANDING OVATION BRAVO I LOVE AND ADORE THIS FILM ITS PERFECT. PLZ DONT STOP MAKING FILMS LIKE THESE WE NEED MORE HAPPY ENDING FILMS TOO MANY SAD AND DEPRESSING GAY MOVIES IS BEEN MADE AS IF WE ARE NOT MENT TO BE HAPPY. I WOULD SO LOVE TO SEE A GAY FAIRTAIL MOVIE. THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND BE CREATIVE THANK YOU.
Fairytail the anime?
I just watched a gay movie called “gewoom virehene” something like that, not really sure how it’s spelt, but it means boy love ? (I’ll edit it when I get the correct spelling) and the movie was really good, the guys where hot (one of them was soooooo beautiful) and they had a happy ending. And also a couple of years ago I watched another gay film about these two dudes from different countries (Arabic countries) and one of them is facing difficulties in his country and the other one who is wealthy snuggles him to like France and they met and live happily ever after (I can’t remember the name but if you know tell me) that film was beautiful and the scenes where like amazing. Also if you want another happy ending gay couple watch Spartacus !! But yeah you right majority of Gay films and movies have sad ending like dude gay people have happy endings too
I’m gay, and I’m always afraid to come out, I understand Crim, but I’ll never understand when people hate on other people for being themselves, I didn’t choose to be gay I knew it since I was 13 now I’m 20! I wish one day I can live freely with it even tho I know I won’t, depending on the place I’m living in it’s SO hard it makes me wanna cry sometimes because even your closest ones which are your siblings! You can’t tell them what you really are..
Thank you for sharing, my heart goes out to you. When the time is right you will know.
I love this!❤️ This is one of my favorite gay short films! Actors are exceptional as well as the storyline and direction of the film great job!😁👍
Thank you so much!!
Stop the hate.
What a touching way to tackle the topic. Stop the hateful comments or this is over. It's was universal message. If only we put that ultimatum to the haters in our lives. We will change the world.
Thanks for a powerful, superbly written and directed, extremely well acted, film. Would love to see your work if you were ever given the opportunity to direct a full-length feature film.
Thank you John...we do have features in development, hopefully sometime soon!
Great episode of a couple, if there still feelings between them, only through love and intelligence can such negativity be overcome.
In my opinion, the issue with the guy was not that he was secretly gay- everyone is entitled to his own way of telling people or not telling people because that is his business. The bad thing being addressed is his hostility towards others and being disrespectful with violent tendencies. Whether you are in the closet or not, the least that you could do is to be kind to others, regardless of who they identify to be.
Yeah that's what I got out of it too. For me, this is a sad story, not a happy one that they came to another agreement to have to lie for it to keep working for them. And the homophobic remarks are just the symptom of the lying.
i used to have a bf " u know the same as crim " he denied being gay for 2 years even though we were dating :/ and we broke up because of this :/
btw that is a great film thanx
I for one loved this short film I'm Openly gay and I love myself and I'm happy what's not right is Homophobia and the racists slurs to us gay people we are human and we deserve respect like every one else
I love the slow reveal. I did have to watch the video several times and pay attention to the colors of the gym stuff and their positions when out-of-frame before I understood the foreshadowing that begins within 20 seconds of D coming home and before his first and second lines. Easy to miss those visual clues with so much else to look at!
(Before D’s third line, almost halfway through the video at 07:54, we know exactly what the situation is. If you haven’t watched it yet, you might not want to read further just yet. Timestamps adjusted by a few seconds to correspond to this RUclips version; I originally watched the uncensored one.)
At 04:36, D is zipping up the gym bag with the orange-stripe straps near the sofa. After preparing the makeshift dinner, he picks up it along with his own bag, which has a strap with a red stripe underneath, and takes both bags into a bedroom where he sets them down on a bed so strewn with clothes that we can guess no one has slept in it for a long time. He opens the orange one first and removes Crim’s red-and-white shorts and the light-blue towel we’ve glimpsed Crim using, and hangs them up to dry. At 06:11 he hangs Crim’s towel between what I assume is his own white towel and T-shirt (We never saw D wearing a shirt at the gym, but presumably he’d packed a T-shirt in case he played on the “shirts” team instead of “skins”.) He presumably hangs up Crim’s sweaty tank-top at some point. The men have obviously dedicated their downstairs bedroom to a joint gym-equipment drying operation (and they’re unlikely to have a third, so…). And clearly it’s not a big deal to handle each other’s sweaty gym clothes. I suspect D expected Crim to hang up their clothes while he was making dinner, but Crim was still too distraught.
That simple scene is probably the first sign that the men’s relationship is probably more intimate than their basketball buddies seriously suspect. The next scene also strongly hints at that: they’re eating side by side, shoulders almost touching, another thing they’re so used to doing that they continue it even when D’s seething at Crim.
All of that comes before the scene halfway through where Crim removes all… doubt.
I write from Germany and have my answer translated by Google. But it may be that this leads to misunderstandings.
It's a great movie that I must have seen 20 times, and I keep discovering new things.
The fact that D. brings Crim's bag into the downstairs bedroom and also hangs up Crim's shorts and shirt also caught my eye, and this despite the fact that he has already taken care of dinner.
I had as an explanation so far that D. is employed as Crim's assistant and then has to do such tasks. So Crim would be his boss. As an assistant Crim had probably also introduced him to his family, because otherwise D. would not know that Crim's son Derek also already makes homophobic comments and thus succeeds his father.
I like your explanation that Crim was "still too distraught" to do his duties, though.
Crim is going to be in trouble very quickly now and will have to choose between his family and D. After all, the homophobic comments, endorsements, were a "firewall", so that Shelly and the kids wouldn't suspect that their father was in a gay relationship with D. At least Crim has realized that he doesn't need this firewall for himself anymore, because he accepts that he is gay and that he loves D.
That really leaves only the separation from his family.
Thank you so much!
people can love on "their" terms and he stated his terms, that was very well done, like it, agree with it or not -
exactly....thank you Kurt