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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2021
- A man tracks down his birth mother.
THOSE EYES is used with permission from Nick Scown. Learn more at / thoseeyesmovie .
A man comes to the house of his birth mother unannounced. Ostensibly seeking answers for his daughter's school project to put together a family tree, he's met with hostility at first.
But as they talk, years of emotion come to the surface -- as does a startling revelation that leaves both mother and son reeling when it comes out in the open.
Directed and written by Nick Scown, this short drama is essentially a two-hander of a man seeking answers that he's long been missing from his life, built upon a foundation of sensitive writing and performances that carefully lays out the emotional stakes that lead to an ultimately devastating conclusion.
The dialogue ebbs and flows between connection and hostility, captured with a clean visual simplicity that emphasizes the psychological chasm between the two. The characters occupy the frame in sometimes skewed, off-center positions, reflecting the emotional discomfort of their interaction, and the few times they share the shot, they often are staged to emphasize the divide between them.
The mother is alarmed and even hostile to the young man on her doorstep, with an intensity that surprises both the son and viewers. Yet the son persists in getting answers, and finds himself inside her sparsely, almost sadly furnished home. Despite her vehement obstinacy, the son shares part of his story with his birth mother, including pictures of his daughter.
Actor Ethan Embry -- well known to audiences for his work in more lighthearted shows like GRACE AND FRANKIE and SNEAKY PETE, and 90s teen films like CAN'T HARDLY WAIT and EMPIRE RECORDS -- offers up an anguished, raw performance as the son. Actor Romy Rosemont as the birth mother navigates a difficult inner tension. She wants to know more about the son she gave up at birth, and there are moments where viewers see flickers of a yearning curiosity within her. But there's something about seeing him that unsettles her.
What that "something" provides the final reveal of THOSE EYES, the answer to the mystery that both the son and the audience seek. It's a tragic and explosive one, and the film leaves the impact of it inconclusive and unresolved, unable to be packed away into a tidy resolution. Instead, the emotion of it leaves us, and the characters, flattened, sitting among the psychological wreckage -- and perhaps understanding why some questions are best left unanswered until both parties are ready to grapple with the aftereffects. 
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Gives a whole different meaning to " you have your father's eyes ". Circumstances in this life is so messed up sometimes 😕
My birth mother had trouble looking at me when I found her. She said, "Thank God, you look like me, not him."
❤
@IP Freily When my husband went looking for information about his birth parents--strictly to get medical information--he learned that his biological mother had just passed away. We went out, ran errands, and right in the middle of the grocery store he started to cry. He's absolutely devoted to his adoptive family, and yet learning this woman's name and then shortly thereafter finding she had just died hit him unbelievably hard. Give your wife time. Let her know you are there for her if and when she wants to talk. As for your daughter, she should defer to her mother's feelings for now. My husband has a half brother who still, almost two years later, has not reached out. These things are incredibly complex and have to move at their own pace.
I think Gubbah's advice is excellent, @IP Freily... get a PsychoTherapist counsellor (if u can find one thru a non-profit agency, they may offer fees on a sliding scale basis, according to ur income).
*Talk* with a therapist about ur options / what u'd like to see happen ... look at the "what if's".the variables that can happen ie. if there's siblings, grandchildren, etc.
My birth mother wants nothing to do with me at all.
I just wanted to fill in the blanks as I have a mother and father...
She was a mean and nasty lady to me.
@@user-ul7li5mu1s
I'm so sorry to read that.
All my life people asked me to hunt down my birth mother. I refused. Sure, I wanted to know things about her (and him), but I had this feeling that it would dredge up memories that were best forgotten. At one point, b/c of medical issues I contacted the adoption agency and they told me enough for me to know that meeting my birth mother would have broken her heart. I truly believe that giving up a child for adoption is one of the hardest thing a woman can do. So, what I did was put a simple permission allowing my birth parents to contact me if they so chose. That was 27 years ago. I have never heard from them. It's okay to NOT hunt them down. Give yourself permission to let it go.
@Tyan WL that was beautifully said. I know it would have been great to have met your birth mother. Also, you knowing that was not an easy choice for your birth mother (all birth mothers) to do and give their child up for adoption. You have a beautiful and caring heart and are very emphatic. 💛💛💛
I met my birth mother. She did not remember the father's name. While it was exciting and i got all the health information i needed, the bottom line is that these people are no different to strangers on the street. We didn't end up getting on. Her guilt was too much for her.
I hope you were adopted by a beautiful family. Blood means nothing compared to love. I really respect what you said.
The actor was great in portraying his role. So as the mother. Painful
He's actually a real actor... Can't remember his name tho
@@SeptemberBluez Ethan Embry. Played Coyote on Grace and Frankie. Coincidentally his character on G and F was adopted and he sought his birth parents with a different outcome. Great actor, master at subtle expressions.
@@Helen3691 I remember him from a movie called Cheap Thrills and only realized today that he was also in Chevy Chase Las Vegas Vacation movie. I love this actor but didn’t know his name, I do now thanks to you! 😁
@@SeptemberBluez She is as well; her name is Romy Rosemont -- the part of hers that sticks out to me is from a show called Fringe, and I suppose the reason it stands out is that Fringe is my favorite show, lol.
But yeah, both of them have been in quite a few shows, they're just not as big as some actors since they're cast as side characters usually (at least in television).
@@SeptemberBluez this movie actor appears in a movie from the 90 with Jennifer Love Hewitt
and I was wondering why she was being like that, it was because she was seeing those eyes again
She should have told him in the first place
So sad. The amount of destruction caused from this heinous act. How many of these monsters walk incognito amongst us?
You avoided saying among us lol
And yet there are those who are in positions of legislation who wish to remove the protections afforded women under Roe v. Wade. Who seek to roll back the abortion rights movement so that children who have been impregnated by family members as well as other women who may learn the terrible news that they are carrying a heartbreaking malformed fetus must continue onward with this pregnancy no matter what the emotional or physically destructive costs to their own lives. We MUST HAVE greater compassion!!! Ethics is a heavy burden. But we cannot shirk our responsibility to THOSE who are already here.
@@amandamiller6995 slaughter isn’t compassion 🤦♀️
@@rubbersoul9462 Neither is forcing a ten year old girl to carry a pregnancy that can ruin her health or kill her.
@@rubbersoul9462 deluded definition of slaughter u got there huh
Why is every short movie just feels like it's meant to leave you in a mess.
I approach these movies very carefully from an emotional viewpoint and I never read the comments first. These are some of the most powerful films I've ever seen and the lack of length is what delivers the punch. When I was a kid I read my way through the local library and some of the most fabulous stories I read at that time were book after book of collections of "Short Stories". These films are those short stories in visual form and they are amazing. Thanks.
Yea they do pack a punch all right! Since I found this channel, I binge on these oftentimes. I've never been through so many emotions in a night. Amazing selection of short films.
When ignorance is more comforting than the truth 😢
It’s always the case
Yep. Been there.
This is heavy but a real topic to discuss. Great film
Wow! Once he found out I half expected him to walk out in traffic or something. That was intense and well acted!
Wow! I didn't see that coming. So sad for both.
He surely felt like he was the blame for her hurt today. Mothers are that one person you'd never want to deliberately cause harm to.
I feared the same thing.
If you watch Grace and Frankie, you know Ethan Embry plays Coyote Bergstein - Frankie and Sol Bergstein's adopted son. This almost feels like an episode of Coyote finding and confronting his birth mother.....
I thought it was that episode. I had to Google it
I thought the same thing.
omg came to the comments just to see if anyone else thought this! SAME
Ethan is an extraordinary actor. From day I... When I saw him, right away I knew I was in for a treat
My thoughts exactly.
I’m not adopted but my pain is that, as a then 18 month old, my mom chose death over me and there is no way that I can find her.
Oh my that hurts 😔
As strange as it sounds she may very well have thought she was doing what was best for you, mental illness can make people think all sorts of things that aren’t true. Depression is a lifelong battle that many are conquered by. I’m sorry you had to grow up with that pain.
If you are speaking of suicide, I disagree. Suicide is a solution to what seems like an unsolvable problem and not really a choice at the time.
She probably thought she was doing you a favor. So, in a sick way, she chose you over herself.
Big , saying a prayer for your mom. Sorry for your loss.
It’s a deeply distressing story, on many levels, but its execution was pretty much perfect. Excellent acting and direction. So much was said, but with few words. An exceptional movie.
Brilliantly written and filmed!
The power of a well written script.
Surely will impact and affect those viewers who may have gone through this, or even know somebody who went through this.
It was really easy to see the plot of this one, but that's not really a bad thing: there are issues we all know happen at some level, but we don't really bother to think about. The performance was truly impecable, and that the mom wanted to help the son when she saw how distressed he was, despite her not being far off shows she was actually a good person, keeping the distance due the trauma.
This is like a Grace and Frankie spin off! He was adopted in the show... Didn't drink if I remember correctly... Love it!
Do you like Brandon Sanderson books ?
@@misaelgomez2941 yep ☺️
The reason I clicked on the video was because I recognised him from grace and frankie
Loved Coyote in the series, love him in this short just as much.
@@andreasmith3060 SAME
I called it pretty much immediately. This film was just great. The acting was superb, the cinematography was excellent, storyline and casting: both well done. The ending left me feeling so sympathetic toward the son. The realization that his aggression toward his mother could be something he inherited from such a wicked man; such a crisis of identity for him. One criticism is that they could have had him ask about his father directly, because he was talking about the entire family tree, but she blurted out the information about his father. Now, maybe his statement, "I'm not leaving 'til I get what I'm looking for!" was to demonstrate that he really DID want to know his father's identity, and that it wasn't just about his daughter's family tree project. That's definitely possible. Anyway, excellent film, good job to everyone involved. I was really entertained and moved by it, and made to think. Mission accomplished! 👏👏👏
A powerful short film.
To find out the circumstances of your existence was through a violent heinous act is devastating.
I know so many people who are adopted - even the ones who know their birth mother now - well from my personal experience they are still broken, feeling abandoned & unloved - my hearts breaks for all these broken people - children AND parents - though I recognise that there ARE loving families where *LOVE* is all that matters and is far stronger than 'blood'
When I was told I was adopted I immediately had two emotions. The first was gratitude for my adoptive parents' choosing me and the second was gut wrenching sadness for my birth mother. When I learned of the circumstances of my conception, this multiplied a hundred fold.
@@karearoto4294 oh Kare ❤《HUGS》- it sounds like you ended up in the right family - to feel such compassion for your mum - sending you love, support & strength hun xx ❤
Wait a minute, lots of people who are adopted don't feel abandoned or unloved -- one of my closest friends who was adopted would say that you're dead wrong.
@@billybobkumar9231 I said "I know so MANY PEOPLE" - not that *ALL* people , I'm really happy for your friend - and I'm sure they are many others like that - just because they exist does not make me "dead wrong"
Brilliantly well acted, could feel every emotion from the awrkwardness to the horrific realisation ...heartbreaking
I applauded the grace and resilience it would take to overcome the attack, let alone carry to term, and then gift a family with the resulting innocent child. The son should feel grateful and thankful for her choices because he and his daughter would not be here otherwise. In all cases, she made the choices she could live with, just barely, and knew she could not keep him.
Oh boy!! What a powerful movie, brilliantly acted. I'm so pleased despite the trauma that this brave women, chose life for her child and didn't have him pay for his father's sin by choosing to end the pregnancy. I'm pleased he has built a life and has a daughter whom he loves and wishes to love and provide for.
this story is FICTIONAL, just so you know.
I'm so thankful to have never met my birth father. The fantasy is rarely the reality.
You're absolutely correct on that.
My birth mum just straight out lied, gave me a name, I tracked him down, he flew to meet me, we did a dna test. Not my father. She still won't say. I did an ancestry dna test. Half African, but I look white. I don't even know how to talk to her about it. Whyd ya give me up ma, afraid I was gonna be black? I wish I'd never bothered. The fantasy was better than being rejected and lied to. Be careful what u wish for. I wanted love, got pain.
so sorry about your pain. maybe she was afraid to be rejected and abandoned by her own family for who she'd had the baby with. That would have been potentially devastating for both of you especially if she was a teen. really not trying to make light of this situation but i know that there were plenty of adoptions for this reason here in South Africa back in the days. Often these girls knew that their father was so narrow-minded that their life (and the baby's) might be in danger, also and especially the life of the biological father too. There was a proportion of older generation white men who would have made it their life's mission to "hunt down the black man who made my daughter pregnant". It's an extreme case and maybe unlikely... just my thoughts on the matter.
@@moonhunter9993 🤫
@@rasheeda1303why? I don't think it makes the situation worse... the scenario is a possibility...it isn't always about loving or not loving the baby. sometimes it's about keeping people safe (or at least believing that's what you're doing)
Maybe she just didn't know the truth herself ... ?
Awesome watch!!!! Awesome story with great actors. The woman who played the mom really made you feel her emotions. In addition the little cinema photography tricks like separating them using the kitchen wall or them sitting at total opposite ends of the couch to show just how distant they truly are.... marvelous. All in all. Just a wonderful film.
Amazing performance of both of them. I could feel the power of the pain they both carried inside ...
Wow. Powerful. Painful. Great - well everything - script, acting, direction - that physical barrier between them in the kitchen was perfection - I don't know exactly when I knew - just... knew
@@kamraniqbal7808 have you watched the film? I don't want to provide spoilers - esp as this is just new - how about this - what explanation do you need?
Ok - I've outlined the story in response to your other comment/request - with a spoiler warning for others
Excellent film, tragic on both sides. 1969: Dumped off on a sidewalk in front of The Florence Crittenden Home for Unwed Mothers. Forced to lie, swept under the rug with no discussion. After all, what would the neighbors think? 52 years ago, still broken 💔
I dont get it, can you explain?
@@laetrille I think he/she are referring to their own experience
I’m so sorry you went through that and are still going through it. Have you spoken to a therapist about it?
@@jessicasance2357 Over the years I did see a few therapists. But no amount of therapy could ever take away the pain.
@@kiela17 No, I suppose it couldn’t. I just hope you know that you are worthy and you are enough. Even though your past may cause you to feel differently. You do not have to be your past. You are a survivor. Your post touched my heart. I wish you all the best and I will pray for the healing of your heart.
Wow, this made me cry! What a powerful portrayal! I wish it had kept going.
Very well depicted and acted. Her reluctance to connect with him makes sense at the end.
And still, near the end, her motherly instinct wanted to comfort him anyways. I can imagine what a heart-wrenching internal conflict that would be for the mom in this situation.
Rule #1: “Don’t read the comments before you watch the whole movie.“
I was ready to start scrolling lol
@@nepter6 u already did
@@notangxl1592 i didnt it was the first comment
Shoot, I just did it
Too late
Amazing short and I hope more people get to see it. Embry is a phenomenal actor and has been since I first saw him in "All I Want For Christmas" which I think even came out before he did "Dutch." He should be cast in more major films but I admit I'm a huge indie fan so love him in things like "Pizza." I'm adopted and my biological Dad was 27 whereas my biological Mom was 15. I'm extremely grateful for the choice she made to have me and although she didn't want to give me up, she knew he would be a terrible father (she was right). I love my family and feel so lucky to have been raised by such amazing parents. That being said, I'm still pro choice as all circumstances are different in what a woman experiences. Great work on this film by all.
It’s crazy how he played Coyote in Grace and Since they were adopted he wanted to find his birth mom. He was perfect for this role because he did so well in the show already when he met his birth mom for the first time.
Wow!!!! All those emotions!!! All that pain... So raw and palpable!
Spare, beautifully shot, with exceptional actors. Thank you so much!
This channel never disappoints. Superb acting from both. Storyline was intense, but based on truth. Thanks for giving this subject matter a voice.
Wow that was really heartbreaking😩
I've had 2 wives who were adopted. They both found their birth parents. The first had a relationship for a few years but the birth mother was never into it and it ended. My second wife's birth mother refused to meet her in 2 attempts of contact over 20 years. Both birth fathers wanted a relationship with their daughters. And both set of birth parents wound up getting married after giving their daughters up. My second wife has somewhat of a relationship with her full sister and she also has a full brother, but he will not see her. Strange world.
@@SuperChristine000 People have their reasons.
@@SuperChristine000 My birth mother got pregnant at 13 by her 15 year old boyfriend. Her very religious parents forced her to go through a traumatic and very unwanted pregnancy, after her court petition to waive the requirement for parental permission for an abortion was denied. Her birth with me was traumatic, and she required reconstructive surgery.
I was adopted by her neighbors, my adoptive parents.
fourteen years later at nearly 30 my birth parents married. They went on to have three more children. When I reached out to my birth mother and father, they declined contact, by provided contact info for extended family and medical records.
@@SuperChristine000 My younger biological siblings know I exist. I actually see them quite often at my paternal biological grandparents house. :).
My youngest biological sister is the same age as my oldest daughter.
@@SuperChristine000 watch teen moms... there is a couple like that. The birthmom is still so traumatized by the adoption she needed psychiatric intervention several times. The adoptee family have now cut down on contact between them (it's a partly open adoption) because each meeting triggers such severe reactions (which the child is then also partly exposed to). it's complicated.
WOW, I wasn't expecting that ending. The best short film i have watched on this channel.
Wow, that's devastating.
That was some good acting. Bravo.
Really, really well done. Congrats to everyone involved..
Ethan Embry is always so good. What a beautiful man.
I just loved the superb performances in this great short. Thank you.
As far as framing goes at first I was annoyed by the second scene. If she was so reluctant to meet him why let him so far into her home. It made no sense... after the scene with the counter dividing them, I realized that she didn't let Him into her home, she put Herself by the door. This then made the ending predictable, but no less satisfying.
I will say though that he grew up to be a decent man. The fact that the Other manifested indicates partly inherited traits, but the fact that That adoption scenario never occured to him indicates that he is a fundamentally good (if somewhat naive) person.
She let him in because he is still her son
She wanted to see her granddaughter. Had the child had her birth mother's eyes, the story might have taken a slightly different turn.
Wow, This was so impactful from both actors (cries). Its always good when you like an actor but your focus is more on the character. Good job Ethan!
Thank you for making this film, well done.
He still deserved to know his history - good + bad. She is not the only person in this situation - the son + grand daughter.
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Lol!
Oh dear, this was a tough one. My heart goes out to all parties in such a situation.
Not the rapist though
He is the guy from Grace and Frankie. He is Frankie's son on the show. I LOVE him. HE is a GREAT actor and WOW, did he ever do a fantastic job on this one. I watched it and then watched it again immediately, lol One of my FAVES for sure. SPECTACULAR JOB from beginning to end.
Heartbreaking. I'm an adopted child. That hit deep.
Much enjoyed. Fan-tas-tic acting, actors! I never looked for my birth mother because I felt I would be implicitly evaluating my adoptive mother as "close, but no cigar." Very much enjoyed this short film.
Is that the actor from Grace and Frankie or am I crazy
It’s him! He tried to find his birth mom on grace and Frankie too lol
Cayoteeee!!!
Empire Records!!!
If you look through the other videos theres one with Bud too
@@JLKDOOM that’s so cool thanks for mentioning
Thank God I'm early enough to not see spoilers in the comments because this story looks great!
Watch don’t read lol
@@SuperChristine000 sometimes I let my curiosity get the better of me 😔
Incredible.
Deep.
Thank you.
Thanks again for everything you do.
Strong story and great acting from both
What happened to her was horrible but the son didn't deserve to be treated like that. It's not his fault.
treated like WHAT? like HOW was he treated badly?
@@therealJamieJoyShe was incredibly rude to him, what do you mean? Did you watch the same video I did? He was basically treated like a monster. He is not his father, he is innocent. Both people in the video are victims. Her for obvious reasons, and him for struggling with this missing piece of his life, his family, his identity, for his whole life. Only to now walk away feeling worse. His biological father is scum and deserves nothing good to happen to him. His mom didn't deserve the bad stuff that happened to her. Not the traumatic event, not anything that followed because of it. He doesn't either.
@@Eramidas What happened was a reaction to trauma after a life of having PTSD. Retraumatization is what happens when a recovering PTSD sufferer is exposed to people, incidents, or environments that cause them to relive their previous trauma, almost as if it were all occurring again. She was reacting to the situation. No, he did not cause the situation. However he was told not to go there, knew she did not want to see him, she knew she couldn't or didn't want to deal with that trauma.
That's the first of these that made me bawl. Wow! Great story!
damn! that was deep....was really sad too! poor mother!
A conversation I’m dreading I know it’s coming soon and I don’t know what I’m going to say ....I can understand those people that don’t want to be reached out to .... it’s the fear and guilt
I could never myself feel either of these peoples' pain portrayals myself, but I felt this movie.
underestimated cinematography of this piece. powerful piece.
Omg..this was so sad im nine month's pregnant and sometimes its hard but when you see and hear This its heart breaking
Awesome! No spoilers in the comments. Yet 😎
Extremely good story
This broke my heart for both of them
That was powerful.
That was really good. Pretty well guessed the end.
Oh man!!! I don't have any words . This is something else . Just wondering that person who is actually in that situation. You know what, I even can't. Coz it's above my pay grade.
Greatest acting EVER! Wow..
I didn’t quite get the ending at first, but then I let it simmer through my brain a little and realized what the movie meant
So what it meant?
@@MercedeX7 the woman was a r*pe victim. She put her son up for adoption after he was born. basically him coming back into her life gave her memories of that event and unexplainable emotions. When he figured out what happened, he new how much it upset her so he left in a panic. It’s really tragic and sad.
Wow! Great actors! 👏
Dang !!! This was heavy !!! Very good acting.
ignorance is blissed if your birth parents do not want a relationship do not dig it up. go your way and make the best of your life.
Beautiful short! And needed to be shown. Everything isn't peaches and cream...😢
Damn that's heartbreaking
If you’re going to track your birth parents, please get their permission via adoption agency and set an appointment with them if they agree to meet you. Do not show up at their house unannounced! It’s already awkward as is! 🤷🏻♀️
I wish I could meet my birth mother but at the same time I'm afraid if it would go like this.
Maybe go through the adoption agency and ask if the birth mother wants to meet you instead of showing up at her house without an appointment 🤷🏻♀️
Can’t hardly wait !!!
When she said mask, I honestly thought this is from the future and she’s talking about meeting his father in corona times.. damn
Except the ending is way more tragic and horrible...
Says he has a six-year-old daughter but shows a picture of a baby... you'd think he show a recent picture of the child🤣 but this was still good
Yeah that was weird.
Superb acting! Intense.
Wow..I wasn't ready for that
My das has to go through this process in the 80’s with no internet and basically through word of mouth
this is almost like his character coyote in grace and frankie. Great film!
Amazing story
This is something I dream of doing. Yes I know it didn't turn out the way he wanted. I don't know who my father is at all and i've only seen my mom once in a photo. I just wanna talk to them and at least meet them once in my life
@@SuperChristine000 umm Christie that seems like a REALLY personal question in an area that leaves people raw and emotional
Kenzie hun - I'm so sorry - I have known so many people who are adopted from my former partner (who drank himself to death, aged 45) who only knew his original name - to one of my best friends - who met her birth parents - esp her mum who was part of her life but she still felt hurt and abandoned - to a whole heap of people in between - you have my support and compassion ❤
@@juliaconnell thank you so much I really appreciate that 🥺❤️ I’m torn it’s like I want to know because the suspense is killing me but I don’t want to get hurt myself.
@@Sea-lo5ns oh sweetie ❤ 《HUGS》 - obviously this is not part of my path through life - as I said I know a LOT of people who have been adopted - I'm the last person to give you advice - please do what is right for you -
Of those people I know who have contacted their birth mother, or parents - they got answers and closure - even if it is painful maybe it's best to 'rip the bandaid off' - but easy for me to say that without knowing you or your circumstances
From what I've learnt - adopted children often feel abandoned - however their birth mum is simply doing this out of *love* - thinking her baby will be better off, regardless of the reason for the pregnancy
You life, your decision hun, just know whatever you decide is the right decision for you - sending you much love, strength & support ❤
@@SuperChristine000 aw thank you! I understand what you were trying to say in the first comment haha. I hope one day I will be able to too! :D
WoW. That was very good!
Really good actors
Outstanding performances!👍🏽❤️🎬
Oh my God! Didn't see it coming...And it was the saddest I've seen so far
Very well done
I found my (deceased) father's birth mother's family via Ancestry DNA & connected. Felt so good to get some answers. Also have info about birth father but no connections. People actually "hooked up" in the 1930s but lacking birth control.....
Great film.
okay, wow, the acting-
WOW! Amazing!
Too strong video. Nice!
This clip is powerful