APART TOGETHER | Omeleto Romance
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- A couple argues during a camping trip.
APART TOGETHER is used with permission from Jesse Einstein. Learn more at jesseeinstein.com.
Eli and Paige are a couple on a camping trip in the remote desert. It's supposed to be a romantic getaway to celebrate their anniversary. But instead, the pair are in the midst of a serious conflict, and the atmosphere is far from loving or affectionate.
They argue over everything from how to start a fire to how to put up a tent. But eventually, as the tension rises, their disagreement comes out into the open, as do their uglier truths and feelings, pointing to the consequences of their inability to communicate with one another.
Written and directed by Jesse Einstein, this short romantic drama is a portrait of conflict within a long-term partnership, as a couple that is supposed to celebrate their togetherness seems to be falling apart. They begin in a place of daylight, captured in starkly sculpted black-and-white cinematography that paints a landscape of rich texture and vast space. Despite the raw and beautiful setting, they're barely speaking to one another, and when they do, their tone is impatient and irritated. And as the day progresses into the evening -- and their dysfunction comes to the fore -- they become shrouded in shadows visually, mirroring their inability to see the other's point of view.
A film about communication rests on the acuity of its dialogue and performances, and actors Jesse Einstein and Stephanie Einstein ably portray how couples can argue about one thing but are actually in conflict about something else entirely. The surface of their dialogue is Paige's father and his treatment of Eli, but the real argument -- and the focus of the film -- is the long-simmering feelings of resentment and emotional abandonment that both parties feel. Their mutual frustration culminates in what becomes an emotional bloodletting, full of raw unvarnished honesty that seems to create an unbridgeable rift between them -- one that neither seems interested in bridging.
But the desert night setting of APART TOGETHER actually gives both Eli and Paige what they need: plenty of space for the largeness of their feelings to express themselves, as well as the chance to come back together in mutual care and aid. As it turns out, the underlying current of anger between them is the shadow side of their love and affection. Part of the film's emotional wisdom is its insight into how dysfunction is perhaps love curdled with too much disappointment, neglect and unspoken resentment. Though they're intensely upset with one another, Eli and Paige still do care about one another. Once they can be truthful and vulnerable without blaming the other, it opens up space as wide as the desert itself for them -- one filled with acceptance, humor and tenderness.
A good scream is equal to 5 therapy sessions
And it costs nothing 😊
Very powerful
Strong usage of metaphor, symbols and euphemism were used as tools to minimize dialogue in order to get closer to a pure cinematic experience. Dusk rapidly turning into the darkness, reflecting on their internal emotion, scream match freeing them from an internal pile up of resentment and anger and finally losing their shelter to the fire. Ironically the tent was Eli’s father’s and of sentimental value to both Eli and Paige. At the final scene, both standing in front of the fire Eli leans his head on Paige’s shoulder. Is that a sign conveying that they both know that they have each other and some to continue!!!
Wow....well done. They BOTH deserve counseling...
Well, at least they both suck at “camping”, lol.
This one made me feel uncomfortable, hitting too close to home. I've yelled like that more than once in my life, because of women and my difficult feelings about how things were. Unfortunately I (we) never came to a peaceful resolution, coming together at the end, but always ending up more apart. F_ _ _.
Their relationship might have worked better if he wasn’t gay (just saying, I’m gay and I’m getting a vibe here).
Paige needs to divorce Eli, he’s way too sensitive. It was a good plot device that the audience will not know exactly what the father in law said. It’s a well done film
If he is too sensitive, then he needs to become less sensitive. Divorce is the worse option, when therapy and personal development are available. Even healthy people need development. Most people need therapy.
Hi everyone! I'm the writer/director of APART / TOGETHER. Thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below!
Love this film, I’ve watched it a few times now. Great work!
Thank you so much for sharing your film, Jesse.
It's not my cup of tea, but I try to watch these Omeleto videos to show support for short films. I also want to be available for creators to have that impact in me, and to share their message with me. I especially love it when they have a meaningful twist at the end.
The part that I love the most is the comment section. It's a place where the creators can introduce themselves and share their vision and experiences. The audience can do likewise and sharee interpretations of twisty stories.
I am curious.
1) Are you married to the other performer? I can't help but recognize the similarity in last names. This might have been the first Omeleto video that I have seen with relatives, other than twins.
2) If you are related, then did it make it easier to get in sync with the other person's emotions an mindset, when acting?
I wanna scream like that
A-A-A-A-A-A-AH!!!!!
I like how unglamorous and realistic this was
Nothing like a good scream or a good cry👌🏽
A-A-A-A-A-A-AH!!!!!
Boo hoo boo hoo-oo-oo-oo. 😞
😛