Wow, the film's theme about insecurity is very relatable. We look for evidence to confirm or justify our insecurities and he found a pattern in her past then assigned negative meaning to support his insecurity. He didn't feel like he belonged with her and was insecure but projected his insecurity on her and self sabotaged only to realize his mistake too late. Great film.
Interesting, I took from it that if you are being fetishized - Does the person really love you or just the thought of you? Are you really an individual to them or just some reaction to combat their upbringing. The girlfriend said as much herself. She didn’t know if her penchant for dating people who didn’t look like her (white) was a reaction to her xenophobic upbringing or not. The ending where she stated that he was also perfect for her showed she truly did love him as an individual and not as a fetishized ideal to prove something to herself by being contrary to her upbringing.
wtf are you yapping about , the film did not specify why they split , it may not be his fault , he might be right, maybe she had a faze and she moved on leaving him with a financial and a mental liability (the child) .
@@sararadley5702 You misread the entire point of the closing scene. Her current boyfriend, being white, signaled that his insecurities about her supposed "Indian fetish" were simply that--- his own insecurities. That was a deliberate choice by the filmmakers. Otherwise, her current boyfriend would have been yet another Indian guy.
past is very important- it tells a decision making skills of a person- history is greatest teacher- a person who doesnt learn form history- is doomed to repeat it.
katajjaq is traditional Inuk throat singing, it's a game played by pairs of women and girls and it's really fun to watch, and impressive! th-cam.com/video/U21x9KiyGeM/w-d-xo.html
y r they all doing this now? jesus. then again tho, better that it's different from all the movies we had constantly glossing over hard topics, using nice music lol
"I like people who are different from me. Why is that such a crime?" I haven't dated much, but there is so much loaded into this one line that I can relate to. I think it's generally a good idea to sometimes take the time to examine the reasons you're dating someone. Intellectual curiosity about other cultures is not the same as being truly in love with someone, and while obviously both phenomenon can and have occured around the same person, one shouldn't be confused for the other, especially when you'll be basing your entire futures around said relationship. Exploring another should be a perk, not the main attraction.
There's so much to evaluate in this. And everyone else in the comments addressed insecurity and a possible fetish really well, BUT the issue with how different their families were should have also been a point to consider. If anyone gave me a gun for Christmas, I'd definitely second guess marrying into the family. There was palpable hostility from her father. Who wants to marry into that?
Good point. Even if she's evolved enough to be independent of her family's expectations, those very different relatives by marriage can add a lot of stress to a relationship.
Getting a gun as a wedding gift, a shotgun is pretty cool. Very expensive and thoughtful. And the father wanted to get to know him better through activities. The Indian wedding dress showed that the daughter and mom aren't in constant communication. Because the parents were unaware of the type of wedding that was going to take place. So even in the worst situation, there'd probably rarely have family get togethers. On the other hand, it seemed like they spent a lot of time at the husband's family's place based on their ease of communication. This was a guy who was just uncomfortable with change and anything out of the ordinary. He also is not an effective communicator because he knew so little about his GF and only seem to want to marry her out of obligation
@@everythingisfine9988 its really not cool. my grandpa was really into guns, his whole family were hunters but he didnt get my dad a gun for new year because its just weird bad luck gift to give to someone you dont know very well and has never shown interest in it. an indian dress is also a weird gift again if she has shown no interest in it and youre not even sure youll have an indian wedding. maybe the girl was right about herself that she wants to rebell against her parents but that rebellion comes at the cost of ruining life for her fiance. because she creates unnecessary conflict that makes the guy the target
This is great..hugs. Shows how our insecurities keep us from so much life.. it’s ok. Compassion. It’s my path to learning to love myself. Thank you great movie
I’m Chicana, my Mom was from south Texas and born to two Spanish speaking south Texans. Dad was from northern Mexico. I was born in Florida and growing up did not have anyone else around that was like me. All my extended relatives were in Texas. So I grew up with some traditional Mexican customs, and I enjoyed Spanish language music. But my Spanish grew weak as my English grew strong. I ended up marrying a man from Chiapas, the most southern state in Mexico. I never felt like I was the type of woman he should be with. I lived with that insecurity for almost 20 years. I was never close to his family, never got to go visit his parents, never saw where he grew up. Holidays were hard because he was homesick for the cooking and ways of celebrating, I felt especially sensitive at that time. Imagine feeling like a failure every Christmas 😢 Eventually he cheated on me with someone from South America. I wasn’t fully surprised. For my part, I know I probably held a lot of myself back due to lack of self confidence. But, when I discovered the affair, he genuinely wanted me to accept it as a way of life. Him and his family with her, and me & our children. Nope. I was not interested in adopting that “tradition”.
This was so good!! I can’t believe how much was packed into less than 15 minutes! It was so painful to watch him spiraling but only because it was so well done. Fantastic work!!
As an Indian guy! I'd like to bring forth a totally valid point, which is marrying in another culture is not easy and requires some effort on both sides. People who aren't willing to put in extra work to sort out the differences will often face the same fate as shown in the vid. Also divorce after a kid is unthinkable for Indians, so it's easy to see who encouraged it. But still... Being so insensitive to your partner's feelings isn't a good sign. Insecurities isn't something that can't be worked upon. I mean just imagine if they were living in India... The girl would've been totally lost and would regularly face such insecurities for being the odd one out. This is a normal thing for people distant from their own culture, so try and be a bit more supportive.
My pediatrician used to call me “beta” and cup my chin in her hand- I know this was not at all about that moment, but it immediately gave me warm feelings. I was at the doctor a lot for respiratory problems as a child and it was always a comfort. I miss her smile. Lovely, lovely job to everyone involved.
You have to believe in the love you have. My brother and sister in law have been married for 48 years. Black and white. The choices are more in the friends who stay and those who don't, how and where you raise your kids etc.
Well done short film! Insecurity has destroyed several of my past relationships too. Such a shame because the insecure person feels helpless. Well demonstrated by the chaotic music/voices playing in his head.
I've just come from Big Ears. I don't think she was fetishising Indian guys, it was more a personal preference. For him, his worries and insecurities really overtook having a balanced perspective and inevitably jeopardised his relationship. I wonder if he'd had therapy he could've looked at his emotions and thought processes more objectively and the outcome could've been they were still together. But I feel empathy for him. Haven't a lot of people done this? I have. Been so caught up in a perspective which one fully convinces themselves was right, but it's a perspective which is skewed, dominated by a personal narrative which most likely stemmed from fear and a need to self protect. Not realising until hindsight, one has made a choice which completely affected the outcome? 💖
As someone who has rarely dated within my culture, this is very relatable. There are insecurities on both sides. Wouldn't he be better off with a woman who can relate to his family and cook him the food he likes best. Would he feel uncomfortable around my family? Darker woman are so gorgeous. But for a successful relationship, we can't let insecurities come in between. Here's to hoping I find my dark and handsome man someday!
This popped up on my feed and immediately drew me in with the cover. So glad I watched it. Have sent it on to some freinds to watch as well. Fantastic short film, thank you for your work and congrats on it!
Oh this hits deep. So many of us have been there. Love’s not easy, no matter where. And then throw a cute kid like that in the mix… all you can hope for that the adults will figure it out for the sake of that child. That’s life.
His concern was valid since there was definitely a pattern but she explained where her preferences came from and didn't even pay much attention since it was general to exoticism, not Indian men. Where it falls off is that he doesn't want to believe that there was more to their relationship than attraction. They were in too deep for details about their meeting to put everything into doubt. If they had just met and he thought they had something serious when she just wanted to fuck an Indian, then yeah, that's racial fetishism. His fiancée wanted to build a life with him, not satiate a fancy.
In my experience, when it’s happening the person is pretty open about it. They will come right out and say, “I like ___”. Or “my ex was ___” or comment on something about you that is related to whatever quality they’re fetishizing. It always weirds me out that it actually works on some people.
Honestly I get this. I get his insecurities. I married a white man(and im black) and at first it seemed like love but any more, it only seems like I'm a black girl fetish to him. Why? you ask. Because the girls he cheated on me with are black girls.
Being attracted to certain features doesn’t have to be about racism. Insecurities and being reductive can lead a person to project it as racism though. Your ex’s biggest issue is cheating-he just happens to like black women. Assuming you’re hetero, you like men, does that make you homophobic?
From what I've observed, "Mummyji" is usually a form of address more for a mother-in-law rather than a mother (typically in Hindi-speaking or Punjabi families). So Varun wouldn't have called his mother that, but rather "Maa", "Mamma", "Mummy", or something like that. But overall, a rather interesting and poignant film!
The same thing happened to me, I dated someone who don’t date men of her race, I was also feeling insecure, especially when I notice some of the men were very ugly.
A lack of self-worth can ruin oneself/relationship, so does having multiple partners also will do the same. You can't settle with one if you in the past have 10 different partners one will always be on a lookout for another.
As we saw in the classic Spike Lee joint “Jungle Fever”, racial fetishes are REAL, y’all. The key question here is: “Is the relationship based on love (which is deep) or based on the fetish (which is shallow).” A racial fetish feels very different than an interracial relationship that is based on love, admiration, honesty & respect (especially when it involves women of colour👈🏽). I will say this was an honest movie🎥 but I didn’t buy that she loved the Caucasian guy at the end (a Black guy would have been a nice addition to the story, just saying🤷🏽♀️) But IMO this couple did the right thing by breaking up…I believe she did fetishize him and that would have forever plagued him.❤️🩹
TH-cam recommended this film to me, maybe because I am Indian. Whole Oscar thing made me watch it. I am sure writers and director were trying to point out something, I don't know, I feel it's not communicated well, especially to audience like me. Maybe it's related to cultural things abroad. Anything Indian, loved it ❤
WOW! WHAT A MOVIE...GREAT PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY OF TRUEST OF TRUTH, UN-PORTRAYED, EVERYDAY HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD...LOTS OF RACISM SEEN FROM AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE...IT WAS WEIRD TO SEE... SOOOO, MUCH TIME WAS WASTED AND FOREVER LOST FROM RACISM; FROM WHOMEVER THE PERSPECTIVE IS FROM !!! AGAIN, WOW!
So by the end of the short, that makes 5 Indians, 1 Japanese, 2 Brazilians (though not at the same time), 1 Scots and 1 English guy- That's a Taylor Swift level of getting thru guys 😊
She has a type, so what if it's different races especially Indian? She clearly didn't get around to the bruthas. Tall, dark and handsome! Really funny and well done.
I once said to my white girlfriend (now ex) i fancy fish and chips and i couldn't understand the question she asked.. 'how many white girl's did a date before her?' I honestly didnt understand the question... could not see why she was asking me this question. I now understand.
But, HEY! What if the fact of him pointing out the "pattern" made her realized she was just acting against her family. Because she said; I do not know why I love you! I mean, a relationship is between two and she could have also supported him more. But, what do I know? I am single at 43 and I had my last boyfriend around 13 years ago, not into girls and right now I am living a lovely love story, but has an ending date when I return to my country 10.000 kms away. So long!
I met my partner in my country, and he is from a different country, one that I really DISLIKE (it's very religious and backwards), so for that reason, I was apprehensive about dating him. But he is not a country, and he dislikes religion as I do, and we share the same values, interests, and humor, so THIS is why I chose to be with him. I wish I liked his country more, but none of us chose to be from where we are from, as such, wherever we are born and raised and from whatever family in which we are raised does not dictate who we are as individuals, so maybe stop reducing yourselves to a location or family heritage. While these obviously influence our personalities, they are only a PART of forming us as a whole human. In fact, if your identity is solely formed by your race or nationality, that's pretty pathetic because it means you are so GENERIC and boring as you share an identical identity with MILLIONS or even BILLIONS of other faceless humans. If you are from India, are you claiming you are generically the same as a BILLION other people?!? Lol. That is the most pathetic and boring thing I've ever heard.
Brilliant short film. Yes he was insecure but then he cant be blamed for asking these questions. How much do we need to know abut our partners past is a strange one. Many men would be shocked at the number of lovers rather than the racial element. Women often arent expected to have a past
you guys have choices to be with many partners , date many partners , if one not works go to someone else , and kept changing until you find the one you are most comfortable with and if later in future something happen leave them , separation or divorce and go out for looking new one.
For every seller there is a buyer, for every buyer there is a seller. This begs the question, why did BF Varun pick Ellie? The irony is when BF realizes where Ellie is from at Xmas and it's not a world he can be a part of. "Tastes like chicken" is never spoken there...
Wow, the film's theme about insecurity is very relatable. We look for evidence to confirm or justify our insecurities and he found a pattern in her past then assigned negative meaning to support his insecurity. He didn't feel like he belonged with her and was insecure but projected his insecurity on her and self sabotaged only to realize his mistake too late. Great film.
Well said! I hadn't thought it through enough. You're spot on
Interesting, I took from it that if you are being fetishized - Does the person really love you or just the thought of you? Are you really an individual to them or just some reaction to combat their upbringing. The girlfriend said as much herself. She didn’t know if her penchant for dating people who didn’t look like her (white) was a reaction to her xenophobic upbringing or not. The ending where she stated that he was also perfect for her showed she truly did love him as an individual and not as a fetishized ideal to prove something to herself by being contrary to her upbringing.
wtf are you yapping about , the film did not specify why they split , it may not be his fault , he might be right, maybe she had a faze and she moved on leaving him with a financial and a mental liability (the child) .
@@moaheed300 I thought @lemon1657 had it spot on. You're RUDE.
@@svenlundergard1 just another pov , sorry didn't mean to be rude.
It took me way too long to realize that this isn't a trailer lol
😂😂
Same😂
😂😂😂
i realized 8 min in 🥲
@@Min8tt that makes me feel better 😂
So sad when she said, "So were you".
Great life' lesson
@@sararadley5702why wasn’t she right for him? Wasn’t it his insecurities that were coming up
@@sararadley5702 You misread the entire point of the closing scene. Her current boyfriend, being white, signaled that his insecurities about her supposed "Indian fetish" were simply that--- his own insecurities. That was a deliberate choice by the filmmakers. Otherwise, her current boyfriend would have been yet another Indian guy.
@@greenpath26 Wasn't the character gay?
@@TheVafa95 what? what made you think that?
@@thesdfable looking at guys pictures on his computer.
Perhaps he was comparing himself with them.
the shock sound effect after "i really fancy an indian." cracked me up. great work!!
When you keep bringing up the past in a relationship , you change the future of it to null.
you don't get into a relationship with someone who has a past of sleeping with multiple men
yeah, wouldn't want to settle down with someone who knows what makes them compatible with someone else and what they want! 🙄
@@unknowncomment85or a man who has slept with multiple woman 🙄
past is very important- it tells a decision making skills of a person- history is greatest teacher- a person who doesnt learn form history- is doomed to repeat it.
exactly what i was thinking too
The creepy White Lotus music adds to the suspenseful vibe. Great film.
katajjaq is traditional Inuk throat singing, it's a game played by pairs of women and girls and it's really fun to watch, and impressive! th-cam.com/video/U21x9KiyGeM/w-d-xo.html
That was sad!
and then those creepy stereotypical Indian music- whenever anything regarding India comes up- as an Indian it just so weird.🤣
y r they all doing this now? jesus. then again tho, better that it's different from all the movies we had constantly glossing over hard topics, using nice music lol
lousy crap film about a paranoid man. crap music as well.
"I like people who are different from me. Why is that such a crime?" I haven't dated much, but there is so much loaded into this one line that I can relate to. I think it's generally a good idea to sometimes take the time to examine the reasons you're dating someone. Intellectual curiosity about other cultures is not the same as being truly in love with someone, and while obviously both phenomenon can and have occured around the same person, one shouldn't be confused for the other, especially when you'll be basing your entire futures around said relationship. Exploring another should be a perk, not the main attraction.
There's so much to evaluate in this. And everyone else in the comments addressed insecurity and a possible fetish really well, BUT the issue with how different their families were should have also been a point to consider. If anyone gave me a gun for Christmas, I'd definitely second guess marrying into the family. There was palpable hostility from her father. Who wants to marry into that?
Good point. Even if she's evolved enough to be independent of her family's expectations, those very different relatives by marriage can add a lot of stress to a relationship.
Getting a gun as a wedding gift, a shotgun is pretty cool. Very expensive and thoughtful. And the father wanted to get to know him better through activities. The Indian wedding dress showed that the daughter and mom aren't in constant communication. Because the parents were unaware of the type of wedding that was going to take place. So even in the worst situation, there'd probably rarely have family get togethers. On the other hand, it seemed like they spent a lot of time at the husband's family's place based on their ease of communication.
This was a guy who was just uncomfortable with change and anything out of the ordinary. He also is not an effective communicator because he knew so little about his GF and only seem to want to marry her out of obligation
yeah many people think "as long as we love each other family doesnt matter" but it really does. when you marry someone you marry their whole family
@@everythingisfine9988 its really not cool. my grandpa was really into guns, his whole family were hunters but he didnt get my dad a gun for new year because its just weird bad luck gift to give to someone you dont know very well and has never shown interest in it. an indian dress is also a weird gift again if she has shown no interest in it and youre not even sure youll have an indian wedding. maybe the girl was right about herself that she wants to rebell against her parents but that rebellion comes at the cost of ruining life for her fiance. because she creates unnecessary conflict that makes the guy the target
Also the parents talking about going on family hunting trips when their daughter is a vegetarian. She REALLY looked uncomfortable.
This is great..hugs. Shows how our insecurities keep us from so much life.. it’s ok. Compassion. It’s my path to learning to love myself. Thank you great movie
I’m Chicana, my Mom was from south Texas and born to two Spanish speaking south Texans. Dad was from northern Mexico. I was born in Florida and growing up did not have anyone else around that was like me. All my extended relatives were in Texas. So I grew up with some traditional Mexican customs, and I enjoyed Spanish language music. But my Spanish grew weak as my English grew strong. I ended up marrying a man from Chiapas, the most southern state in Mexico. I never felt like I was the type of woman he should be with. I lived with that insecurity for almost 20 years. I was never close to his family, never got to go visit his parents, never saw where he grew up. Holidays were hard because he was homesick for the cooking and ways of celebrating, I felt especially sensitive at that time. Imagine feeling like a failure every Christmas 😢 Eventually he cheated on me with someone from South America. I wasn’t fully surprised. For my part, I know I probably held a lot of myself back due to lack of self confidence. But, when I discovered the affair, he genuinely wanted me to accept it as a way of life. Him and his family with her, and me & our children. Nope. I was not interested in adopting that “tradition”.
This was so good!! I can’t believe how much was packed into less than 15 minutes! It was so painful to watch him spiraling but only because it was so well done. Fantastic work!!
As an Indian guy! I'd like to bring forth a totally valid point, which is marrying in another culture is not easy and requires some effort on both sides. People who aren't willing to put in extra work to sort out the differences will often face the same fate as shown in the vid. Also divorce after a kid is unthinkable for Indians, so it's easy to see who encouraged it. But still... Being so insensitive to your partner's feelings isn't a good sign. Insecurities isn't something that can't be worked upon. I mean just imagine if they were living in India... The girl would've been totally lost and would regularly face such insecurities for being the odd one out. This is a normal thing for people distant from their own culture, so try and be a bit more supportive.
Only a problem if the two have different values whether same race or religion or not .No divorces in India?
@@Chuckruu Yup. Here the divorce rate is very very low. Most of us have the same family oriented values. And kids trump everything.
My pediatrician used to call me “beta” and cup my chin in her hand- I know this was not at all about that moment, but it immediately gave me warm feelings. I was at the doctor a lot for respiratory problems as a child and it was always a comfort. I miss her smile. Lovely, lovely job to everyone involved.
Yes, love is warm and easy.
Sending more love your way, dear🫶🏼🦋🌻
Had to look up that word - that’s nice 😊
@@kismetaume, too! It is nice.
@@kismetau Beta means "Child" in literal sense, Indian adults use it to address younger ones so its more like "Dear"
She saw you weren't an alpha right away.
You have to believe in the love you have. My brother and sister in law have been married for 48 years. Black and white. The choices are more in the friends who stay and those who don't, how and where you raise your kids etc.
there were likely each others first
Amit is like the embodiment of anxiety 😅 I first saw him in Crashing, he was so awkward and I relate so much to his characters
Thank you so much to the robot who threaded the needle of my absurd feed of action figures, politics, and baseball, with this gem! Good Robot.
Well done short film! Insecurity has destroyed several of my past relationships too. Such a shame because the insecure person feels helpless. Well demonstrated by the chaotic music/voices playing in his head.
I've just come from Big Ears.
I don't think she was fetishising Indian guys, it was more a personal preference.
For him, his worries and insecurities really overtook having a balanced perspective and inevitably jeopardised his relationship.
I wonder if he'd had therapy he could've looked at his emotions and thought processes more objectively and the outcome could've been they were still together.
But I feel empathy for him.
Haven't a lot of people done this? I have.
Been so caught up in a perspective which one fully convinces themselves was right, but it's a perspective which is skewed, dominated by a personal narrative which most likely stemmed from fear and a need to self protect.
Not realising until hindsight, one has made a choice which completely affected the outcome?
💖
When mans said "but five?" 😂💀
As someone who has rarely dated within my culture, this is very relatable. There are insecurities on both sides. Wouldn't he be better off with a woman who can relate to his family and cook him the food he likes best. Would he feel uncomfortable around my family? Darker woman are so gorgeous. But for a successful relationship, we can't let insecurities come in between. Here's to hoping I find my dark and handsome man someday!
He felt she chose him because he was Indian! He is the rascist!
@@Chuckruu i think he was tumbling down the hill of insecurity and he couldn't get through it. Insecurity is not racism
A lesson to be learned. The past is the past & who you're loving now is the future.
Excellent little drama. Much better than around 95% of stuff on the telly!
98%
I'm like 2 minutes in and feel so much anxiety already 😂
It's only 13 minutes long, save the comment.
take your own advice?
Well they are with child ...might as well be married lol
This popped up on my feed and immediately drew me in with the cover. So glad I watched it. Have sent it on to some freinds to watch as well. Fantastic short film, thank you for your work and congrats on it!
Loved this. Congratulations to you and the entire team!
Really good with a great undercurrent of humour that didn't feel 'forced' or 'preachy'. Kudos to you and the cast! 😀
Oh this hits deep. So many of us have been there. Love’s not easy, no matter where. And then throw a cute kid like that in the mix… all you can hope for that the adults will figure it out for the sake of that child. That’s life.
Everyone saying he has zero to be worried about, how many of yall actually been fetishised. Trust me, it gives you something to worry about lol.
His concern was valid since there was definitely a pattern but she explained where her preferences came from and didn't even pay much attention since it was general to exoticism, not Indian men.
Where it falls off is that he doesn't want to believe that there was more to their relationship than attraction. They were in too deep for details about their meeting to put everything into doubt. If they had just met and he thought they had something serious when she just wanted to fuck an Indian, then yeah, that's racial fetishism. His fiancée wanted to build a life with him, not satiate a fancy.
In my experience, when it’s happening the person is pretty open about it. They will come right out and say, “I like ___”. Or “my ex was ___” or comment on something about you that is related to whatever quality they’re fetishizing. It always weirds me out that it actually works on some people.
Honestly I get this. I get his insecurities. I married a white man(and im black) and at first it seemed like love but any more, it only seems like I'm a black girl fetish to him. Why? you ask. Because the girls he cheated on me with are black girls.
Being attracted to certain features doesn’t have to be about racism. Insecurities and being reductive can lead a person to project it as racism though. Your ex’s biggest issue is cheating-he just happens to like black women. Assuming you’re hetero, you like men, does that make you homophobic?
Why do you let him cheat more than once?! next! You deserve a nice faithful man
Time to leave the cheater behind you. Reset your future
He had a racial fetish sis move on
@@Kvetch50very fair points
It was such a simple story, but i enjoyed every minute, great writing and acting 🤩 especially Amit Shah's performance 👏
it feel so personal when you have exact similiar shirt in your wardrobe. 🤣🤣🤦
Ooft, he was in his own head and now you're in mine 🤣 so many questions and possibilities. That was great, thanks. Worth the wait.
Amit Shah is a good actor, binged all the short movies on your channel last night....LOVED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM
Wow - thank you so much!
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Felt every bit of the pain an sadness. Wow! We are our own worst enemy sometimes
Beautiful. Well written (funny, engaging, suspenseful), directed, and acted.
Good work! I want more of this story.
SAMMMMMMMM! Such a great film! Amit is ALWAYS superb! Bravo & congrats and all that schtuff!
From what I've observed, "Mummyji" is usually a form of address more for a mother-in-law rather than a mother (typically in Hindi-speaking or Punjabi families). So Varun wouldn't have called his mother that, but rather "Maa", "Mamma", "Mummy", or something like that. But overall, a rather interesting and poignant film!
so men can date blonde models who look alike again and again but she can't have a preference. Cmon
That’s a problem, too
Your lack of self worth will ruin you! Great film!
Absolutely. However, having multiple partners will also ruin someone. You can't settle with one if you have 10 partners in a 30 yr life period.
@@RDd188 why not?
Great film! It was his own insecurities that were coming up! Great music too.
I love the Indian Mother in Law😅jokes
this is a reminder of what we will lose over our own pride.
I hear you, but nothing beats the thrill of watching the roulette wheel spin. Got lucky a few times this week
The live casino games are my favorite. The blackjack tables especially. Feels like the dealer is right there with you
the script is brilliant and Amit absolutely crushed it !!
This is why you get everything out of the way before he gets a girl pregnant. Now you have a broken family...
Yeah true, but since he’s in it now, he should’ve gone to therapy and tried to save his relationship since they had a kid coming. Very sad
Brilliant actors.
That baby doesn’t really look like it belongs to either of them. Just sayin.
The baby looks like the ex she introduced him at the park.
💀💀💀💀@@gabval81
@@gabval81 na baby seems japanese lol
Heard of genes?
Holy that guy at the end is handsome, and I prefer women..
He's his own worst enemy! A child, not a man!!
The acting was great. Really convincing.
Great story but really heartbreaking.
The way she walked up the stairs, as though there was nothing in her womb.
I also noticed this!
Was not expecting that ending!
❤ good work! Love it
Saw this at several film festivals, totally brilliant. Congratulations!
Love is in the air😂.
I thought it would be simple to bet and withdraw but the recalculations are driving me NUTS sometimes
Such a good movie! Wonderful acting by the leads.
The same thing happened to me, I dated someone who don’t date men of her race, I was also feeling insecure, especially when I notice some of the men were very ugly.
That ending=Ouch!
Totally, but I’m still hooked on the live casino. It’s almost like being there in person, isn’t it
A lack of self-worth can ruin oneself/relationship, so does having multiple partners also will do the same. You can't settle with one if you in the past have 10 different partners one will always be on a lookout for another.
Think of the child.
Not just your own insecurities
The title is metaphorical 👍 expressing the full story at one shot.
Agreed on the crash games. You really never know what's going to happen next. It’s a real adrenaline pump
As we saw in the classic Spike Lee joint “Jungle Fever”, racial fetishes are REAL, y’all. The key question here is: “Is the relationship based on love (which is deep) or based on the fetish (which is shallow).”
A racial fetish feels very different than an interracial relationship that is based on love, admiration, honesty & respect (especially when it involves women of colour👈🏽).
I will say this was an honest movie🎥 but I didn’t buy that she loved the Caucasian guy at the end (a Black guy would have been a nice addition to the story, just saying🤷🏽♀️) But IMO this couple did the right thing by breaking up…I believe she did fetishize him and that would have forever plagued him.❤️🩹
I agreed. It's liked she picked a white man after him to convince herself more than anyone else. Her discomfort at the end spoke volumes.
Such a good work
TH-cam recommended this film to me, maybe because I am Indian. Whole Oscar thing made me watch it. I am sure writers and director were trying to point out something, I don't know, I feel it's not communicated well, especially to audience like me. Maybe it's related to cultural things abroad. Anything Indian, loved it ❤
WOW! WHAT A MOVIE...GREAT PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY OF TRUEST OF TRUTH, UN-PORTRAYED, EVERYDAY HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD...LOTS OF RACISM SEEN FROM AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE...IT WAS WEIRD TO SEE... SOOOO, MUCH TIME WAS WASTED AND FOREVER LOST FROM RACISM; FROM WHOMEVER THE PERSPECTIVE IS FROM !!! AGAIN, WOW!
So by the end of the short, that makes 5 Indians, 1 Japanese, 2 Brazilians (though not at the same time), 1 Scots and 1 English guy- That's a Taylor Swift level of getting thru guys 😊
supposedly the average lasting relationship is after 12 previous, can't remember what 'counts' though
@@just-tess Oh really? So someone with an arranged marriage who has known just one partner- long way removed from 12 LOL
The gun scene seem very significant, but I am not sure why?
13:25 Wow that was fantastic!
She has a type, so what if it's different races especially Indian? She clearly didn't get around to the bruthas. Tall, dark and handsome! Really funny and well done.
Have you ever been fetishised? It’s weird asf
The dark doesn't refer to africans..more so dark hair eyes and some cases olive skinned or brown as in aoith asian pushing it
Chill it was a joke.
omg that first scene was filmed in my local park - Abbots Park. It's so strange to see it in a movie 😅
I once said to my white girlfriend (now ex) i fancy fish and chips and i couldn't understand the question she asked.. 'how many white girl's did a date before her?' I honestly didnt understand the question... could not see why she was asking me this question. I now understand.
Really great film! Stumbled upon it by algorithmic accident I guess you would call it,..hahaha!
Nice work, Sam.
But, HEY! What if the fact of him pointing out the "pattern" made her realized she was just acting against her family. Because she said; I do not know why I love you! I mean, a relationship is between two and she could have also supported him more. But, what do I know? I am single at 43 and I had my last boyfriend around 13 years ago, not into girls and right now I am living a lovely love story, but has an ending date when I return to my country 10.000 kms away. So long!
Is nobody talking about Gwilym Lee??! ❤
bloody awesome cameo, blown away
It makes me remember Big Ears.
It made me think of Get Out.
This was just beautiful!💙
Superb. It makes one wonder how often this happens in real life through different nationalities. 😎and how sad if it does.
I can't even with the tech stuff, withdrawals are SUPPOSED to be FAST but it's a toss-up every time
I met my partner in my country, and he is from a different country, one that I really DISLIKE (it's very religious and backwards), so for that reason, I was apprehensive about dating him. But he is not a country, and he dislikes religion as I do, and we share the same values, interests, and humor, so THIS is why I chose to be with him. I wish I liked his country more, but none of us chose to be from where we are from, as such, wherever we are born and raised and from whatever family in which we are raised does not dictate who we are as individuals, so maybe stop reducing yourselves to a location or family heritage. While these obviously influence our personalities, they are only a PART of forming us as a whole human.
In fact, if your identity is solely formed by your race or nationality, that's pretty pathetic because it means you are so GENERIC and boring as you share an identical identity with MILLIONS or even BILLIONS of other faceless humans. If you are from India, are you claiming you are generically the same as a BILLION other people?!? Lol. That is the most pathetic and boring thing I've ever heard.
Once again, great acting!
Next time don't think of getting a woman pregnant if you are not yet mature enough to overcome past relationships.
Brilliant short film. Yes he was insecure but then he cant be blamed for asking these questions. How much do we need to know abut our partners past is a strange one. Many men would be shocked at the number of lovers rather than the racial element. Women often arent expected to have a past
I was waiting for the two Indian men to recognize each other too in some way, since the communities often know each other by first or second degrees.
Umm ....no they don't. Urban indians don't even know their neighbors 😂
I HAVE BEEN WAITING… NOT VERY PATIENTLY FOR THIS
you guys have choices to be with many partners , date many partners , if one not works go to someone else , and kept changing until you find the one you are most comfortable with and if later in future something happen leave them , separation or divorce and go out for looking new one.
I was waiting for the guy turn up to be an indian too :D
Has anyone tried those wheel games yet? Each one seems to have its own cool twist
For every seller there is a buyer, for every buyer there is a seller. This begs the question, why did BF Varun pick Ellie? The irony is when BF realizes where Ellie is from at Xmas and it's not a world he can be a part of. "Tastes like chicken" is never spoken there...
Insecurity kills everything that is beautiful
I do not get the fascination with this and "The Big Sick." Indian women are among the most beautiful in the world.
OMG ITS THE GUY FROM CRASHING !!!
Omg I haven't seen him since Crashing!!
Really, where have you been? 😊