COOL FOR FIVE SECONDS | Omeleto
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- A woman meets her estranged sister.
COOL FOR FIVE SECONDS is used with permission from Dani Wieder. Learn more at daniwieder.com.
Colleen has invited her estranged sister Eleanor to meet her in a diner in Chicago during the holiday season. They haven't seen or talked to one another for a while. But Colleen, who has joined the 12-step Narcotics Anonymous program, is hoping to re-establish some kind of connection.
Making amends, however, is not so easy. Though there is a shared history between the sisters, there's also a lot of resentment, which comes seeping to the surface as the conversation escalated into a rehashing of old persistent resentments and anger.
Directed by Dani Wieder from a script by Calamity West, this two-hander is equal parts bitingly funny, emotionally raw and deeply empathetic, with an ear and eye for the complexities of relationships between sisters, and how currents of affection and anger can flow between siblings, though it all comes from a deep well of love.
Getting to that love through the many layers of history and pain is the film's journey, traced through a particularly knotty and contentious discussion. Like many two-handers, the writing is especially rich, where the dialogue works on both the conscious spoken level but is also rich with subtext.
That subtext is especially loaded here, imbued with a familial history and love, but also the conflicts and catastrophes of a relationship between an addict and those they hurt in the course of their addiction before they seek help. Before the relationship can truly move forward, the past must be acknowledged -- including the collateral damage of pain that was caused.
Colleen clearly knows the minefield she is entering, and the film visually begins with an artful, deliberate sense of composure and a vaguely holiday feel, as if carefully neatening itself before a potential emotional storm. The opening sequence gestures towards holiday festivity, but there's a melancholy in the score that hints there's something uneasy in these visual snippets of Christmas cheer.
There are often quirky details included in the framing, and the occasional skewing of image, which often places the camera at unexpected angles, hints at the imbalance that exists between the sisters. This dynamic, almost fractured visual approach plays out in the dialogue, which roils and churns with biting honesty as Colleen and Eleanor reckon with one another for the first time since Colleen has sought help.
Actors Katherine Bourne Taylor and Mary Tilden nail both the sense of familiarity and connection between the sisters, from the way they bicker one second and then demonstrate humor and care the next, even despite their estrangement. Both Colleen and Eleanor clearly have a core of often painful familial history together, and even the rhythms and intonations of their speech have a kinship. But the sisters took different paths, and it will take extraordinary honesty and transparency to begin to repair the breach.
COOL FOR FIVE SECONDS portrays how that process of repairing relationships and making amends is not so "feel good" as we'd like, and in fact can get quite ugly. Anger, rage and pain from the past can fester, and it takes more than one earnest conversation to address them. It will take consistency, openness and the courage to be wrong, vulnerable and accountable. But this rich snapshot of two sisters at a turning point shows those efforts have to begin somewhere, with a willingness to hang in there and listen to painful truths on both sides. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
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The waitress was just waiting for the table to pass the vibe check.
She can hear them arguing and prefer not to get chewed on, so she stayed away. LOL
"The narcissistic parent often pits siblings against each other, setting up a destructive pattern that can stick for decades. Each child has a role to play, and it only ever benefits the narcissistic parent. There is the ‘golden child’ who dutifully obeys - at least outwardly - every command from the narcissistic parent, and then basks in the praise. There is the ‘scapegoat’ child, who rebels, and bears the wrath."
Eye opener for me with 3 siblings.
doesnt have to be narcissism and doesnt have to be a parent... those structures grow on its own. Theres always the one who deals with authority better, always one who is clean and the other dirty (-ier), theres always one that cares and one cares less or is careless. People differ from each other and that sets them apart in a situation where u have more than one child. And children fight, cuz challenging the other, compete and react is in their nature.
Please. Wrong wrong wrong
Whatever you call it, this fits the dynamics of my dysfunctional family. Your experience may be completely different.
I just witnessed my future.
@@shadesmarerik4112 this is true, but narcissistic parent(s) often pit their children against each other and magnify these “roles”. I have experienced this firsthand.
This made me so uncomfortable because I felt like I was overhearing a conversation I shouldn't be lol. Great acting!
You were overhearing my sister and I? 😱
I felt like I was watching 2 people read a script.
I love the name Emerald. It’s beautiful.
@@your1olney995 thank you 😁
This made me hungry. It's midnight now, and if I get up I'll eat too much and have more trouble falling asleep.
I was the sound mixer for this project. Really cool to see the final product!
You're INCREDIBLE!
Nice Work Gabby.
Great team there
@gabby Henderson You crushed it.
Very well done!!!
Good Job!!!
When the comments section is filled with assessments of the characters as if they were real people, you KNOW you've done a good job of portraying real life dynamics. As someone from "The rooms" I LOVED that it ended with the pouring of coffee. Excellent symbolism.
Wow, I didnt even think of that! You know we love our coffee! Lol
@@Beatngu23 Now I'm curious, what does it mean?
@@bioniclegoblin6495 when I was in the rooms and going to NA meetings, the only acceptable drug was caffeine and Nicotine so we always have 3 pots brewing in our meetings, and in our rooms (recovery houses). And cigarettes.
Love this so much! Adult sibling dynamics are such an underrepresented narrative in pop cinema, and this film covers the nuance of growth beautifully.
thank you
Indeed it does
So true!
“I’m sorry for doing whatever I did that hurt your feelings”
These flags are as red as roses.
The way I don’t know which sister is supposed to be “estranged”
God, I wish it wasn’t accurate.
But it is!!!! The sooner you accept the things you can't change, the better all will be. Sometimes you have to be able to just "NOT CARE!" It's amazingly difficult sometimes but if you're able to make it to that level, it feels awesome!
When I say not care I don't mean don't care about someone and their feelings, their welfare, or whatever. Stop caring about all the horrible stuff that is making things difficult.
Things we have to deal with. My sister and I haven't spoken for 8 years after I asked how her kids were. She responded, "Why do you want to know?" I thought it was healthy to be genuinely concerned and supportive of a niece and nephew - I guess not. Sis said she wanted to be left to herself. If she chooses to disconnect, then so be it. I'm not going to chase after her or try to figure out what's on her mind. It's not that important right now. Maybe before I die, I'll leave her a brief voicemail saying hi and goodbye. The end.
this is an example of narcissistic tendencies without actually being a narcissist, when it come down to it, they both seem sorry and still lov each other
Yep, the mom is the cause.
the result of being raised by narcissists (their mom)
Such a good observation. Breaking from these cycles can be so amazingly difficult.
that this one girl had problems with her mother doesnt have to be caused by narcissism.. u assuming the extreme, but really u dont know much about this, except the reaction of this girl to her mother
@@shadesmarerik4112 Yep, nobody is narcissistic here, move along...
A person could starve to death in that diner waiting on that waitress.
Family will hurt you more than anyone and it lasts forever.
And if it's not cleared up, we have to repeat until we get it right.
This is so true.
And it’s all because we attach so much importance to the labels “Mother, Father, Brother, Sister”….in reality, they’re all just “other people”…but by giving them these labels, we confer on them a massive ability for them to emotionally hurt us and that we should take it because of those labels.
The reality is, for those of us who don’t get on with our families, that if we met these people at a party or on vacation without knowing them beforehand, we’d have nothing to do with them and our lives would be better as a result.
Cierto , yo me escape de ellos .
I was sucked in from the start! The dialogue was crisp and the interruptions felt so true to life. I love how we learn more about the sisters and their strained relationship as the conversation progressed. The switch in camera angle when Colleen was getting everything off her chest really emphasized how important that moment was. The ending was heartwarming and I teared up from seeing Colleen's glassy eyes. Great job to the whole team!
The acting is ✨immaculate✨
it’s swell I cannot disagree
IT REALLY IS!!
Thank you!
@@katherineduffy3445 ❤️
Thanks so much for watching!
Hurt people really hurt people, eleanor is the really one only still F'ED up and still carry the most hurt in her heart, everyone else has moved on and living their best life
it sounds like she was a victim of abuse from her mother and sister. that’s why they “moved on” and she didn’t
Thats an interesting idea
@@rebeccaucich1290 your so right
@@rebeccaucich1290 sure .but as an abuse victim..it sounds like her mother abused BOTH..but the older sister took it out on her younger sister.
Everyone hurts their loved ones..whether we want to or not. That's a fact.
She looks like Emma Stone
Lol! That's what I thought too! It's basically one of the reasons why I clicked on this video tbh!
not really
which one... I thought the one girl looked like the actress Isla Johnston who plays Beth Harmon in Queens Gambit
Honestly....Emma Stone looks like her (Katherine Bourne Taylor).
I was looking for this comment
"Aren't you cold? You're not even wearing a jacket--can't you afford one?" ( Meanwhile, all she's wearing is a sweater.)
This is how siblings talk. It's all love at the end. I have 6 siblings...
I love you all.
I never and I MEAN NEVER talked to any of my 6 siblings like this ..
I talk to my sibling like this too
I love that it resonated for you, thanks!
@@krosebourne thank you for you're amazing performance
I have 8 siblings and we fight all the time but we all love each other. We would fight in one second then start laughing and making jokes the next.
I have 4 siblings but I am happy that I don't have this kind of relationship with any of them...It is sad to watch but I appreciate the fact that these sisters are trying to get reconnect...so many families have this experience...great performance from both actors...WELL DONE...
You must have had self-aware parents that didn't chalk it up to "sibling rivalry" and actually taught you and your siblings how to treat one another. That's so important, kids need to be taught EVERYTHING! If that's the case kudos to your parents!
They both dislike themselves.
This had me in tears. I felt their pain and their sisterly love that was in taters. Such great actors!!!
Same. But narcissistic siblings NEVVER apologize…
"My Dinner With Andre" starring two feral cats clawing at each and swearing up a storm. Nice job by everyone.
I don't even have a sister, and I am crying here like a 5-year-old lost a toy.
Thanks for the affirmation!
@@krosebourne It's rare to see such raw talent. Thank you for touching the deepest corners, though we are aware of this screen ahead of us, we get lost ♥️
oh my gosh- I relate to this! I don't have a sister either, but this script struck me to my core when I first read it. Thank you for watching.
@@marytilden1461 always a pleasure to come across something which will remain etched. Thank you for the brilliant portrayal!
Same here 😭😭😭😭😭
This is sibling love, we love each other, we hate each other, we don't like each other, but we love them, but, if anyone messes with one of my siblings, I'm ready to kick ass, I totally relate to this story.
We are more forgiving and kind to a stranger than to our own family.
This short had me gripped the whole way through and the awkwardness was seamless! I felt like I was there. Great acting and amazing dialogue. Thanks for sharing this.
Couple of terrific actresses here. Such a pleasure. Slice-of-life script is just amazing.
They both are deeply f'ed up as they at turns attacked each other and emotionally reacted. They are however at (hopefully) a new starting point as both resolved the conversation by saying "I love u...".
As a mother of 6 (3 girls and 3 boys) this conversation made me think of what their dynamics will be once I'm long gone. It was difficult to watch but definitely worth putting on film!!
What a performance! Katherine did an excellent job of "Holding it together" as Colleen until Eleanor crossed too many lines. You could actually see the pressure building inside until it finally burst out. Likewise, Mary was relentless as Eleanor until said crossing of lines. Watching her deflate so that the sisters could communicate on the same grounds was, in a strange way, a relief. Yes, they're angry, hurt, and frustrated with each other, but in the end, they do want each other in their lives.
Maybe not every day, but at least a bit. Bravo!
It was clearly an awkward situation for both of them. To me it feels like the red haired really wanted to genuinely apologize . Whilst the other one kept interrupting her. Yeah she was the hurt one ,I see that. But she's still sticked to the image she has of her from the past,always accusing her for her way of thinking in a very annoyed tone. I am glad deep inside they know that they love each other.
Great wait to start apologizing by criticizing someone before they can have a seat & making them defensive. Let’s remember who was the addict & still buddies with a toxic mother. It took 5 seconds to see why they were estranged 🤦🏾♀️
The actresses did such a great job that throughout the whole argument I was annoyed lmao
Sometimes, no one can hurt you like your own family. Heaven spare us.
This kinda reminds me of my meeting with my dad couple of years ago after him and mom broke up. We scheduled to meet at a diner at downtown NY and when he showed up, I couldn't but unleash myself on him--and so did he on me. It was just so much pain and anguish we had stored in ourselves following the divorce that not even an honest and humble family reunion could fix anything. Dad passed away earlier this year to COVID.
RIP, dad. I wasn't maybe the best son to you but maybe deep inside you always tried your best, but I never knew.
Oh....did you get to have better conversation after the diner b4 he passed?
@@spicybrown75 Unfortunately, it's actually the opposite. I never even answered his calls following that day. Looking back, this all really stabs me deep. I hope he found peace at last. Thanks for your kind words too!
@@MyMusicHarbourage I hope you medidate and move forward and try to have good relationship with your dear ones. That's all one can do... work on better future outcome 😊
@@spicybrown75 You really brought me to tears! Thank you once again for your kindness and generosity. God bless you.
@@MyMusicHarbourage im sorry bro
8:45 It’s no fun continuing to attack your love-hate person when they start crying.
it happens all the time between siblings. I know and I'm not even "estranged"
The palpable tension and reality of imbalanced favorability between siblings.
Ugh. I got sober in my late teens, circumstances preceding which were complicated. Watching this, it hit me how naïve I was and entitled to my family's forgiveness. In fairness, that was maybe reasonable when it came to my parents (given the complicated circumstances eluded to above), but my poor sister... It's crazy that the steps send us out to do this with people we hurt FOR OURSELVES AND OUR SOBRIETY when the best thing for them might be to cut us off/not have contact with us, and not necessarily for big traumas, but just because of how still manipulative/toxic/without self-awareness we are when we are newly sober.
10:24 “I’m f$#%ing starving. Are you starving?” I always find it funny when one asks someone else if they are starving. Most hyperboles work well only in the first person, e.g., “Lol rofl I’m dying; are you dying?” would sound weird, no? Or “I feel utterly clueless; are you clueless?”.
That was tough to sit through. At the same time, I couldn't stop eavesdropping. And did anyone else keep switching sides? Wow. Well done, people.
Come to the point to admitting all your mistakes, needs a lot of courage.
Ahhhhhh the remeinence of siblings being raised by a narcassistic mother. Mert the golden child and the scapegoat child
It was really sad. They both seem like nice people who are both struggling with some serious baggage. They both do the hard thing of talking it out and remind each other that despite the pain, they still love each other.
So natural and they played off each other so well! The topic of discussion was so much like real life-I almost forgot these girls were acting!! I was glued to their every word! FABULOUS JOB!!
I honestly can't take sides. I love that the writers make these two characters flawed. Their interaction reminds me of my conversations with my siblings minus the “ I love you” part.
I was completely captivated.
I think this short film has the makings for a series, so long as the same actresses star in it.
Pretty good short movie. Good performances by both primary actresses.
thank you!!
Wow, that was great! Solid writing and performances... It pulls you in right from the start and doesn't let go.
This is the best short film I have ever seen. Some real up and coming artists involved here.
Awesome ending! I almost clicked away because the conversation made me so uncomfortable, but I’m glad I didn’t.
We didn’t get our hearts broken only once and we cannot mend them in one sitting. And-sit we must. Shout out to Bill W.
Isn’t this movie a metaphor describing the emotions a person is going through while doing introspection? Two sisters representing two sides of a global personality (the family) : the perfectionist one and the casual/carefree one. Two opposite forces that we have to love and accept as a whole.
"have to love and accept as a whole... I love that!
It can be about that. But I prefer to think it's about siblings problem.
I really like this interpretation!!
No.
The lady in the green sweater was remarkably composed. i do not think that i would have the tolerance and patience for the way that she was being spoken to. She has demonstrated that the art of persuasion, to convince a hardened person to say the three hardest words, is through unfaltering love. For most of us, it is about social justice, that individuals whom have threatened to harm innocents, should be dealt with as harshly. However, to turn the other cheek, as this lady shows, has produced the results that she had wanted. Whereas if she had dealt her sister with an equal dose of medicine, she would have gotten up to leave.
Symbolism of the half/half in the beginning and the pouring of the coffee at the end is spot on.....!
Really good short. Loved the writing, the actors, and the cinematography was wonderful. Brings back memories of some of the things my brother and I had conflicts about. Luckily now we have a great relationship. Well done to the whole team who brought this short to life.
ha. damn.. wish confronting my sister would actually be that peaceful... last time i saw her she cussed me out in our grandmother's home and tried to punch me.. she is 13 years older with 3 children.... ya.. wish i could sit at a diner and air my beef with my sister and not end up in the damn hospital like she did before. lol... perks of being related to a sociopath.
I'm sorry.
@@c.9231 hi. I didn’t expect anyone to actually read my comment... thanks. Lol. Luckily I moved across the country ... so... I solved part of the problem. 🙃
@IShipBatCat lol.... trying...: moving across the country literally was to start loving myself. To literally get away from my entire toxic family. Sister included. Loving myself after 20 years of hating myself (I’m 24).... it’s been a slow process. Still trying to figure that out.
@@BananaGrace Wish you all the best. 💚
Aye Chicago!!! (773 zip code) I’m kind of glad Colleen never explained what exactly traumatized Eleanor.
Yeah, you have no idea how true what you said is my friend!!!!! You really don't want to know......
She kinda did. She mentioned her drug abuse, eating disorder and the power dynamic between her mother and Eleanor.
The redhead reminds me of Emma Stone. 😋😎😌
i don't see it.
Neither do I. Who cares? Forget about Hollywood actors. Overhyped individuals the whole lot of them.
Except for Keanu Reeves. Because you're breathtaking!
@@katherineduffy3445 how can you not see it, especially at the close ups
The waitress doesn't come for over 11 minutes and the a guy walks in and she pours him a coffee within seconds. Loved the story.
Shut up
@@boopehno1.745 IMPOSSIBLE!
Kudos to the waitress for not interferring. Had she chimed in with "Can I take your order?"... would have ruined everything. Sooo good!!!
Would YOU go near that table?
That really hit home. It was great to see such a well-written tale of sibling conflict. Hats off to everyone involved.
Incredible performances by both primary characters! Love it!
Thanks Nicole!
That was deep... congratulations to everyone envolved!!
A lovely piece, beautifully acted (and directed, shot and editted), that leaves me wanting much more. Kudos!
I can sooo relate... family sometimes say stuff that can hurt but they just got so used to being mean that they don't realize we avoid meet ups because of this. I probably make comments that affect them too
That waitress was just listening to the drama
When the guy came in towards the end, I thought he was gonna see Colleen and Eleanor comforting each other and start being homophobic accusing them of being lesbians. I’m glad it didn’t go down that route. This is a touching story between two sisters which I’m sure a lot of people could relate to.
They're awfully loud in that quiet ass diner
we dont know anything about these character and what happend to them but it is still good
As real as two siblings can get.. 👏 Bravo performance .
aww I was hoping they would hug it out at the end loved this mini movie
You, you, you. Point a finger-there is four pointing back at you.
Narcissistic relatives can drive you crazy.
The acting is excellent! I say that because I totally dislike the sister with the bennie and she is getting on my nerves which is why I know this is a great short!!
I think it's excellent, too. Although I dislike the other sister cause she was kinda a stuck up and looking down on her sister.
They both were annoying but somehow endearing at the same time
I feel I could literally just rewrite this to be about a person talking to their depression and it would still be the same video
So excellent! Really love the main actresses! Can't wait to see them in other things!!
I really enjoyed this. Great sibling relationship scene at a milestone for both of them.
I'm in tears. My sister doesn't love me anymore.
Gave me a Shameless tv series family moment vibe. Love it.
like shameless, it was shot in chicago. you get that real, gritty vibe.
Omeleto makes such great short films! This is another one that I wished would've been a whole movie it's that good! 👏👏👏👍
Elanor seems condescending and just downright annoying. She kept making Colleen repeat things she was uncomfortable with and made a lot of things a competition between the both of them. She also even shamed Colleen because she still talked to her- oh excuse me, THEIR mother but right after that, shows nothing but hate and says how she never plans on talking to the woman again. AND THEN she brought up Colleen's past a few times, the past she knows Colleen probably doesn't want to talk about such as the coke and her "trying to be anorexic" and even mocked some of it. At that point, it was just her trying to be right about nothing. Everything Colleen did, Elanor mocked or turned against her, made Colleen seem like she did something wrong the entire time. Even when she tried to apologize for stuff, Elanor would try to make it seem insincere, like she didn't mean it or anything! Alright that's it. I just thought she was being a little annoying.
@@h3g8a1e7 yeah you're right
Realistic and well done, great actors! Thanks
Someone I don’t love or even like: I love you & miss you
Me: Thanks ??!
She is so not over it. 🥲
I liked this one. An actual, conversation.
Hands down✋⬇
I WISH this was a clip of a movie, I would be hooked. 10/10
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Loved it. Hits home. Acting is so good.
It's only three minutes in and it's already super intense!
@Gold Rose Yeah, it proves that even when we're at each other's throat, siblings can still love each other. Deep down.
I love you can tell both sisters Eleanor and Colleen love one another, they just needed a night like this to let out how they feel. That's why they are cruel to one another early on. I'm sure Colleen was a massive headache to deal with for Eleanor and probably cost her a lot of pain and heartbreak. You can see Colleen has cleaned up her act and is looking for forgiveness. But Eleanor probably has seen this from her plenty of times.
I wonder how bad the mum really is. I'm getting the vibe that Colleen was always her favorite (or cause of her issues made the mum focus on Colleen more and pushing Eleanor to the side) and Eleanor just never got the attention or love cause she probably wasn't as much trouble as her sister.
Wonderful performances and setting. Great short.
Reminds me of my siblings
Glad it resonated, thank you!
Me too!
Same.
@@krosebourne Your acting is sooooo good! Drama is your forte, isn't it?
OMG... SUCH an immaculate storyline, performance, set up... Oohhh every small detail... Fcuking awesome 😉😍😍
Can't pick your family!! But friends are family you choose 💜💜💜 great film🎬 👏👏👏
If it's not like this when I meet my siblings I don't want them
So you want them to curse you so many times and reminding you about your bad habits before finally saying that they love you? I'd rather just make a small talk and joke around.
Q Taylor
I know what you mean. There are eight of us and except for one sister, talking to them is like talking to strangers for the first time. Last week I called another sister and within ten minutes of talking she shut down the conversation and asked me if I texted. I said no and goodbye. Probably be the last time I talk to her unless there is a funeral.
why would you want a toxic dynamic over a healthy one? you can have complex and interesting relationships without the negative chaos lol
ohmme at end credits! love it
Cute..a good reminder to be kind to one another this time of year💙💜
ALWAYS!
I promise you, I'm trying to help! You'll understand eventually.
Just at Christmas?
This is the conversation I wish I could have with my brother.
I knew this was Chicago right away. Love their many, many diners. Nice short that hits way too close to home. I have 3 sisters.
Loved this. So well crafted from the set to the acting to the sound and soundtrack.
❤️❤️❤️👍
I love all these short dramas and comedy dramas
Healing is beautiful . The Golden Child has an image to uphold and a wall to intimacy goes up.
The scapegoat might be the only truth teller, and have left before obtaining a PhD.
Honestly in these families is going.
This is an excellent short.