Horror Short Film "Skin & Bone" | ALTER | Starring Amanda Seyfried

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    A drifter begins suffering horrifying visions after taking a job on a secluded farm.
    "Skin & Bone" by Eli Powers
    Starring Amanda Seyfried (Jennifer's Body, Mean Girls)
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    "Skin & Bone" Credits:
    Written & Directed by: Eli Powers
    CAST
    Serene: Amanda Seyfried
    Christian: Thomas Sadoski
    CREW
    Director of Photography: Aidan Sheldon
    Exec. Producer: Amanda Seyfried
    Producer: Holly Victoria Furman
    Producer: Thaddeus Bouska
    Editor: Colin Smith
    Sound Design: Jack Goodman
    Music & Lyrics: Ruby Wolf
    Production Design: Kelsey Barrett
    Colorist: Kaitlyn Battistelli
    Sound Mix: Jack Straton
    Production Manager: Sarah Bowers
    Gaffer: Adam Siler
    Key Grip: Luke Becker-Lowe
    1st AC: Ryan Shaw
    SFX Makeup: Nick Verdi
    VFX: Arnold Aldridge
    Stills & Leadman: Alex Bickford
    Key PA: Danica Jensen
    Animal Wrangler: Shannon Hughes
    Poster / Title Design: Stephen Kelly
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  • @elipowers9831
    @elipowers9831 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6630

    Hey, I'm Eli Powers. I wrote and directed SKIN & BONE. It was inspired by nightmares and a handful of eerie experiences with white horses. Thanks for watching.

    • @angelwings4179
      @angelwings4179 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

      This is pretty good it feels so real I loved it

    • @indu2928
      @indu2928 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      I also get a mysterious night mare still I didn't get any answer of the mare I'm still confused..

    • @elliedavis5125
      @elliedavis5125 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      Wow this is amazing I'm a writer and I would love to write some horror stories for you, I would do it for free to gain experience.

    • @cigsafterhannah
      @cigsafterhannah 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

      This is such a great concept. The ending had me with mixed emotions: I was confused because i did not know if he was imagining it all or if it was real, I was mad that he didn’t shoot her and I was anxious to what was coming next.
      It is crazy how one can bond with a person so fast over 16min without even knowing their background.
      Thank you for this masterpiece!

    • @steph1567
      @steph1567 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

      That was amazing! I was completely immersed the whole time. So was Serene a witch? Monster? What happened to the rest of her family that left her the only one living? I have so many questions! 🖤

  • @miranda13c
    @miranda13c 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2818

    The male actor in this short is portrayed by Thomas Sadoski who is Amanda Seyfried’s husband in real life.

    • @mazwide9400
      @mazwide9400 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      Wow.

    • @katayounahoo4016
      @katayounahoo4016 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      really?

    • @miranda13c
      @miranda13c 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

      @@katayounahoo4016 Yes. They have two children together and got married in 2017. I recognized him on SVU not long ago whenever he had a guest role as the sponsor (and short term boyfriend) of Amanda Rollins which is funny since the character’s name is Amanda and he’s married to Amanda Seyfried in real life lol.

    • @miranda13c
      @miranda13c 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      @@mazwide9400 Yea I’d say that’s why they filmed this short together and wanted to make it together. I’ve seen a lot of actors do that in short films.

    • @xoliswamutambala5622
      @xoliswamutambala5622 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Yaaay. I thought they'd make a good couple 😊

  • @starmunching
    @starmunching 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3215

    I see a lot of love for Amanda (which is completely valid she was fantastic) but can we also appreciate the gentleman's acting?? Dude had me believing he was going crazy 😭

    • @leleprtk
      @leleprtk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +178

      he's her husband irl!

    • @starmunching
      @starmunching 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +91

      @@leleprtk omg really ?? I had no idea that's so cool they got to do this together haha!

    • @leleprtk
      @leleprtk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

      @@starmunching yes! they have two kids together :)

    • @LamiNalchor
      @LamiNalchor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      I found him more touching.

    • @Mangolorian-je3eo
      @Mangolorian-je3eo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +93

      Yeah, he was the GOAT.

  • @natashaonly
    @natashaonly 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2668

    My guess is all the animals on the farm are men, trapped in the bodies of animals. I'm assuming she has to be a witch of some kind as to why only women of her family are buried on a hill while all the men are animals living on the farm. I absolutely loved this one Alter, definitely had me sucked in 100% and also Amanda Seyfreid did such an amazing job I swear I love her in horror.

    • @faithruckdeschel1294
      @faithruckdeschel1294 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      I agree, and this is such a cool refreshing idea!

    • @vivian0001
      @vivian0001 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

      She seemed to be a second Circe.

    • @natashaonly
      @natashaonly 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@vivian0001 what is that 👀 I'm curious

    • @vivian0001
      @vivian0001 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +123

      @@natashaonly Circe was an enchantress and minor goddess in Greek mythology with the ability to transform men into animals,
      e.g. a king into a woodpecker for resisting her love.
      Ulysses visited her island after surviving a shipwreck and discovered his crew - changed into swines. He also saw tamed beasts, who once had been men as well.

    • @natashaonly
      @natashaonly 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      @@vivian0001 oh my Zeus I remember reading about her in a book about Greek mythology, yes I remember they were on her Island and drank wine and ate and then turned into swine 🤯🤯 thank you so much for reminding me about that amazing story. Now it soooo makes more sense oh who she is and why men are turned into animals.

  • @kyriakizagia7064
    @kyriakizagia7064 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1623

    Reminded me of Circe, a witch in greek mythology that turned men into animals after offering them something to eat. Awesome film, well done!!!

    • @edsonvieiraa
      @edsonvieiraa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      That's I exactly what I thought

    • @tatija100
      @tatija100 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      Yes! A modern day Circe.

    • @deeriggs3319
      @deeriggs3319 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Ohhh yes the pigs!! Id forgotten that part of the story.

    • @Frooti.loopz23
      @Frooti.loopz23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Oh yeah!! That’s so cool!!

    • @sjames304
      @sjames304 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      The old tv show "Thriller" had an episode "The Remarkable Mrs Hawke" that used that story. She turned the men into pigs.

  • @banjoist123
    @banjoist123 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1022

    As a banjo player, I can thoroughly confirm that Amanda S. is actually playing the banjo, not faking. And has a beautiful voice.

    • @KhailSOLO
      @KhailSOLO 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      i was like, since when? and then I remember mamma mia. hahaha.

    • @user-jm9sl9ed1t
      @user-jm9sl9ed1t 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      she’s amazing in MamaMia❤🎉

    • @mollusckscramp4124
      @mollusckscramp4124 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She is so cool and authentic. No ukeleles here!

    • @thatssoironic
      @thatssoironic 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      There’s no way to confirm that unless you were there when they shot it. The banjo is never fully in frame! You can’t even see her hands

    • @ShitYourself7
      @ShitYourself7 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      it never shows her actually playing it, you cannot confirm it at all

  • @marinasantos-no3xw
    @marinasantos-no3xw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +573

    it has a dark vibe, no silly jumpscares, this is gold

    • @joellouisfire
      @joellouisfire 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Reminded me of Shutter Island

    • @agarci7
      @agarci7 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Jump scares are why i stopped watching horror movies for years. I can’t stand them but recently discovered analog horror and this channel and man, this is what horror is supposed to be, the slow burn and tension throughout the whole clip

    • @marinasantos-no3xw
      @marinasantos-no3xw 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@agarci7 and it scares us much more

    • @andrejrockshox
      @andrejrockshox 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@agarci7 analog horror?

  • @livil5967
    @livil5967 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +314

    Listen to the words she sings, they tell you everything you need to know:
    How will I remember, I was just a girl
    Pulled my mother out the kitchen door
    How she struggled when they kissed her
    How the rain began to pour
    Laying bleeding as she cried out
    'Be you curesed forevermore'
    Grass grow kneehigh on your lonesome grave,
    How I prayed for hour oh lord your soul to save
    But there aint no lord in heaven
    Only men and beasts below.
    So I swore to you a promise
    Be them cursed before I go

    • @jimmystokes1407
      @jimmystokes1407 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Translation? 😆

    • @user-yc7cv2ob2e
      @user-yc7cv2ob2e 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      ​@@jimmystokes1407she is singing that as it's written above, what kind of translation do you need?

    • @olivialillegard2540
      @olivialillegard2540 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

      @@jimmystokes1407There have been several comparisons to the story of Circe in these comments so looking that up might help u understand. Circe was a sea witch of sorts living on her own island when a boat of men landed on her shore. she took them in and fed them when they took advantage of her graces and assaulted her because they realized she was alone and there was no man who was going to save her. then she turned them all into pigs!
      from what i can gather, the song here is telling us that her mother was similarly assaulted by men and now she must avenge her mother by turning every man who comes to her farm into an animal. hope this helps

    • @mollusckscramp4124
      @mollusckscramp4124 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@olivialillegard2540 That clarifies a lot, thanks!

    • @Isyhii
      @Isyhii 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@olivialillegard2540thanks

  • @thelilabides
    @thelilabides 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +316

    I need the full length version of the song in this, it’s hauntingly beautiful

    • @CorpseBride64
      @CorpseBride64 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too.

    • @just4alarc
      @just4alarc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Came here looking for the same thing!

    • @Bigbaymonstermare
      @Bigbaymonstermare 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I looked. Can’t find it. It may be an original!

  • @karencalifano6132
    @karencalifano6132 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +823

    Wow, Amanda Seyfreid is one of my fav actresses!! Honestly I watched because I saw she was in it, but man, this was sooo good. So cool she's doing short horror films on TH-cam.

    • @vallariy
      @vallariy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I think Amanda is awesome. Great story!

    • @kathrynbillinghurst188
      @kathrynbillinghurst188 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yes her ‘eyes are so small, they’re practically Chinese!’ 😂That’s a line from The Wild West movie with Seth McFarlane 🤗💋

    • @MJ-pv9dp
      @MJ-pv9dp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      That’s her husband.

    • @kathrynbillinghurst188
      @kathrynbillinghurst188 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@MJ-pv9dp …in real life? Really? 💘💘

    • @kathrynbillinghurst188
      @kathrynbillinghurst188 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MJ-pv9dp ….😬
      …so I take it that Eli hasn’t passed her?!?!
      ✌️🤣🤣🤣🤣💋
      No harm in dreaming, is there? ✌️😁

  • @MeinSternEllbogen
    @MeinSternEllbogen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +397

    Everyone is talking about Amanda Seyfried and, to be sure, she was absolutely amazing in this (along with such a beautiful singing voice). That said however, the star of this film to me was Thomas Sadoski. He had me captivated from start to finish. I would LOVE to see much more of him in feature length films. Truly incredible actor!

    • @karolin8138
      @karolin8138 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      He Is really good. This movie should be extended to become a Hollywood movie. The story bears potential.

    • @theresablarek9396
      @theresablarek9396 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Loved him in the Newsroom!

    • @realitythatdreams2940
      @realitythatdreams2940 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      they are married irl

    • @nicoledenel
      @nicoledenel 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@theresablarek9396thanks you. I was trying to figure out where I've seen him before

  • @Izzyforeverlace8chrome
    @Izzyforeverlace8chrome 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +561

    This is Hollywood level movie. The editing is brilliantly done, the filming everything is TOP CLASS!!! I'm still watching but just had to comment on how well this movie was made. This is truly a masterpiece. Well done to all involved!♥

    • @moniquevandeplas5210
      @moniquevandeplas5210 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      bye bye Hollywood. Hello ALTER. Though you are right about this being top notch.

    • @LamiNalchor
      @LamiNalchor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@moniquevandeplas5210 true

    • @kegqrt5867
      @kegqrt5867 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Also nice short film for aspiring filmmakers to dissect; color, camera movement, editing, and framing.

    • @LorenaMartinez-gs4fe
      @LorenaMartinez-gs4fe 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Alter has such good short movies

  • @starmunching
    @starmunching 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    I have to add that I think her name has meaning. Her name is Serene. And she was able to calm him so easily. Maybe that's one of her strongest powers.

    • @lucretiamaggio6154
      @lucretiamaggio6154 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Her name also sounded like siren the way she pronounced it. Sirens lured men to their demise.

    • @starmunching
      @starmunching 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@lucretiamaggio6154 ooo good theory! I really wonder what they have as a meaning for her name, if there is one at all

  • @XaBep81
    @XaBep81 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +289

    Amanda Seyfried is an excellent actress, I really liked listening to her voice while she played the banjo... Very good short film!

    • @karolin8138
      @karolin8138 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      She has a surprisingly good voice. I didn't know that she can sing.

    • @jacklow9611
      @jacklow9611 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Did you see her as Sophie in "Mama Mia" and "Mama Mia : Here We Go Again"? She was great in those and sang more songs.

    • @ameybirulkar7503
      @ameybirulkar7503 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes she's a good actress and a singer too

  • @thomascollins4325
    @thomascollins4325 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    A modern retelling of the myth of Circe who had the power to turn men into animals. Amanda Seyfried was really good in this.

    • @rachelh2731
      @rachelh2731 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      She shines in horror!

  • @bambixdeltor7060
    @bambixdeltor7060 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    If you listen to the song she's singing you'll get an idea for why these men were turned into beasts.

    • @-chenlanying5818
      @-chenlanying5818 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Can you explain why the men were turned to beast ? I can't figured out through the lyrics

    • @3393639
      @3393639 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      @@-chenlanying5818 ok, the thing is in the first song when she was playing banjo. As far as i understand,some men raped her mother and killed her. Because she says , they were kissing her when her mother in the kitchen and she pulled her out when she was just a kid and her mother was bleeding etc. Then she burried her and prey but she understood that there is no god to get her revenge so she decided to be the curse for men=beasts. I hope it explains...

    • @gemstar7286
      @gemstar7286 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@3393639 Why did she turn the drifter into a goat?, can she see into his soul and know he's also a bad apple??. Or is she just against all men no matter what??.

    • @beatrice6753
      @beatrice6753 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      What's the name song pls??

    • @IdislikeTechnology
      @IdislikeTechnology 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah 'cause they already were. Just of the human variety

  • @matthewweng8483
    @matthewweng8483 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    Well done, the tension at the dinner table was palpable as we realize that he's clearly not a great guy, but neither is she... Kept which was the real antagonist a toss up right to the end.

  • @magnetdesignandadver
    @magnetdesignandadver 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +148

    As a child during a visit to my grandfather's farm I slept in a room at the end of the house near the gate at the end of a long driveway. Some ancestor was said to have died in that room. One night I woke up when the house was dark and quiet. I was compelled to go to the window after hearing the hooves of a horse as if it had walked past the window all the way to the garage and back down to the gate. I looked out the window and saw a white horse, just standing there, staring at me. It was comforting somehow even though I felt a bit scared by the eeriness. There were no horses on the farm. I went back to bed and the next day no-one would believe what I saw. Since then I have come to accept that it was a vision of a guardian or animal spirit guide. I was born on 'the day of abandon', December 8th, symbolised by a horse.

    • @elipowers9831
      @elipowers9831 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      That's a haunting and beautiful experience. Once, when I was in high school I was at a party on a farm and I wandered outside and leaned on a fence -- which was electrified -- and it shocked me. I jumped back just as a white horse emerged out of the fog in front of me. It was terrifying to me because it was just floating in the night and I was convinced for a few moments that I was dead, or almost dead... and it was there to summon me. I think for every experience there's the ordinary, surface level reality... and then all that inexplicably strange spiritual stuff swirling around under the surface.

    • @moniquevandeplas5210
      @moniquevandeplas5210 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      that is so amazing and interesting. I have had crazy experiences too. I am not saying your crazy to be clear because when we experience things like this other people want to say we are crazy. I feel like you need to write your own short now.

    • @kathrynbillinghurst188
      @kathrynbillinghurst188 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @Gerald…yep, your Spirit Guide was making you feel safe and watching over you, not allowing any dark thoughts ‘in’! Lucky 🍀 for you! 💖✌️🤗

    • @magnetdesignandadver
      @magnetdesignandadver 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@elipowers9831 Wow that is amazing. So much will always remain shrouded in mystery but we can find personal meaning in our own experiences if we understand our own internal symbolic language

    • @magnetdesignandadver
      @magnetdesignandadver 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@moniquevandeplas5210 Thank you Monique. I love the way we can share experiences here and find likeminded/kindred spirits who understand or at least relate to what we are saying -
      as opposed to most people who have no frame of reference for these kinds of experiences and would rather just write them off as imagination or dreams than consider the miraculous truth

  • @faithruckdeschel1294
    @faithruckdeschel1294 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    I've been watching this everyday, and it just clicked in my head that Amanda's song was(I think)talking about how her mom was hurt by somebody she loved and it destroyed her so Amanda vowed to take her vengeance out on as many men as she possibly can before she leaves the earth?

    • @AvaNightingale
      @AvaNightingale 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Not just hurt. It was very very clearly about SA. And not (it's sounds like) a partner or just one somebody.

    • @Msrandumb
      @Msrandumb หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah sounds like she was assaulted because of the part about forcing a kiss and she vowed to curse all men.

  • @jimmylin7233
    @jimmylin7233 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    All these years, and I had no idea that Amanda Seyfried could sing. Damn, that was some haunting bluegrass. Wish I could hear more of her music!

    • @deeriggs3319
      @deeriggs3319 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      She sang a bit in momma Mia too.. suprised me how sweet her voice sounds❤

    • @RP-ks6ly
      @RP-ks6ly 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Watch her in the movie Les Miserables, amazing

    • @jimmylin7233
      @jimmylin7233 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@RP-ks6ly Great suggestion, but I have a pathological hatred for the music of Les Mis 😝

    • @oliviabb73849
      @oliviabb73849 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jimmylin7233hopefully just the movie, which was a travesty and absolute embarrassment, and not the play! ❤❤❤

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub หลายเดือนก่อน

      Didn't you see mamma Mia and les miserables?

  • @innos3ntCrim3
    @innos3ntCrim3 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Birth of the curse:
    “How well I remember, I was just a girl. Pull my mother out the kitchen door,
    How she struggled when they kissed her. How the rain began to pour.
    Lay and bleed and how she cried out ‘Be you cursed forevermore.’
    Grass grow knee-high on your lonesome grave,
    How I pray for hours, oh Lord, your soul to save.
    But there ain’t no Lord in heaven,
    only men and beast below.
    So I swore to you a promise, ‘Be they cursed before I go.’”

  • @Mashy8722
    @Mashy8722 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I absolutely LOVE Amanda Seyfried and the man is her actual real life husband Tom Sadoski. They’re both amazing actors, but Amanda REALLY did the damn thing in this short! I mean, per usual! The story itself was crazy awesome! She was DEF a witch! Or maybe even Circe? From Greek mythology?

  • @ashlynroman
    @ashlynroman 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    I love Amanda Seyfried in any project she does. Her voice is absolutely beautiful and so soothing, I wish I could listen to the song she’s singing 24/7

  • @teeteepalooza
    @teeteepalooza 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    Easily in the top 3 films I’ve watched on Alter. Good decision to make this a short. As much as I wanted it to not end, the story was perfect in short form

    • @Vizeral
      @Vizeral 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah, in the long version the cops would've showed up with the lead detective played by Michelle Rodriguez and there would've been a final showdown between her and Seyfried.

  • @leleprtk
    @leleprtk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Amanda Seyfried is great but I LOVE Thomas Sadoski, he's so underrated!

  • @JohnAKlein-zs8oj
    @JohnAKlein-zs8oj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    This is an incredible atmospheric short and Amanda Seyfried is the coldest witch I ve seen in a long time.But I mean this as a huge bonus.I appreciate the lack of dialogues and her precisely get to know him!Also Thomas Sodoski is brillant.There is this cult-folk-horror-vibe going on.I really really love this!

  • @ryanhall7607
    @ryanhall7607 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    That’s Amanda’s husband as Christian, so that’s fun.

  • @GilbertoBanuelos
    @GilbertoBanuelos 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    I've been surprised lately with After and other short film channels on TH-cam that has these great actors and story lines. This is definitely a favorite.

  • @GlasUndMetall
    @GlasUndMetall 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

    Wow, I've been binge watching this channel and this one really affected me, so well done. Her voice was absolute magic.

  • @MisterG2323
    @MisterG2323 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Knew from the casting this would be good.
    I suppose there are worse fates than becoming a witch's familiar...

  • @krystalray7332
    @krystalray7332 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Amanda Seyfried!!!! Thanks Alter! Totally made my sick day worth it.

  • @kirtywright1974
    @kirtywright1974 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    I remember watching this last year. Was just impressed then as I still am today❤
    The acting was on point. I absolutely love Amanda Seyfried, and have just about watched every movie or show she has acted in😊
    I’m not sure if anyone has even commented on Amanda and Thomas Sadoski not only both starring alongside in this short, but too The Crowded Room, or whether their onscreen chemistry is so strong and natural and makes sense, considering they are husband and wife🥰
    Amanda really commits to any role she’s playing.
    This was superb! The location and backdrop was breathtaking.
    Her voice can be likened to that of a siren. She’s mesmerising😍
    I only just realised. At the very start. When she’s breaking the beautiful white horse in, she says, “you’re okay, it was only a bad dream”.
    The exact same thing she said to Christian, before he was turned too.
    I’m wondering if the past stable hands could also see their predecessors, or was it only Christian?🤔
    Would love to have seen this turned into a full feature film💯
    Loved❤

  • @deckard5558
    @deckard5558 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Didn't know I was in love with Seyfried's singing until today. Now I love her even more.

  • @AnnaInWonderTube
    @AnnaInWonderTube 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The hands passing the knife is very authentic and unique. I've never seen something similar.
    And the twist.. hadn't see it coming

    • @Mant111
      @Mant111 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There's no way the guy could've known about the shotgun hidden in the storehouse unless his visions were all real.

  • @annas.8902
    @annas.8902 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    If anyone is able to find the names of the songs Amanda was singing, I would truly appreciate it! They were gorgeous.

  • @anthonyweisse9758
    @anthonyweisse9758 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    Excellent! I could see this on the big screen! Actors top notch. You should really think about making this into a movie and keeping the same actors! Thank you for sharing your talent!

  • @einienj3281
    @einienj3281 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    She has a really nice singing voice ❤ Awesome movie, the atmosphere was spot on! Thank You ♥️

  • @astroboy90210
    @astroboy90210 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Amanda is such a great actress. and her singing voice is soothing, I love her 🥰🥰

  • @zegelilaaccount
    @zegelilaaccount 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The story is simple: Mystery revealed in the end or maybe setup/perception shift.
    But how the director chose the Storyteller to reveal the story in the end is exhilarating.
    Good job!!

  • @janlamb3558
    @janlamb3558 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    This is probably one of the best Alter films Ive seen and Ive been a watcher for a long time.
    Very well done on every level!! Bonus points for Amanda.

  • @katekennedy2320
    @katekennedy2320 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    And I’m just going to add: that I always notice that these shorts have a common theme. They hype up the intensity at the last two minutes. Leaving you questioning everything. Which is …….bravo 🎉 imo

  • @CommonSenseRevolution
    @CommonSenseRevolution 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Very well done. Great acting, scenery and storyline. Whether this was 17 minutes or 2+ hours long, I was compelled to watch after the first 30 seconds. Definitely feature-worthy work here. Bravo!

  • @Monius13
    @Monius13 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    This is phenomenal! Superb across the board and it's shocking it's only 16 minutes. It almost feels like a complete full-length movie. It gets its point across without feeling too rushed, though one or two spots did jump a little bit. I felt like I knew each character. I am slightly torn on the ending, but overall I enjoyed every minute of it!

    • @willowwisp3750
      @willowwisp3750 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Excellent movie. Both actors are very good. Story line is what I enjoyed most.

  • @avanthapolwatte5641
    @avanthapolwatte5641 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The movie has no jumpscares but had a scary vibe. Its kind of a place which attracts troubled men to be taken to a mental safe haven only in a form of an animal. Its kind of a generational witch clan who controls the farm. The movie has a good vibe especially Amanda's eerie humming and wierdly beautiful songs

  • @jimhendricks88
    @jimhendricks88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I'm normally not a fan of horror shorts, but this was wonderfully executed--acting, cinematography, story, and a great ending. Cheers!

  • @ultrascftly
    @ultrascftly 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    amanda is absolutely brilliant. so glad to see her in so many projects lately ❤

  • @havenly6133
    @havenly6133 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    I love Amanda Seyfried, she's so talented ❤ Alter really should be turned into TV short horror stories, why haven't they already?!

    • @aroyamorgan6594
      @aroyamorgan6594 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes it should

    • @aarond1622
      @aarond1622 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It basically is.
      Dust is the Sci-fi channel and Omeleto (sp) is the drama / thriller channel.

  • @tomsdottir
    @tomsdottir 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "Am I Ulysses? Am I Ulysses?
    No, but you are now, boy..."
    Terrifying. This poor Ulysses is never going home.

  • @burrelleful
    @burrelleful 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fantastic. The first song that Serene sings tells you everything you need to know about why she’s done what she does. The second song is a warning.

  • @justvlay
    @justvlay 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    it's amazing to see amanda in one of your videos!

  • @tumblingdown
    @tumblingdown 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Thank you to all who contributed to this intricate piece. And that song - thank you Ruby Wolf!

  • @Witchofthewoods.
    @Witchofthewoods. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    Oh, yes!! This is going to be epic. I love her films. Thanks Alter ✌️

  • @asbury29
    @asbury29 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    Loved this! Folk horror vibes & great writing & acting. And so much depth of character conveyed with minimal dialogue. 5 stars!

  • @extreme_1O1
    @extreme_1O1 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    OMG...never thought I'd see the beautiful *'Amanda Seyfried'* in these short stories, and to make it even more better it's her husband *'Thomas Sadoski'* playing by her side...these short stories by *'Eli Powers'* keeps getting better and better.

  • @aeoligarlic4024
    @aeoligarlic4024 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Look how far she's gone from being the airhead in Mean Girls, to Cosette, to this!

  • @gsurveil1
    @gsurveil1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Great short! How did you get Amanda, with her beautifully haunting vocals? Hell of a fable with equally as good a story. I wonder how long this shoot was. My experience with short films having differed from single take indie experience to big productions that tend to run a bit longer but it can be fleshed out by the finally created film the quality can then be seen. This would have been even better as a 30 minute short. I loved this! Well done!

    • @annacroixx
      @annacroixx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s all A.I. generated.

    • @gsurveil1
      @gsurveil1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @Andreaming Really? Amanda was AI generated?

    • @annacroixx
      @annacroixx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gsurveil1 Yeah. Look up all the actors currently protesting about not being paid fairly for their images being used. Have you seen the latest season of Black Mirror? All AI generated. To be fair, WE ourselves are probably AI generated. Our universe is holographic and flat, actually. Look it up. Quantum physics stuff. Now AI can recreate us perfectly on screens. But it was always this way, really. Now that we notice it, we sort of wake up in the film 🎥 we’re all starring in. Lol. 🍿 I believe they call it, “the singularity”.

  • @Wixya_
    @Wixya_ 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This deserve so much more attention. It's dark, sad even, little bit gore. It's scary. It's beautiful. I loved every seconds of this film. I wished it would have been a full length movie. I'd pay to see that.

  • @venizmaja20
    @venizmaja20 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    This was SO good. Absolutely love them acting together and the editing was next level especially the one where it switched between the ax and the banjo! Love this so much.

  • @ediek1836
    @ediek1836 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Ive said ut once before, ill say it again. Although we love being spoiled by Alter on TH-cam, you guys def should have a streaming anthrology series! Bc lately, alter has been my new ahs! Loving the content!! Ty!!

    • @moniquevandeplas5210
      @moniquevandeplas5210 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I thought ALTER was on Tv now as well?

  • @danbalazs9088
    @danbalazs9088 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "We gotta find some kinda wizard, can change 'im back!" -- Delmar O'Donnell.
    Seriously, though. This is lovingly crafted, top-notch top to bottom. Congrats to all involved. Thank you.

    • @AntoinettexKitten
      @AntoinettexKitten 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Of course it's pete look at him

  • @emilybrownmusicchannel588
    @emilybrownmusicchannel588 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I remember seeing Amanda on All My Children. I found her mezmerizing on that show although she didn't have a huge role. Love seeing her career grow! So cool her and hubby are in this short film! Haunting!

  • @natureboytom
    @natureboytom หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn’t think he was losing his mind but for the fact that she kept her distance portraying a cautious employer, then made him feel accepted upon the dinner invite in which she could show her true sociopathic self. She got him good. This was well written, thank you👍

  • @joanandreanoweyland57
    @joanandreanoweyland57 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Amazing story. Incredibly well written and directed. There's talent here, everywhere.

  • @arilith504
    @arilith504 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Loved this. The way the audio was so intimate and really drew me in.

  • @deanmoulton8994
    @deanmoulton8994 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    Loved it. Can't say it was horror, more like a dream come true! Amanda is mesmerizing. "when you animals learn to control yourselves, you can become real boys again."

    • @Fuzzysea693
      @Fuzzysea693 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      A dream come true being turned into an animal…? And she never said that last line.

    • @deanmoulton8994
      @deanmoulton8994 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@Fuzzysea693 Serene was always kind to the animals and to Christian. The men brought their own "emotional baggage". The names and the song point to a savior who is going to save us from ourselves, but can't. I added the last line for Hope.

    • @TheDweeb002
      @TheDweeb002 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Sounds like textbook misandry

    • @deanmoulton8994
      @deanmoulton8994 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@TheDweeb002 You must live in Texas if you have textbooks like that.

    • @TheDweeb002
      @TheDweeb002 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@deanmoulton8994 please, let's see who else we can stereotype while trying to make ourselves sound "progressive"

  • @amandalidey329
    @amandalidey329 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Amanda Seyfried is such a good actress. Every movie she's played in was amazing!

  • @leeannacall4712
    @leeannacall4712 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Awesome cast and absolutely awesome story. Loved it. 😍

  • @Julia-lk8jn
    @Julia-lk8jn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wonderful acting! The low-key singing is done just perfect - beautiful but not unrealistically so, and both haunting and ominous.
    I'm very fascinated by this version of the witch: Apart from that quirk of transfiguring men into farm yard animals, she doesn't seem to be evil, or even cruel. So now I both want to know why she's doing it - that first song she's singing seems to hint at something really awful - and at the same time I'm glad the film leaves it open.

  • @gretatudeg4877
    @gretatudeg4877 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Really like how much uncertainty and fear was packed into the story. Well acted all around!😊

  • @zawunc
    @zawunc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very cool. Well made. I like how both characters have their dark sides and it isn‘t clear until the end if the dreams/visions are his product or induced by the place.

  • @nickfilippos3340
    @nickfilippos3340 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This one was well worth the time! Little action yet the atmosphere and vibe is totally captivating! I really like this kind of slow-paced horror that lets itself aink in and does not rely on cheap jumbscares and effects. I also appreciate the implementation of the Greek mythos in the production, since I happen to be a Greek person. Congratulations to everyone involved, keep it going and keep it humble! 👏👏

  • @tommybutler2454
    @tommybutler2454 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This ending was a little easier to understand than a lot of these. Thank you !!!!

  • @julieclaeren486
    @julieclaeren486 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wait what the hell?! It's broad daylight and I'm scared out of my wits! This was ingenious! Gonna watch again.

  • @daisyl3245
    @daisyl3245 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    really really loved this. would love to see it in a full length film. feels folk horror esque to me which is one of my favorite genres to watch

  • @CorpseBride64
    @CorpseBride64 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Outstanding short film. Most definitely left me wanting more, which is a great thing! Plus, I had no idea Amanda had such a beautiful singing voice!

  • @MrsTessWren
    @MrsTessWren 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Beautifully done. Loved seeing Amanda, she brought me back to the Alter after I strayed for too long🙏
    Feels good to be home.

  • @DerekStone
    @DerekStone 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Dude. That was pretty good. Would love to see a full-length version.

  • @LetsScareTiffanyToDeath
    @LetsScareTiffanyToDeath 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a beautiful grotesque. Acting was perfect. I could feel Christian's unravelling and bewitchment at the hands of Serene. Loved it.

  • @thejudgmentalcat
    @thejudgmentalcat 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Love that twist! The song was an eerie foreshadowing ❤

  • @Littlebrittanym
    @Littlebrittanym 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Wow this was great! Easily one of my favorites. I wanted to learn more of her backstory so bad.

  • @michaelmeadows5142
    @michaelmeadows5142 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Definitely a good short. Comparison to Circe is definitely perceptible, and both actors did phenomenal in their roles. I wouldn't have expected less.

  • @jeffsmith3550
    @jeffsmith3550 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn't know she could sing and now I'm here hoping I can find a full album of her singing with a banjo.

  • @edsonvieiraa
    @edsonvieiraa 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "This is the water, and this is the well. Drink full, and descend. The horse is the white of the eyes, and dark within."

  • @lanadelreyhey
    @lanadelreyhey 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    MORE AMANDA SHES SO GOOD!

  • @claudiachance7036
    @claudiachance7036 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm just seeing this wonderful film and I love the under tones. Amanda is a super talented actress and I look forward to seeing her husband play with her again, you guys are awesome. Even the animals were great.

  • @Karatejin
    @Karatejin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "...and the animals I trapped all became my pets"
    A very intriguing story!

  • @officialchuprov
    @officialchuprov 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job. The best one I've seen so far for couple months. Acting, camera, scenes - bravo👏

  • @kizpaws
    @kizpaws 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Great storyline, great acting. Loved this short! ♥

  • @garyzimmerman62
    @garyzimmerman62 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    WOW! Amazing Cinematography, acting, setting, music (blaming YOU on this EARWORM!) wardrobe, Hell, it was ALL AMAZING, but that SCRIPT! Just WOW, and the twist at the end was SO UNEXPECTED! REALY thought it would go another way!!

  • @AlysterJohnEstur
    @AlysterJohnEstur 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A brilliantly acted, directed, and written short film.

  • @Idk-vi6kv
    @Idk-vi6kv 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved this one. The acting, the editing, the pilot, places are gorgeous too

  • @faithruckdeschel1294
    @faithruckdeschel1294 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I think this is one of the most awesome memorable short horror films, I've ever seen? It's a refreshing new concept in the "witch/horror genre?" I've seen a few good "witch" movies but this one is Top Tier next to the "VVitch" movie for me, IMO. Amanda's voice is so lovely and I love that song!

  • @bostonreese4807
    @bostonreese4807 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This was well done. Wishing it was longer. Perfection.

  • @madamechicken
    @madamechicken 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i guess u can say he became the GOAT of the century

  • @priscahwairimu5420
    @priscahwairimu5420 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thomas had me convinced he was carzy. They are good actors 👏🏾

  • @milvagiselle685
    @milvagiselle685 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Now I understand the first scene lol. Beautiful story and well told. Congrats to the director and the actors.

  • @arianaangelova.6490
    @arianaangelova.6490 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    thank u so much. amanda is incredible. i love it ♥︎

  • @Nola1176
    @Nola1176 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perfection. Deserves a whole series. I love well done movies, series about witches. And there are none except for The VVitch.
    This was so subtle and haunting. Smart. Beautiful editing.

  • @komalvishwakarma9740
    @komalvishwakarma9740 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Please make a series😱wonderful concept and the eeriness just upped the game 🙌

  • @aurevoirshoshanna900
    @aurevoirshoshanna900 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Alter is just spoiling us this is really good and great acting and high production just like the one they put out recently w the girl from bridge to terabithia

    • @sp-1973
      @sp-1973 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ooooh which one was she in please?

    • @aurevoirshoshanna900
      @aurevoirshoshanna900 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sp-1973 “goodnight darling” on Alter channel