'Wireless' | Award Winning Short Film by Son of a Fritz
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.พ. 2023
- 'Wireless' is an award winning short film that tells the story of James; a lonely man who arrives at a cell phone store past closing in hopes of finding closure.
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From our Film Festival friends...
“Wireless is compassionate , well crafted and a highlight of the Smodcastle Film Festival“
- SMODCastle Film Festival, Official Selection 2022
“Awesome Con Short Film Festival has an amazing audience who's known for their large experience of pop culture and films, and after the screening of Wireless, they were almost in tears, they knew they saw something special. That's the true beauty of Wireless. It was an honor to have the film be part of our festival."
-Awesome Con Short Film Festival, Official Selection 2019
“An emotionally touching piece with achingly authentic performances”
-The IndieFest Film Awards, Award of Excellence, Special Mention 2019
IMDB: : imdb.to/3YVJqDt
Instagram: @WirelessMovie
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Awards from previous Film Festival Selections:
* South Dakota Film Festival 2019 - Best Narrative Short Film
* Independent Film Festival Boston 2019 - Audience Award
* Enginuity Film Festival 2019 - Best Lead Actor, Short Film, Elliott Bales
* Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase 2019 - 'In This Together' Genre Award
* Clifton Film Celebration 2018 - Best Overall Film
* Clifton Film Celebration 2018 - Best Director, Short Film
* Clifton Film Celebration 2018 - Audience Choice Award
* Independent Shorts Awards 2018 - Best Acting Duo
* Independent Shorts Awards 2018 - Best Indie Short
* Poe Film Festival 2018 - Best Original Short Film
* Northern Virginia International Film Festival 2018 - James Christopher Jury Award
* Best Shorts Competition September 2018 - Award of Excellence, Special Mention
* IndieFest Film Awards Fall 2017 - Award of Excellence, Special Mention
Additional Film Festival Selections:
* Richmond Film Network Short Film Series 2023
* SMODCastle Film Festival 2022
* Dakota Film Festival 2020
* Awesome Con Short Film Festival 2019
* Macon Film Festival 2019
* Ocean City Film Festival 2019
* Lancaster International Short Film Festival 2018
* Reel Independent Film Extravaganza 2018
* Austin Revolution Film Festival 2018
* Richmond International Film Festival 2018 - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
My husband just passed away and I'm going through the exact same situation. My husband took care of everything concerning the house: surveillance cameras, cell phones, smart TV, pool and vehicle maintenance...I'm at a complete loss. I'm having to learn everything from scratch, and what I can't learn I have to pay people to do them for me. I am alone in my state and have to do everything myself to pack and get my house ready to sell and move to another state where my only child and her family live. With two dogs and two vehicles. So many things to go through and sell, including two trailers and a race car. I miss him so much.
Jesus, I am so sorry for your loss. My husband takes care of ours as well and has for 28 years. I can't imagine what this has been like for you. I pray you are able to find some strength to help you find peace right now as you grieve your loss. ❤❤
@@floursandroses Thank you. We were together for over 45 years.
May god with you
Why you wrote all this here ? Are you crazy or what 🤦🏻♀️
I am so, so sorry for your loss. I worked at a cell phone store for three years, and the story told in this film happened four separate times. It never got easier, and I know each and every person I worked with hurt as much as you are now. I know it must be incredibly difficult to not only be going through this, but also to be so open about it and sharing it with us. It means the world to me that you were able to do so, and while things may be difficult now, I hope the best for you and your family as you start a new chapter with your child and her family.
The world needs more Dereks in it 🥰
Derricks empathy and kindness brought me to tears😢
Thank you, so glad his empathy resonated with you. It is my great hope that this film will help bring out more Derek’s with empathy.
That someone had to defy their employer, risk their jobs just to have compassion is just heart wrenching.
In the world of sales jobs, and retail in general this happens quite often unfortunately.
This has me bawling like a baby. My Mom passed away 4 years ago and I wish i still had her voice recorded on my phone.
I worked in a library for many years. It was encounters like these that made it all worth it. Books were only the backdrop on the drama. Providing accurate information was only the pretext. I remember so many people ("patrons", we called them) like James and how, while remaining professional, I was able to break all the rules and be a human being with feelings and compassion and sympathy. This film brought me to tears.
Me too ❤
Glad you didn't break the most important rule - Love thy neighbor as thyself
Really good story. I half expected the older gentleman to be up to something. But in the end, it turns out he was just trying to close a chapter and move. Very touching short film.
I still have a recording from when my daughter was about 6 months old.. She was playing in her crib making a lot of cute little noises.. My daughter is 28 now.. I still love to hear that recording..
This could have not been more perfect.
Tears. Hoping there are lots of caring helpful young men like this around!
Thank you for watching, and it’s my great hope for the same!
The main actor kid is amazing.
I recently lost my partner of 23 years. Thank you for making such a sweet, beautiful movie.
Our pleasure, thank you so much for watching. I’m so sorry for your loss, I hope you’re doing as well as you can during this difficult time ❤
We need more Dereks in this world.
Our son (our only child) died when he was 23 I know that mans pain....What an excellent film Keep up the GREAT work !!!!!!!!!
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I am so very sorry. ❤
This movie should be called Derek....if we had a world with more Dereks and his compassion the norm then just imagine our world..
It’s been my great hope that this film will at the very least bring out more empathy in the world. Thank you for your kind words!
I saw this first when it was screened at a film festival and it had damn near the whole place in tears by the end. Beautiful story. We absolutely loved it.
I still remember that day and so glad you were there for it, thanks again for watching and for bringing back some great memories 😊
This film was absolutely incredible. Powerful and incredibly acted. And so many can relate to this.
Great job buddy, now I'm eating dinner with tears falling into my plate. Really though - this is a 100% work of art. A little kindness goes a long way...SMILE!!!
This is truly one of the best films I've seen in my whole life. Thank you so much for delivering this ❤️
Our pleasure, your comment means so much to me and appreciate you taking the time to watch and share such kind words ❤️
I love the small details they added. The ringer his wife had saved for him was from an old rotary phone. Such a small detail opens volumes of meaning and gives sweet insight in the loving relationship they had.
Glad you caught that! I still remember going through so many ringtones trying to find the perfect one, when I heard that I knew we had a winner.
Damn you 😥 This really struck home with me on a personal note. I lost my wife 3yrs ago and have had a real hard time deciding to turn her phone off, for the same reason, her voice. Exact same phone too. Coincidence i came across your movie? I dont know. But i must say, it was very powerful. Great job to all. And as Siskel and Ebert would say 👍👍
Compassion, listening, and empathy is a great skill to have.
Beautifully Acted by all. You could see the pain in James's eyes, losing a loved one, and Derek had compassion for James"s story. Derek had compassion and empathy. It"s beautiful
You took the exact thoughts out of my head! So much more eloquently than I could have composed. Thank you.
@@ghggp1 I'll second that. A refreshing, beautiful, and compassionate story. No superheros, mega effects, bombastic music. Its a simple moment of incredible humanity.
Boss's acting a bit forced...Derek was easily the best.
@@ghggp1 Awwww, thank you.
What kind and amazing words, thank you so much!! Empathy is one of the biggest themes I had wanted to include in this film and I’m so glad it shows.
Tender, beautiful and superbly acted. You'd have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by these two good people and the brief but meaningful time they spend together.
Thank you for your kind words and comment!
Made me cry. Was thinking about my wife. Thank you.
The salesman is SUCH A GOOD
ACTOR!
It made me cry. Awesome acting.
What a beautiful glimpse into the best of customer service. And I mean that as a person who has worked over 10yrs in customer service. It was such encounters as this that made it so worthwhile. Even though the unfavorable guest interactions far outnumbered the meaningful ones - just that one time knowing you learned something, witnessed something, or in some small way contributed something that represents the true meaning of life love or humanity - those moments have stayed with me for decades.
Derek here wont forget this encounter for a very long time.
Thank you also for showing how much a little bit of effort, care or sacrifice on your part can go towards getting another person through some very bad times.
Thank you so much for perfectly summarizing so much of what I’ve been hoping to capture with this film when I wrote it years ago. Yes, there are certainly other themes such as loss, grief, and finding connections between generations, but you really did a perfect job pointing out that while there are unfavorable guest interactions, there are some that really do stick with you for the rest of your life. Thank you again for the kind words and for watching this film ❤
HR - > AI... Or NOT. Human Lives Matter.
That was wonderful. Thank you.
Just wonderful. Lots of heart.
Great short story... I'm a combat Vietnam Veteran who has also been an artist all my life... every VN Vet I've exhibited with and have been friends with have died... most from Cancer (Agent Orange/Dioxin Poisoning related health issues) ... I live alone, as the wife passed years ago and I've been dealing with several related health issues... that little 100% disability payment does little and means even less. I would rather have my friends to talk about our art or our personal experiences in combat, something I can't with people who have no real concept of 330 days in the jungle fighting to survive .... to date the US VA has posted over 300,000 American solders have died after returning do to their exposure to Dioxin... and no one cares. We were patriots like our fathers and uncles before us... only to die alone.
I’m really sorry to read this , Ken. The politicians have a lot to answer for - the wars and lots more-and justice may not be done in my lifetime.
I hope you have a naturopathic doctor to help you with the damage.
@@LilyGazou Thank you for your kind words... sadly my Neurologist can do nothing, as he said there is no cure for that poison and the US and Australian Government were warned about the dangers two full years before they stopped spraying ...we got out water out of the mountain streams, boiled it, put in an iodine tablet, and than either drank or added it to our dehydrated food packets (LRPS). The average life span for an Australian VN Vet is 56 years, while Americans was 66 years ... I've set a record at 74'. You be safe... again thank you.
God bless you Ken. I was in high school during the early 70s and even at that young age thought we didn’t belong in Vietnam. I didn’t understand it at all and grieved for all the death and destruction. My deepest gratitude for your service and sacrifice.
its hard to live with that in justice happening everyday
I want to express my personal gratitude to you for your selfless sacrifice. It is permanently recorded in the book of life, and will NOT be forgotten!
Damn you, you son of a Fritz, you made me cry..
My mom passed last year and I still have one voice message from her. I don't want to lose it. I wish I had more. I wish I had so much more. I just added this film to my list of favorite short films. VERY WELL DONE.
I’m so sorry to hear about your Mom, I hope you’ve been doing the best you can in such a difficult time this past year. I still have a voicemail from Izzy that I can’t let go of either, he’s mentioned at the end of the credits. Thank you so much for the kind words about this film, saying it’s a favorite of yours means a lot to me and everyone involved that made this.
This is the Basho haiku of short film making. Perfection from the first frame to the last.
this was so good.
it reminded me of selling cellphones, and the small moments, getting to make these sort of beautiful isolated connections with people I normally never would have made being a teenager. getting to help someone save their old photos is such a rewarding experience
What a superbly sensitive and compassionate film. I am also speechless. After recently loosing my brother I understand what those voicemail messages mean. Thank you for focusing on a subject all to familiar to some of us. It was the most impactful 15 minutes of my day. BRAVO to you and your cast and all involved in the creation this film.❤️💔❤️
Thank you so much for these kind words and sharing your own personal loss, I’m so sorry to hear about your brother, but it means the world to me that this film resonated with you. It’s comments like yours that motivate myself and the team to continue making films, so thank you ❤️
Nice job David Fritzson! You made this old guy get a bit teary-eyed. Solid writing, directing, and acting, with nothing over the top. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Kindness - what a gift, it's free too.
That it is! Thanks for watching 😊
Infinitely beautiful. Having lost a son I can empathise completely. So beautifully done . Brilliant acting too .
I still have an old answering machine to hold onto that old message. Haven't listened to it in years but I'm still holding onto it.
I completely understand that. I still have voicemails of Izzy that I listen to when I miss him. You may have noticed his name at the end of the credits, this film is dedicated to him.
Fun fact/Easter Egg: When James unlocks the phone as he's sitting in his car, the letters coordinating with the numbers spell out 'Izzy'.
@@SonofaFritzFilms Clever! Izzy was lucky to know you.
I shared your short with some of my bereavement buddies. It pretty much killed them...in a good way.
This film is one of the best I’ve seen 🎬🎉 Incredible story, acting, film quality…superb!
Thank you SO MUCH!!! Your kind words about mean the world to everyone involved making this film.
Pyle!
This had a better story than a lot of movies triple A movies.
Beautifully written, filmed and acted. Well done.
I work for a government agency in Australia, health services, so many sad situations and so many sad people. I'm proud to say we try to help them. Usually we succeed. Technological naivety is a big problem. What seems easy online isn't easy for many people young and old. Face-to-face works.
Thank you for sharing your perspective all the way from Australia! Amazing seeing how far this film goes to different audiences around the world, but I agree, technology is definitely something that makes things more difficult for many, I experienced it quite a lot when I was essentially Derek working at a cell phone store myself before getting into filmmaking.
Excellent! Touching story arc…very good acting. Better than most current movie theatre submissions.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I was very fortunate to have such wonderful actors in this short.
What a kind young man❤ you can't find many of them nowadays ❤ thanks very much for this wonderful film 🙏❤🌹🙋♀️
My pleasure, thank you for the kind words! Hoping this brings more Derek’s out or at least more empathy into the world.
Derek Did Good. Derek listened and communicated
So precious.❤
Thank you ❤️
Wonderful acting. So full of emotion and subtle face changes.
Heartbreaking, but beautiful story. Something most of us go through in our lives.
This piece was beautiful.
Thank you so much!
Excellent communication between James and Derek with eyes.. Awesome.
Love from India..
Thank you! So amazed at how far this film has reached audiences around the world, appreciate you watching!
A short that i will remember for a really long time. You used your experience to create something so beautiful and touching. You are a very romantic and sensitive person and so are those who were touched by this short. It's a drop of rain on my lips, when i looked up at the sky expecting nothing in particular.
It means a lot to me that you'll remember this short for a very long time. It's been a long process between producing it, screening it around the country, and now publicly releasing it on TH-cam. I especially love your last sentence describing it, I'll remember that one for a long time as well. Thank you.
wonderful on so many levels. Thank you for these 15 mins.
No words can feel what the ❤️ says Istill have his phone
Like Zsolt Gallo wrote ----- a lump in my throat. SO tenderly done. Thank you. Thank you!
Our pleasure, thank you for the kind words and for watching our film 😊
Very well controlled tempo. Excellent actors, even the younger one. Good camera shots and cuts. Thanks.
Great film!
Great acting!
Tim Torre has a bright future ahead of him. ⭐️
His presence, his timing are impeccable.
What a powerful film.
Simple yet extraordinary
Oh my, how relevant it is to this era! Loved it, full of human compassion! Well done!!
Thank you!!
Letting go is one hardest things to do in life. One of my favorite family members was my Uncle John. We had this negative banter with each other which came from a much deeper affection. He passed away a couple of years ago. Before that, he left me a voice message, on a stand alone, in house, landline messaging system (talk about old tech), wishing me a happy birthday and telling me that he loved me. something he had never done before. I saved the recording and listen to it from time to time when I can hold back the tears. I will probably never erase it, even if it means keeping that antiquated technology!
What a beautiful film. Thank you 💖🙏
A truly beautiful and beautifully crafted piece of work
Thank you so much for the kind words, Nick. It truly means a lot to myself and everyone involved making this film.
Beautiful, made me feel feelings! Beautiful story telling and shots! Bravo!
A beautiful and very moving film. I'm so pleased it came up on my feed. Congratulations to all involved.
I’m so glad to hear it came across your feed as well! For years it’s been my great hope that as many people as possible would see this film, and your comment means so much to me and the production!
Absolutely astonishing. Love it. Thanks to all at Son of A Fritz.
Our pleasure! Thank you so much for the kind words!
Omg this is so beautiful. So well done. Everything. I got so caught up in it. My tears are rolling of course lol... this is the Perfect short film right here. It's no wonder it's such a winner. ❤❤❤
wow. such a sliver of humanity so hard to find many days. a gesture that lightens the pain often takes just moments. i need to get help saving audio recordings in next 2 weeks before they get deleted. they are of my dog Liams snoring the last few yrs of his life. a very timely film for me.😪
My sister kept my dad's message on her phone for a few years after my parents passed away and she moved into their house
Always a trip to hear my dad's voice years after he was gone.
I’ve made a lot of short films and this is the type of film I want to make.
Starts slightly comedic but unfolds and is heartbreaking
I knew where the story was going from the start when James sat in his car.
You all caught the nuances of grief.
It is recognizable and heart breaking.
The actors are wonderful.
My husband was killed along with many others. Most institutions i had to deal with were actually prepared that a customer may report a loss from the event, and need help navigating financial accounts, statements, name changes. Most, but not all.
I remember finally yelling at one arrogantly rude brusque young man. He talked to me like i was a fraud. I told him feel free to look us up, I called from a listed number landline inside our listed home address. I ended up crying and hanging up. I called again the next day because it had to be done.
But most were compassionate and professional.
Expect to see great things from this writer, Director and filmmaker! You’ve got a handle on the tools and the pulse of human emotion.
I paid for our obsolete house phone for more than a year after my husband died because it was one of the few places I could still hear his voice.
Watching from Singapore with tears. Both are excellent actors. Great story. Thanks a lot🙏
This has to be the best story I've been told in many many years. Sometimes I wonder how it would be when my mother dies... I'll have to go through this. Even every relationship I've been in felt like this. A devastating situation, that still shows you that you can use the pieces to keep building your road ahead. It's weird, I cried.
I know it’s been a few months since you wrote this, but wanted to drop in and say thank you so much for sharing these words and thoughts about ‘Wireless’. It means a lot to me that this story meant so much to you, thank you again and also for watching.
@@SonofaFritzFilms my grandma died today. I saw your notification and saw this back again. Thank you. These are the little things that smooth a great disaster.
@@thefolkloreofshapeshifting3283 So sorry to hear of your loss, thinking of you and your family during this tough time ❤️
Someone's cutting onions in here man. 😭
That was extraordinarily good. The two leads had excellent voices and acting. Minimal set, no action, just great character development and performance.
Bravo!
This one had me tearing up . Powerful short
I thought there might be a twist like the older man did steal all the phones.
Wow, what a sad powerful film. I'm still crying and can relate to what he is going through. Excellent acting and story line. Thanks for posting this.
In an era that most everything has become impersonal, crossing the one person who brakes the (man made rules), in the name of humanity is what makes the humanity remain alive.
In my book, this short is absolutely timeless on several levels. For one, there are always times that older generation stay behind in keeping with new technology so this particular experience that James and Derek are experiencing will remain applicable for any other era. Also the sense of universality of this short is what keeps this piece timeless. Finally it is the humanity in this film has a transcending notion about it that doesn’t stop with a specific time.
Beautiful comment.
What kind and beautiful words, thank you so much!! As an artist it is always my great hope that any piece made becomes timeless and resonates with many over the years, so your words are very encouraging and motivate me to continue making films like this.
@@SonofaFritzFilms 🙏
why you make me tear up like this?
It was a story I’ve wanted to tell for years and years after experiencing it first hand more than a few times, and saw no one else had made it before, so felt the need to make it. Thank you for watching!
Hits me every time. Such a beautiful piece.
Thank you so much!
I liked Big Ears
Intensity
Great acting
Realism
Understandably,
Award-Winning
Thank you for the kind words, really appreciate it as well as you watching our little film.
This was absolutely beautiful
Incredible work, David! I think this hearkens back to a mantra I try to live by: be kind to others because you never know what someone is going through.
An excellent mantra at that! Thank you for watching and for the kind words 😊
Just awesome.
Beautiful, stunning, true acting bettertan most feature films, their connection, everything. I'm absolutely wrecked, but in a deeply emotional, personal way, reliving my patents' losses. When my dad then mom passed, I'd saved their last messages to me, for my son as well as myself. I lost thst blackberry in a moving truck accident situation. Many times since lost Mom in 2009 i desperately wish I still had it😢
Wow. What a beautiful short film. Great writing and acting from everyone. Why this doesn't have millions of views is baffling. I'm sharing this on my social media contacts. It should be seen everywhere.
Just beautiful.
Very good!
Had me wiping tears. I have my mama's and aunt's phone numbers still in my phone and one night when I was not doing very well, I called the numbers. Of course, no one answered which made me even more sad.
Thank you so much for sharing your story as well! I still have voicemails of Izzy that I listen to time and time again when I miss him. You may have noticed his name at the end of the credits, this film is dedicated to him.
Fun fact/Easter Egg: When James unlocks the phone as he's sitting in his car, the letters coordinating with the numbers spell out 'Izzy'.
I put my godfather’s number in my phone and he’s been gone since 1985
I still my grandmother’s old # too
Great acting. Well done. Thank you.
Brilliant! What a great plot. One of these where you think it is one thing, and then it is …much deeper.
Twist idea: The man is actually also one of the owners/supervisors, acting as a mystery shopper to see how far his employees will go in human customer service.
Hi! Writer/Director here, just wanted to thank you for the kind words. I've heard quite a few different alternate plot twists as this film screened at various festivals, but this is the first time I've come across this one. Very creative!
@@SonofaFritzFilms Glad you like it! I watch a *lot* of short films, but it is the first time I thought of a plot twist. I like these gems to stand as pieces of art in their own. And yours is! Just thought that twist might be interesting too. Beautifil acting especially by the widower. Once it is revealed why he is behaving the way he does, one can feel the pain in every word and every silence between them!
SO VERY VERY SAD.... AND ITS COMING TO US ALL.
What a touching and well done film. So quiet and simple but it just drew me in. Thank you.
So true how it feels.
I did my best as a Writer/Director to bring out the tension and strain grief can bring, I’m glad you saw it and mentioned it. Thank you for the kind words and for watching!
I'm not easily moved. Well done. I'm going to grab some tissues now.
Why'd you have to bring me back to remember and cry over this man's loss 😭
Beautiful little film outstanding script & heartfelt story!
Very well done.