Excellent short film by Happy which I have heard on the grapevine is being made into a David Grey video. Here's your last chance to enjoy it in all its brilliant original glory.

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already discussed here...

         

After 15 seconds of watching it you already know how it ends. Whats the point?

         

are we supposed to care about her because she was once a cute baby? its message is way too sentimental and has been told in about every vh1 special.

         

cynics!

i thought it was great.

         

sorry but a cynic isn't someone who calls out shit for being shit. cheers anyhow

         

you know what else a cynic doesn't do? edit his message after the fact so as to throw the ensuing replies out of context. no, a douchebag does that.

but yeah, cheers!

         

I thought it was really clever and well done... It seems so simple but I'll bet it was a real headache to pull off.

         

from a simple storytelling standpoint, i agree it doesn't do all that much, but i don't think the film is really about the arc of jane's life at all. it struck me as being more about identity, about how your name is a container for the decisions you make over the course of your life and how it changes meaning and significance accordingly.

i don't think it's a coincidence that happy picked such a strong but simple name for her; 'jane lloyd' is as evocative and as empathetic for a six year old girl as it is for a porn star (perhaps even for some of the same reasons)..

         

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