BEING KEEGAN | Omeleto
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A naval officer returns home to confront his childhood trauma.
BEING KEEGAN is used with permission from Stephanie Zari. Learn more at stephaniezari.com.
In 1970s Liverpool, during their football club's heyday, 10-year-old Jay and his best friend Sean spend their days playing football in the backstreets. Footballer Kevin Keegan is their hero, the player whose name is on the news and in conversations all around the working-class city, and they spent hours watching him in his matches and trying to play like him.
But their joy and innocence are lost when tragedy strikes, leaving Jay to disintegrate psychologically during his teenage and young adult years. Twenty-five years later, Jay returns to Liverpool and contemplates his past, trying to reckon with the trauma that has shaped the rest of his life -- and perhaps dictate his future.
Directed by Stephanie Zari from a script written by Jilly Gardiner, this powerful dramatic short sprawls between a man's jovial, nostalgic 1970s childhood of freedom, play and friendship and a more pensive, melancholy present-tense, as he visits the places that held so much meaning and memory for him with an almost crushing sense of loss and regret. Toggling with the past and present, as well as interior memory and exterior action, it evokes a portrait of a man hobbled with trauma, broken down and with nowhere to go, as he wades through traumatic memories and grief.
The film has an unusually dense visual approach, capturing the interplay between past and present. Beginning with archival footage of Keegan and Liverpool in their 1970s prime, young Jay and best friend Sean are captured in a faded, careworn cinematography that's reminiscent of the times, with muted, earthy colors and dusty light. Their adventures are reminiscent of a free-range childhood, roaming the city and the more desolate outlying areas, and Liverpool also emerges as a character in its own right, full of acerbic characters and fervor for its favorite sport.
These nostalgic memories are toggled with an older Jay's roaming about Liverpool, which in the present day is emptier and more run-down. Jay, too, reflects the ravages of time and struggle, and as he traces the path of his childhood memories, we see the contrast between his happier, sweeter childhood friendship with Sean and his present sadness. BAFTA-nominated actor Stephen Graham plays Jay with a palpable, compelling weight, and though he rarely interacts with anyone, each stop on his journey through Liverpool seems to stir up deeper sorrows, pulling him deeper into grief and guilt. The narrative gains propulsion as the audience learns the tragic event that cut Jay and Sean's childhood short -- and opens a mystery into what Jay will do next.
BEING KEEGAN goes deeper than most short films into how trauma and grief carry from childhood into adulthood, taking the time to portray Jay in his more troubled teens and early adulthood. The result is a psychologically immersive, empathetic examination of how crippling trauma can be, and how it seems to gain more force and weight when it is minimized or pushed aside. But luckily for Jay, there is hope. Even as he revisits the sights of his childhood, he also remembers the love, kindness and joy of his old friendship with Sean. Those memories, too, come to his rescue, and help him step back into the flow of life, just when he needs it most.
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I love when established actors, like Stephen Graham here participate in these short films. Beautifully done.
@nemesisbreakz
Жыл бұрын
I wholeheartedly agree.
@johnconroy3078
Жыл бұрын
Litteraly saw the thumbnal and though , that looks like... wait... blimey!
@rebeccagrenfell2423
10 ай бұрын
Yup... Totally👌
That's not acting, that man experienced real pain. Great storyline, Great job cast and crew. So much I could say however Love is all.
@Sacterheld
Жыл бұрын
No he's acting, it's his job you silly plonker.
Stephen Graham is a rubber stamp of quality for anything he’s involved with. Great actor.
@erin8047
Жыл бұрын
Truest word ever, he’s one brilliant actor.
@politecat4236
Жыл бұрын
I love him in Boiling Point as the chef!
@DefeatLust
Жыл бұрын
He's legit
Stephen Graham has to be one of the best actors of the generation- every character he plays with such raw emotion
Stephen Graham is such a gifted actor. You never see him acting, he just reacts truthfully. I love this man so much!
This, my friends, is what it's like living with PTSD.
@gemstar7286
Жыл бұрын
I can't imagine what it's like to go through such a traumatic feeling. must be really difficult to cope with .
@KenReilley
Жыл бұрын
@@gemstar7286 I don't even wish it upon my worst enemies.
Stephen Graham at his absolute best as always, brilliant short film
This was quite an emotional roller coaster. To witness something as terrifying as this would break anyone. I just think he blamed himself for what happened and as a child you would. I think seeing his friend at the end should reassure him that it was never his fault and he's in a better place.😶😶
Oh, that was heartbreakingly beautiful.
Soon as I saw it was Stephen Graham, I jumped on it.... he's superb
Short movie full of legands. Very emotional and well made.
To forgive yourself is hard.
Not letting go is one of the worst things one can ever do to him or herself.
Beautifully done. Loved it. Totally absorbing. ❤
Very well executed, Mr. Stephen Graham! I love movie shorts. Very touching. 😢
A trip some must journey through. The darkness of our past mistakes and disappointment.
Steven Graham Deep Cut
Beautifully written, beautifully performed.
Great movie, reminds me Of something similar that happened to me and a friend, except i told him not to get the ball so we could watch it get run over by the train
This was well acted and a great film. Such could have happened to anybody. All I would say is that to anyone suffering from any type of abuse, trauma or pain, go and get therapy and seek some type of professional help without the use of pharmaceuticals. By talking it out and getting a solution, you can be well on your way to recovery. In this case, it was never the young boy's fault.
Even with my volume all the way up I couldn't hear/understand most of the dialogue. Shame, because Stephen Graham's facial acting was great. Just wish there were subtitles so I could've followed along before getting frustrated and stopping.
So beautifully sad
wow good to see this actor in something else other than just being a prison guard in almost everything else
this actor in boardwalk empire was legendary.. alcapone for life
Beautifully made. 👏👏
What, 😭😭😭, just 😭😭😭. This was so good 😭😭😭.
Fantastic
Brilliant
Powerful
Stephen Graham was the best in This Is England, his end in that is messed up.
Excellent film. The visuals are spectacular. The technique of the faded photos is brilliant. Thank you.
Stephen Graham wow great actor.....
This was disconcerting. Yes, most of us have some kind of trauma from our past that has to be faced. Even if you face it earlier on there will be pieces or remnants that remain. This film was excellent on all ends (parts) and the acting was so realistic. I've never quite seen a film akin to this before. The depths of the story were traveled concertedly. This should be seen by many people and it does deserve awards. 5 Stars / 5 + Durasaxon + ✝️
@MiloMcCarthyMusic
Жыл бұрын
Why are you typing like that
That's Tommy ..... Turkish best mate
Is that? Yes! Stephen Graham *click*
British stuff is always higher quality.
@Misses-Hippy
Жыл бұрын
Canadian is good too.
British accent without subtitle is a real test here
Wow. That's a terrible thing for a kid to see. Would have been nice to have subtitles to be able to understand most of the mumbling though.
Everyone has had a rough childhood. Take thirty minutes or thirty years but get over it. Good Luck to Us All Peace
@Misses-Hippy
Жыл бұрын
Some have rough childhoods, some inflict them. I think you are part of that second group; it is always the offenders that tell you to get over 'it'. Zero empathy, the mark of a narcissist.
@supportvawa2213
Жыл бұрын
Not everyone has had a rough childhood. 70% of the population makes it to age 18 without anything too major happening to them.
Not a good movie at all
@supportvawa2213
Жыл бұрын
I am on SSDI for CPTSD and I'm not feeling it either..... maybe those of us who have been "touched" find it triggering?
skip to 02:00 to save your eyes