FOOL - CalArts Film 2024

A film about being a clown, and self-acceptance. 🎭
This animated short is my final CalArts film! Completing a project based on a mix of personal stories and getting to share it after so long comes with a whirlwind of emotions, but I'll keep things brief and just say thank you for watching!
Please support all the wonderful and skilled people that helped me make this film possible, it was an honor to work with everyone.
Directed and animated by: Evangeline Chang
Sound Design and Mix: Jack Weiss
Music: Raea Jennerich
VOICE CAST:
Eva: Socks Whitmore
Friends: Ariane Marchese, Raven Viceral, Kendell Byrd
Makeup Artist: Lauren Kong
Principal: Julie Park
Coloring assistant: Sophia Du
Compositing assistant: Matthew Cho
Thank you CalArts, and all of my friends and peers for everything! 💖💖
Watch other incredible films made by my classmates here: • 2024 CalArts Character...

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  • @evartelier
    @evartelier3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for all the really kind and lovely comments so far! 💗 I will make sure to comb through and read all of them whenever I can, thank you for taking the time to watch my film and even share some of your stories or experiences here. 🥰

  • @chatdonut
    @chatdonut3 ай бұрын

    It's short films season guys wake up ‼️ Edit : the film is extremely good ⁉️⁉️⁉️

  • @Bloomsparktbh

    @Bloomsparktbh

    3 ай бұрын

    I've been watching every single one I promise, all of them are amazing ❤

  • @squidgal914

    @squidgal914

    3 ай бұрын

    Good start after my nap 👍

  • @Milk-ck1wv

    @Milk-ck1wv

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm awake

  • @superstarri_04

    @superstarri_04

    3 ай бұрын

    WIDE AWAKE!!!!

  • @axeldude7051

    @axeldude7051

    3 ай бұрын

    FR IM SO EXCITED RAHH I LOVE SHORTFILM SEASON ‼️‼️🗣️🗣️

  • @cormorantcolors6791
    @cormorantcolors67913 ай бұрын

    This hit me so hard. I tried and failed to do theatre for years, and that moment of not seeing your name on the list with everyone else is just so devastating. This film nailed everything, from the teachers trying and failing to put you down gently, to the friends drifting away not because they’re _bad people,_ but just because you can’t keep up with them anymore. I just wish endings in real life could be so storybook.

  • @theaterkidstew
    @theaterkidstew3 ай бұрын

    as someone who did competitive dancing for years but lost my passion in it and wondered why my peers were so much better than me this one hit with the “enough for myself” bit 😭 the animation is gorgeous too i loveeee the art style

  • @papereaters8719
    @papereaters87193 ай бұрын

    I'm a flutist and can I just say the soundtrack is BREATHTAKING! The art style is adorable and the music is so beautiful i love this!!

  • @raelee2565

    @raelee2565

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!!!

  • @ANGEL_.DUSTTYYYY1

    @ANGEL_.DUSTTYYYY1

    2 ай бұрын

    Same!! It’s so good !!

  • @papereaters8719

    @papereaters8719

    2 ай бұрын

    @@ANGEL_.DUSTTYYYY1 omg my first chair flute is also named angie!!

  • @strawbydemon511
    @strawbydemon5112 ай бұрын

    as someone who did ballet since i was 2, i know how this feels. at my old studio i kept getting held back compared to everyone else; it’s a lonely feeling having everyone else from your class progress every year and having your classmates be years younger than you. i know now the reason was because i had an undiagnosed disability that inhibited me from being able to handle things as well as the “normal” girls, i wish i had this kind of support when i was going through it. also this story is funny because in my experience at my studios over the years people loved harlequin because it was a fun solo and hated waltz because it was so much standing

  • @sheaterrito
    @sheaterrito3 ай бұрын

    huge fan of FOOL (2024) directed by evangeline chang

  • @evartelier

    @evartelier

    2 ай бұрын

    huge fan of shea territo :D

  • @crustyfroonchfroo8542
    @crustyfroonchfroo85422 ай бұрын

    fool me once, fool me twice, fool me chicken soup with rice. (i’m not crying you’re crying)

  • @urmomdoer2315

    @urmomdoer2315

    2 ай бұрын

    Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice... fiddle dee dee!

  • @d1zzy_bearr

    @d1zzy_bearr

    2 ай бұрын

    Omg a bojack reference!

  • @GraceanneIrick

    @GraceanneIrick

    2 ай бұрын

    “Fool me once, shame on you. But teach a man to fool me, and I’ll be fooled for the rest of my life.”

  • @RileyHasACoolUsername

    @RileyHasACoolUsername

    Ай бұрын

    what

  • @evaniceface
    @evaniceface3 ай бұрын

    I resonate with this so hard. Imposter syndrome sucks especially when outside forces tell you you’re not good enough on top of the self-negativity. Also, we have the same name!

  • @lunarcat3283
    @lunarcat32832 ай бұрын

    This feels like a nice hug, I personally couldn’t graduate high school/art school or a normal one had to do online due to disabilities being diagnosed late so no accomodations. And y’know I may not be good enough in normal standards and I may not have (essentially) prom or friends to relate to and it hurts. But atleast I got to graduate, I never even thought I would at all. I almost had taken my life, but I made it. I always wanted to make it out but never could imagine it and I’m currently on my last year of highschool. I was constantly thinking of ways it could’ve gone differently. But having a nice message that I already did enough for my own standards and I should appreciate that is like a hug. Thank you!

  • @petra9313

    @petra9313

    2 ай бұрын

    Good luck with your last year you can do it ^_^

  • @Doctorrr_
    @Doctorrr_3 ай бұрын

    This really hit me 😅 In a good way, of course. Seeing her watch as her friends got to stay together and do things without her got to me :') As someone who plays an instrument, I feel this. I hate being the only one who hasn't been able to get to go to higher class orchestras. I hope to reach the same conclusion she does here, where she can finally be happy where she is. And how lovely, you're the same person who did the "princess and the mage" animation!

  • @katev9777

    @katev9777

    2 ай бұрын

    She's not happy, she's just putting up a face, and her mother tried to comfort her so she won't ruin the performance by having ruined make up or anything. And even if she believes now the lie that she's good enough for herself later she'll be looked down again and again and pressured into mindset that she's worse than her friends. Everyone one way or another will make her know that she's the worst out of them

  • @GOOFYGOOFCLOWN

    @GOOFYGOOFCLOWN

    2 ай бұрын

    @@katev9777 What a sad take of a positive message- you good?

  • @helenaborgespeixoto7598

    @helenaborgespeixoto7598

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@katev9777Where's your profile picture from? It's cute!

  • @cadinzacadenza5458
    @cadinzacadenza54583 ай бұрын

    I’m dealing with this right now except without the friends it’s really hard knowing that you’re worse than everyone else in the class I don’t know what else to say but if you’re also going through this just know you’re not alone

  • @seayae
    @seayae2 ай бұрын

    Harlequin's outfit reminded me a little of Pomni! I loved the animation, it talks about growing and maturing even if you think you're "below" but you're just learning at your own pace, you don't always need to be in the place you want to be happy :)

  • @warriorcatkitty

    @warriorcatkitty

    2 ай бұрын

    ikrr I was also thinking of Pomni, her voice even started to remind me a bit of her tbh-

  • @alpha2x-raya2x57

    @alpha2x-raya2x57

    2 ай бұрын

    Yesssss

  • @catbatrat1760

    @catbatrat1760

    Ай бұрын

    @@warriorcatkitty SAAAAAME! :D

  • @lolliputbug
    @lolliputbug3 ай бұрын

    10/10 i hope she absolutely killed that dance! this has such a lovely message, as someone who quit ballet because the other girls were pretty mean, this is a really nice lil film, with a lovely message about doing something to the best of your ability even if you feel like your not good enough to do it. sometimes i wish i'd continued ballet despite them, but I found tap dance instead and that was definitely good enough for me. :)

  • @teamshippsn4835
    @teamshippsn48353 ай бұрын

    Honestly sis had the best costume she looked so cool in it home girl be slaying period💅🏻✨ Amazing short film💞

  • @JoyTaylor-101
    @JoyTaylor-1012 ай бұрын

    SHE IS NOT A FOOL SHE IS BEAUTIFUL

  • @mo0nflowersart
    @mo0nflowersart3 ай бұрын

    This style is so beautiful!! Its so storybook esque.

  • @xxcanthinkofanamexx1688

    @xxcanthinkofanamexx1688

    3 ай бұрын

    I love your profile picture!

  • @mo0nflowersart

    @mo0nflowersart

    2 ай бұрын

    @@xxcanthinkofanamexx1688 ty!!!

  • @claireschweizer4765
    @claireschweizer47652 ай бұрын

    I never feel enough for myself but I still got WAYYY further than I ever dreamed I would...I have no clue why my teachers have more faith in me and my capabilities than I do, but I'm not complaining. I give them all the credit, they're so wonderful ❤️

  • @limbless_cockroach
    @limbless_cockroach2 ай бұрын

    this film means SO much to me. I’m 15, and it’s my last year dancing ballet due to school and it makes me look back on all the time i’ve spent dancing, all the nutcrackers with my friends, and it genuinely made me cry. I relate to this film a lot first hand, this year in the nutcracker i got casted as the same thing as last year and i was really hoping since it’s my last year i could get a bigger role, and some of my friends did but i didn’t. i still had fun with my friends of course, and the nutcracker experience was still as wonderful as all the other years, but it makes me a little sad that i didn’t get to land the role i wanted since i was 9. out of all the ballet films out there you have captured this part of the ballet experience :) this film is wonderful!!

  • @chloek1182
    @chloek11823 ай бұрын

    the lineless textured style is so good!!

  • @op3n_th3_3nv3lop3
    @op3n_th3_3nv3lop33 ай бұрын

    I actually teared up about wtf 💀😭😭 this was so beautiful

  • @user-pk6qc2ed1c
    @user-pk6qc2ed1c3 ай бұрын

    This is a really nice animation, I can’t believe this doesn’t have more views.

  • @RWQFSFASXC39524
    @RWQFSFASXC395243 ай бұрын

    This is so nice!! A true masterpiece! The visuals are absolutely beautiful and the voice acting is amazing! Not to mention the story and the designs, stunning work!!!

  • @STARFOXiswatchingYOU
    @STARFOXiswatchingYOUАй бұрын

    I like the voice casting so much, it’s so authentic

  • @ArtDrawnByNic
    @ArtDrawnByNic3 ай бұрын

    Love your work here, I wanted to attend Calarts but couldn't due to the cost, but I'm really happy to see all the beautiful work coming out of there this year!

  • @_victoria427
    @_victoria4273 ай бұрын

    I remember watching your short film in 2022 "The Princess and the Mage". It's really amazing to see the improvement in those two years, regarding both animation and storytelling!

  • @catinglasses
    @catinglassesАй бұрын

    I love this so so much! The art style and textures are marvelous, and the message is so sweet.

  • @raelee2565
    @raelee25653 ай бұрын

    Yay! Such a wonderful film and I'm so grateful to have been able to have written the music for you.

  • @asholie
    @asholie3 ай бұрын

    So gorgeous, I’m actually in tears. Such a wholesome and beautiful message, adore the cute animation style. ❤

  • @vectorlambda
    @vectorlambda2 ай бұрын

    Masterpieces a bunch of masterpieces omg

  • @simplylily7819
    @simplylily78192 ай бұрын

    The artstyle is so cute!!! I love ballerinas, they’re so pretty and graceful and they’re paired with such a soft artstyle in this film. This is so sweet

  • @Pasharrr
    @Pasharrr3 ай бұрын

    LOVEEE THIS But I wonder why so many cal arts films are ballet themed ..?

  • @evartelier

    @evartelier

    2 ай бұрын

    i've heard from my peers many of us were ballet dancers at one point in the past or our childhoods!

  • @Pasharrr

    @Pasharrr

    2 ай бұрын

    @@evartelier Surprisng ! Thanks for sharing!

  • @catabolicseviltwin
    @catabolicseviltwin2 ай бұрын

    If you ever feel like a clown, put a smile on your face like a real one!!

  • @Faithnomoregirl
    @Faithnomoregirl2 ай бұрын

    I have tried so many activities over the years, trying to see what I can really push myself at. I always found for many of the things I've tried, I never seem to be on the same level as my peers, and it always weighed down on me. It is truly so upsetting feeling like you aren't enough or not good enough, but I eventually learned you must accept yourself first, practice self love, and try your hardest always. This video made me tear up :) so lovely and it really hits you!

  • @Ideitupington
    @Ideitupington3 ай бұрын

    aww I love this film!! Really love the animation and the style, to the crew who made this: this is great and I hope this gets more attention :D

  • @The-Rye-kk6xk
    @The-Rye-kk6xk3 ай бұрын

    Such good story and animation, ballet!!🩰

  • @mirisoji8406
    @mirisoji8406Ай бұрын

    then you be the best dang Halequin they've ever seen!!!

  • @LA_Studios_since2012
    @LA_Studios_since20123 ай бұрын

    Congratulations! Beautiful film 🤍

  • @CaseyMayer
    @CaseyMayer3 ай бұрын

    wow I really needed to hear this message today thanks Evangeline :)

  • @justa_panda
    @justa_panda3 ай бұрын

    Wow the animation was wonderful and the story was so heartwarming

  • @tfox_paints
    @tfox_paints2 ай бұрын

    This is such a cute story!! And i love how you did the lineart

  • @elesmyly
    @elesmyly2 ай бұрын

    This looks amazing! 💗 And the story is really lovely oml !!

  • @happysloth4441
    @happysloth44412 ай бұрын

    Wow, I loved this. To the art style and the whole message I loved it. Tbh I really needed to hear to be enough for myself, not for others, but myself. So thank you

  • @Kathylovesart
    @Kathylovesart2 ай бұрын

    YOUR ART STYLE IS SO PRETTY!!!!

  • @Thesleeplessartist6789
    @Thesleeplessartist6789Ай бұрын

    YEAAAHHHH SHE FOUND OUT THAT SHE DOESNT HAVE TO BE THE BEST FOR OTHERS!!🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @angelicadelarosaruiz981
    @angelicadelarosaruiz9813 ай бұрын

    This is absolutely amazing, I have no words, it’s perfect!!

  • @grwm_izzy
    @grwm_izzy2 ай бұрын

    As a dancer this one really touched my heart

  • @thakonwitwechpiat7689
    @thakonwitwechpiat76893 ай бұрын

    I love the ending! It gave me great messages and wonderful smile!

  • @nolifeoutsideofyoutube1928
    @nolifeoutsideofyoutube19282 ай бұрын

    This is so underrated and definitely deserves more love!!!

  • @theghostlycatt
    @theghostlycatt2 ай бұрын

    So relatable and beautiful! ❤

  • @yt_7777
    @yt_77772 ай бұрын

    This hit so close to home… thank you for a wonderful short film ❤️🩰

  • @1stsarahgamez
    @1stsarahgamez2 ай бұрын

    OML!! I LOVE THE STORY AND THE ARTSTYLEEEE THIS FEELS SO HEART TOUCHING I LOVE ITT

  • @stitchgor3
    @stitchgor33 ай бұрын

    The artstyle is so cute!

  • @FluttershyLeet
    @FluttershyLeet2 ай бұрын

    Wholesome. I love wholesome things

  • @clottedscream
    @clottedscream2 ай бұрын

    wow the voice acting in this is really good

  • @Rororishin
    @Rororishin2 ай бұрын

    The art style looks so delicious.... like one of those cute icing cookies

  • @Sofia.K5
    @Sofia.K52 ай бұрын

    Amazing! And so sweet! Juat what i needed! I'm subscribed ❤

  • @tiny_chaos_bomb
    @tiny_chaos_bomb2 ай бұрын

    …i swear this was put on my fyp on purpose because i’ve been struggling with my self worth…thank you for this amazing short film

  • @ellegilyard1348
    @ellegilyard13482 ай бұрын

    So beautiful 😢

  • @frogdog4841
    @frogdog48413 ай бұрын

    Wasn't expecting to cry but did anyway

  • @sukuna2257
    @sukuna22573 ай бұрын

    this literally had me crying

  • @adumpsterdiver9623
    @adumpsterdiver96232 ай бұрын

    i actually cried from this at the end

  • @Barrington_cider
    @Barrington_cider3 ай бұрын

    I LOOOOVE THiS!! 💕

  • @Gustoberg
    @Gustoberg2 ай бұрын

    the art style reminds me of Madeleine! I loved it, can't wait to see what this season of short films brings! So many skilled people it's hard to keep up the subscription tab!

  • @The7thDraconian
    @The7thDraconian3 ай бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @Spathiphyllums
    @Spathiphyllums2 ай бұрын

    I’m a sax player and when we had our competition almost everybody in my class made it to the top band except me, being the only one at the band hall while everybody else was skipping school because of the top band performance was something I always feel embarrassed about…. So this hit hard 🫠

  • @Natureboy224
    @Natureboy224Ай бұрын

    Love the message

  • @Kina_cewl
    @Kina_cewl3 ай бұрын

    I loved this SOO MUCH, IT SOOO GOD I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SAY ITS GOOD!❤️

  • @rabbit_girl
    @rabbit_girl2 ай бұрын

    for me what hit was the watching the friends from afar. like there is some Invisible wall stopping her from approaching them and joining them. making friends is hard for me. it feels like everybody knows how to friends but me and im just watching them laughing from afar.

  • @-LeMar-
    @-LeMar-3 ай бұрын

    I love this!!

  • @hanabelle684
    @hanabelle6843 ай бұрын

    This is beautiful 🩵🩵🩵

  • @Roserayrose
    @Roserayrose2 ай бұрын

    This made me cry, 1) because it’s beautifully done on every level (obsessed with the colors) and 2) it’s so specifically relatable to me that i might have to check my house for cameras. ive done ballet my entire life, and nutcracker casting specifically was always harsh on me x-x. i think you really captured that feeling of alienation/isolation that comes from not fitting in and not meeting the expectations of yourself and, worse, the expectations of teachers! (which i have found to be far crueler.) also, ballet student to animation student pipeline is real apparently?? ive never met another but hi!! i always considered making an short involving ballet, specifically a story of when I finally got my dream lead role, the only lead role ive ever received, only to break my foot and sprain my ankle the day before the performance. (spoiler: i still performed. in 3 roles. apologies to my doctor who I very much stressed out but huge shoutout to pain meds ayooo) but i feel it would be too personal a subject matter to have to think about for so long like you have to do with a film like this. so kudos for that! beautiful work!!

  • @LobaXD
    @LobaXD2 ай бұрын

    So cute!!

  • @12MyNameIs
    @12MyNameIs3 ай бұрын

    Relatable 🫠

  • @backgroundcharacter7178
    @backgroundcharacter71783 ай бұрын

    What if i decide that I'm not enough for myself?

  • @reign3592
    @reign35922 ай бұрын

    Damn this hit hard kinda relate to it but instead of theatre it's in my volleyball team:(

  • @clem_the_seraphim
    @clem_the_seraphim2 ай бұрын

    The Voice acting is great

  • @LazyLotusWater
    @LazyLotusWater2 ай бұрын

    AMAING

  • @MrNobodyX3
    @MrNobodyX32 ай бұрын

    No role is the small role every role it's your chance to show your talent

  • @MelodiTheMess
    @MelodiTheMess3 ай бұрын

    This is so deep

  • @strawber3seal_77
    @strawber3seal_773 ай бұрын

    YAYYYY

  • @MelodiTheMess
    @MelodiTheMess3 ай бұрын

    She looks like Pomni 😊

  • @trashbug4843
    @trashbug48433 ай бұрын

    YASSSS UR BACC

  • @Muiiart
    @Muiiart3 ай бұрын

    Eva!!!!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷

  • @Frog.but.Frog.for.short.
    @Frog.but.Frog.for.short.3 ай бұрын

    Here before this blew up

  • @a-ramenartist9734
    @a-ramenartist97343 ай бұрын

    I thought this was an irasutoya anime at first lmao

  • @cartoonhyperfixated
    @cartoonhyperfixated3 ай бұрын

    Woah

  • @ijlayugan4149
    @ijlayugan41493 ай бұрын

    AWW

  • @mothemonster9454
    @mothemonster94543 ай бұрын

    This is so cool! May I ask how you are able to pay tuition? Did you get any special grants or the like because I want to apply but the tuition is out of my budget

  • @piroulinee
    @piroulinee2 ай бұрын

    AWWW

  • @luckyduck_72
    @luckyduck_722 ай бұрын

    im not crying you are..

  • @dipladocus
    @dipladocus3 ай бұрын

    I have the power to make it 1.2K likes ehehehe (I’m gonna like the video the animation is amazing and the art style is so cute I love it amazing work!!)

  • @sada-hoshi4331
    @sada-hoshi43312 ай бұрын

    Pomni outfit best girl ever

  • @Sheroompot
    @Sheroompot2 ай бұрын

    this sis sioooo sweet

  • @enzaissodead
    @enzaissodead28 күн бұрын

    Mari from Omori if she ever did ballet

  • @LizBizBean
    @LizBizBean2 ай бұрын

    Okay. But what if I'm not good enough for myself 😭

  • @helenaborgespeixoto7598
    @helenaborgespeixoto75982 ай бұрын

    The animation style is so cute! It reminds me of this Japanese image site I've seen used quite a few times I hope she can get back together with her friends, also, do they have names? 21:45 04/05/2024

  • @purp3870
    @purp38702 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @Sheroompot
    @Sheroompot2 ай бұрын

    Omgmgg

  • @morgansmith334
    @morgansmith3342 ай бұрын

    Tarot!