FRANK AND EMMET | Omeleto
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A man and a puppet have a conversation.
FRANK AND EMMET is used with permission from Carlos Fernandez Puertolas. Learn more at lnk.bio/frankemmetfilm.
Frank and Emmet are two lifelong friends and show-business partners who were once close but have been drifting apart. Frank has been preoccupied with other events and developments in his life, but at his granddaughter's house, he finally sits down with Emmet to have a much-needed conversation.
The talk is initially friendly, but things take a turn when Frank finally summons the courage to tell his longstanding creative partner the truth about where he comes from: Emmet is a puppet. Frank has his own truth to disclose, one that promises to profoundly alter their relationship.
Directed and written by Carlos Fernandez Puertolas, this grounded yet whimsical short drama explores friendship, truth and the magical symbiosis of creativity. Inspired by the golden era of Jim Henson's Muppets and told with a charming and engaging mixture of puppetry and grounded naturalism, the story begins with Emmet at his most magical and charismatic, enchanting Frank's granddaughter with his energy and charm. Essentially a two-hander whose action is contained in one central conversation, the film quickly transports us at the start into a world of childlike enchantment, where fuzzy characters have come to life and sing beautifully yearning songs that give voice to a longing for a solid place in the world and a strong sense of self.
But that atmosphere is ruptured with the intrusion of "real life," and Frank enters the narrative. But Emmet, however, doesn't turn into a manipulated assemblage of cloth and wires. Instead, he remains a vibrant, living presence, alive and present to Frank like any other sentient being. This aliveness to the "creator" is the central conceit of the film's premise, enabling the gently humorous and sensitive writing to explore a few sensitive subjects, beginning with Frank breaking the news to Emmet that he is, in fact, a puppet.
Actor Paul Eiding as Frank plays beautifully off of Emmet, performed by puppeteer and performer Brian Michael Jones. Frank has a warm, kind openness, undergirded by a sense of wisdom and melancholy, while Emmet has a distinct personality of his own, as an open-hearted, naive and innocent being. But part of that innocence falls away as he learns what he is. But as his doubts and fears unfold, they're beautifully handled by Frank in such a tenderhearted, loving way, helping Emmet accept the situation -- and a hard truth about Frank's own life.
Gentle-hearted and empathetic, FRANK AND EMMET is essentially a goodbye. It's a goodbye to innocence, as well as the breaking of difficult news, making for a moving, tender scene between two beings that care for one another very much. But it's also a beautiful meditation on coming into our own and gracefully accepting who we are and the reality of situations. And a tribute, too, to the supportive loved ones who will always be with us, even after they're gone.
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Man. This was hard. Whoever thought a short film about puppets would damn near put a tear in my eye
@CharpuART
11 ай бұрын
Happy that we almost got you!! Glad you enjoyed it. :)
@vvv9544
10 ай бұрын
Damn near? You're built tougher I am. That ending hit me solid. I'm still crying just thinking about it.
A best friend doesn't always have to be another person. She took grandpa's place. Thank you for this I loved it. 😊❤
@CharpuART
11 ай бұрын
I am so glad that you connected to the film. Thanks so much for the support! ❤
@G-fan490
11 ай бұрын
It's so emotional because we know what happened 😢
@gemstar7286
11 ай бұрын
I knew the grandad had died , and cute puppet.
I still have my old "friend." I got him when I was 7 years old. I'm almost 70 now. He had always been a great friend and confidante.
Once and a while a little pearl comes along , lights me up and makes my heart sing. Thank you to the writers and actors with tears in my eyes you touched the sweet spot❤️❤️❤️
@jackyjones8873
11 ай бұрын
how beautiful you put it in words. have a nice life!
@CharpuART
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! It means a lot to hear peoples heart sign after watching the film! Thanks so much for the support! 🧡
Wow... I am sobbing like a baby & I'm not sure why, but this moved me.. Well done! Mitch, Australia.
@ckEagle165
11 ай бұрын
Same. Same.
"we're just going to have to trust those wires" - reminds me of this: “when you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: Either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.” ― Edward Teller
That man's acting is superb
I lost my dad a year ago... this touched me so much ❤
@juliaconnell
11 ай бұрын
I am so very sorry for your loss. sending much love, comfort, strength & solace to you ❤
@CharpuART
11 ай бұрын
So sorry for your loss. Hopefully our little film touched you on a positive way. Lots of love! ❤
"We have to trust the wires..." Well said!
I remember losing a lot of friends due to my autism. In my country, autism aren't welcomed back then, everyone associated it with dangerous mental illness due to educational neglect, everyone who close to me get bullied a lot they cut connections with me, and it always like that until the end of my middle school. I remember a parent coming to my house and blaming the bullying that happened to their child because of me. I also remember some of my former friend turn their back against me and became one of the bully. It's was a horrible childhood beside having a abusive dad. But despite that i remember some of them apologizing before stopping became my friend, i used to pain of bullying but they are not so i respect them if they want to quit being my friend, what i can say, we are just a kid, as if we could win against society doctrine. This story just remind me of those time when i needed to said good bye to all my friend for their sake. Just like Frank and Emmet, we all dont have a choice because we need it for the better of both me and all my friends.
@notjackiechan9420
11 ай бұрын
i feel you
@ailsawalker7896
11 ай бұрын
Don’t EVER give up…..I’m SURE SOMEWHERE that there is someone WORTHY of your friendship. Stay strong my friend 👌😍
@zumbody13
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story. There are many lessons in it for all of us. Despite a very difficult childhood, you have somehow managed to grow a big heart, an open mind, and a wisdom that eludes most of us. I'm sure there are many people who would be proud to be your friend. More power to you and may you have many bright days ahead!
0:04/9:39 _"Meant to Be"_ Written by Kyler England Produced by Kyler England, Richard Furch & Tony Morales Performed by Brian Michael Jones and Arabella Grant
Some people grow up and they lose all parts of who they were as a child. They lose that little spirit of wonder and child like love. When I was getting ready to enter my preteens I worried about that a lot. I was concerned that I wouldn't be a grown up that would make me proud as a child. Those were some big thoughts for an 8/9 year old but, I thought them. I made a promise to myself that there would be some things I would never out grow like my love for Disney, my love for sweet and simple things and the way I like to make people happy. Congratulations to all of you "adults" who can appreciate this. You've held on to your inner child but you've grown up to understand the adult world and I think that's beautiful.
😭😭😭It makes me think of how when you're a kid everything is magical but eventually one by one the threads are pulled away. The rug isn't just pulled out from underneath you it's just gone forever. It makes me miss being able to mindlessly live in the moment.
The song tipped the scales. Brilliantly written and acted.
I lost my best friend a year and a month ago. Since then, I completely shut myself away from the rest of the world. He was my only friend. And since he left, it became increasingly evident that I can't socialize as I used to before. This short film broke me, yet it gives me hope for newfound friendships.
@christinesorensen8050
11 ай бұрын
Very sad that loss is a part of life. I’ve found comfort in the memories with who I’ve lost. Who they helped you become is what you can take with you as you grow into new friendships - because we all need friends, especially after having lost a special friend. Best wishes to you in creating new friendships. ❤
@benji6725
11 ай бұрын
There is movie which could help you. Its called “A man called Otto” with Tom Hanks
@anitanxumalo7900
11 ай бұрын
I love you ❤ and I'm praying for you...
@RimWulf
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for your story.
@SnarkNSass
11 ай бұрын
Hi 👋🏼 😊
I adore puppets / puppetry - as well as small, intimate, conversational, character-centric short stories, so I clicked immediately, but didn't expect to be crying by the end at 7:30 a.m. Goddangit. Beautiful work.
Totally not crying...that was beautiful 🥲
Beautiful devastating and bittersweet. This was perfect.
This reminds me of Frank oz, the greatest puppeteer of all time, and Jim Henson. 😊
Usually these types of shorts are lost on me, and honestly I wouldn’t even usually be making a comment..but this one was different…it got to me…bravo!! ❤
Omg this one is the best kind I ever heard! I love this so much! Even the singing was so emotional and wonderful!!! I was almost in tears!!!
Wow, I thought my heart was becoming stone... but this one managed to still make me cry. Thank you! I needed it. I used to make stuffed animals and puppets and mostly gave them away or made them for charitable special events and silent auctions. My cats were so real no one thought they were not... until they went to pick them up. Thanks also for reminding me how much joy they gave people... and maybe even more than I'll ever know. I feel so much better after watching that. (And might now go through the 2 baskets of my son's, being he isn't giving me grand-kids to pass on to... yet)
This is my favorite short film I have seen on this KZread channel. I loved every moment of this beautiful show!!
YALL MADE ME CRY😢😢😢...BEAUTIFUL STORYTIME ❤❤❤
Wonderfully written, brilliantly acted, and beautifully moving.
Absolutely beautiful. And what a unique way to show the disassociation that we sometimes have for puppet and puppeteer. As if they are their own character. The writing in this. We all have wires pulling us around. Beautifully written. That ending hits hard.
This brought me to tears man...
For someone whose legacy is still shining & promoting others to follow his steps, this film should be an ode to Jim Henson's collaborator Frank Oz. Even when I was expecting the ending, It still hits me hard in my heartstrings. It's been a whole while since I watched a film as beautiful & heartwarming as this one. Gracias Carlos Fernandez. 🥲🥰
All I can say...this is AMAZING!
That was so beautiful and moving… wonderful writing and acting, brought me to tears
This has to be the sweetest movie. I loved it!🤗💕
Omg did not expect a puppet film to be a tearjerker 😢but what a beautiful thoughtful well written story, deserves to be seen by many ❤
My eyes have become this thick cloud which rains heavily, the only difference being that it's tears and not water
This is my favorite short film about the art and the craft of puppetry, been doing this for seventeen years and learned everything there is to know about this style of puppetry and how you can do so much with it. This short really does share what it is that we do as puppeteers and how it can be passed down, This really is a love letter to puppeteers out there.
Absolutely beautiful! I am close to tears!
Wow, that was powerful and beautiful all wrapped into one. Brilliant.
Damn. This was a tear-jerker. What a beautiful little gem.
Thank you for a very sweet story. After a stressful day, this has made me feel much better.
Great, crying at the end.
This is just so real and beautiful. Puppets are timeless
This is the kind of filmmaking that changes lives. Such a powerfully sweet story told so well. So simple yet so full of meaning. Thank you for this. This is probably the best short film I've ever seen and I have seen a lot of films.
Wonderful!!! Make more like this, please.
This nearly brought a tear to my eye! Bravo!
This is making me cry. It’s very sweet and sad.
Simple yet special, very well done. BRAVO.........
That was great! So cute. Thanks for this! Cheers!
Wow! Beautiful! Sad, and beautiful!
Beautiful song. The puppet found a real teacher. 💖
This was so beautifully done, though I think the final 30 seconds should have been omitted. It would have been enough to end with a pan of the empty room and the half-packed boxes.
@therealJamieJoy
11 ай бұрын
The circle of life. The grand daughter now puppeteers. I believe we are supposed to understand that Frank has passed on.
No judging. No negative comments. So nice. Its like a standing ovation for Frank and Emmett 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎶🎶🍻
I cried a lot! I guess I needed it. THANKS Carlos 🙏 ( thanks, Omeleto😊)
This was genius, and beautiful.
This was so beautifully done. The transition was so heartbreaking. I unknowingly gasped and then started to cry. A great film and great writing has the audience one moment thinking how cute the puppet is and the exchange and a few scenes in-- tears!!
Well, damn, I was not ready for the waterworks so early this morning. This was beautiful!
sweet and melancholy ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🤍
Back in 2021 I had was a previewer for the Phoenix Film Festival. This one of the shorts that I had to watch and it instantly became one of my favorites. Later when they announced that it would play at the festival I was so thrilled but so upset that I could not watch it anymore. About a year ago it was posted again for a brief time and now here we are.
Not me sobbing over a puppet...
Now i´m a 46 years old man crying with puppets.
@brentgilbert6613
3 ай бұрын
63 years old man here and doing the same thing.
Wow...speechless....beautiful beyond words.
Beautiful such a gem.
Damn you. Something got in my eye.
Wow. That was good. The waterworks almost started flowing.
Touching.
I have seen this I don't know how many times. And it will be many more. I love it. It really gets to my heart.
So sweet and wise
Still my favorite omeleto, it was the first one I've ever watched, and after going through about 200 videos, I always come back to this one as the " one" that made me feel some type of way❤ I can only hooe Jim Henson is somewhere watching this
We have to trust those wires ..
This is absolutely brilliant, touching and beautiful. Thank you.
This is the sweetest 12 minutes.
This was very touching, Grandpa will live on in his little girl's heart
Is this eligible for an Oscar? It should be nominated.
@CharpuART
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! We got into the long list for the Oscars last year but unfortunately it requires a good amount of marketing budget.
@slporter
11 ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that. I completely understand that challenge and have seen other friends in the industry go through that. It's up to us to pass it around then! It's lovely. @@CharpuART
This is genuinely beautiful. Just...wow.
Good God...that was incredible.
Too bad Jim Henson didn't get a chance to let Kermit know he had to leave... A very moving short. Well done.
My heart! This was beautiful! Beautiful storytelling!
Damn, I'm really touched, congratulations! Although I just watched this before going to the office and now I have to put my serious work face....
So touching
This is so touching!
Could imagine this being Jim Hensons conversation with Kermit 😢
@CharpuART
11 ай бұрын
I definitely imagined that while writing it! :)
What a beautiful little story. Thank you for this.
This is beautiful 😢
That's some artistic sensibility! Beautiful 🥰
Love it!!’
Beautiful eulogy. Thank you. 😭😭😭
Well done. 😊
Love Omeleto ❤
@anitanxumalo7900
11 ай бұрын
It's really like free therapy! ❤
Excellent story.
Very nice 👌 and touchy
So sweet💖
So emotional 😢
Love This..! ITs Just BEAUTIFULL..
this is amazing. puppets are amazing.
Very beautiful! ❤
Bravo. This deserves and Award. 👍
The only flaw that I found was the little girl saying, _"Good night"_ in the bright light of the mid-day sun.
@CharpuART
11 ай бұрын
Believe me... It bothered me too while editing it :) I just like to think she is getting ready for bed kind of thing. Or maybe they live in Alaska 😂
@mbgrafix
11 ай бұрын
@@CharpuART Aha! If they are in Alaska, then I stand corrected. Nevertheless, I cannot help but think that it would have been better if the setting had actually been at night. The light of a dim lamp in the bedroom with the moon and its light visible through the windows. Furthermore, the nighttime setting would reinforce the idea of _an end of a day, and the end of a life._ Then, the scene could cut to early morning, golden hour sunlight streaming into the bedroom, with the little girl and the puppet. _The beginning of a new day coinciding with the beginning of a new life._
@CharpuART
11 ай бұрын
That would have been great! I actually thought about that after the fact too but we did what we could with the limitations we had. ( it was way easier and affordable to shoot during the day)
@mbgrafix
11 ай бұрын
@@CharpuART As I had said, _The _*_only flaw..._* It was all well done otherwise.
@CharpuART
11 ай бұрын
@@mbgrafixthank you!! We were happy with the results and seems like people really connected, so what else can we ask for.
I'm not crying you're crying!
@victoriabrown6830
11 ай бұрын
Anybody need a tissue? I've got some!
Such a beautiful❤
Beautiful film 🙏 ☮🕊 🧡 ☯
This was so beautiful ❤thank you
Bravo! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏