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Animated on location at a beach, in snow, and underwater, this stop-motion short details a transoceanic conversation between two characters via objects in a bottle.

Written, directed, animated, edited, and sound by Kirsten Lepore

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  • JJK 1 year ago
    UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    my heart is breaking into a million pieces and i don't even care because it's so beautiful
  • Justin Woodall 1 year ago
    I couldn't have said it better.
  • Susanne Pettersson 1 year ago
    WOW!!!! So beautiful,It reminds you to keep in touch with you friends..Some friends are for life and will always be there when other diseper!! A friend like that will always stay no matter what and thats rare so take care of eachother!! It goes rigth in to my heart sooooooo Beautiful.........Dolly
  • Julio R. Rocha 2 months ago
    sweet!
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  • Therapick 1 year ago
    Proud.
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  • Flock of Pixels plus 1 year ago
    Stellar. What a simple beautiful story. Love the montage of goodies and especially the last scene! You are a master or your craft :)
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  • Matt Schwarz staff 1 year ago
    This is amazing!
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  • mpared plus 1 year ago
    wow mindblowing !!! posted at the curious brain
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    of course thanks to you!!! :D
    Just started down at the bottom of the comments for some reason! Thanks so much for re-posting too!
  • mpared plus 1 year ago
    :-)
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  • ۞ DIGITALVLAD ۞ 1 year ago
    This is beautiful!
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  • Charlie Bucket 1 year ago
    I only clicked the "Like" button because there is no "Love" button
  • greggg 1 year ago
    Same here!
  • denise mcdonald 8 months ago
    same here
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  • Deenster 1 year ago
    wonderful. what a beauty!
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  • Emmanuelle Walker 1 year ago
    I think this is the best short I have seen this year...! Very poetic. Brilliant.
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  • David Altobelli plus 1 year ago
    you're a great storyteller.
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  • Erick Flores Garnelo 1 year ago
    really awsome, it's so cool. Got the feeling
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  • Dave Carter 1 year ago
    your best yet
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  • McKenna Carpenter 1 year ago
    So incredible! simply beautiful! bravo
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  • William J. Meyer plus 1 year ago
    Beautiful ending. Great editing. A small critique if I may. I would have comped out the houses that appear in some of the backgrounds, to give the characters a more self-contained world. But it's a fantastic film.
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  • SooJung Kwak 1 year ago
    AWESOME..as always!!! ;)
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  • MissAdrieG 1 year ago
    It pinched my heart & made me shed a tear...touching. ty
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  • P.W. Shelton 1 year ago
    This was great Kirsten. Simple and elegant storytelling. You truly have your own vision. You should be working for the National Film Board of Canada!
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    Oh god I would love to do something for the National Film Board! You have connections? Hook me up! :)
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  • Edward Smyła 1 year ago
    So awesome! Kirsten will you share with us some making of pictures. It would be lovely to watch them.
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    Going to try to put together a little "making of" video soonish! :)
  • Edward Smyła 1 year ago
    Can't wait to see it, thanks!
  • Ricardo Fonseca 1 year ago
    Yes please, a making of :)
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  • Lucas Zanotto plus 1 year ago
    Aaaaammmmmaaaaaaaaiiiizzzzzziiinnnnngggg!
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    Thanks Lucas!!!!!
  • mpared plus 1 year ago
    No thanks to me >?? :-( Curious brain unhappy sniff sniff
  • Lucas Zanotto plus 1 year ago
    ...and sorry, but how did you make this incredible underwater scene?
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    Shot into a huge fishtank! I'll post up some "behind the scenes" images soon!
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  • KANGMIN KIM plus 1 year ago
    하하 너무 축하해요!
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  • Post-R 1 year ago
    very very touching film and i think there's a very logical and beautiful concept behind the story :)
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  • Nitisha Jene' 1 year ago
    i was left speechless...so beautiful.
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  • Dan MacKenzie 1 year ago
    Once again, you're work amazes. This was a great piece. I loved it.
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  • marisa esteban 1 year ago
    it is soooo beautiful!!!!!!
    Kirsten this is an amazing work and a beautiful film!!!
    CONGRATS!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
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  • Pietro Zanchettin 1 year ago
    I love it.
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  • Claudio Salas plus 1 year ago
    beautiful!
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  • Matuus Šun Steff Gaal 1 year ago
    Beautiful story
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  • ben crowell plus 1 year ago
    kirsten. that was beautiful. i'm very speechless. SO GOOD.
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  • Ryan Green 1 year ago
    Yes!!!
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  • W. Sheely plus 1 year ago
    Great work! Very very well done!!!
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  • Ian Berenger 1 year ago
    love your work kirsten
  • Ian Berenger 1 year ago
    and seriously, that last scene......so epic-ly sad/beautiful
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  • Ender 1 year ago
    I love it, something just touched my heart! It reminds me of the mystery inception end. but this is so moving.
    I noticed there is no bg music, is that on purpose? cause I feel there is no need any music to help crying for that, genius!
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  • Kuprianov Ilya 1 year ago
    This is very nice video! Thank you!
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  • Harriet Macdonald 1 year ago
    wow!
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  • ferrinspace 1 year ago
    cool~
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  • Tyler Chen 1 year ago
    moving...
    pictures!!!!!!!

    super inspiring stuff Kirsten.
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    Thanks, Tyler!!! :)
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  • Colortrails plus 1 year ago
    WOW. One of the most creative ideas I've ever seen on this site. Thanks for sharing this!
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  • Emily Brundige 1 year ago
    Beautiful girl, beautiful film.
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    You's beautiful!!!
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  • Dr. Yobb 1 year ago
    SUPER AWESOME! Great Job! I luffed it!
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  • brothermcleod 1 year ago
    Superb! Fantastic idea - brilliant execution.
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  • Rawls 1 year ago
    Absolutely brilliant!! Amazing bit of work there Kirsten! Really well done my friend.
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  • Rawls 1 year ago
    Oh... and I posted this for ya - cghub.com/blog/view/bottle/
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    Thanks, Darren!!!
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  • ratigan plus 1 year ago
    I can't stop watching this.
    You have made the epitome of stop motion storytelling.
    This definitely deserves to win....
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  • Mercury Wolff 1 year ago
    You must've had so much fun doing this! quite brilliant, really.
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  • David Russell 1 year ago
    Kirsten, I think I love you.
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  • jesús olmo plus 1 year ago
    brilliant
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  • maasun 1 year ago
    I love it !
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  • Joe Moya plus 1 year ago
    very original idea of an old subject matter... nice!
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  • jyoti 1 year ago
    lovely story telling! executed brilliantly!
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  • svelan 1 year ago
    wow!! Beautiful story!!
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  • Tim Sondrup 1 year ago
    Very well done! I loved it! The rat on the head cracked me up!
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  • bevodesign 1 year ago
    well, that's how life is
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  • Agrim Gupta 1 year ago
    oh so lovely!
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  • langustart plus 1 year ago
    Cool)
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  • Veritable Virgo 1 year ago
    Loved it. Excellent work! Happy to vote for you.
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  • Alex Lévesque 1 year ago
    Wow! This is pretty amazing I love it!
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  • RICK NOVAES plus 1 year ago
    Wow! Such a beautiful love story!
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  • Pedro Roxo Nogueira 1 year ago
    that's the world before internet
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  • Remy Schaepman 1 year ago
    Beautiful, moving, simple and marvelous... I am amazed !
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  • Todd W. Fisk plus 1 year ago
    Wonderful. You got my vote(!) --no question.

    Curious: How did you manage it without any prints in the snow?!!? Or was it -all- composited...?
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    Oh you mean my footprints? I just tried to always follow the same path when I walked up to the character, and somehow it's just not that noticeable...but if you really look for the prints, they're there, hehe.
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  • Alex Amelines 1 year ago
    genius! is like nature's version of virtual friends and then when you decide to meet up the illusion fades away.

    truly beautiful!
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  • Tobalo 1 year ago
    Bravo!
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  • Miranda Tacchia 1 year ago
    Beautiful!
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  • Kevin DeOliveira 1 year ago
    excellent. Looks like a ton of work, great job.
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  • swamykrishn 1 year ago
    fantastic concept!!!!
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  • Kris Efe 1 year ago
    I love it! But the end is so sad...
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  • Chandrashekhar Ramprasad 1 year ago
    love the story!
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  • Seb CIRADE 1 year ago
    nice and peotic
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  • ktx 1 year ago
    sad ending :(
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  • Hauke Vogt 1 year ago
    wow :)
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  • Dapoon Rai Dewan 1 year ago
    Astounding!
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  • Joel Marsh plus 1 year ago
    unbelievable!

    kirsten you are incredible at what you do, please do not stop!
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  • Sebastian Dráb 1 year ago
    How did you get that crab to fit inside the bottle?
  • Kirsten Lepore 1 year ago
    magic and stop-motion secrettttsss ;)


    ...a few of those shots use a different bottle with a wider opening, but they're always super close-ups so you can't tell.
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  • Sebastian Dráb 1 year ago
    oh btw, I fucking LOVE story from north america.
    Haven't seen it in a while but I think I'll do it right now.
    It's lovely! Thanks for making it, and all the other movies you make.
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  • Caleb Vinson plus 1 year ago
    Amazing!!
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  • ignaciovaldés 1 year ago
    wow, this is awesome! great work! :D
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  • Saf Pip 1 year ago
    simply beautiful!
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  • karolien soete 1 year ago
    Beautiful!!! great job! :-)
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  • Spranks 1 year ago
    Great work!
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