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Always There Short Film thank you for watching, subscribe to join the journey. It's 2024 & I'm thinking about making some more short films soon. / @barnabaslawson
Always There is a christian short film written by Victoria Ijeh-Okusanya and directed by myself, Barnabas Lawson. It was my final project for my media Degree at Royal Holloway Univeristy.
The film is a short story about a guy called Steve who has struggled with the Christian faith having seen his parents who are both Christians break up, because of his dads unfaithfulness. Steve is having problems relating with God, with his mum and is being bullied at school.
Steve's mum is a committed christian who believes in the Word of God and prayer. When Steve continuously gets bullied and stolen from, will the prayers of his mother be answered or will Steve continue to suffer? Can things turn around for Steve, is there hope in his situation?
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This christian short film is about bullying at school and was filmed in the UK.

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@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

Daily Videos 2023 ru-vid.com/group/PLbB8IGDVkkh4ttGrSqKj7b-7RCZuJVh0k

@alamilham4280 8 лет назад

i did and i like your short movie

@ciceraireneaguiar1888 8 лет назад

Barnabas Lawson

@BarnabasLawson 7 лет назад

Cicera Irene Aguiar thank you

@fidelguer 2 года назад

Every time I watch movies like this one, I feel anger and repulsion for the people who bully others. They can cause terrible consequences .

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

True

@ronaldsbatson 10 лет назад

Unfortunately, too many bullied people never see angels, never get such "answers to prayer," and often end their own lives.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@gamingteckes4835 9 лет назад

This made me cry beacuse I'd suffered with the same problems for years until I stood up for myself

@svollmer 6 лет назад

Become your own angel and take self defense lessons. Don't just face your demons, slay them!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching. I’d rather trust God. But having some skills can be useful.

@raphaelblack7690 9 лет назад

OMG _-_ It is the worst thing you can do... believe that things will sort themselves out... by some divine intervention... this is a brain wash!!! And for all those saints out there - Is it not sin to not attend thing and leave them to God? Whoever your god would be I believe he would not be happy with such negligent!

@moondoggieist 6 лет назад

Your* ,Jesus Loves .

@markwalker8868 5 лет назад

Clifford...God may love but those that follow him....HATE.

@arupsengupta2454 4 года назад

Wasn't God's only child bullied to death?

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@michaeldoster4847 6 лет назад

People getting to the issues are not always resolved, as much as they are kept in mind. It's how people respond to challenges that bring desired results, and faith & persistence follow through. Thank you. Where were you 50 years ago!and

@davidbartlett3653 5 лет назад

that doesn't even make any sense

@cyloner 10 лет назад

praying away bullying is a totally naive way of confronting the problem and a totally useless guidance for young people being bullied and looking for support.

@cyloner 10 лет назад

Jordan George the message of the film is that you should accept bullying as a fact of life and pray to God presumably to give you the emotional strength to undergo it. The message is just plain WRONG. Bullying is not a fact of life and should be fought wherever it occurs. Besides causing bodily harm to the victims, it is a major factor in attempted suicides. And if the authorities refuse to face up to the problem, it is time to take make them do what they get paid for.

@Neil070 10 лет назад

G Cyloner Also if we accepted bullying we would have more Kuwait's and Ukraine's being invaded, and the UK's official language would be German

@wolfgangweber2813 6 лет назад

tHE VICTIM SHOULD HAVE TAKEN: UP TRAINING IN SELFDEFENCE FOR SOME WEEKS AND AFTER BUILDING UP SOME MUSCLES HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TEACH THE ROWDIES A LESSON

@jackielendel1530 6 лет назад

But God is most powerful though

@markwalker8868 5 лет назад

Wolfgag.....all that would have gotten him is jailed...because all the buddies would have said he was the aggressor in the incident.... so they would have won anyway.

@HISBestLifeCoach 9 лет назад

It was obvious this brave young BOY/man was being bullied/terriorized. It wasn't necessary for him to tell the "mam"/principal(?) - he witnessed it more than once, along with all those students/cowards! His mother needed to talk to the school and ALL other so-called authorities re his SAFETY, inform the police, inform the parents of the punks that wasl attacking this brave young man, etc. "Faith" is the last thing he needs!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@jcmon 10 лет назад

I didn't get that he was bullied for being gay? did I miss something, I thought he was just bullied because he was smaller.

@roberta.5899 10 лет назад

I didn't get it either. Must be a British thing that I'm not getting.

@flame246848 10 лет назад

He isn't gay. No one read the description. Everyone just assumed he is gay because if the other short film

@davidbartlett3653 5 лет назад

if he had been gay, the church is the last place he should go. christianity is the natural enemy of gays.

@kfox773 3 года назад

@@davidbartlett3653 - Not necessarily true; not all Christians are like that. There are other Christians out there (myself included) who aren't as closed-minded that they push others away/shun them *just for being different*. There is beauty in being true to one's self, .... it just takes a while for others (and sometimes, also ourselves) to see it. And there's nothing wrong with that. Because you are beautiful in God's eyes, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, disability, etc.! He sees you for who *you* are, and he created each and every one of us to be unique in our own ways. Never let anyone tell you different, fellow human being. Because you are unconditionally loved by Him, forever, no matter what. (P.S. - I really do mean what I said. So stay strong, especially in these trying times.)

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@exdoode 10 лет назад

I don't see any positive messages in this film.

@chelseycouzens9330 Год назад

It teaches you to rely on God went you go through good and bad . This is the positive message

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

@RascalRikk 8 лет назад

oh thanks god. i just got my face beat in several times and your just gonna tell me to have faith -_-

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Maybe if he had faith things would have gone differently.

@edwardlasky2763 6 лет назад

I'd love to see the sequel. Not being an angel myself, I'd love to see those bullies get what's coming to them.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching. They will, as we sow so shall we reap

@chetanvinayak6799 6 месяцев назад

@@BarnabasLawson hi what a lovely film 🎥 nobody should be bullied at school college or anywhere due to any reason whatsoever or sexuality I am gay I feel sorry for that boy he should take self defence nice to meet you

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching and leaving a nice comment, I appreciate it. It’s not good that people are bullied, but all of us deserve death, as we are sinners; but Jesus took our place in dying on the cross. Jesus died instead of us so that we can live and be who God made us to be. The one that showed us more love than anyone else was bullied to death. We all need to turn from our sins in repentance and turn to God. Then we can live full life’s here on earth and in eternity too! Nice to meet you also.

@anthonydiannuzzo9103 10 лет назад

His mother was consumed by religion, causing her to be neglectful and the lesson here is keep the faith!? What an outrageous outcome.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@nana67676 10 лет назад

Bullied must be dealt with at the same moment they start bullying you or as soon as possible, otherwise the bullying will NEVER stop and you will be the laughing stock of the school. The ironic thing is that when someone stand up to the bullies, the bullies get really nervous and intimidated. To all the kids out there who are being bullied, stand up for yourself and end the bullying. You want to create a past that you will be proud of when you remember it.

@123g4ever 10 лет назад

this is true I have stood up to bullies before and it does work they only prey on people they deem weaker than them so show you are stronger

@nana67676 10 лет назад

True

@123g4ever 10 лет назад

Navalator did you do that in school because I wouldn't have done it there I always waited until the opportune moment to stand up to any of the bullies most weren't even bothering me but I couldn't stand by and do nothing they learned their lesson

@nana67676 10 лет назад

Navalator I liked your story :) It was hilarious and truly refreshing. I like hearing stories of people standing up for themselves when they are bullied.

@Navalator 10 лет назад

Graham Rouse I always waited until the bully was off campus and then way laid him. As the word got around the school the other cowardly bullies started taking the school bus home for protection. Plus I must admit that there were other victims in school who turned on these morons.

@joeyxoxox7915 6 лет назад

The parent should have done more than just pray. My mother would have gotten the names from me. She would have gone to the principal and have him bring the boys to the office. She would have made sure that they were punished. If it happened again after that. She would have gotten their parents names and went to talk to them about their sons bulling me. If that that did not work. She would have been ready to whip the parents of the boys

@joeyxoxox7915 6 лет назад

The bullying would have stopped one way or another. My mom would have done every thing in her power to protect me, becauce she loves me. I was disappointed in this video. The bullies should have been punished.

@kfox773 3 года назад

This is very true - one of the most powerful and most deadliest forms of true love is that of a mother for her children/child. And not to mention, there's a *reason* why we have the saying "She went full momma-bear mode on them." Never get between a mom and her cubs, because she will do whatever she can/has to, to keep her kid or kids safe and away from harm. And of course, the same be applied to dads as well.

@ImAwesomeAli 9 лет назад

I love how the entire film shows how Steve's life has sucked because God has ignored him and all of a sudden an angel wakes Steve up, hands him his cash, says "Hold onto your faith." and just disappears. "Thanks God, all this time my life has been shit, and right when I was going to die and get to escape it all, you send an angel to pull me back into the nightmare that you still refuse to remedy." -Steve

@venetiaplays 9 лет назад

What has Christianity got to do with this?

@ImAwesomeAli 9 лет назад

+VenetiaPlays Wow this thread is from a while ago but anyway...to directly answer your question, I believe the film directly shows Christian icons (too lazy to watch it again) and the description clearly states that the religious themes in the film are related specifically to Christianity. *Further Ramblings Down Below:* I was addressing the sad irony that the character is not helped by God throughout the film, and right at the end when he was finally going to escape the painful grip of his difficult life, an angel comes to stop him. The irony was that God seems to ignore him until the very end. Anyway I still appreciate the film for its poetic aspect and it does draw an emotional response, my original comment had more to do with that tragic ironic aspect and the seeming ignorance that contributed to it, typical of a 'blind faith' film such as this.

@ImAwesomeAli 9 лет назад

+VenetiaPlays anyway I don't have much time right now to chat any further but have a good day friend, peace and love

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

God reached out to Steve through his Mum, his teacher and even sending the angel to help pick him up. But up till that point Steve had refused all help he was just doing what he could to solve the issue. When he decides to call to God, He will help him solve the issue.

@Carpalhat 6 лет назад

BLACK JESUS

@caseysunset 10 лет назад

I get that GOD is always there to protect us but you are missing the point. The bullying is not been solved. The day is over but when the time he gets back to school, bullying will continue.

@FuzzyElf 9 лет назад

Perhaps the Holy Lord did Smite the bullies, and blow them to tiny bits. In His mercy. :)

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@philthy903 10 лет назад

Thanks for sharing this. I'm not, and will never be, a man of faith, but that doesn't make your story any less important to me. I still wanted this young man to achieve his potential.

@kingcobra7386 2 года назад

May your God bless you ..... kept your faith and get beaten up untill your God come to you....👼

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

It’s not a perfect story just what we were able to make at the time.

@BarnabasLawson 10 лет назад

I am not sure why people are talking about gay issues as the film has nothing to do with that issue.

@CarlosGSanchez0 10 лет назад

Gay clips bring us here lol that's why but I noticed it's no a gay clip while I was watching.

@d0235 10 лет назад

I don't know if you notice the other gay clips to your right buddy; but i didn't get here by typing in jesus freak.

@koreyraywilson 10 лет назад

Because we tend to get treated by Bigots the same was Steven gets treated .

@charlieboyok 9 лет назад

Barnabas Lawson : Bulling issues are wide ranging :- Fat,ugly,walks funny , smelly, Gay ,emo ,goth , or just plain Nasty... l'm sure you get where l am going with this... it is anything & everything ,l am Gay & DEAF ! yes l have been Bullied for various reasons ! And l know the reason you have done this to sell "God" to us ! That is your choice ! thou l don't have to agree with it ! Oh b4 l got 1 bone to pick with you , why didn't you include Subtitles in this huh ? l would have understood it better with them !

@lovemoviesful2 9 лет назад

And yet the video appear on every gay video, whats up with that ?! Mistitle and mislead!

@alexseton8732 10 лет назад

I LUV YOU BLACK JESUS!

@kentforbes2000 10 лет назад

with glasses lol

@Carpalhat 6 лет назад

me toooooo

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@CraigMcArthur 10 лет назад

Whoa, So being beaten up because you are gay is fine as long as you have a Christian faith? Violence is fine if you are Christian? The Lord will save you? So so wrong on so many levels, Who made this film and felt that this is something to promote? Gay bullying costs lives. To say some mythical God (who, by the way - according to scripture - hates you) will come and save you is crap! This film is wrong, wrong, wrong. UNLESS - it is intended to highlight what happens if religious bigots win. Perhaps this film is irony. Can't be sure. Perplexed.

@thomasx58 10 лет назад

Its preposterous for the holly rolling cross yielding persecutors come to cram their religion before every human being. If you're a Christian fine. There are many, many different religions on this earth. It makes me sick to my stomach when these so called "believers" come out with their negative ideology and hypocrisy. Look in the mirror, throw the first stone. You have no right at all to judge or be judge. I believe firmly and animatedly in Christ, who promoted "love thy neighbor" Stop the freakin hate.

@7z9 10 лет назад

it's the same problem for all religions. they are so stupid (can't say this any other way) to think some people are better than the other (or maybe: some are worse than the other). and of course they usurp the right to dictate who is the better and who is the worse ones. it's XXI century. god did not create a man. it's the man who created god(s). just open your eyes and start to think yourself.

@CraigMcArthur 10 лет назад

7z9 Join the discussion in the various atheist communities. Your thoughts would be welcome.

@kgaya123 10 лет назад

Fred Thomas Agreed!

@xanievans1479 5 лет назад

Umm..this video has nothing to do with him being gay. It was bullying yes but not coz the kid was gay

@samanthadelta6313 8 лет назад

Things will turn around for Steve,and there is hope that the bullies will stop going after him....since Steve know a little about God,and knowing that his mum is a fully Christian,then he just needs to have faith that he'll be alright...Thanks

@jbbizzle828 3 года назад

The bible also says that faith without works is dead. So...I think it would be wise to learn how to fight, learn respect and elevate his life.

@tiuloco6646 4 месяца назад

I had a friend who died for believing that, and those who beat him are alive, beating their wives! Congratulations

@chrrlees 4 года назад

Is that Oliver Stark?! Omaigad!!!

@BarnabasLawson 4 года назад

Yes it is. Before he got his big break

@billspooks 8 лет назад

I can't possibly imagine treating a fellow human being so cruelly.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

True

@neoncatlord8695 9 лет назад

Very dissatisfied with the ending. He's gonna rely on a deity that (get ready for this) may or may not exist to help him out of this shit. Again, very dissatisfied...

@terrycox1723 6 лет назад

Neonix C. Our existence is questionable not God's

@Soulforce1 6 лет назад

Terry Cox Our existence is questionable? That's the stupidest crap I've ever heard. Unless you're just a figment of my imagination.

@terrycox1723 6 лет назад

David Christensen If you replying to someone or thing that may be a figment of your imagination, then that means you may have a bigger problem than the stupid crap that you think you see typed from someone or something that may very well be a figment of your imagination.

@Soulforce1 6 лет назад

You can't even formulate a logical existential argument, so that tells me all I need to know: Brainwashed zealot.

@terrycox1723 6 лет назад

Whatever it is I'm formulating seems to be working because you keep replying.

@lucylocket118 11 лет назад

bullies are cowards, they pick on people who are weaker than them and think its funny when its really not. i hate bullies

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@jojobimo3938 2 года назад

is that my mans buckk??????

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

It is…

@pipkin3 2 года назад

Was not expecting to see someone from 9-1-1 here! (Oliver Stark plays Buck)

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

Before he was famous 👀😀

@houvong7499 6 лет назад

It seems the director has't done anything for help. In my country when a teacher sees this only once , he has to call all of them to meet and make a contract sometimes with a policeman ,so the bullies do not dare to do that again.

@BarnabasLawson 6 лет назад

Wow, that sounds interesting. It’s not like that in the UK when I was at school. The police would not be involved unless things got really bad. The most that usually happened was detention, suspension or finally expulsion. In this case the bully had been suspended as was mentioned when the boys were talking in the toilets.

@idk-6816 2 года назад

My school made us sign a thing yet they still bullied me even tho we all said we wouldn't bully anyone

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

Sorry to hear that

@Briana695 10 лет назад

THANK YOU GOD NO ONE DOES BETTER THAN YOU, YOUR SON AND MOTHER EARTH

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@xanievans1479 5 лет назад

No kidding...my mom wud have taken a broom and smashed it into pieces on the bullies and then organized her gang of peace loving aunties and stormed the bullies house..I swear she knows wrestling moves too

@maisieanne121 14 дней назад

omg its the loml oliver stark (that aside this is a really good short film with a really meaningful message)

@BarnabasLawson 10 дней назад

Thank you

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@mohsabrysabry4767 5 лет назад

😍

@Trizamso 5 лет назад

😘😘😘😘

@nakkachhanane Год назад

L'hxtf❤

@donbob7703 7 лет назад

This was worked out for the movie, not because of a religion. Not because of your belief either. The only fight against a bully is telling a adult. Fake religion doesn't stop a bully.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching

@alexcherry106 9 лет назад

Steve is cute. This film is propagating the idea that talking to the air will solve your problems.

@missourigreen051 7 лет назад

I agree but it's not the worst video on RU-vid, I watched a video of a homophobic teenager talking about why bullying is wrong, I find that video a little much worse.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@manuelpantaleon3674 11 лет назад

when jesus was beaten, mock, he never fought back with words or physical. He humble himself giving an example to follow which he says " love your enemy as yourself". Fighting back will bring no beneficial instead you will grow in hate or grudge in your heart that will RUIN in all aspect of your life...... Your heart present your life.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@nelsonrc 10 лет назад

Really? That is the message? "Keep your faith." Futile.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@luckyshaz703 9 лет назад

nice film with a Godly message...

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

thank you

@zoeyk_77 Год назад

OLIVER STARK WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE??

@holly_2091 Год назад

This comment is giving off Ariana what are you doing here vibes

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

😁 Before he was famous

@agoraemily 10 лет назад

If ever there was a case of too little, too late, this is it. Where was the angel BEFORE Stevie was beaten nearly to death? Mindless! Otherwise, the nuts and bolts of the short are fine. Direction and casting are good, especially for a student film. It's just a shame the story is so thin on plot without a believable denouement.

@Navalator 10 лет назад

The movie was a total waste.

@winsboy 10 лет назад

Amen, Max!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Ok. Thanks for watching

@mcmanpa 10 лет назад

For a student film, this is technically well shot, and Oliver Stark as the chief bully is best in the cast at delivering the director’s vision. Mind you, you’ll get more of the director’s vision from the About section on youtube than you will from the film itself. And that’s because, like its message, you have to take the film on faith. Our young hero may have been helped by mother’s prayers; but it can just as equally be said Steve stood up to the bullies and effectively saved himself, as that the Lord helped by making the bullies feel guilty and run away. As for the appearance of a man in white (Samaritan? Angel?), let’s put that down to an hallucination on the part of both Steve and the director.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@billharnet 9 лет назад

Nicely made film but let me go out on a limb here and guess you have never been bullied or abused. It is fine to keep your faith if that helps you through the night but the message you are giving is that it is better to be a punching bag who has faith than a pro-active person who fights for his/her rights. The reason this comes up as a gay themed video is that for most boys who are bullied the projected perception of the bully is that they are somehow the lesser man. This often translates as verbalization on the part of the bully that the person being bullied is gay or effeminate, in the misguided mind of the bully not a "real" man. You continue this perception by casting a slightly androgynous young actor who could be of any sexual stripe. At any rate I hope you keep making films and keep your faith but try to inject a little reality in your morality.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching. Appreciate your comment

@moondoggieist 6 лет назад

Amen !!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching

@stewyfresh1552 10 лет назад

Why in the world is homosexuality being brought up in a movie which shows that God is always there for you? What the heck are you people thinking? o.O

@shadowpsykie 10 лет назад

because it shows that God Doesn't care about sexual orientation, God cares about who you are as a person. that's what i took from it.

@Navalator 10 лет назад

shadowpsykie Perhaps the movie says that god is NOT always there for you. Christianity is a farce anyway.

@Kubangpasu 10 лет назад

Why can't God be with them? They're His creatures and servants too.

@dianeseverson6060 9 лет назад

+Stewy Fresh some people have one track minds

@BarnabasLawson 6 лет назад

There is nothing about homosexuality in this film.

@bcdefghijKIKI Год назад

WAIT A MINUTE, the one who played the bully that's Oliver Stark he stars in American TV Series "9-1-1", 2:36 I knew it

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

Yes

@nomotto3260 7 лет назад

It was a good film about bullying, but religion is a crutch for the weak. The Christian angle, just muddied the film.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching, appreciate it!

@10oct76 5 лет назад

I've been bullied since I was Three and I'm Eleven I dont get as much as I used too I was for my learning disabilities It mostly stopped when I started to stick up for myself

@BarnabasLawson 5 лет назад

I’m glad that’s it’s stopping now and that you are able to stand up for yourself.

@jongeduard 8 лет назад

Wow that made my feel crying. Unbelievable, bullying can be so terribly, terribly mean. But the message here is just beautiful. No matter what religion. There is always hope, that's what's told. You can call it God or Love or whatever name you believe is good to call it. As long as you believe there is hope it's easier to deal with trouble in your live. For me, the fact that we are all living here on Earth just means that it is somehow meant to be so, no matter what race, gender, sexuallity or religious background you have.

@trektel 7 лет назад

guy humiliated

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching, appreciate it!

@georgevosslerjr4497 7 лет назад

All bullies are cowards.They choose their victims from among the small and vulnerable.Never would they pick on someone their own size.Dagsworth is so pathetic he has to have an accomplice,Michael.Steven is not a coward.He is brave.He does not run away,but defends himself the best he can,surprising the bullies who are expecting submission.After they beat him up and he remains prone,the bullies become fearful they might be in trouble and turn on each other,the one blaming the other.And they leave Steven on the pavement and skulk away,hoping they will get away with it.No honor among thieves and liars,no honor among bullies either.What I do not understand is why the Principal did nothing.Is he so dense that he can't figure out that Dagsworth and Michael are the source of Steven's troubles and take action?He 's the principal,for pity's sake,and this falls within the realm of his responsibilities.Why didn't Steven's friend tell the principal?It isn't tattling.One of the basic rules re:bullies is to notify a responsible adult asap to bring the bullying to a quick end.I don't get the angel angle,but if it helps Steven,then why not?I loved the cheeky remark Steven got in when Dagsworth slammed him against the locker.That took guts.Whatever became of the actor who played Steven?He made an appealing figure of the brave and courageous "little man" who did not run away but face his adversaries.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for your thoughts 💭 Appreciate it!

@kittyslane1354 8 лет назад

So the moral of the story is god doesn't listen to your prayers, only your mother's

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

+Kitty's Lane Steve did not ask for God's help with the situation as he didn't believe...if he had asked for help things would have turned out differently.

@Soulforce1 6 лет назад

Barnabas Lawson Evidently you missed the part where Steve's mom read Steve's diary aloud wherein Steve had written (I paraphrase) "God you didn't listen to my prayer the first time so please listen now..." That pretty much negates your assertion that he failed to directly ask God for help.

@dakotaneon1519 4 года назад

The clear moral of the story is pray to God and get your ass beaten, so God can pick you up and tell you to keep believing in Him.

@followeroftherighteous8675 9 лет назад

God is on one side, humanity on the other... I don't care what religion he's from i feel bad... STOP BULLYING.. IT REALLY DOES HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON A PERSON'S LIFE...

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@NicholasPartida 9 лет назад

Why the hell did this come up in my newsfeed? It's trash. Nothing was resolved, no one benefited from this. The message seems to be to have faith in god and just accept your beatings. I'm not sure that's a lesson I care for anyone to learn.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@LanceF7 12 лет назад

It is hard to see sometimes, and often it takes years if not decades to see anything. I spent 7 years in a hospital with constant surgeries and shots praying for the strength to get out of there while having a 50% chance to live. Now I am in my 20's and the leader of various charities and volunteer of camps for children with cancer as well as other places. Strength can be interpreted in many ways, but not always the way we intend. I hope that things get better for you and your mom,

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@MunckyBoy 10 лет назад

I thought this was going to be a good video with a strong message at the end. I was sorely mistaken. Praying does not end bullying, and this video just exemplifies that. Know what does end bullying? Real action by real people. The teacher in this video? He could have helped end the bullying. The victim's friend? He could have stood by him at the end instead of running away. His mom? She could have spoken to school officials or the police to put an end to bullying and lock those psycho's up or stick them in a rehabilitation institution so they aren't a menace to innocent people anymore. Want to know what happens after the end of this video? This kid prays for the bullying to end, and slowly loses hope once again as it doesn't. Don't pray and hope that God will step-in and end the issues in the world like bullying, make real change and action yourself.

@kgaya123 10 лет назад

Agreed. That's the main reason I am out in the world trying to make a difference. I hope you all are as well - in your own areas.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@willcamick 9 лет назад

Well done film. I prefer Science my self but what ever makes you happy.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@machiirukia9761 12 лет назад

god will always be there for his children always remember that!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

True

@mirandasimgirl4135 8 лет назад

And GOD helped him! YES OF COURSE HAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHHA

@billspooks 8 лет назад

I agree with you. So what happened after he had already gotten his face beat in five times, eh?

@mirandasimgirl4135 8 лет назад

Bill Michael EXACTLY!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

@jonathanidk 3 года назад

The fact the bully is now a firefighter ☠

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

Or an actor still 👀😁

@wesdavis2516 10 лет назад

Revolting movie. The pat, smug answer is a guy in white suit with spot light on him telling that assaulted abused boy to keep his faith???? How about bringing a million dollar lawsuit again the school and the thugs' parents, or the boy carries a weapon and uses it to even the odds and asserts his right of self defense. Or maybe you filmmakers think this is his just punishment because he honestly answered his mother that he doesn't believe when she wanted him to pray before going to the store----pray for what? that the store wasn't out of whatever she wanted her son to buy? Revolting movie.

@alexanderf.6396 10 лет назад

You need to look deeper into the meaning. If you just read the words or listen to them ins book/movie then what are you getting; nothing. Look into it. This short film is about learning to know who you are and not let anyone stop you from believing in yourself. If you can't understand that, then please, don't come into a video in which you know nothing about and leave negative comments; they're not wanted.

@tomhueso2971 10 лет назад

i agree with you wes d. - totally stupid movie.

@moondoggieist 6 лет назад

Angry are we ? Yes we R* Jesus Saves !

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@Hahahadictionary 12 лет назад

He promised that He would never leave or forsake you. So, that said, you have to remind yourself that God can do NO wrong. Yes, He does love you but when things arent going "our" way, we have to ask ourselves...where did WE miss it...not God. He doesnt miss anything. Its amazing to me how many people like to blame God for the bad things that happen, but never remember to thank Him for the GOOD things that happen.Stop putting your hand out and expecting things from Him when you dont give to Him.

@davidbartlett3653 5 лет назад

to have an intelligent argument, we have to agree one a foundation. yours is and old book full of brilliant ideas like slavery is ok, treat women like cattle, and homophobia is good. it is a regurgitation of books and ideas about god characters that came long before it. how can i (or anyone) possible agree to that foundation?

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@stephenfermoyle1498 8 лет назад

so why are they beating him up?

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

No idea, maybe for the money, for fun, for validation as tough guys in front of the girls. Who knows why, only they do…

@TarheelZeck21 11 лет назад

The underpass where he was knocked out has graffiti that says: "Only love can win." Brilliant hidden message, whether by accident or on purpose!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

True. Thanks for watching

@CarlosGSanchez0 10 лет назад

I'm glad to see first the clip and read the comments after lol I was wondering if anyone find this very religious. This is totally stupid (sorry but no), like don't do anything, the lord is gonna change everything to the way it should be, don't talk to your kid, the lord will find him. OMG!!!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@michaelnortz398 8 лет назад

I should have never looked at the comments. I just wanted to say this was a very touching short film.

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

Thank you.

@RyanGazling 13 лет назад

loved it! really good message! people sometimes forget how much God continually loves his children

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you

@RogerTThomes 9 лет назад

Advice from personal experience: Fill yoirself with rage, take hold of a heavy (preferably metal) object, and bring it down on the skull any bully within reach. Expect a reprisal, but that won't be as bad as what you are suffering.. The things I later heard were like, "Leave h'm 'lone, he's crazy". Otherwise, you'll deserve what you get. Wake up wimp, that is the reality of the world the canibals have made. R.T. Thomes (Amsterdaam, The Netherlands)

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

👀

@livesteam 9 лет назад

Bullies... the curse of the world !

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@bilbobagginsk 8 лет назад

All a person needs to be a bully is the belief that you can treat someone as if they deserve lesser treatment.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

True, although I’m sure as a bully, which we can all be at times, they are just thinking about themselves not the other person.

@FinalFantasyGamePlay2023 8 лет назад

don't hurt that boy please he's a good student....

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@brentor90 10 лет назад

For all of you who don't believe in God, If there is no God, if there is no Heaven or Hell, then what is the point of living? Without a purpose to our lives, then why are we here? If the point is to survive, there are animals on this planet that are far more suited than us. If there is no God, than we might as well not even be here ourselves. I am not advocating suicide by any means. I am just saying without something higher than ourselves to put our hopes, dreams, and fears in, than why even bother trying to improve ourselves, why even bother developing the arts, why even bother helping each other?

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching and commenting

@divinefury5321 8 лет назад

watches whole video for something gay but nope just bs bad religion

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@Johner787 10 лет назад

Brilliant, on so many levels! I'll let that stand as it is....

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

thank you

@isabellaperez3162 7 лет назад

The Karate Kid in the background at 24 seconds

@MarcusLeepapi 10 лет назад

This was a good short film...I think it was to say, not to give up in hoping always...It is hard but never give up in hoping to see the good things in life...

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

thank you

@MarcusLeepapi 8 лет назад

You are welcome.

@Rainbow_kidd 10 лет назад

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

@davidmills3332 8 лет назад

bullying is horrible and goes on in every school

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Yes

@rrohmdr 9 лет назад

It's a terrible movie with a dangerous an irresponsible message: everyone should work, and create stimuli in order to make life easier and fight bullying in a real world, a concrete world, showing the legal righteous ways of dealing with violence, facing realistic alternatives to change this terrible scenario! And as far as Mr. Lawson 's question is concerned, it would really be almost impossible for a cultured and well educated democratic person NOT to consider your short movie fully suitable from a gay-friendly perspective as far as it is well known that the LGBTQ students have to face bulling in a dayly basis!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@alleymac90 11 лет назад

For people who say God didn't listen, and God isn't real because he didn't do this for me, you aren't supposed to pray for him to do "this and that". You're suppose to pray for his will to be done, and if what you pray isn't his will, then it won't happen.

@davidbartlett3653 5 лет назад

then why bother praying? if the whole thing is rigged from the beginning?

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@nycdude111 9 лет назад

Crappy.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@tyjack4157 8 лет назад

This had me so emotional

@alejandrolaverdecorrea6871 10 лет назад

THIS FILM IS GARBAGE!

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Ok, Thanks for watching

@Lucky4786521 9 лет назад

I don't want to go into Christianity for I know more of it than I would like. As a final degree project it is more than good, excellent. The boy bullied in class, classic theme, but is at last not afraid to stand up against to his enemies. That's different, makes him a Shakespearian hero. But you know that all heroes from Shakespeare have a flaw that becomes fatal. We all have a flaw, makes us human and respectable but is not usually fatal. Hope to see more from you since you're talented. Regards, Nick

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

thank you

@bilbobagginsk 8 лет назад

My challenge to film and scriptwritters out there is to tell a story that clarifies a resolution between errors and shows the elements of God in truth and his appointed collision with a homosexual or homosexuals in a way that doesn't outright try to change them but shows the illumination of him setting a person who will be loved from a maker that cherishes them beyond there choices, circumstances, or challenges. Even in the face of people of any and or all demographics that would try to force there angle into the story.. and come out with resounding levels of interpersonal victories. The Gauntlet is thrown..but can anyone do it at all????

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

True God loves everyone but just because we love our children doesn’t mean we are always happy with them. And if they continue in their own way, there is not to much that can be done, except to be ready to help when they are ready for that help.

@ChanticoChulo 4 года назад

wow that's Oliver stark at 2:12 he is in rescue 911 now

@BarnabasLawson 4 года назад

True

@KitKedi 8 лет назад

Hats off amazing absolutely amazing

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

+Olaf Lover really appreciate your comment thank you

@vinothkumar-gf8ry 3 года назад

Why would people dislike others without any reason😵😵😵

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

Who knows but maybe because they have low self esteem or are treated wrongly themselves at home.

@cocacolafan42 10 лет назад

This film, as I see it, was about "bulling" not being gay. However, since some people felt it necessary to bring up the "gay" thing. I want all those people to remember that God loves everyone no matter who they are (gay, straight, man, woman, black, white, etc...). We were all created in his image. I am a gay Christian and I will go to heaven when its my time and no one can tell me other wise.

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@BarnabasLawson 13 лет назад

Thanks Soundman :-) When I can I will show you the film on DVD, the audio and picture quality are much better.

@Gregoire78_12 10 лет назад

troubling

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Ok. Thanks for watching

@timolee 9 лет назад

wow, so pretty much he just has to almost die for God to step in and then he is left alone once again so that his torture continues

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching

@BarnabasLawson 13 лет назад

Thank you, I agree we tend to live unmindful of God and His love for His children.

@abigailmiller2465 8 лет назад

God is real and u all need to believe in him

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

Amen. Jesus is Lord!

@tomcrawley3343 8 лет назад

+Abigail Miller Nope

@joelkovac1105 9 лет назад

to all the silly 'doubters' who visit this page, the old guy who arrived from nowhere and picked Steve up was an angel ...and he was there to remind Steve that if you read your bible it doesn't matter how many times you get bashed ...GOD IS ON YOUR SIDE! There may even be a valuable lesson there about Turing-The-Other-Cheek with each assault ! No advice about seeking some social justice for himself . Hell no!....just be grateful that you have the support of a loving God.

@billharnet 9 лет назад

Joel Kovac In fact some of the people who comment are believers we just don't think that even for a believer the result of his meeting with the angel was very good. If the visitor had somehow given him the strength to confront the problem and speak, in the context of religion say, to his pastor to help stop the cycle of abuse that would have been a better ending. This film seems to say it's ok to be beaten every day because you have faith. Faith that god will only allow the bully to knock him out on a regular basis? Faith that god will protect him from broken bones, from rape? It' good that you feel supported by a loving god but it is better if you feel that your loving god is telling help you find the right adult to end your agony not lay down in the road like a beaten dog.

@BarnabasLawson 8 лет назад

Thank you

@sanafarooq3287 2 года назад

Wow

@BarnabasLawson Год назад

Thank you

@bloodcatru 12 лет назад

What's always there is your skills, your courage, your wit -- that's the things you can count on, not some god. As for the bullying, practicing kudo and carrying a shiv helps waaaay better than praying. :)

@BarnabasLawson 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching