FORGET ME NOT - Animation Short Film 2023 

This means a lot to the kids who feel forgotten or pushed aside by their parents, grandparents or caretakers.

There are 2 meanings to this smooth and beautiful film. 1. They still care 2. They only care when you're gone

Now this is a great story for everyone, especially kids and teenagers. Our parents love us it just sometimes seem we aren't loved but really they "Forget us not"❤ beautiful video

A struggling dad trying to manage to young children. A young child who feels ignored and forgotten by her father. Such a positive ending.

This was animated so beautifully! With a very special meaning as well, well done! 💓

There’s several meanings that can be drawn from this (pun intended), but the part that made me cry was how Ophelia was able to recognize the lost child’s pain and, knowing that they are missed, was then able to help the lost child and then herself. Sometimes we don’t recognize the solution to our own problems until we see someone else experience something similar. Absolutely beautiful animation btw!!!

I love how the film is based around the flowers forget-me-nots and shows them repeatedly in the film. It’s also based around a garden so makes sense. I absolutely loved this. There’s also not many short films in Spanish with subtitles and as someone trying to learn Spanish at the moment it was really helpful. I love the meaning behind it and how the kid felt like a black cat who was unwanted and was like a bad omen. Beautiful animation. So much thought put into it.

all your hard work paid off, it's gorgeous! The fluidity and consistency of animation is jaw dropping

“No, they didn’t forget you. They still want you.” Well that definitely got me crying. Hit too close to home for me

Orion and Rigel in the back ❤

Dad's a single parent. His strictness is because he doesn't want to parentified Ophella, but he does need her to be more understanding that he's only one person trying to do the job of two people. And her sister isn't old enough or able enough to do things on her own yet, meaning that she needs him in ways Ophella doesn't anymore (feeding, walking, all things babies can't do on their own). Still Ophella's young and doesn't understand just yet. Finding the lost boy and his missing poster helped her gain that understanding, especially when she reunited with her father and sister and seeing how they *both* were worried about her. Seems the lost boy was in a similar situation to her: single parent household with siblings. Only instead of being the oldest child, he's one of the middle children. Mom's no doubt even more busy then Ophella's dad and middle children often feel like the oddballs because they are neither the responsible elders nor the needy youngest. And Mom must have a harder time splitting her attention between five kids: the majority of which are boys.

Ophelia has indirectly helped finding "the missing boy". It's marvelous to see both return to their family again!!!

I was unsure that I would enjoy this short film, but I can gladly say that I was BLOWN AWAY by this short film, the use of colors, the amount of detail, the music, how silkly smooth the animation was, EVERYTHING was perfect! Amazing job! I cannot wait to see what you have in store in the future! Best of luck!

The baby picking up the dad's feeling and how it tapped into it's emotions to realize what was happening T_T

Sometimes we need to hear papa's words so much

To be very honest, my parents would have slaped me before hugging me in the last part.😑

im thankful that the young boy aint a ghost, itll be bittersweet 😥.

I cried at the end, it's so wholesome and well animated, congratulations!!💖

A parent saying sorry and not blaming the kid for running away? Ive never heard of it.

LINDO demais!!!

Beautiful animation and story! Really shows how dedication to the project pays off. It's captivating. The "I'll help you forget" countered by the "I'll help you remember" really sold it for me. Amazing work!!!

Debo decir que no es solo la animación, las voces, la mini historia que cuentas. Es hermoso todo en su conjunto. Felicidades por tan bello proyecto

This is so beautifully animated, you two did amazingly! This made me tear up, what a beautiful labor of love! 💖💖

I was watching dad's face because I knew I already see this style, but at that moment 2:02 I was very happy to see your ocs! And happy to see this beautiful work!

I kid you not, when the father showed up and you could see his face so worried and distressed, tears just fricking streamed out of nowhere that I flippin suprised myself and then the baby crying too omg. No animation, movie or piece of art has made me emotional as quickly as this... the voice acting, animating, the story...just wow and bravo.

Me lembrou o meu eu de alguns anos atrás. Não tinha me acostumado com aquela divisão de atenção ou olhos mais voltados para a pequena. Foram muitas fazes tentando se adequar e achar um refúgio para preencher essa mistura de solidão com raiva. Eram reclamações bobas e abrir mão de minhas coisas para dar à pequena. Se ela me batia, eu tinha que deixar ou se quebrava um dos meus brinquedos, eu não tinha liberdade para expressar raiva ou choro, pois associavam à dramatização. Eu encontrei ao longo dos anos, pessoas que também se sentiam como eu, perdidas e que queriam alguém para soltar palavras 'presas' ou qualquer pessoa para apoiar-se. Desesperadas pela atenção. Essas pessoas que conheci, estavam na mesma situação, mas só pioravam. Sugavam a minha energia e me puxavam mais ainda para o fundo do oceano. Numa correnteza e com as mãos amarradas uma à outra, a opção seria não pensar só em si nesses momentos, ajudando você e a pessoa que também passa por isso. Por mais que os sentimentos sejam os mais complexos, uma pequena frase pode fazer uma diferença “Você não está sozinho, nunca esteve e sempre fará a diferença”.

Was lucky enough to see your film at the Las Cruced International Film Festival. It is so special and moving. Had me in tears. Thank you for making it.

WHY DID THIS MAKE ME BALL MY EYES OUT!!! The art style, animation, colors, and voice acting is so well done, great job !!

Been a long time since I’ve seen some Latino spice with gorgeous animations like these! This was executed so softly, I can watch over and over again. From a learning animator/artist, your work inspires me, and I am excited to see more of your work in the future!

I adore the animation style and the concept! The way the framing always hid the boy's shapeshifting up until it revealed the horror of it was ingenious. I could feel the story and emotion!

Los simbolismos, la paleta de colores, los personajes, las voces y la historia, todo está super hermoso, realmente disfrute cada segundo de ver este corto :D 💐

💖 un excelente trabajo 👏 con un bello mensaje. Felicidades🎉 💐

this was soooo well made, but, i just could not get over the stock baby crying sound

DUDE!!! The very last scene is what broke the floodgates. This is such a beautiful film. I had to rewatch a couple parts just to fangirl over the animation, like the head turn with the statue and the creature morphing from a frog to a panther.......this is just so utterly gorgeous.

I have the impresion that the author opened all her heart for us.

Bazen özel hissetmediğinizi,sevdiklerinizden değer görmediğinizi hissedersiniz. Cok sinir bozucu bir durumdur bu. Ama günün sonunda sizi sevenler sıcak bir kucaklama için hep yanıbaşınızda olur 😊😊 bu güzel duyguyu aktarabildiginiz için teşekkürler. Eminim benim gibi buna ihtiyaç duyan pek çok insanda güzel bir iz bıraktınız. Kucak dolusu sevgiler

The underwater scene is my favorite part. Such good music and sound design! That part is so beautifully animated, with the details of the other child's subtle changes in appearance. I love the composition of the part where Ophelia hears her dad's voice and is brought into the light. I keep coming back to it. I really liked this animation. The adorable characters and stunning backgrounds really give off a whimsical and child-like feeling. I felt like I was taken on an adventure to an unknown world. The ending with the baby reaching out for Ophelia and seeing the boy's family run to greet him literally brought tears to my eyes. Tl;Dr: this is a great animation and I will definitely be coming back to watch it years from now

This is a work of art, I have never seen such animation for a channel like this, it is so cool,you will achieve much success ❤❤❤❤

Beautiful animation! Lovely story! Also I liked the little easter egg in there

This was so beautifully animated and hit me right in the heartstrings!! Amazing work!!❤

Maravilloso muy profesional

The backgrounds, gorgeous. The animation, simple but so full of character. The story, almost had me in tears!

Damn as an older sister this brought out a lot of suppressed feelings from my childhood 😅😞

素敵なビデオをありがとうございます。😍

i saw this in my recommended. this is probably my favorite indie short film of the year. it’s so cool seeing the fluid motions and the well thought story. feels like a breath of fresh air tbh. very cool!

amazing storyline and AMAZING ANIMATION, i can't imagine the amount of work that went into this, this is really amazing and worth the wait!!!!

That was beautiful. The animation, the colors, and the heartfelt story.

at the very end, when papa apologized, i laughed and cried a lil. it feels like that never happens

Oh my gosh this is incredible wow

this was amazing I love the art style, music and overall vibes. And the ending was so heartwarming❤️❤️ can’t wait for more to come

Absolutely beautiful animation, what incredible work! The colors and environments are so beautiful!!

This was INCREDIBLE!!! I’ve been watching and seeing all the progress updates on insta and I’ve been waiting for this to come out for so long! It was worth the wait, I love the art, story and characters SO MUCH!!!❤️❤️❤️

💐Enjoyed this! Ppl of all ages struggle to connect when they are dysregulated, resulting in so many misunderstandings (feelings of inadequacy, rejection, abandonment.. ) increasing the distance between them. It is challenging but rewarding to fight against that current to reconnect, mend & build stronger connections. Children are not the only runaways- hurting fathers & hurting mothers leave their hurting children as dysregulation dominos thru society (so many hurting, lonely ppl..). Make a vid about this! 😉

This was amazing! Such a wonderful and touching story ; ^ ; I love the line work in your animation it's a really beautiful style. The colours as the story progressed were so good! This is two and half years of hard work, and you've created a wonderful story together!!!

THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL 💗💓 The story was so well written! Heart touching, emotional, and even creepy! The animation is absolutely wonderful as well! AMAZING WORK TO YOU ALL💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

I ALMOST CRY, omg thanks a lot for all your work

this was definitely worth the wait!! beautifully animated, and a beautiful message that i'm sure many can relate to

I used to watch short animated video here on RU-vid back when I was in a middle of my depression. It's my way of healing myself. Now, after a year or two..I can't say I'm fully healed. I'm still healing my little wounds that still aches. But I remember that healing moment. Time really flies so passed. Tho I've been depressed, that day is worth it. And still worthy.

I LOVE that you chose Ophelia as the name - especially with the theme of "rebirth" behind it! What an excellent way to add to the story!

Quedó hermosa al final, su trabajo duro valió la pena. Me encantó ❤ Felicitaciones

wow. I have studied animation and understand how long this took you. The effort and thought put into the video is unbelievable. Recently I lost two people close to me so this really hit me hard. Thankyou.

Love it, love it, love it....

This is so beautiful. Couldn't stop myself from crying at the end.

Que preciosa la animación! Amé todo, desde los personajes, los fondos hasta las voces 💕 Sinceramente no me esperaba que estuviera en español, fue una muy linda sorpresa💖💖

Beautiful! Love the animation quality, and the storyline kept my attention from start to finish. Looking forward to seeing more from the creators of this gem. 😊😊

this is incredible!!! going into my first year of film school despite the different medium you both are such an inspiration. utterly beautiful and well worth the wait ❤❤❤❤

Absolutely amazing work....almost broke my heart...Thank you for this masterpiece

This is just beautiful! Hope you guys make more!

Not me crying at 10:00 am

Nah bro cause I was about to bawl my eyes out

Que bonito ❤️❤️

I didn't even realize who made this until I saw the orion and rigel cameo at 2:02 omg thats besides the point though! this is awesome

The animation is so incredibly smooth, this whole thing is so impressive and immersive from start to finish, 100/10!!

This is so beautiful!!! I have been waiting to see it and the wait is so worth it! You did such an amazing job. ❤

There's a lot of comments complimenting, but I'm fascinated with the story and what occurred. There was a shape shifting creature who wanted a child to stay in its garden very badly but turned out to be a boy or rather turn into one? I couldn't help but ignore how stricken with loneliness they were, so desperate to make them stay.

no i an not crying over this, YOU ARE this story is so simple yet so heart wrenching

❤ it's melt my heart 💜

im gonna shit tears how dare you soften my morning (i love this and you)

so so beautiful ❤

Hiciste un trabajo genial, puedo ver qué lo hiciste con el corazón, excelente animación con un bonito mensaje, realmente hermoso, hacer este tipo de trabajo lleva mucho tiempo y paciencia, yo lo sé porque también estoy empezando a hacer animaciones, pero cuándo se hacen con amor los resultados son maravillosos. Desde ahora soy tu nuevo suscriptor.

Every kid must watch it ❤❤

i've run away from home three times, third time was permanent. eventually i found people who would go looking for me if i ran away.

I got emotional at the end! the expressions and the animation is so good! The story is interesting and well paced for a short film! Definitely a new fave 💕💕💕

beautiful!

I'm absolutely adore that!! I Hope you continue to produce better and better works!

Such a beautiful story you created here, and the animation had me in awe😍 (also Orion and Rigel on the background was such a nice touch☺️)

Que estaría tan bonita, los peques pensaban que no eran queridos, pobres. Estoy feliz que todo fue a mejor después.

beautiful🥺

Thank you so much for making this heart-warming animation. 💛

This is such a heartwarming film. Everybody matters.

this is so beautifull I'm crying, really nice work!!!!

So touching story. Excellent work ❤

Beautiful ❤ thank you This hit me on a personal level , gr8 personification loved it.

Beautiful story beautiful art truly fantastic work. I really like the art style of this animation.Keep up the wonderful work I hope to see more in the future 😊♥️

this is so beautiful

Love the imagery and also the way the animation moves from scene to scene. Truly a beautiful animation ❤❤💕💕

That was such a beautiful movie😢💖

Im blown away by the beauty of the animation , its quality, story and fluidity . The characters are so cute 🤍🤍

Children NEED TO KNOW THEY'RE LOVED❤🙏🏿💯

This is simply beautiful! The animation is gorgeous, the hard work definitely paid off :D 💜