"Frankie" directed by Mike Pappa 

Fantastic thank you Mike Pappa.

Classic sci fi paradox , very stylish , Sound track was perfect , short film making at its very best , Mike Pappa has mastered the silent film genre , not easy to tell a story without words , and proper stop time animation instead of effects - priceless .

Living the eternal loophole for one naive dream, that's the human nature.

Finally a short film concerning someone with my fixation on time like me.

Bravo Mike 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿, he is now stuck in a paradox! This is why across all dimensions in the physical realm, time travel is "outlawed".

Great opening quote! You had me captivated from that moment on! Much gratitude!! 🌎🌏🔍👀🤔

Extraordinary, like the fact that the movie is somehow futuristic but yet it is a silent movie. Great acting. Great story! 10/10.

Well, at the risk of sounding different, I got lost. Once he hit him over the head...the first time... I got completely confused - who, when, which 🤷‍♀️. Other than THAT... fantastic! Great sound-track; loved the lack of dialogue. I love different perspectives of time travel. Thank you!

To me, the whole thing felt like the origin story of a comic book villain, if you leave out the ending that reveals he's caught in a time loop of his own making. Meek scientist guy obsessed with time acquires the power to travel through time and uses it for nefarious deeds, to get back at the world for not recognizing his scientific mind.

I think this is a severly underrated and underviewed shortfilm, it is excelent.!

Best short I've watched - and I've watched hundreds!

Excellent! loved it! the quality, the sound, was really good!

Love the random stop motion.

One of the best movies I've watched in years

Good! Very creepy ... especially with no dialogue. Bravo.

BRILLIANT! ♥

Excellent. One of the best shorts I've seen on YT, and I've seen lots of them ...

I loved how we know who really got killed, but still can't help watching him walk right into it with excruciating precision.

Superb film, cinematography and soundtrack brilliant. More please...

Really loved it, everything from the music to the ambiance it creates were great 10/10 xD

Finally, an awesome sci-fi short. It' about time!

Wow! From all the Short films, this one have some decent awesome ending! Congrats! Wonderful music and picture!

Ooo, love this short! Like the idea of ending in a time loop

Thank you for this great film. Can't believe I just found your channel. After watching Frankie I knew I had to subscribe.

six minutes into this and it is amazing.

Wow. Great film. This deserves to be seen by more people. Sad that some cat yawning will get millions of views and this doesn't. Great job. Keep up the good work.

Best "silent movie" I've seen for a long time. Brilliant!

Variety - AND quality!

Excellent! Thank you, this is a real gem!!

Some of the best sci fi on RU-vid. Music was perfect...and the whole thing without dialogue yet basically understandable. Here's my quandary: what could a person take back in time to trade with ancient Romans if it would not effect the present, and stipulating that no modern materials or tech could be taken back? Sort of a "Prime Directive" but vis-a-vis time-travel. What could you swap for their gems, gold and silver? Tobacco, of course, but...not so ethical. For what would they be willing to part with their booty on a pound for pound basis?

the bum puffing of the cigarette was terrible hahaha. Apart from that, loved it.

Loop Paradox .....brilliant work ,thankyou for making this and sharing ,it should be a full movie

James Pappas here... Great flick.. keep up the great work

Pappa Bear 🐻 let’s sing cherish loool Joking apart, great story. There’s no way but involving yourself into the whole story and rooting for him at all costs

Good, I love the color scheme and style of this but it also felt a tad slow and drawn out. I loved that it was silent. 'Stealing Time' is also a great watch for time travel lovers.

Finally a decent short film, most of them suck. In the end a guy so precise with time dies because he can't simply wait an hour to make sure he isn't the one getting killed, lol.

This is the work of a genius!

real good watch, thoroughly enjoyed every minute!!!!(seriously I did! you can tell a lot of thought and work has gone into this and the finished article is fantastic)

the worst is when you put nearly all your most treasured items all in one place. only to beat yourself later...

Very clever. The quality is right up there with the best in cinema. I wish you much success.

I'm glad I found the time to watch this---It was great!

There’s a simplicity of this that so reminds me of an animated short...wonderful visuals, great character development through those visuals...suspense built perfectly, a motivational arc that seems very real to life, despite the comment I read from another. This is why I love film. Great job.

I like the twist of fate. He ends up killing himself. His precision for time was emaculent but he didn't have the foresight to see who came through the door!

brilliant production i esp loved the soundtrack

Yes very well done it was exceptional! Nice production quality I loved it.

Predicted the ending. Was hoping so much for him to realise and do something about it.

I absolutely loved it.

Definitely a great film, the concept of time travel was done justice here. I really enjoyed mike pappa's perspective and bringing it, with not one word spoken, that well is an amazing feat. Great job!!!!

very well made man! lighting, editing, character development, clothing...you got serious game!!! this is the new wave of movies bro...screw feature films!

awesome, great music choice

you should have two half hour episodes back to back at least once a weekend, for a regular TV series with different characters and actors every time. I'd like this better than the twilight zone, etc.

It's about time!

Beautiful!

It's shot and edited very well, but it's almost laughable to think that this guy, who has discovered time travel in a pocket watch, would be more concerned with winning a science competition.

A very good short, because: good story, good actors, very good music, works without dialogues, good cinematography. Cheers

Absolutely fantastic first class love the silent movie approach of non verbal mixed with first class music emotional atmospheric total fab lighting and camera work acting superb DollyWood watch out this movie proves that next to nothing budget with love sweat and tears can = a zillion dollar production.

I watch a lot of so called "Award Winning" short films that now RU-vid is riddled with. I always start off with absolutely no expectations because I want to be amazed by the potential of an idea that some random RU-vidr had thought of, spent time and money to film it and then put it up for our, the viewer's, scrutiny. More often than not, a minute into the film and I end up clicking on one of the "Suggested Videos" or the RU-vid logo at the top of the page. Most of the times, the reason is poor acting, and often childish cinematography. Other times it is simply the director's choice of camera movements just because they thought it would look cool irrespective of the intent. Frankie jumped high over any other short films I have seen so far. It has a gripping story, excellent acting, fantastic camerawork and tight, clean editing. Frankie-ly (see what I did there), I am a fan of time-travel movies and movies which let the viewers do the thinking. I wish I could boast that I understood everything in the first view itself, but I am excited enough with the entire execution of this film that I can watch it many times more, possibly omitting details deliberately, just to find a reason to watch it again. This is a movie that everyone should learn from. Mike Pappa, please keep making meaningful cinema!

Brilliant! Absolute genius.

wow, he sure likes consistency doesn't he

I love time travel stories that respect the Novikov self-consistency principle - basically meaning we cannot alter an event that has already happened, time loops (CTCs) must be consistent, and this story does an excellent job in that regard. The thing that intrigues me is that the page the guy takes with him is trapped in a time loop and at the end of it the guy adds another piece of tape to it. If the time loop is consistent, shouldn't the page have already an infinite amount of tape on it?

Archimedes was right after all. Well done !

This is just brilliant! Bravo! I'll be looking for more of your work.

5 years later … Still solid.

Great! so he was trapped in a time loop. You can remember the past but you cant remember the future!

Clever. Thanks.

very nice short film,the film is entirely professional in its execution.gud one

I love the characters they picked for this and room 88, 2 mistakes the poster with entry dead line in his room was already taken off second in the whole movie he never came to the end of the month when he went back on time plus he's not obsessed with winning a contest I think he wanted to reunite with his dad.

Greatest Silent Movie ever made ,,,, absolutely Intoxicating.

This was brilliant!

Impressive. I especially love the music.

That was really well done. I loved it!

Beautiful!!

This is no laughing matter. His attorney fees were considerable after being charged with his own murder.

where does Frankie wander today great w great music

Wow !Outstanding ! Music Image total harmony ! ❥

Very well done. I thank you for that.

watching this an Apr 6th 2019

He made his own time loop, and it precipitated him killing himself! Time is not to be tampered with!

very cool!...love it

This was really good Production, editing, music, no dialogues Sad to see such few views, best of luck for your upcoming short :)

Much gratitude! 🌎🌏🔍👀🤔

GREAT watch. Subscribed!

Hey Mike, I just "discovered" your movie, "Frankie" and enjoyed it so much I had to drop you a line. My Dad and I use to watch a lot of sci-fi movies together and he would've really loved this one! Enjoyed the silence of speaking, the colors, and all the intricate details. It was fun figuring out the story from all the visuals. Beautifully done with a good laugh at the end. I'm sure you may have harsher critics, but I enjoyed the wrap-around journey. Hope you and your family are well, take care and looking forward to checking out the rest of your features! All the best!

Even better the second time around! :o)

Exceptional work! Totally enjoyed watching this short. Well done! The plot twist was relatively easy to have been guessed, but other than that, the camera, the photography and the acting were meticulously executed. It really felt like being around 50's. The non-dialogue approach and the intense (violin?) music created just the right atmosphere. It had a feeling similar to the game RIVEN is some aspects. I would be looking forward watching for some more of your work!

Wes Anderson would be proud!

Wow this was amazing! I was fully immersed! Bravo!

Nice time travel concept. The only problem is the hook hanger for his jacket from the very beginning is from Command adhesives hook made in 2003. That film is around 1930s maybe. Lol

So good and so messed up. Nicely done!

the loop.. brilliant

I like this, very maticulas.

Brilliant ... Looks like the starting of this has inspired an Indian feature film called 24

nicely done

Pure excellence. It's films like this that inspire me to make my own some day. Thank you for making such a brilliant film.

There is evidence of possible escape. 1) he did not check to see if the bludgeoned person was truly dead. 2) no initial information about who the bludgeoned really was at beginning - a rational person would plan around this.

This is one of the best films i have ever seen! Awesome job!

Great loved it.

Very well made, and I loved the storytelling. Well done. I will definitely check out you next flic. Thanks

Even though the denouement could be seen a mile off it really didn't matter. It's an old story told beautifully. Stark lighting, perfectly framed, simply told. Captivating. Now go tell Hollywood how to make good movies.

Excellent!