Noel Fielding Stars in Beautiful Short Film | Random Acts | Swansong by Joseph Lynn

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Noel Fielding plays an elderly angel living out his final moments in Swansong from filmmaker Joseph Lynn.
Produced by Joseph Lynn Films in association with Little Dot Studios for Channel 4 Television
Directed by: Joseph Lynn
Produced by: Emily Eyre
Director of Photography: Matt Wicks
Angel: Noel Fielding
Care Assistant: Martin Quinn
Resident Angel: Justin Hill
Second Care Assistant: Harriet Eyre
Written by: Joseph Lynn & Emily Eyre
Movement Director: Imogen Knight
Editor: Yasmine Almosawi
Focus Puller: Robbie Cairns
2nd AC: Niki Melis
Movi Operator: Valentin Le Glaunec
DIT: Jack Carrivick
Assistant Producer: Sally Lynn
Production Assistant: Harriet Eyre
Set Design: Zenya Simmons, Lottie Geliot
Hair and Makeup: Christine Cant
Hair and Makeup Assistant: Emma Crawford
Costume Design: Lily Bevan
Costume Standby: Emma Wood
Costume Fitter: Pip Atkins
Props: Alex MacKenzie
Runner: Charlie Richardson
BTS Photographer: Kyle McGurk
Post Production: Splice Post
Colourist: Mark Slobodian
Online Editor: Sol Coker
Sound Design: Peter Rice
Commissioning Editor: Catherine Bray
Production Executive: Fiona Lamptey
Special Thanks: PSONA Films, Ian Cleary, Adam Green
Music
‘Prelude’
Written and produced by Joel Grainger
Mastering by Ollie Waton

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@Channel4Entertainment 6 лет назад

Watch more amazing short films from Random Acts here: goo.gl/T8iupv

@thomasgiblin3007 6 лет назад

Any chance of viewing these another way as they are region locked? ( I'm in New Zealand)

@razorback0z 6 лет назад

Fielding is an underutilised genius

@lav_wren 2 года назад

he is so talented at dramatic acting, not just comedic acting

@vada-marie9006 6 лет назад

This broke my heart in the most beautiful way. Thank you Noel!

@jessicae.8259 6 лет назад

It is a beautifully written and shot short film. Noel is an amazing talent and portrayed this character with such elegance. You can feel for the Angel even though no words were spoken. BRAVO!!

@aliyaclare 6 лет назад

I'm a Mighty Boosh fan and it was stunning to see Noel Fielding in this. Really moving.

@doctorsatan3371 6 лет назад

I couldn't watch this without picturing Noel doing one of his funny voices with this character lol

@megosgood1706 Год назад

Stunning cinematography and costume/makeup, and beautiful acting by Noel. His talent knows no bounds.

@LostScissors 6 лет назад

The first time I watched this it made me feel uncomfortable. Then I watched it a second time and took in the detail, the smoked cigarettes, the medicine bottle, the view of the tree through the window, the other angel wearing glasses and looking out of an opaque window. The look shared between them. The abrupt switch between inside and outside. His reawakening and acceptance and reaching for the end. Unless you have watched someone that you love die this could have little meaning. But when you have lost parents and siblings and spouses as I have and you are older and really understand your own mortality this is uncomfortably real and relatable. When I watched it a 3rd time I cried because it invoked in me a longing for my loved ones and a relief that they are free from the tethers of this world.

@brookesXD 6 лет назад

Found a statement from the director Joseph Lynn “The film was inspired by my Grandma and her unfaltering optimism and courage throughout her battle with cancer. The film uses movement to explore what it means to experience loss; pain, strength, fear and joy.”

@cassandraTPWK 6 лет назад

Reading this, that makes complete sense.

@a.lee713 6 лет назад

As a dancer, this really touches home. You hear all these stories about ballerinas asking to see old costumes on their deathbed, or even going through the motions of dances with their feeble limbs... That's what this is to me.

@rheamacphail 6 лет назад

This. A dying angel wants to fly one last time

@BrunosSquirrel 6 лет назад

This comment made it so much better. It made more sense watching it. Thank you for this. It gave me a whole new perspective.

@tokutickler 6 лет назад

A truly inspiring story about an angel who was made entirely out of asbestos

@theemilyelizabeth 4 года назад

So, so beautiful. Noel is just amazing.

@adjusttherain 4 года назад

I've watched this video 4 times today. I just keep coming back to it

@cortnitaylorw 6 лет назад

Stunning! He moves like a dancer

@CalDoesLife 6 лет назад

Noel Fielding is a versatile actor.

@azredhead9666 6 лет назад

AMAZING ARTIST on so many levels! ...tears of love 🕉

@echognomecal6742 9 месяцев назад

He said so much. Truly impressive how well he can physically express.

@ambileotard3849 3 года назад

BEAUTIFUL AND PAINFUL. miss seeing noel such a talented artist

@TheFaithArtist 6 лет назад

This is exactly what I was looking for, and what I needed to see today. Thank you so much.

@tikizak123 6 лет назад

I love Noel so bloody much

@JM-ek3ey 6 лет назад

First time in my life where I’ve seen Noël wear shoes without a long heel.

@doddleoddle 6 лет назад

this is beautiful :””(

@gandalfthegreyonline 4 года назад

oh hi dodie

@JaymesArielYoung 6 лет назад

I viewed this as a metaphor for cancer patients realising they're at death's door and this is their dream as they depart from this world.

@Rilyn666 6 лет назад

Is this the tragic story of The Moon from the mighty boosh? nah just joking but in all seriousness, this was pretty cool.

@euphoricsyndrome191 6 лет назад

Noel Fielding has some really nice dance moves I bet. Loved it!

@maizeni7817 6 лет назад

Beautiful. I legit shed tears.

@aliciaembrey3215 6 лет назад

Truly beautiful, may you rest in peace Maureen.

@aliciaembrey3215 6 лет назад

J Hart 3:32 it's dedicated to Maureen Isherwood 1934-2018

@aliciaembrey3215 6 лет назад

J Hart I don't know sorry x

@TehDMBfan 6 лет назад

why did you say rest in peace Maureen then

@aliciaembrey3215 6 лет назад

TheDMBfan because they passed away. They still deserve respect.

@liamoliver5951 6 лет назад

Brilliant all-round but amazing location!

@soul_asmr 6 лет назад

I thought Noel cut off all his hair for a sec and I was STRESSED lemme tell you

@hollyrr 6 лет назад

Good work, Mr Fielding.

@melindahalsall3681 5 лет назад

profound in every sense of the word...just shredded my emotions to the bone! 🕉💞☮️

@bellestarr6484 3 месяца назад

I realized that I had stopped breathing. Fielding's facial expressions. Thank you.

@bellestarr6484 3 месяца назад

and, the genius detail of the aide chewing gum. I worked in a nursing home. This video is perfect.

@tophertarantula7875 6 лет назад

I've always enjoyed Lynn's use of lighting and dull colors but weirdly expressive colors

@LaneyStudios5 6 лет назад

Reminds me of an old school youtube video called Kiwi, where a Kiwi jumps off a cliff face and flaps his tiny wings so that he can pretend he's flying, his life long passion, even though he ultimately knows it will be his demise, his passion has been realised, one last time

@McSpuddles 6 лет назад

I've seen that before it I enjoyed rewatching it, thanks for the reminder. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sdUUx5FdySs.html

@LaneyStudios5 6 лет назад

12 years old man! To this day it still fills me with all sorts of emotions, happiness, extreme sadness, wonderful little video

@SpliffSplaff 6 лет назад

I love that video:')

@heatheryates4531 6 лет назад

Omg I remember that video! I cried the first time I saw it 😂😔

@Prakriti2041 6 лет назад

Kiwi was better.

@mrwriter1357 6 лет назад

Brilliant. Nice work, Noel.

@GotWrackspurts 6 лет назад

This week on bake off, angel food cakes

@conservat1vepatr1ot 5 лет назад

Humor is not necessary in the comments of a video this deep and this profound... (but you’re fucking hilarious 😂)

@blue62show 2 года назад

This taught me a new commitment. Well done 🎶👍🏼

@bigdog23345 6 лет назад

Finally .. a video of Noel Fielding where he's not laughing at his own jokes

@anaismitropoulos3416 6 лет назад

Noel just being Noel

@kathleenlacher3964 11 месяцев назад

Well, this short film made me cry...

@elianabfitzmaurice9718 6 лет назад

Im not obsessed with Noel, but this was beautiful and impactful

@dianakeramika3479 6 лет назад

i've been watching the author's works before and I actually liked his photos and videos. i discovered this guy because of noel but i stayed for his good works, despite the way i found him. that's a very beautiful short, full of its own atmosphere. good job!! noel also did awesome)

@charleylynch131 6 лет назад

Sorry, what? I couldn't tell what was going on or the purpose of it.

@carlasauer8395 6 лет назад

Wow, loved it and as always 💙 loved Noel Fielding 💙

@aliiisa_ss6996 Год назад

amazing work... amazing acting by Noel... this film can evoke emotions, make you think and will definitely be remembered as an amazing thing! Thank you❤️‍🩹

@easycoding8255 6 лет назад

I really enjoyed this. I think more people would admit to liking it if they didn't know Noel was the star. Although admittedly that is why I watched it. I think he plays a really good part. The costume, makeup, location and cinematography are also really wonderful! Great job Joseph!!!

@juststardust8103 6 лет назад

Scary, intriguing and beautiful.

@martincattell6820 6 лет назад

He nailed the Cornish guilt

@nigelcarren 6 лет назад

Amazing this film was released on the very same day that Richard Russell stole the Horizon air plane to also feel the wind under his wings on his last day on earth!!! This was the first thing I thought of when I just saw this movie. Beautiful film, BRAVO to all and RIP Barrel-Roll Bebo, enjoy your flight young man.🏆

@carolinetan5888 6 лет назад

I feel like this portrays old people in an aged care and how they are like angels. Angels waiting to get back to heaven but suffering on earth for a while.

@paulfloydbaichoo 6 лет назад

F******g beautiful artist

@gingey1423 5 лет назад

This was beautiful and incredible ❤️🌺

@kf00ps 6 лет назад

heartbreakingly beautiful.

@sheldon909 6 лет назад

to me its quite something. What better way to die as an angel then to "jump" and feel the breeze through your feathers one last time. You can see on his face the ecstasy he gets from just feeling the wind, at the end before he falls.... so good its "to die for".

@Nikowil1 6 лет назад

Literally me the morning after a Halloween party 😂

@linziRyan1965 6 лет назад

AMAZING

@jennyhotep1983 6 лет назад

As if I couldn't love this man any more

@poxyclypse 6 лет назад

"Hullo. I'm the Moon. The Full Moon is the best Moon."

@amarok5048 6 лет назад

Brillant!

@na.soo.w 6 лет назад

its refreshing

@noelwright1165 6 лет назад

I don't know why but I found this to so beautiful and I can't explain why?

@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494 6 лет назад

As an homage to a deceased loved one it is powerful in its simplicity, pure in its intent.

@tiarramiee-xx 6 лет назад

Noel's dream after a big block of cathedral.

@dryandtweaky1412 6 лет назад

I'm skiing in France!

@TheXitone 6 лет назад

sunny delight flashback

@Competitive_Antagonist 6 лет назад

Such an amazing plot twist.

@thomaslee2416 6 лет назад

And this kids, is why you don’t take drugs.

@loubest3935 6 лет назад

Filmed in Golders Hill Park, Golders Green, London. Would strongly recommend a visit.

@jaimeluisi1807 6 лет назад

While at first I thought this was weird as shit, as I kept watching I came to appreciate it for what it is and ended up enjoying it. Also, props to the sound designer or whoever was in charge of the soundf.

@rosalie5486 6 лет назад

Joe did such a good job ❤️

@MisterItchy 6 лет назад

Beautiful!

@secondhandguru3558 6 лет назад

Really beautiful

@kymkymkym2048 6 лет назад

I thought that was outstanding genuinely bloody brilliant

@BG-ll7xd 6 лет назад

Bravo

@ebobboom4262 6 лет назад

I cry...when angels deserve to die...

@MarkSkids 6 лет назад

Die hard Noel Fielding fans - this is beautiful, artistic and deep. Everyone else - this is some proper shit that they banged out in an hour. I'm with everyone else on this.

@TheYopogo 6 лет назад

Totally disagree. If you've been involved in short film production at all you'll know that this kind of thing can not be done in an hour: not even close. And honestly, as a non-Noel Fielding fan, this is pretty fucking great.

@kayleighbrown459 6 лет назад

What about fans of these kinda films?

@ElektryxAkoustyx 6 лет назад

I feel like the fact it’s Noel fielding can have the reverse effect of what most people think. It’s assumed to be a bag of wank just cause he’s in it. I thought it was very nice visually and musically. You could be making superficial assumptions based on the actor.

@kayleighbrown459 6 лет назад

Here's what I think the deal is. Noel Fielding, is almost unfairly popular. I love the guy, but let's be honest, his acting, is ok and his humour is based almost entirely on saying a bunch of random things that he pulls out of his head. Now I love all that, but I can understand why people don't. Besides that oddly fantastical imagination he has, there are a lot of people that could technically do what he does and most of his success come from luck.. Thing is, he's just so bloody charming with it. He has a ton of childlike traits and quirks and comes across as perfectly self away about how lucky he is and seems endlessly humble and thankful for it. Love or hate his work, there aren't too many people that dislike him as a individual because he's so fundamentally endearing. So there's probably a lot of assumptions based around the people that like him as liking him solely because of that likability factor rather than his work.

@mogarisready2133 6 лет назад

THE ANGELS in high places Who minister to us, Reflect God’s smile,-their faces Are luminous; Save one, whose face is hidden, (The Prophet saith), The unwelcome, the unbidden, Azrael, Angel of Death. And yet that veilèd face, I know Is lit with pitying eyes, Like those faint stars, the first to glow Through cloudy winter skies. That they may never tire, Angels, by God’s decree, Bear wings of snow and fire,-- Passion and purity; Save one, all unavailing, (The Prophet saith), His wings are gray and trailing, Azrael, Angel of Death. And yet the souls that Azrael brings Across the dark and cold, Look up beneath those folded wings, And find them lined with gold. --- Robert Gilbert Welsh (1917, The Little Book of Modern Verse)

@raphaelkohn1642 6 лет назад

Filmed in the pergola in Golders hill park?

@Bithalrai 6 лет назад

It would not be surprising to any one if Noel is seen near a Tesco in this costume.

@ChrisWilliamsRMWpigeon 6 лет назад

was just thinking, Greg Davis and Noel Fielding would possibly make great tv

@Ashgull 6 лет назад

christopher williams they are both in taskmaster together

@ChrisWilliamsRMWpigeon 6 лет назад

what, i am going to check that out right now haha

@TheUrk-tv5el 6 лет назад

A BOOSH MOVIE DIRECTED BY TERRY GILLIAM!!!!!!!!!!

@StrudelShaft 6 лет назад

Doesn’t look like an angel to me. Looks more like he’s in fancy dress at bestival and he’s just smashed a mountain of ketamine

@trodd77 6 лет назад

Beetlebum3 you know what an angel looks like, nah!!!!

@elleng2665 6 лет назад

This is fucking beautiful

@georginajaggs637 6 лет назад

Beetlebum3 me last weekend

@SenorCrazylegs 6 лет назад

You had to ruin it....

@CaveSpiderRider 6 лет назад

This is how he normally dresses

@RIXRADvidz 6 лет назад

BRAVO!!! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!!!

@Archildaël 6 лет назад

I got some really big Lindsay Kemp (dancer, mime and inspiration) vibes from this. Kemp died suddenly the other day. RIP.

@zj7124 6 лет назад

I can’t tell wether it’s meant to be funny or not. It also reminded me that my mum used to go out w Howard moon from mighty boosh

@DopeyPenguinz 6 лет назад

I'm the moon 🌚

@aprilhaywood3306 6 лет назад

Anything Noel fielding does is brilliant ❤

@dubdubbers482 6 лет назад

Looks like the makeup that he would use while being the moon in the Mighty Boosh

@ifirebolti2789 6 лет назад

Kojima! Where are you?!? I know you had something to do with this!!

@donaldstephens7731 6 лет назад

I'm Old Greg!!

@RobertHo987 6 лет назад

i listened to 'heart' by Darkside on Spotify during this, and it just so perfectly lined up with the video i thought it was some magic going on i could not believe it. it is great. start the video when the song is at 1 min exactly i promise you will not believe that song was not made to go with this video

@e5h8x3 6 лет назад

Intriguing

@sherondalewis8053 6 лет назад

It was beautiful. I mean, the concept of an angel dying. How does an angel die? I mean, there are more questions than answers to this here. Noel was great in his performance of a dying angel. No words spoken. Just...finally getting up from his wheelchair and his last hurrah until he...dies? Was he already a fallen angel who disobeyed God or something and lived as a mortal with wings in a ward with other fallen angels and now he's going to Hell? Anyway, maybe I'm thinking way too much. But, it was nice to watch.

@kinskifilms 6 лет назад

Angels don't exists, so don't sweat it.

@TheFranchiseOfficial 6 лет назад

I think in a piece this short creating stimulating questions is more powerful than answering them. It leaves your imagination open to all sorts of possibilities; some of which you mentioned. Art can be stimulating. You don't get answers from surrealist art but it's still valuable.

@kellyv6075 6 лет назад

You're not thinking too much :)

@hallson3437 6 лет назад

I thought it was like a first years rough piece for a performing arts assessment.

@casher7821 6 лет назад

Agreed, it looked like a agile junior theater student pretending to be a brittle geriatric angel. The movements didn't convey the pain and anguish that the angel needed to overcome to break free.

@TheUrk-tv5el 6 лет назад

A BOOSH MOVIE DIRECTED BY TERRY GILLIAM!!!!!!!!!!

@deplorible753 6 лет назад

This is how I scare off home invaders

@sandraborg4084 6 лет назад

I want Noel to be my Angle

@with0utfail770 6 лет назад

fielding got range

@wazz1154 4 года назад

So sad to think an angel is dying, even though the “angel” doesn’t have wings.

@innocentbystander6620 6 лет назад

Well that’s 4 minuets of my life that I’ll never get back.

@benbugeja6395 6 лет назад

He reminds me kinda of the Ginosaji in The Horribly Slow Murder With The Extremely Inefficient Weapon 😂🥄🥄🥄

@ifirebolti2789 6 лет назад

Ben Bugeja hahaha, you read my mind!

@MetalHeadReacts 6 лет назад

Not exactly the biggest fan of Fielding, but this was quite good. I'm not going to say it was amazing and touching, because there are certainly areas that could have been improved upon... but i like the point it was trying to convey.