Timber | Short Film about Solidarity by Nils Hedinger 

The oldest knows the sacrifices needed to survive, the youngest knows what's right, the strongest thinks he can survive on his own, the mediocre thinks following strength will spare him, and the odd one out is a victim. None of them realized the forest was being cut down because they were focused on survival.

So, we're just going to forget that the ELDER log had a box of matches

This short had a better deeper story than most Netflix series's - no dialogue too! This animation actually made me tear up.

Every year i come back to watch this it’s incredible how you can actually slowly see how your point of view changes and you start to understand each and every single character and detail in this. truly incredible writing and to the animators and sound designers you all did an incredible job

This short was way darker than I expected.

Clicked here thinking this would be a cute little wholesome animation about how they all gave parts of themselves to feed the fire and thrived together as a team, oh how wrong was I...

I love how the ending ties in with the rest of the short. It's like a way to say: we're capable of destroying our brothers for our own means, and we're doing this same thing with our "mother" nature. But, by doing so, all we're doing is destroying ourselves.

Each timber as i call, has a personality. The Stick: A small brave fighter The "oldest": A wise man in the wrong place. The "reddest": A most-neutral generous man, which didnt deserve it. Birch: A type of Kowalski. Not in the right place as well. The meanest: The careless for life, egoist enemy and fighter.

“Funny little animation about logs” “Oh.. OH GOD”

They all killed each other just to be warm for one night.

I've been watching this animation several times and I finally got the message, the fire means prosperity, the trunks are the differences between people, so the message is if we share our part the fire of prosperity will continue even in hard times. I have also noticed one of the trunks is selfish, it must represent the high class, and when everyone fights againts him the youngest trunk survives because of honesty

No superstars No vfx No big nepotic reference Still I got ghoosbumps and it has killer expressions 😮❤

“A child that is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth” - African proverb

The funniest but scariest part is how at the end it shows us that there were trees around the whole time.

It's amazing how it masterfully shows that believing "I'll be fine alone, other people aren't as competent as me" will only end up destroying yourself. Because of 1 'all-high and mighty' tree refusing to cooperate and work together to find solution, they all fail. I doubt the wise but weak little one can survive alone.. Really meaningful and simple but clear animation.

4:07 my favorite scence

In my opinion, this short film has 2 meanings 1. It's about not bullying others but sharing with them when it's difficult 2. Condemn the act of deforestation that greatly affects the life of plants, animals and people

"ignite a fireplace for a man and you keep him warm one night, but set a man on fire and you keep him warm the rest of his life" -Tsun Su

This shows how people may go to the extreme when fighting for survival. I think that's the message.

На протяжении 5:35 минут этого видео. Переживал больше за маленькую палочку чем за себя.

Video: Literally logs of wood murdering each other Music: *C A L M*

No matter how young, how old, how weak, how strong, how tall, how short, respect each other and protect those who cannot protect themselves and don't let others fall off the ladder. Let the others climb the ladder with you. Don't harm others that are just being kind to you and who did nothing to you.

3:50 He takes revenge for his friends...It's a sad story 😢🥺

- Clicked here thinking this would be a cute little wholesome animation about how they all gave parts of themselves to feed the fire and thrived together as a team, oh how wrong was I..

“humans are so cruel, we should learn from nature” 3:16 also nature

“Aww look at that everyone us contributing for the greater goo-“ *5 seconds later* *“HOLY MOTHER OF GO-“*

Faz anos que conheço essa animação e ela ainda me faz chorar

this cartoon is a legend of my childhood, I watched it, who was I? Another four or five. I haven’t seen him anywhere since then and forgot about him, and now I saw him, I’m just like that, she’s old, I was really pleased😶‍🌫😄😄😄

This just traumatised me

This reminds me of a poem I read in highschool. I forgot the name but it was about a group of people stuck in an icy cave. Everyone had a stick, but because of the differences between everyone no one would put their stick in the fire. There was a rich man, a beggar, a working man, and I think 2 others. The poem was left with an open ending, where they either got over the differences, or they all froze to death. This animation is just one of the few possibilities that same story could have ended.

first time saw this, i think this story was about friendship and sharing but 1 of them don't give the leaf and then they fighting for fire... this short film is deep and darker than i thought.

Least violent middle school locker room fight

This is one of the saddest recommendations RU-vid has ever gave me.

They had all those stumps to use for a fireplace.

WOW! That plot twist 🔥

Who else like to see short films like these?

My leftbrain: maybe they can scavenge for some twigs My rightbrain: SACRAFICE SACRAFICE

Moral of the story: *Don't team up with random people in hunger games*

I watched this as a kid and I thought it was traumatizing and seeing this video reminded me what i saw as a kid

- so, we're just going to forget that the ELDER log had a box of matches

They could have all survive if all of them just give a little of something from them...but of course it presents our society...

Interesting ending: Little stick wakes up to find he has no friends, but off in the distance the sound of trees being chopped down can be heard. This means two things; one, it's sad that more trees are being killed given how barren the land already is in the final shot, BUT, it also means that the little stick will have some new friends now that new timber is being made. It's oddly sad and inspiring at the same time, what dilemma of emotions well done :\

Even in the right mind, one will do anything for survival. Whether bad; or enough.

Real definition of “shiver me timber”

This kinda reminds me of the poem - The cold within by James Kinney . 'The logs held tight in death's still hands Was proof of human sin , They didn't die from the cold without They died from the cold within '

Years late but i need to say it, the sound design is absolutely phenomenal, it really did sound like if wood was moving on its own

"dont fight if in desperate needs, look for stuf to help, dont kill each other for survival"

4:32 it got hit with a snow thingy on beat

This story Explains us: BIGGER ARE NOT STRONGER SMALLER ARE NOT WEAKER.

“You can’t make a story about sticks and logs sad.” Nils: *Observe*

This animation is amazing

This is a perfect example of teamwork is the dream work

Im speechless… This just represents the day to day life of humanity: If we don’t keep together and contribute our part to the whole, we will see the world in flames one day…

Dude the grandpa looked pretty thick bro, just wonder how strong he was in his prime

its ironic how the leaf of the fir (the big guy) burned at the end when he dies 4:21

I would never look at bonfire the way i used to 😢.. Btw it's great and heart touching ❤

2:38 HOLY JESUS THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY

*That was dark,* I pictured a family but then saw destruction.

This is so sad but it is so true, in the real world people will make others make sacrifices and just feed off of it. They never do anything but take, that little stick watched everyone die to keep each other warm but, the one log took and took from them until there was nothing left to take. 😢

Who saw this as a young kid but never got the chance to watch it 👇

It kinda bothers me that the bully suffered the least.

Dude this was actually a really meaningful animation

The elderly tree shows wisdom The young tree inspires all to follow, optimistically creating an atmosphere of community The bitter tree changes the tone, pessimistically creating an atmosphere of fear The cowardly tree, diverting attention from himself, betrays his neighbor, only to be betrayed The young tree, still green and resilient, is the only one who can survive fire: his hidden advantage Driven by fear, their lives are cut much shorter, building a wasteful fire bigger than needed The importance of fighting against fear even when all seems hopeless

In the end this was necessary for the little sticks survival. Their lives did not go in vain. This video might be about how you should support the weak, but it also may be about how desperation leads to destruction and loss.

*spoiler alert as one of the comment said* Rest In Peace old log Accepted his fate to help little stick defeat the big log.

This is a good summary about society, Some give so much and sacrifice more than they should, while others abuse those sacrifices for their own gain.

I've seen a saying that's somewhat similar to this, the saying is "if a little girl didn't feel the warmth of her village, she would burn the village to feel the warmth"

Poor kid.😢 I feel sorry and sad for him. 👇 If you do too.

Serious moral: Help or never be helped

A tree casually pulls out a match book and start a fire 17 million person : _we're gonna ignore that_

This depicted survival of the fittest but what the giant log lacked was teamwork and working in unison

I remember watching this 4 years ago and to this day it’s still so sad

Now I Know How To Respond To The “Name A Character That Went Through More Pain Than Her” Post

Everybody's saying that elder stump had a box of matches, but no ones talking about how he put the whole box into the fire.

Real question of the animation = Destroyin' each other (for the continue to live..) is inevitable?

Shiver me “timber”s 🥶🥶🥶🥶

Big branch: Murders everyone and tries to kill the twig. The twig 5 minutes later: SOmBodYs gOiNG To dIe TOniGht

It’s incredible the creators made a five minute animated video that’s haunting, beautiful, and so rich with layers of meaning without saying a single word.

Just speechless

My humble opinion as a first time watcher: “instant gratification vs a postpones one”, ergo “ in times of tragedy and needs we keep focusing on our own immediate survival instead of joining forces for finding a solutions” . Meaning: lost in the middle of a tragic event as the loss of their dwelling, instead of joining forces and looking for a more stable solution that would be eventually allowing all of them to survive on the long run, they have opted for sacrificing pieces of themselves in order to put a patch on the most immediate need (warmth”, hence arriving to conflict as soon as the source of warmth started to decline, bringing to light their inner nature. At the end, the only one standing was still focusing on the warmth generated, spending their entire night until the new day come and and the forest is kept getting cut. Just my two bits worth; maybe this possible interpretation of the story will change along the way )) thanks everybody for your comments: they were most interesting. And thanks for the producers of this short, most intriguing story, very minimal and meaningful, a fine job, thanks

The most charming, heartwarming yet heartbreaking, most genius short film I've ever seen. The symbolism is so clear while being so subtle, I love every part of this.

Lesson learned *Don't give timber matches*

This story is so cool ❤️😀

It was always the human who keep burning those logs and the next day cutting those trees. But as we don't blame ourselves the animator didn't show any human there. What a masterpiece 👏👏💯

White log:Laughs because giant log got bitten Giant log: *so you have chosen Death* Edit:thanks for likes! Edit 2: I edited my comment because I want it funny

Moral of the story: There was only enough wood for one twig.

Guys don’t let the Lorax watch this

no matter how you do something there’s always gonna be a better way to prevent the bad from happening❤❤❤

They fought amongst themselves for survival, yet they were fighting the wrong enemy

The one that annoyed me the most wasn’t the bully that got most of them killed but the tall one for siding with him

wow, nice work dude

Its so sad it felt like when my grandmother was dead r.i.p my grandmother 🕊🕊

Is it weird that I named all of them? The white branch is called Birch The littlest branch is called Twigsley The mean guy who killed the rest of them is called Stump The old stump is called Grandpa Wood The one who got attacked (poor guy) is Branches Oh, and by the way....I really liked this animation! It was awesome!

People: It’s a dog eat dog World out there Logs: It’s a wood burn wood world out there

Amazing animation and story

For me this reminds me of how despite the world of trouble around us we still prioritize fighting and killing each other.

This is the reality of life that a person destroys someone's life just for his own comfort. But still one cannot escape his fate. The fate of young one is not to be burned, to be remained alone, because he is surrounded by selfish people. The sound of blade shows the coming of more company and their fate.

It’s kinda dark how that one log started breaking his friends apart and putting them into the fire to keep himself warm.

Who want save grandpa wood 👇

bro I have a habit of watching something and repeating the sound to myself until after many years of watching it again I feel so nostalgic.