Call it synchronicity. Or whatever you want. But I came upon this video after witnessing one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen. While visiting my father in the rest home last weekend, his roommate’s ex-wife visited. She didn’t seem to care my father and I were in the room as she announced to her former husband she wanted to see him one last time before he died.
The man didn’t remember her. She told him they were once married.
“Why aren’t we still married?”
“Because you kept screwing around.”
“Oh.” He thought for a moment. “Is it okay if I hug you?”
“Yes,” she said.
She hugged him and walked out the door.
Then today I saw this:
From the artist’s website:
A visually rich, darkly inventive fairy tale directed by former Student Academy Award® finalist Carlos Andre Stevens.
Starring 2-time Academy Award® nominee John Hurt (V for Vendetta, Alien, Hellboy, The Elephant Man, Midnight Express) and up-and-coming star Eloise Webb (Cinderella, The Iron Lady).
Be sure to maximize the video. It’s gorgeous and richly detailed.
The Alchemist's Letter from Carlos Stevens on Vimeo.
We squander so much in life, don’t we? Even our memories.
M.C. Tuggle, Writer 
That was indeed gorgeous! Love the design and the voiceover work. Do you know the release date? Or is it already out? I would love to see it.
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A reader sent me the link, and I don’t know anything else about it. My guess (and that’s all it is) is that it’s a standalone short intended to go on Vimeo to establish the artist’s street cred.
Kinda like we bloggers do!
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Beautifully rendered, vivid details shaded with melancholy.
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Agreed. That video artist is going places. I can’t begin to comprehend the level of detail he put into it. The entire piece glows while somehow remaining dark. Amazing.
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Beautifully done! So engrossing and seductive. Too bad it took the old man’s entire life to understand the power of LOVE. ❤
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