THE PORCELAIN UNICORN (several DUers have posted this on DU2 I never saw it before so....)

[Omaha Steve]

This brings out strong emotions in me on a topic I still find very disturbing, even though it was before I was born. But it is beautifully done and worth sharing.

Legendary British film director Sir Ridley Scott launched a global film-making contest for aspiring directors. It was titled "Tell It Your Way". There were over 600 entries. The film could be no longer than three minutes, contain only 6 lines of narrative, and be a compelling story. The winner was "Porcelain Unicorn" from American director Keegan Wilcox. It's a story of the lifetimes of two people who are totally opposite, yet, very much the same.

http://www.porcelainunicorn.com/

[DoBotherMe]

1. Oh my

So touching and beautiful. I usually can't watch anything about the "final solution" because it makes me physically ill, but that was heartening. Thank you for posting it. Dana ; )

[Turbineguy]

2. Thank you.

Very nice.

[Lint Head]

3. I am crying. This is beautiful.

[WCGreen]

4. Thank You!...

Tears...

[hifiguy]

13. Me, too.

What a beautiful film.

[riderinthestorm]

5. Really incredible. Kick for the evening crowd... nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Wow, so beautiful...

Made this old lady tear up ...

Thank you.

[jsmirman]

7. That is very moving

[sabrina 1]

8. That was beautiful, thank you! n/t

[hootinholler]

9. Amazing what can be said in 3 minutes

Beautiful story.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. A kick for this powerful video! Wow.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

11. Well worth 3 minutes of your time!

k n r

[watercolors]

12. Very touching, Geart video, thank you for the post.

[libodem]

14. Totally

Tore me up.

[A Simple Game]

15. Gee, I wonder why that won?

Just kidding, excellent and very emotional.

[alphafemale]

16. It was so well done it wouldn't have been necessary to caption it. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

17. Kick.

I was aware of this contest- glad such a powerful one won.

[Leopolds Ghost]

18. If only real life was like this ;_;

I guess it is sometimes. Or at least I was brought up to believe it was

Remember that children's book about the town clock, and a German Nazi officer,
who allowed Jewish kids to hide behind the clock or something like that? We read
that in elementary school. When I was a kid we had classes and assemblies
on discrimination. They probably stopped doing that in the 90s.

[jsmirman]

19. Kicking this

it's weird as heck in here tonight, so more than ever, this should be moved back up the charts.

I didn't even catch the part about &quot could) contain only 6 lines of narrative" (I think you mean six lines of dialogue).

Amazing. Such great actors/actresses, as well.