Horror Short Film “Home Education” | ALTER

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  • čas přidán 24. 04. 2019
  • An inquisitive girl is convinced by her controlling mother that her dead dad will resurrect if they show how much they miss him. That is, until he begins to rot...
    “Home Education” directed by Andrea Niada
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  • @reinabanna407
    @reinabanna407 Před 5 lety +10557

    Who loves alter?! I LOVE ALTER ❤️ 💕

  • @caseymcalister5016
    @caseymcalister5016 Před 4 lety +4157

    The scariest moment was when she said bacteria are mammals.

    • @A3._coffie
      @A3._coffie Před 3 lety +39

      YUP

    • @SunBunz
      @SunBunz Před 2 lety +352

      …And that air is “made of oxygen.” 😂
      She ignores the 78% nitrogen.

    • @humanitywasamistake5015
      @humanitywasamistake5015 Před 2 lety +150

      Scariest part was when she made goat noises at a goat head

    • @user-jg1yy7mb4i
      @user-jg1yy7mb4i Před 2 lety +11

      Also..y-your profile is kinda creepy ngl-

    • @user-jg1yy7mb4i
      @user-jg1yy7mb4i Před 2 lety +5

      Also..y-your profile is kinda creepy ngl-

  • @ishyl9977
    @ishyl9977 Před 5 lety +5558

    And that my friends...is how to raise a serial killer

  • @CatmunistCom
    @CatmunistCom Před rokem +4408

    the actor who played the dad killed it

  • @esvin8771
    @esvin8771 Před 3 lety +988

    Somewhere in Glasgow England lies a little cottage in the woods, and in the Attic are 2 vacuum sealed corpses and a 95 year old woman reading them poetry waiting for them to wake up from their sleep to congratulate her on passing their test on rot.

    • @iamthesenate5982
      @iamthesenate5982 Před 2 lety +53

      Why must you scare me in this way

    • @Mangeen
      @Mangeen Před 2 lety +59

      Glasgow? England?

    • @spartanboxing9906
      @spartanboxing9906 Před 2 lety +69

      Glasgow is in Scotland

    • @Mangeen
      @Mangeen Před 2 lety +16

      @@spartanboxing9906Thank you. A true hero

    • @mirmalchik
      @mirmalchik Před 2 lety +17

      but how does a family find meat, if they don't even know where dust comes from?

  • @mikurusagawa6897
    @mikurusagawa6897 Před 5 lety +9769

    I always rot a bit to test people around me

  • @maheenahmed6653
    @maheenahmed6653 Před 4 lety +5195

    Scariest part: The chicken, cauliflower and those whole eggs weren’t seasoned at all

    • @nathanvaupel9985
      @nathanvaupel9985 Před 3 lety +157

      Ikr?! An hour and a half of the mom cooking and you got yourself a horror movie.

    • @MarMarZ999
      @MarMarZ999 Před 3 lety +177

      The egg moved

    • @Oliver-ku3oc
      @Oliver-ku3oc Před 3 lety +108

      @@MarMarZ999 oh thank god I'm not the only one that saw that I thought I was losing it

    • @sofiagonzalez2739
      @sofiagonzalez2739 Před 3 lety +37

      Fr she didn’t even put salt and pepper

    • @elenamahassen5273
      @elenamahassen5273 Před 3 lety +24

      ATLEAST ADD SALT 😫

  • @lily-billy4671
    @lily-billy4671 Před 3 lety +569

    Them: “he’ll come back”
    The dad: anyway I start rotting

    • @anton_c8gur
      @anton_c8gur Před rokem +12

      hes just testing them

    • @ellaelliott4415
      @ellaelliott4415 Před 2 měsíci

      What I don’t get is how them being there equates him to coming back with air…

  • @TheFauxDeer
    @TheFauxDeer Před 6 měsíci +119

    5:01 I just love the little bit of detail where for the book titled "Grammar and Spelling", "Spelling" is spelt as "Speling", further showing how not particularly well educated the family is on top of the other insane things.

  • @cryingtrouble
    @cryingtrouble Před 4 lety +2166

    Mom: "Stop questioning things you know nothing about"
    SO WHAT'S THE POINT OF QUESTIONING THEN?

    • @DarkAfter_____
      @DarkAfter_____ Před 4 lety +39

      L. Sousa Official exactly. We’d know nothing if we stopped questioning what we don’t know

    • @littlekitsune1
      @littlekitsune1 Před 4 lety +94

      It's code for "Shut up, I want to be right."

    • @shananalexander9789
      @shananalexander9789 Před 4 lety +8

      L. Sousa Official Yeah mom is damaged I think.

    • @mariahwalton75
      @mariahwalton75 Před 4 lety +3

      right?

    • @-_Fawi_-
      @-_Fawi_- Před 4 lety +3

      I was just watching this part and i asked myself the same thing XD

  • @BeautifulbyDesign18
    @BeautifulbyDesign18 Před 5 lety +3330

    That man is going to be bones in a bed and they're still gonna be saying "he'll be back soon" 🤦🏾‍♀️😂😂

  • @HingWenYi
    @HingWenYi Před rokem +519

    I feel connected to this short film, it reminds me of when I was home-schooling, there is gaslighting and there is indoctrination and bullying. It takes courage to tell the truth to someone who was in denial. I applauded Rachel for accepting that her father is dead and he is no longer with her.

    • @FusedPixelz
      @FusedPixelz Před 11 měsíci +4

      Woah. I never knew that’s what homeschooling is like. I hope it didn’t take too long for you to pull through.

    • @Honey_is_not_ok
      @Honey_is_not_ok Před 9 měsíci +24

      @@FusedPixelz typically this is only when radical religious people home school I’ve been doing online school and I love it

    • @Rackemup8
      @Rackemup8 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Sure sure lol. Seems contrived

    • @loveyouzen
      @loveyouzen Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@listlessdandelion3587I hope you and your loved ones are okay)❤

    • @danhernandez8095
      @danhernandez8095 Před 8 měsíci +27

      She didn’t come to realization that her father is dead. She’s just as crazy as the mother. She said that they need to be here when he returns so they can open the bag and give him air. The whole family was delusional

  • @stardustsparkles22
    @stardustsparkles22 Před rokem +137

    The actress who does the crazy abusive mother does a spot on job! Perfect! The clipped words,the shrill voice, and the obsession with cleanliness. Does a very good imitation of the abusive mother.

  • @shavedparmesanprosciuttoan4317
    @shavedparmesanprosciuttoan4317 Před 4 lety +11135

    SPOILER ALERT:
    (Just my interpretation) First time I watched I thought the mother was crazy, ruling her household with a narcissistic and obsessive compulsive world view that she projects onto her daughter.
    However, a second look reveals that the mother is just as much a victim as the daughter. A victim of the father’s constant paranoia and psychosis. Their home is filled with disturbing artwork and grotesque Frankenstein taxidermy projects. A sign on the door demanding to keep it locked, and a glance at a page in his journal reveals a paranoia under which he demands everyone in the house live.
    He’s taught Rachel many things, like throwing a bone in the forest to see where it leads to, picking up dead pieces of hair and flesh in the forest and holding them to her ear to listen... her father was out of his mind, and clues in the film point to Rachel possessing the same mental illness as her father. She seems to hear and see things that aren’t there, and as the film progresses and the imagery of the millions of bugs crawling gets more and more frenzied, that’s Rachel slowly succumbing to her psychosis.
    That moment in the woods, staring into the goats dead eye, is the moment her mind left the “in-between” and her inherited insanity rose to the surface. She then goes home and bludgeons her mother, ties her up, vacuum seals her father, and recites a poem about how she found the “in between” in the woods.
    Even after his death, the father is an ominous presence in the house. The women are afraid of offending him, worried he’s pretending and that he’ll overhear something he doesn’t like and won’t come back. They’re convinced he’s testing them so they must be on their best behavior, doting on him, bringing him gifts and reciting poems and making sure the house is clean to his liking because as the mother says “you know what your father is like”. She is insistent on carrying on as normal and pretending like nothing bad is happening, because that is how her husband has taught her to cope when he becomes violent or insane. And if she follows his rules, he’ll notice and come back.
    This film is Intuitive and clever and grim, the imagery is spot on but the symbolism is not overbearing. The actress playing the mother is so fantastic she really makes this story what it is. I’m so impressed. Serious dogtooth vibes!!

    • @andreaniada
      @andreaniada Před 4 lety +543

      Dolce Luxe thank you for this! You are bang on - the father and daughter are indeed similar in a way the mother isn't, and your interpretations are very true. This should be a top comment!

    • @rutituti678
      @rutituti678 Před 4 lety +404

      Good gracious thank you for explaining lol.. I couldn't quite figure out what was going on

    • @judelion8655
      @judelion8655 Před 4 lety +74

      Your spot on!

    • @nakjskjkdndkd
      @nakjskjkdndkd Před 4 lety +45

      @rutituti678. Me either lol. I still have no clue

    • @MrWeezo21
      @MrWeezo21 Před 4 lety +175

      I wish I was your type of smarts.

  • @keileycrother8320
    @keileycrother8320 Před 4 lety +1798

    SHE DIDN'T EVEN CRACK THE EGGS
    SHE JUST PUT WHOLE, RAW EGGS WITH SHELLS IN HER FOOD

    • @Quinn10
      @Quinn10 Před 4 lety +144

      British cooking yo.

    • @Pawelandbajer
      @Pawelandbajer Před 4 lety +19

      @@Quinn10 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Star_Comet
      @Star_Comet Před 4 lety +93

      Keiley Crother
      And one was moving, bro

    • @tracysmith9999
      @tracysmith9999 Před 4 lety +4

      Hehehehe 🤣🤣😂😁

    • @majichour2491
      @majichour2491 Před 4 lety +44

      We didn’t even get to see what the final product looked like.

  • @Gracie7711
    @Gracie7711 Před 3 lety +375

    Goat: Lays there
    Girl: “MEEEEH”
    Goat: “Bich-“

  • @user-ec9rd8gc3s
    @user-ec9rd8gc3s Před 7 měsíci +12

    i love the casual misinformation that dust and bacteria are mammals

  • @peculiarshanice4586
    @peculiarshanice4586 Před 5 lety +1328

    "Stop questioning things you know nothing about" The irony of that statement

    • @mikurusagawa6897
      @mikurusagawa6897 Před 5 lety +38

      Worst thing about that is that I know (we probably all do) people in real life who state the same with the same lack of any knowledge

    • @robbit4butterfly
      @robbit4butterfly Před rokem

      @@mikurusagawa6897 😯 A couple of seconds ago I've posted this to another comment: This sentence is of major importance and actually easy to comprehend. But it is horrible that it has to be explained. I fear people when they act as a mass.
      Now I read your lines ... Gives me some hope.

  • @mariarose616
    @mariarose616 Před 5 lety +2157

    The dad died , mother in denial, teaching her daughter that he would come back if they kept away the bacteria...... Yup... totally bonkers!!

  • @urdadslettuce2652
    @urdadslettuce2652 Před 2 lety +138

    i feel like whenever i watch an odd kind of cryptic start of an ALTER short film, my brain automatically thinks to open the comments as the absolute saints in the comments always explain the well thought out plots of the story perfectly. Thank you to ALTER and those amazing people in the comments who explain the amazing storylines and their well thought out and directed short films

  • @tsa_chum3216
    @tsa_chum3216 Před 3 lety +195

    This film deserves more appreciation. Clever plot, really!
    Dealing with the loss of a loved one (through death or them leaving)... denial... discovery (courage to overcome boundaries and explore... the truth)... and even acceptance... of the inevitable... death... and the reality of this world. Bravo!

  • @imsad3630
    @imsad3630 Před 4 lety +2494

    “He’s just rotting to test us”
    Me when having a breakdown

  • @william8153
    @william8153 Před 3 lety +3077

    “Stop questioning things you know nothing about”
    It’s that how you learn? I mean...

    • @dalayshawest7502
      @dalayshawest7502 Před 3 lety +22

      right like what

    • @ayushdwivedi4686
      @ayushdwivedi4686 Před 2 lety +7

      Yeah seriously

    • @chemicalwonderland2492
      @chemicalwonderland2492 Před 2 lety +21

      I think you meant "isn't"

    • @robbit4butterfly
      @robbit4butterfly Před rokem +8

      This sentence is of major importance and actually easy to comprehend. But it is horrible that it has to be explained. I fear people when they act as a mass.

    • @yamato6114
      @yamato6114 Před rokem +1

      The family functions like a cult. Cults don’t want you to question. They want you to obey.

  • @johannahunderwood4596
    @johannahunderwood4596 Před 2 lety +99

    This short was brilliant, and I love how it unfolded. There is definitely abuse going on here and my perception is that both the mother and the daughter were abused in this home by the father. I think that there was possibly violence and emotional abuse towards the mother first by her domineering husband and that when she domestically instructs her daughter and slaps her for being out of line, it is so the girl can navigate around her father and avoid more serious violence from him towards her and possibly back to the mother for not doing enough to educate her daughter "right". The mother was probably already broken when her daughter was born and appears to be obsessive compulsive and is clearly uneducated in matters of science, which is kind of funny if the situation was not so serious. The only way to get her to listen was to tape up her mouth, and as we leave her tied up in the chair, she will now be a victim of all the faulty education she has imparted in this years-long tyranny. Couldn't happen shiver a nicer person!

    • @felin_de_la_nuit
      @felin_de_la_nuit Před rokem +1

      Excellent analysis 👌🏼

    • @godofmath1039
      @godofmath1039 Před 9 měsíci

      Why are all of you so averse to the idea of a woman (especially a white woman) being an evil, manipulative abuser? Isn't there enough evidence in the video suggesting that that is so?

    • @rgerber
      @rgerber Před 8 měsíci +2

      hey damn that makes so much sense- i didn't even consider that. Thats why she couldn't let go of her stubborn behavior- people experiencing abuse are still often suffering the consequences even if the abuser isn't around anymore.

  • @BasementNero
    @BasementNero Před 3 lety +17

    The Actor playing the mother is fucking fantastic, she sold every emotion, especially the denial.

  • @cosmicrot4634
    @cosmicrot4634 Před 5 lety +3555

    5:42
    girl: can you make anything hard?
    mom: yes
    mom's brain: how the hell do u think you got here rachel

  • @danteliablade
    @danteliablade Před 5 lety +2730

    Me: The daughter's personality is actually cute.
    Her: BEEEEH
    Me: We all make mistakes..

  • @bonesmcgee3355
    @bonesmcgee3355 Před 10 měsíci +24

    Both of these actresses do a fantastic job in their roles, from the way the mother is set in her opinion despite having evidence she's wrong, to the way Rachel wants to question things she doesn't know given she's only ever been told things from one source, I love it

  • @chrishoward3733
    @chrishoward3733 Před 8 měsíci +6

    These two are in a psychotic state of mind. Grief does that.

  • @jamiesimiele6767
    @jamiesimiele6767 Před 5 lety +3393

    Honestly the daughters performance is great. Absolutely heartbreaking

    • @-tim0-261
      @-tim0-261 Před 3 lety

      And yet.. u start an argument

    • @neshaoinspopolk4417
      @neshaoinspopolk4417 Před 3 lety

      Honestly...

    • @sarahpusey9052
      @sarahpusey9052 Před 2 lety +9

      I thought the daughter's facial expressions were spot on hilarious. Especially when she was in the woods with her 🦴 bone! "Rachael, go get your bone"! 😂🤣😂🤣

    • @vitorribasboska6792
      @vitorribasboska6792 Před 2 lety

      @@neshaoinspopolk4417 wewedgwuuu

    • @neshaoinspopolk4417
      @neshaoinspopolk4417 Před 2 lety +1

      @@vitorribasboska6792 I'm sorry, did you mean wedgwood?

  • @reika.00
    @reika.00 Před 5 lety +979

    *“he’s rotting a little bit to see how we react”* yeah sure hun whatever floats your boat

  • @returnofthegoth2220
    @returnofthegoth2220 Před rokem +32

    The tension in this film is palpable. It felt like it was bleeding out of my screen with every shot. The composition is gorgeous and edited well. The soundtrack really cranks it up. Really hope to see the actress who played Rachel in more things to come.

    • @rgerber
      @rgerber Před 8 měsíci

      it was really well at building a world that sucked me in and i wanted to somehow see or know more from those characters

    • @thankyouverymuch
      @thankyouverymuch Před měsícem

      Ooooo somebody's been watching CZcams "horror story" channels. There's a law that if you put a horror story on CZcams, it MUST include the word "palpable". Without that word, the video will not be allowed to be published.

  • @SakurasSweetHeart
    @SakurasSweetHeart Před rokem +57

    I love rotting a little bit to test my loved ones💀
    But forreal, this was my first Alter short horror, and I absolutely fell in love 😩👏🏾

  • @perizatismailova2646
    @perizatismailova2646 Před 5 lety +2302

    That girl is rebirth of Anne Hathaway!! A great actress is coming

    • @nihaans3108
      @nihaans3108 Před 5 lety +36

      Perizat Ismailova ya actually she is reminding me of Hathway

    • @ozymandiasramesses1773
      @ozymandiasramesses1773 Před 5 lety +2

      Ironclaw XII It’s like she’s acting like Anne Hathaway in real life, then?

    • @triciamariztay6772
      @triciamariztay6772 Před 5 lety +2

      I also thought about it too!

    • @jennahilw9297
      @jennahilw9297 Před 5 lety +1

      Perizat Ismailova that’s what I thought too!

    • @jennahilw9297
      @jennahilw9297 Před 5 lety +3

      Ironclaw XII Anne Hathaway is a Queen! Love her

  • @shadowwolf7880
    @shadowwolf7880 Před 3 lety +43

    My Gosh, I would pay literally EVERY price to see this as full, 1h 30minutes movie!
    AMAZING WORK, EVERYONE, JUST AMAZING!🥰🥰😍😍 *stands up* 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

    • @andreaniada
      @andreaniada Před 3 lety +3

      Thanks for watching ShadowWolf! A full length movie is in the works!

    • @shadowwolf7880
      @shadowwolf7880 Před 3 lety +2

      @@andreaniada Oh my god, where I will be able to see it?

    • @andreaniada
      @andreaniada Před 3 lety +1

      @@shadowwolf7880 Good question!! Unfortunately I have no answer yet as we still have to shoot it, but stay tuned!!

    • @shadowwolf7880
      @shadowwolf7880 Před 3 lety +1

      @@andreaniada I need to find website or channel ^.^
      Goodluck with this AMAZING production!

  • @lakshverma7850
    @lakshverma7850 Před 3 lety +17

    She: air is made of oxygen .
    My teacher : 78% of nitrogen and 20.9% oxygen.

  • @gabrielleg.n.7489
    @gabrielleg.n.7489 Před 5 lety +1879

    "He is rotting a little bit, to see how we react." .. WELL , we`ll see about that 🤣

  • @edencrocc7220
    @edencrocc7220 Před 5 lety +748

    *"he's rotting a little bit... to see how we react"*

    • @lillian4058
      @lillian4058 Před 4 lety +7

      random craft love that line 🥰

    • @foxerrio6283
      @foxerrio6283 Před 4 lety +13

      They are still believing he would come back but... He isn't coming back anymore...

    • @Chickenlegs41
      @Chickenlegs41 Před 4 lety +2

      It's only a flesh wound!?

    • @eret1761
      @eret1761 Před 4 lety +5

      Chickenlegs41
      There were flies IN his flesh... Idk much about science but thye’re probably sucking his blood or something. That and they said he smelt horrible.

  • @jokerjourney6230
    @jokerjourney6230 Před 2 lety +23

    Home education must actually be one of the best horror movies I have ever seen in a few months! You are literally amazing

  • @BucketHeadianHagg
    @BucketHeadianHagg Před 24 dny +2

    Literally one of the best short stories I’ve ever seen! The ending was absolutely fantastic!!

  • @indigoafterlife2411
    @indigoafterlife2411 Před 5 lety +3047

    I think the casting of the girl was perfect, her big doeful eyes tell the most amazing story!

    • @LemonGrab-qf6xj
      @LemonGrab-qf6xj Před 5 lety +61

      Omg yaaassss shes amazing she needs to be in more movies and series

    • @reachbean
      @reachbean Před 5 lety +38

      She looks like Michael Jackson lol

    • @HashbrownMashup
      @HashbrownMashup Před 5 lety +20

      Did you mean doleful or doe-eyed? Cuz either way you're not wrong

    • @meatballsandwich5329
      @meatballsandwich5329 Před 3 lety +2

      @@reachbean LMAO fr

    • @itchypp1766
      @itchypp1766 Před 2 lety +8

      i love her eyes they speak a thousands words...I love a woman with beautiful big eyes.

  • @Marie-tw4ui
    @Marie-tw4ui Před 3 lety +1008

    " He's testing us."
    Yeah and you are failling miserably.

  • @YourFavTessa
    @YourFavTessa Před rokem +4

    "The way into the nightmare is our only way out"
    Oh, that hit different.

  • @alyssamay9237
    @alyssamay9237 Před rokem +4

    I know people are talking about the "no one wants to rot" line, but I burst out laughing when Rachel finished vacuuming her dad with "hi"

  • @silverpslm
    @silverpslm Před 4 lety +1300

    This mother and the mother from the other short horror flick who killed her children for being dirty should get together and have tea.

  • @adrianacastro9123
    @adrianacastro9123 Před 4 lety +1617

    rachel- how do you know he’s pretending?
    mom- because, nobody actually WANTS to rot, Rachel 😂😂😂

    • @priscillafreiburghaus8755
      @priscillafreiburghaus8755 Před 3 lety +13

      lmao such a Karen

    • @brandleythecat4570
      @brandleythecat4570 Před 3 lety +23

      I mean....she's got a point👀

    • @adamburdt8794
      @adamburdt8794 Před 3 lety +4

      Best line in the flick

    • @persephoneblack888
      @persephoneblack888 Před 2 lety +7

      @dani cali why does it have to be one country vs the other? With 7 billion people on this planet I'm sure anyone from anywhere can come up with a harrowing horror idea. It doesn't matter where you're from. Horror is universal.

    • @Killformee
      @Killformee Před rokem

      @dani cali u sound dumb

  • @avengerrc7023
    @avengerrc7023 Před 3 lety +11

    What scares me the most is the fact the mother reminds me of my 4th grade teacher.

  • @robertkrout3916
    @robertkrout3916 Před 2 lety +6

    Most of these shorts have way better acting and directing than Hollywood

  • @eggo3045
    @eggo3045 Před 5 lety +550

    *centuries later*
    ~the dad is just bones now~
    “He’ll come back soon”

    • @yahlikejazz7084
      @yahlikejazz7084 Před 4 lety +39

      Mother: he just dried up a bit to see how we react.
      😂

    • @sr4698
      @sr4698 Před 4 lety +7

      Just testing us

    • @umikayumi2690
      @umikayumi2690 Před 4 lety +10

      Rachel : And look mom, you're rotten just like me.
      Mom : Oh, we're also testing him.

    • @theyoutubepoet7428
      @theyoutubepoet7428 Před 4 lety +2

      Spooky scary dad

    • @lachelnderhund
      @lachelnderhund Před 4 lety +1

      @@umikayumi2690 To see how he reacts

  • @Daniellespah
    @Daniellespah Před 4 lety +765

    "He's rotting a little.. to see how we react"
    Him: *dead*
    Flies: *buzz buzz*
    Them: 👀👀

    • @liadoesntknowanymore
      @liadoesntknowanymore Před 3 lety +6

      Hotel: trivago

    • @Daniellespah
      @Daniellespah Před 3 lety +1

      @Justin Trudeau because I thought it was funny enough to comment fym move on lmao I could say the same thing about your reply

    • @liadoesntknowanymore
      @liadoesntknowanymore Před 3 lety

      It's not just copy and pasting, the video did not make me laughbut this person's comment did. You calling someone brainless for making a joke is very rude and insensitive

    • @Daniellespah
      @Daniellespah Před 3 lety

      @Justin Trudeau I didn’t but thank you

    • @vanessa_katafono_fiji9578
      @vanessa_katafono_fiji9578 Před 3 lety +1

      OMG....no need to be so rude !!! Keep your hateful comments to yourself...the world would be a more peaceful and happy place if it weren't for people like you, Ben

  • @artificialvoid7555
    @artificialvoid7555 Před 2 lety +8

    I love looking for horror shorts late at night and then ending up watching films from a new channel all night, Alter has some great content, lots of unexpected endings

  • @lifewriter7455
    @lifewriter7455 Před rokem +3

    Absolutely brilliant, the film oscillates in perfect balance between art and horror, creating this intelligent movie of poetic angst. And the young woman is such a genuine talented actress.

  • @h_xsociety530
    @h_xsociety530 Před 4 lety +519

    "he's rotting a little bit..to see how we react." wtf kind of logic is that

    • @lawrenceofarabiaarabia9177
      @lawrenceofarabiaarabia9177 Před 4 lety +19

      h _ xsociety Possibly the most brilliant line in all of cinema!

    • @bichen-up-ur
      @bichen-up-ur Před 3 lety +15

      The cake in fridge ate itself cause everybody likes cake

    • @jadety6102
      @jadety6102 Před 3 lety +1

      @@bichen-up-ur I just can’t😂😂This made me laugh way too hard

    • @rae7864
      @rae7864 Před 24 dny +1

      I always rot just a lil bit to test my loved ones... you don't? 👀

  • @localwyrm
    @localwyrm Před 4 lety +4882

    I love these films because unlike most horror films, where it's just jump scares, these are actually suspenseful and creepy. I love this. It's like Creepypasta for CZcams

    • @WatchALTER
      @WatchALTER  Před 4 lety +285

      Sounds like you've been ALTERed. 🖤

    • @localwyrm
      @localwyrm Před 4 lety +60

      @@WatchALTER Yup! And I'm so glad. Been binging all week.

    • @tasha3757
      @tasha3757 Před 4 lety +15

      I think they're thriller not horror

    • @localwyrm
      @localwyrm Před 4 lety +19

      @@tasha3757 Can't deny the creepy aspect though

    • @raz8552
      @raz8552 Před 4 lety +25

      I couldn't agree more! This was the scariest one I've seen so far. The edgy madness of mother and quiet insanity of this whole situation is sheer terror, and it is literally right up in your face silently screaming at you, and you just cannot look away. I felt like I was going mad by the end of it. This was brilliant! Poor Rachel...

  • @tamyahgalentine9734
    @tamyahgalentine9734 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Holy shit i related to this 4:10 the mother gaslighting the daughter to make her think she is "immature" so she can stay in control

  • @VamDav
    @VamDav Před rokem +2

    This is an absolute gem that works even better upon a second viewing. So many little slices of twisted beauty. Hats off to all concerned.

  • @ms.retro.dreamz9756
    @ms.retro.dreamz9756 Před 5 lety +833

    It's funny how the "grammar and speling" book isn't even spelled correctly, such irony

    • @tatyananachelle4684
      @tatyananachelle4684 Před 5 lety +14

      I thought I was the only one that noticed that 😂

    • @minarooda
      @minarooda Před 5 lety +37

      Yes, and "Drawring" too

    • @t.g.6080
      @t.g.6080 Před 5 lety +23

      I think thats the point

    • @hope_playz9251
      @hope_playz9251 Před 5 lety +7

      I think its because of their accent, thats how they say spelling, with only one l.

    • @kassandra7313
      @kassandra7313 Před 5 lety +14

      they also use the wrong word in "Knitting and Sowing" lol sowing is for seeds, sewing is the thing with needles and thread

  • @rhiannagreen296
    @rhiannagreen296 Před 4 lety +1230

    I mean, home schooled kids are always a little weird but...

    • @RaeganScarlett
      @RaeganScarlett Před 3 lety +57

      I don't mean to start an argument but unless you mean we're weird in a good way than I'm offended
      Edit: (I'm not deleting what I said because I want you to know what these comments are replying to, but I just want to let you know my opinion has changed before you reply to me with how homeschoolers actually are weird and I shouldn't be so offended.
      I AGREE. I agree. Homeschoolers definitely have weird personalities. They lack social skills sometimes but most - if not all - homeschoolers I know are very good at socializing)

    • @roobee1234
      @roobee1234 Před 3 lety +45

      @@RaeganScarlett baby chill it's a joke

    • @RaeganScarlett
      @RaeganScarlett Před 3 lety +30

      @@roobee1234 I know but it's still pretty offensive 🤷‍♀️

    • @sandhyalambor172
      @sandhyalambor172 Před 3 lety +33

      @@RaeganScarlett I am not a home schooled person but just a normal girl but still I agree with you cauz it does sound offensive....no one is weird that's what I feel....

    • @RaeganScarlett
      @RaeganScarlett Před 3 lety +15

      @@sandhyalambor172 That's a good opinion and I wish more people had it

  • @brittanymontague5084
    @brittanymontague5084 Před 2 lety +6

    I’ve been binge watching horror shorts for a couple days and this one is my favorite ! I knew the deal as soon as she finished reading the first poem… but story and execution- so clever!

  • @poranglinos
    @poranglinos Před 2 lety +8

    why did the girl look like michael jackson at 13:56 LMFAO

  • @myco_noob8027
    @myco_noob8027 Před 4 lety +1001

    "Get your bone and go find your father something special in the woods" LMFAO

    • @enrique8190
      @enrique8190 Před 4 lety +40

      Lmfaoo I wonder wtf was the purpose of the bone

    • @julieboys8194
      @julieboys8194 Před 4 lety +5

      @@enrique8190 what did it come from?

    • @enrique8190
      @enrique8190 Před 4 lety +6

      @@julieboys8194 who knows

    • @thedrunkenramblingsnorthea4201
      @thedrunkenramblingsnorthea4201 Před 4 lety +14

      do you think the bone and the "can you make anything hard?" is all some complex fertility symbol?

    • @user-pc4ww1tw3m
      @user-pc4ww1tw3m Před 4 lety +3

      *i readed that comment at the moment she said that*

  • @sodakidd7553
    @sodakidd7553 Před 4 lety +1145

    "Can you make anything hard?"
    Me and my mature brain: that's what she said lololol

  • @alexax3888
    @alexax3888 Před 3 lety +5

    "That the way into the nightmare is our only way out" my favorite phase, this was amaizng

  • @user-wk8ln8jt6h
    @user-wk8ln8jt6h Před 3 lety +10

    what you all want/wanted to see 19:13

  • @temtem8110
    @temtem8110 Před 4 lety +1264

    Kudos to the main actress who’s out there vibing with the worms and listening to death in some creepy ass forest for the sake of our enjoyment

  • @scarlettsilvestro5597
    @scarlettsilvestro5597 Před 4 lety +500

    Ok... did this lady just say bacteria are mammals...
    I didn’t listen during taxonomy, but that ain’t it sis.

    • @CupidRed40
      @CupidRed40 Před 4 lety +5

      I was thinking the same thing lol, maybe its a better way of summing everything up that she doesnt care about to make her daughter focus on the fathers past down paranoia idk lolol

  • @fairygirl2911
    @fairygirl2911 Před 9 měsíci +1

    HOLY SHIT @ HOME EDUCATION. been binging horror shorts for some creative inspo for the last 2 hours and this one absolutely blew me away. Writing is so beyond clever and love how it circles back and evolves without feeling redundant. Acting performances are SO, so good and genuinely FUNNY and relevant all at the same time. Wardrobe & HMU are so perfect for characters they are maintained yet still flawed enough to make us feel there with them. The fly montage, ohmygod. The sound design with this in particular was *gorgeous*. Shots are incredible, extra crispy and intelligently stitched together with such wonderfully unflattering lighting in the best way. Excellent job to everyone on this short, I just had to share how much I truly enjoyed this project. Been an Alter fan for years but this one rlly blew me away. The overall message was felt without being forced, and personally something I fixate on in the spoon-fed media age. This team accomplished comments on censorship and mental health in a way that felt actually original and not overexaggerated. We tend to define horror with very graphic, visual imagery; but Home Education really makes you wonder; maybe the scariest thing for us humans is anything unknown/the result of, or in this case, literal lack of knowledge.

  • @brazilianambassadordale8223

    Almost each and every one of these videos is so worthy of analysis it's hard to resist writing an essay on each one I watch. I love it all, and this one was extra sad and dark...

  • @OrabitsMadness
    @OrabitsMadness Před 5 lety +724

    Im sitting here on second watch through wondering what the hell the mother was making in the kitchen

  • @idontlikebreaving1726
    @idontlikebreaving1726 Před 5 lety +684

    *Obsesses over things being clean*
    Rachel:*crawls near dead things and bugs on the forest floor*

    • @messyjess8357
      @messyjess8357 Před 4 lety +5

      Nice profile.

    • @jazzyangelflower3344
      @jazzyangelflower3344 Před 4 lety +6

      BAAAAAAAH

    • @lissasue6241
      @lissasue6241 Před 4 lety +23

      Obsessed over dust and bacteria but has a huge collection of stuffed dead animals... and she doesn’t wash her hands after touching the raw meat

    • @raz8552
      @raz8552 Před 4 lety +5

      @@lissasue6241 Maybe mum's cooking killed dad?

  • @jackojumpscare
    @jackojumpscare Před 3 lety +8

    The first sign that the mom is not fit for teaching
    *She clapped after a poem*

  • @underwaterspacetraveler17

    Wow! I have watched many different shorts played here on Alter... and I have to say, I think I have found my number 1 favorite. This was absolutely fantastic. Truly wonderful. The acting is brilliant. The whole atmosphere.. the storyline.. the shots.. even the poems(especially the last one) are just superbly executed.
    Man oh man, well done.. to everyone involved in the creation of this film. A true masterpiece. 👏

  • @GatoTomato
    @GatoTomato Před 5 lety +451

    “I made sure to plaster your head so you won’t have a lobotomy” this film is breaking me

  • @biteme9371
    @biteme9371 Před 4 lety +406

    I need to see the finished result of that meal she was cooking though 😂

  • @Quesoquantum
    @Quesoquantum Před rokem +12

    I am so excited I found this channel. I love love love horror that doesn't need blood to be scary. Alter, if you see this you're my new favorite horror channel. 💜💙

  • @StrangeDetectives
    @StrangeDetectives Před 7 měsíci +2

    Gurl he's dead to you mean he's "testing us" 😭😭💀

  • @babycado5166
    @babycado5166 Před 3 lety +495

    The way the mom treats her daughter kills me.

    • @yourformeranxiousstubbornb5195
      @yourformeranxiousstubbornb5195 Před 3 lety +9

      My mom is worse xD😭✨

    • @AbbeyKitty1013
      @AbbeyKitty1013 Před 3 lety +3

      Ikr

    • @AbbeyKitty1013
      @AbbeyKitty1013 Před 3 lety +12

      @@yourformeranxiousstubbornb5195
      I feel bad for you ;(

    • @jknMEMES
      @jknMEMES Před 2 lety +1

      was ist dein lieblingsfach?

    • @massiveplayground9118
      @massiveplayground9118 Před 2 lety +4

      @@yourformeranxiousstubbornb5195 Did your mother use to call you "anxious stubborn brat" and the like? But now you've progressed in finding your own identity, and that's why you add the word "former"? Gosh, if this is true, I really wish you a lot of inner strength and supportive friends to help you heal from those insults, so that your past won't drag you down anymore ☺🤗

  • @lilyraimey3499
    @lilyraimey3499 Před 5 lety +733

    Damn, she’s beautiful. Looks like a young Anne Hathaway.

  • @beyonafavors4406
    @beyonafavors4406 Před 3 lety +3

    I am addicted an OBSESSED with Alter. My favorite addiction so far get in it yall!!!!!! All the shorts are incredible!

  • @sassycat1825
    @sassycat1825 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I think I've already left one comment long time ago. But again - brilliant work. Simply brilliant! Would love to see more from the same staff. Keep up the good work. Huge thumbs up.

  • @joanne1199
    @joanne1199 Před 5 lety +647

    I thought the goat head was going to scream

  • @QIPhotography
    @QIPhotography Před 4 lety +576

    "I made sure to plaster your head so you wouldn't have a Lobotomy"......GOD, I love this girl!

    • @UserName-gk8ew
      @UserName-gk8ew Před 3 lety +4

      i dont even know what a labotomy is

    • @gregthemerrow5306
      @gregthemerrow5306 Před 3 lety +32

      A lobotomy is a surgery of sorts where part of a person's brain is removed, usually to help fix chronic nightmares and things like that. I don't know what this girl was on about.

    • @superswagmimi4237
      @superswagmimi4237 Před 3 lety +89

      @@gregthemerrow5306 i’m pretty sure it was meant to serve as another example of her mother’s twisted teachings.

    • @azure_vxiii
      @azure_vxiii Před 2 lety +17

      @@superswagmimi4237 Yes. Home-schooling is limited to the knowledge of one's parents, and god forbid that person should have such a dummkopf for a mum.

    • @Joestudly
      @Joestudly Před rokem +7

      @@gregthemerrow5306 Home schooling is never a good idea

  • @ViewerOnline101
    @ViewerOnline101 Před rokem +1

    For some reason, ever since the mom told her to go play with her bone, I thought it was going to be revealed at the end that they were both actually dogs who were envisioning themselves as humans or thought they were, and that the dad was their owner.

  • @thomaskentwgu2874
    @thomaskentwgu2874 Před 3 lety +5

    Amazing offering! Love the slow yet intense build up! Impressed with the poetry in the colors, actions, blocking, cinematography, pacing, and in the very language itself. Very well done! It haunts me; and I love it!

  • @lexb978
    @lexb978 Před 5 lety +1073

    Seriously, what is up with all the dead things lying around

    • @SensuGang
      @SensuGang Před 5 lety +37

      I See it Everyday when I go to grab a Lunch

    • @cosey2426
      @cosey2426 Před 5 lety +1

      Simbå Sàmá lol

    • @neridacoad2124
      @neridacoad2124 Před 5 lety +23

      they are animal hunters

    • @jupiterdiurnal436
      @jupiterdiurnal436 Před 5 lety +22

      if you're talking about in the woods, then I can tell you that it isn't far from the truth. If you look for dead stuff in the woods, you're almost certain to find some. If you're talking about in the house, well, it's pretty heavily hinted that this is a family of witches. so like. spook

    • @thatoneguy9065
      @thatoneguy9065 Před 5 lety +1

      I think the Mom is Homicidal?? Maybe idk tho

  • @Purity.Palette
    @Purity.Palette Před 5 lety +720

    Its true that if a thing is being constantly told, one believes it and accept it as it was told. I totally hate how this mother who is lacking in education herself, makes her daughter believe his dad is gonna comeback. He's dead bruh just accept it.

    • @applestobuttercups6035
      @applestobuttercups6035 Před 5 lety +22

      You figure a lot of people tend to go a little crazy after they’ve lost someone they loved

    • @Purity.Palette
      @Purity.Palette Před 5 lety +9

      @@applestobuttercups6035 correct. This woman gone too far.😂

    • @Purity.Palette
      @Purity.Palette Před 5 lety +2

      @Brandon Greco I know it's wrong but my whole life has been a lie bruh😂 don't know what's real anymore just saying.

    • @rickypedia999
      @rickypedia999 Před 5 lety +10

      The sad thing is there are people like this. They become convinced that what they believe is true, get offended when someone says something different, and when everyone else says the same thing the incorrect person t he ows a fit and cuts themselves off from everyone else. There totally are people who would home educate their children because they are convinced the school systems are teaching wrong info.

    • @TheLastCrow5150
      @TheLastCrow5150 Před 5 lety +1

      It goes both way with the school systems. There are really bad school and there are also very good ones. It depends where you go to school. It's the location, the neivhborhood, which makes the school good or bad.

  • @elsl669
    @elsl669 Před 3 lety +2

    i am grateful I found ALTER during the day. I am addicted and would have not been able to sleep. Its so creepy, uncanny and captivating... Is is as though it is a slice of life from an alternate universe, or something kept behind closed doors. Something so close yet so far. I love it!

  • @ArtByZac
    @ArtByZac Před 4 lety +441

    The scariest thing about this short film is that it perpetuates the myth that poetry needs to rhyme

    • @zitrone9187
      @zitrone9187 Před 2 lety +7

      Thats what i thought LMFAO

    • @Jakamo2323
      @Jakamo2323 Před rokem +36

      Mom: He must be proud. It's not easy making rhymes like that.
      The Girl: Oh dad, you the best dad I've had. I'm glad. But you're dead and that's bad, and makes me sad.

    • @ar7elle
      @ar7elle Před rokem

      LMFAOOOOOO

    • @cherries_channel
      @cherries_channel Před 11 měsíci +2

      And that bacteria are mammals

    • @linaelui
      @linaelui Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@Jakamo2323PLSSSS💀

  • @LilacUnderworld
    @LilacUnderworld Před rokem +1

    A beautifully disturbing film about two people grappling with the idea of mortality and grief, the mother with denial and the need to control and the daughter with naïvety yet curiosity and creativity.

  • @terranomckenzie4140
    @terranomckenzie4140 Před 3 lety +8

    9:15 its the shoes for me😂

  • @fox_voice
    @fox_voice Před 5 lety +1412

    The only thing that I understood is that home education is terrific

    • @andreaniada
      @andreaniada Před 5 lety +6

      Thank you! That means a lot :)

    • @arav13
      @arav13 Před 5 lety +33

      well it is. Think about what the hell happens when parents decide to go full woke by "teaching" their flat earth BS to their non vaccinated kid

    • @NielsenWill
      @NielsenWill Před 5 lety +28

      Yeah because this is an accurate representation of home education....
      I guess they should now make a horror video about governmental school education and show you how great that is, maybe something like Nazi Germany governmental school education.

    • @NielsenWill
      @NielsenWill Před 5 lety +24

      @@arav13 - Yeah, everyone should go to public education to learn that sex is an illusion and there is no difference between a man and a woman.

    • @arav13
      @arav13 Před 5 lety +9

      @@NielsenWill I don't get you buddy, but as long as there is no home schooling I'm fine with that

  • @amyntut
    @amyntut Před 4 lety +366

    The way they believe he will be back, is like my kids telling me they will clean their room soon .

  • @dAEnschen2
    @dAEnschen2 Před 6 měsíci +2

    What creeps me out the most: at 20:03 you can see another big vacuum bag right on the other bed next to the mother.

  • @kicknsystm
    @kicknsystm Před 3 měsíci +1

    My mom used to often reply "Because I said so". Not under these type circumstances but I couldn't help but remember it through this.

  • @slutty_vampire
    @slutty_vampire Před 4 lety +1493

    Everyone is making smartass comments for the laughs, but I actually wanted to congratulate this short movie : it was INCREDIBLE.
    The lightning, aesthetic, the actor's way of playing, the theme that reminds us a little bit of ''Stranger Things'' with the whole upside down concept and this very suffocating atmosphere that we can have in ''huit clos'' type of movies.
    I would have love to see an actual, 1h30 long movie with these actresses and concept.
    Thank you so much for making me discover new short films that develop my creativity ^-^

    • @andreaniada
      @andreaniada Před 4 lety +25

      Thank you FloraWorld, glad you liked it :)
      Hopefully there will be a feature of it in the future!

    • @tazmeenshaikh996
      @tazmeenshaikh996 Před 3 lety +13

      Also the cause of the father's death was said by the mother when she tells the story of man who tried to destroy dust and instead died..

    • @casual_loser6733
      @casual_loser6733 Před 2 lety +6

      I prefer short films than a long flim
      Actually short films seems better for the content

    • @CaitlinBlair
      @CaitlinBlair Před rokem

      It absolutely is incredible! One of the most intriguing things I've seen in a long time. 💯

    • @terrence8007
      @terrence8007 Před rokem

      @@casual_loser6733 leaves alot more to the imagination.

  • @cookiessugar7509
    @cookiessugar7509 Před 4 lety +384

    "It prevents mould bacteria WHICH ARE ALSO MAMMALS!!"
    My brain: *"One gram of diamond weighs something like fifteen grams."*

    • @_doodlezart_8571
      @_doodlezart_8571 Před 3 lety +4

      beetlejuice’s logic is being passed on 😌

    • @KinjiroTsuchiya66
      @KinjiroTsuchiya66 Před 3 lety +5

      As soon as this was said I was like "hold up! That isn't true" and then the logic went downhill from there. Lol

    • @adawhite1382
      @adawhite1382 Před 3 lety +1

      Everyone is making smartass comments for the laughs, but I actually wanted to congratulate this short movie : it was INCREDIBLE.
      The lightning, aesthetic, the actor's way of playing, the theme that reminds us a little bit of ''Stranger Things'' with the whole upside down concept and this very suffocating atmosphere that we can have in ''huit clos'' type of movies.
      I would have love to see an actual, 1h30 long movie with these actresses and concept.
      Thank you so much for making me discover new short films that develop my creativity ^-^

  • @merisaoelofse940
    @merisaoelofse940 Před 4 měsíci +1

    this was hard to watch.. this is very good❤ important for people to see❤❤ thank you

  • @spacetearable
    @spacetearable Před rokem +1

    There are...SOOO many half-truths in what the mother is teaching. She's not an intentional liar and she loves her family...she's just a zealot and in denial. This is SUPER well written.

  • @rggndfw
    @rggndfw Před 4 lety +266

    I can't believe that the girl, Kate Reed, career didn't just rocket. She is amazing.

    • @24Lorn
      @24Lorn Před 3 lety +16

      I know, right? She's brilliant! I hope she'll be given new opportunities to be an actress again, she was so natural and convincing! I found out she took part to another short movie ("Our Broken Heart"), and in that one she was soooo good, too! She plays a dramatic role, and she kills it! Lovely and very talented!

    • @divinearellano7019
      @divinearellano7019 Před 3 lety +15

      She has depths not all actors can reach. She also looks like Anne Hathaway ❤

    • @littleleah310
      @littleleah310 Před 22 dny

      @@divinearellano7019so her looks is her depth?!

    • @divinearellano7019
      @divinearellano7019 Před 3 dny

      I said she ALSO, not BECAUSE. Her having depths and her, looking like Anne Hathaway, are 2 UNRELATED/UNRELATED observations. BTW, If you don't agree with any of those 2 DIFFERENT/UNRELATED feedback, fine :) @@littleleah310

  • @trashbasket11
    @trashbasket11 Před 5 lety +548

    I homeschool my kids and honestly most of the other mom's sound like this woman. Science curriculum should be monitored and knowledge tested just like math and language arts.

    • @TheWeirdSpecialty
      @TheWeirdSpecialty Před 5 lety +19

      I was homeschooled and yeah there were no exams. Luckily, I didn't need them. Now I am a Computer Science senior in uni with a gpa of 3.70 out of 4. So it worked out for me.

    • @bethstarmer1926
      @bethstarmer1926 Před 5 lety +35

      In my country, homeschooled kids aren't even registered. It's really sad because for kids with severe anxiety or special educational needs, homeschooling could be really useful, but it's often used by weird people like this woman, and they teach their children that schooling is bad so wrong information is passed down through generations.

    • @AgeraXXX
      @AgeraXXX Před 5 lety +7

      I find your comment very interesting. I was homeschooled, and I met some of the craziest and most backwards family from it. There is no doubt that homeschooling certainly has some major downsides, I feel like I suffer from some issues that worsened due to being homeschooled. Now as a college student, i feel free from it all though

    • @horizont6883
      @horizont6883 Před 5 lety +1

      Yet you spelt "moms" wrong.

    • @goodluck2119
      @goodluck2119 Před 5 lety +1

      In my country if you are home schooled you should be registered in a normal school so teachers can come to your house and help you learn