GRUFF | A Short Film by Righteous Robot

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Publicado 2024-03-02
GRUFF is a handmade, paper short film I've been designing, building, puppeteering, and editing across almost three years. It's a story about the people you know love you, but aren’t exactly verbal about it. It’s how I've processed my dad’s passing, and learned how to love people who don't love exactly like me.

I believe we all have individuals in our lives, related or not, that pride themselves as the "strong silent types". Through this short film, I hope all of us can learn to empathize, connect, and more deeply love the those who have so much more to say than we think, and just need us to listen.

I hope you enjoy "GRUFF".

Written, Directed, & Animated by
JULIAN CURI

Starring
JOEY MARIE URBINA as Hazel
AVILA KAST as Bo
CHARLES CARPENTER as Abuelo

With
BRADFORD LOOMIS as the Narrator
VINCE MELAMED as El Mayor/El Pistolero
KRISTIN CURI as Bonita
KAISER JOHNSON as Farmer Jim
KEELEY JOHNSON as Farmer Jane

Produced by
JULIAN CURI, KEELEY BRIGHT, KAISER JOHNSON, & IVY ISENBERG

Director of Photography, Editor, Production Design, Visual Effects & Puppeteering
JULIAN CURI

Original Score
ROLAND BINGAMAN

Casting Director
IVY ISENBERG

Production Assistant, 1st Assistant Camera
KRISTIN CURI

Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @Skylarker_drawss
    That shot where when she sits down in his chair and it reveals the view he had all those years, which was all her achievements he was so proud of, i nearly cried.
  • @PodConcepts
    the fact that this dude spent 3 years straight to make a 9 minute animation on his own really shows how dedicated he is. amazing
  • @KyraHogue
    A tiny detail that meant the world to me. A close family member with cancer drew a tree in our kitchen wall with a beautiful shade of blue behind it. I grew up admiring it. They soon passed on, and that was decades ago. It looks just like the trees behind the father during the hospital scene. That's what tipped the scales for me. The tree was painted over when we lost the house. It was nice to see something so similar again. Beautiful story.
  • @kiki-dh8ot
    I'm cryinh so hard rn. This guy dedicated 3 years of his life into making this short film for us to see, FOR FREE
  • @LovelyDreams617
    My grandfather was born in the 50s and 60s around the time where children were supposed to be seen and not heard he came from a very abusive household he's always kept to himself and has always been quiet.. even at my graduation he didn't come up and tell me congratulations so I took it personally... And just like the old man he always sit in his chair and watch TV he never really talked to anyone... In a way this brought me so much comfort and for that I thank you.....❤
  • @bellpeppersquared
    This film almost made me cry, which i never do, because it reminded me so much of my uncle in the last few years of his life. He was my father figure since i got unlucky and had a dad i wish left. He had glyoblastoma, a rare incureable brain tumor, so it made it hard to talk or really do much, but we all still knew he loved us. My mom was in the room when he died, and held his hand in his final moments. She was the only other person in the room.
  • I really love how in the reveal of the true perspective of that chair. its not facing the tv. its facing the wall of all her accomplishments. but the thing i REALLY love is that the things front and center have nothing to do with her career as a spy but instead focus on her accomplishments growing up. the ones he got to share with her personally. the marshal art competitions her at dance practice. her graduation pictures of her in his lap. those are dead center on the wall.
  • @josueismad6778
    The fact that he was always staring at his daughter's accomplishments. He always sat there to marvel at her, he was truly a proud father.
  • @willz-rq8pw
    i find this film to be even more impressive and shocking knowing that not all of the “paper” used was real paper, according to righteous robot, some set pieces were made out of clay, recycled cardboard , aluminum foil, toothpicks, and even marshmallow pieces. This just goes to show how truly dedicated this guy was to making this short film a certified creative masterpiece.
  • @57thMarauder
    GET THIS MAN A TEAM, A STUDIO AND A BUDGET 🗣️🔥
  • @arthrovx
    The fact that this dude made a realistic short movie animated all by himself for 3 years. Dude is incredible...
  • @Paleogoji2000
    The fact that it took this man 3 years to make an 8 minute short shows how much he cared about this project.
  • @danielrandom3127
    There’s no way to express my gratitude for this guy spending years, making this high-quality paper film only for him to let us watch it for free. Truly, one of the most legendary content creators out there.
  • @captainbenzie
    I can't believe that YouTube Shorts actually brought me to something worthwhile, but here I am. 35 years old and crying at a paper craft movie. Incredible. Just. Incredible. Thank you.
  • @Not-Mikara
    “Some things, don’t have words. So we have to be close enough to feel them.”
  • OMG THE END BUT THO😭 this deserves a nomination! Cheers to the guy who put 3 years of his life into this👏
  • @kidtech7475
    Holy! What a video. Not even professional companies can create something as amazing as this. 3 years of his life spent on a short film for us! He could be doing something totally different rn and we would never get to see this master piece. This is better than latest Disney content fr! Not even Netflix has movies this good! Bro deserves a raise. Thank you for dedicating time to change lives with content. You are one in a trillion.