The Death of Inde(penance.)

[belicka14]

thats deep

[oo0queen0oo]

gifted

[DramaBaby1234]

Did someone say ARTSY !!! ...I did because you know ...the video is I love it =D

[MBRHIndustries]

Good post Chris.

[NikkyxPhotography]

Chris Eff, you are my hero. =D

lol

[newbsauce11]

Don't worry. You are not alone. It's the hardest thing anybody has to do to give themselves up completely and trust somebody.

[jabbanato]

I think you are confusing what you're supposed to do with what you're expected to do. You are free, and you know it. Growing isn't a lesson in learning to live without Love, but to appreciate it and be comfortable when affection becomes less. Affection and Love are quite different.

[chris3ff]

I know that love and affection are separate tasks. I'm not sure I agree with everything stated in this video. It was sort of just a freeform monologue and not necessarily a deep reflection of my own beliefs. Something to stir up some thought. I would hate to believe I've learned to live without love. In fact, I'm certain I haven't. I seek it every day in small, personal ways.

[Captjono26]

Oooooo...me likey this one! Noice!!!

[GSAM22]

Dear Dr.Chris3ff

how AM I supposed to just ignore 6 years of self dependance if i'm thinking of settling down with a great girl?

Sincerely,

GSAM22

[chris3ff]

We are currently receiving extremely high call volumes. Please stay on the line and we will be with you shortly. Thank you for your patience.

[soundrone]

jump the shark

[chris3ff]

hostile.

[soundrone]

a hostile shark? no no one of those sea world trained ones with the rubber caps on their teeth......just love nibbles!

[paisleypower30]

Really liked that :)

[Ziggystarla]

really really love this. good job, chris.

[antiquedirtydenim]

wow.

i'm super impressed. this is amazing. i dig it a lot.

[Genn333]

This was great Chris

[QuackSaidTheCow]

nice vid!

[XTC7775]

brilliant christopher!

[NikkyxPhotography]

yeah i really like this one, i can't say it is your best becayse i havent seen all of them but it is amaizng. and i love the V.Os

[HaleyMary]

I think this is one of your best videos.

[chris3ff]

really! wow. i'm not even sure how much i like it, to be honest. thank you.

[TheArtOfTheComment]

Watching this video really struck a nerve with me. Sometimes I feel so completely unready to face the future that I become nostalgic for events in my past that never even occurred.

[chris3ff]

saudade.

[TheArtOfTheComment]

I actually had to look this term up. Wow--thanks for introducing me to it.

[kristalyn512]

I can't even find words to express how this made me feel, but I can say that I can relate to this a lot.

[cheekychen]

go with it man, this is very good. It'd be interesting to make a series out of this perspective. kudos

[BenRobot]

i love. but i don't think i'll ever love in that way.

[chris3ff]

you'll save yourself much heartache.

[vjm1234]

intriguing! HNY. SmileyD

[ghostwise]

ps i really appreciate and like that you've made and shared this video.

[lalalizbeth]

I didn't watch this, I went poop instead...then i came back and I did watch it and it was good

[theecommune]

good to know. haha

[RiddleSpider]

the trick is finding someone that lets you be you, still independent and strong. Loved the vid Mr. Christer

[Maddoxhardcore]

This video is love.

Black and white, french, catholic imagery, navel gazing.

So up my street.

<3

[theecommune]

I have nothing to say to you.

<3

[eshninerforest]

I know what you mean. It is sad & disappointing.

[jabazzy]

I expect nothing but I want your love.

[theecommune]

you already have it.

[DemonWithGoldenWings]

that is one of the many irrationalities of rationality.

much of independence training goes against human need and desire. so a juxtaposition is created.

do you like theorist?

max weber and george ritzer are leaders in the irrationality of rationality.

read them. they're great.

[speedyconkiwi]

0:45 gave me a small seizure.

[chris3ff]

a small seizure of loooooove <3

[chekkit]

was brought back to the immense awkwardness of video art class and 1st year of university in general.

[chris3ff]

haha totally yes. i love that vibe though.

[surfnakd23]

this is kinda amazing.

[chris3ff]

thanks man

[nightworm]

do we create these unrealistic standards, or does everyone else create them for us?

[chris3ff]

i think others instill in us the belief we should create them.

[jellybellyiz]

Very into your short film things at the moment! But you claim that fate doesn't exist? How about karma? lol

[chris3ff]

all ways to sleep soundly.

[TheWillofDC]

wow. this is really well done, seriously loved it. i hope this vid receives the attention and appreciation it deserves.

[chris3ff]

i think it's a little cheesy, but i'm glad you liked it.

[nightworm]

independence

[chris3ff]

at the title sequence, between the white noise it reads "indepenance". i forged the two words. i feel this is going to be a focal point for haters. perhaps i'll just change the title.

[nightworm]

aw snap, i missed that. i don't wanna be a hater. am i a hater? FUCK!

[theecommune]

no, you're not. i would've done the same thing!

[musosf]

There's another hybrid word used in the comments above: "independance". I think it's appropriate - we do an "indepen-dance" with each potential partner. The dance determines how much of each of our true selves we can retain while surrendering some of our identity to coupledom. Interesting video!

[nightie82]

I've watched this about 4 or 5 times now.

I am sorry, but I cannot even begin to express how watching this made me feel.. It just triggered something, somehow.

(the sound was perfect by the way)

[nbwulf]

Dug it... good stuff sir.

[chris3ff]

cool, thanks joe

[nbwulf]

You're welcome Christian.

[theecommune]

Woah now. Who're you calling Christian?

[nbwulf]

The guy you called Joe. ^_^

[chris3ff]

oh fuck ME!!! i'm so bad with names! i do this at least once a week! i called an andrea "amanda" the other day. damn you people with your obscure usernames! it won't happen again, JASON. lol

[nbwulf]

Hahaha... it's all good amigo.  (=

[carmadillotanzen]

You've pinpointed what my mind has been dancing around for what seems like forever, Chris. I think the challenge is to let the walls around one's heart fall down and trust that it can pump on its own. Love is a tricky bitch, and I don't have it figured out by any means, but I do know that it's infinitely inside you and all around you waiting to be shared and felt. It never left.

This video is amazingly put together, by the way.

[chris3ff]

I appreciate your passion for the human condition.

[akasaart]

wait...i thought love was doom...

but now it's fate?

my mind is tight wad of rubber bands.

[chris3ff]

woah woah, i most certainly did not claim love was fated. i claim fate doesn't exist.

[akasaart]

hmm

i seem to have let myself forget the volatility of sarcasm in raw textual form

i was just referring back to what i said about your last video

and also my way of stating my appreciation for such an interesting and "deep" thought as expressed through video as i have come to expect from you

point was, like it was so deep, i couldn't even wrap my mind around it

i guess these weird comments are my feeble attempt to make myself distinguished despite my rather severe lack of video camera

[chris3ff]

i sensed the joke, i was just clarifying. there's nothing too deep here. we're expected to teach ourselves to be independant and self-reliant by the time we are adults.. and by the time you've made any progress, it's time to start considering giving up that independance to seek a shared life.

[akasaart]

i got it straightaway, and i would call it pretty deep

not in the sense of complexity, and not in the sense like i've never thought such things before

not deep like "dude, you just blew my mind"

but it is deep

deep in the sense that it's one of those ideas of the breed that the average Bob doesn't ever take the time to appreciate

the kind of stuff that's forgotten in our ever-shining capitalist bubble.

we forget the glue that holds us together, we forget ourselves.

appreciation is golden.

[ghostwise]

depending on who you're with, you can still be pretty independent. i think having children is when things really change in a shared life.

[colormekristen]

0:53 ! Love that shot.

Really interesting video.

[chris3ff]

stop eyeballin me, mister.

[wolfgirleatsbaby]

fate is confusing

[chris3ff]

i think you're giving fate too much credit.

[ragainstmach03]

très intéressant. my sentiments exactly.

[chris3ff]

thanks, i appreciate you watching.