"The Gift" - One of the winners of the 48 Hour Film Project 2009 New York City

[Amber31cooke31]

o wow this kid could really be an actress someday!

[DudeImStacey]

so cute

[Thegiftbaby]

Checo out my video

[aabramenko1]

would be a very cute video, smart little girl, but i think she gave her dad drugs :( Ruins the whole thing.

[junopoped]

Way to Teach The girl how to get ing the kitchen!!!!!!!

[pokefansean1]

FAKE AND

[pokefansean1]

GAY



[dinodude162]

i misread and thought it was a 48 hour long movie, but this turned out to be really good

[MSPENNY1947]

I WAS LOOKING FOR CHILDREN ACTING . I RAN INTO YOUR VIDEO IT IS PRECIOUS THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENT WITH US.

[SillyConeBaby]

I was searching reborn dolls...

[ChadC919]

A life giving sword. Thank you

[burritocat100]

Something in the film speaks to my toddler. She must watch it at least three times per day. Thank you.

[braidmyhair916]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO

[buginyourear]

Enough symbolism in here to last me for a decade

[saj3109]

wat happend to the mom

[pearl6570]

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[MyBaby91307]

the beginning of this video made me sad... :( good thing it got better

[HeavensGleam]

Dont know what to think but it was good.The purpose was?

[TheUna123]

da fuck i didnt get to use de stove until i was 12 aND MY PARENTS STILL DONT TRUST ME

and im 13

[TheUna123]

the potion is cocaine and the far far place is mexico

[NewTuber101]

aw cute!!

[333pinkitty]

I dont get what the point of this movie is supposed to be?? child neglect maybe?? I dont get it

[beelo1000]

I was laughing when I see this video, because my daughter always do this to my son when he wokes up every morning.

[ARELITTLESHOW]

cute vid



[MsSingingmadness]

so cute

[dianemerq]

So sweet " Daddy awake up" someone needed coffee that morning huh !

[0lenka]

pristiq?

[TheBebeaaron]

WTF? did i just watch , the little girl turn the stove on , then took the baby a bath, then a old men walked in and she open the door? and everyone calls this cute. this is a crazy video i had ever seen , the little girl its a slave .this is so damm wrong. i give it dumbs down. freaking weird shit

[0lenka]

@TheBebeaaron to me this video advocates antidepressants. it shows that it can be helpful.

[allieree93]

Precious video!!!!

[nana216216]

the cutest heart touching video ive seen :)) <3

[4trueluv]

AAAAAAAWWWWWW LOVE THIS VIDEO

[4jhines]

That man could have been a pervert and taken that child in real life. Kind of hate that father in this video.

[ndawg10]

I am new to the production thing and currently fighting my heart with keeping it morale. This was soooo inspirational to me. Thank you soooo much for sharing this!

[SuccessfulStu1]

My heart ached terribly when seeing the kids were left unattended like that. Are the words “it’s going to be OK, we are going to be OK” magic?

[sarahmsmith78704]

beautiful film!!!  that little girl is so precious . . . very well done.

[pianogirlshopaholic]

that guy that gave the girl the drug could've been like a serial killer or something that wanted to poison her dad. but cute video i wish that would happen everyday. :)

[candyjeanful]

This is a very cute video, except that I didn't like the fact the little girl opened the door for the old man, I wouldn't want mu kids to see this. I try to teach them to NEVER open the door for anyone, even neighbors, because my children abused or taken are done so by someone they know. This is not a video for children but a good story.

[LadyJsPuppetones]

Gotta love the kids...they dont miss a thing and thats a good thing...in most cases.THX. Hope you like what Im doing for kids too!

[TheNYSPoisonCenters]

What an incredibly uplifting video! Thanks for sharing.

I am an educator at a Poison Center so you can guess what I expected to happen!!! Hey if you EVER want to re-do the video demonstrating how easy a poisoning takes place, THAT would be a great YOUTUBE entry. Thanks for the smile.

[JANINACASTANON]

omg this brought tears to my eyes !!

[Trina292]

i almost Cried.. what a happy ending... at the same time i almost cussed out the dad.. hehehe

[AGBaku]

Great film!!!

[phillysis11]

I cried :)

This was beautiufl!

[bigbadjeff77]

Loved this video

[TheTheJBShow]

awh i loved it especially the kids thier so cute and very adorable!!!

[epic4747]

sweet video!

[rsophiav]

I came across this accidentally. Really cute video!! Loved it.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

@rsophiav  We are glad you found our video and liked it. Thank you.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks so much.  We will read her your comment. Have a great one!

[shortymcprshort]

Just love the way that little girl can do so much its amazing !!

Best video on YouTube by far !

Amazingly Heartfelt ,and thoughtful !

[whitnjay]

loved it but hated the end

[PencilBoxProjects]

Cute story and the little girl is an excellent little actress!

[lubime10]

Thank you very much , this video save my live !!!

[dizzydaisygal]

Ok- the landlord was kind of on the creepie side but I am glad that he was nice. Loved the glitter in the coffee.

Kind of like Matilda.

[2424justus]

i don't get what is sooo magical about this I think it is actually scary when the baby cries she sounds like the excorsist.

[dikpleaserify]

haha the person filming should be the one to get off there ass and take care of that baby not a 3 year old girl

[TheWoodthing]

bravo!!!!



[IncredibleSmoke420]

Looks like @crizzle2211 won the NYC 48hr, his film only has a couple hundred views... again wtf?

Next time you should add kittens, then you'll get a million views...

[IncredibleSmoke420]

48hr film winner?!? Wtf!

How much you care about your kids -» O

How much I care about your kids -» .

Background music unoriginal... Isn't that against the rules?

I thought it was terrible, but that's my opinion, still don't believe it won anything.

[yennyannportillo]

great video

[ladontloveu]

Aww, I just LOVE seeing kids acting in videos and stuff like this. GREAT job!! Kids are adorable. Aww

[violetmatthers]

My Husband and I are all welling up! That was so beautiful....

[ziggybiggydiggy]

@violetmatthers Thanks so much. Glad that you liked it and it did something for you. it's the nicest thing to hear as a filmmaker.

[dilleyfam]

such a cute video

[ziggybiggydiggy]

@dilleyfam Glad that you liked it. We had fun making it. Coming up with a part 2....

[annshelaann]

Made my day!

[josilovesmovies]

thank you sooooooo much, if only you knew what this video did for me...THANK YOU...MUAH............

[ziggybiggydiggy]

@josilovesmovies glad that you liked it. were you having a bad day or something? Curious

Also, how did you find it.....?

[valleyofeternalsun]

this was magic..so meaningful!

[ziggybiggydiggy]

@valleyofeternalsun Yeah! so happy to hear......

thanks!

[bigsqirtboy]

it was a good video i almost creid when i saw it

[ziggybiggydiggy]

@bigsqirtboy thanks so much for your comment. Glad that it made an impression on you!

[crizzle2211]

Ummmm, I'm pretty sure you didn't win New York City because we won NYC.... Maybe you should change the title..

[ziggybiggydiggy]

@crizzle2211 Sorry for the confusion. We did win 4 awards there, including director and editing so we felt like winners. But it's true we didn't take the grand prize. Send me the link to your film and we'll link to it as well.

[wizdomborn1]

nice.........:)

feels good/

[wisemaninmadworld]

I cant stop watching it,showed it to my Mum,she loves it...so do i...wow!

Very emotional.

[wisemaninmadworld]

Heart touching,lovely...soulful

[cestoblique]

Cute funny and lovable. Well structured too. I enjoyed it.

[Southgateks]

I was beginning to think this was pretty lame, but I really enjoyed it and understand how this could win. I feel better after watching it. Thanks!

[MegaDudetv]

KINDA SPACY

[CTMOVIEMAN]

That won? wow!!!

[littlegymnastkiara]

Great video!!!!!

[danceandwebkinz7]

that was cute.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks for your comment. all the best!

[billysquash]

this was so dumb. what a dumb thing. if i made a list of dumb things this would be number 1. dumb dumb..... and....... begin hating on me, all you fans of dumb. so.... dumb...

[novsev]

Amazing editing, fantastic baby actors, and the score was wonderful. We need more directors like this!

Cheers and 5 stars,

Phil and Deb 818

[TheFavorite1974]

it was very touching ..thank you for posting.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks so much.

[grammapecos]

This was fantastic...

make more...more more...America needs them

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks so much! Happy Holidays!

[edcouchfirefiter]

:o :o

[toyahred]

this was absolutely beautiful! heart felt,kind,.............my list could go on :) i bet your daughter is a great big sister like this all of the time..THIS PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE( my 6 yr old son even smiled and said he liked it)

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks so much. Glad your son enjoyed it too. Will share with Natalie tomorrow.

[amy617747803]

i rate this 5 stars very good work

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks so much. have a great one.

[haeminrapp]

So beautiful... thank you for sharing!

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks so much. it was terrific fun to make.

[pitts003]

The was beautiful! Made me cry.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks so much. lovely to hear.

[StroutsInk]

This was a fantastic film. I love your art.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks we will pass this on to Nat.

[RageOfTheKage]

What type of Camera was this Filmed with???

[ziggybiggydiggy]

Sony V1U with wide angle lens. Glad you like it!

[johnyair]

great idea, very nice editing, perfect music, brilliant short time film..!

I wasn't so lucky, they gave me musical (in Athens Greece 2008) and my actors couldn't sing, but finaly we did it!

Congadulations for your film!!!

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks so much. we will look at your film asap and comment. all the best, Karen and Zack

[Hotspace5170]

Thank you for the video. the edit are some of the best that I have seen a very long time. What kind of editing software did you use ? That was really great stuff . Keep going. Thank you again from a guy that is studying editing at SVA.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

We use Final Cut Pro and thank you so much for the lovely compliment. We know Zoran Amar a cinematography professor at SVA so say hi for us!

All the best,

Karen and Zachary

[SIRONEDRAGON]

Good project...

[Mihoko731]

I love it. Thank you for making such a wonderful video.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

Thanks so much! We had a fun time.

[plentyxxx]

Ahh, this was one of the best short films I have seen on youtube! Great job

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks so much. we will keep em coming.....

[Benjh18]

Fantastic short! And outstanding score.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

Thanks! That's Clint Bennett and Anthony Marinelli of LA who did the score. Glad you enjoyed it.

[BabyKillingUnicorns]

i can imagine how hard it is to work with children, and this was quite an acomplishment for anyone. Nice job,

I didn't really get what was up with the dragon part though, or why the cuts with the coffee were slightly off.

Awesome video though.

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks for your comments. We bribed our daughter with m&m's when the going got tough. About the dragon, that was improv from our actor Gene that we thought worked just right. It gave him a more playful feel we thought. Maybe the coffee "cuts "seemed off because of streaming, because there was nothing intentional to make it "off".

all the best and thanks for your comments and view!

[pateju]

lol I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!!

So sweet

[ziggybiggydiggy]

thanks. we will show Natalie.

[allgreatvideos]

Where can I get some of that majic potion? - What an awesome video!! I made this a favorite so I can watch it again many times! Well done! You are a genius!!

[ziggybiggydiggy]

Thanks so much for the compliment. Natalie and Leo thank you too.  That magic potion is pretty much "gold" in our book. Need some daily over here.......

[ZombieeProductions]

This was such a beautiful video!

Very creative and very sweet. You definitely deserved to win.

Absolutely fantastic.

[ddddubin]

This was great. I will probably watch it again.

Thanks!

[ziggybiggydiggy]

Glad that you liked it.

[Mr19after6]

That was great. Awsome project for the 48 hr film project. I wish my team did something this great. We just bumped heads all weekend. Not a good thing. Congrats!

[ziggybiggydiggy]

Very kind.  We had such a good time. Somehow it all came together for us. I'm sure your next 48 hour fest will go much better.

[thewoman1511]

cool

[asuncion7]

That's Amazing I Love That I Wish I Could Of Done That To My Daddy... Now He's Gone, But he'll Always Be In My Heart And Always With Me......

[ziggybiggydiggy]

Thank you for the kinds words. We had so much fun doing this.

[theflyingelbo]

Great job! Adorable video. Check out REVENANT - 48Hour Film Project Savannah!

[songirl50]

I absolutely adored this. How special. Very understandable why you won. That little girl is fabulous!

[katar106]

loved this. thank you for sharing.

[chinchillamelee]

awesome video

[MountMatadero]

I joined YouTube just to be able to rate this fantastic video. I watch it over and over. A terrific little story with both humor and pathos, wonderfully filmed, edited, scored, and acted. Does Nat need an agent?

[cloudyalygirl14]

That was really cute! I love it so much! Natalie and Leo were adorable! :3

-Catherine

Sam said it was really cool too.

[PanAndFocusNews]

Great video! Very funny indeed.

[calamarc]

Natalie & Leo are going to be a huge star!!

[monkeyarmy13]

Yeah! That was great...

[RCastoro]

What a sweet visit to your work, personal becoming universal.

[michaellossi]

That was WONDERFUL! Karen, Zach, Nat and Leo: I had such a great experience watching that, I had a huge perma-grin on my face. Nat is a total natural and a little star (as is Leo and Zach as well). Congrats, LOVED it all!

Michael

[SocJayTree]

Me too! Love, Love, Loved it! Is Nat a member of actor's equity?

You are all wonderful

evelyn

[coyotemotion]

BRAVO! Too wonderful...and what a stellar cast!

Congratulations!!

[secarman69]

love, love, loved it!!!