The Chestnut Tree

[ganymedeIV4]

I can't begin to tell you how much this reminds me of my own daughter.

Such a sweet heart and a free spirit despite her cranky moments but all 4 year olds are basically bi-polar at some points and its always back to being sweet 10 minutes later.

[f5yeangel5]

so beautiful!

[littlearmel]

137 people are heartless twats !

[PetiteSparkle]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful and personal message and your God given talent with the world. It brought me to tears and changed me for the better. I rewatch this every now and then when I am strong enough to break down in tears, lol. Your Mom would be so proud of your work. Lots of love to you!

[lewis3265]

i just watched this in my creative writing class at school it is really sweet and touching

:)

[DaveBlueMeteor]

Adorável.

[SchnuffelB]

i loved this too, and better cuz it isnt furry.....

[Goatmon]

Do you know the name of the song you used?

[H20revolution]

@Goatmon its an original

[Goatmon]

@H20revolution In that case, is the song available anywhere?

[milka08400]

@H20revolution it's not an original, in de credits appeared the nameof the son Frederic Chopan Mazurka in D maj opus 33, no2

[WWEfan900rx]

Very touching

[marinicita]

I can't believe how absolutely beautiful this is... and the animation is so smooth and pristine! Wow! Thanks! :D

[mariozeldakirby]

And now tears begin to roll down my face.

[IzCarraway]

This Animation was very touching! Almost brought a tear to my eyes because it kind of reminds of my foster mom & aunt. They both were like true mothers to me and my sister who has been in foster care since she was 3 and was 1. I truly am inspired to become a better Animator because of watching this. I hope to be this great in the future when I leave school.

[glitch2424]

very nice! I'm impressed by the quality of animation. The character design is too adorable

[thatbloodywanker]

I cried.

[DrJuliaChicken]

Very awesome! I loved it.

[konataizumi465]

The animation is so smooth, so beautiful... I LOVE it

[Arabelladarcy]

I love this. It's so beautiful and the animation is great.

[H20revolution]

how can people dislike this. assholes.

[marvel94520]

I love this video, a few years ago my daughter send it to me, we were living together, now we are far away living in different countries and I missed her so much, but watching this video it make me feel happy !

[mightypopcorn]

really who disliked this video. They must not love thier moms.

[RetroNoodles]

beautiful,...the note at the end makes it even more meaningful.

[Rasenth]

My mother died when I was in 10th grade, so I relate to the feelings communicated in this film. Thank you for making this film, it touched me very much. I'm inspired to make animations as heart-felt as this one. <3

[smProduktion]

Its Great  :)

[Snootin09]

I showed this to my mom and we were both crying and hugging eachother I am so happy to have a mom and I put my heart out to those who don't.

[lizeroming1]

tears. it makes me miss my mum. so sensational !

[Boogers32150]

Hyun-min Lee? I don't even see the need to put

such an ubiquitous Oriental name in

the Credits. I rather a shame, really,

since this is so movie is well done, beautiful even.

I mean if I had a dime for every "KIM LEE"

I've met in my life, I could retire VERY early.

Seriously Asia, be more creative with names

creativity is what you do anyways...

[FinalGamerJames]

That was adorable.

[MichaelRyanKinney]

dang!

[no1sjester]

Some artsy black and white animated film: "This sucks."

Some artsy black and white animated film where the the mother dies: "MASTERPIECE"

[Brill39e]

@no1sjester Sucks What?

[littlepinkystar]

Watched this video with mom...... some tears started falling from our eyes and I understood that she is one of the most beautiful persons, this video totally looks like us! :')

Congratulations! You made one of the most beautiful videos I´ll ever watch :D

[FoxenBPerry]

this is something I'll never really understand, because my mommys an alchoholic, and she is unsafe to be around. I hate my life! D':

[chintubb]

@FoxenBPerry

then make sure your kid understand that when they see somthing like this

[FoxenBPerry]

@chintubb are you kiddine? of corse I will! I don't want my kid to EVER experiance what I had to! they would be scarred for life like I am >.>

[g3niu555]

mommyyyyy

[RobertRoll]

Hey, Hyun-min Lee and crew;

I love your drafting and your imagination and your sweet sentiment.

Looking forward to your next surprising work! -robert

[ThePlayfulShadows]

this was so sweet D: and sad ;___; great animation, great message, it even has the Beatles! Instant favorite.

[wukongzzz]

stunning and touching ! 

[TarantulaTown]

It's 1AM, I just woke my roommate up by sobbing and applauding at the same time. Dammit.

[0812EL]

Was it canser that took her mothers life?

[chaostwentythree]

that was truly beautiful and touching...

[JusImagination]

Kawaii ^_^

I love when she turns into a girl kitty :3

[Qu33zle]

its soooooo beautifull!!! BTW what is this program?>

[elricfannumberone]

I-I have tears in my eyes çAç awesome video and story ç___ç

[developstopfixprod]

A beautiful imagination went into this.

[Ninja1Ninja2]

Dude.... That was trippy. But cute, too.

[taylorswiftcraze34]

Omigosh...as the emotional type, i just broke down completely after watching this!

:'( its so beautiful!!

[51lodb]

Very charming! Beautifully animated!

[Mythinkingbox]

this is very cute^^

big imagination & greatly inspired :)

[EinfarchesLeben]

falling into adulthood is confusing without the touchstones we get from childhood... i think we all can relate to the details in the plot. lovely and touching. thank you.

[iltmoa]

Amazing, beautifully animated! I love how they dance and move with the music :)

[Katliam7]

I have tears in my eyes...

[22drawsalot]

thank you for making this...

[22drawsalot]

i cry everytime i watch this.... it's so beutiful... wow...

the animation is so smooth and well timed it seemslike a disney production or something... wow...

[seefathang]

It's really touching.....

[xxgaiaexx]

Why this make me remember Totoro?o.o

[hopes79]

falling into adulthood is tough...how i love my mother and how i wish i could have a child to relive that strong bond of love and go back where i belong... my childhood :(

[Sansipi]

Really cute animation! ^__^

[SimlishSammy]

I feel like crying...this is so beautiful!

[RSCPT]

This is Chopin's Mazurka in D Major, Op. 33 No. 2 if anyone was wondering.

[EverlastingRain55]

@RSCPT Thankyou, I love Chopin, but this was unfamiliar to me.

[natalieee73]

the music goes PERFECTLY

soo preetty

[Andinne]

This is sweet.

[catzie1]

i agree with everyone (except the few haters)

;D

[SpongeyGreenPerson]

Aww, sweet. : )

[nejikun16]

i like simple and cute

[northwesternwritings]

A very touching and moving story, but it is sad.

Love the animation too ^-^

[Madeleine1M]

It's Beautiful :D

and this song :) I very like Chopin :P

[TheStripeyStudios]

This is so beautiful! I love how some things appear in colour!! Really well done, it must have taken you ages!!

[sincerelymisshelen]

The animation was absolutely wonderful. Good choice of music--loved the Chopin. ^_^

[Anime7189]

That Was Sooooooooo Beautiful ^-^

[Mojochi]

Pure poetry in motion. A real jewel

[inume514]

that was amazing

[jellybutterXD]

wow, this was simply fantastic! good job :)<3

[komolebi3]

so lovely

[ZarafanKO]

exelent animation. rly charming.

[OUTinSPACE40]

this is beautiful it made me cry

and makes me value all the good times with my ma

thanks

[kusudamalovesanime]

this is the most sweet movie i ever seen so touching....LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥ LOVE IT

[The878709]

amazing... tears come.

[NormallyBoredMe]

This was beautiful,I'm so glad everyone else is asleep cause they'd think I was going crazy for crying at a movie on youtube,it happens so little.Thank you for putting this up :,3

[SweetPrinze]

It made me cry. Thank you.

That only means its touching. ♥

[StuntPilotin]

: )

[jammez404]

:,)

[edwards21416]

beautifull

[theseedy7eleven]

I can't believe this didn't win an annie award!(it's so unbearably cute) curse you Pixar juggernaut!!!(i thnk.. need 2 check wiki 2 make sure)

[0oxHAPPYxo0]

Cute!!!!!!!!

[MichWay]

OMG

IT'S SO AMAZING

[OneDarkEnigma]

This video was epic, thankyou for sharing it with us

[Anime4life7189]

I Love This Video Remind Me And My Mother ^-^

[MIMIPR]

Beautiful!

[d4n13lr0x]

So happy.. But so sad at the same time.

[Atlantida008]

excellent work!!

[FitzChivalryFarseer2]

Very well done! My I clap and tip my hat to pinic productions. Which program was used?

[uruseiranma]

This reminds me very much of one of my favorite shorts, Anna & Bella. And just like it, there's almost no dialogue, and it hits my emotions perfectly.

Pity I got my BFA in animation and spent the last 6 years doing nothing with it. This makes me want to relearn and rehone my skills. Drawing once made me happy, but I feel kind of 'empty' these days.

[theseedy7eleven]

why not make an animated short about that? emptiness has been done b4, but making 1 that truly speaks to people will b an immense challenge(perfect 4 rekindling ones ambitions!)

[RayfieldA]

This is Beyond Beautiful.

[maplemusicplayers]

what the f**k is in her hair 0.0?

[danedaworld]

mazurka op 7 no 1 by chopin

[pinkaholic30]

Those are som freaky childhood memories... xD

I'm just kidding. I LOVE this video. Thank you so much for posting it. :D

[feylingangel]

This is so beautiful! The thing that astounded me the most was the accuracy of the ballet- you must be very familiar with dance to animate it so well, even in a cartoony form.

[ogrodopantano]

Nossa, emocionante... Agradeço a Deus por ainda ter minha mãe...

[Cutewhenunknown]

Reminds me of my own Mother and i hope my child enjoys the same type of imagination...she's 3 weeks and i bet all the strange arms she's in are a little scary...

Cutewhenunknown

[Vernedi]

An excellent example of how great stories do not need dialogue or modern computer animation techniques, or even color. Remarkable talent! Kudos!

[dd4gamez2]

cute

[whatevergrl5674]

I loved it, so sweet!

But it doesn't make a lot of sense at times. :p (Yes, yes, I know some parts are fiction. I said I loved it, didn't I?)

[buriednexttoyou]

Beautiful animation, perfect music, and a touching story. Fantastic work.

[Sshania]

Really Amazing!!! :)

[Blueloli10]

This story is really touching and sweet! Its the best animation I ever saw!!!!

[Stiv13gr]

This was really touching... Great animation! Was this really all made in hand? If it is, I'm shocked! i don't have the patience for something like that, even though I've tried several times. Congrats!

[mayberry372]

sweet and touching. lovely animation! well done!

[Nyuffun]

Aaaww.. That was awesome and touching (:

[bemysaviorx]

awh that was to touching, i love this video

[Aemoth]

Odd. I was REALLY expecting it to turn out that her mother was dead and, whaddya know.

Still a very good animation, though.

[ravneet89]

I love this animation. It's so sweet and beautiful!

[deathkg]

So, is her mother dead?

[Channibis]

yeah man.

[deathkg]

ic, touching~_~

[escapethefate296]

i love this.

what's the song?

[PuffsPlusWithLotion]

Mazurka in D major, Op. 33, No. 2----by Chopin (its in the end credits ;D )

[Midaiki]

This is one of my favorite videos on youtube. Simply beautiful

[mrnilaus]

this was beautiful...

[animekitten789]

cute :)

[hitomekakera]

Made my cry =(

Miss my mommy.. rily bad.

[LoveToDream03]

this is amazing :)

[justVme]

beautiful, the movments was amazing! I wish I could make animations too...wich program did you use?

[anm8rchick]

it's traditional animation, which means paper and pencil.

[TheLucyandAmandaShow]

i love this. its so sad

[Shadowyn777]

Just awesome!!! -^__^- I really felt about crying, it's so sweet but sad at the same time...T~T... Thanks for this video!

[aasjb4ever]

this is beautiful, so moving and sweet. :D

[Draconios1]

thats deep

[FrozenFireDuck]

Music and art.

The language of the soul.

Magnificent, thank you for sharing.

[mangaatbagoong]

i love this.

[herbsc]

Perfeito!

[d0ngbangjunior]

that was really sweet :)

[Saikaruno]

Really amazing video.

I've already told "amazing" for many video. But this one... This is a fave! Joyful and sad, clear but obscure. A wonder!

[akirabt]

Bellissimo, ma è tristissimo T_T

[LaStrange]

instant fave.

[luhallfrisch]

that tells a verry good story and the dwring are also amazing and the music goes to geather. great job 5 stars and a favorite

[sevencrushes]

perfect!

[PuffsPlusWithLotion]

Chopin is amazing. The animation is so fluid! Your mother WILL rest in peace with a work like this dedicated to her memory.

[IROHny]

rest in peace :)

very very wonderful animation :)

[TheFith]

Lovely!

[wiesteria7xzz]

This is so very sweet.

You did a wonderful job. I always come back to this video randomly. It makes me feel happy :]

[lokistorm]

alguien sabe como se llama la cancion de este video?

[MonicaIshikawa]

Mazurka in D Major, Op 33 n. 2 by Frederic Chopin... tiene en la presentación , puedes mirar directamente... 3:33... de la presentación

[PrettyLittlePetShop]

cute :') touching to

[kattoast]

Thats sad but some parts were cute. So I guess it was a happy/sad animation.

Nice work.

Sorry about your mom.

[andrewyaoauatauabaea]

i cryd

[natashabluey]

0.o

Sweet.

=]

[ElphieandMaureen]

fhis made me cry.

i loved it so much.

[RaunchyApple]

A trippy, yet eloquent piece.

[Sammy41152]

i loved it so much !! =] it made me cryy

[fenserka]

Amazing.

[M0nyq]

it made my cry T_T so sweettttttttttttt

[mikyu013]

i love the animation so much! <3

[leeum1989]

amazing

[mythgar]

That was awesome. I miss my mother too.

[weez1119]

I love the use of color in this! Beautiful!

[YazzyDream]

Clean, simple, fluid, and touching. Excellent job! Loved it.

[sdoran360]

Beautiful...

[BeccaFishys]

Made me cry... it's beautiful..

[elinxxxx]

yep you are amazing that is very entertaing well done

[cookieofdarknezz]

oh my god that is so incredibly sweet! You are really talented, well done!

[TheDrone]

really really beautiful! you are so talented!

[dontcarekid]

phenomenal work

it reached my peek of interest

[beatriz182]

beautiful!!

so sweet!!!

[sirenrose666]

Wow, that was brilliant and oh so cute! ^_^

[merokol]

i cried...it's so pretty

[lordzako]

a tear...

[nhammack]

My 2 year old wants me to play this over and over for him. Full of emotions and very touching. Very well done!

[everythingisyou]

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

[ScarletFlamia]

This is sooo adorable...

[seerowunni]

great wrk ............really superb.......!!!

[dashkevichm]

Excellent.