I recently ran across this short film, Porcelain Unicorn, which won the Tell It Your way competition (3 minutes long, 6 specific lines of dialogue). I wasn’t expecting to be so moved, especially with only three minutes, but I’ve watched it twice now — once when I found it, and once when I showed it to the hubster — and teared up each time.
Granted, the subject matter is moving. And, granted, the script is deliberately sentimental (and I’m the girl who cries at sentimental commercials) but I don’t think there’s any denying that these 3 minutes pack an emotional punch. Check it out!
And speaking of short … (ahem) I have a short story now up for Kindle and for the Nook! Hope y’all check it out! 
So what did y’all think of the film? Are you a short film (or short story) fan? Or do you want to hang with a story and characters for longer than a few pages or minutes?
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Thanks for sharing this Julie. It was BEAUTIFUL and yes it made my eyes leak!
I loved it when I saw it. It made me cry too. They did a wonderful job on it. It’s hard to do a lot with a little and make it count.
Got the story!!
awesome! Thanks!
I didn’t cry, but then, ahem, I’d seen Sarah’s Key, and this is sort of the Hallmark version of Sarah’s Key (i.e. the ending is happy).
I normally do like short films and stories, but I think the writer has to be careful to make them feel right. You can’t tell a long story, but a short moment in time, and I do think they can pack as much a punch as a longer novel, especially since you usually aren’t expecting the punch.
Congrats on the book, JK! I’m going to have to read it next month (when MY short story is in the can.
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I DIDN’T CRY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yesssssssssssss!
Sweet lil story. I prefer a bit more meat to my stories. =)
LOL! Good job, Ti!
Well, I was determined not to cry and darned if I didn’t tear up in the end. But well done for a short version. Definitely told a complete story (even though we don’t know why it took him so long to find her) in a very short amount of time. Fun! And congrats on the new Demon story – it’s about time!! Woo HOO!!!
I ALWAYS cry but I was able to keep myself in check this time!
Thanks, Dee! I’m always determined not to cry…yet always do. The most embarrassing are McDonald’s commercials!
I do that, too. My low point was crying during an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond once. It was the brotherly relationship that got me.
My lowest was when I cried during one of the scenes in the Adam Sandler film CLICK.
I do like short stories in the right mood. I used to love to read them at the gym — they took about as long as the time on the treadmill.
The short film is nice. Wonder why it took him so long to come back
That’s answered in the feature film version
Most likely it took him that long to find her if she was ultimately either sent to a camp or smuggled out of the country.
Can’t wait to read your story, Julie! I like short–both reading it and writing it. I find it much less daunting to begin a project knowing I only have to write 100 pages as opposed to 400. I love reading anthologies–I’ve discovered some great “new to me” authors that way.
I do like short stories. Sometimes short is just right. F Scott Fitzgerald’s shorts are better than any of his full novels, to me. I haven’t perfected my short form yet. Congratulations on the new story!
I have a collection of Fitzgerald that I need to read; I think I’ve only read one short from him.
Thanks for the congrats. Dipping my toe into the indie waters has been fun!