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A young African boy with a haunting back story starts school in Ireland, and finds out quickly exactly what it means to be the new kid. Winner of Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar.
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Written and Directed by Steph Green
Original Story by Roddy Doyle
Produced by Tamara Anghie
Olutunji Ebun-Cole as Joseph
Simon O'Driscoll as Christian Kelly
Fionn O'Shea as Seth Quinn
Sinead Maguire as Hazel O'Hara
Norma Sheahan as Teacher Lady
Byron Kumbala as Joseph's Father
Sade Oyewole as Pamela
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Many thanks to Elena Dafouli for providing Greek translation for the subtitles.
Moral of the story: Always make fun of your teacher. Its brings everyone together. :D
Perhaps you're ri8 in this case
Have mercy on substitute teachers though,
Lol
as a teacher (34 years in), i am willing to take that roll. xo
@@kkeberhard145 :D What a good sport. Always putting the kids first. :)
We all need a Hazel O Hara in our lives
So true
That's a great name! Scarlett's brainy cousin.
I wanna be like Hazel O hara🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
lol
Yeah
This kind of reminds me of when I was in the 6th grade in 1978 or 1979. We had this mean and very strict teacher. There was a new girl from Vietnam . She was always quiet and very shy. There were 2 kids behind her teasing her. The girl walked to the teachers desk crying - full of tears. The teacher told her to go to the restroom and wash her face. Once the girl left the teacher screamed at the 2 bullies saying "How dare you pick on that poor girl... " She then yelled at all of us about how we should be more welcoming to people from other countries and how many of them have it rough to try to learn a new language and start a new and better life. At the time I didn't put 2 and 2 together to think about the Vietnam war just 4 years from then. Looking back the teacher was strict...but she wasn't mean.
Wow
I think that today the strict no violence policies in many US public school systems are better than we had it in the 60's and 70's. Some teachers would even laugh at the small boys who were mercilessly picked on by boys twice our size. A few times I had to just give up in massive frustration, and slug a bully hard in the face repeatedly, to make the point that further bullying would have consequences, at least with me. I was smart enough to take action within shouting distance of a teacher (and I didn't always win while sending a clear message), and at least I didn't get in trouble when the bully said I started it, and I pointed out that the bully started it six months or so before. Finally I had a big growth spurt and lifted weights for two years, effectively ending me being an easy target, but many children aren't so lucky. I was really impressed with the quiet but effectively and minimally violent way the new boy was able to demonstrate that you do NOT want to escalate violence against him. And you could see how even with all the evidence, how clueless the teacher was to actually control the bully without clear and uncompromising policies toward bullying.
This is NOT 6th grad or whatever the hell you said there, this is not America, thats all you need to know
@@rogergeyer9851 THIS IS NOT AMERICA ugh, there ARE other places ya know, oh wait, you DON'T KNOW
@@artscafe9371 He never said that it was the sixth grade?
The acting is effortlessly immaculate...and the whole scene is absolutely beautiful...
frr😄
I read down in the comments the video was made 13 (?) years ago. I wonder if the boy playing Christian is the one in Billy Elliott. can you say? Thank you.
@@landang7906 no, he isn’t
@@bean7935 Thank you. There was a vague resemblance :)
@@landang7906 Yes, I saw it too, that’s what got me thinking so I searched it up and they are different actors. :)
imagine watching this 11 years later and wondering why our society is still the same
Nothing new in these world
@@nukonuko1184 yeah exactly
I am
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:( so sad
As children we forget how anyone did wrong to us .. so easily . Both parties forgive each others wrongdoings so easily. I don't know how we lose that as adults.
Sorry, I disagree. To me it seems he was hiding his hurt to try to get them to stop bullying him. And sometimes, what happens to a child can lead to long-term psychological scars that take years/decades of active effort to heal.
Ya we all miss that innocence we had
@@kaylabrand7403 I agree
Our ego grows with age
@@alois_hitler NOT everybody had the chance to have "that innocence" certainly not a child whose father gets killed in front of his very eyes.
When they threw that milk at Joseph and he flinched, that broke my heart so much that I cried. That poor little sweet child. imagine how SCARY it must be to start a new school (late) and you're THE ONLY person of a different color in that school/class. It just breaks my heart. That boy was adorable and played his part so well.
They have a black girl there, but generally you are right
*coloUr .its better than amerika school
@@notgadot Thanks for pointing out what a dumb AmeriCan i am! I guess you missed the point and only saw your pet peeve. I have them too, but would never point it out if someone was talking about something so emotional. Way to go!
Color is correct for AMERICA. Get off your high horse.
It's beautiful how hazel tries to solve the porblem in the opening scene and ends up solving the whole thing in the end. This deserves all the attention. Such a good representation!
this was 2009??? And I'm watching this 2021 i watched this 11 years later (edit) I love you all 😘❤️thx for the likes
Really, this was in 2007, lol
:D
Same
oml sameee
actually, it's 12 years
Dont lie who just randomly watched it
Mustaqim ayyeee 𝖒𝖊𝖊𝖊𝖊
well duh
Me
Me
Me
What a great teacher, let them bond together, by making fun of her, keeping Hazel’s tell-tale quiet at the right time.
This Short film made me cry. This kid had to watch his father die in front of him. Those flashbacks while he was laughing reminded him of his father. This is so eye-catching! I love this so much! Thank you for this short film :D! Please don't give up on the hard work. Appreciate it God bless
Joseph has faced "the worst" in his home country, to move further back he has nothing but the wall. Hence, he handles everything much peacefully, a rugged behavior - only when needed. Great short!
Again
Good
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Great comment!
Well said
That little girl oml we need her in our lives
Which one?
@@th3_r0ckst4r the one who was helping the new kid
@@yasvirsingh5658 Oh
@@th3_r0ckst4r Hazel of course🤣
FRFR.
I was sad for the new boy, of course, but I'm stricken my how accurate this is when it comes to friendship. Little boys have a knack for "fighting it out" and becoming friends afterwards. It's so interesting.
Unfortunately, that characteristic of boys (and men) is one of the reasons why there is so much strife in the world.
I remember when I first loved to England all the boys bullied me but after a while we became really good friendship
Boys will be boys
Thank you. That wasn't a film; it was an experience i will never forget for so many reasons.
Crying and laugh at same time. Especially the part when Joseph smile and remember his father.
I was crying so hard at that part omg he looked so sweer
*sweet
thats deep
Same omg
It's not his father but teacher father I guess ( it's a designation)
imagine showing this in our recommended 11 years later
Inni
*11
I see you in almost evrey video I wach
:) lol
are only 10😳 wait
Such a special short story. I love how this was not about political agendas or racism in this movie. Beautifully refreshing.
There was a racism, that boy was calling a new kid "live-aid"
Not about racism? What film did you watch?
Need this level of confidence in life 8:33 It was a private conversation.
True
Am I the only one who liked the teacher. She wasn't bad. She was trying her best. Hazel thou 😂
She was brilliant. She knew exactly when to press... and precisely when to fold.
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Yoooo mate correct you are!
I’m here cause my kitten is called hazel and she really be acting like this 😆
@@felicitygraham763 wait a minute! Are you from the UK?
The little girl with glasses so cuteeee even when she talk
Yes she was so innocent and standing up for what is right. Smiling and coming to his aid.
Yeah man.
yeahh
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@@dinosharttt non
Big ups to the teacher for recognizing that tensions have eased
I cried - the father was so beautiful. Lovely film. Thank you.
the new boy gets recommended after 11 years POV: Hes in college now 2k likes wtf
Or in federal prison ....... or dead. Pray NOT!
11 years
Nope he's done with College He actually lives in India and yea hope u understand!
@@d.j.7069 🤐
11 actually
“She thinks she’s robbing a fockin bank.” Why was this funny to me-
Yea
You are a Avatar Fan. I'm right.
i dont get it
@@pecintakucing7597 Well she says hands up and when someone would go to rob a bank he would also tell the pepole in there to do hands up.
@@siddharthkumaryadav575 ah I see
Brilliantly done. Tackles a heartbreaking story with humour that connects us all. Hazel is a peach, perfect little actress, well casted production.
I dont know if this is the best short i ever watched, but for sure it was the most potent one, and most complete one. Like i can talk about what happened in this story for an hour and it is shown in 10 minutes, masterful story telling. Also i cry as a baby every time i see it
I’m crying from that story when the boy’s dad gets shot in front of him it broke my heart.
@Jack Strawb tf it wasnt
Me too, it was sad.
@Dangerous man he was his dad
@Dangerous man both
@@rudrakshamalhotra5043 yh
This made me think on when in 1965 I was the only black boy in a private boys school I was bullied. Became school fencing champion and found the connection between boxing and fencing. My best friend from school and I still talk at least once a month.
Glad you still have your friends. Went to a small parochial school. All white. When I was in 8th grade we finally got our first black student. He was quite popular. He must have had a field day. We all wanted to hang out with him because he was 'different', and he was very nice.
@@serpentines6356 Well I grew up in Miami Dade so I was one of a few white kids in my school.
Nicee!
@birdy hatches missing the point dude
bless you and your friend! 💖
No one knows what anyone's shoes feel like or how they got worn unless you walked in them.. These short films I have recently discovered and are brilliantly done
Even after 13 years this leaves a smile, never ever failed.
Hazel: Calls teacher a bitch Also Hazel: it was a private conversation😂😂😂 Why didn't I have a bit of Hazel in me when I was in school
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ONE OF THE BOYS SAID “I SAW HER NICKERS” “WHAT COLOUR” “YELLOW!”
Don’t worry. We all had a tiny bit for sure haha 😂
Hi
If i called my teacher a bitch which i probably won't bc they're the best. But yet if i do, i'll be d.e.a.d.
I felt so bad for the kid when he would laugh it was because he's remembering his dad 😔
😔
It wasn't his dad it was his teacher
@@blueberrywaves1598 His dad was also a teacher.
@@kiwi___ At some schools in africa they call them father as a respectful way ig
@@blueberrywaves1598 I’m still pretty sure that was his dad.
Really cute and well-done. 😉☺️ Friendship, Kindness and the chance to simply be-a-kid can un-do and accomplish so-much! ❤️ Thanks for posting all these great ‘shorts’; I’m loving them!
I was a foreign student at Carysfort National School in Dublin at the age of 5 (1997-2000) and this film took me back to those years. Some of my classmates did not like me much and some even had the audacity to say mean things, but my overall experience was good. I liked those times
who came here for Hazel’s “moment” at the end? 😂😂
Me
Me
Yes I came from TikTok 😂
Me I saw on tiktok
Recommended
I'm 11 years late I assume but a masterpiece doesn't age.
I just realized this after reading your comment. lol.
True for me too.
it gets more valuable over time
@@kmshivanshiietlucknowstude1750 me too 😅
It's been 11 years already?
Imagine if this was a serie,i would definitely watch it till the end.
Oh my I remember watching this the first time it came on KZhead. It reminds me of the old days of KZhead with these types of short-films 😭😭 So glad to have rediscovered this again
Bully: eat a bug! NewKid: *so you have chosen death*
that wasnt a bug tho
@Mr. Meh yes, but it was a booger
@@absence7560 ewww
For real
@@BardiXOfficial Then Why Comment?
who else has this in there recommended 12 yrs later lmao woah ty for all the likes
Well well well your here too
@@xeno_link7370 yep :)
@Samoya Coke epic
@Lucas Elder o lol
Better write my comment
This short film made me cry, it's so nice. I understand that i will never understand you, but I will stand with you ✊🏿
OMG! I don't know how they got all these kids to do this film so well. Bless all teachers.
Who else is obsessed with watching the anti bullying mini movies! Edit: Thanks for all the likes!
my guy this was 10 years ago
Meeeeeeeeee
Hi
Me
I am a😇 and I am 🥰
Joseph is SO cute when he smiles 😊😊😊
Yaa he is so cute
yes, he is
@@rafiullahwera1804 😊😊😊
Yes
w2,wosiskskwkwk
Oh my God, it is a wonderful movie that has no expiration date, and we are seeing this now, after 12 years have passed, and it is still interesting and of high quality. 💗🇲🇦😭
Everything is so well done, the shots, right from the beginning with a focus on the new kid's neck, beautifully filmed. The timing of the 2 separate blasts is creative. Hollywood could learn from this. The script is great, not overdone unlike mainstream. The actors finish it off well. The details make it worth re-watching. Top notch.
the little boy in the role of Christian, looks vaguely like the one in "Billy Elliott". Is he? I wonder when this video was made.
Hello random person scrolling in the comment section Hope you have a great day Edit: Thanks for the likes ;)
Hi
U too stranger
Sympleツ nigga
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wassup yoda
This Film 100% deserves an Oscar touched my heart
Are you from the UK?
So you want it to win a BATFA award. 🎥?
WHEN
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@@stephenfocosi7075 BAFTA
Awww - This was SO cute!! Reminded me of my school days - I was quite a monkey in H. school, although we didn't DARE use such language, in school or at home - ANYwhere. I still don't like profanity - But gotta admit, that little girl was hilarious & the lot of them were adorable. The teacher was a good hearted soul, toooo. Bless Her Kind/ness!! Another well deserved👍from me tooo!! ViewPoint✍From USA!!
Love Hazel ... cheering for the underdog unapologetically. Yes, we need a little Hazel in us! I wish I had a little Hazel in my in parts of my life.
We will come back together when this gets recommended to us in 11 years. Edit: y’all keep asking to make it 11 years so here it is
@Samoya Coke sure
I'll be waiting
Until I’ll see you guys again 👋
Yeah see yall in 11 years in 2031
@@pillsburydoughboy1666 and I’ll be 22 years old ;-;
When the African teacher died in almost cried man that hit hard
The teacher was his father
@@ohwilbur1 I know it’s so sad
that was his dad
@@taylordempsey5594 For real!?
@@gamingclaws5996 Yes, at 4:12 he says "I am a star *father* "
What a great film. I watched this in class today for our reaction paper, and it was a great experience. 10/10
i remember how i was one of them who got bullied and teacher never use to defend me but give punishment without doing any mistake it sucked its been like 6-7 yrs but i still can't forget it
"Hands up!" Like she is robbing a bank 🧍♂️🔫
Lol
This was 11years ago just telling you, it’s not like nowadays
@@craftzz8136 yea
I want Hazel's vibes everyday! "I am standing!" lol
This is such a beautiful short film, wonderfully acted. I see no reason that it shouldn't depict the reality of school life. However it is complex and shows things I am only just starting to understand.
I had a friend like Joseph at my primary school in south London. He was bullied. I've disliked bullies and racists ever since. At least this had a good ending!
That teacher had such an assertive voice she had me nodding in agreement when she told Joseph off. Damn near raised my hands 😂
Now
😂😂😂
😂😂
Casper ,haha hahaha 😆 🤣 are you raising your hands ? Soooooo freaking funny 🤣 hee hee. That's a real kicker!I am going to bed grinning I guess I need a life 😴 I don't want to see you on here anymore because you're making me feel really creepy laughing Soooooo hard 🙃 😅 🙂
😂💀 same
Who else wasn't expecting the new kid to make 2 new friends just by laughing? 👇
Me
begging...
Me
yh to be honest
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Most beautiful short film I've seen in a while. Thank you 🌹
This is such a good example of how to deal with a bully. We have ALL dealt with one. Silent....Strength. I have learned that bullies are all very very insecure
Teacher: everybody hands in the air New boy: am I gonna get arrested XD
Haaaa
On
Wtf
Your comment made me fall
Like it’s so funny when he said u r dead✞☠︎︎
He was no longer a new boy when he started laughing with other 2 ...Smile expresses u in more better way...
Smile breaks alot of boundaries 😊👌🏾
@@ornellasigning124 yeah correct 🥂
too true miss Singh 💯
@@Neophyte_me Hanh kyuki Yeah it will be turn into private conversation 😂
@@ornellasigning124 well as the registered player whether the Oscar Regards Michael
Subtle, profound, sweet, finding connection, always own yourself, no matter what.
How thick does this teacher have to be to not just have Christian switch seats with someone who is sitting up front?
it's. a. movie.
@@kimmatthews868 Damn, I'm so glad you told that, Kim! I had no idea! I thought someone had put cameras and mics into a real classroom. ... Some people enjoy responding to the characters, script, plot, etc. in a video. Is that ... OK with you? Have we your permission to react and respond--to get a little bit invested in the video?
Covid-19
I'm a Christian 😌
I advise you to play chess so you can acquire the habit to calculate more than 1 step ahead.
Video: *10 years ago* Comment section: *within a time stamp of a year*
Camo Playz I found it although it is 10 years old
Lol
😊😉😉😉😊😊😊
I'm black African I don't like being bullied and to bully others either. Just simple Life but once we're provoked we don't show Mercy
Would bet my own life those 3 youngsters are best friends, sharing with good laughs their first school trouble. Specially because the new boy finally showed his good laugh at all of he´d been through.
“Teacher! He was poking Joseph” “No I wasn’t” “Yes he was” “Feck off”
Ok? 😂
😂😂
Thats rude
“feck off” 💀
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The great story of Micheal Franklin And trevor
Gang of demons Michael*
LMFAO thats so true
Michael and Trevor are older than franklin
LOL
Oh my god nice one 😂
I wish more teachers paid attention like her in real life .there'd be way less bullying going on in classrooms...and omg Hazel was too funny & adorable 😂💕.. I think we've all had a hazel at Atleast one period in our lives in class 😂🤦🏾♀️
When I was in my society I felt happy and was friends with my classmates too. Since I am in France , I don’t talk to my classmates , I feel isolated , I am stressed bcz of the language barrier and I don’t look happy. Watching this movie it reminds me about how I feel. I am afraid I will never fit in..
The story shows that good always wins over bad. The new boy displayed patience, humility and a great sense of maturity despite the attacks of the other classmates.
Then again, he did attack the student. Good does win on this story, but his actions weren't the mature.
@@marlenacherry1450 He threatened him and stuck a booger in his face so I think it was well justified, and it's not like he hurt him in any meaningful way.
@@gamechanger0158 True, but that doesn't mean he had to. He had other options.
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you must have a really good life if you think that good always wins over bad.
The white bully kid kinda looks like a young version of rick astley
Never gonna g-
LOL
Never gonna tell a lie
Meanwhile the black kid looks like KSI as a child
Iactually thought the same thing
This was really good. I had many emotions throughout this short film which made the one at the end (happy) my favorite. Very well done.
It seemed to be serious but ends with a smile😍. What a movie.. It really deserve the Oscar!
When your in quarantine and u randomly find this vid
Ha lmao good one
Lol same
Oof thats me
lol
That’s so me rn
6:10 seeing him standing there reminds me when I was in primary school I was a really shy kid
Me too and in 2008 around the time this was created I would be angry about it sometimes.,
watching after 13 years and still no change.🥀🥀🥀
Cant belive this videi was before 12 years I watch 2 years before and I taught it wasn't that far but this is the best teaching video ever
I started crying when I saw him tracing his dad in a flashback while he was laughing
Are you from the UK?
@@akashsaha7321 No why?
@@cutestgirlintown I thought that you are!
We always make complaints about little things but in reality we have a wonderful great life. Many people in word suffering from painful situation and we are not learning anything from them .
it was scary when the shot his father i felt tears in my eyes😔😔
No you didn't
@@eoinforkan1442 innit
@Los Santos Cast aight but when shall I do it
Bro I’m watching this 10 years later
@@xyzfishyy1806 how
Man this made me teary eyed Absolutely Fantastic Film
I loved this film! ❤️😂 "she thinks she's robbing a bank" 😂 nice! These kids act so good!
This video just brought me back to 2002. My family and i migrated to the U.S, i was just 7 years old. Language was a huge learning barrier and bullying and discrimination made me hate school. The teacher that till this day i remember, discriminated me and punished me everyday for not participating in class. which was hard for me since everyone bullied me since my speaking abilities were very poor. Although these memories never fade i can tell you this; all of these series of events build you to be the one who stands up for those in need... Deployed in African territory: Democratic Republic of Congo in the name of peace Salutes.
you beliaved.....all of these series of events build you to be the one who stands up for those in need
That's inspiring.
Hi Nicolas...How can I get across probably we could come up with something from your story .. Thanks
Been deployed to the congo im sure you see that although the west can be bigoted , Africa can be deadly if you are not of the same tribe or religion. Africa is the most racist continent on the planet. Look it up. its fact.
May God bless u 🙏🏾
This shows how diffrent the contries are compared to eachother.
It’s not countries,it’s different cultures,different races and different looks.The world hasn’t moved on and accepted people for who they are.
It really points up how seriously children in under developed countries take the opportunity for a good education and how flippant children in first world countries treat it. Perhaps we should seriously consider eliminating free education.
Why are they so good in acting.. I've watched this a hundred times already.
beautyfull story, and very good message, this short film is top!!
That was me in elementary when I moved, people kept messing how I looked like, so they tested me until they saw the real me.. Then, we became homies
one time one of the weaker kids pissed me off and I pushed him up against the bus wall I feel bad. :(
Bruh same XD
first grade be like
Same bro
i felt sad when the african teacher was killed
Me too
He was arrested not killed
@@ornellasigning124 They implied a gunshot but didn't confirm
@@zahraasakrani5114 exactly
Yes it’s Joseph’s father he called him father
This is a marvelous piece of art...the story, the acting, ...my oh my!...
Oh my gosh. Tears just poured from my eyes. EVERYONE needs to watch this movie. EVERYONE.
Moral: If you aren't on good terms with your mates, try to find a new enemy together😂😂
Lol
Imagine just noticing the bully has no eyebrows Edit: Actually both of the bullies dont have eyebrows
He is thinking of he.s old techar
So sad for josef 😕😕😕😕
So sad
thats probably why he bullies cuz hes ashamed of his no eyebrows
I’m your 60th like
this indeed is the best short film i've watched so far
I freaking love this !! Made me so sad and so happy at the same time .
Asking them what happened but when someone is actually trying to tell, then scolding them...
😶
Yeah wrong