GRUFF | A Short Film by Righteous Robot

I loved the moment when you saw the wall filled with his daughter's accomplishments and realised he was saying it all without words

IT'S FINALLY HERE! 3 years of hard work and dedication, AND ITS TOTALLY WORTH IT.

We can NEVER forget this man who allowed us to enjoy this serious paper movie for FREE

As a grown man, I've never bawled so hard before beside on the day of my father's funeral. This brings so much memories back, thank you.

The cinematic storytelling is so incredible; the way her entire life she's been sitting facing the armchair, seeing nothing but the quiet nod. But when she actually sat in the armchair, seeing things from her father's perspective, she saw all the appreciation he's been harbouring all those years.

4 characters 9 minutes 3 years of effort =Masterpiece 😊

The fact you captured the emotion of literal paper dolls is such real talent

This should be entered into a film festival, the labour of love that produced a 9 minute film that captures raw emotion like this was amazingly done.

"But when you run from the quiet, you might miss what they've been saying... All along" SO BEAUTIFULLY DONE

The fact that he was always staring at his daughter's accomplishments. He always sat there to marvel at her, he was truly a proud father.

I can’t get over this at all… it’s technically and artistically brilliant. But more than that it’s deeply moving. I lost my mum last year after her going through chemo, I have memories of coming home with my wife and my 4yo daughter in her pretty funeral dress. I hadn’t shed a tear since that day, refusing to acknowledge all the things this video so painfully and beautifully highlights. And now, as I stand in my kitchen, a 36 year old ex-soldier, biker, covered in tattoos and scars, I’m finally letting go of the pain. Thank you for making this film.

Growing up, i've always craved for my dad's acknowledgement. In 2021, he told me, "I see you. I know you work hard". I cried so much thst day. Right now, my dad is so old. He doesn't have any grandchild yet, because my sisters and i are still figuring out our lives. Despite having huge phobia for childbirth, i just want to get married and give him just one grand child. I don't want to loose him before that happens. Watching this short film reminded me how much i care about him. He is my favorite person after all, and i just have to listen more God! I'm bawling! Thank you Righteous Robot

I love how he advertised the action parts as the movie and then hit us with one of the most soul-crushing masterpieces posted

Bo choosing to spend time with her Abuelo doing something he loved was so precious.

My mom passed last week. This short perfectly captures our relationship in those final days. We could never understand each other... but at the end all that remained or mattered was the love. What a hard lesson to learn... that the love is all that mattered.

"Some things dont have words, so we have to be close enough to feel them" is probably one of the truest statements I've ever heard. Thank you for this work of art❤

This guy spent 3 years to give us a beautiful short film. While watching this, I cried, because he created something so amazing and heartfelt. All that time he spent working on this created something truly beautiful ❤

“Some things, don’t have words. So we have to be close enough to feel them.”

Wow, I'm in tears. This short really touched me. This is my life! My relationship with my old man. I really want to go back home to visit him. My old man is just like the dad in the short. Very quiet, and doesn't communicate his emotions at all. I always feel unloved by my dad. He's always been so cold and distant no matter what. When I tell him my major accomplishments. He just says "that's good" and nods his head. That's all I never get from him. Now that I have my first apartment, I've become the main character of this short. I don't communicate with him. I don't visit. I don't call. I basically gave up because I felt like he didn't care. Also, just like the dad in the short, he got sick from old age. He doesn't do much but sit around and watch TV all day. He always watches old movies and shows. Especially Jackie Chan and Tom and Jerry. Ever since I was young, that's all he does. Watch old school tv, or watch repair videos on youtube. This short made me realize that my dad does care, he just cares in his own way. Just like the old man in the short, he always keeps my accomplishments. Every metal I've won. All of my drawings I made for him. My birthday dress from when I was 1 years old. My graduation cap and gown etc. Things I've bought him over a decade ago, he still has and he takes good care of it. I remember me and my mom sewed him an traditional garment, and he worse it for 15 years until it was torn to shreds and he refused to get rid of it. My mom ended up throwing it away in secret. Now I realize why he was so upset when he couldn't find it. It never dawned on me that it was sentimental. This short gave me a perspective I never saw. Now I see that he cares. He just doesn't communicate it. I don't know how to thank the creator of this channel. ❤

Not everyone shows love the same way, but the people who do truely love you always try to do their best to show it in their own way