The Orange Umbrella (A Noir Short Film)

[00:00:01]I had a dream once. The rain smelt like the earthy fragrance on a Sunday morning. This woman, her body was presented and yet sophisticated.

[00:00:14]I watched as she firmly held on to that colored umbrella.

[00:00:29]>> For the past month, I've dreamt of her.

[00:00:45]Every day begins the same. Wake up, work, sleep, and do it all over again.

[00:01:43]But this dream, I don't know what to make of it. She is nothing more than a wish. Prominently the figment of my imagination, it seems. This hope, this dream will never come to be.

[00:02:14]Did you know that one cut out that I passed out of meeting?

[00:02:18]>> Yeah. Thank you.

[00:02:37]To be in love wouldn't be so bad. Having someone you adore by your side.

[00:02:47]Wait, was this always here?

[00:03:04]H.

[00:03:06]Miss Pam, maybe this entire time what I really wanted was right here all along.

[00:03:18]I wonder how long She's felt like this towards me.

[00:03:25]>> Vincent, I was expecting those stats reports to be in my email yesterday, and I never got anything from you.

[00:03:31]>> Oh, right. I'm I'm sorry, Mr. W.

[00:03:33]>> Vinnie, look, I don't want your excuses.

[00:03:37]You've already proven yourself as assistant manager, and with this new project, you've got the potential for general, but I need you to focus. Please get those materials to me by Tuesday.

[00:03:49]You're a hard worker.

[00:03:51]But if your mind is elsewhere, try to sleep more if you need to. Just not on my time.

[00:04:02]>> I'm still picking you up at 8 tonight, right?

[00:04:05]>> Definitely. We'll see you then.

[00:04:09]>> Hey, don't forget Tuesday and happy Valentine's Day.

[00:05:13]Mr. Land Cat. This is the man himself.

[00:05:17]>> How's it going, Louis?

[00:05:19]>> The dream, man. What can I serve you with today?

[00:05:22]>> The usual.

[00:05:23]>> Nah, I'll take a whiskey.

[00:05:27]>> This that's a bit harsh than what you usually get, >> I barely know the guy, yet feels like he sees me at the most.

[00:05:40]>> It's nice to feel something once in a while.

[00:05:44]Are you paying now or tap?

[00:05:48]>> I'mma be here a while.

[00:06:13]Do you need a light?

[00:06:15]>> I'm okay. I'm trying to quit anyway.

[00:06:19]>> Rough day.

[00:06:22]>> Yes. Well, I suppose everyone just has one of those days.

[00:06:27]>> And you're today's emotional punching bag.

[00:06:31]>> Seems that way.

[00:06:33]But I'm professional.

[00:06:35]Stoic, >> right?

[00:06:38]>> Nothing says stoic like a man deep in conversation with his whiskey.

[00:06:43]>> This isn't just a whiskey. It's a trusted confidant.

[00:06:50]>> Does it give good advice?

[00:06:54]>> Mostly just tells me to order another >> dangerous company.

[00:07:01]I like to live recklessly.

[00:07:05]>> Sitting alone at a bar dressed like you're on Wall Street and drinking midshelf whiskey. Real thrillseker.

[00:07:14]>> Keep talking like that and I might start to think you're impressed.

[00:07:21]And if I was, >> for some reason, I feel as though I recognize this unknown presence, this familiarity.

[00:07:33]It's haunting. It's scaring me. Yet, I'm thrilled.

[00:07:51]You flinched.

[00:07:52]>> No, no, >> just bracing myself.

[00:08:00]>> What for?

[00:08:03]>> I have no idea.

[00:08:19]As she leaves, all I can do is watch.

[00:08:24]My body refuses to move.

[00:08:33]>> Vincent, where you going?

[00:08:44]She's gone in this crowd. I I can never find her. Maybe she'll come back.

[00:09:13]Weeks have gone by and still no sign of her. Part of me has already given up hope.

[00:09:21]>> No, you don't understand. She was right here and we had a whole conversation and she was real and she paid and >> No, no, you got up and left without paying. That's what I saw.

[00:09:42]>> No, she was here.

[00:09:46]I know Louis is tired of me coming here.

[00:09:51]She was real.

[00:09:58]Ah, that's enough for you tonight, man.

[00:10:02]Now, how you getting home? Cuz I got to close up soon.

[00:10:08]Fine.

[00:10:11]>> Oh, this.

[00:10:15]I'm fine. Louis, >> stay safe. Yep.

[00:10:34]Oh my god.

[00:10:37]My body moves on its own. It's like we've done this a thousand times.

[00:10:42]>> You're from the other time. Yeah.

[00:10:45]>> Maybe we have.

[00:10:48]>> Yes.

[00:10:51]Say something. Damn it.

[00:10:54]>> Well, Vincent, aren't you going to say something?

[00:10:57]>> My name? She knows of it. Your name?

[00:11:02]>> What is your name, madam, if I may ask?

[00:11:05]>> It's Amber.

[00:11:07]>> Amber? I see now. It all makes perfect sense. It's just as the one in my dream.

[00:11:15]>> Your mind is awful.

[00:11:17]>> You got up and left with that baby.

[00:11:19]That's what I saw.

[00:11:20]>> Where are you going?

[00:11:21]>> You don't understand. She was right here.

[00:11:25]>> She was real.

[00:11:28]>> Aren't you going to say something?

[00:11:48]So, you're expecting me to pay?

[00:11:50]>> Well, that's usually how it works nowadays.

[00:11:56]>> Interesting.

[00:11:57]>> That seems unfair.

[00:11:58]>> No, no, no, no, no. Are you for real serious?

[00:12:03]I know.

[00:12:08]>> Well, jokes's on you cuz I didn't bring my wallet.

[00:12:11]>> Are you serious?

[00:12:12]>> You asked me out on the date first. I expected you to pay.

[00:12:15]>> You expected me to pay cuz I'm a man.

[00:12:16]>> Oh my god.

[00:12:22]>> Patiently waiting on my dreams to come true.

[00:12:28]hoping and praying one day that they do.

[00:12:32]Oh, I don't know how and I don't know when. Just patiently waiting till then.

[00:12:44]Patiently waiting each day that goes by.

[00:12:49]Staring out windows at stars in the sky.

[00:12:54]imagining one day I'll be one of them.

[00:13:00]But patiently waiting till then.

[00:13:49]Maybe I'm wasting time. Maybe