GRUFF | A Short Film by Righteous Robot

anyone complaing on length doens't seem to know the meaning of a "short" film. it's meant to tell it's story and move on, no filler, no useless scenes. it's an amazing homage to family and the connections of people packed with detail, spirit, and love, and it would be a diservice to lengthen it and water it down.

The fact that this dude made a realistic short movie animated all by himself for 3 years. Dude is incredible...

I’m sobbing because my Pop (grandfather) passed away last month, 3/15, and this reminded me so much of him. He ALWAYS used to watch old westerns and was under-spoken but always loved and cared for us so deeply. I came into this short film just because of the paper-puppetry style, completely clueless that it would encompass my Pop so well. Thank you for putting so much hard work into this project ❤

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.

I'm cryinh so hard rn. This guy dedicated 3 years of his life into making this short film for us to see, FOR FREE

The fact that it took this man 3 years to make an 8 minute short shows how much he cared about this project.

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. ❤

HE DIDNT GET TO SEE THE END OF HIS SHOW HAS ME SOBBING😭😭

The fact that this guy put three years in this and he did this alone and we didn't have to pay for it is amazing itself

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.

A tiny detail that meant the world to me. A close family member with cancer drew a tree in our kitchen wall with a beautiful shade of blue behind it. I grew up admiring it. They soon passed on, and that was decades ago. It looks just like the trees behind the father during the hospital scene. That's what tipped the scales for me. The tree was painted over when we lost the house. It was nice to see something so similar again. Beautiful story.

There’s no way to express my gratitude for this guy spending years, making this high-quality paper film only for him to let us watch it for free. Truly, one of the most legendary content creators out there.

People complaining how this took 2-3 years. They're forgetting all the work behind it. The backgrounds, the different characters, the metal sheets behind the puppets, the animation itself, etc. ARE ALL MADE BY ONE DUDE!!!!! This was absolutely amazing, worth the wait.

2 years for a high quality, 9 minute video, all made by one person. Imagine what he’ll make when he gets bigger, and actually gets a crew working behind him. This is the start of something great.

i find this film to be even more impressive and shocking knowing that not all of the “paper” used was real paper, according to righteous robot, some set pieces were made out of clay, recycled cardboard , aluminum foil, toothpicks, and even marshmallow pieces. This just goes to show how truly dedicated this guy was to making this short film a certified creative masterpiece.

The fact that as soon as Hazel got the call, she ran into the hospital without even answering it. It proves she really cares about her father.

I've sat in those infusion chairs. My mother has metastatic cancer and is in her fourth skilled nursing facility after four different stints at Stanford Hospital ICU. When I saw the daughter in the film change to wearing the funerary mask, the tears started to fall. My poor mother is suffering so much, a shadow of who she used to be. I'd been looking forward to your short film for a while now. I wasn't exactly sure why. Now I know. Mom and I had a nice visit earlier before I came home to watch your sweet labor of love. And that is exactly what your film is.....a labor of love, indeed. Thank you for your beautiful art and story. I am so touched.

3 years for a 9 minute movie? Now that is some insane dedication and motivation there and it makes me really appreciate these types of creative videos on YouTube

OMG THE END BUT THO😭 this deserves a nomination! Cheers to the guy who put 3 years of his life into this👏

My 7 year old son makes creations out of paper and Amazon boxes. If this type of artistry is in his future I can't wait to see what he can do. This short film was truly inspiring. ❤