Yes! Yes! And absolutely heck yes! 🎉 Y’all did it again. This felt so very SW to me thematically.

Him using the force to pull her Saber down to attack right at the beginning was an awesome way to start a duel and my God was this a duel.

Wait....are you kidding me? How are you able to do in 7 minutes what Disney couldn't do over 3 movies? This was incredible! I need to see what happens next!

Totally justifies the Jedi way. She all along knew she would probably die fighting him, but she gave it all that she could. Man, that felt the REAL Star Wars story. Hats off to this superb masterpiece!

This was better choreographed than all Disney lightsaber duels, but one thing is still a problem. Even in a fan duel, people STILL can't seem to die from a lightsaber stab. 🤔

I feel like she meditated to accept her vision, managing her fear, and live through the inevitable with courage.

As a musician and a Star Wars fan, I’m amazed at how well your composer did with his score, and how your director and editors gave him the necessary room to influence and accompany the story in accordance with Star Wars’ niche! Absolutely outstanding work guys, I loved every second of this.

FINALLY! We get to see a lightsaber pike in live-action, and this entire duel looks phenomenal! Great work!

Markiplier turned to the dark side

this is what star wars feels like, epic, emotional, and energetic. Fantastic work overall

Once again, a fan film that's way better than the sequels. They even had a Kylo Rey feel but everyone knew their training. Well done!

how did you guys manage to put plot twists in a film barely longer than 5 minutes and with no overarching story/plot context in the first place??? so simple and so genius. 10/10 did watch again

This told a better story than the 7,8 and 9 combined. Great job

Thank you for giving us a saber duel short that gives us the stakes of the battle but also the fact you both were aiming for each other and not the blades.Amazing.

I love these little fan productions, they add such cool stories to an already awesome universe.

I am just now discovering this, about a year after posted date. This was incredible. A wonderful short film. Everything was tap notch from the sound, the setting, the costumes, the fight choreography, they music.

As an avid fan of KotFE, seeing a Pike Saber actually used in a high production value duel brings me immense joy.

I love how this scene was so organic, I could feel an emotional connection with the Jedi and her child, and the intensity of the sith and the deep story between them without ever being introduced to one. This was Star Wars, Disney should give you the rights and the budget for a new trilogy

Rule of the SW New Age - nobody dies from a lightsaber stab.

They created more emotion and investment from the audience with little dialogue than some of the latest films. Bravo! ❤

I love the lightsaber pike. Haven't seen that in a solid minute. Well done!

The fact that she meditates before the duel actually tells you a lot

I am getting so emotionally overwhelmed by this. At first I thought it was a scene from one of the shows that I haven’t seen yet since I haven’t kept up my Disney+ subscription. And then I realize this is friggin fan made?!? Omg, please take over for Disney.

The hilt!!!! Omg the hillttttt was epic when she knew she had to cut it!!!!

I felt more emotion in the first 3 minutes of this than in the last two movies combined.

Your location is amazing, matches the tone perfectly. I think this is the best implementation of a light pike I have ever seen in anything. the cinematography and choreography are stunning. The use of the Force feels natural. This is by far and away the best entry I've seen this year and one of the best I've seen ever.

This should have been a movie instead of The Rise of Skywalker. I think it would've been awesome if Rey found an orphan like herself and fought to keep that kid alive. They could even still have a redemption arc for Ben Skywalker where he has the same premonition but realizes it doesn't have to come true when the kid stops him from killing Rey. Maybe the kid would be the same kid from the end of The Last Jedi. This is one awesome short!

Well done compared to Disney movies. Critiques (as all the comments are heaping praises): - Sith weapon just seemed unnecessary and poorly used. It is built like a reach/spear weapon yet he wields it like a sword. The whole time he is hitting her with the back side of it you keep thinking "Well if that was darth maul's weapon she would be dead". - You demonstrate the physical difference between them early in the fight, but then quickly ignore it for the rest of the fight. It is not believable a woman who looks to be a good 50-80 pounds lighter is standing toe to toe in a grapple fight. She needed to be more nimble or leveraging herself better to win such encounters as the duel doesn't show that at all. Or even just be more force proficient, yet it seems like her opponent is using all the force powers. - Young kid using a force power proficiently and powerfully to stop a fully trained Sith warrior... No... Just no. That is as cringe worthy as any of the Disney Star Wars. Yeah you wanted a twist from the premonition of her own death. But that is easily pulled off by her using the force in an unexpected way. Might be that you show throughout the fight that she isn't able to do something he can, but she manages to pull it off in that moment of death. She is as young as Anakin Skywalker who was a force savant and even he wasn't pulling that type of crap in Phantom Menace. - Why the hell did she not pull her own lightsaber to her for the killing stroke? Had her saber been shown to be broken, or maybe under his foot? There should have been some camera shot showing that her saber was unreachable/unusable. -There is also a odd edit where she loses her lightsaber earlier in the fight but it's not apparent when she loses it. Important moments like getting disarmed need a quick camera closeup so that the viewer doesn't miss it in the chaos of the action. - Minor gripe, but Sith should have had some make-up/cosmetic. Use of the dark side should have some physical manifestations. In terms of acting, though these are probably not actors, he needed to show more emotion. - I have never cared for force choke used on another force wielder. This seems to come up in fan creations and the video games. I've always gotten the impression that if used on a force wielder they could just counter it with their own force making it pointless. I would be willing to accept it if the person is untrained (like the child) or they suffered a serious head blow that makes them disoriented (like a force throw like Darth Vader uses in Empire Strikes back, clocks her in the head). Else it just comes across as cheap fan service.

imagine a 7 minute short telling us more about a protagonist's motives, values, and personality than an entire 3 episode series of 2 hour movies. I want to see more of this character. she's amazing.

This was 20x better than anything from Disney (except Rogue One). It put everything else to shame. Congratulations. An epic feat.

I just found this today, I absolutely loved it. I appreciate all of your passion and original ideas. I felt so many emotions in 7 minutes, so well done. Thank you.

The music in this is slept on, killer score! Really tied the whole short together. Also amazing performances as well! I feel like LCC entries don’t always have the best acting but you guys nailed it.

7 minutes of pure love and talent. The acting was on point and not cringe worthy. The music is outstanding. The choreography was 10/10. This is what Disney will never understand. Wow.

i don't even know who these characters are or their backstory, but I can feel so much energy between them and know that this fight had been a long time coming. Great storytelling

Wow.. just wow... I'm literally speechless. Some of the best saber fighting I have seen since the prequel trilogy and the fact that it's fan made... my god, you absolutely deserved the win. Simply incredible. 🙌🌹 As a matter of fact I would go as far as saying this is some of the best SW content I've seen in the past decade lol

Thank the force that we have such awesome fans that create these wonderful shorts. What you guys have done is epic. Disney could learn a lot from you 👍

I love how this, with no words or backstory, has better story telling then Disney's Star Wars. Edit: bruh this goofy argument in the comments 💀 But I meant more like the new Disney shit like the new Mando season is shitier then this.

Cool lightsaber duel. I can see this happening right after RoTS, and Jedi go into hiding. This felt like a mother Jedi knight desperately trying to run from an Inquisitor. You could feel the hope and the reason to fight on when she looked at her child. Excellent work.

this shirt film actually got my choked up and wanting to cry honestly..the part where the child saves thier mother with the force was beautifully done..

orijinal serinin duygularına sadık bir kısa film olmuş. Umut ve umutsuzluk, zafer ve kayıp, korku ve sevinç duygu dengesi gibi serinin filmlerinde gördüğümüz duygular var, ne kadar klişe bir son bağlamı olsa da, izlettirdi

02:15 instant goosebumps - Qui-Gon during the fight with Maul at the theed power plant!

Impressive work right there, and that kid using the force to save her mother totally gave me the kid Starkiller vibes and good thing it didn't end the same for her :D

Got home from work, thought "I'm gonna show the kids some lightsaber duels" ended up showing them a masterpiece. Perfect way to start they're life long obsession with star wars ;)

came across this thanks to Zayde Wolf and had to come see the full video, absolutely loved it!!

I'm fanboying so hard right now. You guys raise the bar every time. I'm thoroughly impressed.

Amazing work with great emotional performances! The King is back 👑

Extraordinary! Just made my day finding this 🤩 Thank you to all involved

Came here after I saw this was used for a music video for Zayde Wolf's song "Back in the Fight." You did an amazing job on creating this story! For the 7 mins, I already want to know what's going to happen next, what's their backstory. Keep on creating!

I love this interpretation of a vision! The rough, fragmented images bleeding into reality like a glitching screen keeps us rooted in the present yet aware of the future. Also - the lightsaber pike is used so well!

If only ANY of the Kylo vs. Rey fights had even half this much thought put into the choreography, maybe there would at least be something redeemable about the sequels other than the visuals and soundtrack. The force premonition showing what looks like defeat, technically being accurate but leaving out the most crucial detail of how it truly ends was great and is a much more 4-6 faithful use of the force than ANYTHING it's been used for since Disney took over. THIS is what the Kylo/Rey dynamic could have been like, instead I was just bored anytime they were on screen together and wondering when they would kiss each other the whole time. Thank you for making actual Star War content.

I'm going to assume that the Sith user was using a low-grade beskar alloy rod attachment to the end of his lightsaber. It's the only explanation as to why it resisted her lightsaber for as long as it did! And the fact that when she did cut the end off, it was a clean straight cut. Perfect depiction for how a lightsaber cut really looks!!😎

First, I want to say how amazing this is! The choreography is fantastic! I love how the battle started with him forcing her saber down to throw her off. I love how her vision showed us what was expected to happen, but when she broke his saber shaft, we thought she was changing the future, only to have her vision actually come true, only to be saved by her daughter. That was fantastic writing! The lightsaber sounds and styles were incredible as well. I am a big fan of the thicker sabers (unlike Star Wars Rebels thin ones) that really punch the sound when they ignite. It gives me goosebumps! Also, I love how the daughter and guy have similar hair which opens the door for so many theories like the girl isn't the mother but rescuing the girl from her Dark Side father or that the girl and guy are both the child's parents. Now, a few things I noticed that took me out of the scene for a second. When she was stabbed with his lightsaber, I wish it looked more like the saber was going into her. Maybe her clothes would have a circle with embers and char where the saber burned through them. I know this wasn't a high budget film or anything, but just having the light stop seemed not on par with the rest of the special effects. Also, when she drops her lightsaber, you make a point of showing her drop it almost right next to her (5:33) only to have it moved several feet away from her (5:42) only to have it right back next to her (5:55). Not a major issue, but it was definitely noticeable. My last constructive criticism is about the lethality of lightsabers throughout Star Wars in recent years. How did she get stabbed by a laser sword (which would melt your insides) and live and he gets stabbed by a metal pipe and dies almost instantly? How is it that Kylo Ren, The Grand Inquisitor, Reva (twice), Sabine Wren, Cal Kestis, and now this girl all survive what should be killing blows and yet Qui-Gon gets grouped with Agen Kolar, Saesee Tiin, and Kit Fisto in the 1 Stab=Instant Death club. Overall, fantastic video though!!!

My God. Stumbled on this and what a goddamn work of cinema. There are so many things that make this good. Your shoot location, the color grading, the really subtle lens flares. When the sith shows up and we first see him the in reflection of the water. I think what makes this so much more effective and captivating than other lightsaber shorts I've seen is from the very beginning, each moment of the fight is advancing the story telling around this character. She kneels in the beginning to be more one with the force, to dispel the fear she feels. Also, the choreography isn't just people bashing sabers together. There are a ton of little story beats in each bit. She's trying to break his staff, he's trying to use the force to throw her off balance. Also, there are real stakes. The emotional center of this piece is her son. We as the audience don't want to see him see her die. Fucking incredible work, not just from a cinematography perspective, but from a storytelling perspective as well.

I love both the execution and the theme. I was wondering what the twist would be, or if there was one at all, and it was wonderful to see how despite seeing her apparent doom she chose to fight and how it paid off in the end

That was very moving. A mother protecting her child. Then her child protecting her! You really captured Star Wars.

wow, I love the cinematography, awesome job guys

Now THIS is what a lightsaber fight should’ve been! So much better than what the sequels gave us! Excellent work!! 👏👏👏👏👏

It’s insane how fans make lightsaber duels better than they make in movies. Bravo. So well done

A metal bar is more lethal than a lightsaber. That's the new canon, so the author did it right.

Beautiful... refreshing... brought tears to my eye that some people still care about this story. Amazing work!

You know it’s a good fight when you recognize what forms they’re using.

His first move, when he just casually uses the force to lower her lightsaber was so cool.

Things like this truly bring balance to the force. Thank You for sharing your amazing talents.

this alone is better than the entire sequel trilogy

Let's just put aside the fact that everything was shot and directed beautifully and point out the amazing choreography for a minute. Wow. Great work you guys.

Really well done, I like the idea of the emotional bond between a parent and child helping them connect deeper with the force in the moment of greatest need.

This was dope! Loved the sith's saber spear, I need to see that in canon. Glad I came across this!

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Wonderfully done. Not only was this the best use of a light-pike I’ve ever seen, but I loved how creative the ending was. Not ending the duel with a saber, but with the jagged end of the broken pike. Amazing

I like this movie. You and Lizzy both have really impressive physicality. You managed to do something I’ve puzzled over a lot which is make you both feel huge and powerful. Can’t wait to see what’s next from you

Touching, exciting and absolutely Star Wars viby, congratulations. This is the kind of stuff we wanna see

Yo let’s go badass Jedi mom! This was an awesome short. It also proves what I have thought about the Jedi for a long time. That attachments and emotions are not evil. Love, be it compassion or passion, can be a great motivator for keeping you in the good side.

Why doesn’t Disney hire people like these to make Star Wars movies? I want to watch a movie about these characters now!

Man, this is so well done! I loved the use of the lightsaber pike and the force powers, bravo 👏

Amazing, Max! I loved this. So much emotion through the entire thing. Definitely rivals Loyalty. The fight was brutal and gripping, and kept me wondering if it would end the way her premonition foretold. And Emily was great too! She did a great job matching the emotional intensity of scene. This is definitely one to be proud of.

This is amazing! Had so much fun making this but its even more amazing watching the final!!

Excellent. Wish Disney could pull off this level of choreography where it looks like the actors are fighting rather than dancing.

Congratulations ...amazing work, so inspiring thank you

Lizzy nailed the acting here! Phenomenal!

Fear is a path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to... suffering. Felt like this quote fit this perfectly. Great job!

Best fanfilm I've never seen!! Everything is so clean, the music, the lightsabers, the acting (except for the little girl but it's normal), the story... I love the fact that the woman knew she was about to die but she accepted it, and I also love the fact that the good side wins (I'm tired of seeing the dark side victorious). It's the second time I'm watching it but I still love it! Thank you.

Really impressive and so much to commend - especially liked the longer polearm/naginata kind of sabre and how you put those moves together

As a film student this is gorgeous to look at, every shot is aesthetically pleasing and the special effects look so real! You made the protagonists relatable and most importantly the choreography, though simple, was easy to follow and effective for telling this story. Take a sub 🔥

This is absolutely fantastic...I love the design of the staff saber and the staff is made of beskar but its still added with other elements that's why it was able to break (That's my assumption anyway). The fight as well is really done well and the VFX of the lightsaber is crisp. Edit: I forgot to add this in...WHY DID IT TAKE ME 2 WEEKS TO KNOW THIS VID EXISTED.

The pure art of Star Wars only the real fans could make, not a crappy profit made fanfic trilogy a certain mouse did. Fantastisc!!!

in 7 minutes you captured what a multi million dollar blockbuster project refuses to understand about starwars. It all starts with "a New hope" and you completely demonstrated that. This is truly amazing and I have faith that one day star wars will recapture our imagination and hearts thanks to dedicated fans like yourself. cannot praise this enough. Thank you

This is so well made from the sound design to the choreography. The music is spot on, and the editing and cinematography is executed properly to allow the scene to breath and flow. There was more emotional impact in this one video than the whole of the sequel trilogy, great work from everyone involved.

That was f***ing brilliant! Emotionally gripping, fantastic choreography and very well acted and filmed. Well done to all. I’ll defo be rewatching this

After all that no force heal.... Definitely loved all the references here alot of thought went into this. Masterfully done

Totally completely incredibly awesome! Thank you.

The sound design is really what stands out for me. And I feel like the entire production from costumes to acting to sfx are amazing! The sound design just really really landed with me. Fantastic job to your team! I’d love to see what you could make if Disney hired you for a feature length film!

The fight choreography and setting were both so unique and cool.

Well done Bru, nailed several ranges of emotion in a handful of minutes. Mostly dialogue with the eyes. Masterful.

So good! Excellent acting, story, direction, choreography and cinematography. Well done!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

This is an absolutely amazing Star Wars fan film guys you knocked it out of the park again ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I really loved all this even bringing in Beskar and even with no backstory gives us the emotion of the mother and daughter. Hope to see more

OMG! So incredibly well done! I love it! Bravo bravo bravo!

Verrrry Goooood. I have tears in my eyes, which means you did something real. My congratulations. Fan from Poland.

Best lightsaber fan film I have seen in many, many years! Choreography, cinematography, acting, music, sound, costumes, location, amazing all around! Haven't kept up with the contest in years now but I hope this does well!

Showing her getting stabbed, but having the fight swing her way as she injured his legs, then it happening anyway. This is how you create tension and tell a story in a fight scene. Great work sir. Subscribed.