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Ariana Grande ‘Closes the Door’ on ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Era With ‘Brighter Days Ahead’ Short Film
Ariana Grande's 'Brighter Days Ahead' short film is here. Watch the visual featuring songs from 'Eternal Sunshine' deluxe.
Opening with a very elderly Grande — aged to look decades older through makeup and special effects — returning to the Brighter Days memory-wiping center first seen in her 2024 “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” music video, the film explains to viewers by way of a cheerful spokesperson that the clinic now has the technology to let patients relive some of their life’s best moments. She starts by viewing clips of herself as a child, singing and dancing with her mom, dad, brother Frankie Grande and grandparents, before clicking over to footage of herself in her pop star days, performing title track “Eternal Sunshine” on a looper and new song “Dandelion” for crowds of thousands of fans. “Hampstead” soundtracks the final memory sequence Peaches chooses to watch, which finds her father — played by real-life dad Ed Butera — stitching her body back together Frankenstein-style in his fledgling Brighter Days office, revealing that he is evidently the founder of the clinic his daughter visits years in the future.
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