1 00:01:58,876 --> 00:02:00,959 (man on PA) Please take a moment and pay attention 2 00:02:01,084 --> 00:02:03,542 to the following safety announcements... 3 00:02:18,542 --> 00:02:21,251 (man)You know, it has to be a little revelatory at the end, 4 00:02:21,376 --> 00:02:23,792 it has to have to have that moment, that accident. 5 00:02:23,917 --> 00:02:27,042 It should be spontaneous, it shouldn't be pre-meditated. 6 00:02:27,167 --> 00:02:29,542 It's like a moment of truth. 7 00:02:29,667 --> 00:02:31,292 So, who wants to read? 8 00:02:31,417 --> 00:02:33,959 Come on, it's like the... what is it, the fourth week now? 9 00:02:34,084 --> 00:02:35,876 Let's hear someone else. 10 00:02:39,959 --> 00:02:41,709 Do you? Erm... 11 00:02:41,834 --> 00:02:42,959 Lisa. 12 00:02:43,126 --> 00:02:44,959 Lisa, do you mind sharing? 13 00:02:45,126 --> 00:02:46,417 No. 14 00:03:05,959 --> 00:03:07,667 So, what'd you write this week? 15 00:03:10,334 --> 00:03:12,917 A short one, a haiku. 16 00:03:13,042 --> 00:03:15,959 Oh, really? I didn't see you work on that. 17 00:03:17,376 --> 00:03:19,292 I did it on the ferry. 18 00:03:21,709 --> 00:03:23,209 Read it to me? 19 00:03:46,626 --> 00:03:49,542 "A dream garden blooms 20 00:03:49,667 --> 00:03:52,501 "Rose, iris, phlox 21 00:03:52,626 --> 00:03:57,167 "But here, a white crocus pierces concrete" 22 00:03:59,459 --> 00:04:01,751 (laughing) 23 00:04:01,876 --> 00:04:03,542 It's good, Lise. 24 00:04:07,626 --> 00:04:09,251 He didn't like it. 25 00:04:12,626 --> 00:04:14,626 Someone said it was derivative. 26 00:04:16,667 --> 00:04:19,292 But they always say that, right? 27 00:04:19,417 --> 00:04:22,167 They say it if it's good, they say it if it's bad. 28 00:04:26,042 --> 00:04:29,251 My teacher said I need to put more of myself in my work. 29 00:04:40,334 --> 00:04:42,042 What's it, like... 30 00:04:44,917 --> 00:04:46,626 The flowers out by the pool? 31 00:04:49,584 --> 00:04:51,834 Yeah. More or less. 32 00:04:53,459 --> 00:04:54,709 Hm. 33 00:05:00,292 --> 00:05:01,876 I'm gonna go cut some paper. 34 00:05:16,584 --> 00:05:18,751 (toilet flushing) 35 00:05:45,542 --> 00:05:47,251 OK, let's move on to S. 36 00:05:47,376 --> 00:05:50,876 S. Do you guys see the S at the top of your paper? 37 00:05:50,959 --> 00:05:53,042 - (class) Yes. - And do you see how there's... 38 00:05:53,167 --> 00:05:57,251 A piece of an S? Can you see if you can finish that S? 39 00:05:59,042 --> 00:06:00,542 That's really good, Derek. 40 00:06:00,667 --> 00:06:01,917 So, when you think of an S, 41 00:06:02,042 --> 00:06:07,501 think about the curve of a ssssslithering sssss... what? 42 00:06:07,626 --> 00:06:09,959 - Snake. - Snake, that's right. 43 00:06:10,084 --> 00:06:12,626 Actually, everybody think of a snake. 44 00:06:12,751 --> 00:06:17,709 Think of the way a snake moves when it sort of slithers on the ground, right? 45 00:06:17,834 --> 00:06:20,917 Ssssssss. Right? 46 00:06:21,042 --> 00:06:22,292 Good job. 47 00:06:22,417 --> 00:06:25,167 OK. How are you guys doing over here? 48 00:06:25,292 --> 00:06:26,709 My hand hurts. 49 00:06:26,834 --> 00:06:30,459 Yeah, we've been doing this for a long time, haven't we? 50 00:06:30,584 --> 00:06:34,834 OK, we're gonna do song circle after one more letter. 51 00:06:34,959 --> 00:06:37,417 - Have you guys got one more letter in you? - (class)Yeah. 52 00:06:37,542 --> 00:06:40,959 Yeah? One more letter. Does anybody have any idea what the next letter is? 53 00:06:41,084 --> 00:06:42,542 (class) T! 54 00:06:42,667 --> 00:06:46,126 T is the letter that comes after S in the alphabet. Very good. 55 00:06:46,251 --> 00:06:51,667 And T is a tall, tough like a hard tooth or like a... 56 00:06:51,792 --> 00:06:56,501 - Tusk. - Like a tusk, yes, very good. 57 00:07:04,126 --> 00:07:08,417 Hey. Can I see a beautiful T? 58 00:07:10,792 --> 00:07:12,042 Thank you. 59 00:07:15,459 --> 00:07:20,376 You know what? Finish up the letter you're working on let's do song circle. 60 00:07:22,042 --> 00:07:24,584 OK, give your papers to Megan. 61 00:07:24,709 --> 00:07:27,459 - To hell with the core curriculum - Thank you. 62 00:07:27,584 --> 00:07:31,542 ♪ Oh, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-oh 63 00:07:31,667 --> 00:07:35,751 ♪ Oh, ho, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-oh 64 00:07:35,876 --> 00:07:38,167 - ♪ And on that... ♪ - Necklace. 65 00:07:38,292 --> 00:07:40,959 - ♪ There was a... ♪ - Beach. 66 00:07:41,126 --> 00:07:43,334 - Beach? - (children laugh) 67 00:07:43,459 --> 00:07:45,709 - I love it! - A beach on a necklace! 68 00:07:45,834 --> 00:07:49,876 And a beach on a necklace and a necklace on the... 69 00:07:49,959 --> 00:07:52,876 - Popsicle. - And a popsicle on a... 70 00:07:52,959 --> 00:07:55,292 - Booger. - And a booger on the... 71 00:07:55,417 --> 00:07:56,751 Moon! 72 00:07:57,876 --> 00:08:01,459 Bye. Bye, Caitlin. You have your collage? 73 00:08:01,584 --> 00:08:04,959 Boys, slow down in the halls. Hey, guys. Take it easy. 74 00:08:05,459 --> 00:08:07,417 - Hi, Lisa. - Hi, Lauren. 75 00:08:11,251 --> 00:08:13,209 Anna... 76 00:08:13,334 --> 00:08:15,376 Anna... 77 00:08:15,501 --> 00:08:17,709 Anna... 78 00:08:22,959 --> 00:08:26,167 Anna is beautiful 79 00:08:26,292 --> 00:08:31,751 Beautiful enough for me 80 00:08:33,876 --> 00:08:35,251 The sun... 81 00:08:35,376 --> 00:08:39,084 hits her... 82 00:08:39,209 --> 00:08:40,709 yellow... 83 00:08:40,834 --> 00:08:42,334 house 84 00:08:42,459 --> 00:08:45,959 It's almost like a sign from God 85 00:08:48,167 --> 00:08:49,792 What was that? 86 00:08:49,917 --> 00:08:51,792 I don't know. 87 00:08:53,709 --> 00:08:54,959 Was that a poem? 88 00:08:55,126 --> 00:08:57,042 Right? That was a poem. 89 00:08:57,167 --> 00:08:59,084 - (woman laughs) - That was remarkable. 90 00:09:00,542 --> 00:09:02,709 I think we should write it down, right? 91 00:09:02,834 --> 00:09:04,251 OK. 92 00:09:11,209 --> 00:09:12,751 Wow, you remember it. 93 00:09:27,042 --> 00:09:28,501 What's your name again? 94 00:09:28,626 --> 00:09:30,834 - I'm Becca. - Becca, right, right. I'm sorry. 95 00:09:30,959 --> 00:09:33,376 I've seen you here before. So, Jackie's gone? 96 00:09:33,501 --> 00:09:36,834 - Yeah, she quit. - That must be why I was confused. 97 00:09:36,959 --> 00:09:39,959 Mm-hm. All right, let's go. 98 00:09:40,084 --> 00:09:41,792 Becca, would you do me a favour? 99 00:09:41,917 --> 00:09:45,376 Erm, if he does this again, will you promise you'll write it down for me? 100 00:09:45,501 --> 00:09:48,376 - Yeah, I can do that for you. - Thanks. 101 00:09:48,501 --> 00:09:52,334 Hey, Jimmy. I really liked your poem. 102 00:09:53,626 --> 00:09:58,292 - OK. - All right. Bye. Say bye. 103 00:10:19,917 --> 00:10:22,459 Oh, my God. (laughs) 104 00:10:24,667 --> 00:10:28,876 - She uses way too many hashtags. - (laughs) Oh, my God. 105 00:10:28,959 --> 00:10:30,709 OK, this is clearly edited. 106 00:10:30,834 --> 00:10:31,959 Like, look at that. 107 00:10:32,126 --> 00:10:34,917 Yep. That's Photoshopped. That's definitely Photoshopped. 108 00:10:35,042 --> 00:10:37,209 How was your day? 109 00:10:37,334 --> 00:10:38,626 It was good. 110 00:10:38,751 --> 00:10:41,292 - Dad said you had a test? - Yeah. It was fine. 111 00:10:43,417 --> 00:10:44,626 So, what did he say? 112 00:10:44,751 --> 00:10:48,751 That he likes me and he wants to go out but that he had to have a talk with Katrina. 113 00:10:48,876 --> 00:10:51,084 Oh, my God, she's, like, hanging on for dear life. 114 00:10:52,792 --> 00:10:54,209 (doorbell rings) 115 00:10:55,751 --> 00:10:58,084 - Who's that? - Are you guys gonna come eat? 116 00:10:58,209 --> 00:10:59,792 (daughter) We ordered pizza. 117 00:11:02,584 --> 00:11:03,834 Excuse me. 118 00:11:03,959 --> 00:11:06,459 - You too? - Yeah. 119 00:11:06,584 --> 00:11:07,917 You don't say hi? 120 00:11:08,042 --> 00:11:09,709 - Hello. - Hello. 121 00:11:09,834 --> 00:11:12,084 - Could I have some of those, please? - Er, yeah. 122 00:11:12,209 --> 00:11:14,251 Did you go online and look at the dorms? 123 00:11:14,376 --> 00:11:15,626 - Hey, Mr Spinelli. - Hey. 124 00:11:15,751 --> 00:11:18,167 - Yes. - And did you pick your preferences? 125 00:11:18,292 --> 00:11:19,959 Yes, yes, I did. 126 00:11:20,084 --> 00:11:22,959 (teens chatting and laughing) 127 00:11:40,709 --> 00:11:43,751 "Anna is beautiful 128 00:11:43,876 --> 00:11:45,709 "Beautiful enough for me 129 00:11:47,959 --> 00:11:50,584 "The sun hits her yellow house 130 00:11:52,167 --> 00:11:54,376 "It's almost like a sign from God" 131 00:12:00,792 --> 00:12:05,209 Wow. It sounds so advanced. 132 00:12:05,334 --> 00:12:08,209 - How old is he? - Five and a half. It's extraordinary. 133 00:12:08,334 --> 00:12:11,626 I mean, cos Lainie and Josh knew lots of words at that age, but... 134 00:12:16,167 --> 00:12:18,042 It conjures a feeling. 135 00:12:19,626 --> 00:12:21,167 So specific. 136 00:12:22,709 --> 00:12:24,876 Is he religious? 137 00:12:24,959 --> 00:12:26,667 No, I don't think so. 138 00:12:26,792 --> 00:12:32,251 Hm. It's just weird that someone so young would write about God. 139 00:12:32,376 --> 00:12:34,834 It's disturbing, slightly. 140 00:12:38,167 --> 00:12:39,792 Why do you say that? 141 00:12:49,584 --> 00:12:51,501 Why use the word "disturbing"? 142 00:12:53,126 --> 00:12:54,501 Er, I don't know. 143 00:12:54,626 --> 00:12:55,959 Er... 144 00:12:57,834 --> 00:13:00,709 It's not disturbing, I suppose. 145 00:13:00,834 --> 00:13:04,876 It's, er, more like... Peculiar. 146 00:13:04,959 --> 00:13:08,209 I mean, the whole God thing, I dunno. 147 00:13:18,417 --> 00:13:20,792 Anna is beautiful 148 00:13:20,917 --> 00:13:23,584 Beautiful enough for me 149 00:13:23,709 --> 00:13:27,834 The sun hits her yellow house 150 00:13:27,959 --> 00:13:31,876 It is almost like a sign from God 151 00:13:33,959 --> 00:13:35,459 (group murmuring) 152 00:13:37,667 --> 00:13:39,251 What do you guys think? 153 00:13:39,376 --> 00:13:40,917 (appreciative murmuring) 154 00:13:41,042 --> 00:13:44,459 I love that line "Beautiful enough for me". 155 00:13:44,584 --> 00:13:46,334 It suggests so many things, 156 00:13:46,459 --> 00:13:49,751 like you don't deserve much or you don't prioritise beauty. 157 00:13:51,167 --> 00:13:53,834 But then the word beautiful is repeated, 158 00:13:53,959 --> 00:13:57,876 so I feel like you do, in fact, value it in some deep way 159 00:13:57,959 --> 00:14:00,209 and that you really find Anna beautiful. 160 00:14:00,334 --> 00:14:03,792 Yeah. I think it was really good. Really good. 161 00:14:03,917 --> 00:14:08,251 Cos with so few elements, you make something very... 162 00:14:08,376 --> 00:14:09,792 Very complex. 163 00:14:10,959 --> 00:14:14,959 It's as if it was said by someone that has seen a lot of beauty 164 00:14:15,126 --> 00:14:19,126 but now, you know, makes do with very little. 165 00:14:20,667 --> 00:14:26,542 OK, so for next week, I would like you all to focus on the boring things. 166 00:14:26,667 --> 00:14:28,084 The banal, the mundane. 167 00:14:28,209 --> 00:14:31,709 Just, you know, try it, and see if the act of writing about something 168 00:14:31,834 --> 00:14:33,376 can transform it into something new. 169 00:14:33,501 --> 00:14:34,667 Let's see. 170 00:14:39,459 --> 00:14:40,959 (children playing and shouting) 171 00:14:45,376 --> 00:14:48,334 Ho is the whore! Ho is the whore! 172 00:14:48,667 --> 00:14:51,042 - Jimmy, let's go! - It's Grand Theft Auto! 173 00:14:51,167 --> 00:14:53,167 No! No! Jimmy, no. 174 00:14:53,292 --> 00:14:56,042 No, that is an awful word. All of you guys. 175 00:14:58,042 --> 00:15:01,292 That's a very powerful word, and you guys are just little kids, 176 00:15:01,417 --> 00:15:05,542 and there is no place for that here, OK? 177 00:15:05,667 --> 00:15:08,334 I know you guys are better than that. 178 00:15:09,959 --> 00:15:12,501 I'm sorry, Jimmy, but I have to give you a time-out. 179 00:15:26,292 --> 00:15:27,751 So, Jimmy... 180 00:15:29,542 --> 00:15:31,376 Tell me about your poem. 181 00:15:35,709 --> 00:15:36,959 Who is Anna? 182 00:15:39,417 --> 00:15:41,084 Is she someone you know? 183 00:15:48,959 --> 00:15:51,084 And how about your mommy? 184 00:15:51,209 --> 00:15:53,251 Is her name Anna? 185 00:15:55,334 --> 00:15:56,751 My mom is dead. 186 00:15:59,251 --> 00:16:01,042 I'm sorry to hear that, I didn't know. 187 00:16:13,167 --> 00:16:16,126 You remember when we planted these? 188 00:16:16,251 --> 00:16:18,709 They were just tiny little seeds. 189 00:16:18,834 --> 00:16:21,417 What's this one smell like? Smell. 190 00:16:23,792 --> 00:16:26,417 - Tomato. - Yeah, tomato. 191 00:16:28,542 --> 00:16:30,167 And we have some thyme... 192 00:16:37,334 --> 00:16:40,167 The rain to the wind said... 193 00:16:40,292 --> 00:16:42,167 (together)You push... 194 00:16:42,292 --> 00:16:45,167 - I'll pelt. - Remember that one? 195 00:16:46,959 --> 00:16:52,876 They so smote the garden bed that the flowers actually knelt... 196 00:16:54,667 --> 00:16:57,751 And lay lodged, but not dead 197 00:17:00,667 --> 00:17:02,667 I know how those flowers felt 198 00:17:24,084 --> 00:17:26,209 I'm sorry I had to give you a time-out. 199 00:17:27,959 --> 00:17:29,626 I don't like doing that. 200 00:17:31,417 --> 00:17:35,042 I know you can be steady and use beautiful words. 201 00:17:35,167 --> 00:17:36,834 "Ho" is a boring word. 202 00:17:38,042 --> 00:17:39,626 It's a word boring kids say. 203 00:17:41,209 --> 00:17:42,542 Hey. 204 00:17:45,959 --> 00:17:47,626 Let's look at the kindergarten. 205 00:17:49,417 --> 00:17:51,917 These toys, we play with them every day. 206 00:17:53,626 --> 00:17:57,709 Or the sunflower, we see the sunflower every single day. 207 00:17:59,251 --> 00:18:04,209 And our butterfly. Right? They're part of our everyday routine. 208 00:18:06,209 --> 00:18:08,334 Maybe if we try... 209 00:18:10,667 --> 00:18:12,626 We can see something new. 210 00:18:17,709 --> 00:18:19,376 Do you feel anything? 211 00:18:21,459 --> 00:18:22,751 No. 212 00:18:37,959 --> 00:18:40,126 - Oh, hi. - Hi. 213 00:18:40,251 --> 00:18:41,709 - Sorry. - That's OK. 214 00:18:41,834 --> 00:18:43,459 Hey. 215 00:18:43,584 --> 00:18:47,626 Erm, Megan, can you take Jimmy to get his clay sculpture? 216 00:18:47,751 --> 00:18:50,334 - I think it's still drying outside. - Sure, I'll get it. 217 00:18:50,459 --> 00:18:53,459 - Do you mind if we chat for a minute? - Yeah. 218 00:18:53,584 --> 00:18:55,917 Erm... 219 00:18:56,042 --> 00:18:59,542 I just felt like Jimmy was acting a little strange today. 220 00:18:59,667 --> 00:19:04,459 He was energetic at recess and then he was very quiet, 221 00:19:04,584 --> 00:19:06,959 he hardly said a word for the rest of the day. 222 00:19:07,126 --> 00:19:10,542 Yeah, he does get quiet like that, that's true. 223 00:19:10,667 --> 00:19:13,292 I mean, he's a weirdo. 224 00:19:13,417 --> 00:19:16,126 Becca, how often does he compose poems? 225 00:19:16,251 --> 00:19:19,959 Mm, I dunno. Like, once a week? 226 00:19:20,126 --> 00:19:23,584 - Maybe, like, every few days, he'll-- - Really? 227 00:19:23,709 --> 00:19:26,126 Yeah, he'll just, like, pop up, 228 00:19:26,251 --> 00:19:30,209 start walking back and forth like a zombie, like, mumbling to himself. 229 00:19:30,334 --> 00:19:32,792 Yeah, I hadn't seen him do it ever before Monday. 230 00:19:32,917 --> 00:19:36,501 I've gotta say, they're really cool. I like 'em. 231 00:19:36,626 --> 00:19:40,876 - And what does his family think? - Oh, nobody knows he does it but me. 232 00:19:40,959 --> 00:19:43,417 I mean, his dad's, like, a really busy guy. 233 00:19:43,542 --> 00:19:47,209 He owns that big nightclub in Bayonne, Ultralounge? 234 00:19:47,334 --> 00:19:50,959 His mom is doing her thing in Miami, she's not around. 235 00:19:51,126 --> 00:19:53,251 Oh, OK. 236 00:19:53,376 --> 00:19:55,292 Jimmy said she was dead. 237 00:19:55,417 --> 00:19:57,459 - (snorts) No. - Yeah, I didn't think so. 238 00:19:57,584 --> 00:19:59,834 Usually I'm informed of that kind of thing. 239 00:19:59,959 --> 00:20:01,709 It was a really nasty custody battle. 240 00:20:01,834 --> 00:20:03,834 And are you close with his dad? 241 00:20:03,959 --> 00:20:06,542 Yeah, we work together. 242 00:20:08,251 --> 00:20:09,584 So, I know him. 243 00:20:11,626 --> 00:20:13,834 I did coat-check at Ultralounge for a year. 244 00:20:13,959 --> 00:20:16,917 And then I quit to pursue acting. 245 00:20:17,042 --> 00:20:20,209 But then he said he needed a nanny so I was like, 246 00:20:20,334 --> 00:20:23,084 - "This is perfect. Part time?" - (laughs) Good. 247 00:20:23,209 --> 00:20:26,584 But you know what? His Uncle Sanjay does come by the house 248 00:20:26,709 --> 00:20:30,417 and Jimmy tells me they read poems, reports in the newspaper... 249 00:20:30,542 --> 00:20:34,167 OK, that's good to know. I'm glad there's some support in the house. 250 00:20:36,084 --> 00:20:37,959 And do you like acting? 251 00:20:38,084 --> 00:20:41,126 Yeah. I do. 252 00:20:41,251 --> 00:20:45,292 - Well, good luck with that. - Thank you. 253 00:20:45,417 --> 00:20:48,209 Oh, I almost forgot. 254 00:20:48,334 --> 00:20:51,084 There was one yesterday. You want to see it? 255 00:20:51,209 --> 00:20:52,501 I wrote it down like you said. 256 00:20:52,626 --> 00:20:54,709 Yeah, sure. I'd love to take a look at it. 257 00:21:06,417 --> 00:21:10,209 "The bull stood alone in the back yard 258 00:21:10,334 --> 00:21:11,917 "So dark 259 00:21:13,292 --> 00:21:15,459 "I opened the door and stepped out 260 00:21:15,584 --> 00:21:17,876 "Wind in the branches 261 00:21:17,959 --> 00:21:19,751 "He watched me 262 00:21:19,876 --> 00:21:21,876 "Blue eyes 263 00:21:21,959 --> 00:21:24,709 "He kept breathing to stay alive 264 00:21:24,834 --> 00:21:26,876 "I didn't want him 265 00:21:26,959 --> 00:21:29,751 "I was a just a boy 266 00:21:29,876 --> 00:21:33,209 "Say yes 267 00:21:33,334 --> 00:21:35,126 "Say yes anyway" 268 00:21:38,751 --> 00:21:40,292 Wow. 269 00:21:41,667 --> 00:21:44,292 I like, I loved the "breathing to stay alive". 270 00:21:44,417 --> 00:21:45,959 What do you guys think? 271 00:21:46,126 --> 00:21:48,709 I'm just trying to understand the assignment. 272 00:21:48,834 --> 00:21:51,667 I thought everything was supposed to be observational 273 00:21:51,792 --> 00:21:53,917 and about things that we see every day. 274 00:21:54,042 --> 00:21:57,834 I mean, it's great, but this seems like an exercise in surrealism. 275 00:21:57,959 --> 00:22:00,459 You don't have to be literal with my assignments, you know? 276 00:22:00,584 --> 00:22:03,292 These are just exercises that spark your creativity, you know? 277 00:22:03,417 --> 00:22:06,542 Well, it might have been helpful to know that beforehand. 278 00:22:06,667 --> 00:22:09,251 OK. Well, I'm sorry. I apologise. 279 00:22:09,376 --> 00:22:14,084 But I find it really interesting that you just went your own way, really. 280 00:22:14,209 --> 00:22:18,334 You know, sometimes poets, like bulls, they should be stubborn. 281 00:22:18,459 --> 00:22:23,376 I like the poem a lot. Just wondering why you wrote it from a boy's point of view. 282 00:22:27,126 --> 00:22:30,126 - I don't know. - Because she can. 283 00:22:30,251 --> 00:22:31,917 And that's what's interesting, 284 00:22:32,042 --> 00:22:35,084 you know, it's interesting to see things from a new vantage point. 285 00:22:38,292 --> 00:22:44,126 Well, guys, we have to leave, but this week, try using another point of view. OK? 286 00:22:44,251 --> 00:22:45,959 Let's see what happens, all right? 287 00:22:46,084 --> 00:22:50,792 And please, please, just really don't try to please me. That's not the point. 288 00:22:50,917 --> 00:22:54,334 OK? All right. Thank you. Bye-bye. 289 00:22:57,084 --> 00:22:58,667 Hey. How was class? 290 00:22:58,792 --> 00:23:00,584 It was good. 291 00:23:01,876 --> 00:23:03,667 - Yeah, it was better. - Hm. 292 00:23:05,042 --> 00:23:07,876 - Are the kids upstairs? - I think so. 293 00:23:09,667 --> 00:23:11,084 Hey. 294 00:23:11,209 --> 00:23:12,667 Oh, hi. 295 00:23:15,251 --> 00:23:18,417 - You just get back from your poetry class? - Yeah. 296 00:23:18,542 --> 00:23:20,376 Oh, your hair looks nice like that. 297 00:23:23,167 --> 00:23:24,792 Where's Josh? 298 00:23:24,917 --> 00:23:26,751 Tutoring. 299 00:23:26,876 --> 00:23:28,334 Good. 300 00:23:30,084 --> 00:23:31,876 Are there any college kids there? 301 00:23:31,959 --> 00:23:34,459 - Where? - In your class. 302 00:23:34,584 --> 00:23:38,959 No, it's all adults. It's a continuing education class. 303 00:23:39,126 --> 00:23:40,501 Oh. 304 00:23:42,459 --> 00:23:44,209 Hey, don't you have work to do? 305 00:23:44,334 --> 00:23:46,501 Yeah, I finished it in study hall. 306 00:23:49,667 --> 00:23:55,542 I was thinking about how great you were at photography last year. 307 00:23:55,667 --> 00:23:58,417 Why don't you take Dad's old camera and his lenses 308 00:23:58,542 --> 00:24:00,542 and take a walk around the neighbourhood? 309 00:24:00,667 --> 00:24:02,792 I post cool stuff on Instagram all the time. 310 00:24:02,917 --> 00:24:05,959 Yeah, but developing in a dark room is totally different. 311 00:24:06,126 --> 00:24:09,251 Yeah, it just stinks in there with all the chemicals and stuff. 312 00:24:10,667 --> 00:24:11,917 OK. 313 00:24:14,376 --> 00:24:16,584 Just something I noticed you were good at. 314 00:24:17,917 --> 00:24:24,376 Hi, Mr Roy. This is Lisa Spinelli calling, I'm Jimmy's kindergarten teacher, 315 00:24:24,501 --> 00:24:27,459 and I was just calling because I would like to talk to you 316 00:24:27,584 --> 00:24:30,292 about your son when you have a moment. 317 00:24:30,417 --> 00:24:33,959 Erm, I left a message on Tuesday with all my information. 318 00:24:34,126 --> 00:24:38,126 So please give me a call when you get a chance. Thanks a lot. Bye. 319 00:24:47,876 --> 00:24:51,417 I'm really curious what's gonna happen when you have no white on the paper. 320 00:24:51,542 --> 00:24:52,959 I don't have any white on my paper. 321 00:24:53,084 --> 00:24:55,459 Yeah. Let's see yours, you almost have no white left. 322 00:24:55,584 --> 00:24:58,459 Oh, you need a little more room on the paper, I think. 323 00:24:58,584 --> 00:25:00,834 Here you go. 324 00:25:00,959 --> 00:25:02,584 - Thank you. - You are very welcome. 325 00:25:02,709 --> 00:25:06,501 Do you need something, Aubrey? What do you need? 326 00:25:06,626 --> 00:25:10,126 Now, do you think you guys can make a chrome yellow, 327 00:25:10,251 --> 00:25:12,334 like in Van Gogh's Wheatfields? 328 00:25:12,459 --> 00:25:15,126 Remember how beautiful that colour was? 329 00:25:19,334 --> 00:25:22,709 Is this the volcano here and lava coming out? 330 00:26:14,042 --> 00:26:15,417 Hey, Jimmy. 331 00:26:19,334 --> 00:26:20,667 Jimmy. 332 00:26:24,126 --> 00:26:26,084 Hey, Jimmy. 333 00:26:26,209 --> 00:26:27,792 Will you come with me? 334 00:26:32,501 --> 00:26:34,709 Where are we going? 335 00:26:34,834 --> 00:26:36,084 Come here. 336 00:26:53,959 --> 00:26:55,667 Why are we in the bathroom? 337 00:26:57,876 --> 00:27:00,251 Cos I wanna talk to you about something. 338 00:27:00,376 --> 00:27:01,501 Hey. 339 00:27:03,209 --> 00:27:07,167 I want to talk to you about something that I think is very important for a poet. 340 00:27:08,876 --> 00:27:11,834 It's called your point of view. 341 00:27:11,959 --> 00:27:13,917 So, here we are, we're in a bathroom. 342 00:27:16,126 --> 00:27:18,042 But there's not just one bathroom. 343 00:27:18,167 --> 00:27:20,667 There's many bathrooms. 344 00:27:20,792 --> 00:27:24,626 Yes, there's many bathrooms. Because, look... 345 00:27:24,751 --> 00:27:28,667 If you're a grown-up, the bathroom looks like this. 346 00:27:30,084 --> 00:27:31,792 Yeah, you're a big grown-up Jimmy. 347 00:27:31,917 --> 00:27:33,751 What do you think? Look around. 348 00:27:37,126 --> 00:27:40,084 I bet there's all sorts of things you didn't notice before. 349 00:27:44,376 --> 00:27:46,501 What else do you want to be? 350 00:27:46,626 --> 00:27:48,334 You wanna be a giant? 351 00:27:48,459 --> 00:27:50,126 OK. Turn around. 352 00:27:51,667 --> 00:27:53,459 What do you see from up there? 353 00:27:55,209 --> 00:27:56,667 What's it like up there? 354 00:27:58,167 --> 00:28:00,626 - The bathroom's so tiny. - You like it? 355 00:28:02,084 --> 00:28:04,251 - Yep. - Well, what else? A cat! 356 00:28:04,376 --> 00:28:06,626 Let's be a cat. Down here. Look. Down here. 357 00:28:06,751 --> 00:28:09,917 I'm a cat. Meow! 358 00:28:10,042 --> 00:28:12,667 - Meow. - Meow, meow, meow. 359 00:28:12,792 --> 00:28:18,251 So, if you stay open and if you stay curious, 360 00:28:18,376 --> 00:28:20,834 then you can see the world however you want. 361 00:28:20,959 --> 00:28:25,042 You can see the world like a little tiny bug or like a bad guy. 362 00:28:27,626 --> 00:28:29,709 You know what I mean? 363 00:28:29,834 --> 00:28:32,584 Can I go back to nap time now? 364 00:28:34,042 --> 00:28:36,084 Will you think about what I said? 365 00:28:36,209 --> 00:28:38,667 Will you think about it? 366 00:28:38,792 --> 00:28:40,459 All right. 367 00:28:54,209 --> 00:28:55,709 Jimmy. 368 00:28:58,501 --> 00:28:59,959 Jimmy, one more thing. 369 00:29:38,834 --> 00:29:40,542 It gets so dark 370 00:29:40,667 --> 00:29:45,542 It stays dark even when I turn on the light 371 00:29:46,959 --> 00:29:51,292 It gets so bright The flowers bow to the sun 372 00:29:53,501 --> 00:29:55,334 Do you remember the lion? 373 00:29:55,459 --> 00:29:58,376 So quick and so strong 374 00:29:58,501 --> 00:30:01,417 He has no master when his master is sleeping 375 00:30:01,542 --> 00:30:04,167 And all his master does is sleep 376 00:30:14,876 --> 00:30:16,292 That was a poem. 377 00:30:18,792 --> 00:30:21,459 Can you say it for me again so I can write it down? 378 00:30:27,251 --> 00:30:30,459 Megan, did you catch what he was saying? Did you get the beginning? 379 00:30:30,584 --> 00:30:32,376 Sorry, I had the water running. 380 00:30:32,501 --> 00:30:35,626 I think he was singing a song? He seems to be doing that a lot. 381 00:30:35,751 --> 00:30:37,376 They're not songs, they're poems. 382 00:30:40,917 --> 00:30:42,334 It was about the lion. 383 00:30:44,084 --> 00:30:45,459 You see? 384 00:30:53,334 --> 00:30:55,167 What am I gonna do with you? 385 00:30:57,709 --> 00:30:59,501 - Hey. - Becca. 386 00:30:59,626 --> 00:31:02,834 - We have a little bit of a problem. - What's wrong? 387 00:31:02,959 --> 00:31:04,917 (sighs) Poems are disappearing. 388 00:31:05,042 --> 00:31:06,251 It happened just now. 389 00:31:06,376 --> 00:31:09,334 He was pacing back and forth, I rushed to get to him, 390 00:31:09,459 --> 00:31:11,959 and by the time I got there, he was almost finished. 391 00:31:12,084 --> 00:31:16,501 All I got was, "He has no master when his master is sleeping 392 00:31:16,626 --> 00:31:19,626 "And all his master does is sleep" 393 00:31:21,667 --> 00:31:22,876 Oh. 394 00:31:24,834 --> 00:31:27,417 It's from the point of view of a hunted lion. 395 00:31:29,584 --> 00:31:31,709 I see. 396 00:31:31,834 --> 00:31:35,126 I mean, how often are we missing these moments? 397 00:31:35,251 --> 00:31:39,626 It's hard to say, really. I mean, I try my best, but... 398 00:31:39,751 --> 00:31:41,959 Out of curiosity, who tucks him into bed at night? 399 00:31:42,084 --> 00:31:45,542 - Is it you or is it somebody else? - It's... It's mostly me. 400 00:31:45,667 --> 00:31:47,834 I think that's a time to pay attention to. 401 00:31:47,959 --> 00:31:51,917 I mean, imagine how much incredible poetry is written 402 00:31:52,042 --> 00:31:56,167 in that not-quite-conscious moment just before the lights go out. 403 00:31:56,292 --> 00:31:57,626 Mm-hm. 404 00:31:57,751 --> 00:32:02,667 Hey. You're such a good teacher, you know that? You have a really big heart. 405 00:32:04,042 --> 00:32:06,542 Listen, baby doll. When you're coming up with your poems, 406 00:32:06,667 --> 00:32:08,376 just let us know, OK, so we can help you. 407 00:32:08,501 --> 00:32:11,376 Yeah, cos we don't wanna miss anything, OK? 408 00:32:11,501 --> 00:32:13,876 - Do you have kids? - I do. 409 00:32:13,959 --> 00:32:16,167 - Big? Small? - They're big, they're in high school. 410 00:32:16,292 --> 00:32:20,584 Oh, wow. Well, they're really lucky to have you, you're very attentive. 411 00:32:20,709 --> 00:32:22,292 All right. Let's go, baby! 412 00:32:24,126 --> 00:32:27,667 OK, so let's just work together to make sure that all of his work gets heard. 413 00:32:27,792 --> 00:32:30,376 I'll do what I can do. Bye. 414 00:32:30,959 --> 00:32:32,709 (Becca chatting to Jimmy) 415 00:32:57,959 --> 00:33:01,501 - Hi. Hi, I'm Lisa. We spoke on the phone? - Yes. 416 00:33:01,626 --> 00:33:02,709 - Hi. - Hi, Lisa. 417 00:33:02,834 --> 00:33:05,834 - Is now still an OK time? - Yes, yes, of course. 418 00:33:05,959 --> 00:33:08,417 We memorised a few poems, just for fun. 419 00:33:08,542 --> 00:33:10,959 Mm. Well, he composes, too. 420 00:33:11,084 --> 00:33:12,542 Jimmy? I didn't realise. 421 00:33:12,667 --> 00:33:15,792 Yes, and I wanted to speak to you because... 422 00:33:17,542 --> 00:33:22,501 I imagine maybe you can appreciate how rare that gift is. 423 00:33:22,626 --> 00:33:25,792 I mean, I've been a kindergarten teacher for almost 20 years 424 00:33:25,917 --> 00:33:27,667 and I've never seen anything like it. 425 00:33:27,792 --> 00:33:31,417 And I just want to support it and I want to protect it as much as I possibly can. 426 00:33:31,542 --> 00:33:33,459 - Absolutely. - Talent is so... 427 00:33:34,709 --> 00:33:38,834 fragile and so rare, and our culture does everything to crush it. 428 00:33:38,959 --> 00:33:42,376 I mean, even at four or five they're coming into school attached to their phones, 429 00:33:42,501 --> 00:33:44,459 talking only about TV shows and video games. 430 00:33:44,584 --> 00:33:46,501 - It's a materialistic culture... - Mm-hm. 431 00:33:46,626 --> 00:33:52,209 And it doesn't support art or language. Or observation. 432 00:33:52,334 --> 00:33:56,292 Even my own children, who are great, they don't read. 433 00:33:57,667 --> 00:34:01,209 You know, you think, maybe it's just a phase... 434 00:34:03,834 --> 00:34:06,042 But I worry that it's something larger. 435 00:34:08,876 --> 00:34:13,292 A lack of curiosity, a lack of reflection. 436 00:34:13,417 --> 00:34:15,959 No one has space for poetry. 437 00:34:16,084 --> 00:34:18,542 Maybe that's true. 438 00:34:18,667 --> 00:34:22,292 Really, what I want is to speak with his father. 439 00:34:22,417 --> 00:34:23,542 His father? 440 00:34:23,667 --> 00:34:27,209 I wonder if he would allow me to oversee his progress. 441 00:34:29,959 --> 00:34:31,834 Er... Well, he's a busy man 442 00:34:31,959 --> 00:34:34,876 and, frankly, I don't know how much you will get out of him. 443 00:34:34,959 --> 00:34:36,334 Mm. 444 00:34:36,459 --> 00:34:37,667 Have you met him? 445 00:34:37,792 --> 00:34:41,417 No. He doesn't actually even return my phone calls. 446 00:34:43,209 --> 00:34:44,501 Maybe the baby-sitter can help? 447 00:34:44,626 --> 00:34:46,292 - Becca? - Yeah, yes. Becca. 448 00:34:46,417 --> 00:34:51,042 Well, between you and me, I think Becca is a problematic element in this, too. 449 00:34:51,167 --> 00:34:54,292 I mean, she doesn't understand the depth of his talent. 450 00:34:57,584 --> 00:35:02,667 Er, listen, I apologise, but I should get back to work soon. I'm sorry. 451 00:35:02,792 --> 00:35:03,917 OK. 452 00:35:04,042 --> 00:35:06,917 I'll, er... I'll speak to my brother soon. 453 00:35:08,084 --> 00:35:09,834 I'll see if I can catch him this week. 454 00:35:09,959 --> 00:35:11,417 That would be wonderful. 455 00:35:12,542 --> 00:35:13,834 OK. 456 00:35:17,126 --> 00:35:18,251 I should, er... 457 00:35:18,376 --> 00:35:20,959 - I really have a deadline, so... - OK. 458 00:35:21,126 --> 00:35:22,876 - You know your way out? - I do. 459 00:35:22,959 --> 00:35:24,209 OK. 460 00:35:44,376 --> 00:35:47,584 Hey, Jimmy. Will you come with me to the playground? 461 00:35:47,709 --> 00:35:49,501 I wanna talk to you about something. 462 00:35:49,626 --> 00:35:51,084 Come on, let's play. 463 00:36:01,584 --> 00:36:03,126 They have five more minutes. 464 00:36:03,251 --> 00:36:04,417 - OK. - OK. 465 00:36:14,251 --> 00:36:17,876 Jimmy, I want to talk to you about something very important. 466 00:36:17,959 --> 00:36:20,584 When you have a poem in your head, 467 00:36:20,709 --> 00:36:23,959 and when your poem is ready, will you come to me? 468 00:36:25,167 --> 00:36:27,876 Even if you see I'm busy or I'm talking to somebody else, 469 00:36:27,959 --> 00:36:31,667 or if you're mad at me that day or if you think I'm mad at you... 470 00:36:34,209 --> 00:36:35,667 Will you please come to me? 471 00:36:38,959 --> 00:36:42,417 If it happens when you're not at school, that's OK. 472 00:36:42,542 --> 00:36:46,084 You can call me on the phone, you don't have to recite your poem to Becca. 473 00:36:47,584 --> 00:36:50,917 It's better if you call me, you understand? And I'll write it down for you. 474 00:36:51,042 --> 00:36:55,417 And don't let her call you silly names like puppy dog and... and... 475 00:36:55,542 --> 00:36:59,376 Bunny rabbit. It's belittling. It means she's treating you like a baby. 476 00:36:59,501 --> 00:37:05,501 So, look, I took your cell phone from your backpack, if that's OK? 477 00:37:05,626 --> 00:37:09,501 And I'd like to put my number in so you have it if you need it. 478 00:37:09,626 --> 00:37:14,376 I'm not gonna put it in under Mrs Spinelli because that is too long. 479 00:37:14,501 --> 00:37:17,959 Erm, I'm gonna type in the letter "L". See? 480 00:37:18,084 --> 00:37:22,751 L is for Lisa. 481 00:37:24,376 --> 00:37:25,917 That's my name. 482 00:37:27,959 --> 00:37:30,667 So, just find L when you wanna call me, OK? 483 00:37:31,876 --> 00:37:33,126 OK. 484 00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:34,876 (running footsteps) 485 00:37:38,042 --> 00:37:40,626 - Hello? - Hi. 486 00:37:40,751 --> 00:37:42,084 Hi. 487 00:37:46,126 --> 00:37:47,459 Where you headed? 488 00:37:47,584 --> 00:37:50,542 - I have practice. - No, you don't. You had it yesterday. 489 00:37:50,667 --> 00:37:53,667 We have an extra one this week. 490 00:37:53,792 --> 00:37:56,292 Josh, where are you going? 491 00:37:56,417 --> 00:37:57,876 (Josh) I have a meeting. 492 00:37:58,792 --> 00:38:00,417 (Lisa) Is this Marines stuff? 493 00:38:03,376 --> 00:38:05,126 Josh, come in here. 494 00:38:08,501 --> 00:38:10,167 We just don't get it. 495 00:38:10,292 --> 00:38:13,167 You worked so hard to get into that school, and you busted your butt, 496 00:38:13,292 --> 00:38:15,501 and you pulled up your grades, and we're proud of you. 497 00:38:15,626 --> 00:38:18,376 - That's all we're saying. - It's not even a good school. 498 00:38:18,501 --> 00:38:21,751 Josh, it's stupid to put yourself in harm's way. 499 00:38:21,876 --> 00:38:25,167 People get their fucking limbs blown off. 500 00:38:25,292 --> 00:38:27,459 I'm just sick of school, OK? 501 00:38:27,584 --> 00:38:29,376 And plus, I think service is more important 502 00:38:29,501 --> 00:38:31,042 than whatever notion of achievement 503 00:38:31,167 --> 00:38:32,501 - you have in your head. - No, no! 504 00:38:32,626 --> 00:38:35,751 Josh, if you wanna go fight for oil in the desert, that's fine, 505 00:38:35,876 --> 00:38:37,876 but don't kid yourself. 506 00:38:40,292 --> 00:38:41,917 (door slams) 507 00:38:53,459 --> 00:38:55,042 (husband sighs) 508 00:39:00,376 --> 00:39:02,751 Don't worry. He always lands on his feet. 509 00:39:02,876 --> 00:39:04,876 Does he? 510 00:39:12,626 --> 00:39:14,084 I don't know. 511 00:39:18,959 --> 00:39:20,751 (husband)Are we finally alone? 512 00:39:22,042 --> 00:39:23,459 (Lisa chuckles) 513 00:39:23,584 --> 00:39:25,626 Can I lock the fucking front door? 514 00:39:25,751 --> 00:39:27,501 - No! - And make sure... 515 00:39:27,626 --> 00:39:30,667 that no one comes back in this house... 516 00:39:30,792 --> 00:39:32,584 - ever again? - (laughing) 517 00:39:43,584 --> 00:39:45,876 (phone rings) 518 00:39:49,084 --> 00:39:50,917 What are you doing? 519 00:39:51,501 --> 00:39:54,084 (phone ringing) 520 00:39:56,792 --> 00:39:59,084 - Hello? - (Jimmy) Mrs Spinelli? 521 00:39:59,209 --> 00:40:01,542 - Hi, Jimmy. - I have a poem. 522 00:40:04,667 --> 00:40:06,126 OK. 523 00:40:09,292 --> 00:40:10,959 Wait. OK. 524 00:40:11,126 --> 00:40:14,084 I'm ready to write it down. Go ahead. 525 00:40:14,209 --> 00:40:16,209 The gold rusts 526 00:40:16,334 --> 00:40:18,167 The warmth breaks 527 00:40:18,292 --> 00:40:20,751 And the light comes at morning 528 00:40:20,876 --> 00:40:23,876 The police start their way to the dining hall 529 00:40:27,626 --> 00:40:30,959 And the sound of World War Three is out there 530 00:40:33,917 --> 00:40:35,417 Dust is out 531 00:40:35,542 --> 00:40:38,042 And pray God, the wedding is coming 532 00:40:39,917 --> 00:40:42,209 And the reciting poem is here 533 00:40:53,792 --> 00:40:56,084 - (winces) - (Lisa) Shh. 534 00:40:57,917 --> 00:41:00,334 I loved your poem last night. 535 00:41:02,792 --> 00:41:04,876 (children playing outside) 536 00:41:13,334 --> 00:41:15,667 Do you wanna hear a poem from me? 537 00:41:16,459 --> 00:41:18,209 OK. 538 00:41:31,167 --> 00:41:33,417 Mesmerise me, butterfly 539 00:41:38,084 --> 00:41:40,959 Forcing wings open, shut 540 00:41:41,876 --> 00:41:44,959 Thrust with purpose not known to me 541 00:41:45,751 --> 00:41:47,792 Not expert in your grasses 542 00:41:49,126 --> 00:41:51,084 In poison 543 00:41:51,209 --> 00:41:54,459 Mushrooms camouflage deliverance 544 00:41:56,459 --> 00:41:59,959 Today the garden teems with wood sprites 545 00:42:00,126 --> 00:42:02,209 Flashing blue 546 00:42:02,334 --> 00:42:03,959 Now white 547 00:42:05,917 --> 00:42:07,876 At the edge of seeing 548 00:42:13,584 --> 00:42:15,542 Is that a poem you wrote? 549 00:42:18,584 --> 00:42:20,334 Yeah. 550 00:42:31,959 --> 00:42:34,542 You can just forget you heard it. 551 00:42:34,667 --> 00:42:36,667 I don't want to spoil your talent. 552 00:42:38,501 --> 00:42:40,501 (♪ hip-hop playing) 553 00:42:40,626 --> 00:42:42,542 (girl) You did not! 554 00:42:42,667 --> 00:42:44,667 What were you saying to Natalie? 555 00:42:44,792 --> 00:42:46,042 Right. 556 00:42:46,959 --> 00:42:48,792 You OK? 557 00:42:48,917 --> 00:42:52,042 ♪ I like the way you ride it really slow 558 00:42:52,167 --> 00:42:55,292 ♪ Hide it, I'mma find it, and you know 559 00:42:55,417 --> 00:42:58,167 ♪ Girl, I gotta grind it really low 560 00:43:01,334 --> 00:43:04,376 ♪ I like the way you ride it really slow 561 00:43:04,501 --> 00:43:07,417 ♪ Hide it, I'mma find it, and you know 562 00:43:07,542 --> 00:43:10,542 ♪ Girl, I gotta grind it really low 563 00:43:10,667 --> 00:43:13,584 ♪ Girl, I got time, you can slow it down 564 00:43:13,709 --> 00:43:16,876 ♪ Wiggle them hips, put your fingers on the ground ♪ 565 00:43:17,959 --> 00:43:19,834 Amy, what are you doing? 566 00:43:19,959 --> 00:43:22,126 What's the big deal? It's been decriminalised. 567 00:43:22,667 --> 00:43:24,334 - Can I have it? - (Amy sighs) 568 00:43:24,459 --> 00:43:27,251 You know, you and Dad always act like artsy, progressive hippies-- 569 00:43:27,376 --> 00:43:29,084 OK. OK. You know what? 570 00:43:30,501 --> 00:43:33,417 Smoke it if you want to. Maybe it'll open you up. 571 00:43:34,042 --> 00:43:35,542 - You... - What's goin' on? 572 00:43:35,667 --> 00:43:38,334 ...could have such an incredible mind. 573 00:43:38,459 --> 00:43:40,417 Incredible mind? 574 00:43:40,542 --> 00:43:42,626 What's up with you? You're acting so weird. 575 00:43:42,751 --> 00:43:44,751 - (sighs) I just wish-- - We got all our work done. 576 00:43:44,876 --> 00:43:48,042 I wish there was a little bit more curiosity, 577 00:43:48,167 --> 00:43:50,292 vibrancy, intellectualism in this house. 578 00:43:50,417 --> 00:43:53,584 You know, ever since you started taking those dumb-ass poetry classes, 579 00:43:53,709 --> 00:43:55,334 you've been acting like you're the... 580 00:43:55,459 --> 00:43:57,709 cultural ambassador to the UN or something. 581 00:43:57,834 --> 00:44:00,751 OK, if you wanna go back to college and get your stupid degree, 582 00:44:00,876 --> 00:44:01,959 then you can go ahead. 583 00:44:02,084 --> 00:44:06,084 OK? I actually get straight A's without having to work very hard, 584 00:44:06,209 --> 00:44:08,084 and you never acknowledge that. 585 00:44:08,209 --> 00:44:11,126 You worked your ass off, and look where you are. 586 00:44:25,334 --> 00:44:27,667 Hey. What the hell is goin' on? 587 00:44:27,792 --> 00:44:29,792 It's nothing. She's just being provocative. 588 00:44:29,917 --> 00:44:31,626 I'm fine. I'm gonna get some air. 589 00:45:03,334 --> 00:45:05,667 (plane flying low overhead) 590 00:45:13,459 --> 00:45:16,167 Cultural ambassador to the UN. 591 00:45:36,709 --> 00:45:38,459 (ringing tone) 592 00:45:39,251 --> 00:45:41,167 - (Jimmy) Hello? - Jimmy, hi. 593 00:45:42,126 --> 00:45:43,959 It's Mrs Spinelli. 594 00:45:44,084 --> 00:45:45,542 It's Lisa. 595 00:45:45,667 --> 00:45:47,626 - Why are you calling me? - No, it's OK. 596 00:45:47,751 --> 00:45:51,959 Kindergarten teachers are allowed to call their... their students. 597 00:45:52,126 --> 00:45:53,959 Becca's gonna read me a book. 598 00:45:54,126 --> 00:45:56,542 OK. I know, it must be getting close to bedtime. 599 00:45:56,667 --> 00:45:58,126 I just wanted to say hi. 600 00:45:58,251 --> 00:45:59,626 OK. 601 00:46:10,251 --> 00:46:13,417 (poetry teacher) A home transformed by the lightning 602 00:46:13,542 --> 00:46:18,417 The balanced alcoves smother This insatiable earth of a planet, Earth 603 00:46:19,542 --> 00:46:24,417 They attacked it with their mechanical horns because they love you 604 00:46:24,542 --> 00:46:26,876 - Hello? - Hey, Lisa, how's it going? 605 00:46:26,959 --> 00:46:27,959 Come, sit down. 606 00:46:28,126 --> 00:46:30,917 I was reading this... this poem that, erm... 607 00:46:31,042 --> 00:46:32,834 that a computer wrote. 608 00:46:32,959 --> 00:46:34,709 You know, with some algorithm. 609 00:46:34,834 --> 00:46:37,292 And it even passed the Turing Test. 610 00:46:37,417 --> 00:46:39,251 In the end, we're all machines. 611 00:46:40,209 --> 00:46:42,584 Well, Justin, thank you, and good luck with the sonnet. 612 00:46:42,709 --> 00:46:44,834 - Yeah, I'll crack it. - Don't make Watson do it. 613 00:46:44,959 --> 00:46:46,584 - (chuckling) - Cool, man. 614 00:46:46,709 --> 00:46:48,584 I'll see you at the reading on Thursday, then. 615 00:46:48,709 --> 00:46:50,709 - (Justin) Great. Bye. - Bye. 616 00:46:54,042 --> 00:46:57,334 You know, it's... it's very funny when you have, like, this amount of books, 617 00:46:57,459 --> 00:46:59,834 and I've only read, like, one-tenth of them. 618 00:47:01,084 --> 00:47:03,376 So, Justin was telling me that there's half of the class 619 00:47:03,501 --> 00:47:05,292 that are gonna stay for the next semester, 620 00:47:05,417 --> 00:47:07,459 Would you like to stay? 621 00:47:07,584 --> 00:47:09,584 - Yes, I would. - That'd be great, right? 622 00:47:09,709 --> 00:47:11,251 - Yeah. - Good. 623 00:47:11,376 --> 00:47:13,709 So, tell me about you. I don't know anything about you. 624 00:47:13,834 --> 00:47:15,126 What do you... What do you do? 625 00:47:15,251 --> 00:47:17,876 - I teach. - You teach? 626 00:47:17,959 --> 00:47:20,376 I want to thank you for inviting me. 627 00:47:20,501 --> 00:47:23,167 I can't tell you how flattered I was when I received your email. 628 00:47:23,292 --> 00:47:24,792 Oh, please. No. 629 00:47:24,917 --> 00:47:26,209 I mean... 630 00:47:26,334 --> 00:47:28,751 You know, your work has been... progressing a lot, 631 00:47:28,876 --> 00:47:30,167 and... and it was a no-brainer. 632 00:47:30,292 --> 00:47:32,709 I mean, you... you have to come. 633 00:47:32,834 --> 00:47:34,584 So, what do you teach? 634 00:47:34,709 --> 00:47:36,876 I teach kindergarten. 635 00:47:36,959 --> 00:47:39,084 That's such a delicate thing, right? 636 00:47:40,876 --> 00:47:43,751 I mean, you... you give the kids something, and then they... 637 00:47:43,876 --> 00:47:46,167 Yeah? They have it forever. 638 00:47:47,167 --> 00:47:49,751 - It's incredible. - Yeah. That's... That's true. 639 00:47:50,667 --> 00:47:52,792 So, erm... 640 00:47:52,917 --> 00:47:54,959 on Thursday night, 641 00:47:55,126 --> 00:47:56,959 at the Bowery, 642 00:47:57,126 --> 00:47:59,417 we're doing this reading where... 643 00:47:59,542 --> 00:48:01,959 you know, a bunch of poets come in. 644 00:48:02,084 --> 00:48:04,542 It's very eclectic. Young and old. 645 00:48:04,667 --> 00:48:08,709 And there's reviewers, publishers as well, there might be. 646 00:48:08,834 --> 00:48:12,167 And everyone that goes on stage reads two poems. 647 00:48:12,292 --> 00:48:14,376 So you have to prepare two poems that you like. 648 00:48:14,501 --> 00:48:15,584 - OK. - All right? 649 00:48:16,376 --> 00:48:19,126 I really want to thank you for this opportunity. 650 00:48:20,334 --> 00:48:22,376 Of course. 651 00:48:22,501 --> 00:48:24,959 There's dancing afterwards, with poets. 652 00:48:25,126 --> 00:48:28,376 You know, there's gonna be a party, like, drinks and stuff, but... 653 00:48:28,501 --> 00:48:30,917 I don't know, maybe you... 654 00:48:31,042 --> 00:48:33,334 you will be, like, a centre of attention. 655 00:48:34,876 --> 00:48:36,584 - Huh? - (laughs) 656 00:48:46,251 --> 00:48:48,251 - (laughs) - I am sorry. I'm sorry. 657 00:48:48,376 --> 00:48:50,709 I'm... I... God, I'm sorry. 658 00:48:50,834 --> 00:48:53,084 I'm... I'm very sorry. I'm very sorry. 659 00:48:53,209 --> 00:48:55,042 I'm sorry, I just... 660 00:48:55,167 --> 00:48:57,126 It's presumptuous of me. I'm... 661 00:48:57,251 --> 00:48:59,334 (sighs) I'm sorry. 662 00:49:02,459 --> 00:49:04,334 Forget about it. 663 00:49:06,501 --> 00:49:08,167 Can I read you a poem? 664 00:49:09,667 --> 00:49:11,084 Yeah. 665 00:49:14,251 --> 00:49:16,084 I wrote it sort of quickly. 666 00:49:19,834 --> 00:49:22,334 - I'd love to hear your thoughts. - OK. 667 00:49:27,251 --> 00:49:28,751 (chuckles) 668 00:49:30,709 --> 00:49:33,084 Mesmerise me, butterfly 669 00:49:33,917 --> 00:49:36,834 Forcing wings open, shut 670 00:49:37,709 --> 00:49:41,251 Thrust with purpose not known to me 671 00:49:41,376 --> 00:49:44,084 Not expert in your grasses 672 00:49:44,917 --> 00:49:46,876 In poison 673 00:49:46,959 --> 00:49:49,917 Mushrooms camouflage deliverance 674 00:49:50,834 --> 00:49:53,959 Today the garden teems with wood sprites 675 00:49:54,126 --> 00:49:55,459 Flashing blue 676 00:49:55,584 --> 00:49:56,876 Now white 677 00:49:56,959 --> 00:49:58,792 At the edge of seeing 678 00:50:03,959 --> 00:50:05,042 It's good. 679 00:50:05,584 --> 00:50:07,584 - Yeah? - Yeah, that was very cool. 680 00:50:08,376 --> 00:50:11,417 It's not my favourite that you've written, but it's nice. 681 00:50:15,626 --> 00:50:18,042 You know, at the beginning, 682 00:50:18,167 --> 00:50:21,084 when you came into the class, I didn't notice you at first. 683 00:50:21,876 --> 00:50:24,084 There's so many people, you know, and... 684 00:50:24,209 --> 00:50:25,834 Also, you were very quiet for a while. 685 00:50:25,959 --> 00:50:28,584 Then you started to present your work. 686 00:50:28,709 --> 00:50:30,917 But, I mean, I must say, don't take this wrong, 687 00:50:31,042 --> 00:50:33,834 but at the beginning, your work was... was very typical, you know? 688 00:50:33,959 --> 00:50:35,584 Like, all the... 689 00:50:35,709 --> 00:50:38,751 you know, all the metaphors were very... kind of commonplace, 690 00:50:38,876 --> 00:50:41,126 which is normal, because you're just experimenting 691 00:50:41,251 --> 00:50:43,126 with the nature of all of this. 692 00:50:43,251 --> 00:50:45,626 But when you read your poem about Anna, 693 00:50:46,709 --> 00:50:49,376 then, I thought, "OK, there is a poet here." 694 00:50:51,459 --> 00:50:53,667 And from then on, I was just... 695 00:50:54,917 --> 00:50:56,542 I don't know. 696 00:50:58,501 --> 00:51:01,084 I wonder what... what's going on with you. 697 00:51:04,126 --> 00:51:05,709 (chuckles) 698 00:51:10,084 --> 00:51:11,959 Are you going out with Anna? 699 00:51:15,959 --> 00:51:17,459 No. 700 00:51:20,917 --> 00:51:22,959 Do you like women? 701 00:51:24,417 --> 00:51:25,959 Occasionally. 702 00:52:41,209 --> 00:52:42,584 Hey. 703 00:52:42,709 --> 00:52:44,334 Come with me. 704 00:52:48,501 --> 00:52:50,917 - Is he OK? - Yeah! Of course. 705 00:52:57,542 --> 00:52:59,417 Yeah, let's go in here. 706 00:53:11,667 --> 00:53:13,876 So, on Thursday, 707 00:53:14,501 --> 00:53:19,501 we've been invited to a place where poets read their poems on stage, like this, 708 00:53:20,709 --> 00:53:22,292 in front of an audience. 709 00:53:23,084 --> 00:53:25,584 Some of them will probably be pretty mediocre, but... 710 00:53:26,584 --> 00:53:29,834 I was wondering if you might wanna read a few of yours. 711 00:53:33,876 --> 00:53:35,167 What do you think? 712 00:53:38,084 --> 00:53:40,376 Yeah, I'd like to. 713 00:53:42,751 --> 00:53:44,751 I think it'd be a great opportunity. 714 00:53:50,751 --> 00:53:52,751 Actually, why don't you just stand up here? 715 00:53:57,542 --> 00:54:00,251 Yeah. Like a stage. 716 00:54:02,251 --> 00:54:04,876 Can you show me how you'd say one of your poems? 717 00:54:06,876 --> 00:54:08,584 Maybe "Anna"? 718 00:54:11,626 --> 00:54:13,584 Anna's beautiful 719 00:54:13,709 --> 00:54:15,667 Beautiful enough for me 720 00:54:23,251 --> 00:54:25,251 You know what's in there? 721 00:54:25,376 --> 00:54:27,709 - What? - Your heart. 722 00:54:28,584 --> 00:54:31,376 Can you try saying it more from there? 723 00:54:31,501 --> 00:54:32,959 From your heart? 724 00:54:35,292 --> 00:54:37,626 Anna's beautiful 725 00:54:37,751 --> 00:54:39,167 Beautiful enough for me 726 00:54:39,959 --> 00:54:43,042 The sun hits her yellow house 727 00:54:43,167 --> 00:54:45,751 It's almost like a sign from God 728 00:54:51,417 --> 00:54:52,584 OK, good. 729 00:54:54,376 --> 00:54:57,459 So, on Thursday we'll do "Anna" and... 730 00:54:57,584 --> 00:54:59,542 - how about "The Bull"? - Yeah. 731 00:54:59,667 --> 00:55:02,709 And we'll practise both of them a little bit every day. 732 00:55:02,834 --> 00:55:04,084 OK. 733 00:55:05,417 --> 00:55:07,751 (sighs) 734 00:55:08,751 --> 00:55:10,917 (distant sirens wailing) 735 00:55:11,042 --> 00:55:12,959 (dog barking) 736 00:55:13,126 --> 00:55:15,209 (♪ dance music thumping) 737 00:55:38,584 --> 00:55:40,542 - Mr Roy. - ...a dozen parameters... 738 00:55:40,667 --> 00:55:42,417 Yes? One moment. 739 00:55:44,376 --> 00:55:48,042 So... I've got a kid with a good head. 740 00:55:48,751 --> 00:55:50,876 - I'm happy. - (Lisa)Well, it's more than that. 741 00:55:52,209 --> 00:55:54,126 I think we have a young Mozart. 742 00:55:54,709 --> 00:55:57,209 He's gifted, Mr Roy. 743 00:55:58,376 --> 00:56:01,417 He writes poetry on a level that is far... 744 00:56:01,542 --> 00:56:03,209 beyond his age. 745 00:56:06,542 --> 00:56:08,542 Have you talked to Sanjay? 746 00:56:08,667 --> 00:56:11,376 - Sanjay who? - Your brother, the writer. 747 00:56:12,209 --> 00:56:13,709 (scoffs) The writer? 748 00:56:14,542 --> 00:56:16,459 Haven't talked to him in a month. 749 00:56:16,584 --> 00:56:18,459 Oh, I see. He was supposed to call you. 750 00:56:19,209 --> 00:56:20,709 What can I do for you, Lisa? 751 00:56:20,834 --> 00:56:22,751 Mozart... 752 00:56:22,876 --> 00:56:25,792 was nurtured by kings and queens. 753 00:56:26,709 --> 00:56:28,709 They massaged his tired hands. 754 00:56:28,834 --> 00:56:30,584 They fed him candy... 755 00:56:30,709 --> 00:56:32,542 while he played the piano. 756 00:56:33,417 --> 00:56:34,709 And Jimmy doesn't have that. 757 00:56:34,834 --> 00:56:38,042 I'm not saying he should be spoiled, but he does need support. 758 00:56:39,251 --> 00:56:42,834 And Becca... she's nice, 759 00:56:44,209 --> 00:56:46,209 but she's not a good influence on him. 760 00:56:47,376 --> 00:56:48,876 Why? 761 00:56:48,959 --> 00:56:51,959 Well, I think she treats him like any stupid child. 762 00:56:52,834 --> 00:56:54,584 She talks to him like a puppy dog. 763 00:56:55,209 --> 00:56:59,334 And I should tell you she's often late picking him up and dropping him off. 764 00:56:59,459 --> 00:57:03,376 - Is that true? - Yes. Last week, she was an hour late... 765 00:57:03,501 --> 00:57:06,834 - Put the change in the coat room. - ...because she was at an audition. 766 00:57:07,709 --> 00:57:09,959 I know. I see you're very busy and... 767 00:57:10,126 --> 00:57:13,126 that you're a very successful man, and that you don't have a lot of time. 768 00:57:13,251 --> 00:57:15,167 And I know that Jimmy's mother isn't around-- 769 00:57:15,292 --> 00:57:17,459 I want to help my son. 770 00:57:17,584 --> 00:57:19,584 Especially if he enjoys doing this. 771 00:57:19,709 --> 00:57:21,417 But I don't want him to be like my brother. 772 00:57:21,542 --> 00:57:23,417 You met him, right? 773 00:57:23,542 --> 00:57:24,917 He's 42 years old. 774 00:57:25,042 --> 00:57:27,626 Makes 50 grand a year because he wanted to be an intellectual. 775 00:57:28,209 --> 00:57:31,417 Now? Corrects spelling mistakes for the newspaper. 776 00:57:32,251 --> 00:57:35,584 I want my son to do good in school, I want him to be smart, but... 777 00:57:35,709 --> 00:57:37,959 it's also good to have a normal life. 778 00:57:39,126 --> 00:57:41,292 Make money, be practical. 779 00:57:41,417 --> 00:57:45,084 But, you know, I don't like this Becca forgetting to pick him up. 780 00:57:45,209 --> 00:57:47,084 I'm gonna ask her to leave. 781 00:57:47,209 --> 00:57:49,334 I... I knew it wasn't going to work, but, you know, 782 00:57:49,459 --> 00:57:52,042 whenever this happens, it's a real problem for me because... 783 00:57:52,167 --> 00:57:54,417 - who watches him? - I'm happy to. 784 00:57:55,042 --> 00:57:58,292 It's not hard for me. Especially if it's a few hours after school. 785 00:57:59,042 --> 00:58:01,584 Yeah. That would help me very much. 786 00:58:01,709 --> 00:58:03,334 - OK! - At least till five or six o'clock. 787 00:58:03,459 --> 00:58:06,084 - Then I can get a girl to come to the house. - Yes, I can do that. 788 00:58:07,042 --> 00:58:09,584 And, erm... I don't know if Jimmy mentioned it to you, 789 00:58:09,709 --> 00:58:12,334 but I've asked him to recite a few of his poems 790 00:58:12,459 --> 00:58:15,876 in Manhattan on Thursday night at a poetry reading. 791 00:58:16,792 --> 00:58:19,501 See, now, on Thursday he has baseball practice with his friend. 792 00:58:19,626 --> 00:58:23,292 They go together. So, er... forget it. It's too complicated. 793 00:58:23,417 --> 00:58:25,792 Mm. I see. 794 00:58:27,751 --> 00:58:30,167 Do you need me to bring him to baseball? 795 00:58:30,292 --> 00:58:32,084 Oh, no, no, er... they've got it arranged. 796 00:58:32,209 --> 00:58:34,042 The father of the kid takes him. 797 00:58:36,834 --> 00:58:38,626 It's a shame... 798 00:58:38,751 --> 00:58:40,709 that he won't be able to go to the reading. 799 00:58:40,834 --> 00:58:42,417 (chuckles) Don't overthink it. 800 00:58:42,542 --> 00:58:44,584 They need things simple at this age. 801 00:58:49,667 --> 00:58:51,751 (inaudible dialogue) 802 00:59:03,959 --> 00:59:05,751 (phone buzzes) 803 00:59:08,751 --> 00:59:11,126 You know what? Let's turn our phones off. 804 00:59:11,751 --> 00:59:13,667 And then we can just... 805 00:59:13,792 --> 00:59:16,709 look at the art, and not worry about anything else. 806 00:59:50,792 --> 00:59:52,542 Hi. 807 00:59:52,834 --> 00:59:54,792 I tried to call three times. 808 00:59:56,292 --> 00:59:58,126 Come on, honey. Let's go. 809 01:00:04,376 --> 01:00:05,584 (door slams) 810 01:00:13,542 --> 01:00:16,126 Anna is beautiful 811 01:00:16,251 --> 01:00:18,292 Beautiful enough for me 812 01:00:19,126 --> 01:00:21,834 The sun hits her yellow house 813 01:00:21,959 --> 01:00:25,459 It's almost like a sign from God 814 01:00:26,542 --> 01:00:28,584 That was great, Jimmy. 815 01:00:29,542 --> 01:00:31,876 Do it just like that tonight, OK? 816 01:00:32,417 --> 01:00:33,959 OK. Now... 817 01:00:34,917 --> 01:00:36,459 I'll be somebody in the audience, 818 01:00:36,584 --> 01:00:38,459 and I'll pretend to ask you a question, OK? 819 01:00:38,584 --> 01:00:40,334 I'm going to raise my hand. 820 01:00:40,459 --> 01:00:42,251 Mr Jimmy Roy. 821 01:00:43,917 --> 01:00:45,209 Who is Anna? 822 01:00:46,876 --> 01:00:48,501 And then you have to answer. 823 01:00:49,959 --> 01:00:51,876 So, you can say... 824 01:00:54,501 --> 01:00:57,917 You can say Anna is a little tweeting bird. 825 01:00:58,626 --> 01:01:01,751 Or you can say she's one of the little girls in our kindergarten. 826 01:01:01,876 --> 01:01:05,792 Or you can say she's the moon, or a star, or... 827 01:01:06,626 --> 01:01:08,667 You can say whatever you want. 828 01:01:16,167 --> 01:01:18,334 - (Lisa) Hi, Richard. - (man) Hey. 829 01:01:18,459 --> 01:01:20,292 - Can I talk to you for a sec? - Sure. 830 01:01:20,417 --> 01:01:21,459 OK, great. 831 01:01:22,834 --> 01:01:25,876 So... Jimmy was really not feeling well today. 832 01:01:25,959 --> 01:01:28,417 I think maybe it's best if he skips baseball. 833 01:01:29,084 --> 01:01:30,709 (Richard) Well, that's fine with me. 834 01:01:30,834 --> 01:01:32,667 Better he's not running around in the heat. 835 01:01:32,792 --> 01:01:34,792 Does Nikhil need me to take him to the doctor? 836 01:01:34,917 --> 01:01:37,417 Uh... You know, I just spoke to him. 837 01:01:37,542 --> 01:01:39,292 I'm happy to keep Jimmy tonight. 838 01:01:39,417 --> 01:01:42,792 I just was concerned because I know you've got two other babes in the house, 839 01:01:42,917 --> 01:01:45,251 and I wouldn't want him to get everyone else sick. 840 01:01:45,376 --> 01:01:47,667 (Richard)All right. As long as Nikhil's fine with it? 841 01:01:47,792 --> 01:01:49,667 (Lisa) He agreed it would probably be better. 842 01:01:49,792 --> 01:01:51,084 - Thanks, Lisa. - OK. 843 01:01:51,209 --> 01:01:53,334 - All right, see you tomorrow. - Mm-hm. 844 01:02:15,084 --> 01:02:17,084 (woman) Who you think you're talkin' to? 845 01:02:17,209 --> 01:02:20,542 Don't you know I'm the reason why you can't shut any wet part of your face? 846 01:02:20,667 --> 01:02:23,042 While all the badass hurricanes struck a woman's name 847 01:02:23,167 --> 01:02:26,667 I put God in my hands, snapped Watched it rain 848 01:02:26,792 --> 01:02:29,167 Skid my teeth across the thin skin of my full lip 849 01:02:29,292 --> 01:02:31,417 Just to usher the sun in, so, yeah 850 01:02:31,542 --> 01:02:33,501 I make you dog pant Make you beg big 851 01:02:33,626 --> 01:02:35,667 But I'm also the reason you hallelujah 852 01:02:35,792 --> 01:02:38,792 Just as much life I've given you I can taketh away 853 01:02:38,917 --> 01:02:41,251 Calling me bitch Only sharpens my blade 854 01:02:41,376 --> 01:02:43,876 Only makes me wanna watch you Gargle your own tongue 855 01:02:43,959 --> 01:02:45,126 I've been a killer 856 01:02:45,251 --> 01:02:47,917 Baby, I keep caskets warm God in business 857 01:02:48,042 --> 01:02:51,792 I parade into rooms and the wallpaper Don't even stand up no more 858 01:02:51,917 --> 01:02:53,417 My pussy be hurricane season 859 01:02:53,542 --> 01:02:55,959 So the next time You see me walk in a room 860 01:02:56,084 --> 01:02:58,667 Out a room, up the block Shit, down the block 861 01:02:58,792 --> 01:03:01,959 Just say Amen Like I'm the answer to the sky 862 01:03:03,917 --> 01:03:05,584 (cheering) 863 01:03:22,751 --> 01:03:24,959 Hi, this is Jimmy Roy, 864 01:03:25,084 --> 01:03:28,542 and he'll be reciting two poems for you tonight. 865 01:03:28,667 --> 01:03:30,834 (audience murmuring) 866 01:03:39,626 --> 01:03:41,501 (Jimmy)Anna is beautiful 867 01:03:42,459 --> 01:03:44,334 Beautiful enough for me 868 01:03:44,459 --> 01:03:47,792 The sun hits her yellow house 869 01:03:47,917 --> 01:03:51,459 It's almost like a sign from God 870 01:03:52,209 --> 01:03:54,542 (appreciative gasping and murmuring) 871 01:03:56,667 --> 01:03:58,084 (Jimmy) The Bull. 872 01:03:59,126 --> 01:04:01,959 The bull stood alone in the back yard 873 01:04:02,792 --> 01:04:04,167 So dark 874 01:04:04,292 --> 01:04:07,042 I opened the door and stepped out 875 01:04:07,167 --> 01:04:09,542 Wind in the branches 876 01:04:09,667 --> 01:04:12,501 He watched me Blue eyes 877 01:04:12,626 --> 01:04:15,251 He kept breathing to stay alive 878 01:04:15,376 --> 01:04:16,709 I didn't want him 879 01:04:16,834 --> 01:04:18,917 I was just a boy 880 01:04:19,042 --> 01:04:20,376 Say yes 881 01:04:21,209 --> 01:04:23,751 Say yes, anyway 882 01:04:24,501 --> 01:04:25,917 (audience gasping and sighing) 883 01:04:26,042 --> 01:04:28,126 (applause) 884 01:04:30,917 --> 01:04:34,626 (man) Er... I'm sorry to ask such a basic question, 885 01:04:34,751 --> 01:04:37,376 but... are these your poems? 886 01:04:37,501 --> 01:04:41,792 And if so, are you using him as a sort of poetic medium? 887 01:04:42,917 --> 01:04:43,917 (man whispers)Yeah. 888 01:04:44,042 --> 01:04:45,501 Erm... 889 01:04:45,626 --> 01:04:47,542 No, these are his poems. 890 01:04:48,251 --> 01:04:49,751 He wrote them. 891 01:04:52,542 --> 01:04:54,334 (second man) Bravo! 892 01:04:56,084 --> 01:04:59,417 (third man) Erm... For the, erm... young man. 893 01:04:59,542 --> 01:05:01,834 How long have you been writing poetry? 894 01:05:02,834 --> 01:05:05,626 I started when I was five. 895 01:05:05,751 --> 01:05:07,751 (laughter) 896 01:05:07,876 --> 01:05:11,917 Jimmy? I was wondering, who is this Anna that you write about? 897 01:05:13,751 --> 01:05:17,459 (Jimmy) Anna could be... anyone you love. 898 01:05:18,959 --> 01:05:22,626 For me, she's my kindergarten teacher's helper, Meghan. 899 01:05:22,751 --> 01:05:24,251 (audience murmuring) 900 01:05:24,376 --> 01:05:26,459 (cheering and applause) 901 01:05:41,417 --> 01:05:43,667 Jacket's tight on my arms. 902 01:05:43,792 --> 01:05:45,709 I wanna take it off. 903 01:05:48,626 --> 01:05:50,751 (sniffles) 904 01:05:50,876 --> 01:05:52,667 (sighs) 905 01:05:54,292 --> 01:05:56,167 Why are you upset? 906 01:05:59,126 --> 01:06:00,542 I'm not. 907 01:06:01,542 --> 01:06:04,834 I'm just emotional because... I'm so proud of you. 908 01:06:04,959 --> 01:06:06,834 You did such a beautiful job. 909 01:06:08,417 --> 01:06:10,584 They clapped me. 910 01:06:13,334 --> 01:06:14,959 (sniffles) 911 01:06:21,042 --> 01:06:22,459 They loved it. 912 01:06:26,584 --> 01:06:29,542 Jimmy, can you wait outside for me for a minute? 913 01:06:31,834 --> 01:06:34,376 Just wait right there, right outside the door. 914 01:06:38,876 --> 01:06:40,792 (sobbing) 915 01:06:47,167 --> 01:06:48,459 (sighs) 916 01:06:50,084 --> 01:06:52,167 (murmur of voices) 917 01:06:55,959 --> 01:06:57,584 Jimmy? 918 01:07:02,542 --> 01:07:04,542 (♪ music playing upstairs) 919 01:07:04,667 --> 01:07:06,042 (buzz of conversation) 920 01:07:08,251 --> 01:07:10,084 (man)What I've always thought... 921 01:07:14,917 --> 01:07:16,126 Hi, Jimmy. 922 01:07:23,917 --> 01:07:25,876 He's incredible, isn't he? 923 01:07:28,042 --> 01:07:30,084 I think you should leave the class, Lisa. 924 01:07:32,042 --> 01:07:36,959 I'm uncomfortable with the fact that you're presenting work that is not your own. 925 01:07:37,126 --> 01:07:39,084 OK. 926 01:07:39,917 --> 01:07:42,959 All artists, they take from each other. But what you're doing... 927 01:07:43,126 --> 01:07:46,084 Um, I don't know. It's... something different. 928 01:07:47,251 --> 01:07:48,959 You're leeching off a child. 929 01:07:50,251 --> 01:07:53,167 Oh, I'm so sorry that you see it that way. 930 01:07:53,292 --> 01:07:56,417 You break the... the whole trust that goes into a classroom. 931 01:07:56,542 --> 01:07:59,376 The whole ethic. I don't see what's the point. 932 01:07:59,501 --> 01:08:01,542 Uh, I was excited about you, Lisa. 933 01:08:02,959 --> 01:08:04,584 Well, this is about him. 934 01:08:04,709 --> 01:08:06,959 No, it is very unclear what you're doing. 935 01:08:09,542 --> 01:08:11,376 What's clear is that you're not an artist. 936 01:08:12,959 --> 01:08:15,542 You're just, uh... an art appreciator, a... 937 01:08:15,667 --> 01:08:17,417 a dilettante. 938 01:08:19,292 --> 01:08:21,292 It's very different, don't you think? 939 01:09:16,459 --> 01:09:18,126 (shoe clatters) 940 01:09:38,251 --> 01:09:39,709 (sighs) 941 01:09:39,834 --> 01:09:41,542 Where have you been? 942 01:09:45,709 --> 01:09:47,542 The reading went late. 943 01:09:52,917 --> 01:09:54,417 (sighs) 944 01:09:58,167 --> 01:10:00,376 - It went OK? - Yeah. 945 01:10:08,084 --> 01:10:09,626 Hm. 946 01:10:11,084 --> 01:10:13,126 Are you proud of the kids, Lise? 947 01:10:18,084 --> 01:10:20,042 Do you mean our kids? 948 01:10:24,167 --> 01:10:26,417 Josh said the other day that... 949 01:10:29,209 --> 01:10:31,959 he thought you seemed disappointed in them. 950 01:10:40,126 --> 01:10:41,792 (chuckles) 951 01:10:43,084 --> 01:10:44,959 No. 952 01:10:45,126 --> 01:10:47,042 Of course not. 953 01:10:53,959 --> 01:10:55,626 (sighs) 954 01:11:07,251 --> 01:11:09,417 X-ing X's. 955 01:11:10,626 --> 01:11:12,626 X-ing X. 956 01:11:16,709 --> 01:11:19,459 Jimmy, it's Lisa, where are you? 957 01:11:19,959 --> 01:11:22,459 Are you sick? I... I hope not. 958 01:11:22,584 --> 01:11:26,459 I don't even know if I need to take care of you this afternoon. 959 01:11:28,084 --> 01:11:29,876 So can you please call me? 960 01:11:29,959 --> 01:11:31,667 Let me know what's going on? 961 01:11:33,709 --> 01:11:34,917 OK, bye. 962 01:11:48,292 --> 01:11:49,792 (phone buzzes) 963 01:11:52,542 --> 01:11:54,042 Hi, Jimmy. 964 01:11:57,667 --> 01:11:59,626 Mr Roy. Let me just find a... 965 01:11:59,751 --> 01:12:01,959 Let me just find a place where we can talk. 966 01:12:05,292 --> 01:12:07,959 Nikhil. Nikhil, listen to me. 967 01:12:08,126 --> 01:12:11,292 Listen. Listen for a second. Nobody's fighting with you. 968 01:12:11,417 --> 01:12:14,584 I did it in the name of his talent. 969 01:12:16,959 --> 01:12:20,334 No! It wasn't a bar. It was a poetry club. 970 01:12:23,667 --> 01:12:25,542 OK. OK! 971 01:12:25,667 --> 01:12:27,751 Yes! 972 01:12:27,876 --> 01:12:29,626 I do under... I do. 973 01:12:29,751 --> 01:12:32,626 I thought it was very late, 974 01:12:32,751 --> 01:12:35,751 and that it made much more sense for him to spend the night. 975 01:12:38,751 --> 01:12:40,334 Well, I... uh... 976 01:12:42,042 --> 01:12:44,334 I think you're reacting very strongly, 977 01:12:44,459 --> 01:12:47,126 but of course you're entitled to your opinion. 978 01:12:53,251 --> 01:12:56,417 Yes, I should have asked for your permission, and I'm sorry. 979 01:13:05,334 --> 01:13:07,126 Meghan. (sobs) 980 01:13:07,251 --> 01:13:09,167 Is everything okay? 981 01:13:09,292 --> 01:13:10,959 Yeah, that was Jimmy's dad. 982 01:13:12,584 --> 01:13:15,209 He's leaving us. He's gonna go to another kindergarten. 983 01:13:17,501 --> 01:13:21,959 Uh... That's... That's too bad. I'm sorry to hear that. 984 01:13:22,084 --> 01:13:24,167 OK, everybody. 985 01:13:25,542 --> 01:13:26,751 Let's have some snacks. 986 01:13:26,876 --> 01:13:28,126 I have grape. 987 01:13:28,251 --> 01:13:29,709 Carrot. 988 01:13:29,834 --> 01:13:31,126 Me too. 989 01:13:31,251 --> 01:13:32,501 Yeah, me too. 990 01:13:32,626 --> 01:13:34,167 (all talking) 991 01:13:34,292 --> 01:13:35,917 Gluten free. 992 01:13:36,042 --> 01:13:37,876 I don't like those kind of crackers. 993 01:13:37,959 --> 01:13:40,626 - We need a big one. - Oh, I don't want a raisin snack. 994 01:13:40,751 --> 01:13:42,834 (sniffling) 995 01:13:50,959 --> 01:13:53,084 - Hi. - Hey. 996 01:13:53,209 --> 01:13:55,042 - Who's here? - We're all here. 997 01:13:55,167 --> 01:13:57,126 Oh, good. 998 01:13:57,251 --> 01:14:01,417 Uh, I was thinking I would cook a big dinner tonight, for everyone. 999 01:14:01,542 --> 01:14:03,834 I went to the market. I got some great stuff. 1000 01:14:05,042 --> 01:14:07,584 Mmph! Honey, you're sweaty. 1001 01:14:09,167 --> 01:14:10,501 - You OK? - Yeah. 1002 01:14:16,292 --> 01:14:18,042 - (knocks) - Josh? 1003 01:14:19,084 --> 01:14:20,417 Okay. 1004 01:14:22,084 --> 01:14:23,709 - (knocks) - Lainey? 1005 01:14:26,292 --> 01:14:28,626 Hey. I got some great food. 1006 01:14:28,751 --> 01:14:30,959 I was hoping we could have dinner together tonight. 1007 01:14:31,084 --> 01:14:32,459 I sort of can't. 1008 01:14:32,584 --> 01:14:34,792 I'm supposed to go to Kelly's to study for bio. 1009 01:14:34,917 --> 01:14:36,917 Well, can you go after? 1010 01:14:39,292 --> 01:14:42,584 Hey, I would really appreciate it if we could sit down and have a meal together, 1011 01:14:42,709 --> 01:14:44,334 just once, like a normal family. 1012 01:14:45,126 --> 01:14:47,167 It's been a long time. 1013 01:14:48,292 --> 01:14:49,959 OK. I'll tell Josh. 1014 01:14:51,251 --> 01:14:52,751 But can I leave at 7:30? 1015 01:14:53,834 --> 01:14:55,126 Yeah. 1016 01:14:57,834 --> 01:14:59,042 Mom? 1017 01:15:00,542 --> 01:15:02,501 Sorry I got so upset with you the other night. 1018 01:15:03,459 --> 01:15:06,084 Probably could have worded that a little bit better. 1019 01:15:06,209 --> 01:15:07,959 Came off kind of bitchy. 1020 01:15:11,209 --> 01:15:12,417 It's OK. 1021 01:15:18,751 --> 01:15:20,501 (Lisa) How was your meeting? 1022 01:15:20,626 --> 01:15:22,376 (Josh) It was fine. 1023 01:15:22,501 --> 01:15:24,876 There are actually so many benefits to joining up. 1024 01:15:24,959 --> 01:15:27,376 They'll even pay for a year of my college. 1025 01:15:30,792 --> 01:15:32,584 (Lisa) OK. 1026 01:15:33,626 --> 01:15:35,376 (Josh)You don't mind? 1027 01:16:22,542 --> 01:16:23,709 (husband sighs) 1028 01:16:37,917 --> 01:16:39,209 (husband sighs) 1029 01:16:41,792 --> 01:16:43,376 (Lisa) Have a good day. 1030 01:16:52,084 --> 01:16:53,667 (grunts) 1031 01:16:53,792 --> 01:16:55,459 (snores) 1032 01:18:13,042 --> 01:18:15,084 (children shouting and playing) 1033 01:18:29,542 --> 01:18:31,167 Hey, Jimmy. 1034 01:18:43,751 --> 01:18:45,959 - Hi. - Hi. 1035 01:18:47,251 --> 01:18:50,126 It's so hot today. I thought maybe we could go swimming. 1036 01:18:50,251 --> 01:18:52,334 - You know how to swim? - Yes. 1037 01:18:53,542 --> 01:18:56,167 Turn that. Push it to the left. 1038 01:19:07,084 --> 01:19:08,709 I missed you. 1039 01:19:47,167 --> 01:19:50,459 Where we're driving, up north, is so beautiful. 1040 01:19:50,584 --> 01:19:52,542 Big mountains. 1041 01:19:53,542 --> 01:19:55,126 A lake you can swim in. 1042 01:19:55,251 --> 01:19:57,126 Have you ever done that before? 1043 01:19:57,251 --> 01:19:59,626 No. I've only been in a pool. 1044 01:20:02,709 --> 01:20:04,417 But I like to swim. 1045 01:20:09,626 --> 01:20:12,209 How long are we going swimming for? 1046 01:20:14,167 --> 01:20:15,751 (Lisa)As long as we want. 1047 01:20:32,292 --> 01:20:33,834 (splashing) 1048 01:20:33,959 --> 01:20:36,042 (children laughing) 1049 01:21:01,459 --> 01:21:03,542 You wanna swim like the other kids? 1050 01:21:04,501 --> 01:21:06,042 Come on. I'll go with you. 1051 01:21:13,834 --> 01:21:15,584 All right. 1052 01:21:36,417 --> 01:21:37,959 (both laughing) 1053 01:22:01,084 --> 01:22:02,626 Wanna make a wish? 1054 01:22:02,751 --> 01:22:03,834 (blows) 1055 01:22:12,126 --> 01:22:13,709 I have a poem. 1056 01:22:17,167 --> 01:22:18,626 OK. 1057 01:22:18,751 --> 01:22:20,751 Come. Let's move in a little. 1058 01:22:26,417 --> 01:22:28,459 Anna, get up 1059 01:22:29,167 --> 01:22:30,667 Remember 1060 01:22:30,792 --> 01:22:34,751 Loneliness is still time spent With the world 1061 01:22:38,251 --> 01:22:40,959 Here's the room with everyone in it 1062 01:22:41,959 --> 01:22:45,084 Your dead friends passing through you 1063 01:22:45,209 --> 01:22:47,667 Like wind through a wind chime 1064 01:22:48,917 --> 01:22:50,834 Don't be afraid, Anna 1065 01:22:51,876 --> 01:22:54,209 The end of the road is so far ahead 1066 01:22:55,334 --> 01:22:59,126 It is already behind us 1067 01:23:04,667 --> 01:23:07,292 (chuckles) Oh, Jimmy. 1068 01:23:18,292 --> 01:23:20,376 (thunder rumbling) 1069 01:23:35,251 --> 01:23:37,334 (rainfall) 1070 01:23:41,667 --> 01:23:43,834 (Lisa) Hm. It's beautiful, isn't it? 1071 01:23:45,959 --> 01:23:48,126 So different from home. 1072 01:23:48,251 --> 01:23:50,167 (Jimmy) It's beautiful... 1073 01:23:50,292 --> 01:23:52,334 and sad-looking too. 1074 01:23:53,417 --> 01:23:55,459 (Lisa)Yeah. 1075 01:23:55,584 --> 01:23:57,292 Sadness never ends. 1076 01:23:58,959 --> 01:24:01,542 Van Gogh said that before he died. 1077 01:24:09,709 --> 01:24:12,542 OK. Go get cleaned up, all right? 1078 01:24:13,501 --> 01:24:15,167 You're covered in sand and dirt. 1079 01:24:21,834 --> 01:24:23,501 Go ahead. 1080 01:24:28,917 --> 01:24:30,459 (door closes) 1081 01:24:40,167 --> 01:24:42,126 Hey, Jimmy. 1082 01:24:42,251 --> 01:24:44,417 Are you OK with the hot water? 1083 01:25:00,667 --> 01:25:02,751 (thunder rumbling) 1084 01:25:08,542 --> 01:25:10,376 (door creaks) 1085 01:25:19,751 --> 01:25:21,501 I'm gonna go get washed up too. 1086 01:25:27,459 --> 01:25:29,292 (door closes) 1087 01:25:42,792 --> 01:25:44,292 (sighs) 1088 01:25:56,959 --> 01:25:58,584 (loud click) 1089 01:25:59,417 --> 01:26:00,751 Jimmy? 1090 01:26:06,084 --> 01:26:07,376 Jimmy? 1091 01:26:14,667 --> 01:26:16,667 Hey, Jimmy, did you lock the door? 1092 01:26:16,792 --> 01:26:18,542 Yes. 1093 01:26:19,417 --> 01:26:21,501 On purpose? 1094 01:26:21,626 --> 01:26:23,126 Yes. 1095 01:26:25,501 --> 01:26:27,542 Hey, Jimmy, sweetie. Open the door. 1096 01:26:28,626 --> 01:26:31,251 You know how much I care about you. I love you so much. 1097 01:26:31,376 --> 01:26:33,751 This whole trip was planned for you. 1098 01:26:35,792 --> 01:26:37,542 Open the door, baby. 1099 01:26:41,126 --> 01:26:42,417 Jimmy. 1100 01:26:44,334 --> 01:26:47,167 Listen, tomorrow, we're gonna go back to the lake 1101 01:26:47,292 --> 01:26:49,126 and we're gonna get ice cream. 1102 01:26:50,167 --> 01:26:51,417 And then... 1103 01:26:53,042 --> 01:26:55,126 we're gonna drive across the border... 1104 01:26:55,959 --> 01:26:58,542 and you're gonna recite your poems... 1105 01:26:58,667 --> 01:27:00,167 and I'm gonna write them down, 1106 01:27:00,292 --> 01:27:03,751 and we're gonna publish a book that has your name on it. 1107 01:27:03,876 --> 01:27:05,834 Just think about that. 1108 01:27:11,084 --> 01:27:13,959 Hello, I've been kidnapped. Can you help me? 1109 01:27:20,084 --> 01:27:22,959 Hey, Jimmy, if you wanna call the police, 1110 01:27:23,126 --> 01:27:26,834 you have to dial 911. 1111 01:27:32,584 --> 01:27:36,042 - (man) 911. What's your emergency? - You know, Jimmy... 1112 01:27:36,167 --> 01:27:38,334 this world is going to erase you. 1113 01:27:40,876 --> 01:27:43,334 There's not a place in this world for you. 1114 01:27:44,501 --> 01:27:46,751 For people like you... (sniffles) 1115 01:27:46,876 --> 01:27:49,834 Couple of years, you were gonna be... 1116 01:27:49,959 --> 01:27:52,334 just a shadow, just like me. 1117 01:27:54,876 --> 01:27:56,792 (sobbing) Shit. 1118 01:28:01,417 --> 01:28:04,917 - No, she's in the shower. - (911 operator) OK. Where are you? 1119 01:28:05,042 --> 01:28:06,959 Have you come here before? 1120 01:28:07,126 --> 01:28:08,667 (Lisa weeping) 1121 01:28:08,792 --> 01:28:10,292 (911 operator) Jimmy? 1122 01:28:10,417 --> 01:28:13,042 I'm in a place with lots of beech trees. 1123 01:28:13,167 --> 01:28:14,959 OK. Um, can you just... 1124 01:28:17,584 --> 01:28:19,709 (Jimmy)Yes, I'm near Canada. 1125 01:28:21,542 --> 01:28:27,542 Jimmy, tell them you're at Placid Oaks Motel, room 114. 1126 01:28:29,126 --> 01:28:31,501 And tell them I don't have a weapon. 1127 01:28:32,251 --> 01:28:36,667 (Jimmy) I'm in Placid Oaks Motel, room 114... 1128 01:28:38,126 --> 01:28:39,959 and she doesn't have a weapon. 1129 01:28:43,792 --> 01:28:45,459 (Lisa)What did they say? 1130 01:28:47,584 --> 01:28:50,917 (Jimmy) They said to hang tight and they'll be here soon. 1131 01:28:58,834 --> 01:29:00,709 (sobbing) 1132 01:29:00,834 --> 01:29:02,417 Hey, Jimmy. 1133 01:29:03,292 --> 01:29:05,542 Can you open the door, please? 1134 01:29:05,667 --> 01:29:08,501 I'd like to get my clothes on... 1135 01:29:08,626 --> 01:29:10,709 before the policemen come. 1136 01:29:14,126 --> 01:29:15,751 (lock clicks) 1137 01:29:55,917 --> 01:29:57,334 (sniffles) 1138 01:30:12,251 --> 01:30:13,501 (sighs) 1139 01:30:39,334 --> 01:30:41,417 (car approaching) 1140 01:30:42,667 --> 01:30:44,751 (birdsong) 1141 01:31:08,584 --> 01:31:09,667 (loud banging at door) 1142 01:31:09,792 --> 01:31:12,792 ...needs to do his poetry, but he's done all that now... 1143 01:31:12,917 --> 01:31:15,084 (man on radio) Copy that. 1144 01:31:15,209 --> 01:31:17,292 (radio chatter) 1145 01:31:19,876 --> 01:31:22,709 We'll get you an ice cream in just one second. 1146 01:31:26,417 --> 01:31:31,084 (man on radio)...once the patch is on, we'll, uh... we... we can coordinate... 1147 01:31:31,209 --> 01:31:33,751 We're gonna need to interview the suspect... 1148 01:31:37,501 --> 01:31:39,042 I have a poem. 1149 01:31:40,834 --> 01:31:42,917 (radio chatter continues) 1150 01:31:45,376 --> 01:31:48,167 - (Jimmy) I have a poem. - (man on radio)...code six... 1151 01:31:48,292 --> 01:31:49,376 (radio bleeps) 1152 01:36:56,417 --> 01:36:58,501 subtitles by Yasmeen Khan