1 00:00:01,268 --> 00:00:02,469 (button clicking) 2 00:00:02,469 --> 00:00:03,437 (film tape rolling) 3 00:00:03,437 --> 00:00:04,471 - [Narrator] 10 years earlier. 4 00:00:08,575 --> 00:00:10,444 - So what are the choices? 5 00:00:10,444 --> 00:00:12,179 - Oh, "Juno". 6 00:00:12,179 --> 00:00:16,083 - Oh, pregnant girl is confused about life. 7 00:00:16,083 --> 00:00:16,917 Yawn. 8 00:00:16,917 --> 00:00:18,452 - "Knocked Up" 9 00:00:18,452 --> 00:00:21,488 - Man is confused about what to do with pregnant girl. 10 00:00:21,488 --> 00:00:22,489 Double yawn 11 00:00:22,489 --> 00:00:23,957 - B movie. 12 00:00:23,957 --> 00:00:24,958 - That's the one. 13 00:00:24,958 --> 00:00:26,460 - Again? 14 00:00:26,460 --> 00:00:27,995 - Oh, when will it get the recognition it deserves. 15 00:00:27,995 --> 00:00:31,431 - To be determined. 16 00:00:31,431 --> 00:00:32,266 - Oh, boo. 17 00:00:32,266 --> 00:00:33,767 - Whoa, I just realized 18 00:00:33,767 --> 00:00:35,502 that this is our last movie night here. 19 00:00:35,502 --> 00:00:38,805 Since we leave for Toronto next week 20 00:00:38,805 --> 00:00:40,874 and no more movie nights in Toronto 21 00:00:40,874 --> 00:00:42,976 since there's actually gonna be stuff to do there 22 00:00:42,976 --> 00:00:45,979 and not because we can't afford a television. 23 00:00:45,979 --> 00:00:47,281 - Max. 24 00:00:47,281 --> 00:00:48,315 - Ooh, Every night a different club, 25 00:00:48,315 --> 00:00:50,884 a different bar, a different man. 26 00:00:50,884 --> 00:00:53,654 And obviously being a ho will get tiring. 27 00:00:53,654 --> 00:00:55,289 So we'll settle down 28 00:00:55,289 --> 00:00:57,157 with some rich executive in a two bedroom- 29 00:00:57,157 --> 00:00:58,692 - Max, there's something- 30 00:00:58,692 --> 00:01:01,061 - No, four bedroom condo with a wraparound balcony, 31 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:04,665 which is a nice one, a condo or an apartment? 32 00:01:04,665 --> 00:01:05,532 - Max, listen. 33 00:01:05,532 --> 00:01:06,700 - Oh, we'll get a nanny. 34 00:01:06,700 --> 00:01:08,335 exactly like the Dorota from Gossip Girl. 35 00:01:08,335 --> 00:01:09,169 - Max. 36 00:01:09,169 --> 00:01:10,570 - Maggie. 37 00:01:10,570 --> 00:01:12,172 - I'm not going to Toronto. 38 00:01:15,809 --> 00:01:17,978 (film tape fast forwarding) 39 00:01:17,978 --> 00:01:19,346 - [Narrator] 10 years later. 40 00:01:22,382 --> 00:01:24,318 (cup clinking) 41 00:01:24,318 --> 00:01:26,853 - Did you buy a maternity shirt? 42 00:01:26,853 --> 00:01:29,022 - I really think their the next trend in fashion. 43 00:01:29,022 --> 00:01:30,824 I'm pretty sure I saw Harry Styles 44 00:01:30,824 --> 00:01:33,226 wearing one at the Met Gala, so. 45 00:01:33,226 --> 00:01:35,662 - Well, if it's good enough for Harry 46 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:37,497 - Ready for lamaze mama. 47 00:01:37,497 --> 00:01:39,399 - I don't wanna go today. 48 00:01:39,399 --> 00:01:40,334 Is that all right? 49 00:01:41,535 --> 00:01:43,337 - Is it because your podcast woman 50 00:01:43,337 --> 00:01:47,574 said she thinks lamaze ignores the natural goddess breath? 51 00:01:47,574 --> 00:01:48,408 (Max laughs) 52 00:01:48,408 --> 00:01:49,910 - I just don't wanna go. 53 00:01:49,910 --> 00:01:52,079 - Well, Patrick will be expecting us. 54 00:01:52,079 --> 00:01:54,047 - I think he'll be fine 55 00:01:54,047 --> 00:01:55,449 - I guess. 56 00:01:55,449 --> 00:01:56,717 - But will you be fine? 57 00:01:56,717 --> 00:01:58,385 - Why wouldn't I be? 58 00:01:58,385 --> 00:02:00,354 - Because you like him. 59 00:02:00,354 --> 00:02:05,258 - What, no, I mean he's attractive, 60 00:02:06,126 --> 00:02:10,530 and funny, and really smart. 61 00:02:10,530 --> 00:02:11,465 - So you like him? 62 00:02:12,399 --> 00:02:14,101 - But we're having a baby. 63 00:02:15,302 --> 00:02:16,403 Want some cereal? 64 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:21,208 - How's work? 65 00:02:22,476 --> 00:02:23,710 - Oh, not bad. 66 00:02:23,710 --> 00:02:25,212 Same old. 67 00:02:25,212 --> 00:02:27,414 Oh, I found one of those leg lamps 68 00:02:27,414 --> 00:02:29,750 at the antique store after I closed. 69 00:02:29,750 --> 00:02:32,719 Holy Grail of finds, so had to get it. 70 00:02:32,719 --> 00:02:34,488 - Did you see Patrick yesterday? 71 00:02:34,488 --> 00:02:35,922 - Oh. 72 00:02:35,922 --> 00:02:36,823 Spilled milk. 73 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:38,425 - Is everything okay in there? 74 00:02:38,425 --> 00:02:39,993 - Yeah, I just. 75 00:02:41,395 --> 00:02:42,396 Shit. 76 00:02:42,396 --> 00:02:43,497 - You just shit? 77 00:02:44,564 --> 00:02:45,732 - Yeah. 78 00:02:45,732 --> 00:02:48,435 No, I just, no, I didn't just shit, milk- 79 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:54,574 - So, did Patrick visit you at work? 80 00:02:55,475 --> 00:02:57,077 - He uh, 81 00:02:57,077 --> 00:02:58,812 well, I saw him- 82 00:02:58,812 --> 00:03:00,180 - On the street. 83 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:01,615 You ran into him? 84 00:03:02,783 --> 00:03:05,285 - Okay, you obviously saw me with Patrick. 85 00:03:05,285 --> 00:03:06,486 So just say it. 86 00:03:06,486 --> 00:03:08,455 - I saw you through the window with Patrick. 87 00:03:08,455 --> 00:03:10,457 - Good for you, Nancy Drew. 88 00:03:10,457 --> 00:03:12,492 - We made a rule. 89 00:03:12,492 --> 00:03:14,461 - I didn't break it. 90 00:03:14,461 --> 00:03:15,996 - But you lied to me. 91 00:03:17,798 --> 00:03:20,867 (dramatic music) 92 00:03:20,867 --> 00:03:22,135 - [Narrator] "Womb Envy". 93 00:03:25,005 --> 00:03:26,106 (film tape rewinding) 94 00:03:26,106 --> 00:03:27,607 10 years earlier. 95 00:03:28,508 --> 00:03:29,843 Again. 96 00:03:29,843 --> 00:03:31,812 - How can you change your mind on this? 97 00:03:33,146 --> 00:03:34,314 We had a pact. 98 00:03:34,314 --> 00:03:35,949 We were getting outta here together. 99 00:03:36,883 --> 00:03:37,984 The two of us. 100 00:03:39,553 --> 00:03:42,823 - My mom, something bad will happen 101 00:03:42,823 --> 00:03:43,790 if I leave. 102 00:03:43,790 --> 00:03:45,158 - She's not your responsibility. 103 00:03:45,158 --> 00:03:46,660 - She's my mother. 104 00:03:46,660 --> 00:03:48,862 - And I'm your best friend and I actually love you. 105 00:03:48,862 --> 00:03:50,363 - Oh, I can't Max- 106 00:03:50,363 --> 00:03:52,666 - Just pack up your stuff and get in my shitty car 107 00:03:52,666 --> 00:03:54,668 and we'll go to the shitty apartment that I found 108 00:03:54,668 --> 00:03:56,336 and live way shittier lives. 109 00:03:58,805 --> 00:04:00,340 I mean better life. 110 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:01,408 - Max stop. 111 00:04:04,177 --> 00:04:05,879 - What are you even gonna do here? 112 00:04:09,182 --> 00:04:13,487 - I like it at Tune Town, people will always need CDs. 113 00:04:13,487 --> 00:04:15,689 - You hate it here just as much as I do. 114 00:04:15,689 --> 00:04:17,891 - This isn't an easy decision Max. 115 00:04:17,891 --> 00:04:19,426 - But I'm scared to go by myself. 116 00:04:19,426 --> 00:04:21,595 - And I'm even more scared to stay. 117 00:04:26,666 --> 00:04:30,170 (Max takes a deep breath) 118 00:04:32,205 --> 00:04:34,941 I just need to get her into a program. 119 00:04:34,941 --> 00:04:37,177 She said last week that she wanted to go to AA. 120 00:04:37,177 --> 00:04:38,612 - She said that before. 121 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:39,779 - I think it's different this time. 122 00:04:39,779 --> 00:04:41,114 - You've said that before. 123 00:04:46,553 --> 00:04:48,722 - Can we wait a few months? 124 00:04:48,722 --> 00:04:49,890 A year at most. 125 00:04:49,890 --> 00:04:51,458 - A year? 126 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:54,060 (gentle music) 127 00:04:55,195 --> 00:04:57,364 I can't keep pretending to be your boyfriend 128 00:04:57,364 --> 00:04:58,899 just to feel safe in this town. 129 00:05:01,468 --> 00:05:02,569 I have to leave now. 130 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:08,575 - I don't mind pretending 131 00:05:08,575 --> 00:05:10,443 if it means we get to stay together. 132 00:05:10,443 --> 00:05:13,046 (gentle music) 133 00:05:15,815 --> 00:05:17,751 - I'm sorry. 134 00:05:17,751 --> 00:05:19,553 I can't wait for her. 135 00:05:21,254 --> 00:05:23,056 I can't wait for you. 136 00:05:24,724 --> 00:05:26,159 (video tape fast forwarding) 137 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:28,461 - [Narrator] 10 years later, that's the present girl. 138 00:05:28,461 --> 00:05:30,664 - Okay, I'm sorry I lied. 139 00:05:32,766 --> 00:05:35,335 I wasn't ready to admit that I lost my serving job. 140 00:05:36,636 --> 00:05:38,838 - Wait, so you're only at the antique store? 141 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:41,174 No shifts at the restaurant. 142 00:05:47,414 --> 00:05:49,182 So you've been lying to me for a month 143 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:50,617 so you can date Patrick? 144 00:05:50,617 --> 00:05:52,185 - I'm not dating. 145 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:54,654 (Maggie scoffs) 146 00:05:54,654 --> 00:05:57,591 - And here I am, clueless, 147 00:05:57,591 --> 00:05:59,793 thinking you were actually committed to helping me. 148 00:05:59,793 --> 00:06:01,695 - I am. 149 00:06:01,695 --> 00:06:03,129 This has been good for me 150 00:06:03,129 --> 00:06:06,266 and I have loved watching you become a mom. 151 00:06:06,266 --> 00:06:08,668 - And I'm grateful for everything that you've done for me 152 00:06:08,668 --> 00:06:10,337 but I don't know what to think now. 153 00:06:10,337 --> 00:06:11,605 - How can you say that? 154 00:06:11,605 --> 00:06:13,340 - Because you've been lying to me. 155 00:06:13,340 --> 00:06:15,108 - I just wanted to see Patrick. 156 00:06:15,108 --> 00:06:16,943 - And doing it behind my back. 157 00:06:17,877 --> 00:06:19,679 What if Dorothy saw you? 158 00:06:25,685 --> 00:06:29,623 When you couldn't come to my doctor's appointment 159 00:06:29,623 --> 00:06:30,457 were you- 160 00:06:30,457 --> 00:06:31,291 - With Patrick? 161 00:06:33,827 --> 00:06:34,661 Yeah. 162 00:06:38,498 --> 00:06:41,134 - You are not who I knew in high school. 163 00:06:45,205 --> 00:06:46,840 - But you know me well enough 164 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:50,343 to travel hours out of our nightmare of a hometown, 165 00:06:50,343 --> 00:06:52,746 dump all your baby problems on me, 166 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:54,748 move in, and then get mad at me, 167 00:06:54,748 --> 00:06:57,717 for spending a few platonic hours with a guy? 168 00:06:57,717 --> 00:06:58,985 - Wow, okay. 169 00:06:58,985 --> 00:07:01,554 Yeah, so thank you for laying it out like that. 170 00:07:01,554 --> 00:07:04,024 I know that you're always the star of your own show 171 00:07:04,024 --> 00:07:06,359 but how can you just change your mind on this? 172 00:07:06,359 --> 00:07:07,861 - Maggie, I'm not changing my mind. 173 00:07:07,861 --> 00:07:10,330 - But you're changing the terms. 174 00:07:10,330 --> 00:07:12,999 (Max takes a deep breath) 175 00:07:12,999 --> 00:07:14,200 I know this is a big ask. 176 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:15,568 I know that. 177 00:07:15,568 --> 00:07:17,704 But you're either in or you're out. 178 00:07:19,239 --> 00:07:21,875 It's not fair that you gave me your word. 179 00:07:21,875 --> 00:07:23,109 Just be honest with me. 180 00:07:23,109 --> 00:07:23,943 - Honestly, 181 00:07:25,612 --> 00:07:27,547 I feel like I'm being kicked and shoved 182 00:07:27,547 --> 00:07:29,582 back into the closet. 183 00:07:29,582 --> 00:07:33,787 My life now is being asked to butch it up a little bit 184 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,889 and pretending that you are my girlfriend again 185 00:07:35,889 --> 00:07:37,457 and hating myself. 186 00:07:37,457 --> 00:07:39,859 - I never meant to make you hate yourself. 187 00:07:39,859 --> 00:07:42,295 - Why does my life have to suffer 188 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:44,597 because you did nothing with yours. 189 00:07:44,597 --> 00:07:47,233 (gentle music) 190 00:07:50,203 --> 00:07:54,307 Maggie. 191 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:55,909 I didn't mean that. 192 00:07:59,412 --> 00:08:00,213 I'm sorry. 193 00:08:02,248 --> 00:08:05,318 - I asked you to wait a few months. 194 00:08:05,318 --> 00:08:06,553 - You made your decision to stay. 195 00:08:06,553 --> 00:08:08,488 That's not my fault. 196 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:09,989 - And whose fault is it 197 00:08:09,989 --> 00:08:11,758 that you didn't pick up the phone once you moved? 198 00:08:11,758 --> 00:08:13,827 - I was working a lot. 199 00:08:13,827 --> 00:08:16,062 I was going out and meeting people. 200 00:08:16,062 --> 00:08:17,263 - You know, maybe I felt like 201 00:08:17,263 --> 00:08:19,165 you owed me something once upon a time, 202 00:08:21,401 --> 00:08:23,269 but it's impossible to go back there. 203 00:08:27,474 --> 00:08:29,075 You're right, um, 204 00:08:29,075 --> 00:08:30,343 this is messed up. 205 00:08:30,343 --> 00:08:32,645 - You could just tell your mom the truth. 206 00:08:32,645 --> 00:08:34,180 - And then be completely alone? 207 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:35,849 - What about the father? 208 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:38,785 - I asked for your help, not his. 209 00:08:44,491 --> 00:08:47,093 (bench creaks) 210 00:08:54,534 --> 00:08:55,368 - So, 211 00:08:59,939 --> 00:09:01,107 where do we go from here? 212 00:09:06,146 --> 00:09:06,980 - I don't know. 213 00:09:10,016 --> 00:09:10,850 - Stay. 214 00:09:12,018 --> 00:09:13,286 (Max sniffs) 215 00:09:13,286 --> 00:09:15,288 I'm gonna get you the most amazing 216 00:09:15,288 --> 00:09:17,891 apology poutine in the city. 217 00:09:17,891 --> 00:09:19,058 It's uh, 218 00:09:19,058 --> 00:09:20,660 it's not on Uber Eats 219 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:25,565 and it's halfway across the city, but it's worth it. 220 00:09:25,565 --> 00:09:28,802 (Max clears his throat) 221 00:09:28,802 --> 00:09:30,570 Extra cheese curds? 222 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:31,838 That still your favorite? 223 00:09:33,473 --> 00:09:34,307 - Yep. 224 00:09:36,810 --> 00:09:37,644 - Great. 225 00:09:39,412 --> 00:09:40,513 - You really like him? 226 00:09:42,215 --> 00:09:43,049 - Yeah. 227 00:09:45,151 --> 00:09:45,985 I do. 228 00:09:47,854 --> 00:09:49,856 - I'm sorry I put you in this situation. 229 00:09:49,856 --> 00:09:50,857 - No, don't be. 230 00:09:52,025 --> 00:09:55,695 I never would've met him if it wasn't for you. 231 00:10:01,034 --> 00:10:02,001 I'll be right back. 232 00:10:04,237 --> 00:10:05,071 Love you. 233 00:10:10,844 --> 00:10:14,714 (cars honking in the distance) 234 00:10:15,682 --> 00:10:19,052 (Maggie breathing) 235 00:10:19,052 --> 00:10:20,086 (video tape rewinding) 236 00:10:20,086 --> 00:10:21,521 - [Narrator] Oh my God. 237 00:10:21,521 --> 00:10:22,388 One more time, seriously, 10 years earlier. 238 00:10:22,388 --> 00:10:24,057 - Let's go now. 239 00:10:24,057 --> 00:10:26,226 Just drive to Toronto. 240 00:10:26,226 --> 00:10:27,293 Who cares about our stuff? 241 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:28,895 We'll get new stuff. 242 00:10:28,895 --> 00:10:29,762 Better stuff. 243 00:10:30,730 --> 00:10:31,564 City stuff. 244 00:10:33,900 --> 00:10:35,935 I heard they don't even use CDs anymore. 245 00:10:40,607 --> 00:10:41,407 - I can't. 246 00:10:42,742 --> 00:10:44,043 Not yet. 247 00:10:44,043 --> 00:10:45,745 - We already paid first and last. 248 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,081 - Can't we delay it? 249 00:10:49,616 --> 00:10:50,483 - I don't want to. 250 00:10:56,422 --> 00:10:57,223 - Gotcha. 251 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:03,730 - I'll give you back your deposit. 252 00:11:07,934 --> 00:11:09,068 - You can afford that? 253 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:14,107 - I'll get a serving job just to stay on my feet. 254 00:11:17,110 --> 00:11:18,678 - Before you make your millions. 255 00:11:18,678 --> 00:11:19,746 (both laugh) 256 00:11:19,746 --> 00:11:21,447 - Before I make my millions. 257 00:11:23,650 --> 00:11:25,952 Or I'll just befriend some hermit 258 00:11:25,952 --> 00:11:29,956 with a cool apartment and then inherit it. 259 00:11:29,956 --> 00:11:32,592 (Max chuckles) 260 00:11:36,129 --> 00:11:37,163 - Call every day? 261 00:11:39,132 --> 00:11:40,133 - Call every day. 262 00:11:45,471 --> 00:11:47,140 - Maybe I can come visit you. 263 00:11:47,140 --> 00:11:48,207 (Max laughs) 264 00:11:48,207 --> 00:11:49,008 - Shut up. 265 00:11:50,176 --> 00:11:52,278 I expect you there every weekend. 266 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:55,281 - Good. 267 00:11:58,851 --> 00:12:03,156 Sure you won't be too busy with your rich executive? 268 00:12:03,156 --> 00:12:06,726 - I'll set aside time in my busy schedule 269 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:08,661 scamming wealthy men. 270 00:12:08,661 --> 00:12:11,331 (Maggie scoffs) 271 00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:17,303 - Well, I'll be here, 272 00:12:20,173 --> 00:12:21,007 all alone. 273 00:12:28,214 --> 00:12:30,016 - This won't get between us. 274 00:12:34,387 --> 00:12:35,655 You're my home. 275 00:12:36,856 --> 00:12:38,257 You're my family. 276 00:12:39,392 --> 00:12:42,562 (Maggie breathes out) 277 00:12:43,696 --> 00:12:48,001 (dog barking in the distance) 278 00:12:48,001 --> 00:12:50,036 (Maggie sniffling) 279 00:12:50,036 --> 00:12:52,105 (car engine turning on) 280 00:12:52,105 --> 00:12:53,072 (tape fast forwarding) 281 00:12:53,072 --> 00:12:53,773 - [Narrator] 10 years later. 282 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:54,607 As in the now. 283 00:12:54,607 --> 00:12:55,441 As in the present. 284 00:12:55,441 --> 00:12:56,275 Okay. 285 00:12:56,275 --> 00:12:57,110 (door opens) 286 00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:58,878 - I'm sorry I'm late. 287 00:12:58,878 --> 00:13:01,881 I couldn't decide if I wanted pulled pork or- 288 00:13:04,884 --> 00:13:05,752 Maggie? 289 00:13:10,189 --> 00:13:11,524 Maggie? 290 00:13:15,061 --> 00:13:15,962 - Madeline? 291 00:13:18,865 --> 00:13:22,969 I see my apology poutine is already working. 292 00:13:22,969 --> 00:13:25,805 You put the picture of the Bea Arthur back- 293 00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:27,774 up. 294 00:13:33,079 --> 00:13:34,580 Maggie? 295 00:13:34,580 --> 00:13:37,316 (dramatic music) 296 00:13:45,925 --> 00:13:48,261 - [Narrator] "Womb Envy" is created by Champagna, 297 00:13:48,261 --> 00:13:49,796 written by Mark Keller, 298 00:13:49,796 --> 00:13:53,299 produced by Charlie David, directed by Jake Horowitz, 299 00:13:53,299 --> 00:13:54,767 with cinematography by Paul Maxwell. 300 00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:56,636 "Womb Envy" is produced and distributed 301 00:13:56,636 --> 00:13:58,271 by Border 2 Border Entertainment 302 00:13:58,271 --> 00:14:01,607 in association with AMI and Out TV. 303 00:14:01,607 --> 00:14:04,110 Integrated described video by AMI 304 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:07,113 featuring Daniel Fernandez, Storm Steenson, 305 00:14:07,113 --> 00:14:10,917 Jeffrey Haase, Helen Holtham, Champagna, and Luke Avoledo. 306 00:14:10,917 --> 00:14:14,587 ♪Are we in too deep to heal 307 00:14:28,301 --> 00:14:29,969 ♪ You tell me that you're sorry ♪ 308 00:14:29,969 --> 00:14:32,538 Copyright 2023 Border 2 Border Entertainment. 309 00:14:32,538 --> 00:14:35,374 (water splashing)