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OK, Tracy.

Stacey.

Oh, I'm sorry, doll.

That's OK.

[CAMERA CLICKING NOISE]

Let's go over
these numbers one

last time, before you
make your final decision.

I want to get you
guys in on this

now, because we're
in a limited special

that won't last beyond night.

Mhm.

OK.

For the price of a mocha
latte coffee per day,

and you can own your very
own piece of paradise,

to use whenever or
wherever you want.

I mean, visualize it.

White, sandy beaches or
the European countryside.

Do the [INAUDIBLE],,
whenever or wherever.

So, what's going to be, guys?

I don't think we're
ready to do this.

[CAMERA CLICKING NOISE]

What kind of work you do, Ed?

Film production.

Really?

Mm.

Make anything I
might have heard of?

Mm.

Well, most recently we made
a film called "All About You."

"All About You."

Sounds familiar.

You see that?

See, that's written
all over your faces.

You guys deserve this.

Look, Fred.

Ed.

I mean Ed.

Just for tonight, I can
sweeten the package.

You guys buy tonight and I will
throw in a three-day excursion

to Hawaii.

Including hotel and airfare.

Really?

Really.

But I can only offer that to
you guys tonight, because it's

the last day for the special.

So what do you say, Ed?

What do you say, Ed?

We weren't there
to buy a timeshare.

We came to get the
$100 and get out.

Now we got to pay the
babysitter overtime.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Whoa, there it is.

Who can see that plane?

Rah-rah-rah-rah-rah.

I'm sorry.

Good morning.
Good morning, you two.

Good morning.

Are you eating breakfast?

Yes, he is.

Um, Yummy, yummy, yummy.

Yummy, yummy.

Temp agency called.

Paramount Finance no longer
wants you to work for them

because you talk too
much on the phone

conducting personal business.

But your new assignment is with
the Stein Agency on Wilshire.

Forget all of them.

I won't be reporting to anybody
in a couple of weeks, right,

Lukey?

Ha!

Six festival awards.

The Blockbuster award is
just icing on the cake.

I have screenings set up
at Lionsgate, Searchlight,

Paramount Classics, United
Artists, Samuel Goldwyn, Screen

Gems, Sony Classics,
First Look Pictures,

New Line, and DreamWorks.

So let the bidding war begin.

By week's end, we'll
have the deal, I promise.

Just make sure you
finish that script,

because you know they're
going to want to know

what's next on our plate.

How is that script coming?

OK.

OK.

Love you.

Love you, too.
[BABY FUSSING]

Bye, you.

Bye.

Bye!

[MUSIC - VATRENA KING]

Oh, babe.

Yeah, oh, playing tag
outside in the schoolyard,

laughing loud when life pretends
it's so hard, back away slowly,

you can't bully us 'cause we're
stuck together at the hip,

like glue, we two,
we stick together,

sometimes we're stuck together
all through the night, oh,

and are we getting to
say, oh, and are we now

we gotta get on up and make
sure that it's a great day.

Excuse me.

I'm here to pick up the
print for "All About You."

I'm just wrapping it up now.

All right, so how did it go?

This one didn't even
make it to reel two.

What does that mean?

Not good.

10 minutes in and
they all walked out.

Hold on, they walked out.

How many people were there?

Hey, I couldn't tell you.

Did they say anything?

I couldn't tell you.

All I do is crank it
up and let it roll.

All right.

Thank you.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Whoa!

Excuse me, ma'am.

I'm going to have to ask
you to clear the street.

We're shooting a film here.

Oh, well, what kind of film?

Please move.

Right.

OK.

OK.

Oh, you don't want to have
the little stroller here, ma'am.

I'm sorry the little
one might get hurt.

Yeah.

Kim Long?

Stacy Brown.

Hey!

What are you doing here?

Well, I'm actually
the director.

Can you believe it?

Wow, how did--

how did that happen?

You know, my uncle
over at Paramount,

he said, I need a
director for this movie.

And I said, hey, I'm just
finished film school.

So, yeah.

Here I am.

God, it's kind of
crazy, isn't it?

Crazy.

Wow, I did not
even recognize you.

Look at you.

You're a mom!

Yeah.

So you did do a film.

Yeah.

Yeah, we did the film festival
circuit and won a few awards.

That's good.

When is it going to come out?

Soon.

Soon.

Hey there, buckaroo.

Oh!

He's tired.

They need you
on set, Ms. Long.

OK.

Thanks.

Listen, duty calls,
so I've got to run.

Hey, thanks for stopping by.

OK?

It was great to see you.

So, all right.

Great.

Let me-- we ought
to keep in touch.

Let me give you my number.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[BABY CRYING]

[RESTAURANT NOISES]

Ed, my bro.

Hey, Steve.

How's it going, man?

Great, man.

Thank you.

Yeah, I'll bet you're good.

Big time movie producer.

How's everything been?

How's the family?

Great, they're great.

Yes.

Yes.

So how is network
sales treating you?

$2.2 billion in sales.

It was a record year.

Wow.

We missed having you
in the trenches though.

It was brutal.

But it was well worth it.

Just closed on the
Malibu beachfront

with the bonus check.

So how about you, man,
how is the movie business?

Great.

It's great.

Great.

It's really good.

You always were a visionary.

That's me.

Hey, I heard you
had a new baby,

man, you got any pictures?

You know, I--

my phone's in the car.

Hey, let me show you a
picture of my new baby.

Oh, yeah.

Zero to 60, 4.8 seconds.

That's a Porsche.

Yeah.

325 horsepower.

Six speed striptonic.

175 miles an hour.

Pure poetic motion.

That's great.

Isn't she beautiful?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm picking
it up this evening.

Please hold.

Stein Agency.

How may I direct your call?

Yes, sir.

I did.

I understand.

I did order.

Well, I told her assistant.

Excuse me?

Yes, of course.

I apologize.

Stein Agency, may I--

I got snacks.

A big selection.

Come on, I'll give you a deal.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

How much are these?

Two pesos.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Shh.

Don't wake the baby.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Mm.

Excellent thread-count
in this bed.

Shh.

Shh.

Please don't wake the baby.

And it's Egyptian cotton.

Get it?

Egyptian cotton.

Just tell them we're
making [INAUDIBLE]..

No, it's not funny.

We can't afford another baby.

We can't afford
Egyptian cotton, either.

But I found these
at a yard sale.

I did.

Originally, she
wanted more, but--

Ed?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

How you doing?

I'm Ed Brown.

I'm here to see Sarah Goldman.

Just a moment.

Ed Brown is here to see you?

Mhm.

Mhm.

Ms. Goldman is in a meeting,
but she left those for you.

Was there-- was there
a message or anything?

We passed on the film.

Why?

I'm sorry.

I couldn't tell you that

So, this is it.

[PHONE RINGING]

Mhm.

I'll be right there.

(LAUGHING) OK, Les.

Yeah.

Good bye.

Yeah, I'll call
you next week, Les.

OK.

Bye then.

How may I help you?

Yes, I'm Ed Brown, the
producer of "All About You."

Should I know that title?

Well, you screened
it this morning.

Actually, I didn't see
it, but my assistant did.

Let me pull her notes.

OK.

Says here we passed on the film.

Yeah, I got that message.

I'm just not clear as to why.

I mean, it's a good film.

Great script.

We got great actors.

We won so many awards.

It's a crowd-pleaser.

Good story, good performances,
excellent production value,

touching love
story, but not edgy,

no bankable stars, too soft
for the black audience.

No market for this kind of film.

Well, I'm a little
confused here.

On the one hand, you say it's
a great film, on the other hand

you say, so what.

And who in your opinion
is a bankable star?

Halle Berry?

Will Smith?

OK.

With all due respect, they
are A-list Hollywood stars.

This is a low budget,
independent film.

That's what it's like these
days for an independent film.

It's a very competitive
marketplace.

Look, "All About
You" will make money.

I guarantee it.

People are hungry for good
films with good content.

My research shows
that black moviegoers

don't care about good content.

Edgy.

Edgy.

Edgy.

Is that edgy?

Security.

480.

Don't.

I'm out.

[PHONE RINGS]

[MUSIC - ]

[BABY CRYING]

It's the favorite shoes you
haven't worn in a while, put

a tight-fitting shirt
that used to be in style,

or the bed by the clock that
doesn't tell the right time,

it's the drawer in the kitchen
filled with everything.

Sometimes you got to
let it go, and sometimes

you got to tell your friend no.

They say something is
better than nothing at all.

Sometimes deep pockets
make you move on.

Oh.

[INAUDIBLE] We ate dinner
at Denny's, glasses

of wine, for that old-fashioned
root beer that you used to buy.

[INAUDIBLE] and then something
reminds me to keep telling

myself, sometimes, you've got
to let it go, and sometimes

you've got to tell your--

Ed!

Ed!

They say something is
better than nothing at all.

Sometimes deep pockets
make you no-no-no-no

do-do-do-do-do-do-do Sometimes
you have to let it go.

Sometimes--

Hello.

Good job today.

You know, these coupons are
for one free introductory class

and then you're supposed to pay.

This is like the 10th
time you've used a coupon.

If you want to come back again,
you're going to have to pay.

Bye, honey.

OK.

Hello.

I don't know how much
longer we can survive

without the distribution deal.

Savings are gone.

We're living off
of credit cards.

We got bills out the wazoo.

This temp job ain't cutting it.

I can't get a job.

Nah, I don't want
Luke in daycare.

Neither do I. But
what choice do we have?

Look, I'm just letting
you know what it looks

like financially right now.

You do not need to get a
job right now, all right?

it just might be time to get
out of the movie business.

What?

Well, look

We haven't exhausted every
possible resource, have we?

Yes, yes, pretty much.

But-- but-- what if what
do we just do another movie?

I mean, we'll give them
what they say they want.

Right?
Something edgy.

Edgy.

I mean, we could
do just enough

so that we can be viable.

I mean, how hard could it be?

Mm mm.

We gave it a shot.

It didn't work out.

But Ed--

Look, we got to move on.

Honey I can write
another script--

- No.
- --fast.

I promise.

You can get some investors
and we can do this, baby.

I already submitted my
resume to headhunters.

I'll start interviewing
for jobs next week.

It's over.

Hey there.

How's it going?

Hey, what's going on?

Good to see you.

All right.

OK, what is point
of this screening

if we're calling
it quits anyway?

Like a really
long time ago, we

promised that we
were going to screen

the movie for their fundraiser.

So we've got to
keep our word, OK?

Relax.

What's going on?

All right, good to see you.

Hey, there.

What's happening?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I just want to spend my
whole life through with you,

with you, is you, everything
that's real is you,

everything within my
view, all I see is you,

everything good that I do--

That is so out of focus.

It's all right. (LAUGHS)

[APPLAUSE]

ANNOUNCER: And the winner of
the Blockbuster Award for best

movie is "All About You."

Thank you very much.

[MUSIC - GARY KING, "WHITE BLIP
ON MY RADAR"]

(SINGING) I'm pleased
to know you though

I never know what you're
going to say on any given day.

You're a clown and you're
a thief borrowing sheets

of loose leaf, so you can
write down your thoughts

or maybe finish that screenplay.

You're that white blip on my
radar screen and everybody

thinks you're the perfect dream,
and you come in and of my life

and I never know where you are.

You're that white blip
on my radar screen,

you're only happy when
you have a new routine,

and you come in and of my life
like a Hollywood porn star.

[KISSING SOUND]

Mm.

Look at this.

OK.

OK, hear me out, OK?

This is the last
script I wrote before I

got pregnant, remember?

It needed a major
rewrite, so I rewrote it.

Really.

That quick?

Yes.

Remember when Morgan Freeman
got robbed for Best Actor

for "Driving Miss Daisy" and
then again for Best Supporting

Actor for "Shawshank" and we
got all mad, because we thought

an actor of his
caliber should have

won at least one Oscar by then?

So I wrote Oscar-worthy
role for Morgan Freeman.

But by the time I finished it--

He won an Oscar.

Right.

So here's what I'm thinking.

If all the major studios
say we need a big star,

then we just get a big star.

And Morgan Freeman
is a big star.

Look, baby, I tried.

Look, I tried.

I tried to write edgy.

But I just couldn't.

It wasn't in me, but
this is from my heart.

And baby it's good.

We can keep putting
ourselves out there like that.

Look, we have responsibilities.

I--

Yes, I agree
but, honey, we have

a responsibility
to give it our all

before we just call it quits.

We did.

Look, Ed, we have a
really, really good script.

If we get Morgan Freeman
on board, we're good.

And, baby, we can do this.

Look, please.

Just one more time and
if it doesn't work out,

then we're through.

I promise you.

I don't know what else to do.

You know, I've devoted my whole
entire adult life to this.

And what, I'm just
supposed to give it up now?

For what?

I have nothing else to do.

Sure you do.

Take care of Luke.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Thank you, sir.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

We're sinking,
Stacy, and fast.

I'm sinking, Ed, and fast.

It's a business decision.

Just-- just wrap your
mind around that.

This is not about business.

This is my life.

If I had stayed in my old job,
we'd be a lot further along.

Luke would have his own room.

You know, I never
asked you quit your job.

That was your decision.

You hated it, remember?

You wanted to be your own man.

And I never asked you for a
big house, or for any house,

for that matter.

It's not what I'm about.

And that's not what
you used to be about.

What happened?

I mean, look around you.

We can't keep sacrificing our
lives for this pipe dream.

It's unrealistic.

(SIGHS) Great.

Look, babe, I
want us to be happy.

And I want you to be present.

Even when you're here,
your mind is always

somewhere else, on your next
script, or next project,

or whatever.

I wish you'd embrace now.

Embrace us.

I just can't let one part of
my life go to embrace another.

This is as much for me, as I am
your wife, and Luke's mother.

I can't give up that easily.

I'm not asking you
to give anything up.

I'm asking you to work with me
to secure this family's future.

Oh, come on, Ed.

I've never been a Roth IRA,
high FICO score kind of girl.

I've always been about sunflower
seeds and California rolls.

(LAUGHS)

Don't laugh at me.

Sunflower seeds?

(LAUGHS)

OK, so let's give
it another try.

Really?

- Really.
- (LAUGHS)

Oh!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Steiner Agency, how
may I direct your call?

Please hold.

Steiner Agency, how
may I direct your call?

He'll be back at 5:30.

Yeah, hi.

My name is Edward Brown.

I'm an independent
film producer.

I'm calling in regards
to Morgan Freeman.

We don't currently have
distribution set up.

Hello?

Hello?

Hi.

My name is Edward Brown.

I'm calling in regards
to Morgan Freeman.

Well, it's a great
role for Mr. Freeman.

It would be another opportunity
to win an Oscar. (LAUGHS) You

have a good day, too.

No, we currently do
not have financing,

but it's a great
role for Mr. Freeman.

We do not have
financing just yet.

It's a great role, it's--

Hello?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey.

Hey.

Where's my boy?

Oh, I just put him to bed.

So, how was work?

I spent half the day trying
to contact Morgan's people.

And?

Couldn't get near them
with a 10-foot pole.

These people are such
major gatekeepers.

All they care about is
that there's a dinner place

and an offer on the table.

And you better pay him his
rate, because if you don't, they

won't even stay on
the phone with you.

OK, so-- so what's his rate?

Well, someone like
a Morgan Freeman

probably gets about
$15 million a picture.

$15 million a picture?

Well, who has that
kind of money?

Not us.

OK.

Fine, then we just--

we'll move on.

So what's the next?

Who's the next big star?

I mean, we can get somebody.
Right?

I mean--
- Please stop.

- No.
- Please.

No, we haven't
thought this through.

We just have to think
it through logically

and figure out a way
to make it happen.

Nobody is going
to do a movie that

hasn't been set up or financed.

OK?

And that's the bottom line.

The whole point is just to
get this movie made, right?

So we can move on and
go to the next thing.

You need financing.

You need a deal.

You need something.

But, Ed, we just have to
get this movie made, right?

We can't do it anymore.

But, Ed, we said
that we were going

to try to-- that
we weren't going

to just give up that easy?

What are your priorities?

What's that supposed to mean?

We're parents.

We have a child.

What are you thinking?

I'm going to go check on him.

Yeah, check up on him.

Please hold.

[FLASHBACK VOICEOVERS]
My research

shows that black moviegoers
don't care about good content.

My research shows--
think about this, right?

Moviegoers don't care.

Good content.

Halle Berry.
Will Smith.

Halle Berry.

Will Smith.

There's got to be
something we can do.

There's got to be something.

Think about it.
Right?

Think about it.

And black moviegoers don't
care about good content.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[COOKING SOUNDS]

You're in danger of
losing your tip, Missy.

I'm going to call in sick today.

I'm fine, thanks for asking.

You might wake up, Luke,
'cause we got a plane to catch.

Where to?

Clarksville, Mississippi.

Can I have the syrup?

Mississippi?

I like Mississippi.

Oh.

My dad's from there.

Don't your relatives live there?

Yeah, but you don't like
my relatives, remember?

I don't like your relatives.

Come on.

Edward Brown, why are
we going to Mississippi?

To find Morgan Freeman.

[MUSIC - GARY KING, "NEW DAY"]

(SINGING) Way up high on a
feeling, following these dreams

I've had for so long, valleys
were low when the mountains

were high, sometimes
the way was wrong,

and sometimes the way was right,
but it's a new day all around

and I'm hopeful there's joy
to be found in the new day--

Any time you lose,
all you do is talk.

I'm not losing.

What the fuck am I losing?
- Well, you lost.

I'm not-- I'm not
afraid of losing.

I'm a-- I'm a very giving loser.

--around.

Late at night, when I'm
dreaming, on the open road

inside my mind--

Lukey?

Lukey.

Lukey.

[BABY NOISES]

Lukey.

Look at all these fields, huh?

All these fields.

Wow, miles and miles of land.

Hey, Lukey, you want
Daddy to sing you a song?

[BABY NOISES]

Huh?

OK, let's go. (SINGING)
The itsy-bitsy spider

went up the water spout,
down came the rain

and washed the spider
out, out came the sun

and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy-bitsy spider

went up the spout again.

(LAUGHS) Yay, Lukey!

[SOUND OF BABY DEFECATING]

Oh, Lukey.
[TIRES SCREECH]

[MUSIC - THE SOUTHERN BELLS,
"YOU MAKE ONE STEP"]

You make just one step.

You make, you.

Oh, my god.

OK.

All right.

All right.

It's going to be over in a-- ew.

Oh.

Mommy's coming.

I'm sorry.

Hurry up, he's get--

it's getting all over me.

I'm sorry.

He got it over my pants.

It's-- it's all my pants.

He's the baby.

Look at my pants.

- I don't care!
- All right.

All right.

He just peed.

He just peed.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

So, how do we
find Morgan again?

OK, he owns a blues
club in Clarksdale.

Now there's this annual
Blues Festival going on.

So, how do you know
he's going to be there?

I called the club,
talked to the waitress,

and she said he's here
every year for the festival.

And he's definitely going
to be here this weekend,

because his favorite band,
Super Chicken, is performing.

Well, why'd they
tell you all that?

Told them I was
his biggest fan.

And that I was in town and
thought it would be a treat

if I got a chance to meet him.

Really?

And they just told you all that?

Welcome to the South.

No agents, no managers, no
publicists, no gatekeepers.

Beautiful.

So, what do we
do in the meantime?

I don't know.

Go see my cousin, Bernice.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Make a right here, at
the fork in the road.

It's not a fork, it's a Y.

Turn here, Ed.
Right.

Right here.

Right here, Ed.

Then make a right, a right,
on to the next dirt driveway.

Don't they have street
names in Mississippi?

Be nice, Ed.

Good [INAUDIBLE], huh?

[BABY NOISES]

Yeah?

Yeah?

Oh.

(LAUGHS) Look at
that, Daddy's toys.

Oh.

Yes.

Rosa Parks, that's my girl.

Yep.

There she is.

Mary J. Blige, my
girl. (SINGING)

My life, my life, my life.

Y'all don't get
Jet where you live?

Oh, you know what?

I usually don't
look at Jet unless I

go home to visit my folks.

So this is great.

So how do you keep
up with the news?

What news?

The news news.

The news news?

The-- Uh, CNN?

(CLEARS THROAT)

[MUSIC PLAYING]

(CLEARS THROAT) Yeah.

Hi.

Just her?

Her is your cousin, Stacey.

And this her
husband, call him Ed.

Hey.

And this they
baby, cousin Lukey.

Ain't they pretty?

This my daughter, DJ.

DJ, say hi.

Hi, DJ.

Hi.

I haven't met no
famous people before.

(LAUGHS) We're--
we are not famous.

Momma said y'all make movies.

Yeah, I mean, sure.

We-- we do.

We make movies in Los Angeles.

Like what?

Well, most recently, we made
a film called "All About You."

Never heard of it.

Any famous people in it?

Well--

Because real movies
have famous people.

DJ could work for
a studio. (LAUGHS)

Well, perhaps you've
heard of Debbie Allen?

Debbie who?

You ain't--

I love me some Debbie.

See?

Love me some Felicia, too.

Those are two talented sisters.

Yes, ma'am.

Who else?

Vanessa Bell Calloway.

Vanessa Bell Calloway.

Don't you remember her when how
funny she was in that movie,

when she was
barking, and hopping

up and down on the
one foot and barking,

and whoo-whoo-whoo-whoo.

Don't you-- uh,
"Coming to America."

Yes, ma'am.

OK, who else?

Lisa Ray.

Who?

Diamond?

Who?

Diamond.

Diamond.

Lisa Ray's character
in "The Player's Club."

Yes, Diamond, Diamond.

That's right.
Diamond.

Mhm.

You really know Diamond?

Ye- Yes.

Uh.

Do you or don't
you know Diamond?

Well, yes, I do know Diamond.

Oh.

Oh my god.

Can I meet her, please,
please, pretty please?

Oh, well, if you ever-- if you
ever come out to Los Angeles,

maybe.

Thank you, cousin Stacey.

I just love me some Diamond.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Well, I hope you alls
hungry for some supper.

Mm.

You want chicken or meatloaf?

Well, I'll take a
little bit of both,

but Ed is a vegetarian.

Mhm.

So what do that mean?

I don't eat meat.

Oh, but you do eat chicken?

Chick-- yeah, I eat chicken.

Yeah.

I eat chicken.

Uh huh.

Mhm.

We got greens.

Mhm.

Ah.

Sweet potato souffle.

Mhm.

And corn.

Oh, that-- that's good.

Thank you.

Thank you.

DJ.

Thank you.

Cornbread.

Mm.

All right.

Look good, don't it?

Mhm.

OK.

Yeah.

OK.

OK.

Let's say grace.

Bow your head, there.

Lord God, we're truly
thankful for this food,

for bringing our relatives
from so far away,

all the way from Hollywood.

Bless this food.

Amen.

Amen.

What's the matter, Ed?

Hm?

You got your eyes closed.

Oh, it's I'm just
savoring the flavor.

It's very good.

I know you miss it.

Yes, I do.

Stacey, I cannot
believe that you

was almost DJ's age the last
time you were down here.

Yes, ma'am.

We drove 15 long
hours from Detroit.

Mm.

Oh, wow.

Mm, mm, mm.

Um, I think I should
check on Luke, because he

doesn't sleep well on couches.

Maybe I should just check--
- No, Luke's fine.

I think you should
just right here.

No, I should check on Luke.

I think you should
stay right here.

- Because he does sleepwalk.
- He's fine.

You sit on down
and finish your food.

He's OK.

I can see him from here.

Oh, pretty baby.

When y'all gonna have some more?
- Soon.

No time soon.

How come?

Babies take a lot of time,
and energy, and resources,

and we don't have
any of the above.

Yeah, she wants
to win an Oscar

and a NAACP image award first.

Right?

Tell her.

Oh, y'all is young.

You better go on and have some
more of these pretty babies.

Mhm.

You'll be looking back
one day and have a bunch

of ol' trophies and awards and
no more pretty babies and, tsk,

that's going to be a shame.

Gonna be a shame.

Shame.

Shame.

Well, trophies, no babies.

Eat your ham hocks.

[BIRDS TWEETING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, DJ.

Did you want something
when you were in my room?

Nah.

We just don't get
a lot of visitors.

I'll miss you when you leave.

I'm gonna miss you, too.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

It's time.

Bye, bye.

You be good.

You have a good time.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, Ed, wait.

Don't forget these.

I got you these here Jets in
case your cable ever run out.

(LAUGHS) Thank
you, cousin Bernice.

You're welcome.

All right.

So, um--

Bye, Ed.

You take care of this family.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I'm surprised how
beautiful it is down here.

It's lush, and green,
the people are laid back,

the air is clean.

(LAUGHS)

Don't go getting
any crazy thoughts.

I am not moving to Mississippi.

(LAUGHS) Well, think about it.

It would dramatically
reduce our cost

of living, that's for sure.

Well, it would
also dramatically

reduce our quality of life.

For what we pay in
rent in Los Angeles,

could own a big,
beautiful house down here.

I mean, we don't
have to live in LA.

When we work, OK, we go to LA.

And then when we're done,
we'd come back down here.

Hm.

Both of our family lived here.

And they all left.

Don't forget that.

We'd be neighbors
with Morgan Freeman.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, look at that.

What?

I think that's the crossroads
where the 49 and the 61

intersect.

And?

That's where Robert
Johnson supposedly

sold his soul to the devil in
exchange for his musical gift.

The blues guy?

You really believe that?

Well, the story stuck and
this is where it took place.

Right here, in the M-I crooked
letter, crooked letter, I,

crooked letter, crooked letter.

[MUSIC - GARY KING, "VICTIM OF
YOUR LOVE"]

(SINGING) I wish I was a victim
of your love, that would be so

nice, I'd give most
anything if you could see,

you wouldn't have
to ask me twice,

to be a victim of your love.

Only yesterday, I
came across your name,

I wrote it in my book.

Well, it seems I wrote your
name over, and over, and over,

and over, it kind of
made me ashamed of what

a simple gesture of my love, oh,
what could I been thinking of,

I'm just a friend to you, but
still I I wish I was a victim

of your love, it would be so
nice I'd give most anything

if you could see, you
wouldn't have to ask me twice

to be a victim of your love.

Though I don't want to be a
plaything just another love

that you throw away after a
day or two, or three, four

at the most, baby,
I'm lost for you.

And if I had the chance, I'd
take it everytime even if it

meant I was just another victim,
I was just another victim, just

another victim of your love.

I wish I was a
victim of your love.

It would be nice, ooh.

I would give most anything--

How badly do you
have to want something

to sell your soul to the devil?

Well, you know, he died
young, so I don't think he got

a chance to enjoy it too long.

I wonder if the
ride is worth it.

I mean, is it better to
be a player in the game

and enjoy success for
even just a little while,

than to not even be
in the game at all?

Kind of like what
we're doing right now?

What's the outcome
for our souls?

There's no turning
back now, Sunflower.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

(SINGING) Ho, I'm going
back where it began,

where it all started,
where my family

calls home in the Delta blues.

Heart's still here,
uh huh, I'm going back

to where my people come from.

To where my people come from.

Stop calling me Sunflower.

Painted rivers on
the side of the road,

don't begin to tell
the stories been told,

my five brothers and four
sisters, with hungry mouths

to feed--

There it is.

34 Grant Street.

That's where my dad grew up.

Wow.

That's it.

Right there?

Are you sure?

Yeah.

That's where he grew up
with his eight siblings.

Goodness.

--in the Delta blues.

I'm still here, uh
huh, I'm going back

to where my people come from.

To where my people come from.

Mississippi's a mysterious place
and you can see the creases

on the side of her face
as I drive the dirt roads

that my father once walked, and
to hear the cadence of the way

they one talked, it's
a long, long way home--

Hey, Dad, it's me.

Hey.

Yeah, she's good.

Hey, we're in Clarksdale.

No, we're here for business.

I'm standing in
front of your house.

Yeah, the old house.

Yep.

I can't believe all
of you lived here.

All right.

All right.

I'll call you.

Now that's a shack.

Comparatively speaking,
we live in a mansion.

You OK?

Yeah, I'm good.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

OK, Brown family,
so we're going to eat

lunch at Morgan's blues club.

Ground zero.

We stake it out, so when
we come back tonight,

we can be ready for him.

Got it?

Got it.

OK.

Come on.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Sure this is his place?

I mean, I don't even see
any pictures up anywhere.

Well, I don't think
the people here think

it's necessary to
cover every piece

of wall space with a head-shot.

How was your food?

Oh, it was delicious.

French fries and hush puppies.

You want some of
my fries, Chicky?

Oh, no, I'm partial to my
coleslaw with pork in it.

Oh.

You're crazy.

Hi, is everything OK?

It was delicious.

Yes, delicious.

Can I get y'all anything else?

Ah, the check?

- I'll get it for you.
- Thank you.

All right.

Hm?

What?

I want to dance.

Oh, I'd love to dance.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Why does Morgan Freeman
live in Mississippi again?

Because he can live
anywhere in the world.

That's what he said in
this article I read.

You can live anywhere in the
world and you pick Mississippi?

Yeah.

I remember when we
used to have to come

here a couple of summers.

It was like stepping
back in time.

Hm.

And there was
never anything to do.

Well, there's a movie theater.

(LAUGHS) It's just
peaceful, you know,

uncomplicated, no
smog, no traffic,

regular people Maybe
Morgan's on to something.

Well, I read in a magazine
that he has a restaurant called

Madidi somewhere out here.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Oh, look at the quilts.

This is beautiful.

Did you make these quilts?

Yes.

Yes, I did.

Wow.

Well, where you
all visiting from?

Los Angeles, California.

How long did it
take you to make them?

Oh, about a couple of weeks.

Mhm.

How much for this
one right here?

$50 for the small one.

Mhm.

And 100 for the big one.

Isn't it beautiful?

Can we buy it?

Why?

Because it's beautiful.

It's $50.

She reminds me of
my grandmother.

So?

We should support her.

This is a real black business.

(SIGHS) All right.

It's not going to be the quilt.
Get the okra or the chow-chow.

All right?

I'm going to take
Luke to the bathroom.

Ain't no sense in
being in such a rush.

Ma'am?

Why do you got to
be in such a hurry

to get to winter, when
it's just now summer, girl?

What do you mean?

Well, when-- when
you pickle okra--

Uh huh?

See, first you boil
yourself some water.

Right.

Then you put-- put the
okra in the jar and you pour

the boiling water on it, and
the white vinegar, and then

you seal the jar up tight.

Right.

But you can't
open them too soon,

because it won't be ready.

OK.

And then after that, you
sit them in a cool, dry place

on a shelf for weeks.

Mhm.

So they can marinate, and all
the flavors can come together,

and do-- do they thing.

And after that, you got
perfect pickled okra.

See, the-- the seasons you
know change quick enough.

So enjoy the summer, darling.

Enjoy your summer.

Winter comes soon enough.

And I hope you enjoy
this here okra.

Yes, ma'am.

Thanks.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Well, all right, Morgan.

Not bad at all.

Wow.

Kind of figured he has
to have someplace to eat

when he's here.

Wow.

Look at all the
gorgeous artwork.

Do you think it's from
his personal collection?

Gee.

I don't know.

Can I help you folks?

Table for two?

Actually, we just ate.

Just wanted to look
around a little bit.

Oh, feel free.

How about some
sweet tea to drink?

Ah--

On the house.

Yes.

Oh, great.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, my goodness.

Free tea.

Free tea.

Oh, my goodness.

Look at this.

Wow.

This is beautiful.

This piece was done by
a local Clarksdale artist.

Oh, really?

If you'd like,
I could call him.

And perhaps he can show
you some of his work.

Yeah, sure.

That would be great.

I'll be glad to.

Thanks.

Hey, Ed.

Come here.

Hm?

Hm?

I think that's the co-owner.

Ah, yeah.

That's him.

Why don't we ask him if
he could us up with Morgan?

Hey.

I--

Look, I was told he's going
to be there at 7:00 PM tonight.

We're going to
stick with the plan.

Directly to the
source, remember?

Stick with the plan.

(MOUTHING WORDS)
Stick with the plan.

That's right.

Yeah, that is him.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Is this Robert Johnson?

Could be.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

How cool is this?

What?

Well, a guy just picked
up a phone, dials a number,

and now we're going to the
studio of an amazing artist.

How unpretentious is that?

Well, it's not LA.

People here don't
front like they're

God's gift to the world.

Hm.

All right.

How we doing on time?

We're right on schedule.

[KNOCK AT THE DOOR]

Door's open.

Come on in.

Hey, how are you?

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Enjoy yourself.

Here are some of the other
paintings I'm working on now.

How long have
you been painting?

On and off for a while.

Been in the military,
most of my life.

Until I lost my eye.

Well, what happened?

I mean, if you don't
mind me asking.

Took a bullet.

In combat?

(LAUGHS) Yeah,
with my ex-wife.

(LAUGHS)

It seems like such
a monumental loss

for someone who paints.

Not really, but God
would not allow that

which would not glorify him.

You paint with such
precision and clarity.

The characters just seem
to pull you into the space.

Want to buy it?

I'll put another character
over here for you.

I can do that.

No, no, no, thank you.

But thank you.

That's beautiful.

When did you realize
that you had this gift?

Oh, this ain't no gift.

It isn't?

No.

This here is a talent.

Everybody's got a talent.

Something they might
do just a little

bit better than the next guy.

Something they could get
even better with practice.

Now a gift, that comes from God.

And he gives you a gift to
be a blessing to others.

Now my paintings
can hang on the wall

and they might bring you
pleasure to look at from time

to time.

But my gift of preaching
comes from God.

And he can affect
people for eternity.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I wonder what my calling is.

How about film-making.

Anybody can make a film.

Not everybody looks
cute doing it, though.

I'm serious.

Maybe that's for you
to discover in time.

What's yours then?

I'm not telling.

Why not?

Because it's my gift.

(LAUGHS)

Is it producing?

Because that's even
easier than directing.

Spoken like a true director.

(LAUGHS) Well, tell me.

Tell me.

It's making you happy.

[INAUDIBLE]

If that were true, I'd
have my quilt. (LAUGHS)

OK.

Three hours to show time.

Now we've got to put
on a united front OK?

As a family.

And Morgan will see
a nice, happy family.

Maybe he'll let his guard down.

Then we go in with
the pitch, but not

too hard, because I
don't want him to think

we're Hollywood or anything.

You want some water, Lukey?

And then we'll tell
him we came all the way

from LA, just to meet him.

Honey, he feels hot.

He feels really hot.

Here, Lukey.

Here.

You want some water?

Let me take his temperature.

Grab me my purse.

[BABY COUGHING]

Honey, you OK?

You're all right?

Here.

Boo-boo, You OK?

He is hot.

He is?

Hold on.

[BABY CRYING]

104.

We've run some simple tests.

And he doesn't have meningitis.

OK.

And we've ruled
out an ear infection.

But it could be a bacterial
infection, so we've started him

on antibiotics and
because of his age

we'd like to keep him
overnight just to see how

he responds to the antibiotics.

OK, so does that mean
he's going to be-- or-- or--

does that mean he's going
to be OK, though or--

We need to get those
results back from the lab.

When will you
have the results?

We're taking a culture
and we should get them

back in just a couple of hours.

OK.

[HOSPITAL BEEPING NOISE]

Baby, what's wrong?

Morgan Freeman will arrive
in less than one hour.

So what do we do now?

Well, if we leave right
now, we could still make it.

Maybe you should just go.

What?

No, hold.

United front, remember?

We've got to do this together.

It would make more of an impact.

I can't--

I can't just leave him.

He's knocked out
from the medication.

He's not going to
miss us for an hour.

The nurses are here.

Everybody's here.

He'll be fine.

We would be doing
this for him, too.

He's got great care.

There's nothing we can
do in the next few hours.

I mean, we has come so far.

You think we can afford to
just walk away at this point?

Ed, maybe we
shouldn't even be here.

Now is not the time
to contemplate that.

Look, maybe, these are just
hurdles we have to overcome.

But--

Please don't back off now.

Not now.

We are this close.

Need I remind you that
you're the one who wanted it?

That's not fair, Ed.

I thought this is what I
wanted more than anything.

But things have changed.

Look, we have responsibilities
now, remember?

Are you kidding me?

Maybe you should go.

You should go.

And I won't be mad
at you, I promise.

But I have to stay
here with Luke.

(SIGHS)

[MUSIC -

Dreams are not made they're
in some far away tomorrow,

they live and breathe
in the here and now.

We can't keep holding
on to all this sorrow.

All it takes is just
one person to believe

in the power of a dream.

These days are all about us.

These days are all
about trusting your gut.

These days.

Good morning.

His temperature is low.

He responded well
to antibiotics.

Praise God.

--all about us.

Some people dream
but they never wake

from the slumber they
live this other life

that they never understand.

Hi.

Hi.

What happened?

I didn't go.

I've been trying to figure
out why we have the worst

luck in the whole wide world.

Why nothing seems
to work out for us.

And why we keep coming up short.

And?

And I realized that our
lives aren't that bad.

That it might take time,
but we'll get there.

I'm sorry I left.

I'm so sorry I dragged
you and Luke into this.

I just-- I just felt like
I was at my crossroads.

You know?

Mhm.

And I figured
out my calling is.

What?

Well, for starters,
it's to raise Luke.

My gift to him is to do it
lovingly, and willingly,

to nurture, and feed his
soul, and to focus on him

in this season of life
and not look so far

ahead that I miss everything.

And me too, right?

What?

You're going to feed
my soul, too, right?

Yes, yes, yes, lots and lots
and lots of sunflower seeds.

No!

I can't stomach any more.

I think I'm going
back to chicken.

And I'm going to
make more movies.

Oh, yes, you will.

I know.

But I have decided that I
definitely want more children.

Yes.

Sorry.

How sorry are you?

So, so, so sorry.

Sorry.

OK.

Close your eyes.

OK, you read?

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Hm?

They're gorgeous.

It's beautiful.

Look at this.

How did you find this?

Well, I saw it when
I was driving around.

Made me think of you.

This is perfect.

Guess what?

What?

I got another surprise.

- Another one?
- Keep your eye straight.

OK.
OK.

OK.
No peeking.

OK, I'm not going to peek.

I'm not going to peek.

No peeking!

Oh!

Be right back, Lukey.

Don't look.

- I'm not looking?
- Don't look.

What is it?

Ah.

(LAUGHS)

What is this?

It's the quilt.

Oh, my goodness.

You like it?

I love it.

It's a parting gift.

Thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you.

No, you can thank me tonight.

Come here.

You're the best.

Oh, gosh.

Baby?

Mm?

Yeah?

What you give that little
old lady for this quilt?

Hm?

Come on.

Edward!

Hi, excuse me?

Excuse me, ma'am?

The quilt that you sold my
husband was absolutely lovely

and he should have paid
you more for it, so--

Oh, well,
sometimes some things

in life are just worth much,
much more than the-- the price.

Well, it was
worth every penny.

And thank you so
much for the tip.

And I'm so glad I met you.

Yes, ma'am.

Hm.

Feel better throwing our
money away like that?

Much.

She even thinks you're crazy.

But I feel much better.

Great.

Can we go now?

Sure.

[BABY NOISES]

Wasn't that--

Morgan Freeman!

What should we do?

[MUSIC - VATRENA KING, "SHORT
STORY LONG"]

(SINGING) I want to live a
real life with all the colors

of a still life quiet filled
life, with all the vim

of a fem real life,
but real honest to God

life a good real life and right,
oh, life, still I choose life,

full of pitfalls and pratfalls,
funny like a sitcom, singing

at the game life, with
real I wanna I wanna

try getting low and high life,
Billy Joel I don't care what

say anymore this is my life.

Take me down that road again.

Take me down that road.

Take me down the road
to the long story.

I want to go deep within
life, I want a sin life, down

to the big black Baptist amen.

Life, pain is our friend.

Want the road that can get
us there to the end life.

Don't want to bend my life on
the books that were then life.

Stand up, come in.

I'm so tired of pretend life,
life take me down that road,

take me down that road, take me
down that road to a long story.

Take me down that road.

Take me down that road.

Take me down that road
to a long, long story.

I want a Faust let's make a deal
kind of life where it's unreal.

I want to heal my life.

I want to have a self life,
assessed a pill for life.

With a little drama, but
not so be charmed and lucky

but not surreal just make real.

I want to kneel at
the alter of life,

stamp my seal on my own life.

Life, take me down that road.

Take me down that road.

Take me down that road to a
long, long, long, long story,

yeah.

Take me down that road.

Take me down that road,
take me down that road,

to a long story.

Want a price of steel life,
but not behind a glass.

It's a perpetual class.

And oh, it's a gas.

Pain in my ass
life, but it's real.

[MUSIC - GARY KING, "ONE OF THE
FORGOTTEN"]

(SINGING) I hear the clock
ticking in the dark finishing

it's countdown to
the end of the night.

And the door to my
bedroom is slightly

ajar, allowing bits and pieces
of the moon into my room.

I've come so far, but
still so far to go

and only I've known the
journey that I've made,

and only I know the journey
that I've yet to take.

Well, I'm almost out of
time at the of my rope

and all I want is to
restore a little hope

and of all the people in all
the places that I've ever been,

she was the only one
I get to see again.

The words we spoke,
lay heavy on my mind.

And only I know the
journey that I made,

and only I know the journey
that I've yet to take.

Keep your hope in the
dreams of the little man.

A little hope when it
seems there is no more.

A little hope in the
lives of the forgotten.

Oh, baby, don't forget
me when I'm one of them,

one of the forgotten.