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Come back! You can't go! Come back!

You can't die!

Come back!

Stop begging, Mr. Brown. No means no.

Come back!

What are you doing?

Carter, what does it look like? It's too disturbing to say.

I'm doing sleeper.

Sleeper? Yeah, sleeper, Carter.

You know, when people can't breathe, you blow air in their mouth and give them

CPR. You mean CPR?

No, CPR.

No, cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

Corbin, that's Latin. I'm talking about English, and English is CPR.

In Spanish, it's called CPR.

I like that, Corbin. That's ignorant, Mr. Brand. Corbin.

I don't speak ignorant.

You know what? Let's just change something.

Okay, you're laughing now. I'm going to see if you're laughing when I get

certified to save lives this weekend.

Oh, is that this weekend? Yes, that's this weekend. I know because I went down

there last weekend. All right.

And then this is where I live now. I used to live in an abusive home, but now

live in a peaceful home. Come on, breathe.

You've got to breathe.

Come on, don't give up. Stop smashing this bridge.

And cut.

One of y 'all got cut?

No, Mr. Brown, he was talking to me. We're making a movie.

Really? It's a class project. I'm doing a documentary on the life of a teenage

girl and a struggle.

Yeah, that's me.

We call it Brianna, Up from the Ashen.

What you should call it is Brianna, Still a Little Ashen.

Oh, Mr. Brown! The last person to call somebody ashen. Look like you've been

sleeping in flowers.

Y 'all better be lucky y 'all just high yellow, because y 'all ash blends in.

That's funny, Brock. Can you say that again on camera? No, stop.

This is serious, okay?

It's the story about a young girl overcoming obstacles and heartache and

trying to fit into a world that wanted to forget her.

Did I tear up?

Like Shrek meets Lady Fingers of Blues.

Yeah, you know, I guess I'm Princess Fiona.

So, I guess that make you the donkey.

So,

I

wedged her out of that Yugo, administered CPR, and she lived.

And before you ask, no, it wasn't like me and Mama was kissing.

Okay, y 'all, I'm ready to get started. Uh, Reggie, where the teacher at?

Right here.

You must got him covered up. Where, he standing behind you? Boy, you wide, step

to the side.

Yeah, you looking at him. As a football coach, I have to be a lifesaver.

What you mean, round and full of sugar?

Oh, Mr.

Brown. That's a good one. All right, Reggie, here's Mr. Brown. I'm leaving

in Cape Wayne.

Okay. Oh, wait, wait, where you going?

Oh, anywhere but here.

No, no, no, no, no. The letter said that all staff.

Must be certified in CPR.

What letter?

The one I was supposed to give you last week. What?

Boy, you put the O in dumb.

You put the O in dumb? What?

Anyway, we got time to bring everyone up to speed, Cora.

Man, I'm not even just right for CPR class.

You know, I'm just, I'm about, you know, I got to go. I got errands to run,

things to do, people to see, you know, that kind of thing.

Carver, the dummy don't care what you look like.

Do your Reggie.

Which one of y 'all want to go first?

He does.

Okay. Yes, I do.

Okay.

Everybody gather around and listen up because I know exactly what I'm doing.

I've been doing this for over 10 minutes. And what we'll do is first is

first learn this is important. You got to go one, two, three, four.

Break that thing down to the floor.

What are you doing?

This is flashlight in the key of C.

Will you get serious?

Okay. Okay.

Listen.

This is so important.

First thing you do is you tilt the head back very gently.

Just tilt. I got him. I got him. I got him. And then you must clear the airway

from all debris.

And you clear it.

What the what?

You must clear the nose of all debris, too, and just make sure it doesn't have

anything. And squeeze the nose.

Ow!

Hey, man!

Oh, the what? Carver, don't worry. I got him. You think I can get that loan from

you, bro?

I'm white.

Okay, wait a minute.

Carver, I can fix him. We're going to make him bigger, better, stronger,

I hope they're not watching me walk away.

She watching. Look at her. Look at my pool.

Will you please? This is serious now.

Okay. Hey, Cora, just you come on over here. Oh, no, no, no. You can let

somebody else do it. Oh, no, no. You're the only one left. No, no, no, no.

Please don't make me do it. I can't do it. Why not?

I can't do it. You know, I just can't do it. I'm scared of dummies.

Cora, how are you going to be scared of dummies and you dating a brown Reggie?

What are you afraid of? It's just a CPR dummy.

Leave it away from me, please. But he can't hurt you. He won't hurt you. Touch

him.

All

right,

Ms. Brown, are you ready? One second.

Me, me, me, me, me.

We're losing light here.

Don't sweat my technique, okay?

What?

Ms. Brown, are you ready now?

Miss Brian, you ready now?

Yes.

I am ready for my close -up. Okay.

In your own words.

Tell us about your daughter, Rihanna.

Oh, Rihanna.

She's always been the sweetest little girl.

She's always willing to work hard.

She feeds the hungry.

She closes the door.

She always fights for what is true and just in America.

Oh, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

Who are we talking about here?

Brianna or Wonder Woman?

Tell us the truth.

The truth?

Yes, the truth.

Take two.

Have you ever heard of the Jungle Book?

It's as if she was raised by a pack of wolves.

Oh, that girl's armpits were so hairy.

Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut!

Oh, uh -uh. I'm the director. I say cut.

Cut! That's not the kind of movie Jamal want.

Yes, it is.

Do you have pictures?

Pictures would just bring it home.

I have got pictures. I've got mug shots. I've got surveillance videos.

Look at you.

Jamal, you cannot show those pictures.

Why not? I mean, it'll bring home the essence of your struggle. I mean, from

rags to...

Middle class -ish.

You better not get those pictures.

Hey, Brianna.

What is he doing here?

What did I do?

Dog, no good snake in the grass.

Go somewhere and kick rock.

What's wrong, Simone?

Boys are stupid and selfish.

I asked Josh what is he going to call the baby. He said on Thanksgiving and

Christmas.

Oh, that's messed up. What about his birthday?

Shut it!

Do you know what it's like being young and pregnant?

The young part?

Yes. The pregnant part?

Not so much.

I get stared at by adults. The kids at school talk behind my back.

I thought I had problems.

Can you say that again?

And I thought I had problems.

Girl, that's you, her.

Say what?

I don't know what I'm going to do.

Yes, but this time we're more passionate and bigger.

Well,

you need me in the... Girl, no, I need you to get out her light.

Simone.

I don't know what I'm going to do.

That's it.

That's what?

That's the story we need to tell.

No. I want Simone to be the star.

Huh?

Yeah. Sasha!

Sasha, get the Harry P.

Mugshot!

Reggie, can we please leave?

No, they left because they passed their exam.

No! Yep, and you're going to have to stay here all night until you pass

A dummy ain't nothing but a mannequin, just like you see in the stores.

How do you shop?

I get in and out, and I don't make eye contact.

Did you ever play with dolls?

Yeah, all my dolls played dead. I made sure of it.

Okay, I'm back. Oh, Mr. Brent!

What took you so long? Well, he had to use the restroom and Carl wanted some

water, so I got him some.

Just keep that thing away from me. Carl, what's wrong with you?

Nothing is wrong with me. I just... Listen, you have to get over this.

What? You're going to have to pass your exam or you will not be able to teach.

Okay, my baby and I about to lose our job over no dummy.

Mr. Brent, I'll get another job.

Cora, what if you don't?

You're not going to be sitting up in my living room eating those bonbons and

watching Dr.

Phil Collins.

You're not going to do it. Then you sit there and realize your life ain't worth

nothing and you get all depressed.

And next thing you know, you're out on them streets on the pole, dropping it

like it's hot, getting all rained on, doing lap dances, shaking with me and

Maria Gage. You're not going to do it. You're not going to do it. Yeah.

Mr. Brown.

Cora, I haven't failed you as a girl.

It just hurts my heart to think that I fell up.

I think I got acid reflux.

I shouldn't have had that double meat cheeseburger with fries, lettuce,

pickles, extra straws, and a little dash of syrup and a diet soda on it.

That got me tore up. Hey, hey, hey, you all right, Brown?

I feel tingly.

Mr. Brown, stop playing.

Cobra, I feel like I'm about to go out, Cora.

Mr. Brant! The room is spinning, Carl!

All I can do is... Would you do it?

Okay. All right.

We have an emergency here at Hillside High.

No, it's not condemned.

No. What is it?

I think he had a stank salad for lunch.

Richard, would you just do it? But that's your fungus.

do cpr all right i didn't pay no attention no cpr class i can't do that

brown okay tilt his head back grab his nose reggie go

to the light let him go he's going to a better place i think tell us what it was

like when you found out i mean the joy the shame the pain it wasn't like that

other girls at my school are pregnant too it was hard because I knew I had

become the wrong kind of statistic.

Good, good, good, great, great.

What are you planning now? Are you going to keep the baby? Is your family being

supportive?

Yo, yo, what's up, what's up? Sorry I'm late, you know what I'm saying? I almost

had to jet this fool at the mall.

You know what I'm saying? He was looking at me funny.

And cut.

Brianna, what are you wearing?

Your other outfit was so cute.

Man, this is how the bad girls roll, shawty, you know what I'm saying? But,

uh... You ain't know nothing about that though, little homie. You know what I'm

saying? Yeah, this is what I wear when I be lounging at the crib. You know what

I'm saying? What's up?

What's up there, Charlie? What's up? Okay, back up in five, four, three, two.

know you're getting your girl on film and all, but if you want that ride -or

-die chick feel, you know what I'm saying? That gritty, gritty, grimy,

I'll let your girl real talk.

Brianna, you are hilarious.

People do a nine to five. I do a nine to life, you dig?

Is the camera on?

Unfortunately, yes. Come on back to you, dealing with your family, and action.

Well, my family is pretty upset, and I sort of understand.

If I had a daughter that was pregnant, I would be mad too.

But, but these three is my family.

You know what I'm saying? My mama is third and vine.

My daddy is MLK Avenue, you dig?

Really? That's funny because I thought your parents were a doctor and a nurse.

Look, homie.

Man, my parents don't tell me what to do.

You know what I'm saying? Remember last weekend, I was at the skate rink getting

my skate on, and I was drinking on that gin and juice. And didn't nobody give me

permission? Did they?

Did they?

Mm -hmm. And what about when I took Sasha's car for a joyride? Where was

when I was getting my swerve on?

Well, why don't you swerve yourself around, huh?

Hey, Sasha!

How long have you been sitting there?

As long as you've been drinking on that gin and juice, little homie.

Oh, my girl. Cut!

Where are you going?

I gotta get this beat down on camera.

Reggie!

ain't going to be in a genitonic state for the rest of his life.

Are you okay?

Say something.

More mouth to mouth, please.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, no.

Thank you, Cora.

What happened?

Did you stop breathing? Did your heart stop?

My heart certainly skipped a beat, and you took my breath away.

Tell me, was it good for you?

I think I still got my afterglow.

That's because you high yelling.

Greasy.

Well, you faking all along.

No, no.

Hey, but that doesn't matter.

What matters is you passed your exam.

I did?

With flying colors.

Oh, well, speaking of colors, give him back his wallet.

Ain't nothing in here but some buffet coupons and a picture of Danny Glover.

What? That's Mama.

Oh, really?

That's my bad.

One of the dummies did.

Yes, I knew I would. Cora, I think my mom at the academy. That one.

What? You mean I didn't pass?

You ripped off his face and you broke his sternum.

Okay, that deserves a B -minus. Thank you. F, you had to take it again.

I know where I'm not going. Move!

And Cora passed and I...

who you are to play a role.

You just have to stay true to yourself.

But Simone is so complicated and... What? So now you want to walk in

shoes? Well, yeah.

Kind of.

No. Who's ready for a rough cut?

We are.

To get out?

Yippee, I can't wait.

I'm Jamal Madison, and this is the life of a young black girl.

The credit.

Brianna.

Whose wife would you want?

Beyonce? Rihanna?

Ciara?

Those aren't regular lives.

If I could choose anyone's life, I'd want my friend Brianna's.

She's the real face of young girls.

She's pretty.

She's popular.

She's got a great family.

Sometimes, I wish...

I would have chosen Beyonce, but... Did you really mean that?

Do you believe everything you see in the movies?

Simone.

I think you were the best person for Jamal's film.

Really?

Absolutely.

I think your story is worth telling.

Jamal!