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(dark brooding music)

(leaves rustle)
(birds chirp)

(camera beeps)

(truck whooshes past)

(mid-tempo country music)

(lively mariachi music)

♪ Yeah, yeah, $40, it's your
money, that's what they ♪

(static buzzes)
(muffled music plays)

- [Reporter] That's why authorities

are now saying a makeshift
spike trap was the key

to a back road breakout that
saw multiple psychiatric.

♪ I was empty ♪
(static hisses)

♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh
ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪

- [Terry] Can you hear
me? Howard, do you copy?

- Don't get me started. I know I'm late.

- [Terry] You know, I've been trying you

on this thing for 15 minutes now.

- Well, I just got into
range now, didn't I, Terry?

Fucking Hooper forgot
the reflector strips.

I had to take my ass back
around to JC's and get 'em,

and I'm expensing that shit, too.

- [Terry] Save your receipt.

You know I called your cell twice.

Why even keep that thing?

- Look, just 'cause the world went on

and advanced to damn near
constant communication

doesn't mean that I
gotta drink the Kool-Aid.

Look, we're not made to
live on screens, Terry.

I'm just gonna stay right where I'm at,

off the grid, thank you very much.

- [Terry] Okay, well you're
in quite a mood this morning.

Listen, Mr. Off the Grid,
I didn't wanna go here,

but for someone who finds a
phone call to be too much,

- No, please.
- you seem pretty active

on that dating profile of yours.

- Not the same thing, Terry.
Swipe left, swipe right.

- (pants) No.
- I can ignore them,

and they can ignore me,
and they do ignore me.

- [Terry] (laughs) No, no, no.

It's not, and for the record,

I did not mean to
stumble across your page.

Wild profile pic. I spit out
my Cheerios when I saw it.

- You spit out? (scoffs)

Look, you know what? Fuck this.

I'm gonna go out to the trail,

and I'm gonna tighten down the markers,

and I will get back in touch with you.

- [Terry] Circle back with me
when you're out at mile two.

I have a few things for
you to take care of.

- [Howard] Mile two, yes ma'am.

(footsteps shuffle)
(tense brooding music)

(thin woman whoops)
(footsteps shuffle)

(person laughs)

- Wait. Don't.

(dramatic suspenseful music)

(birds caw and chirp)

(soft ethereal music)

(tense music)

Anything?
- That's a doe,

otherwise jack shit, just
like I told you, man.

So I don't know why we're even
out here in the first place.

But
- You don't know nothing.

- you wanted-
- Keep moving.

- All right, well,

why the old bastard miss
his radio check, huh?

'Cause I swear he won't
stop busting my balls

about ranger protocol, so riddle me that.

- Just head to the trail.
We'll take it from there.

- Well, I hate to be a cynic.

I'm just saying if
Howard's Eagle Scout ass

hasn't checked in by now, then
he's already grizzly bait,

or he's off in some "Breaking
Bad" fugue state bullshit

that I don't-
- Hooper, shut the fuck up.

Jesus.

(tense music)
(footsteps shuffle)

(bird caws)

Yeah, that's definitely Howard's stuff.

- Yep, sure as hell is.

Guess he could've been
tracking another bobcat

over there by the creek.

- Well, creek it is.

Hey, Terry?
- Yeah, go ahead, Joe.

- Found Howard's stuff.

Looks like we got a beat on him, over.

- [Terry] Copy that.

(dark brooding music)
(geese honk)

- [Hooper] You wanna tell me I'm wrong?

Just leaves his shit laying in the dirt?

- [Joe] But just take
something seriously for once,

will you?

Shit.
- Just fuck, man.

I should be home by now,

and I still don't understand
why he didn't use his-

- Goddammit, Hooper.
- Hey, boys.

Great day for it, huh?

(bird caws)

- Sir, the designated fishing area's

on the other side of the park.

How'd you get over on this side?

- Oh, I was just wandering
looking for a nice spot.

Sorry, fellas.

I'm not allowed to fish here,

I can just pack up and head on out.

- We're actually looking
for another park ranger.

Found his stuff on the river trail.

You haven't seen him, have you?

- Well, damn. Sorry, I
didn't come by the trail.

- All right, so which way did
you come in from? You local?

(dark dramatic music)

- You know, guys, if I had
seen something, I'd tell ya.

(footsteps shuffle)

I would, but I think I just
picked the wrong damn place

to fish, to tell you the truth.

- All right.

I'm gonna just head
back to the river trail,

and then we can go back to your camp.

- Sure thing, chief. You lead the way.

(flesh squelches)
(rock thuds)

- Why the fuck did you have to
slice him up like that, huh?

- Sorry, sorry, I'm sorry.
- Goddammit!

(thin woman whimpers indistinctly)

I had it under control.
- Hey, Joe? Please respond.

(speaks indistinctly) back here, over.

- What the hell you even
doing down here anyhow?

I thought you was ditching the old man.

- No, the boy's doing it. I'm sorry.

I didn't know. I thought
they were bad guys.

- [Terry] All right, Hooper,
I'm sending the other team in.

They're closing in on the trail now.

- Shit. I was get tired
of this spot anyhow.

Never felt like home. You
missed a lot, freak show.

Grab your shit. Let's hit the road.

(footsteps thud)
(unsettling music)

(camera clicks and whirs)

(static buzzes and whines)

(tense brooding music)

(dark brooding music)
(woman whimpers)

(person laughs)

(footsteps thud)

- Psst, come on.

(footsteps thud)
(dramatic suspenseful music)

(scary unsettling music)

(dramatic suspenseful music)
(woman screams)

Yeah! Yo, that was awesome.

- Did we get it?
- Oh yeah.

Niko, was that good for you?

- Dude, maybe wait a full minute?

- Fuck you. It's part of my process.

- Are you sure I was strong enough?

I feel like I wasn't moment to moment.

- You were. Yeah, we're
not doing this again.

I can't drag your ass anymore.
- Shut up. You love it.

- You know what? Let's
do one more take, okay?

And, and this time, this
is what I wanna see here.

- Zach, we got the shot, bro.

Besides, class starts
in like half an hour.

- Yeah. Yeah, okay.

Yo, yo, seriously, that was great.

- Are you sure?
- No, totally.

I mean, I was scared for you.
- No love for the ghoul.

I feel like I really gave something here.

- [Zach] Thought you were transcendent.

- Thank you.
- That was great, great.

- [Elisha] Why are we friends?

(upbeat pop rock music)

(people chatter indistinctly)

- TJ Campbell. Come on down.

Okay, TJ, I am so sorry about the wait.

Now our priority for any
transfer is catching up

and eventually choosing a focus.

Of course, our unique
curriculum makes it normal

for students to explore first.

- Right, whatever I gotta
do to keep my scholarship.

- Oh, that's right. You're our
new student artist athlete.

Oh, student artist athlete.

We like to keep the emphasis
on creative development here.

- Oh, nice, yeah.

I'm new to the whole creative
development thing. (laughs)

- Oh, baseball, I see. Why Southeast?

- I hurt my shoulder playing
over at State last season,

so this is my last offer.

Here I am.
- (laughs) Isn't that great?

All right, let's stick you in
a few basic foundation classes

and, oh, a spot just
opened up in this one.

Do you like movies?
- Sure. Yeah.

- Okay then. You are all set.

Art history and American
lit beginning tomorrow,

and they'll be expecting you

in Intro to Documentary Film
in, oh yikes, 20 minutes.

You better get going, TJ.
- Oh, okay. Wow.

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

- Good luck! Are you Brandon?

Come on.

♪ It's just you, me, and the odds ♪

♪ We stuck together, we
two peas in the pod ♪

♪ You dealt a bad hand, I'm
there seizing the cards ♪

♪ Will never be separated
till we see the gods ♪

♪ We've been low together ♪

- How come you keep doing this?

You're breaking my heart,
and I'll always love you!

I don't know. Was that too much?

- I think it's good. Let's
just do one more time.

- Happen to know where the, ah.

♪ Your eyes give away your sorrow ♪

- You know where the
side screening room is?

- Yeah, outside, next building over.

♪ For you tomorrow ♪

♪ Yeah, even with a blindfold
or in different time zones ♪

♪ Could find my way to you ♪
(man groans and growls)

♪ With my eyes closed ♪
(people shout indistinctly)

♪ There's nothing between us ♪
(Nerf guns click)

(people shout indistinctly)
(footsteps thud)

- Yeah, that's completely normal.

Dude.
- Fucking weirdo.

- Hey, I did Human
Versus Zombies last year.

- Last year, you were a fucking weirdo.

- Yeah, well guys, we just
pick up the pace a little bit?

You know, this is the year
that we gotta make our mark.

All right?
- We know. We're relaxed.

- Right, well I'm just saying, okay?

This is when they really
start to decide who's who.

(people chatter indistinctly)

- Okay guys, let's settle in.
We'll get started soon, yeah?

This course, as I hope you are now aware,

is your Introduction to Documentary Film.

This is how all film began, guys.

One man, one camera, shooting
real people. A documentarian.

What we do is we take the
candle of inspiration,

and we hold it in the
darkest, darkest corners

to find these treasures of stories, yeah?

It's intimate, real-life storytelling.

Whether it be in a war zone, a jungle,

or even right here,
even right here at home.

(gulls caw)
(water laps)

(ship horn blares in distance)

(bike clicks)
(traffic whooshes past)

(tense brooding music)

(body whooshes down)
(people gasp)

Quite the opener, yes?

Eight cameras, high powered
lenses shooting 24/7,

seven days a week for years

to capture the footage you've just seen.

This city became a haven for suicides.

This park, a housewife hangs herself.

The crew was just too late
to capture this gantry queen.

A gentleman lept to his death.

Construction worker. Also late.

Soon they focused on the bridge.

For six weeks, they sat,
watching, till one fateful day.

A stranger appeared, took
his place at the bridge.

However you feel about the content,

the commitment to
capture these grim images

is remarkable, yeah?

Okay, thoughts.

What are the obstacles our
filmmakers have to overcome?

Anyone? Madam, yes, please.

- It feels like you'll probably
have to film weeks worth

of nothing just to get
a single moment, right?

- Weeks if you're lucky,
months, sometimes years.

It's that dedication to one's craft.

That's what we're learning today, yeah?

Anyone else? Yes, ma'am.

- The commitment is impressive,

but doesn't it seem messed up?

I mean, they're just sitting around,

waiting for someone to
jump to their death-

- No, but they aren't just sitting around.

I mean, did we watch the same film?

A raw uncut glimpse at
someone deciding their fate?

No, I mean, as dark as that was,

that was incredible to watch.
- Fine, it may be rare to see,

but doesn't it cross some sort of line?

- Ah. Death is real life, yes?

Maybe I'm hurtful. Perhaps I'm wrong.

Does the death of the actual
subject taint the project?

Come on, someone we haven't heard from.

You, you there, the one hiding.

- Yeah, I couldn't look away,
but I know what she's saying.

It does seem like a moral gray area.

I know he would've jumped,
cameras are no cameras,

and it does seem like the
crew's too far off to help,

but on some level,

if you're behind the
camera on this project,

aren't you happy to see
someone fall their death?

I'm, I'm just saying, it seems,

if you put all that work into it,

wouldn't you finally wanna
see somebody go down?

Otherwise, you got nothing?

- That's my point. It seems sadistic.

- Okay. Can we just like
grow up a little bit here?

- I love your enthusiasm!

This is exactly what I want
to see the first week of class

because we're going to
get straight into it.

You're gonna form your own groups.

You're gonna go out and
find your own stories.

You're gonna tell me your truths, yeah?

It's gonna be very exciting.

So first thing you want to do

is you're going to break into groups.

You're going to find a place.

(people chatter indistinctly)
(soft tense music)

- I feel good about it.

- [Elisha] Hey, do you need a group?

- What?
- For the project.

- Oh, right, I guess I do
still need a group. Thanks.

I'm TJ.
- Elisha.

Please stick with me.

I need another reasonable
mind to keep Zach at bay.

- Yeah, he seems...

- He's good at what he does.

He's just hardheaded aside.
All right, what do you do?

- Not sure yet. I'm a baseball transfer.

- Oh. I didn't peg you as a jock.

All right, let's roll, Babe Ruth.

That is a baseball guy, right?

- No, yeah.
- Okay, okay.

- No, fuck that. No, I thought-

- All right, guys. Got
our fifth crew member.

Guys, this is TJ. TJ,
Zach, Olivia, and Niko.

- Hey guys.
- Hi!

- What's up bro?
- So what's your focus?

- He's camera team with me,
so don't worry about it.

- All right, time to brainstorm.

- Thanks again, guys. Long day.

- Yeah, well, you're in luck

'cause when Olivia says
time to brainstorm,

she mostly means time to drink.

- This place is weird, man.
You art people are crazy.

- Art people? Watch it.

(everyone laughs)
(upbeat music)

- Oh my god. Okay, I got it, I got it.

Here, keep up.

So Arnold Schwarzenegger's in "Terminator"

with Linda Hamilton.

Linda is in "Dante's
Peak" with Pierce Brosnan.

Brosnan did "Golden Eye" with Judy Dench.

- Dame Judy Dench to
you. You show respect.

- She's in "J. Edgar"
with Leonard DiCaprio,

who's in "The Departed" with Matt Damon.

(dark brooding music)
(people speak indistinctly)

(person yells indistinctly)

And Bonnie is in (speaks
indistinctly) with Steve Martin,

who's in "Bringing Down the
House" with Betty White.

- Wow!

(group claps)

Bonus points for getting
(speaks indistinctly).

- Thank you. It's, it's a gift, you know?

I don't know where it comes from.

(upbeat music)

- Don't worry, Niko.

He's just mad you no more
about movies than him.

- What? No, no, no.

Trivia is not the same
as actual film night.

- Bro, just, I'm smarter than you now.

Just lean into it.
- Yeah, whatever.

- TJ. Baseball?
- Yes, sir.

- You know, I always forget
that we have actual sports here

at the school.
- Yeah, it definitely seems

like people are into a lot of other stuff,

like their weird Nerf wars.
- It's Humans Versus Zombies.

Those losers are actually kind
of a big deal around here.

- You know, I kinda got that feeling.

They were not messing around.
- It's actually pretty fun.

- So you didn't come here for
film studies or designering?

- No. Is that okay?
- Yeah, yeah. Of course.

We'll make an artist of you.
- You know, maybe an actor.

I mean, you're kind of cute.
- Thanks.

- Olivia, Jesus.
- Hey.

He doesn't have to decide now.

- Okay. It's drink storm
time, people. Focus up.

It's drinking brainstorm.

You see the first thing
that comes to your mind.

If your idea is the worst,

you drink.
- All right, guys.

Let's crank out some
good ideas, all right?

We gotta be able to market ourselves.

- All right, we get it. TJ, you first.

- Okay.

Oh, why don't we do something

on the Humans Versus Zombies weirdos?

Show 'em how into it they get.

- It's actually not a bad idea.

Do it like real seriously,
like a real war drama.

- Ooh!
- We do it in black and white.

- Okay, Elisha.
- Why don't we

follow one international
student's first experiences

of American life?
- Oh, that's pretty good.

- Yeah, it's kind of boring.
- Yeah, kind of lame.

- You do better.
- I got nothing.

- Niko, come on.
- Okay.

What if we did a
documentary on another group

who's making their documentary?

- Drink again.
- Right?

(everyone laughs)

- Okay. I got an idea.

Why not do something on the homeless?

- Oh God. Here we go.
- No, no, no, I'm telling you.

We passed by this guy on the way here

that was like talking to himself

alongside this side of the road.

It was actually kind of chilling.

I think there could be something there.

- Yeah, but there's a difference
between mental illness

and homelessness.
- I, I get it, Elisha.

I'm, I'm not trying to have like a clash

with the PC police, all right?

I'm just saying that was fascinating.

- Or we do something a little less dark

and document the Performing Arts Showcase.

- Oh, hell no.
- Ugh.

- Oh, come on. People lose
their shit at these shows.

I'm talking backstage tears

and fight scenes.
- Oh my God.

It sounds like somebody wants
to have their performance

as part of the, as part
of the film project.

- That's it. Yeah, go ahead and drink.

- What? What about Niko?
- No, no, no.

I will take meta stoner idea
over melodramatic theater kids

any day of the week.
- Hey!

- No, no. You're always so grounded.

I'm, I'm talking about the other guys.

- Drink it!

(group chants "drink it")

Okay, chug it, chug it! Oh, that's vodka.

- [Group] Chug it, chug it, chug it! Yeah!

(soft tense music)

(group hums)

- Hey, Elisha, slow down.
- What? Why?

- Go ahead and pull the car over.

Go ahead, pull the car over!
- Okay, I'm stopping.

(man shouts indistinctly)
(car rumbles past)

- Hey, do you have your camera with you?

- [Elisha] Always, but what do you mean?

(birds chirp)

- [Zach] Niko,

I'm gonna need you to
run sound on your phone.

- Why? What for?
- The doc.

I think we just found it.

- What are?
- Bro.

- Zach!
- Where's he going?

And he's leaving. Okay, let's go.

- Zach, where are you going?

- [Niko] Why does he do
this shit every time?

Do you need this shit?
- I, I guess. Who does that?

(doors slam)
(alarm chirps)

- [Niko] Fuck, man.

(bag zips)
(footsteps shuffle)

- [Elisha] What did he even see?

- Zach? Zach, what are you doing?

I, really?

- Oh shit. Every time,
hard headed as hell.

I told you that, and
you didn't believe it,

but you, you see, it's-

(scary dramatic music)
(group screams)

- Whoa, whoa!
- Oh, hey. Easy guys, Easy.

- Yeah. Easy there, guys.

I'm just showing Movie
Man here my whole yard.

- Yo, This is Troy.

He was just showing me his camp
here in the area, you know?

So why don't we start
running some B roll, yeah?

- All y'all in the movie?
- (laughs) You are, my man.

Hey Niko, stay close for
sound. Liv, hop in here.

Ask him about his way of life, you know,

the lay of the land, that sort of thing.

- Liv, pleasure to meet you.
- Me, too.

- Walk with me this way there, sweetheart.

Yeah, you see, I was just across the way

over yonder right over there,
but that sumbitch Steve,

he come over here, and he
tried to control everything,

so I'm moving myself around over here

and find myself a nice little spot.

Everything the light
touches is my kingdom.

You see that right there? That's mine.

That tree right there? That's mine.

- So thrilled.

(slow dramatic music)

- It just gets to me when Zach's right.

I mean, this, this is definitely it.

- Yeah, you wanna see
number one, don't ya?

(flames crackle)

(cards flick)

(people chatter and laugh indistinctly)

(leaves rustle)

- Hey!
- Yo!

- What? What the fuck?
- Olivia, let's go!

(Olivia speaks indistinctly)

(engine rumbles)
(dramatic music)

(car whooshes past)

(footsteps shuffle)

(bag thuds)

(footsteps thud)

(soft ethereal music)
(metal scrapes)

(dog barks in distance)

(flames crackle)
(crickets chirp)

(footsteps shuffle)
(bird caws)

(dark brooding music)

(sticks rattle)

- Oh, hello. How's it going?

- Just trying to stay warm.
- (laughs) I hear that.

Hey, you wouldn't happen to
have a lighter, matches maybe?

I was thinking about starting a fire.

- No. Not gonna get a fire
going down here though.

You can join us.
- Really? You sure?

- Sure. Don't sweat it, chief. Come on.

- [Hitchhiker] Thank you.
How you doing tonight?

- Not too bad.
- I hear that.

(flames crackle)
(sticks clatter)

(owl hoots)

Hello. (sighs) That is the good stuff.

- I like your shirt.
- Thank you.

Thank you.
- Ah, forget it.

We're not barbarians.
- Yeah, I always say,

you know, "I'm, I'm not homeless, okay?

I'm just, I'm just four wall challenged."

- (laughs) I like that. I'm
gonna use that one. (laughs)

- So what brings you this way?
- Oh, you know, man,

sometimes life just shakes you down.

You gotta hit the road.
- (laughs) Hit the road.

- Yeah. (laughs)

- I hear that, yeah. Well, why here?

- God picked me up with going this way.

- Well, it's beautiful.

- Yeah, it is, and it is gorgeous.

Can't think of a better place

to get back on my feet than here.

(tense unsettling music)

- What do you mean?

- Oh, you know, you hit a low point.

Gotta find somewhere to live.

This beats the hell of an overpass I

was living in last night,
you know what I'm saying?

And this place is in
Eden compared to that.

- So that's it then, huh?
You in a bit of a low point?

- Yeah.

See, but the good thing about low points

is is that once you're there,

got no other place to go but up.

- And it can only get better
than this shit hole, right?

Better than us?

- No, I didn't mean that.
- Oh, come on now.

It's all right.

See, I just got a little
problem with what you said.

(dark tense music)

We ain't nobody's low point.
- Did not mean like that.

- But you did, didn't ya?

- We are not here to get
you back on your feet.

This is my home. We're free here.

(dark dramatic music)

Relax. You get the point.

Right?
- I get the point.

- Get your shit. Get outta here.

Find yourself a nice overpass.

- I didn't really mean anything by it.

- Go.

10, nine, eight, seven, six, five.

Nah! No peeking.

(dark dramatic music)

Four, three, two, one.

Go have some fun.

(thin woman whoops and screams)

(body thuds)

(thin woman screams and laughs)

(hitchhiker grunts)
(flesh squelches)

(hitchhiker screams)

(people speak indistinctly)

- Wow. Ooh, guys, that
is really quite good.

It's very, very interesting,

a whole other world we'd never
known right under our noses.

You have a chance of making this

more than just a class project,

but if you want it to be
wonderful, you must commit, hmm?

(soft dramatic music)

Okay, bugger off. I've got things to do.

Go on, shoo, shoo.

(soft tense music)
(birds chirp)

- What's up, boss?
- Good to see ya.

(dog barks in distance)

- Hey! How's it going?
- Going.

- We're out here making a
movie about your community here

and wanted to see if you
wanted to talk with us.

- (laughs) Right.

- I'm Zach, by the way.
- Yeah, Steve. Yeah, come on.

Yeah, come on. This here's Doc.

Yeah, come on, come on, sit
down if you want. Sit down.

- Brought a whole battalion, didn't you?

- This is just the rest of the film crew,

and this here, this is,
this is our actress, Olivia.

- Never met an actress before.
- Well, it's nice to meet you.

- [Zach] Fellas, why don't you
just start by telling Olivia

about your home here.
- So we talked to the guy

across the field yesterday, and he said-

- He's a two-faced son of a bitch!

He will, no, no, no, no, nope, nope.

I'm not gonna say that word.
- Say whatever you want.

- Fuck! Don't you believe
a fucking word he says.

Don't do it, man.

- There is some good people around here.

- I get a lot of respect
around here, okay?

But the person I get no
respect from is Troy.

- Why not?
- Over a girl!

You see, I built this
place a long time ago

for a girl named Angel, okay?

- Okay, so some girl
drama going on with Troy.

Happens to everybody.

Seems like your village
goes pretty far in there.

- That's not our village.

That there's we call Downtown
'cause it's built out like a,

like a small shanty town, you know,

with a common area in the, in the middle.

- So why are you guys out here?

- It's more secure. That's a marine thing.

- Hoo-rah.

- We ain't paranoid or nothing.

- You know, we were actually thinking

about checking that out
a little later today.

You guys think that'd be all right?

- Yeah, yeah.

An outfit your side, you'll
be fine, you'll be fine.

The place clears out anyway
during the day. Go ahead.

- [Zach] Fellas, thank
you. Thank you so much.

(people speak indistinctly)

- Because of the girl.
- It's kind of sweet.

They're going through
the same stuff anyone is.

- [TJ] Yeah, it is. You know what?

They don't have to worry
about jobs or student loans.

Maybe they gotta figured out.
- Steve did warn us that-

- Warn us? No, no, he said
that now is a good time to go.

- Zach, if there's a good time to go,

that means there's a
bad time to go as well.

I'm just saying let's be careful.

- Okay, all right, we're gonna be careful,

but man, have you looked at our footage?

I mean, come on!

- [TJ] Yeah. Seems like
that's the stuff Ludvik wants.

- New guy gets it.
- TJ works, too, you know.

- [Niko] Don't worry, bro.

He called me Boom Man for like two weeks.

(everyone laughs)
(leaves rustle)

(bugs chitter)
(tense music)

(dog barks in distance)

- [Zach] Slow down.

- How cool is this?
- Guys, be respectful.

- [Niko] Oh, we are.
Just saying it's cool.

Ludvik is gonna lose his shit.
- (laughs) Tell me about it.

- [Niko] Yo, TJ, get a shot of the arch.

(birds caw)

- [TJ] What's up, guys?

- [Zach] This is amazing.

- Hey, man. You good?
- Frank, go crochet.

(dog barks in distance)

- [Zach] Hi.

- Well, y'all don't seem super homeless.

From the Art Institute?
- Yeah. Yeah.

I'm, I'm Zach. This is Olivia.

We have Elisha here and
TJ on the other cameras,

and then that's my man Niko on sound.

- Hmm.
- Yo.

- Gonna make a movie

about the scary old homeless roughing it?

- No, no, I, I mean, we're making a-

- We just wanna tell your
story, whatever that may be.

- No offense or anything intended.

- Well, in that case, I was
born to be a star. (laughs)

I'm Alice, y'all.

Just so you know, not everybody's
gonna want fancy people

with cameras in their face.

Yeah, come on, come on, come on, come on.

I know you think we're all
just bumming it out here,

but some people don't have
family that'll help out

when things get bad, and, well,
you just can't stop living.

- Right. Alice, you're very brave.

- Oh, having assholes for
parents doesn't make me brave,

but thank you, sweetie.

All right, this is home.

(slow tense music)

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

So this is our generator.

It's old as crap, and you
gotta save up for gas,

but it's real nice at night if you

wanna watch some TV or
music if you got it.

- You say you watch TV out here?

- Yeah.

Some people watch movies if
they can find some equipment.

- God, I love this place.
- It's not half bad, is it?

This is my roommate.

This is Bubba, best roommate I ever had.

Never stole a thing from me.

(group laughs)
(tense unsettling music)

Yeah, he's cute, ain't he?
- So cute.

- Let me show you my
tent. Come on, Olivia.

I usually take my shoes off and stuff,

but this is a special occasion. (laughs)

So this is home.

So that's my hair stuff, keeps me pretty,

my extra clothes, my
pots and pans and stuff.

Girls gotta eat, and that's my lamp.

(chimes tinkle)
(slow dramatic music)

(dog barks)

(embers crackle)

(footsteps shuffle)
(people chatter indistinctly)

- I want a bunny.
- You do not need a bunny.

You can't take care of yourself.

- Can we get some food, or?

(tense brooding music)

(dark tense music)
(camera clicks and whirs)

- That's really weird. Hey, guys.

- Hey, what's up?

- Just some guy being all
weird. Fucker took my picture.

- Don't get jumpy on me, bud.
- I got it, bud.

(twigs crack)
(tense dramatic music)

- Hey!

Sup?
- Just filming.

- Yeah, you're not the first kids

to wander through here with cameras.

Haven't seen many come in this
far. You oughta be careful.

- Are, are we in trouble or?
- Oh, nah, nah, nah.

I do patrols for the
camps around the city,

so just making my rounds.

- Hey, you wouldn't want to
do an interview sometime,

would you?

I mean, that could be cool to talk

about the dangers of the job or something.

- Sure thing, man!

You know, it is dangerous
work, but I knew that going in.

- Have you seen anything bad out here?

- I mean, people get
robbed from time to time.

Every now and again,

I gotta confiscate a knife or a handgun.

I mean, usually it's just
some paranoid vet looking

to protect this camp.

- Is there nothing the
city can do to help?

- You're looking at the city's help.

- [Officer On Radio] Hey,
chief wants you to grab pizza

on your way back.

Move it fast.
- All right, guys.

I gotta get moving. So here is a card.

Let me know about that interview,

and y'all be careful
by the road out there.

You kids have fun, all right?

(footsteps thud)

- Nice! I mean, too bad
we weren't filming, yeah?

- Actually, I was.
- New guy! That's what's up!

- Well, he seemed nice.

Maybe we can see if he
can walk us out next time.

- What? No, we can't show
up out here with cops.

Come on. People are
already nervous enough.

Nobody's gonna open up if we got a cop.

- He said there are guns out there.

- He's talking about
kooks like Troy, you know,

in case Steve crosses
the line or something.

(soft dramatic music)

- So this is home, "MTV Cribs:
Cribless Edition." (laughs)

- I feel like I'd actually watch this,

and I'm not just saying that

because you're the only
people I know (laughs) here.

- Honestly, an interview with that cop,

some followups with Alice,

and I think we've got our project.

- Oh, that's not everything.
- Zach.

- Relax, okay? We can talk about it later.

I'll go back to shop and
maybe we can meet at Murphy's,

put our heads together?
- Sounds good.

- Sound good? Cool.

See you, guys. Bye, Liv.

- Oh, so she gets her own goodbye now?

- [Olivia] Well, I gotta
go, too. Tech rehearsal.

- Oh, break a leg.

- You know, I never know
why that's a good thing.

How you doing, man?

- Hey! Bubba, how you doing?

You need some good carrots?

Knock, knock.
- Officer Handsome.

- Girl, you better stop.
- Make me.

- How you doing, Alice?
- Better now.

Everyone behaving?
- Yeah, looks like it.

Question is, are you?
- Always.

- Yeah, so if I look in here,

I'm not gonna find a
weapon or anything, right?

- Oh, come on. I, I don't do that anymore.

- All right, well, great. So
there's no reason for concern.

- Well...

- Alice. Hand it over.

Come on. Come on, Alice.

(box rattles)
(birds chirp)

All right, come out. Come on.

Alice, somebody's gonna get hurt or you

by whomever you stole this from.

- You don't know what it's like out here!

- Oh, come on, Alice. You know I do.

- Okay, I'm sorry, but I'm out
here by myself every night.

There's new faces every single day.

What am I supposed to do?

How am I supposed to protect myself?

- [Officer Hodges] All right, all right.

(dog barks in distance)

- Whoa.

Seriously?
- Not a word, all right?

Or else I'm fucked.
- Oh, okay. Okay.

- Seriously. Emergencies only.
- Oh!

- Seriously, emergencies only.

- Yeah.
- If anybody asks,

you found it somewhere, okay?

- Okay. Look at you
breaking all the rules.

- Don't make me regret it, okay?

(dark brooding music)

All right, look, seriously,
these bikes over here,

not all of 'em are stolen, are they?

Please tell me that
they're not all stolen.

I mean, seriously. Look at all this.

- Define stolen. (laughs)

(flames crackle)

Y'all hanging in there? All right.

(people chatter indistinctly)
(bugs chitter)

(footsteps thud)
(Alice hums)

(water pours)

(dark brooding music)

(water sloshes)

(dark unsettling music)

(scary dramatic music)
(Alice screams)

- I want you to remember who
your friends are out here.

Don't you let those spoiled little shits

with the camera near my home.

You don't talk! You just think.

- You are. I'm listening.

(Alice whimpers)

(upbeat dance music)
(beer pours)

- [Niko] Like a hammock,
little TV out there.

- I know you're not
sleeping in those woods.

You can barely take care of yourself now.

- I think it might be easy.
- Guys, what's their deal?

- [Elisha] Oh, we stopped
trying to figure that out

a long time ago.
- They're weird, man.

Hey, yo, how was your baseball thing?

- It was fine. I just...

- What?
- I don't know.

I feel like I'm more
excited about this project

than I am the team,
- There he was.

- which is weird for me, no offense.

- Well, I don't know.

Maybe you're just more of an
artsy weirdo than you thought.

- [Niko] Yeah, fucking right.

- Oh, hey. How was play practice?

- (laughs) Oh, dude, that is so cute,

but we actually call it
rehearsal, but it was great.

Oh, you all have to come opening night.

- Oh, sure. What is it,
like a drama or like-

- It's "Chicago," all right?

She plays this Russian chick
who doesn't kill her husband.

- She's Hungarian.
- Hmm?

- He said Russian. She's Hungarian.

- And you're great, but I
think that the better role

is your upcoming
performance as narrator/host

in the indie documentary

(hands bang on table)

"Tents in the Trees."

- Oh, damn. No. that
was really (laughs) bad.

- Working title. Go fuck yourself.

Point is, I think that I've
got this all figured out.

I really think that
this film could be a way

that we could break into the business.

- Bro, come on.
- Listen. Look.

If we do something legit,

something that just makes
the littlest bit of noise,

all right,

you'll have a credit before
you even graduate college.

I mean, what don't we get about this?

- Oh my God, Zach, if you
condescended any harder,

you'd get a goddamn nosebleed.

We're listening, okay?
- All right.

So the way I see it, there
are only two ways about this.

Option one, we sort of capture
the everyday experience.

- Shit, should I be like taking notes?

- No.
- Or more specifically,

the personal journey where
we follow one individual,

we watch them persevere and, and survive.

You know, maybe, maybe Alice becomes the,

the next winner of "The
Voice" or something.

- Oh, I'd pay to see that.
- Problem is I,

I really don't think
that we have enough time

to sort of smoke out an
emotional storyline with it.

- Well, what about smaller stories?

You know, the Steve-Troy rivalry,

Alice as the quirky mama bear of the camp.

- Yeah, yeah, and all that's
gonna be there, of course,

but I really don't think
that there's enough time

to watch somebody turn their
life around by act three.

You know? It's just this
stuff we're up against.

- It's true, man. I got
baked the other night.

I found this German
docuseries on this blind dude

who flew a fucking hot air
balloon around the world.

- No fucking way.
- Oh, mad inspiring, bro.

I cried.
- See? Exactly my point.

So I think that our best bet
is option one, all right?

Day in the life.

We blow people away with a,

with a raw look at life in the woods.

- Well, aren't we kind of doing that?

We have some pretty cool stuff.

- Yeah, okay, but people are
used to amazing, all right?

Not pretty cool.

I mean, I've seen the 10
o'clock news go undercover

into like drug cartels and shit.

- God, okay. What do you suggest?

- Do you really watch the nightly news or?

- This is what I'm proposing,

that we all go out and
we pitch our own tent.

- Oh, fuck off.

- We show people exactly what it's like

to live out in the woods, all right?

And we can put Olivia onscreen

to put the viewer in someone's shoes.

- Zach, I don't know if that's-

- You know, and maybe
we can even set up some

of our motion sensor cameras,

you know, the night vision ones,

sort of build up exactly
how eerie this place is.

Then we will really impress people, okay?

I mean, maybe up the scare factor,

use that Deputy Dewey guide
to, to up the danger with it.

I mean, that could be

- Zach, stop.
- something that sells.

- I appreciate what you're saying,

but we're not spending the
night in the fucking woods.

- Knew it. Knew that you'd be like this.

- Like what? Like a sane,
rational human being?

- Oh yeah,

'cause you're really the sane
one of the group, Elisha.

- Really?

- I'm just saying that like this

is not worth doing if
we don't do it right.

One big move to impress
Ludvik and the festivals,

and then boom, we're done.

- You're an asshole,

and we're not spending the
night in the fucking woods.

- Okay. If you wanna be
mediocre, that's on you.

- Dude, come on.
- Zach.

- No, no, no. I can do it by myself.

- Elisha-
- It's fine.

- Guys, what just happened?
- Nothing good, man.

- He'll come to his senses. He just...

(phone chimes)

I'm sorry. I feel like I should-

- Go ahead.

Great. Officer Hodges
can meet at 10:00 AM.

- Are we even filming still? Like-

- Zach's gonna be fine. Just let him know.

And Elisha, listen. I
wanna talk to him, okay?

'Cause-
- It's fine.

I'm gonna, I'll be right back.

(heels clack)
(pool balls clatter)

- Fuck.

- Dude, what the fuck? "Spark Notes"?

- It's not my shit to tell,

but it's weirder if you
don't know at this point.

So last year, Elisha
had to like take a break

from school for a little while.

- Why? What was the deal?
- Minor mental episode, man.

She's all good now.

You know, they got her evened out,

got her on the right meds,

but it was fucking scary for a minute.

- Fuck. Jesus, Zach.

(dark music)

(flames crackle)
(crickets chirp)

(animal calls)

(animal calls)

(soft dramatic music)
(footsteps shuffle)

- [Troy] Hey. (speaks indistinctly)

(footsteps shuffle)

(fire crackles)
(people chatter indistinctly)

(people shout indistinctly)

(bird calls)

(twigs snap)
(dark brooding music)

(footsteps shuffle)

(person grunts)

(person whispers indistinctly)

(twig cracks)
(tense brooding music)

(person grunts)

(dark dramatic music)

- [Person On Radio] Talk about it.

I heard that, I heard
that. To God be the glory.

♪ That I write ♪

♪ Did you get my text ♪

♪ It's been ages, do you never go back ♪

♪ You find my friend ♪

♪ I have someone else to ♪

(singer sings indistinctly)
(Troy sighs)

♪ You're back with your band ♪

♪ Play together but it
was just the first time ♪

♪ You just don't realize
that it's so sad ♪

(match strikes)
(flame whooshes)

♪ I felt that you are ♪
(thud resonates)

♪ I never get that you ever went back ♪

(flashlight clicks)

♪ It's all right, it's all
right, it's all right ♪

♪ It's all right, it's all right ♪

(frog croaks)

♪ It's all right, it's all
right, it's all right ♪

♪ It's all right, it's all right ♪

(dark dramatic music)
(footsteps shuffle)

(match strikes)

♪ I was in bed ♪
(Troy gags)

♪ I was so sad that you are ♪

♪ I never get that you ever went back ♪

♪ It's all right, it's all
right, it's all right ♪

♪ It's all right, it's all right ♪

♪ It's all right, it's all
right, it's all right ♪

♪ It's all right, it's all
right, it's all right ♪

(person speaks indistinctly over radio)

- Yo, Zach. What the fuck, dude?

We're at the police station
with this interview, man.

Where you at?
- Oh shit, oh shit.

Sorry, sorry. You guys are
good to go without us, right?

Just hung over as fuck, man. I
mean, it's just an interview.

We can meet up later, right?
- All right, man.

And yo, listen, you gotta
chill with Elisha, okay?

You can't just-
- Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.

I'll, I'll talk to her about it later.

- All right, man. Peace.

(people chatter indistinctly)
(phone rings)

All right. You're good, man.
- This is exciting.

So, do you want me to look right here?

- Just look at me. Ready?
- Okay.

- Let's do it.
- All right.

Let's start with your name.
- Officer Malcolm Hodges.

- And what's your role
with the homeless camp?

- So I am the designated
patrol officer assigned

to the county's homeless communities.

- And how many officers?
- Oh, it's just me.

Kind of a one man band kind of a thing.

- And what's your relationship like

with the people out there?

Is it friendly?
- Oh, I mean,

most of 'em know that
it's just part of the job,

but you know people.

- [Elisha] Do you make many arrests?

- [Malcolm] I mean, that's
usually the last resort.

Most of the people here

are just figuring out their next move

until they just go and float on.

(tense brooding music)

(computer keys clack)

- Sorry, what is that? Is it camp related?

- Oh, this is just side hobbies, I guess.

Down there, she was busted
out by her hillbilly brother.

You didn't hear this from me.

She stabbed her mom over
a goddamn Barbie doll

when she was like eight years old.

- Jesus, that's awesome.
- Niko.

- What?
- And so then the brother,

he downed two officers
while breaking her out,

and some other deranged
prisoner ran off with 'em

and so they been just
going from place to place,

just wreaking havoc.

I mean, it's some wild
stuff, man. It's crazy.

(phone rings)

You know what?

It's really bad what
happened to those officers.

It's really bad, and I
think I've said too much,

although you'd be surprised

at how common prison breaks actually are.

- Stop!
- Okay, guys.

Maybe we should get back to-
- Oh yeah.

I mean, you really want your mind blown?

I mean, over six
prisoners escape every day

somewhere in this country.
- No fucking way.

- Yeah, way, bro, way.
- I don't like that.

- I don't remember who told
me that, but I know it's true.

You know, memos get sent out.

Everybody keeps their ear to the ground.

Happens all the time.
- Sick. Yeah, do you mind?

- Oh man, by all means. Go ahead.

- Sorry. It's cool.

(cigarette crackles)

- I, you know what? I got carried away.

You know, it's just, between
us, I know that I'm in the biz,

but I'm actually a big true crime nut.

I've been working on my
own podcast and everything.

Dig this. I call it "Cold Case Cop."

- Oh yeah! (laughs)

- But they never let me
work on that type of stuff.

I'm more of a breakup a fight

over a stolen lawn chair type of guy.

- Fights at the homeless camp?
- Oh yeah.

There's always some kind of
scuffle to be sorted out,

folks with mental health issues,

I mean, just like every part of society.

- What the fuck are you doing, man?

(dark dramatic music)
(cigarette crackles)

- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm good.

- What's up, slackers?
- Very unprofessional.

- Yeah, I get it. I'm a piece of shit.

- Well, at least you know.

- I'm embarrassing myself in front of TJ.

- Wow. Used my actual name and everything.

- Ah, fuck.

- Fuck, bro. On day two? Really?

- Niko, you know you're my favorite.

Let's not fight in front of the kids.

- Yeah, sorry for
bailing, guys. Late night.

- I'm sure.
- Shut up.

- So where'd you get storming off to?

- Out here.

(soft tense music)

- Wait, you what?

- Holy shit, bro. That's fucking amazing.

- Zach, you know you're
pretty nuts, right?

- Looks dope, though, right?

- Stuff looks great, man.
- You guys ready to rock?

- Fucking do it.
- Jesus, Niko.

- What?
- It fucking stinks.

- Hey. We're good, right?

- Yeah.

- [TJ] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- All right, so the plan.

I think that we make this as dark

and ominous as we possibly can.

- Zach.
- No, look.

We're gonna keep the heart,

we're gonna keep the quirky
characters and everything,

but we make 'em look like a
lone flower in a bare land.

- [Olivia] God, I hate
when you talk like this.

- Come on, you want 'em to
think we did something crazy,

don't you?
- Have you ever considered

how exploitative this all really is?

Making people look dark and ominous

when they're really just nice
people who are struggling and-

- Yeah, I get that, Elisha,

but that's not how we sell
this thing, all right?

We need this to be dark, all
right? We need this to be-

- Fine. Dark, eerie shots
of rusted wind chimes.

We get it. Let's get this shit over with.

- Thank you.

(footsteps shuffle)
(dog barks in distance)

(chimes tinkle)

(people chatter indistinctly)

(footsteps shuffle)
(dog barks in distance)

- Nice and gritty.
- Thank you, Zach.

(tense brooding music)

- Hi there.

- Hi. How are you?

(dark unsettling music)
(thin woman mutters)

We're just filming a little movie.

- A movie? I love movies.
- Yeah. What's your favorite?

I'm an "Avengers" girl, you know,

Captain America, Black Widow, Thor.

- Hmm. I remember that one.
- Oh, nice. You saw it.

(birds caw)

I mean, I can really run, you know, fast.

- Yes. That's cool.

- 60, 70 miles, and I can, if I have to.

I, I train myself. I, I know how.

- Thank you so much for talking with us.

- Sometimes I can't, I can't hear

'cause I get ants in my
ears, ants in my ears.

- Go that way. Something ain't right.

- What? What's her deal?

- Ants in my ears.

Stop! No, don't take my picture!

- Zach, stop.
- Yeah, seriously, Zach.

- It's okay guys, don't worry about it.

Chill, it's cool.
- Man.

- Hey, don't worry about it. It's cool.

- Hey dude, for real. Let's go.

- Zach, please.

(tense unsettling music)

(thin woman whimpers and giggles)

(footsteps shuffle)

(people speak indistinctly)

- Oh guys, come on. Where
is the fucking fuel?

- Stop it. That was scary.

- Fucking insane is what it was.

- That's fucking gold.

- No, you didn't have to antagonize her.

- Antagonize her?
- Yeah.

- No, I pointed a camera at
her for like two seconds.

- No, you're right. You're
always fucking right.

- Look, I'm sorry,

but that is exactly the kind
of crazy shit that we need.

I mean, tell me I'm wrong.

That goes straight into
the teaser trailer.

- It's kind of true.
- You only think

about your fucking self.
- Look, she's sick.

I get it. It's sad, and
that was intense, all right?

You are right, but that is the only way

that we are gonna help her
is by telling her story.

I mean, that's the only
way you help anyone,

simply by telling the story.
- Yes.

- Look, we're a lot further
along than I thought,

so why don't we get together tonight?

Shindig at our place?
- Word, let's do it.

- Now we're talking.
- Yeah, see?

I knew Sporty Spice would be into it.

- Sounds fun to me.
- Elisha?

Come on. You know you want to.

Wanna party. I know you want to.

Come on.
- Really? Stop.

Okay, I'll go.
- Hey!

- All right, well let's get outta here.

Come on, we got some drinks to grab

and an art installation to
turn into a beer pong table.

- Bro, that's my project.
- Yeah, I get it,

but it's graded, so it doesn't matter.

- Okay, but I'm on the table first.

(upbeat dance music)
(people laugh)

I'm sorry. It's automatic.

Step aside, bitches. Step aside.

Hey! See that?

- Hey, don't get too cocky now.

- Don't you want some, Han Brolo?

What about you, your worship?

- No, we don't wanna embarrass
you in front of your fans.

- Okay. Oh wait, Teej.

You're the athlete here.
Let's run the table.

- Next time, man.
- What?

You can have this guy's spot.
Oh, come on, Mac, fuck off.

Dude, are you serious?
- Sorry, dude.

- What? Okay, fine.

I guess I gotta go solo. You want some?

You're up. Let's go.

No, step aside. I don't wanna hear it.

(people chatter indistinctly)

- He's a lot.
- Refill, boss?

- Oh, God, you are a
Saint. TJ, this is Kelly.

- Hey. So you're a baseball fan.

- Oh, oh my God, yes, in more
of a sentimental way though.

My dad used to take me to
games when I was little.

I guess the brainwashing worked.

- Nice!

You know, I didn't think anybody

here actually cared about sports.

I actually transferred here for baseball.

- Oh, that's awesome. I still
haven't been to any games.

Honestly, I forget-

- Forget that We even have a team?

Oh, look, even the
baseball fan doesn't care.

- Since Sports Bro here's
still adjusting to the fact

that he's not the cool one anymore.

- Oh, I'm so sorry for your struggle.

- I'll get through it.

- (laughs) All right. It's
time for another round.

- Oh, let me. I don't mind.
- It's okay.

I should check on my friends anyway.

- Yeah, it's getting pretty wild in there.

Also, Niko could go fucking pro.

He's a madman, that Niko.
- No, no, no.

Don't tell him that

because then he'll think
it's an actual career path.

Yeah, majoring in film is better.

- (laughs) All right,
well, I'll see you guys.

TJ, nice to meet you. Elisha.

- Yeah.

- For a second there, I-
- I know.

- Dammit, art school. Well played.

I'll get the next one.
- (laughs) Okay, sure.

(tense music)

TJ!
- What?

- TJ, that woman! Zach!
- What?

- The woman that we met at the camp.

She's standing right over there.

Elisha, stop. Hey!
- Crazy.

No, don't tell me to fucking
stop! I know what I saw.

She was standing right there!
- Elisha, are you okay?

- No.

The woman from the camp that we saw,

she was standing right
there in those bushes.

- Chill, dude, all right?

I think you're acting just a little bit-

- If you call me fucking crazy,

- Hey!
- I swear to God.

- Everybody, let's just relax, okay?

- She was right there.
- Yo, where you going?

Come on, man! We're just getting started!

- She's crazy.
- Guys, she was right there.

- Oh my God, and you actually think-

- No, I saw her! She
was just standing there.

- You're just freaked out
from today, all right?

You're tipsy, you're high.
- No, I'm, (sighs)

- Elisha, even if you did
- I mean, not really.

- see someone, I mean, we
just learned firsthand exactly

how many wandering drunks
that this town has, all right?

It's not like this is Michael Myers.

- [TJ] Zach, give her
a break. She's scared.

- I saw her. No, I'm, I'm done.

We're all done.
- Are you fucking nuts?

- What the fuck did I just say?

- No, no, no, no.

We have come this far and you're ready

to just throw it all away

because you thought you saw someone?

- A mentally unstable homeless woman

is stalking us.
- Stalking now?

- It's time to wrap this shit up!

- Jesus fucking Christ, Elisha!

- What if she's right, okay?

Like, what if we did piss somebody off?

- Are you hearing yourselves?

Someone looks our way through a fence,

and you're ready to just call it.

Okay, all right, all right.
You know what, Elisha?

If you're done, I get it.

Everybody else, if you
guys are out, whatever,

but before you quit, take a look at this.

- From the Hollywood
International Film Festival?

"Mr. Lehman, we are incredibly impressed

with the sizzle you provided

for your upcoming documentary short.

We would love to find a spot for your film

in our emerging filmmakers
documentary slate

upon completion"?
- Oh ho ho!

- Whoa, why did you say something?

- "The candid nocturnal footage
of your subjects surviving

in the wild was particularly fascinating.

We're eager to see a finished cut

and work on making you
part of the festival."

- Oh, that's fucking awesome!
- I was gonna tell you all

after everybody left when it was just us.

(soft music)

It's hard, okay? But
that is how you make it.

Jane Goodall could've had
her goddamn face ripped off

by a fucking gorilla, and
those "Free Solo" people,

they could've watched that guy just like,

woof, fall to his death,
but there is something scary

about every story that is great,

and that is exactly
what this film could be!

Could be fucking great!

(slow dramatic music)

But we've gotta commit, all
right? Just like Ludvik said.

So this is what's happening
with or without you, all right?

Tomorrow night, I am going
out there with a tent,

and we film enough footage,
- Fuck me.

- Shit, man.
- over the course of a night

for people to think that we
camped for a week, all right?

And we will melt fucking faces

at every film festival that
we go to, and who knows?

We might even get like a streaming deal

out of this or something.

I mean, think about it!
You got any more problems?

Okay then.

Whoever's still in, six o'clock
tomorrow night, heading out.

- Yo, just chill, dude.
Everybody's still in, all right?

You know what? Little
relaxation trip, all right?

My car. Let's go.

Teej? Oh, that's right, fucking drug test.

- Yeah, fuck it. Shotgun.

- All right, let's go.
- Hey, don't lock me out.

- [Elisha] All right, guys.

You know you're kind of a dick sometimes?

- [Zach] Wanna stay in, straighten me out?

- [Olivia] You could come
over to my place this time.

- [Zach] Okay. Let me get my gear.

(dark unsettling music)

(bugs chitter)
(woodpecker taps in distance)

- Oh, wait. What you
gonna film with a bat?

- Just a little peace of mind is all.

All right, let's have fun.
- (sighs) Yep, fun.

(soft tense music)

(tense music)
(bugs and frogs chitter)

- Zach! Come on.

(people chatter indistinctly)

(tent rustles)

- Pull your side up.

- I wanna go place a couple
more of these. I'll be back.

- Okay. Thanks for the help, man.

(people chatter indistinctly)

No, wait, wait, wait, wait.
It's backwards, hang on.

Take it back. Take it off.

Okay. Your side's on this part.

- I didn't even wanna be here.

(slow dramatic music)

- Looking good.
- Oh, nice.

- Let's fucking do this.

(equipment clicks and rattles)
(camera whines)

We are live.
- That's awesome.

- Yeah, man. Zach went all out.

Listen, they record off motion

so we don't have to comb
through hours of bullshit,

but even when they're on standby,

we can check the feeds, see what's up.

Yo, Elisha, lean in. BTS.

Nice. (laughs) That's pretty good.

(tense brooding music)

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait a second.

Did you guys remember to bring snacks?

'Cause I totally fucking
blanked on that. Thank you, man.

- Niko, you're a cartoon character.

- Yo, it's shitty service out here though.

- So? Everyone you talk to is here.

- Oh, okay.

So I guess I need a
hundred fake actor friends

who actually hate each other?

Why are you such an asshole?
- Me the asshole?

- Hey, you all right?
- Really?

- I'm good.
- Third fucking row

You didn't even stay after to say hey.

- Seriously, you don't have to worry

about me freaking out or anything.

- I know, but maybe I don't mind worrying.

Seems appropriate, you know,
since I am your wing man now.

- Oh really?
- Oh, you know I set you up.

Have you talked to Kelly
since the other night?

(twigs crack)

- What the fuck was that?

- Zach?
- I think it's just-

(scary suspenseful music)
(group screams)

- I'm gonna fucking kill you!

- Ow, man! What was that about?

(laughs) Thought we were okay.
- Man, not anymore.

That was not good for
my fucking health, dude.

- Yo, put some fucking
smoke in your lungs.

That'll be good for you.
Hey, so I'm thinking.

Why don't we go ahead and
get over towards the campfire

and film the interest stuff and whatnot,

get that outta the way?

Elisha, TJ, you guys can
capture some like creepy B roll

of the area, maybe keep an
eye on the camera feeds?

- Oh yeah. Hey, I don't mind,
you know, guarding the tent.

- Sounds good to me.

(footsteps shuffle)

Oh, hey, guys. Please be careful.

- Yeah.

(animal calls in distance)

(soft acoustic guitar music)
(footsteps shuffle)

(people chatter indistinctly)
(flames crackle)

- Yeah, why don't we, let's
just get set up over here,

just sort of look it back this way,

look towards the, towards the fire.

So Liv, you just stand,
sit right there, yeah.

What I'll do is I'm gonna
start in on the fire.

I'm gonna pull off to you, and then just,

just like we rehearsed, okay?

Mic her up.

(crickets chirp)
(fingers tap)

- Hey, I don't think
you're crazy, by the way.

- Hmm? I, I know.
- I'm just saying.

I just think it's kind of fucked
the way Zach talks to you,

and I don't think it's crazy to be scared.

- I'm not scared. I'm just worried about-

- Elisha, we're in a tent
in a homeless camp at night,

and we split up.

Well, you guys are the film peoples.

I mean, like, is it not splitting
up like rule number one?

- I need you to know you're not helping.

- I, yeah, I just mean,
(laughs) look at these weirdos!

Pretty sure you're the
sanest person here. (laughs)

- Okay, I think if we just wait for...

(tense music)

Okay, fuck that.

(twig snaps)

- Hey, Elisha, what the
fuck are we even doing here?

- I...

(footsteps shuffle)
(dark dramatic music)

This is bullshit.

We actually agreed to be
the wait in the van guy.

What the fuck was I thinking?
- What guy?

- The guy who sits in the
van and tells Tom Cruise

to head northeast towards
wherever the fuck.

- I gotcha.

I don't care what people think.
I really like Tom Cruise.

- I do, too. He's kick ass.
- So good, right?

(footsteps shuffle)

You know, fuck that! We are
not the wait in the van guy!

Maybe we're Tom Cruise!
- No, yeah!

- You, look.

They're the ones that are
wandering around in the dark!

- Yeah! Fuck this.
- Wait, what are we doing?

- You're right. We control this.

Do you wanna be here?

(soft tense music)

- Well, shouldn't we let them know first?

- You're sick, okay?
- Wait, what? Oh, I got it.

(bag zips)
(phone chimes)

(tent unzips)

Looks clear.

- Wait, TJ.

What the fuck is this?

(leaves rustle)

No, I'm done.

(footsteps shuffle)

(footsteps shuffle)
(flames crackle)

- All right, we'll roll.

All right, I'm gonna
roll. We rolling, Niko.

Let's go. All right, and action.

(dog barks in distance)
(soft acoustic guitar music)

- So on a night like tonight,
you'll find the residents

of the homeless village
in their downtown area.

They're all hanging out, playing music,

kind of drinking a little,

and then outside of the downtown
area is little pathways.

Sorry, did you want me to
say trails or, or pathways?

- Cut. Niko, just give us
just a minute, you know?

Yeah, so, hey. Don't forget.

Just sort of talk about
the general experience.

Then the boys show up,

and then you go straight to the lens.

Look, just relax. It's cool.

All right, (speaks indistinctly).

- Yeah.
- You look great.

You're doing great. You keep doing, okay?

(tense music)
(people speak indistinctly)

- Sorry, just-
- No, no.

- [Olivia] It feels weird standing here.

- Just relax. Take it easy.

(acoustic guitar music builds)

- You're gonna fucking die.

(scary dramatic music)
(flesh squelches)

(knife slices)
(flesh squelches)

(Niko whimpers)

(Niko gags and grunts)

- You're gonna do great.
Okay, all right, just relax.

Niko, let's roll, man.

Niko, you high bastard.
Where the fuck did he go?

- [Olivia] Niko.

- Oh, you have got to
be fucking kidding me.

Did that stoner bail on us, too?

(tense dramatic music)
(footsteps shuffle)

(person cries out)

- TJ, let's just go.
- Sh! Hang on.

- TJ!
- Shit!

What the fuck was that?
- I don't know,

but let's just go to the car, and then-

- Elisha, I heard my name.
What if someone's in trouble?

- No! Let's just call the police and-

- Just stay out here, okay?
- TJ!

- Look, I'm just gonna run in,

make sure no one's in trouble, run out.

I got this. Student
artist athlete, remember?

(footsteps shuffle)

- Okay. Okay, let's just...

(buttons click)

(phone rings)

Fuck.
- She said TJ

wasn't feeling well, right?
- Yo, Niko!

Yeah, 'cause that makes
sense because 30 minutes ago,

he was pepping up to
swing that bat around.

Oh my God. Goddammit.

Jesus Christ. I have got way
too much fucking shit here.

Can you hold some of this?

- Hey, Niko wouldn't
just leave though, Zach.

- [Zach] Don't drop that
hard drive, all right?

That has all the backup footage on it.

- Zach, are you listening?

Niko wouldn't just leave
like that. This feels weird.

- Yeah, it feels like I'm
finishing this on my own,

just like I thought.
- Look, maybe we have enough.

- Enough?
- I mean,

we do have a lot of coverage,

and I think that the festival people,

- Festival people.
- well,

they liked what they saw, right?

And we have tons of night footage,

stuff from motion cameras,

whatever Elisha got before they left,

and we can always get more.

I mean, I think that the festival-

- Goddammit! There is no festival.

- But you said-
- Yeah, I know what I said.

Okay?

(tense music)

They will like it when
they see a final product

when it's ready.
- Zach.

- Elisha was losing her mind, all right?

What was I supposed to do?
- Jesus Christ!

- I knew that if I could
just like get you guys

to see this through to the end

that this would be good for all of us!

- So you made up a fake
email from a festival?

Are you kidding me?

I always knew you could be a jerk,

but I thought that's just how it is

with passionate people, you know?

But damn was I wrong 'cause,

for all the shit you talk to
Elisha, you're fucking crazy.

Good luck in Hollywood, psychopath.

- Liv, I did it-
- Fuck you!

- Whatever. You're all
fucking dead weight anyway!

Fucking doing it now.

- Fucking dick.

(scary tense music)

Guys?

Guys.

(leaves rustle)
(twigs snap)

(footsteps shuffle)

- [Person] Hey, hey, hey,
y'all still with that movie?

You can come back to my
tent. We'll make a movie.

Hey, where you going? Hey!

Hey, come on now! Come on!

Don't go! (people shout indistinctly)

(tense music)

(scary tense music)

(footsteps shuffle)

- Olivia.

(tense brooding music)

(dramatic suspenseful music)

Fuck.

(tense unsettling music)
(boy hums)

Stop. I'll fucking hit you.

I have no problem-

(boy screams)
(bat thuds)

(item thwacks)
(TJ cries out)

Dude, don't, okay?

I will fuck you up this time.
I swear to God, all right?

Hey, move the fuck on, man!

Oh shit.

(bat thwacks)
(body thuds)

(TJ pants)

(laughs) Damn. I still got it.

(knife slices)
(dark dramatic music)

(flesh squelches)
(body thuds)

Let's go, boy. Clean
that shit off your face.

(body drags)

(footsteps shuffle)

(birds caw and call)

(buttons click)

(dark brooding music)

(crickets chirp)

- Fuck!

(phone rings)

- [Operator] 911. What's your emergency?

- Yes, thank you. My friends
and I might be in some trouble.

We're, we're at the-

- [Operator] Ma'am, ma'am,
you're cutting out on me.

Ma'am, can you see clearly? Go ahead now.

- Fuck, the bridge by Capital
Street, by the art school.

- [Operator] All right, I, I hear you.

Just sit tight. I got a unit in the area.

We're calling him now.
- Thank you.

I, I'm sure I'm just overreacting,

but something just feels really off-

(dramatic suspenseful music)
(Elisha screams)

(items clatter)
(boy grunts)

(siren wails)
(dramatic music)

- Stupid homeless fucks.
- Hodges, what's your status?

Young woman is no longer responding.

- Yeah, I'm pulling in right now.

All right. Come on, kid, please be okay.

(scary unsettling music)

(keys jingle)
(door opens)

(crickets chirp)
(door chimes)

(dark brooding music)
(door slams)

(footsteps shuffle)

(muffled speaking over radio)
(dramatic music builds)

Jesus fucking Christ.

Hey, Elisha. It's Elisha, right?

What the hell happened?

(footsteps shuffle)
(scary unsettling music)

(Olivia whimpers and sobs)

(siren wails)

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

- Are you okay?

- Hodges, you in there?
- Yo. I'm sending two out now.

All right, girls, I
want you to go with him.

He's gonna take care of you, okay?

- Come on, ladies. It's all right.

- All right, I want you to watch
'em like a hawk, all right?

I still got two assailants back there,

and I got a 10-54 with
multiple stab wounds.

- Hodges, just wait for backup!
What the hell are you doing?

- I'm doing something, okay?
That's what I'm fucking doing.

So why don't you just
hang tight, all right?

(person speaks indistinctly over radio)

Malcolm, what are you doing?

What are you fucking doing, man? Shit!

(tense brooding music)

(footsteps shuffle)
(leaves rustle)

Alice. Alice?

- You need to hide. You
need to hide right now.

He's coming. You need to listen to me.

You need to hide. Hide, hide!

(leaves rustle)

(knife clinks)

(scary suspenseful music builds)

(dramatic suspenseful music)
(Alice screams)

(kick lands)

(punch lands)
(Alice screams)

Fuck!

- What the fuck I tell you, huh?

I told you stay the fuck away
from my home. Look at you now.

Look at you now. Gonna go join
the others, ain't you, bitch?

All right, all right.

(Alice screams)

(feet rustle)

(knife scrapes)

No, no, no, no.

(taser clicks and buzzes)
(Alice and the man scream)

(body thuds)
(the man groans)

(taser clicks and buzzes)

(knife slices)

(punch lands)
(Alice whimpers)

What'd the fuck I tell you, huh?

What'd I fucking tell you?
Keep away from my fucking land!

God! Told you to shut up!

(Alice grunts)
(camera beeps)

(camera beeps)

(Alice whimpers)
(man grunts)

(man pants)
(tense brooding music)

(sighs) Oh, you bitch.

(tense music)
(footsteps shuffle)

(leaves rustle)

(footsteps shuffle)

(person speaks indistinctly over radio)

- Our friend. He's dead, isn't he?

- I don't know, honey. I'm sorry.

They're gonna do everything
they can, I promise you that.

- Elisha, what about Niko?
- I thought he was with you.

- He was, but then I think he left-

- No, you don't think that he-

- I don't know, one second, he was there,

and then, I don't know.

(person speaks indistinctly over radio)

You were fucking right. I'm so sorry.

(slow dramatic music)

What about Zach?
- He's still out there.

(phone beeps)

- This is Cold Case
Cop, AKA Malcolm Hodges,

coming in with a rare active
case update from the field.

I'm inbound on the homicide
suspect as we speak.

As I advance through the
insurmountable darkness,

one question enters my mind.

(twig snaps)
(leaves rustle)

(footsteps shuffle)

- Oh, sorry.

(owl hoots)
(soft tense music)

- Hey, put your hands up.
- Oh, thank God, man!

I could, I couldn't stop
her. She went that way.

- Are you all right?
- Oh, no.

I think she got me, man. (whimpers)

- All right, well, sir,

maybe we can figure this
out together, all right?

- Oh, thank you, thank you.
Oh, but she's the crazy one.

I just...

- Sir, I need you to put your hands

on your head and turn around right now.

(tense unsettling music)

Right. Cut the shit.

What you do to them kids?

(tense brooding music)

(knife clicks)

Put it down, put it down. Hey!

(gunshot blasts)
(body thuds)

Whoa. Holy shit!

(slow dramatic music)

Holy shit.

(crickets chirp)
(footsteps thud)

(body thuds)
(Zach grunts)

- (gasps) God.

(footsteps thud)

(person speaks indistinctly over radio)

- Girls, was there anybody
else out there with you?

(door creaks open)

(bag thuds)

(items shuffle and thud)

(dramatic music builds)

(camera clicks and beeps)

- Hi, my name's Zach Lehman,

and I was out, I was out in
the woods with my friends,

and I was filming and, God, God, dude.

Come on! Come on!

Come on. Okay. (exhales deeply)

Okay, okay.

(camera beeps)

(Zach sniffles)

My name is Zach and, Zach Lehman,

and I was filming with
my friends in the woods,

and we got split up. (sobs)

I don't know if, I don't know what to do.

(slow dramatic music)

I just want them to be okay.

(camera beeps)

Yes! Oh, holy shit, yes!

Oh my God, we got it. Oh my God.

Oh my God, we got it. Oh, we got it.

(tense dramatic music)

(computer keys clack)

Fucking got it.

(computer keys clack)

(Niko speaks indistinctly)

- [Person] Niko, what was that?

(people speak indistinctly on video)

- [Olivia] Elisha, are you okay?

(dark dramatic music)

(computer keys clack)

(door creaks)

(thin woman giggles)

Wait. Wait.

("Do You Wanna Go Outside")

(thin woman and Zach scream)

(sirens wail)

♪ Do you wanna go outside ♪

(engines rumble)

♪ Do you wanna (singer
sings indistinctly) ♪

♪ Do you wanna come out on top ♪

- [Zach] Don't drop that
hard drive, all right?

It's got all the backup footage.

♪ Do you wanna fall from a 10-foot drop ♪

(phone clicks)

(person speaks indistinctly over radio)

- Liv, tell me what happened tonight.

- Okay, so we out into the
woods, the five of us, and.

♪ Do you wanna go outside ♪

♪ Do you wanna fall with
your head held high ♪

♪ I said you do wanna go out swingin' ♪

♪ Do you wanna look like
you got no meaning ♪

(people chatter indistinctly)

- Olivia, Elisha!
- Hi.

- [Interviewer] The
awards, the streaming deal.

I mean, how does it all feel?
- We are so excited,

but we do want people to remember
the lives that were lost.

And while we know they
would've went to finish this-

- You can't forget,

they're the real reason we're here.

Heroes.
- Oh, Mr. Hodges!

That you would come face to
face with the trio of killers

that you had already been tracking

for your now popular true crime podcast.

- "Cold Case Cop," that's right,

available on all major platforms.

Season two drops next month.
- Ladies, these dresses!

- Thank you.
- Just gorgeous!

Right, so now we are going to take it over

to Nolan Alexander, our fashion
consultant for the evening.

- [Nolan] Thank you so much.

All the stars are gathered
on the south veranda here.

- Now will taking my class
actually get you to Hollywood?

Actually, yes. As we've
seen, it very well could.

Now just some boring
things from the office,

some long pesky insurance waivers.

Nothing to be bothered with,

just saying that you won't
hold the university responsible

for any shootings, drownings, maimings,

dog bites, bee stings,

killings that might happen in
the course of your production.

So that being done, let's talk midterms!

("Shield")

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Uh, yeah yeah ♪

♪ It's just you, me and the odds ♪

♪ We stuck together,
we two peas in a pod ♪

♪ You got the bad hand, I'm
there seizing the cards ♪

♪ We'll never be separated
till we seeing the gods ♪

♪ We've been low together, high forever ♪

♪ Long as we go together,
we'll die we never ♪

♪ Be your light, couldn't let
the darkness try you ever ♪

♪ Truth in my word you
I lie to never, and ♪

♪ When world gets a little too hard ♪

♪ Wipe your eyes, put away your sorrow ♪

♪ When it's war, I'll
be leading the charge ♪

♪ And I'll be still
fighting for you tomorrow ♪

♪ Yeah, even with a blindfold
or in different time zones ♪

♪ Could find my way to
you with my eyes closed ♪

♪ There's nothing between
us, go to Mars or Venus ♪

♪ Stand in front of every one
of them, watch them slinging ♪

♪ and be your shield ♪
♪ I will be your shield ♪

♪ Yeah ♪
♪ In fiercest battle ♪

♪ I'll defend you ♪
♪ I'll defend you ♪

♪ From all these arrows ♪

♪ And the sword I will
keep you from danger ♪

♪ Let me be your shield ♪

♪ Yeah, let's go ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Let me be your shield,
let me be your shield ♪

♪ Let me be your shield,
let me be your shield ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Let me be your shield,
let me be your shield ♪

♪ Let me be your shield,
let me be your shield ♪