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(baby fussing)

- Jay, I don't know what your issue is, baby.

(baby crying)

Stop, man.

Stop, man.

(indistinct shouting)

* Baby baby

- It tickles.

Go ahead, tickle him.

(children giggling)

Grab the stick.

(car horns honk)

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(indistinct radio)

(tense suspenseful music)

(indistinct radio)

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(indistinct PA system)

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(zipper unzips)

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(indistinct radio)

- Hey, man, how you doing?

Got a light, do you have a light?

- Oh, yeah.

- Thanks.

Yeah, you, where you headed?

Where you headed, New Orleans?

Where you headed, New Orleans?

- Yeah.

- Yeah? I'm on my way back to New Orleans, too.

Just leaving Lafayette, visiting my seven year old.

Going back to New Orleans where I'm in the progress

in process of a project, I'm trying to write a book

on the homeless situation.

And you know, how the economy affects it

and you know, how it's not really the economy problem

it's just a problem without the economy being bad.

I think everybody should have a home, you know?

- Yeah.

- I was talking to a policeman the other day,

she said, you know, with American being

the best country in the world, we still the best country,

every person should at least have one room, you know?

I wasn't thinking that generously

but it makes sense to me.

Policewoman told me that.

Anyway, I'm writing a book about the homeless culture

and with the uprising in Egypt, you know,

in Tunisia all that going on?

- Yeah

- You know, that's all about democracy, right?

They want democracy over there,

they don't want dictatorships and uh

but that still wouldn't make it perfect, you know?

We got democracy here and that's what we've had

and it still, you know, we still got a lot of problems.

The homeless thing is really, you know,

is in my heart to right and try at least

put some, shine some light on it, you know?

- [Elliot] What's your uh,

what's the point?

Is it kinda like under the thought

of the weakest link?

Kinda strengthen the weakest link of the nation?

I mean god bless America.

- Well, it's not.

Definitely, I'm not thinking like from a social issue

point of view but the rich are getting richer,

the poor are get poorer.

I mean, there are people out there

who gladly take a job, I mean will work.

You know they're homeless and they would work

but even if they had a job it wouldn't, you know,

they can't afford housing.

You know what I mean?

Since Hurricane Katrina, the price of rent has gone up.

It's like tripled, you know?

It was hard enough to pay your rent

before Hurricane Katrina.

Myself, I was making pretty good money

but when I think about somebody working at Burger King,

you know, and when rent was $500.00 before the storm

now it's $1,100.00 for the same apartment.

You know, something's wrong, you know?

It's just, it's hard man, it's hard, you know,

and uh, I mean I think it's something

that I should be doing.

You know, I should be...

God put it in my heart that I should do more, you know.

I can take care of my family...

(sirens wail)

- [Kid] Jaden, hey.

Look, he's the best.

- You guys just sit down okay?

(kids talk indistinct)

You are sitting down, just stay right here.

(baby fusses)

(indistinct radio)

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(indistinct radio)

(indistinct PA system)

(indistinct talking)

(indistinct PA system)

(indistinct radio)

(faucet flows)

- [Jamaine] Shake em.

- [Kid] Shake em, like that.

- [Jamaine] Like that.

Dry your hands.

- [Kid] Dry my hands.

(woman chuckles)

(unintelligible)

- You know I gotta work in the morning.

If he wanna be sick.

- Mimi can't take him?

- No, he probably got sick from Mimi and her kids

and you know he's not going back over there

until he gets better.

So what you gonna do?

- I was thinking about going to acting class.

(she laughs)

They have lessons on Tuesdays.

- [Woman] What, an actor?

Jamaine?

- [Jamaine] Got to do something.

- Yeah, I need to do something

with a steady paycheck.

What about the job at the cell phone place.

- [Jamaine] It didn't work out--

- Alright, what about on Bourbon?

- That didn't work out either.

- I need you to bring a steady paycheck in

so you can at least buy me a car,

take me out once in a week.

(baby cries in distance)

(bus engine idles)

(indistinct talking)

(indistinct PA system)

(indistinct PA system)

- Wait, Nick.

You need to look for the cars.

- Hello, how are you?

- [Leanne] Hi.

Can you take us somewhere to get something to eat?

- I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to take children

because we don't have child seats.

There is a Boydens's Ice Cream Shop

at the corner of Jefferson and Johnson.

It's within walking distance, a few blocks.

- [Leanne] Where's that?

- Turn right on Johnson Street, it's a few blocks.

It's a Boyden's Ice Cream Shop.

- Alright, come on you guys.

- I'm sorry.

- Come on you guys.

Nick, come on.

Up here.

Come on, Nick.

(indistinct talking)

(she coughs)

Come on, guys.

Jay, you're so heavy.

Can you get down and walk?

You're heavy on Mommy.

Jay, you need to get down.

Come on you're heavy, come here.

Come on, guys.

Nick, I need you to stay by me.

There's cars and everything else,

I need you to stay closer to me.

Come on, Lex, come closer to me.

Come on, guys.

(indistinct talking)

(dogs bark in distance)

Hold your sisters hand.

(indistinct talking)

(she hums)

(she inhales)

(tense distorted rock music)

- We're about 100 miles.

I have a credit card, I have no cash.

Drake, what do you have?

- [Drake] Alright dude, the bottom line is

(unintelligible) and I got a little bit shit on me.

You got your card, right?

- [Woman] You have my card.

- Alright, we're a little shy

to make this awesome trip down to New Orleans,

so can you spot us a little bit of bones, dude?

- Like what?

- Like, 20 bucks maybe we could borrow from you?

- I got 20 on gas.

- [Drake] 20 on gas, dude?

- Yeah, that's cool.

- You want to fork it up, dude?

Thanks, alright now I got to find a gas station,

get some more Tostitos, you know getting kind of low.

- Uh, so what are doing in New Orleans?

- Um, I came down here to meet up with this girl.

I'm from New York and she moved down here

and I'm coming down here to meet up with her

in New Orleans.

- [Drake] Me too, man.

My girlfriends down in New Orleans right now, man.

She get's out of class soon

so we got to like freaking hurry

or she's gonna like skin me alive.

- She's get out of class in what?

- [Drake] Like hour and half.

- She get's out of, yeah.

- And I don't know how often you're late

with your lady friend, dude

but if I'm late like one more time

I think she's gonna drop kick me in the face.

- Um, are you from New York the city?

- Yeah, like New York, New York.

- [Woman] Cool.

- [Ellio] Yeah, it's cool.

(sirens wail)

- [Jamaine] Excuse, who's the manager?

The manager?

(indistinct talking)

Are y'all hiring?

Or you're not hiring.

Okay, thank you anyway.

Excuse me?

Excuse me?

How you doing, sir?

Are y'all hiring today?

Okay, (unintelligible) Canal Street?

Thank you.

(indistinct talking)

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(soft somber jazz music)

(crowd cheers)

(upbeat jazz music)

(Spanish dance music)

(slow dance and jazz music)

(somber jazz music)

(indistinct shouting)

(indistinct talking)

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(heartbeat)

(indistinct radio)

(heartbeat)

(indistinct radio)

(heartbeat)

- [Voiceover] Judgement is in America today.

It begins in the year 1987.

- He's in essence proven the same thing to me, too.

Cause I see him as nothing but a liar from the beginning.

He ain't nothing but a snake oil salesman.

He's got everything he needs to get the customer

to buy his shit even though there ain't nothing

in that bottle.

And from the beginning I've watched him pick you up

just to drop you down--

- That's because he's scared, Mom.

You know, I feel like maybe it's just a matter of trust.

Gaining his trust.

Maybe trust only comes with time.

I don't know.

Maybe trust never comes at all.

I haven't figured it out yet

but I feel like we have kids together

so I should give him another chance.

Maybe I should give him 1,000 chances.

I don't know when it will be over, Mom

but I know that in my heart I will know when it's over.

I'm just gonna work on this trust thing.

I'm gonna work on showing him that he can trust me

and then, then we will have our happily ever after.

(indistinct radio)

You know Mom, I remember when I was 16

and I did Model Search America

and that woman, she did my hair

and she put all the professional makeup on my face

and then I went in the bathroom

and when I looked in the mirror,

I just thought oh my god, cause that didn't look like me,

at all but it was me

and that reflection in the mirror, Mom

I just thought I was so beautiful.

(baby babbles) - [Woman] Alright, Jay.

- I really, I just want to have that feeling again.

(indistinct talking)

- [Man] Come on.

(bells toll) (indistinct talking)

(indistinct phone)

- [Voiceover] Okay, sweetheart.

Let me help you understand this problem right here.

You can do nothing, absolutely nothing about the things

you just stated.

That is purely up to the man.

I wrote in Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man,

a man has to get together three things,

who he is, what he does, and how much he makes.

If he does not get that together,

it is no way he can be to you

what you need him to be.

You just said his main focus is finances

cause he does not have it together.

So now, with that being said, let me read this back

to you, you say's,

"I know with a little help and guidance,

he will be the man that is madly in love with me

and wants to marry me."

That's not a true statement, sweetheart.

I apologize for having to tell you that

but nothing about this guy says marry you.

Nothing about it.

See, it doesn't matter what he says,

nothing about him says marry you.

See, what he says don't mean nothing

if it don't match up to what he do.

I love you and the kids.

Okay, be here for us.

Do something about it.

I want to take care of you and the kids.

Still it ain't that (unintelligible)

cause they keep taking you away from me and the kids.

Nothing about this young guy says marry you.

What you're gonna have to do is come

to terms with that.

Now, you can wait on him to get himself together

and get the who he is, what he does,

and how much he make in order

and then you might have man.

But it still does not mean that he'll marry you

and be madly in love with you.

- [Voiceover 2] That's right.

- [Voiceover 3] That's really true.

- [Voiceover 2] Thank you, Serena, okay.

- [Voiceover] Good luck, Darling.

Hang in there, baby.

- [Voiceover 2] Coming up we got special--

- [Voiceover] Take care of you and your kids.

Go do you and them kids.

- [Voiceover 2] We have a very special guest

out of Chicago--

(upbeat hip hop music)

(indistinct singing)

(dog barks)

- Get that dog.

Come here, Chrissy.

(dog barks)

(indistinct shouting)

- Let me hit you back up, alright?

- [Man] (unintelligible)

- Nothing, just talking to BM, bro.

Bought the late job.

Security job.

She bought to get that.

- You worry about that, we need to get that TWIC gear.

- That is?

- Twit card is like the MasterCard

to getting all job, like any job you want,

you know what I'm saying?

- Man, stop it.

- I'm serious bro, for real, bro.

You can get anywhere you want.

- So what it is?

- It's the TWIC card.

It's a card, it's like an ID card

but it have a little chip on it--

- Right, dude was telling me about that.

Dude was telling me but I thought you couldn't

be a convicted felon getting that.

- Can't listen to everything you hear.

He took he and took what people was telling him.

That mean that stopped him from getting his money right,

you feel me?

Like, all people, like, most of the people

on their own, with that ass, on a river,

you can get on it.

My dad, my uncle, all them convicted felons.

- But how I'ma get that and I get even vote?

I'm a convicted felon for seven more years.

- I don't even know how that do, son.

Cause they letting inmates vote.

Last time I was in that bean, you know what I'm saying.

Inmates was voting, you know what I'm saying.

So I don't know they...

It be a certain conviction.

Like if you got a murder conviction, something like that,

they don't let them vote

but if it's a drug conviction--

- So I can vote?

- Yeah, you can vote.

Don't ever let nobody tell you that,

you know what I'm saying?

We go out with nigga's be saying sometime

cause they heard that from somebody else

but you can vote.

I voted last time.

- For Obama?

- I vote right there, yeah.

- That's the only time I heard they was letting people vote,

convicted felons.

- But you could still vote like cause,

we, we us being young black men,

we don't be worrying about city council,

we don't be worrying about the district attorney,

when we should be worrying about the district attorney

cause that boy is sinking everything.

- Right, right, right.

- You feel me?

- Right.

- He's sinking everything, son.

- We got to take care of that card man.

Cause I was gonna go get that TWIC card.

Cause that right ain't popping the whole head gaskets

on in that.

- They want us to do, son, a job like,

like that's broke my back like how we been working for

four months straight, yeah bro.

And they just laid us off like that,

like got us on call and you know (unintelligible)

ain't making nothing.

- Yeah, nothing at all.

He just call me man, in fact he just called me.

- I'm not even asking for that bar, seriously.

- He just called me.

We can't live on no $40.00s a week, thought.

- Dude, that's not even my $40.00 a week, fool.

Deliveries is $20.00.

We get--

- That's crazy.

- 10 deliveries, we making $25.00 a piece a week.

That's not what's up, you know what I'm saying?

- You know what I think it is, dawg?

I think it's them golds, dawg.

That's what I really think.

Me personally, I'm gonna take mines out,

you know what I'm saying, that's just me.

- Man, I'm not taking nothing out

for the simple fact, son.

I know how to conduct myself as a business man,

you know what i'm saying?

- Exactly but this stereotype,

this stereotype--

- I'm not bout to let nobody put me down,

like I got this cause I wanted this.

You can't judge me for this.

It ain't like I have tattoos in face, you feel me?

You know what I'm saying?

Dudes with tattoos on they face chefs at restaurants.

So how you gonna just...

And they have they golds.

You feel me?

- I don't know what you done.

I'm gonna take mines.

Something I want to do.

So I'ma take care of that.

I think I'd be better off like that.

- (unintelligible) at the top,

mine at the bottom, I'm good

cause I can smile with just my teeth showing at the top,

you feel me?

I know how to talk without opening my whole.

See, at the top, that's all open.

You know what I'm saying?

So, you know, I feel you should do that.

I'm not doing it do.

You know, I can't...

I ain't letting them judge me.

I'm not letting stereotype me.

You know what I'm saying?

Basically, it's all about you coming.

See, if I come in there some baggy pants,

some baggy slacks, you know what I'm saying?

Fresh and I smelling good like some good cologne

or whatever like that, cheap cologne,

they can tell, they can read you before you even

(unintelligible).

You know what I'm saying?

See, you like that coming out with button down

without our shirt in our pants.

- Right.

- And you know that's how we do it.

We feel we got a button down on.

- [Both] We ain't gonna put our shirt in our pants.

(they laugh)

- [Man] But you have to put your shirt in you pants

no matter what.

- [Jamaine] I stay doing this.

- [Man] And with the cuffs, we always won't have.

Cuffs in our...

They allow us to wear jeans but you don't need

to put cuffs in your jeans.

You feel me?

(sirens in distance)

(heavy breathing)

- [Woman] I should of just told him to come home.

- [Woman 2] Okay, I think we might be getting good

on the (inaudible)

- Five dollars off.

I got like a 30 % discount.

She was like, I was like, well

cause if you order over $1,000.00

you get five percent off,

but I thought they were doing a 10 % discount

but they're doing a Valentines discount for 15 %.

So I was like, do I get an extra 5 % off on top of that?

I was like, you know what, I needn't worry about it.

I said, I trust it cause she was like,

don't worry I'll do you right

and I was like I'm not even worried about it,

I know you'll hook it up

and she hooked it up.

- It takes six balloons to get out of here.

- [Man] It does?

(she laughs)

- Just don't pass, Lon, sit down while you're doing that.

- That's it.

- [Woman] Get me some gigs.

If it sells big for me, I'll give you a percentage.

Every time you get me out of there,

I'll give you 10 % of.

(exhaling)

(indistinct talking)

(horns honk in distance)

(indistinct PA system)

- What do you care about?

- This.

- Looks like a heart man.

That's like...

- Yeah, I found this.

I was just in Columbia

and I was walking on the beach

and I found this in the sand.

It's good, huh?

(unintelligible) it's hollow.

There's this one quote they have,

they say uh, where are you first prepared

to be made a Mason?

And you say in my heart

and then they say why do you want to become a Mason?

And then you say, because I want to subdue my passions

and immerse myself into something greater than myself.

That's crazy but the first question is

where are first prepared to be made.

And you go, in my heart.

So the more hollow your heart, the more you can fill it up

and let the world in, you know?

I got to go though man, I'll see you later.

- Word, thank you.

- [Man] Yeah, yeah, no problem.

- Finished with the application.

- [Greg] Hey Rob, you want to come see for a second, man?

- Hey, how's it going?

I'm Rob.

- [Greg] I don't know if you want to check this out.

- Alright, thanks.

- [Greg] I'm Greg by the way.

Um, had you ever worked in a coffee shop before?

- No but I can learn.

- So if you hadn't worked in a shop before

what had made you interested?

- My girlfriend seen the ad on the window

and suggested I apply so I just came in

to fill an application out.

It been kind of hard for us, you know.

- [Greg] So just kinda like anything

to pay the bills right now?

- Basically.

- We have all your information on the application.

We got your phone number on here.

We'll give you a call back as soon we can, right?

- Nice meeting you, man.

- Go.

(whistles)

Ya, mule.

(engine hums)

What's happening, Jamaine?

Long time no see, dude.

How it's been?

- Man, shit been hard.

It been hard for me, I tell you the truth.

- I ain't see you around in awhile man.

How's the kids doing?

- Well, I don't know you knew

but we ain't seen each other in a long time.

You know I have another one, right?

- Oh wow, another kid?

- Another kid.

- Man, you've got to slow your roll, Daddy.

(they laugh)

- It's man, shit been crazy.

I don't have a job right now or nothing.

- How your folks doing?

How's your brothers?

- Oh they doing good, they doing good.

The word is they in Houston right now.

They ain't coming back to New Orleans no time soon.

- Good to hear, good to hear.

So how's your finances, how's your financial stability

and life going now?

I hadn't seen you in awhile.

Where you working, I mean you got another kid now.

- I don't work anywhere right now.

I just came back from a job interview

and they didn't even hire me.

I had one dude when he was looking at my gold teeth,

he was like whatever.

- You know, I hate to say it

but appearance has a lot to do with job preference

and how your rate of pay is going to be determined and--

- The first thing he looked at was my golds.

- Well, when you first did that, when you was...

I forget how many years ago you did that

and I saw you, I wanted to tell that.

You know, that's a downer and it's something that

it just has to be a chapter, I guess,

in life that a young man has to go through

but you know, I think you'd go further if you

got them taken out, to be honest.

I think you'd get better paying job.

You could probably get on with a good company.

Maybe get you a nice little work truck

and paid insurance but you definitely,

your stats would go up if you got teeth removed.

I promise you, you'd get a better job.

It's an image.

It's all about an image.

- You got me thinking to do some things with myself

and person with my appearance.

It's just like basically, it's hard right now.

- So you renting, are you owning?

How's your living status?

- I'm living with my mother in law right now.

- Oh wow.

- Basically, I came to help her pay the bills.

My girlfriend (inaudible)

- You ain't on the right roads, little brother.

You ain't on the right pass, the right roads,

you gotta change your image.

You gotta change you lifestyle, your habits,

people you associate with.

You got to get ya a face-lift, a new face-lift on life.

I think you're a good guy

and I know that you are

but you got to prove it to yourself.

(he yells)

- [Leanne] I know I'm excited that it's your birthday.

My baby's seven today, you look so much grown.

- [Boy] She's so grown.

- [Woman] She is so grown, you're hilarious.

She grown.

- Come on Nick, put my stuff in here now.

- [Man] Bubba's gonna be the big six in a couple months.

- [Girl] Nick put my stuff in.

I said put it away.

- [Man] If you hang a six year old upside down

does he become a nine year old?

- Put my marker in there, put the top on.

- You won't take a marker with the top off.

(indistinct yelling)

(they yell)

Come here, look it.

- Stop it, Jaden, I know that's you.

(somber country music)

- [Boy] Give me that.

- Don't pull it, just strum it.

(non-melodic strumming)

No, no.

Over here.

(strums guitar)

(indistinct talking)

(somber guitar playing)

(balloon pops)

Oh shi...

(she laughs)

Be careful.

(indistinct talking in background)

- [Leanne] So I was thinking that one

or that one.

- [Woman] Send that one.

- [Leanne] This one?

What about that one?

(baby cries) (indistinct talking)

Okay.

- Where's the (unintelligible)

- [Woman] You waiting for (unintelligible)

(indistinct talking)

- That's it right?

(shouting in foreign language)

- [Elliot] You guys got anymore deliveries today?

- Yeah, I have one.

I'm gonna give it to you in a second.

Is the small tomato right here?

Check this please, check this over there.

- [Elliot] Aright, alright.

- Do something, do something, thank you.

- Why do I gotta go to 14th Street after this?

- You're not going to 14th,

you're done with 14th Street,

do you understand that?

- I have to go 14th Street after I'm done--

(he shushes)

- Okay?

Listen to me, there's something to learn here.

(speaks foreign language)

We can't live on ideas alone.

(speaks foreign language)

(mocks foreign language)

Yeah, keep on making fun of me.

Look in your hands for a second.

- [Elliot] What?

- Look at them, look at your hands.

Perfect, you can't live on ideas alone

but you can live on sandwiches.

Look in your hands, look at them

and figure out what to do with them.

(phone rings)

(speaks foreign language)

(indistinct phone)

- Hey, how's it going.

What's up.

How you doing?

What's happening?

What you got going on in there?

- [Man] Same thing as every day.

Alright?

- [Elliot] Alright.

- [Man] Alright, take care.

(engine turns over)

- Same thing everyday.

Never been a big fan of that saying.

Fucking bullshit.

Who says same thing, same thing a different...

Bless you, fucking Jersey.

- Excuse me, are y'all hiring?

I'm looking for a job, are y'all hiring?

Are y'all hiring?

(indistinct talking)

You know any place I can go around here

that's hiring?

(indistinct talking)

Okay, thank you.

(indistinct talking)

(indistinct radio)

- That's right.

What's so good about love,

it's void where prohibited by law.

Order of protection says your love is void.

(he laughs)

The mayor didn't meant to say that Irish people drink liquor

what he meant to say was they make it for sale.

(he laughs)

The mayor didn't mean to say Irish people drink liquor

what the mayor meant to say was they make liquor

in Ireland for sale.

That's right, Irish whiskey is for sale.

(he laughs)

Always told the mayor, don't say it,

and don't sign nothing.

Say nothing, sign nothing, and you stay out of trouble.

I told the mayor, say nothing, sign nothing,

you stay out of trouble.

This is what the mayor meant to say,

Irish people make liquor, not drink it.

(he laughs)

Irish people make liquor for sale,

that's what the mayor meant to say.

(he laughs)

(whirring metal)

- [Woman] Hopefully it will come off now.

(whirring metal)

(indistinct talking in background)

(indistinct talking)

- How you been?

What's going on my brother?

Jamaine?

My name is Arthur.

Have you ever worked around a funeral?

- No, I'm willing to learn though.

- Okay are you willing to give up some long hours

to work here at the funeral home?

- [Jamaine] Yeah.

- Okay, do you have a valid drivers license?

Whatever you see in the embalming room must stay.

We don't go out and discuss matters, you know,

we have a lot of homicide victims here

and it's imperative that you do not discuss

it with family members.

The biggest problem that I'm having

was when I surrender my keys to employees

they have a tendency, every time you send them out

on a errand, they stop by they house,

girlfriend, or invite some friends

and the automobiles are strictly

for funeral home purposes, you know,

and I'm gonna give you an opportunity.

It's uh, the ball is in your court.

I'm just asking that you be very responsible,

abide by the speed limits,

we just can't afford any tickets.

There's a red light, I paid two in the past

and I'm just not in any position

to keep paying tickets like that.

- Okay.

- When we give you a time to be here at the funeral home,

it's imperative that you be on time

because families are not paying for excuses.

They're paying for us to perform in a professional manner.

I'm gonna take a chance.

Somebody gave me an opportunity

and you being a young black male,

you need to be given an opportunity.

I hope that this relationship works out.

Now, as for the money.

Let's look in terms, I know you've probably

been unemployed for awhile.

I'm gonna pay you on a day by day basis

until we can kind of help you get yourself situated

and we're gonna start off with $10.00 an hour,

at least eight hours a day.

Some days you may have to linger,

some nights you may have to make removals.

When we speak in terms of removals,

actually saying we're picking the body up

from the hospital, the residence, coroners office.

- Then bringing it here?

- Bringing it here and I have an employee

by the name of George, you'd be working

side by side with him

and we'd like for you to kind of clean up your appearance,

you know, because of all those things work in your favor,

you know, and I always share this with people,

that corporate America is not going anywhere.

You can determine your future, you can determine your

whole life just by your actions.

I hope we can have a good,

what I call, family relationship here

and tomorrow, you come in for 8:30

and we'll get started, okay?

- [Jamaine] Thank you for it.

- Do you have a coat and tie?

- No, I can get one though.

- Okay, alright.

Alright, well Mr. Jamaine

I'm gonna have insurance come

to run your drivers licences,

make sure that you're in good standing, okay?

So I'll see you in the morning.

- [Jamaine] Thank you.

- Thank you, my brother.

(indistinct shouting)

(indistinct talking)

(indistinct talking)

(indistinct talking)

(indistinct talking)

- [Man] Take your hair down, please.

Alright, like it.

What's your name?

- Leanne Miller.

- [Man] And how old are you, Leanne?

- I'm 26.

- [Man] And where are you from?

- I'm originally from Buffalo, New York.

- [Man] How would you define your generation, Leanne?

- I see a lot of people struggling,

in different ways.

Some people more than any others.

- [Man] What do people your age care about?

- Success?

- [Man] Just making it?

- That's what I care about.

- [Man] How'd you get in modeling?

- I started when I was very young

and wanted to be a model

and things throughout my life have taken me

in other directions but I always come back

to that's what I'd rather be doing.

So just searching and finding myself jobs.

- [Man] What things?

- Hmm?

- [Man] What things in your life?

- Growing up, childhood difficulties,

and choosing the wrong friends

and then having kids

and lot of things happened

to try to take me off my path

but I always go back to where my dreams are.

Being a successful actress and model.

(baby cries in distance)

- I'm cleaning my cheese.

(baby cries in distance)

- [Girl] Nick, I said that's enough.

- [Nick] I know that, you just said it.

- [Girl] And you still won't stop.

- I would when I'm done with this half.

(indistinct talking)

(baby cries in background)

(indistinct talking)

- [Man] Mommy.

- Hey, baby.

What's up?

(indistinct talking)

What are y'all doing?

- [Girl] I'm making a sandwich and I liked it.

- [Nick] And I'm doing my homework.

- Oh my god, what a mess.

Will you watch the kids for me tomorrow

so I can go look at this house?

- [Man] Yeah, if you got the money for it.

(indistinct talking)

- [Kid] Mommy, Mommy!

(knock at door)

- [Woman] Leanne?

- Yeah?

- [Woman] I know you're busy right now

but we need to talk about what's gonna happen here

the next couple weeks cause,

I got people that are coming in to stay here and stuff

and I need to know when you're gonna be moving, you know?

Have you made a decision yet about where you're gonna go?

- I told you, I'm gonna look at a house tomorrow.

- [Woman] Yeah but man, you know,

you said you're gonna move to another city,

then you think you're gonna stay.

Nothing sounds real solid.

What do you think you're gonna do?

What one's looking better?

- I don't know yet.

I'll probably go to Atlanta.

- [Woman] You've got enough money to get out there

and get set up?

- Can we talk about this later?

- [Woman] No man, we got to talk about this now.

- No we don't have to talk about this right now.

- [Woman] Look Leanne, I'm just trying

to figure out when you think you're gonna go.

Nick keeps getting in back

and you know, I thought you were gonna be out of here

by the 1st and now we're looking at the 10th--

- Really Mom, can't you just stop for a minute?

- [Woman] No man, you know I can't keep going through this.

You know, I just want you to make a decision

and figure out were you're gonna go, you know?

Y'all need to get your own place.

You need to get on your own.

- I'll be back on my own so soon.

So soon.

- [Woman] I love you.

You just got to pick a path and follow it.

- Man, I can't wait to get out of here.

- [Woman] Leanne, man when you gonna go?

- Just leave me alone for now, Mom.

I'll be out of here really soon,

me and the kids are gonna go and...

- [Woman] Yeah but you've been saying that for weeks.

- We'll be gone, don't worry.

- [Woman] You've been saying that for months, man.

You keep telling me, oh I got this plan,

I got that plan, this is gonna work,

that's gonna work out.

How are you gonna out to a city you don't even know?

You're gonna go there

and you're just gonna pick a house randomly

and do what?

What are you gonna do out there?

- Me and the kids will be fine.

- [Woman] Well, I need to know what's happening.

You need to tell me tomorrow

cause I got things going on,

I got people coming in

and I can't wait any longer.

You need to make a decision, you need to stick to it.

You hear me?

I said did you hear me?

- Yeah, I fucking heard you.

- [Woman] Alright.

(she sighs)