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Lookin' good. Lookin' good.
Josh, how you feeling?
Pretty good.
Andrew: Zi, you're recording, right?
Yep!
Uh, speed up a little bit, Josh!
Alright.
I'm tryna get over. This guy won't let me in.
This good?
Andrew: Yep-yep, that's good. Yep, I'm getting over.
Thank you.
Andrew: Back off a little bit, Josh.
Andrew: Well go past this guy, go past this guy!
Alright.
Whatchu want? Fast, slow, fast, slow, fast slow.
Josh, I-I need you to listen to me.
It's-it's not a problem with Zion.
What?!
Andrew: No no don't look at me! Don't look at me!
Andrew: Keep the camera on Josh's truck!
Zion: I can only hear you if I turn my head!
Zi, how tight is that neckstrap?
We'll make it!
Keep it on 'em! Keep it on 'em!
Alright Josh, I'm coming to you.
Zi, what are you doing?!
Y'all good back there?!
Andrew: Zi, where is it? What are you doing?
Is it good?
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Fuck.
Fuck's sake!
I'm sorry, man! I'm sorry!
Was it your buckle?
Yeah! Uh, it's buckled, yeah.
What did he just do?
It's fine.
Josh, exit here.
You wanna go to exit 69, right?
Andrew: No. Right here, Josh.
This is me saying cut.
Alright?
Zi?
Hey. -
Listen...
it's...
I thought I lost a camera today.
So...
but you're not mad at me, are you?
No...
no, I'm not. I'm not.
I'm asking too much of you?
No.
Look, I know it's...
it's kind of chaotic.
And there's something...
beautiful... in the middle of the uh...
that's art.
I'm making a difference, right?
What do you mean?
I mean you're not, like, just...
pulling the strings, are you?
Hey...
you make the difference...
every single day.
Alright?
You got this.
Oh sh-
They're doing their rounds.
Yeah, it seems like more and more every day.
Let's go to the city.
It's not shit.
We'll reshoot.
This happens. We reshoot.
What do you mean, 'we'll reshoot?'
The festival is two weeks from now, bro. It's Sunday.
Yeah, if we wanna be in the edit, say...
a week from deadline, we're gonna need that co-star yesterday.
As much as I'd love to be the one-man-show.
I have someone in mind.
I don't get it.
No no. Follow my eyes. Her.
Woah, woah, woah, woah!
Ooh sh-
Josh. Can we talk?
Do you value film?
Yes man I value film!
You only value film stock.
You like the dynamic range on celluloid.
Yeah, cuz it adds more to the human experience.
This...
this is our generation's celluloid.
We protect it.
Okay. - With our lives.
One day this'll be an artifact.
Just like you, man!
Aye, you're the director.
We got a week out from this right?
So imma need you to wake up
cuz you livin' in a fantasy land.
Hey guys, cmon.
Imma need you to stop dreamin'.
Alright?
Did someone have a little accident?
Uhh... sorry?
My uh... my buddy here is uh...
accident-prone.
Uh, what he means to say is that we're sorry.
Really sorry.
It's fine. I don't cry over spilled...
spills. -Milk. Right. Do I know you?
Hope not.
You're the producer, right?
Uh...
yea. It's a hobby.
I tried audio production a semester.
You a film major?
Yeah, it's less of a hobby than the music.
Do you act?
Well...
You act well?
Yeah I think it was more of a pause.
Oh.
Uh... so you don't?
Depends on the director.
You're lookin' at him.
Ah.
Um...
listen, if I weren't busy here I would. Wait...
what does it pay?
Um...
No I'm kidding. I know the deal.
Truth is, I just got stable.
This is good work. It's hard to let it go.
Until something Earth-shattering destroys your plans,
the steady life isn't so bad. That's what they try to tell the film majors.
Must've missed that class.
Hm. And that's you. Ya know?
Whatever works.
I just... don't think I can manage that.
Not now.
Yea.
Yea, for sure. For sure.
We just met! Maybe next summer.
You know, I really would love to. Like, really.
Braijene! We need you up front!
It's uh...'Braijene'?
If my name helps.
Yea.
It was nice meeting you!
My name's Zion by the way-
Stop. Stop.
When'd you meet her?
Oh my gosh. What happened?
I got a little too close. Too long.
Dad... you broke the mirror.
There's a better me. Waiting... just on the other side.
Dad you're not making any sense. What do you-
And if you look at his eyes too close you'll see infinity.
Dad come with me. Come with me. Let's go outside.
We can't go outside!
I'm getting Mom. I'm getting her right now-
- No!
No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You can't get Mom. Can't let her see this.
Noo, no, no-
-Then please can you breathe for just a second?!
I made a mess. I made a real mess.
I'll get the mess! Please don't worry about the mess. Don't.
Dad I'll clean it up. You can put it down!
Put it... down.
No!
Stop!
Stop! Please... stop.
Stop it. Stop.
Stop!!!
Four, three, two...
Hey guys! Welcome back to... a couple-some behind the scenes...
for my new short film, 'Alluring Contradictions.'
Um... I've packed in here a ton of content... for... for I-
director's commentary, um...
a behind-the-scenes look at kind of my writing proc-
my personal writing process,
and uh... a video diary documenting my experience making the film.
Um... and uh yeah so I...
I really hope you enjoy it. And...
yea! I really-I hope-I really hope you enjoy it. And...
So the crew and I... we are um...
uh-a little behind schedule.
Less than um... three weeks until the...
festival deadline and I-I am not...
feeling...
uh... like at all.
Like I know I have to be the... the strong one.
Uh...
and uh...
...and also I'd have-have to be the one who feels...the most.
But... I just think if I um...
like if I keep f-feeling at this rate...
it's all-I'm just...
it's just-I'm just gonna like... combust... or... like...
uh...
Like I-when I'm out there, ya know, doing my thing I...
I feel great. And then...
and then, like, I come back here at like...
whatever... A.M...
and uh...
and I just start to get like really meta-like...
uh... introspective...
and just- and I just start to see the day in a-like a whole other... uh...
lens.
So then I go out at night.
I like-I like people-watching.
People act differently when they think they're alone.
I like the-I like the telephoto... lens.
I think you capture the truest... uh...
the truest performance of someone.
And that's what I- and that's what I like... um...
narrative film... and documentary combined.
It-it's that alchemy... that...
that makes it all really special.
You can like... pull the st-
like pull the strings of the-the real world...
kind of... you know...
kind of augment it...
make it your own.
Ya gotta believe it.
I mean all the greats knew it...
that-I mean I know it and uh...
that... that is...
if you...
if you really want them to believe in something like... really...
like...
ya know... really believe it...
then you have to believe it too.
Do you believe me?
I know you watch me while I sleep.
You think I don't notice?
What are you not telling me?
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Braijene, hey!
How ya doing?
Hey-hey I um...
Sorry... uh...
did-I just wanna ask I guess... did...
did I make you uncomfortable at all yesterday?
No. No, no. You-you didn't.
Okay. Um...
gotcha. So...
I guess I just wanted to...
come over here and ask just uh...
well, I just wanted to say I didn't really... get a...
get a chance to explain my movie concept to you yesterday and um...
I just...
it feels like... it feels like this role was written for you.
I don't know.
I just...
maybe just like five minutes?
To... to just explain the concept to you and then...
you can drop it at anytime.
Really.
Um...
yea.
Yea sure. Um... sure I'm early so, yea.
Okay.
Cool.
So this right here...
this scene is about... it's almost like a Bonnie and Clyde-like feel.
But um... synth, strings, ya know...
I don't know if you've seen... if-if you're an A24 person but...
kind of... kind of a... indie-feel but still...
kind of... I don't know. It's like artful, but it's-it's still fun in a way.
The script is kind of about... class struggle.
Ya know uh... that kind of thing. I'm tryna stay topical and uh...
just do something that'll...
make a difference, have a... you know have a really good uh... um...
big... cultural... uh, kind of impact.
Who will I be playing?
Um so you'll be playing Tammy.
Tammy is uh... kind of her-I guess... girlfriend to Mars...
who's gonna-who's gonna be played by Josh.
And uh... you guys kinda have this uh...
odd relationship where you're both tryna get...
uh... ya know, double-cross each other and take the money that... that you both stole.
And uh...
I don't know.
It's gonna be... it's gonna be a little tricky with...
ya know, scheduling and all that but...
what do you think?
I don't work weekends... or the 31st.
But I know that's two days before the deadline.
We're artists.
Ya know?
We'll figure it out.
That's what we do.
What do you say?
Let's go!!!
Yes!!!
Yes, yes!!!
Let's go!!!
Let's...
Oh sh-
Welcome everybody.
Thanks for uh... thanks for joining.
This is Braijene. She's gonna be... our new actor. Actress!
Actress.
Umm...
and uh... we're really happy to have her.
And Braijene...
this is uh... this is Zion.
Zion is our cinematographer.
He's super good.
Josh I think you need to uh...
just like flip... if you could like flip your camera.
What?
Just uh flip your screen. It's...
Ohhh. My bad bro.
Yep.
That's good. Um...
Braijene - JOSH: That's better?
Yep. Braijene, uh... this is Josh.
He's gonna be your co-star.
So um...
that's Josh.
We got a big day tomorrow...
and... a night to plan it. So um...
let's go ahead and uh get started right away.
Tomorrow's objective...
we got...
the runaway scene.
Braijene I believe I gave you a script but...
I guess I just want you to know that...
what we capture tomorrow is not...
necessarily dependent on the page.
I rely on the reality to show itself.
And so will you.
And Josh...
Yea.
Yea yea.
This city... is... alive.
Detroit... breathes.
So, when you act...
you're inseparable from it.
A living stem.
I need you to give that... in-in your performance.
And Zion...
what we capture tomorrow is...
it's more than a memory.
The moment is...
right now. On this call... in our...
in our minds.
The moment is... tomorrow.
Uh... on the camera.
But more than that...
the moment is forever.
With every...
micro-movement of that camera...
you craft... what's real.
You craft reality. You own it.
We own it!
Let's go stir up some shit.
Question, um...
Alright. We're in right now.
Push two?
Alright. -
We takin' out how much?
Take all of it, right?
What is he telling you to... do?
He's telling me to get all of it out. So...
he said...
so that's exactly what we're gonna do.
Is that fake money?
Nah, this is real money.
Real moolah.
Aye, should I get more?
That's good. I like what you're doing.
'Kay now...
now you take the uh... money out of the bag.
Was thinkin' that too.
We're gonna get a little bit more and we're out.
Aye, push two for me real quick.
Alright.
Good.
'Kay now...
okay! Now run out. I'll follow you.
You ready?
Yea I'm ready.
Keep following, keep following.
Following.
When I say cut we get up okay?
Alright I gotchu.
Three...
two...
one... let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
Josh... what was that?!
That's what you call...
a successful robbery baby!
No... why didn't you tell me what we were doing?
Okayyy... set up.
Good.
They're not here yet, so...
so get it focused, and we'll go up for a take.
Hold real quick.
Alright epic.
Zoom...
all the way. All the way.
You're gonna get us arrested!
Who cares? We got money. We'll pay it. We'll post-bail!
No. Not at all.
You're 'bout to round the corner where's-we have
the shot set up and everything's for you so just...
so once you round the corner you're just gonna
run all the way down the straightaway okay?
Let's roll camera!
Alright, camera rolling!
Action. Action. Alright, keep it rolling, keep it rolling!
Alright.
It just died!
Shit, it died. It died!
Uh, yea please tell me you have another battery in there.
No.
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon!
That... nope.
Lav? I have two lavs!
They're getting ready to turn the corner man!
Yarn?!
Hey! No.
- Nope.
Where are we going?!
We just gotta make it back to them before the battery dies, c'mon!
If we keep going... we can make it!
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh...
they're about to turn the corner! C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon!
This?
This...
Yep! Nope. -
Dude.
Is that it? Is that it right there? Is that it right there?
Zion! Shut the... up... man!
Agh!
Got it. Got it!
Hurry, they're almost here. C'mon!
Here you go. Here you go!
Here, take this one! Take this one!
Here... here you go.
Here they come.
Here they come. Roll camera, roll camera!
Yes!!
That's it. Keep going!
All the way guys. All the way!
Don't stop. Don't stop.
It's just how I imagined.
We did it.
Nice job.
You were amazing back there.
I must've...
I must've missed it. Usually someone calls, 'action.'
When you call, 'action'...
the action starts.
That means it has to end.
But for me it's like... it just is.
Nah. You're always on.
Alright.
Hey! Hey you're Zion, right?
Hey! Uh, yea, yea!
Um, how long you worked with Andrew?
Uh... it's like my third summer now, uh...
but it still feels like my first.
Yea?
Yea uh... days like these, I mean...
you never want them to end.
It's deep. It's really deep.
I'm a deep guy. Real deep guy.
Summer never lasts forever.
Nah, it's the... people that you spend it with.
A skeleton crew.
An old bag of wishbones.
Do you ever wish for more help?
Never. I mean, there's a reason why we're doing it by ourselves. I mean...
Josh has his photography thing on the side...
you got your coffee thing.
What about Andrew?
You know what? I don't know. I don't know.
What about you?
Oh uh... I mean...
I write songs. And sing.
Really?
Yea.
What are you doing here?
Well uh...
Dialogue's kinda like the lyrics. And the music's like... an image, so...
Yoo, we need to collab.
Yea, I know you like audio editing.
Yep.
Gotta finish this first. I mean... I only let one thing ruin my life at a time, so...
This kind of movie will ruin you, you know?
I love it. -
We can't keep doing this.
It's dangerous.
It can't sustain.
And I...
I can't fight this... this feeling...
this feeling that we've only gotten lucky each time.
That we narrowly escape each time and it's only a matter
of time before some kind of complete annihilation.
Mars, I don't wanna lose you.
I know you think I care about the money.
Forget the money. It's all just...
money... dollars.
You know money.
Yea I do.
I love you, Mars.
There. I... I said it.
That's the truth. I...
I can't lose you.
If it's anything...
If it's anything like the death of my father.
Right, right um... - JOSH: You got this.
Yea um... if...
if it's um...
sorry. Geez, I... I messed that up.
That... that's alright. Here run it from um...'I love you, Mars.'
Action, action.
I love you, Mars!
There. I... I said it.
That's the truth. I can't lose you.
If...
Shoot.
Hey, we... we can take a minute if you want.
Um... yea hey-hey look um...
Tam, if...
we can take a minute, or yea, or you can, you
know, you can run it again if-if you want.
Um... but up to you... um...
Um... - ANDREW: Tam.
Yea um... um... I'm sorry.
What the hell?
What?
There's a guy over there watching us.
Where?
Anyone wanna...
Alright.
I didn't see anything. So uh... we should be good.
So'll... move on, um...
but uh, Braijene, could we... could we uh...
could we talk really quick?
Uh... yea.
Alright, cool. Let's uh...
So, Braijene, what I was... what I was thinking for the scene was uh...
ya know, I'm feeling it, but...
I'm feeling it but I'm not, if that... I don't know if that makes sense... but...
Yea.
Um... so...
ya know, you're f-you're doing great. Fire-firing on...
all cylinders and I just wanna say that. Doing great. Um...
Mars I'm kind of... it's good but it's like...
uh...
it's just not...
I don't know. I-I... anyway...
point is... I was thinking...
we do the scene again, ya know? Uh...
um...
we get to like... uh, 'I love you, Mars, ' uh...
pause... so...
just do like a brief pause and then...
ya know, on your own time, basically just...
like if you just like... kiss... kiss Mars and then...
and then pause and just wait... wait and see how he reacts but...
um...
yea we'll do that and...
it's just a quick, ya know...
so it's like... love that can't...
last... basically.
Does...
does that make sense? Does-does that make sense?
Umm...
so you want me to kiss Josh?
Well M-yea, yea, yea, so...
just a quick... ya know...
just direct and...
Jo-Josh-ya know, Mars is an actor so...
he'll... he-he gets the deal. He gets it. So...
uh...
plus-plus he's a guy, so I...
I doubt he'll have a problem with it.
So, how's that sound?
Um...
okay.
Good. Yea. Alright! Uh... well let's uh... let's run the scene! Let's do it!
So... what were you guys talking about?
Alright guys! Let's run the scene right away. Ready Josh?
Yea.
You know money.
I love you, Mars.
That's it. I said it, I said it. I...
that's the truth. I... I can't lose you.
I can't lose you.
I can't lose you-
Alright. I think we lost it. Let's...
run it back from, uh, 'I love you, Mars.'
Yea. Um... okay.
Right. Um... yea.
Hey. You good?
I just...
I really love you, Mars...
and...
I can't lose you.
Alright.
It's... now or never.
For what?
What?
Braijene. What is going on?
Braijene, what is it?
Let's... use our character names on set.
Braijene. Are you okay?
He wanted me to kiss you, Josh.
Yea I'm... I'm sorry.
Well... A-Andrew, does... Josh know?
No. Listen there's um...
um...
it's just a certain...
level of trust... that you... that you gain.
No, no... you-you can't just...
I mean if she's uncomfortable then...
you can't just... you know?
Ah-Alright.
Zi, just...
just because you're feeling...
something... something towards...
What?
Zion: No no. This is not about...
this is about not crossing any lines here like...
It's acting.
It doesn't actually happen.
You don't really believe it, do you?
Braijene: Um... are things good between you and Andrew?
Yea. Yea, yea um...
Sorry you had to go through that... um...
Braijene: No, no. I...
Sorry.
Braijene: No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I made you uncomfortable. I should've...
Braijene: I don't... know.
No. No, you didn't...
It wasn't anything that you did. Um...
he never asked you if you were comfortable.
Braijene: He didn't mean it. I think he forgot.
Yea.
Braijene: I just wish...
Braijene: I wasn't thinking about um...
Braijene: about how you felt.
Hey that's...
you're good.
Braijene: You can... um...
Braijene: kiss me if you want.
Oh.
Um...
I... I think...
Braijene: Or um... I-I mean we-we can but we-we don't uh... yea...
Yea.
Braijene: Hm.
Hey guys! Welcome back to more behind the scenes.
So this is where the magic happens-
You good, man?
What?
You up late last night?
No. How's my hair?
You could have a little bit more respect for yourself. For real.
It's okay.
What are you writing?
You're not still writing the script are you?
I am.
Fuck! Bro! You can't keep doing this!
The story... is writing itself. I thought you would understand.
Understand it...
it's just adding more... to a film that's already up in the air.
We already... we already have enough uncertainties.
What is so uncertain about this? We've got... a
couple more days to finish shooting this thing.
It's... it's been much worse. You remember those days, don't you?
Josh?
Yea.
What is it, Josh? What is it? Just tell me.
What are you thinking?
I just can't s-believe that you still doing this.
Doing what?!
I thought we'd be more professional by now.
This...
this is our last chance... to... to make... art...
before we get sucked up into the commercial machine.
Everybody else is already working on commercial shoots.
You never see them because you're like a hermit.
While everyone's out shooting on cine cameras and real sets...
you're in your room...
with an Amazon tripod... and a DSLR.
When you move off of this camera... it changes you.
This camera... means something.
Okay.
What does it mean?
I don't know.
Yea.
Yea. Exactly, cuz that's indie filmmaking. We can't live like that anymore.
Look, I care about this movie a lot.
I really care about you too, man.
But...
I gotta move on. So you gotta do whatever.
Alright.
Fox 2 News... about the... water leak.
Well do you have a pass? Excuse me! Do you have permission to go up there?!
I'm with Fox 2 News. You better have a way to get us out of this.
We're trespassing.
Right.
This way guys. Guys let's set up...
uh... set up right here.
What is this place?
Totally unused. Since COVID there's like...
hundreds of unused floors.
Everything's a set.
Zi, right here I'm thinking... I was
thinking over the shoulder but we can just do...
we can just do a straight-on.
You know what, let's just... let's just go up for a take.
What scene are we doing?
Scene four. You know the one?
Um, can I look at the script?
I don't think we have... I think we're ready to do one.
Yea let's just go right up for a take.
Okay. How two criminals can pretend to... be on...
top of the world, essentially.
Uh... I don't think we have any time. Let's-let's just...
sound's rolling!
Camera rolling.
Action.
Tam...
I love you more than you'll ever know.
I just fear...
this life of crime can extinguish our love for each other.
M-hm.
Mars, that's your line.
Oh right, um...
damn, what's my line?
Alright, this... cut, Zi, please.
Mars, I need you to be... here!
Aye don't give me that. Because I'm not even supposed to be... here.
I'm tired of this shit, Josh.
Braijene was off-script day three!
Zi, no, no, no, no. We're not
exposing for them. We're exposing for the sky.
It's exposing for the outside so we get that kind of silhouette kind of look.
Uh... let's get ready for another take.
Zi, stop down a bunch.
Stopping down.
Audio's rolling.
Camera rolling.
'Kay...
No, no. Stop down more.
Uh... gimmie an f/22.
Holy shit!
It was gonna hit us!
Exactly my point. Can you grab this bag?
- Aye c'mon y'all, we out! We gotta go. -Still go up for another take.
Are you fucking... uh no... hell naw.
This is just one take!
He's crazy as hell!
Aye, grab the bag.
Josh, I don't... I honestly don't wanna hear about this right now.
This summer's strange, don't you think?
Strange? Nah.
Like... something's pulling the strings.
Like something's pulling us towards an... ending.
I think you think too much.
I don't think so.
Yea... you do. You really do.
I know you feel it.
But don't bring it up.
Once you say it, then it becomes real.
I just wanna be ready.
It's all a risk, man.
It's a thrill.
At any moment it could unravel.
And you gotta ride that wave, Braijene.
Ride it 'til it breaks.
Like the end is near.
I can smell the fall already.
It's all caving in.
The wave is caving in.
So break through.
Josh, I'm gonna show you this route really quick.
Uh, we're gonna start on ramp uh... 55.
You ever done something like this before?
No. I'm actually okay.
Highway filming's just like uh... regular filming.
Except you're... holding your camera over an Olympic treadmill.
Do we really need the shot?
Something's gotta separate us from these Full Sail shits.
Something... exciting. Ya know?
Full Sail's exciting!
Yea, but it's fake. I mean... it's corporate.
You know you can't imitate the industry. You just gotta...
gotta make it your own.
It's like... conform to our... format. Yea.
Yea, the new wave's not gonna come from the top.
It's gonna come from in here.
When do I get what's really in here?
My singing?
Yes, your singing voice.
You just shy?
Uhh...
Can we... can we talk really quick?
Yea! Yea.
Everything alright?
Yea, yea.
Josh: Y'all ready?
Of course not.
Little slower Josh. I gotta catch up to you.
Alright.
Great stuff there.
This good?
Andrew: Yea that's good. That's good.
Good.
Alright, I'll back off a bit.
Zi, how's it looking?
Looks good. Looking good!
Hold that shot.
I'm changing lanes.
Alright.
Increasing speed.
Wow.
Really?!
Don't know if you meant to do that, Josh.
Good.
Increasing speed!
That's it. One more... five more seconds!
Pick it up. Let's go.
Hold...
Andrew: and... cut! Cut, cut, cut!
That's the one. That's the one, everybody!
WOO!
Let's... let's go. Alright.
Andrew: It was fast. It was fast, Josh.
That's it. That's it.
Oh yea. That was some good shit-
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!
Bro! Andrew, what the f-
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Oh my gosh.
What happened?!
No, no, no, no, no.
What do we do?
What do we do?!
Fuck.
What are you doing? You're just gonna leave him there?
Stop!
I just don't understand.
Go back right now!
What the hell do we do. He just fell out the car!
I don't understand. I don't get why you're not going back. I just...
Taking this next exit.
- This isn't good.
No, no, no.
Why did... why did you leave him?
This is not good. This is not good
Look...
look...
I'm so...
Look I'm sorry, okay?
Sorry.
Listen, I'm so sorry...
for everything.
Really.
Finally sorry.
Is this real?
I don't...
I don't know...
I wish I knew but I... can't.
I don't know...
I can't do this.
What?
You're...
you're not giving up on this, right?
You're still...
we can still finish this movie.
I don't know.
You're not giving up on this, Braijene.
We still have time. We can still
finish this movie while we still have the time!
No. No just... just let me go!
Braijene we can still finish this!
Zi would've...
Zi would've wanted us to finish this movie!
You should know that!
You.
You're gonna give up!
You're gonna end this summer...
before it's even over, over something...
that isn't even anyone's fault!
You're gonna do that!
Think about that!
Do what the hell you want, ya know.
Are you in or out?
It's over, man.
It's over.
C'mon. We 'bout to head out.
It's done!
I can't believe he's gone.
I know. I know.
I mean I literally...
do not believe it.
I don't know how to believe in anything anymore.
Were we ever...
anything more than a bunch of kids playing pretend?
The lost boys right?
Kids who never grow up. We're told over and over and over...
you can do it if you believe.
But they never tell us if we shouldn't.
Until you do it.
Zion's... never coming back, is he?
I'm sorry.
I really don't know.
I'm sorry.
Why don't I know?
Why can't I believe it?
You can believe me.
Zion... is out there in the stars.
Away from the noise... from...
from the everything.
Somewhere like...
everything... doesn't mean a thing.
No darkness...
just pure nothing.
I know he's at peace.
I really do.
You can hug me if you want.
Josh?
Yea?
Do you believe me?
Of course. Of course I do, Josh. Of course I do.
I know something...
that no one else knows.
What is it?
I hate that I'm telling you this... but...
I don't think I can do this on my own.
You don't...
have to handle things on your own.
High school was...
a dream.
This is the morning.
Alright.
There's something going on... in the city.
Every night... I mean... in the middle of the
night... I see people enter this building.
But they never come out.
What are you talking about?
There's something else.
You don't have to believe me, but...
It's like this...
massive spaceship...
on top of the building.
Then it just flies away.
What are you doing?
And it only comes out when the city's asleep.
When we should be asleep.
But we can't. - Josh.
I'm not lying.
I know something...
that's not right here.
I can never tell you why but disaster is always around the corner.
This is it.
I just feel like there's...
I don't know. But I feel like things are about to get much worse.
I've seen them.
Them?
More reconnaissance.
That's too low to be reconnaissance.
They're preparing for an invasion.
Setting the stage for an invasion, Josh.
What are you doing?
We shouldn't have to survey our own land.
So what? It's just for fun?
No. They've seen what's at the top
of that building. They know what's up there.
And if they knew there was a Chinese satellite up there...
the American government woulda been shot that mutha fucka out the sky by now.
It's not Chinese.
Bray. How do you know that?
Look, I don't have time for this right now, alright?
They've got you believing in aliens. We've already lost.
I never said aliens.
But you're making me say it. So now I sound like an idiot, right?
I don't think we should jump to conclusions.
If I break this story...
we can push this Chinese invasion back.
And save what's left of this fucking summer.
No if they won't try us, they'll definitely take Taiwan.
Either way I'm dead!
And you're on this alien nonsense.
I could get drafted for World War Three or War of the Worlds at any moment.
I thought I'd be able to make a name for myself.
But...
But I guess that'll just have to wait.
We always have to wait.
But it just can't be about us.
So how do we break this story?
It can't feel like a production. We have to upload this raw.
I'm filming on eight-millimeter.
That feels produced.
DSLRs feel produced.
I'm not doing that again. I won't record on it. I won't. I'm not doing it.
It's the same truth.
No it's not.
What is it?
What's wrong?
Are we... -
just...
doing this just to...
forget?
No.
We gotta help people.
It's no time to look back.
Stay with me.
Wait right here.
Josh!
We too early?
Shit!
Andrew: Hey Braijene. I... wanted...
wanted to check in. Just... see how you're doing.
I know...
Andrew: I know things have been...
how things have been. And I wanted to just... reach out.
Um... I wanted to just say... I'm...
sorry. I'm sorry you're going through this.
Andrew: I was... so... so scared...
of...
I was so...
scared...
of the...
summer flying by.
But now I'm wishing...
that it would.
There isn't uh...
much else to say.
Just wanted to give you one last call before it's over.
I'm sorry about Zion.
I haven't stopped thinking about it.
And it really should've been me.
It's just not fair.
Or right.
There's a lot of things I want to tell you.
But I don't know if now is the right time.
But if not now, then uh...
I... I don't... well I don't know then... when that will be.
There's a lot of things I'm sorry for.
I suppose this message might never reach you...
but I might force myself to send it...
send it.
Anyway.
Um... I'm gonna hang up but... I hope you're well.
I hope you're well.
See ya.
Bye.
...doing? What are you doing? Please!
Please let me go! No, no, no, no. No, please!
Please... I'm sorry!
Please let me go! No, no, no. Please!
Please help me. Someone help me!
Please, please. Stop, stop.
No.
I can't hear!
I can't hear you. There's no time to explain.
What is this?
Wait, wait, wait. No, no, no. Stop, Josh.
If you go in there... there may be no coming out.
Okay.
Wowww.
Josh.
What're you doing here?
You're leeching, aren't you?
I'm not leeching!
Yea, you are.
Get out of here!
No, I'm not gonna get out of here. Why are you here?
You'll never be real.
What does that even mean?
Just like your footage. It'll never be real!
Get out of here!
That's cool, aye?
Stop it. Stop it! What're you doing?
What are you doing?!
Follow me.
Josh!!
Oh shoot!
I see you.
It's slowing down.
I'm coming, Josh.
I'm coming.
Andrew!!!
Sorry Zion.
I'm sorry!
What are you doing?!
Stop!! Don't jump!!
But what about your family?
Coming home, Zion.
Right where I left you.
Look at me!!!
Whelp, I guess this is it!
Don't jump, don't-
Oh my gosh... oh my g-oh my gosh...
Wait.
How do you love?
No... no.
No, no, no, no!!
Please. Please.
God please!
God, we're sorry. Please!
They'll never know my name.
Sorry it's so last-minute.
That's alright.
You're always the better plan anyway.
Hey can we um...
sorry um...
can we keep this a friend thing?
Yea!
We can do that. Most definitely.
We can completely do that, yea. That's fine with me!
So uh...
what's all this for?
Just...
something else to remember.
Huh.
That's the case...
I brought it...
just in case.
One last shot.
Maybe over there of the lake?
Yeah let's try that out.
I think...
just gimme one second...
I think it's... gimme one second. It's kinda... messin' up on me.
I couldn't keep it to myself.
I just...
I really hope you'll understand.
I can't play pretend anymore.
Because...
when there's the summer...
there is the fall.
And...
that reality is scary.
But one way or another it's gonna find all of us.
And...
that reality is...
Zion survived the accident.
I'll show you to him.
He's stable... mentally.
But...
he can't speak.
He has something to help him.
I just...
I just thought I'd tell you.
I'm um...
I'm sorry.
Why?
You're going to make me talk first?
No I just uh...
I just didn't... I don't... know what to... say.
You couldn't come up with anything for a month?
No, no. That's... that's not it.
Did you wish I was dead?
Yes. Yes.
Sorry to disappoint you.
I- I...
I never wanted uh...
any of this for you.
I don't give a shit about that.
But when my best friend stops being my friend, that hurts.
I might as well be dead to you.
We can't control much. But I just know we can love.
You can.
I'm sorry, Zi.
I'm gonna come visit.
Don't visit me.
I'm never gonna make a movie again.
Then take it from me.
Take a good look at life.
And let it be.
Andrew: I never wrote an ending.
In my head it was louder.
But I think it's just quiet.