Street Punx (2024) Movie Script
1
[traffic rumbles]
[Mike] Maja, what are we doing
right now?
Going to meet the punks.
Riding in a crazy taxi.
In the crazy traffic.
[Mike] What do you wanna say
to our friends
in New Orleans back home?
That if we survive
this taxi ride,
we'll be with you shortly.
And that Myanmar is amazing.
- [horn honks]
- [man shouting]
[Mike] Yeah!
[upbeat music playing]
[wind buffeting]
[Mike] Well, this is definitely
not the place.
We'll pay you to go back.
Th-- Thank you.
[speaking Burmese]
Okay. [speaking other language]
Hello? [speaking other language]
Hello?
Hello, hello?
Oh.
I don't know what to do.
[Maja] Can you hear punk music?
[faint sound of live music]
[Mike] That's actually
a good point.
[Maja] Ask this lady
if there is a punk show.
Mike, I'm hearing
something there.
[driver] Yeah.
- [Maja] Okay.
- [driver] Okay, yeah.
All right. This, this.
Okay.
[Maja] Or is this--
this is the show?
[Mike] Yeah.
[Maja] Let me just check
really quickly.
Maybe this is it.
[Mike] Maja, where
are you going?
[Maja] I thought I heard
something.
[Mike] No, that--
[Maja] It's not that.
- [Mike] Do you hear that?
- [Maja] I-- I thought--
[Mike] We-- we want the music.
Okay, oh.
[car door slams]
[car rumbles]
[backing up beeping]
[Maja] Can you hear music?
- [Maja] You hear music?
- [driver] Music?
- [Maja] Mhmm.
- [driver] Okay, yeah, yeah.
[wind buffeting]
[Mike] Oh, no.
[indistinct]
- [Maja] Yeah.
- [faint music gets louder]
- [driver] Oh.
- [Maja] Yes!
- [Mike] Yes!
- [Maja laughs]
- [Mike] Yes!
- [driver] Oh! Oh! Oh!
[Maja] Oh, it's so good.
[driver] [indistinct]
Yeah.
- [Maja] Yes.
- [driver] Ohhh!
[Mike] What?
[singer shouting into mic]
- [driver] Okay?
- [Mike] What?
[driver laughs]
[Maja chuckles]
[singer] One, two, three, four!
Oi!
[Maja] This is good.
[The Rebel Riot playing
"Street Punx"]
[singing in Burmese]
[Mike] What?
[driver]
[speaking other language]
[Maja] Oh yeah, this is so good.
[singing in Burmese]
[Maja laughs]
[singing in Burmese]
Oi oi oi
Oi
[singing in Burmese]
Street punks
street punks
Way of life
Street punks
street punks
Oi oi oi
Street punks
street punks
Way of life
Street punks
street punks
Oi oi oi
[feedback hum of guitar fading]
[man] And completely sugar-free.
- [man] This is a cashew cheese.
- [woman] I am not convinced.
This meat is not meat.
What do you think it is?
Take a guess.
What do you think it is?
- It's--
- What do you think it is? Guess.
- It's-- uh-- uh--
- Guess. No, guess.
- It--
- Look, it's beets.
[woman 2] Hey, guys, um...
Have you all signed
your contracts for next year?
[man] Um, yes.
It's due next week, isn't it?
Where is everyone?
It's Senior Skip Day.
So, why are you here?
[Jojo]
I agree with you, Jojo.
I think maybe I should quit.
Well, I just want
to make movies.
Yeah.
Well, for now,
how about...
you take off your shirt.
Okay.
[soft music playing]
[Maja] Ooh...
Uh-huh.
Yeah.
[Jojo] Oh, my gosh. [laughs]
[Maja] You've never done it
before?
Yes.
[laughs]
How about you take
your hand,
put it on your neck,
on your chest,
all the way down
to your underwear.
Jojo?
Jojo, are you there?
Fuck.
[clicks tongue] Hmm.
[sighs]
[slow, mellow music playing]
[glass shattering]
[hum of chatter]
That's you, isn't it?
No.
[glass shattering]
[hum of chatter]
[woman] Congrats on the show.
[Leon] Oh, thank you.
I-- clearly, I draw my
inspiration from my experience.
- Absolutely, yeah.
- Yeah.
Um, my last relationship
left me feeling trapped,
so I looked inside myself,
and I just-- I went so deep.
I didn't know about that, yeah.
I love it.
She gets it.
Yeah.
[man] So, what's with
the lighting?
[man 2] Well, let me
ask you something.
Why is it that men are afraid
to be beautiful?
[man] Consider the peacock.
You look familiar. [laughs]
- Rosario.
- Maja.
So what do you do when you're
not busy being uh, Leon's muse?
Um... I, um...
She's a filmmaker, too.
Oh, are you working on
anything new?
We're always looking
for new projects,
especially from women.
Oh, yeah.
Um...
I'm working on this project
about punk rockers
in Myanmar right now.
Interesting. Well, look,
uh, I leave for LA next week,
but we should definitely
grab a drink or something.
Um, I have to go,
but it was nice meeting you.
Yeah, definitely.
[Rosario's cell phone chimes]
With the punks?
[hum of chatter]
[glass shattering]
[upbeat jazz music playing]
Oh my God!
- I'm so happy to see you.
- Hi!
Oh, hey!
- Ahh!
- Hey, oh!
- Hey, this is Bradley.
- Oh, hey.
- Hey!
- Hey, the star of the show, huh?
Unfortunately.
Bradley just found out
his documentary is getting
premiered at Sundance.
- Whoa!
- Yeah.
- Congratulations.
- [all laugh]
What is the film about?
Well, it's about this ritual
they perform in Mexico
using menstrual blood.
Yeah, the most rewarding thing
is that I get to bring
these Mayan women who've never
been outside of Yucatan
- to Utah.
- Yeah.
- Whoa, that is so cool.
- Yeah, I know.
- This is great.
- Yeah.
I-- I read about it
and I went to the village,
and I just made it.
Just like that?
You just went and did it?
- [laughs]
- Yeah.
- I will be right back.
- Okay.
Hey, why are you
sneaking around in a wig?
Well, it's just,
like, camouflage.
Helps hide from-- from Elise.
Don't worry, it's my new thing.
So, who's this guy
that she's with?
Bradley?
Bradley.
Yeah, what's his deal?
He made a documentary
about Mayan women,
and it's premiering
in Sundance.
Great. So are they fucking?
Are they dating?
Like, what's up with it?
My God, just, like,
look how she's looking at him.
Oh my God, look at his fuckin'
hair. It's beautiful.
Did you really call me out here
to talk about Bradley's hair?
No man, I just can't focus
when they're here.
Leon's here,
and I'm dealing with it.
Really? You're just fine
that your face
is all up in his artwork?
That's on me.
[sighs]
Then what-- what happened
with you guys, anyways?
I thought you were fine
in Asia.
He's a raging egomaniac.
God, I just can't believe
she's here, man.
These are, like, my homies.
Hey, do you know
this woman, Rosario?
- No, I don't think so.
- Hmm.
Dude, who are they talking to?
They're a throuple.
Are they a throuple?
- She's a film producer.
- They're a throuple.
- They're totally a throuple.
- And you know what?
Earlier she approached me,
and she asked if I was
working on anything,
and I just kind of panicked,
and...
well, I told her I was doing
a project about the punks
in Myanmar.
Dude, it was like,
she was like,
always talking about, like,
let's have a threesome.
Let's like,
bring some other people in,
and maybe it would've worked,
and shit.
I'm sure she's fucking
doing all that shit
with Bradley now.
What the fuck, man?
You know what?
Maybe it's not a bad idea.
A threesome?
No, a movie about punks.
What punks?
In Myanmar.
Oh yeah, you posted some of that
on Instagram, didn't you?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, it was pretty cool.
They look pretty cool,
those guys.
- Hi.
- What are you doing here?
I'm just chilling.
You shouldn't trust this guy.
I've gotta get a longer wig.
Okay, uh, do you
wanna get out of here?
You can tell me about your doc.
It's a narrative.
Oh, a narrative?
Oh, that sounds cool.
With the punks?
Well, they already have
a documentary made about them.
This would be like
a narrative feature.
Great, uh, yeah,
let's go have a drink.
You can tell me about it.
I'm like, super into it.
- Really?
- Yeah, it sounds cool as shit.
[electronic music playing]
Bradley Johnson.
He's so photogenic.
Oh my God, look at his hair.
And an activist.
Would you call him
a social justice warrior?
Yeah, totally.
Jojo? Yeah.
No, dude, Bradley.
I'm talking about Jojo
in Myanmar.
Fuck.
Damn, this city
is too fucking small.
Yeah, I know, I'm so over it.
[sighs heavily]
Okay, let's do it.
Do what?
Let's make a movie.
- Are you serious?
- Yeah, 100 percent.
Wait, what's it about?
Um, I don't know.
Um, Myanmar, punks, and...
Great, great, great.
Uh, and what's the title?
Are they looking at me?
"Street Punks?"
Yeah, I love it, I love it.
Um-- [clears throat] I'm gonna
start an Instagram page
so that, uh, we can sort of
get the ball rolling here.
- [indistinct]
- Mhmm.
This is my idea.
- Uh-huh.
- You know you have this tendency
to just take over projects,
and I--
Look, all right,
that was Leon.
I wanted to use
your script, dude.
Script.
I need to write a script.
Dude, fuck a script.
We just need to get there.
Soon.
Yeah,
I hear you but the thing is,
I-- I got a job and I can't
just pack up and leave.
- And do like you.
- [Yamil] Do you see good hair
Sundance Bradley over there?
Yeah, you're gonna have
to make a choice, Maja.
He woke up one day,
he quit his shitty barista job
and he went and made
a kick-ass movie, all right?
And now he's got the girl, okay?
We need to be more like Bradley.
Fine, let's do it.
Okay great, let's get
the fuck out of here.
Mimi's?
No dude, Malaysia.
Here's to street punks
of Yangon.
[mother] I don't know
what more I can do.
I try to get her
to apply herself
but I walk
past her room
and there she is at her computer
with her damn headphones
on making beats.
I try to tell her
she won't get anywhere in life
if she flunk out
of high school.
But she won't listen.
I think it seems to me
that Miles really is passionate
about what she's doing
and that's kind of rare
and maybe we should be
more encouraging.
I mean, you know,
grades are not everything.
Excuse me?
I'm not saying she should
drop out or anything like that,
obviously,
it's just...
it's easy to lose sight
of your dreams
and, you know,
just get stuck.
While she still
has that passion in her,
I think it's important
she puts really hard work
into what truly
sets her on fire.
What the hell
are you talking about?
What are we doing here?
[mother speaking Polish]
[chill synth music]
You look very familiar to me.
In fact I feel like you are me.
You have my same nose.
Those are my eyes.
God damn it, those are my eyes.
How'd you do that?
Dude that's Edward Sharpe.
- You got a beard.
- We should talk to him.
- About what?
- What do you mean about what?
You think it's a coincidence
that we're at this empty bar
and Edward Sharpe
is there performing for us?
Dude, we need to talk
to him about the movie.
He's a rock star.
He's gonna want to get
involved in a movie
that deals with punks
on the other side of the world.
So we just go up to him
and start pitching the movie?
Exactly.
Okay, well,
how do we go about that?
Easy.
[cheering]
Uh, so what's
your movie about?
Oh, it's a day in the life
of this punk rocker
that I just mentioned walking
down the streets of Yangon.
Have you seen
Permanent Vacation,
Jim Jarmusch's first film?
It's like that but in Yangon.
- Ah.
- Yeah.
That's
a Russian accent, right?
- Polish.
- Ah. Ah.
- So.
- Hey.
- You gonna score it?
- Right, no.
Because I'm--
I'm working on--
I-- I'm-- I'm making
my own movie.
- Oh, sweet.
- Yeah.
Wait, what's it about?
You know poetry.
- This moment for instance.
- Mm-hmm.
The two of us.
Filmmakers.
It's beautiful getting
to know each other
and yet I know
that just in a few moments
you guys are gonna
get up and leave, right?
And I'm gonna be stuck
here by myself.
And yet that's not happening
now, that's happening then.
But I know
that it's going to happen.
And that crushes me
and yet it makes me cherish
this moment all the more
and that is poetry.
Yeah, you wrote a script?
No, fuck no.
Fuck scripts. I'll show you.
I have a,
uh, I have a thing.
I have a-- I have a clip
that I put together.
Yeah, the fucking
internet is terrible here.
We don't actually need
to see it, you can just tell us.
No, no, I-- I-- I edited it
and you know,
truly I need an editor but I--
I am using iMovie and--
Oh, dude I know iMovie.
- Really?
- Yeah, I can totally help you.
- [sighs]
- [Maja] What?
And what about your movie?
- I can do both.
- I already told you about it.
What do you
mean you could do both?
Maja, we just quit our jobs.
So, we can make
my movie in Yungon.
- Okay.
- Oh, now it's your movie?
Uh, you know,
if you're trying to move
to another project,
then yeah.
Maja, I just
said I could do both.
Exactly, because you can
never just commit yourself
to something and that's
what it takes to make a movie.
To really focus
and follow through.
Yeah, I should
have fucking known it
because, you know,
you've done the same with Elise.
Cliff, what's
the internet in here?
Babe, have you seen my keys?
I don't think so.
Do you want some millet?
Hm, no, I have to go.
- Oh.
- How are you? You good?
Well, I started writing
down this movie idea
that I have but it's not
really making sense.
Where are you going?
Can I come with?
Um, yeah, if you want to come
help me counsel a classroom
full of young women about
how it's practically impossible
to get an abortion
in the state of Louisiana
and how their reproductive
rights are being stripped
from them by men in power who
hate women then you can come.
[sighs]
Where are my keys?
Oh, um, let's see.
There they are. Right there.
Sometimes you just stop,
you take a breath,
what you're looking
for is right in front of you.
- All right.
- [Maja] See you tonight?
Yeah.
Just keep going for it,
baby, you're gonna find it.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[door closing]
[ethereal synth music]
[drum beat kicking in]
[electric guitar coming in]
[knocking]
Hey.
- You hungry?
- I ate.
Okay, um.
Okay, so I had this
thought, right? Um...
Wouldn't you
say what you're doing is really
just extraordinary?
What do you mean?
You know, like, you're making
this movie with the punks on
the other side of the world.
I mean, it's next level shit.
- I guess.
- Yeah!
And so then the thought was,
why don't we document this
whole process?
Of me going to
Myanmar and stuff?
Exactly.
Of you making your movie.
I mean, like, why not? Right?
I guess, sure.
Yeah. Awesome,
because I brought my guys.
Hey guys.
And let's shoot tonight.
Okay. Damn, we're
gonna need more light, right?
Great.
Okay, so.
What's the plan?
- [video camera beeps, whirs]
- To write a script.
I have to, um,
send it over to that producer...
- Okay.
- ...in a week.
Cool. All right, great.
You guys can set up.
We can get some shots of that.
So you wanna talk about
last night?
[beep]
Yeah. Yeah,
I'd love to actually.
Um...
Maya,
after last night, I really...
understand how important it is
for me to
commit to this project,
and really
see it to the end.
Um. [clears throat]
I'm trying here, okay?
I... I believe in it.
I believe in you and I want to
make this movie.
Your movie, okay?
And... I don't know,
I don't want to stop until
we see those punks up
on the big screen you know?
So.
What do you say?
Let's make this movie.
- [laughing]
- Okay. So, step number one.
[chewing, slurping]
Can you stop chewing?
Sorry.
Stay in your flow,
stay in your zone.
That's what's up.
You know it's been an hour.
Well, did you think that
writing the script was gonna be
interesting to film?
Maja, you're not even writing
over there.
Well, yeah, 'cause this whole
thing, this situation is not
really helping my,
you know, creative thing.
Wait, can you make sure you
bring the boom down a bit?
I want to get this line.
You're being ridiculous.
No, what's ridiculous is you in
this room in New Orleans
trying to write a script
about a movie that
takes place on the other
side of the world.
- That's actually true.
- I know.
But, you know,
we're here now,
so let's figure out
what can we do.
I was gonna save this for later.
[rustling]
What is it?
- What's that?
- The tickets to Yangon baby.
Okay, but...
we need more than just
tickets to make a movie.
I know, that's why
I got us a meeting with
a potential investor tomorrow.
Really? Who?
[Maja] Yes of course.
Actually, wait,
'cause my buddy's here.
Um.
- Hey.
- This is Yamil. Jojo.
How you doing?
Nice to meet you.
- No.
- No. No, no, no, no, no, no.
Absolutely not. Mm-mm.
Never, ever, ever, ever.
What is that supposed to mean?
Uh, he's the
producer of the movie.
Okay.
Maybe I'll call you tomorrow.
I'll talk about it all.
Yes, okay.
And I'll see you very,
very soon.
Bye.
[Maja] Mm-hmm.
So, um,
should I take my shirt off?
At least he
takes directions well.
[laughing] Oh, you know I just
found this in your kitchen.
Oh, Tequila! Let's celebrate.
Yes. Also, do you think
I can crash here because
my place kind of fell
through for the night?
- I don't know.
- Great! Slumber party.
- Uh. Can you open it?
- Let me.
[hard rock music]
[indistinct lyrics]
[breathing heavily]
[birds chirping]
[Maja] This place?
Yeah.
You sure this guy is ready?
Of course, dude.
Ian's like a punk legend,
all right? Don't be judging
no book by its cover.
Come on.
- [man] Babe, come on.
- [woman] I'm fucking done.
- [man] Don't do this.
- [woman] No, I'm doing this.
[man] Come on. I'm lost
in the dark without you.
[woman] No, I'm done!
Foxy. Come on, babe.
Come back inside.
I'll make us tacos.
No, I am so done with
feeding you all my shit
and you're just like
rejecting all my ideas!
Yeah, only when they don't work.
Oh, you are such an egomaniac,
you know that?
Literally nobody even
gives a shit what some old
- white man has to say anyway.
- [scoffing]
Yeah, that's why
I have you in the band.
Fuck you.
Come on.
Roxy.
[scoffing]
Whatever dude she'll be back.
- What's up man?
- [Yamil] Hey.
Oh, you got a smoke?
Uh, I just quit.
Shit, uh, I think
I got some in here.
Somewhere.
Shit.
Fucking Roxy.
Man...
She keeps calling this
"my band," like... [scoffing]
it's our band, baby, right?
I mean, yeah, I write the songs,
I fucking do all the artwork,
I book the tours,
but, you know,
who to see-- who do
people come to see right?
I blew through all my cash
booking this
three night tour we got
starting tomorrow morning
and if we don't hit the
road and she doesn't come back,
what the hell am I
supposed to do, you know?
Fuck.
You sing?
No.
Perfect.
[hard rock music]
- Baby I'm lost
- Sing with me.
Lost in the dark
Come on, a little louder.
I'm lost
- Sing!
- Lost in the dark
Can't hear your voice, baby,
I wanna hear it.
I'm lost
- Louder!
- Lost in the dark
I still don't feel like
you're feeling it.
I wanna hear it from
the bottom of your soul!
I'm so lost
- Louder!
- Lost in the dark
Come on, baby!
Gotta feel it!
All the way, let's do it!
I am lost
Lost in the dark
Yeah, I don't think
this is gonna work.
Sorry, babe.
Uh, I'll just, I'll call her.
It's cool.
I got some of the leads.
[soft meditative instrumental]
Honestly, the whole
Hollywood experience
nearly destroyed my Shakti.
If it weren't for my awakening
I might not be here today.
Awakening?
Shan, please clear the space.
It happened in Bali.
I was meditating in a flower
bath when Golenka first
entered my body.
Is he an actor?
She, is my spiritual
guide from the beyond.
My sexy shaman.
Well, we are actually here to
also tell you a little bit
about the work we're doing
which is the movie.
Ah!
Yamil had mentioned that it
takes place in Burma.
Uh, Myanmar.
It's what it goes by these days.
Golenka has told me that
I might have a purpose there.
Maybe this is serendipitous.
- [Yamil] Yeah.
- [Maja] Totally.
I assume it has
something to do with Buddhism?
Well, um, not really.
It's, um,
about Burmese punk rockers.
Well it's also a story about,
um, an awakening.
How so?
Uh, well the-- the main
character is this woman and
she, uh, finds her
celestial oneness by
spending time with this,
uh, Burmese...
[clears throat] ...monk.
Monk or punk?
Um, it's one of those,
sort of like,
you know she starts off as
a monk and then becomes a punk
and then goes back
to being a monk.
Intriguing.
But I haven't acted in years.
Oh, but you'll be-- you'll be
absolutely incredible in this
and I mean you look just
unbelievable.
I'll have to discuss this
with Golenka.
Of course, of course.
Which reminds me,
if I am not deep in
Samadhi by sundown,
I will be an absolute
Sheela na Gig.
[laughing]
Yeah.
[soft gong ding]
Enjoy the food in the house.
Shan would like the company.
He gets a little lonely when I
drift away
into the astral plane.
- You can leave
the script with him.
I insist that he pre-read
all of my offers.
Great, we will, and thank you
again so much, Laura,
for meeting with us.
Really nice meeting you.
We may have met before,
actually.
Golenka tells me that we were
lovers in ancient India
before your husband
beheaded you.
[distant screaming, splashing]
[thudding]
[sighs] Fuck.
So, uh, Shan.
Just call me Shane, dude.
Okay, Shane.
Um, so Shane,
we actually don't
have our script
with us here right now
but we can come back.
[mumbling] Oh, no,
that-- that's fine.
We're not gonna be
doing this project.
What do you mean? Why?
Look, level with me here.
You-- You came here to
see if she would
invest your money, right?
- Uh--
- Well, I mean, a little,
but we also really
want her to act in the film.
Here's what
she's gonna say to that:
there are three types of
people who invest in film.
Family, friends, and fools.
Isn't that cute?
- Yamil.
- Hm?
What the hell was that?
Yeah I don't
think she's gonna bite.
It's okay,
I got some other leads.
No, I mean the stuff that you
said about the monks.
I mean, that has
nothing to do with my story.
What story?
[door unlatching]
[soft flute playing]
Roman Polanski.
What's your take on all that?
That controversy.
It's complicated.
He's a great director.
Got quite a legacy
to live up to.
Polanski, Kieslowski, Sulawski.
Agnieszka Holland.
Can't forget the women.
The future's female.
You know,
I used to date a Polish girl.
The only time she smiled
was when she orgasmed.
Which was rare.
It would last a second,
then it was like poof.
- [Yamil] Damn.
- Back to poker face.
So, tell me about this movie.
All right, so we're thinking
we want to go to Yangon.
Maybe you should let
the director speak.
Maja?
The movie.
Um...
It's about
a Burmese punk rocker in Yangon,
but it really
is about the city itself.
You know how it's still stuck
in the past and it's tradition.
But at the same time,
rapidly changing.
Internet.
Imagine a sunset
above Yangon river
and all those
little wooden boats
taking people to the other shore
at the end of
the day of work.
You have food stands
with steaming samosas.
Smells so good.
[Maja] You have stray dogs
everywhere sniffing trash
and there is this old man
with a blue typewriter.
- Just typing away.
- Finishing up his novel.
A string of baby nuns passes
in their pink robes.
And then the punks
are sitting on a median,
drinking whiskey.
Playing music.
Pink nuns.
Blue typewriter.
Samosas.
Stray dogs.
We could explore
a part of the world
that nobody
has ever seen before.
And with the punks,
it's kind of a fresh hook,
you know?
Exactly, right?
I mean I just want to capture
the mood and the atmosphere
more than anything else.
Minimal dialogue. Images.
Like Antonioni.
- Yeah.
- It's a brisky point.
The desert orgy scene.
It's one of the most
sublime moments in cinema.
I like the explosion in the end.
Wait, there's a desert orgy?
I need to watch this.
You thought that blow up
was so boring.
- Oh, it's the same director?
- Yeah.
No, it's kind of slow.
You know,
I just thought it was sexist.
Well, that's how
movies used to be.
Slow.
Or allow silences to last.
You know, shots lingering.
Yeah, you know, some of my
favorite movies are those
where barely anything happens.
[indistinct]
She's a keeper.
I'm in.
[Yamil]
What do you mean? Like?
I'd like to invest in this film.
Really?
Wow.
Okay, so...
how do we make it official?
Oh, we can go through all
the legalities later.
For now...
let's have another drink.
The thing is, I've got
to teach in 20 minutes.
And what are you,
a teacher or a director?
[hard rock instrumental]
We're making a movie!
What do we get? Oh.
- You want some?
- Oh, yeah. Let's drink it.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Can we please be
on your Instagram?
Because we're making our movie
and we love you.
- [clerk] Yes.
- Thank you so much.
We're making our movie!
Yeah.
[Maja and Yamil laughing]
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
oy, oy, oy
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
oy, oy, oy
[indistinct lyrics]
Why street punx,
fuck it when I die
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
oy, oy, oy
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
oy, oy, oy
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
why, why, why
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
why, why, why
Well, I came here for a gig
and I love it here,
So, I figured, what the heck,
I'm going to stay.
Amazing.
Um, do you have a place?
I'm couch surfing
at Kelly's right now.
Because, you know, uh,
I'm actually, uh...
I should sublet my room
because I'm going to Asia,
to Yangon,
for a few months
to shoot a movie.
And, I don't know,
would you be interested?
- Yes.
- Yeah?
- Where is it?
- It's in Amerity.
I love that neighborhood.
Yes, you should move in.
Do you have your own bathroom?
- Yes.
- Oh, my gosh!
I have a few boxes,
but I don't have anything.
I don't have sheets or towels.
No, no, you can use
all of my stuff.
- I love it here!
- Yeah!
- Can I come tomorrow?
- Yes!
I'll bring my boxes.
[thumping electronic music]
[Maja]
Yamil, I'm going to go dance.
This is really happening.
It's really happening, Maja.
I know.
We're making a movie.
We're making a movie so soon.
I mean, we're making a movie
right now.
Yeah, I mean, so soon.
You were the only person in the
whole world
that believed in this vision.
I believe it. I believe it.
I love you for that.
I need you to--
I need you to hear me out, okay?
That even if this doesn't turn
out how we think it's going to,
it's still going to be really
beautiful and amazing.
I know, of course.
Like, even if it's not
what you're expecting.
Nothing is ever what you expect.
That's the beautiful-- That's
what's beautiful about it.
Cool. So, you get it, right?
- I get it.
- Okay.
- Of course, I get it.
- I knew you would.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
Can I get a hug?
Yeah, of course.
I feel so good right now.
[techno music playing]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chattering]
Woo!
[crowd cheers]
Hi, Janice.
This is Maja.
I'm just calling
to let you know
that I'm still not feeling well.
Yeah, I don't think
I'm going to be able
to come today at all.
That's okay.
Michael, thank you so much.
I really appreciate this.
Oh, my Maja!
Ah, it's okay.
[indistinct]
Just one, one.
Ah, two.
Okay, I got it. Ah!
[gasp] I love this room.
I love this room.
I didn't go to sleep. I was
just feeling really energized.
So I went to Polly's.
I had some grits.
I had one mimosa.
And then I just walked
right over here.
It's so close to Polly's.
It's incredible.
Amanda let me in.
I love her.
I'm obsessed with her.
Best first impression ever.
She actually said she would
help me with the boxes,
but I was just feeling really
a lot of fire in my glutes,
and I was just like,
girl, I got this.
So I just, I almost tripped.
I made it. I lost two boxes,
but I did it.
And what the heck?
Your bed is like
a freaking cloud.
Ah!
I feel like if you
decided to stay,
then we would both just fit
in this bed just fine.
I feel like you would barely
know that I was here.
But on the walk over here,
I just was feeling really full.
I was just feeling like, oh,
just like a water balloon
about to burst
because I really, really,
really have to go
to the bathroom.
Can I use your bathroom?
Oh, my gosh.
My own bathroom.
I love your bathroom.
I love your taste.
I love--
When I take off my pants now,
it's just like
glitter comes out.
Last night when we were
on the dance floor,
I had this vision
that we were mermaids,
and I felt like
our hair was just wafting
through the water
and everything was like...
[hums]
You know like
when you're underwater
and everything feels like
it's slow motion?
I can't go.
I feel like I'm having
a little bit of anxiety.
I need to turn on the water.
You know like when
you turn on the water,
it sounds like a waterfall,
especially
because the acoustics
in the bathroom are so good.
It's just like...
Ah!
Thanks, Jojo.
I actually have to run soon to
talk to someone about the film.
Yeah.
Jojo, I'm so very excited.
We're going to do this movie
together, are you?
I already got the tickets.
Hey. Is Sidhu around?
[door closes]
[piano music playing
in the room]
[Sidhu] So...
I have some ideas.
I just jotted down some
possible plot lines
you know,
to get the story moving.
What if...
Jojo gets in trouble with
the Burmese mafia?
Also, I googled Yangon.
I mean, this place is so...
unique.
So untouched.
It's a great time to get in
there before it all gets ruined.
Oh.
How tired are you
of directing?
- What?
- I mean, my buddy Spike's been
wanting to make
a movie out there forever.
- Spike Lee?
- Jones.
- Three Kings.
- Yeah.
Apparently,
he even knows about the punks.
They're so hot right now.
Um, I'm definitely going
to have to direct my own movie.
- That's not negotiable.
- Okay, you're committed.
I just wanted to check.
That's great.
I respect that.
Ah... one other thought.
Why punks?
Hmm.
I think they're fascinating.
Umm, you know,
these guys creating
this alternative culture over
there that goes beyond
the religious, umm...
And plus, it's true.
The whole scene is incredibly
cinematic.
Okay, you use this word a lot.
But what does it mean, really?
I mean, isn't cinema
more than just surfaces?
It is.
Isn't it?
I mean,
what's the deeper theme here?
What do these punks symbolize?
I want to show how these guys
have courage to be themselves.
Um...
- And, um...
- [sniffles]
Create their own personal
revolution.
Okay, but how?
What's the story?
What happens?
It's not a plot-driven movie.
So we're gonna go over there
and let the whole thing
unfold organically.
It's like you said.
Nothing happens.
Well, it's not
that nothing happens.
It's just that what's not
happening is more important
than what happens.
Okay, well,
what's the point, then?
- Does there have to be a point?
- Exactly.
- Like the whole, like, what's
- the-point-of-life thing.
I mean, maybe life doesn't have
a point, but a movie should.
True.
Well, um...
I believe that.
Cinema's supposed to ask
questions rather than...
answer them.
Okay, hear me out.
What if the movie's not about
the punks, per se?
What if it's about a young,
attractive tourist
that gets swept up in the
Burmese underground punk scene?
- I could get Chloe to do it.
- Sevigny?
No, Chloe Moritz.
She's one of my best friends.
What if she falls in love
with one of them, right?
She's bored,
trapped in her hotel room
in Yangon until
she meets one of the punks.
What if we cast
Scarlett Johansson
and have her connect
with an aging actor
who's also trapped in Yangon
shooting a commercial?
Now you're talking.
I love this.
Okay, what if the main
character is a filmmaker
and she's kind of like Maja?
I like it.
This movie's not about me.
I mean, it could be.
I mean, isn't every story
we tell ultimately our own?
I'm not sure if I believe that.
- Oh, Maja.
- [pouring drink]
What's wrong with centering it
around someone like you?
MAYA: Um...
Nothing's wrong.
It's just that I'd rather
give voice to those who don't
have a platform to be heard.
- That's valid.
- Yeah.
Well, who are you
to give them a voice?
And if you're giving it to them,
isn't it your voice anyway?
I mean, maybe you want to make
this movie about these punks
because it's easier
than having to face yourself.
I don't think so.
Well, then tell me.
What's fueling you?
You want to be a director
because it sounds sexy and cool?
Or do you have something to say?
Yeah, I have plenty to say.
Like what?
If I could just say it,
I wouldn't have to be
making a movie about it.
[laughing]
Such a cop-out.
This is good.
This is good, y'all.
We're getting
a conversation started, right?
You know, we don't have to
make any decisions today, right?
We're just sort of
three collaborators.
This is more than
just about your movie.
This is about
your life's purpose.
If you can't face the mirror,
I'm not sure you can
ever really be an artist.
[sniffing]
Why can't you do your own coke?
Excuse me?
Why do you need her
to feed it to you?
Do we have a problem here?
[chuckling]
Oh...
[clearing throat]
Now, you'll have to excuse me.
I have to take a shit.
What the fuck?
Where else are we going to get
some fucking money like this?
Just look at this place.
Are you kidding me?
[sighing]
Good job, Yamil.
You lined up a meeting
with the biggest
misogynist asshole.
I didn't think it was that bad.
Now, let's be real, Maja,
what have you done
for the movie?
Excuse me?
Are you fucking kidding me?
I went to Asia
and met the punks.
[laughing] Yeah.
So you can have your, like,
punk boy, cybersex thing,
but that's not making a movie.
What the fuck do you know
about making movies
in the first place?
I'm making one right now.
- [chuckling]
- Like those guys? Really?
Well, good luck,
'cause I quit.
[Yamil chuckles]
[slow building dissonant music]
[street din]
[music stops]
[conversation in Spanish]
[sighs]
[engine turning over]
[engine turning over]
[somber guitar music]
[lyrics unclear]
Hey! Hey.
Oh, I'd hug you,
but you look a little wet.
What are you doing here?
Well, I tried to call,
but your phone was dead, so I...
Well, anyway,
I figured we haven't hung out
in a while and I could, you
know, take you out to dinner.
I don't know about that.
What are you...
Come on, Maja.
Come on.
[chucking]
You know,
I just started getting paranoid
that everyone around me
is an actor.
Like some kind of nightmare.
It's just like,
oh, my God, is this water real?
[Chuckling]
What about this cheese?
[chuckling]
What about the wine?
I think
you should check the wine.
- I should?
- You should.
You should make sure.
Yeah, the wine's real.
But yeah, fuck this shit,
I'm telling you.
All right.
It's a big mess.
Mm-hmm.
But the entire time we dated,
I struggled to find
the real you
on camera.
- Like the essence.
- [scoffing]
- Oh, come on!
- Are you fucking kidding me?
The essence of me?
- Did you just really say that?
- I did.
You remember that movie
that we did with the bats
and the bathrobe where we were
under that bridge and you fell?
[chuckling]
Oh, my God.
It was horrible,
but it was great.
But hear me out.
Maybe Yamil has succeeded
in showing a side of you
that even I haven't seen.
You know,
your drive, your passion.
You're taking big risks.
You quit your job.
This is a real journey
as an artist,
and it's compelling
and it's intriguing.
And it could be
a true feminist movie.
You fucking talked to him?
No, we didn't...
He might have run into me
last week,
and we might have, like,
he might have showed me
some-- some--
some clips, but...
Dude, what is going on?
I can't do this anymore.
I'm so sorry.
I... This was not my idea.
I-- I did not...
It was not-- [stammering]
Shut up.
Maja.
I'm sorry.
I didn't want this
to play out this way.
And I really care about you.
You know that, right?
Like, I really do.
You're my friend.
And we can still make
something beautiful together.
I'm sorry. I really am.
[camera clattering, smashing]
Fuck.
[Maja sobbing quietly]
Sit up.
Babe.
[somber music
plays in background]
Take some deep breaths.
Do you think I'm a failure?
[scoffing]
Of course not.
It's Yamil.
He's...
He flits around like a butterfly
from flower to flower,
and he never follows through
on anything,
and you don't
have time for that bullshit.
Right?
You have a movie to finish.
Or... To start.
[yawning]
Hey.
The matcha's
making me more sleepy.
Oh.
Well, this is...
I gotta finish it
before tomorrow.
It's too much.
I got an idea.
And you will.
You will finish, but here.
Come sit here.
Sit with me.
Okay.
[laughing]
That's not the exercise.
Here's the exercise.
Take a deep breath in.
[long inhale]
[loud vocalizing]
Or something
along those lines, okay?
You take a deep breath,
you let the sound out,
and put some movement with it.
Ready? Deep breath.
[long inhale]
[loud vocalizing]
[both croaking]
- Another one. Deep breath.
- [long inhale]
[high-pitched vocalizing]
Yeah, yeah.
I'm the captain of my own ship.
Say that.
I'm the captain of my own ship.
Yeah, say it again,
like you mean it.
I'm the captain of my own ship.
I'm the captain
of my own ship.
I'm the fucking captain
of my own fucking ship.
I'm the own...
- I'm the...
- Yeah!
I'm the owner
of the fucking ship.
I'm the fucking owner
of my own ship.
Yeah, that's right.
I'm the captain of my own ship,
motherfucker.
I-- [chuckling]
I'm the own...
- I'm the--
- I'm the owner of the boat.
[laughing] Okay.
I'm the owner of the ship.
- Fuck you, motherfucker.
- Fuck you too, "cap'n."
Damn. Sit down.
Sit down here.
Yeah. Okay.
Now, take a deep breath.
[inhaling]
And let it out.
Let your eyes close.
And...
what do you see?
What is the first
thing that you see?
[bells softly clanging]
[birds squawking]
[waves splashing]
[soft percussion joins]
These photos are really cool.
Yeah. I'm sure there's
a story in there.
Maybe. Let's talk about you.
Your accent--
don't tell me.
My ex is from there.
Ukraine.
Poland.
Poland.
I've been to Poland a few times
for the American Film Festival.
It's in, uh...
God, just one sec.
Wroclaw.
- [phone ringing]
- Oh.
I need to take this.
That's it.
I know.
I took her to this bar.
I brought her here.
She knows that this is our spot.
She knows this is where
all the homies hang out.
And of course
she's gonna come here
and hit on some other woman.
I bet she's with another woman.
I don't care if you're here
as loyal or jealous
because I am
and you're here for it.
And that's okay.
Everyone is looking up
at everybody else
and, like, looking for
somebody else in this town.
And it's like...
[paper rustling]
[door creaks]
[vibrant jazz music]
[dramatic jazz music]
[funky pop music]
[eerie tones]
Do you think I should go?
[small motor whirring]
[rocket jets roaring]
[soft rumbling]
[street din]
[crowd din]
[motorcycle rumbling]
[cutlery clattering]
[restaurant din]
[street din]
[dissonant music]
[music fades]
[conversation in other language]
[speaking other language]
[speaking other language]
[speaking other language]
[phone ringing]
[Maja] Yeah?
I would love for you
to be able to do that.
I know.
But we get to stay in touch.
- Yeah.
- Get to still connect.
Yeah.
Wow.
I love you very much.
And I can't wait to see you.
We will.
[Maja chuckles]
I do.
But you decided
to stay in Myanmar.
Yes.
[driving punk rock music]
[lyrics in another language]
[music fades]
[steady low rock music]
[traffic rumbles]
[Mike] Maja, what are we doing
right now?
Going to meet the punks.
Riding in a crazy taxi.
In the crazy traffic.
[Mike] What do you wanna say
to our friends
in New Orleans back home?
That if we survive
this taxi ride,
we'll be with you shortly.
And that Myanmar is amazing.
- [horn honks]
- [man shouting]
[Mike] Yeah!
[upbeat music playing]
[wind buffeting]
[Mike] Well, this is definitely
not the place.
We'll pay you to go back.
Th-- Thank you.
[speaking Burmese]
Okay. [speaking other language]
Hello? [speaking other language]
Hello?
Hello, hello?
Oh.
I don't know what to do.
[Maja] Can you hear punk music?
[faint sound of live music]
[Mike] That's actually
a good point.
[Maja] Ask this lady
if there is a punk show.
Mike, I'm hearing
something there.
[driver] Yeah.
- [Maja] Okay.
- [driver] Okay, yeah.
All right. This, this.
Okay.
[Maja] Or is this--
this is the show?
[Mike] Yeah.
[Maja] Let me just check
really quickly.
Maybe this is it.
[Mike] Maja, where
are you going?
[Maja] I thought I heard
something.
[Mike] No, that--
[Maja] It's not that.
- [Mike] Do you hear that?
- [Maja] I-- I thought--
[Mike] We-- we want the music.
Okay, oh.
[car door slams]
[car rumbles]
[backing up beeping]
[Maja] Can you hear music?
- [Maja] You hear music?
- [driver] Music?
- [Maja] Mhmm.
- [driver] Okay, yeah, yeah.
[wind buffeting]
[Mike] Oh, no.
[indistinct]
- [Maja] Yeah.
- [faint music gets louder]
- [driver] Oh.
- [Maja] Yes!
- [Mike] Yes!
- [Maja laughs]
- [Mike] Yes!
- [driver] Oh! Oh! Oh!
[Maja] Oh, it's so good.
[driver] [indistinct]
Yeah.
- [Maja] Yes.
- [driver] Ohhh!
[Mike] What?
[singer shouting into mic]
- [driver] Okay?
- [Mike] What?
[driver laughs]
[Maja chuckles]
[singer] One, two, three, four!
Oi!
[Maja] This is good.
[The Rebel Riot playing
"Street Punx"]
[singing in Burmese]
[Mike] What?
[driver]
[speaking other language]
[Maja] Oh yeah, this is so good.
[singing in Burmese]
[Maja laughs]
[singing in Burmese]
Oi oi oi
Oi
[singing in Burmese]
Street punks
street punks
Way of life
Street punks
street punks
Oi oi oi
Street punks
street punks
Way of life
Street punks
street punks
Oi oi oi
[feedback hum of guitar fading]
[man] And completely sugar-free.
- [man] This is a cashew cheese.
- [woman] I am not convinced.
This meat is not meat.
What do you think it is?
Take a guess.
What do you think it is?
- It's--
- What do you think it is? Guess.
- It's-- uh-- uh--
- Guess. No, guess.
- It--
- Look, it's beets.
[woman 2] Hey, guys, um...
Have you all signed
your contracts for next year?
[man] Um, yes.
It's due next week, isn't it?
Where is everyone?
It's Senior Skip Day.
So, why are you here?
[Jojo]
I agree with you, Jojo.
I think maybe I should quit.
Well, I just want
to make movies.
Yeah.
Well, for now,
how about...
you take off your shirt.
Okay.
[soft music playing]
[Maja] Ooh...
Uh-huh.
Yeah.
[Jojo] Oh, my gosh. [laughs]
[Maja] You've never done it
before?
Yes.
[laughs]
How about you take
your hand,
put it on your neck,
on your chest,
all the way down
to your underwear.
Jojo?
Jojo, are you there?
Fuck.
[clicks tongue] Hmm.
[sighs]
[slow, mellow music playing]
[glass shattering]
[hum of chatter]
That's you, isn't it?
No.
[glass shattering]
[hum of chatter]
[woman] Congrats on the show.
[Leon] Oh, thank you.
I-- clearly, I draw my
inspiration from my experience.
- Absolutely, yeah.
- Yeah.
Um, my last relationship
left me feeling trapped,
so I looked inside myself,
and I just-- I went so deep.
I didn't know about that, yeah.
I love it.
She gets it.
Yeah.
[man] So, what's with
the lighting?
[man 2] Well, let me
ask you something.
Why is it that men are afraid
to be beautiful?
[man] Consider the peacock.
You look familiar. [laughs]
- Rosario.
- Maja.
So what do you do when you're
not busy being uh, Leon's muse?
Um... I, um...
She's a filmmaker, too.
Oh, are you working on
anything new?
We're always looking
for new projects,
especially from women.
Oh, yeah.
Um...
I'm working on this project
about punk rockers
in Myanmar right now.
Interesting. Well, look,
uh, I leave for LA next week,
but we should definitely
grab a drink or something.
Um, I have to go,
but it was nice meeting you.
Yeah, definitely.
[Rosario's cell phone chimes]
With the punks?
[hum of chatter]
[glass shattering]
[upbeat jazz music playing]
Oh my God!
- I'm so happy to see you.
- Hi!
Oh, hey!
- Ahh!
- Hey, oh!
- Hey, this is Bradley.
- Oh, hey.
- Hey!
- Hey, the star of the show, huh?
Unfortunately.
Bradley just found out
his documentary is getting
premiered at Sundance.
- Whoa!
- Yeah.
- Congratulations.
- [all laugh]
What is the film about?
Well, it's about this ritual
they perform in Mexico
using menstrual blood.
Yeah, the most rewarding thing
is that I get to bring
these Mayan women who've never
been outside of Yucatan
- to Utah.
- Yeah.
- Whoa, that is so cool.
- Yeah, I know.
- This is great.
- Yeah.
I-- I read about it
and I went to the village,
and I just made it.
Just like that?
You just went and did it?
- [laughs]
- Yeah.
- I will be right back.
- Okay.
Hey, why are you
sneaking around in a wig?
Well, it's just,
like, camouflage.
Helps hide from-- from Elise.
Don't worry, it's my new thing.
So, who's this guy
that she's with?
Bradley?
Bradley.
Yeah, what's his deal?
He made a documentary
about Mayan women,
and it's premiering
in Sundance.
Great. So are they fucking?
Are they dating?
Like, what's up with it?
My God, just, like,
look how she's looking at him.
Oh my God, look at his fuckin'
hair. It's beautiful.
Did you really call me out here
to talk about Bradley's hair?
No man, I just can't focus
when they're here.
Leon's here,
and I'm dealing with it.
Really? You're just fine
that your face
is all up in his artwork?
That's on me.
[sighs]
Then what-- what happened
with you guys, anyways?
I thought you were fine
in Asia.
He's a raging egomaniac.
God, I just can't believe
she's here, man.
These are, like, my homies.
Hey, do you know
this woman, Rosario?
- No, I don't think so.
- Hmm.
Dude, who are they talking to?
They're a throuple.
Are they a throuple?
- She's a film producer.
- They're a throuple.
- They're totally a throuple.
- And you know what?
Earlier she approached me,
and she asked if I was
working on anything,
and I just kind of panicked,
and...
well, I told her I was doing
a project about the punks
in Myanmar.
Dude, it was like,
she was like,
always talking about, like,
let's have a threesome.
Let's like,
bring some other people in,
and maybe it would've worked,
and shit.
I'm sure she's fucking
doing all that shit
with Bradley now.
What the fuck, man?
You know what?
Maybe it's not a bad idea.
A threesome?
No, a movie about punks.
What punks?
In Myanmar.
Oh yeah, you posted some of that
on Instagram, didn't you?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, it was pretty cool.
They look pretty cool,
those guys.
- Hi.
- What are you doing here?
I'm just chilling.
You shouldn't trust this guy.
I've gotta get a longer wig.
Okay, uh, do you
wanna get out of here?
You can tell me about your doc.
It's a narrative.
Oh, a narrative?
Oh, that sounds cool.
With the punks?
Well, they already have
a documentary made about them.
This would be like
a narrative feature.
Great, uh, yeah,
let's go have a drink.
You can tell me about it.
I'm like, super into it.
- Really?
- Yeah, it sounds cool as shit.
[electronic music playing]
Bradley Johnson.
He's so photogenic.
Oh my God, look at his hair.
And an activist.
Would you call him
a social justice warrior?
Yeah, totally.
Jojo? Yeah.
No, dude, Bradley.
I'm talking about Jojo
in Myanmar.
Fuck.
Damn, this city
is too fucking small.
Yeah, I know, I'm so over it.
[sighs heavily]
Okay, let's do it.
Do what?
Let's make a movie.
- Are you serious?
- Yeah, 100 percent.
Wait, what's it about?
Um, I don't know.
Um, Myanmar, punks, and...
Great, great, great.
Uh, and what's the title?
Are they looking at me?
"Street Punks?"
Yeah, I love it, I love it.
Um-- [clears throat] I'm gonna
start an Instagram page
so that, uh, we can sort of
get the ball rolling here.
- [indistinct]
- Mhmm.
This is my idea.
- Uh-huh.
- You know you have this tendency
to just take over projects,
and I--
Look, all right,
that was Leon.
I wanted to use
your script, dude.
Script.
I need to write a script.
Dude, fuck a script.
We just need to get there.
Soon.
Yeah,
I hear you but the thing is,
I-- I got a job and I can't
just pack up and leave.
- And do like you.
- [Yamil] Do you see good hair
Sundance Bradley over there?
Yeah, you're gonna have
to make a choice, Maja.
He woke up one day,
he quit his shitty barista job
and he went and made
a kick-ass movie, all right?
And now he's got the girl, okay?
We need to be more like Bradley.
Fine, let's do it.
Okay great, let's get
the fuck out of here.
Mimi's?
No dude, Malaysia.
Here's to street punks
of Yangon.
[mother] I don't know
what more I can do.
I try to get her
to apply herself
but I walk
past her room
and there she is at her computer
with her damn headphones
on making beats.
I try to tell her
she won't get anywhere in life
if she flunk out
of high school.
But she won't listen.
I think it seems to me
that Miles really is passionate
about what she's doing
and that's kind of rare
and maybe we should be
more encouraging.
I mean, you know,
grades are not everything.
Excuse me?
I'm not saying she should
drop out or anything like that,
obviously,
it's just...
it's easy to lose sight
of your dreams
and, you know,
just get stuck.
While she still
has that passion in her,
I think it's important
she puts really hard work
into what truly
sets her on fire.
What the hell
are you talking about?
What are we doing here?
[mother speaking Polish]
[chill synth music]
You look very familiar to me.
In fact I feel like you are me.
You have my same nose.
Those are my eyes.
God damn it, those are my eyes.
How'd you do that?
Dude that's Edward Sharpe.
- You got a beard.
- We should talk to him.
- About what?
- What do you mean about what?
You think it's a coincidence
that we're at this empty bar
and Edward Sharpe
is there performing for us?
Dude, we need to talk
to him about the movie.
He's a rock star.
He's gonna want to get
involved in a movie
that deals with punks
on the other side of the world.
So we just go up to him
and start pitching the movie?
Exactly.
Okay, well,
how do we go about that?
Easy.
[cheering]
Uh, so what's
your movie about?
Oh, it's a day in the life
of this punk rocker
that I just mentioned walking
down the streets of Yangon.
Have you seen
Permanent Vacation,
Jim Jarmusch's first film?
It's like that but in Yangon.
- Ah.
- Yeah.
That's
a Russian accent, right?
- Polish.
- Ah. Ah.
- So.
- Hey.
- You gonna score it?
- Right, no.
Because I'm--
I'm working on--
I-- I'm-- I'm making
my own movie.
- Oh, sweet.
- Yeah.
Wait, what's it about?
You know poetry.
- This moment for instance.
- Mm-hmm.
The two of us.
Filmmakers.
It's beautiful getting
to know each other
and yet I know
that just in a few moments
you guys are gonna
get up and leave, right?
And I'm gonna be stuck
here by myself.
And yet that's not happening
now, that's happening then.
But I know
that it's going to happen.
And that crushes me
and yet it makes me cherish
this moment all the more
and that is poetry.
Yeah, you wrote a script?
No, fuck no.
Fuck scripts. I'll show you.
I have a,
uh, I have a thing.
I have a-- I have a clip
that I put together.
Yeah, the fucking
internet is terrible here.
We don't actually need
to see it, you can just tell us.
No, no, I-- I-- I edited it
and you know,
truly I need an editor but I--
I am using iMovie and--
Oh, dude I know iMovie.
- Really?
- Yeah, I can totally help you.
- [sighs]
- [Maja] What?
And what about your movie?
- I can do both.
- I already told you about it.
What do you
mean you could do both?
Maja, we just quit our jobs.
So, we can make
my movie in Yungon.
- Okay.
- Oh, now it's your movie?
Uh, you know,
if you're trying to move
to another project,
then yeah.
Maja, I just
said I could do both.
Exactly, because you can
never just commit yourself
to something and that's
what it takes to make a movie.
To really focus
and follow through.
Yeah, I should
have fucking known it
because, you know,
you've done the same with Elise.
Cliff, what's
the internet in here?
Babe, have you seen my keys?
I don't think so.
Do you want some millet?
Hm, no, I have to go.
- Oh.
- How are you? You good?
Well, I started writing
down this movie idea
that I have but it's not
really making sense.
Where are you going?
Can I come with?
Um, yeah, if you want to come
help me counsel a classroom
full of young women about
how it's practically impossible
to get an abortion
in the state of Louisiana
and how their reproductive
rights are being stripped
from them by men in power who
hate women then you can come.
[sighs]
Where are my keys?
Oh, um, let's see.
There they are. Right there.
Sometimes you just stop,
you take a breath,
what you're looking
for is right in front of you.
- All right.
- [Maja] See you tonight?
Yeah.
Just keep going for it,
baby, you're gonna find it.
- Bye.
- Bye.
[door closing]
[ethereal synth music]
[drum beat kicking in]
[electric guitar coming in]
[knocking]
Hey.
- You hungry?
- I ate.
Okay, um.
Okay, so I had this
thought, right? Um...
Wouldn't you
say what you're doing is really
just extraordinary?
What do you mean?
You know, like, you're making
this movie with the punks on
the other side of the world.
I mean, it's next level shit.
- I guess.
- Yeah!
And so then the thought was,
why don't we document this
whole process?
Of me going to
Myanmar and stuff?
Exactly.
Of you making your movie.
I mean, like, why not? Right?
I guess, sure.
Yeah. Awesome,
because I brought my guys.
Hey guys.
And let's shoot tonight.
Okay. Damn, we're
gonna need more light, right?
Great.
Okay, so.
What's the plan?
- [video camera beeps, whirs]
- To write a script.
I have to, um,
send it over to that producer...
- Okay.
- ...in a week.
Cool. All right, great.
You guys can set up.
We can get some shots of that.
So you wanna talk about
last night?
[beep]
Yeah. Yeah,
I'd love to actually.
Um...
Maya,
after last night, I really...
understand how important it is
for me to
commit to this project,
and really
see it to the end.
Um. [clears throat]
I'm trying here, okay?
I... I believe in it.
I believe in you and I want to
make this movie.
Your movie, okay?
And... I don't know,
I don't want to stop until
we see those punks up
on the big screen you know?
So.
What do you say?
Let's make this movie.
- [laughing]
- Okay. So, step number one.
[chewing, slurping]
Can you stop chewing?
Sorry.
Stay in your flow,
stay in your zone.
That's what's up.
You know it's been an hour.
Well, did you think that
writing the script was gonna be
interesting to film?
Maja, you're not even writing
over there.
Well, yeah, 'cause this whole
thing, this situation is not
really helping my,
you know, creative thing.
Wait, can you make sure you
bring the boom down a bit?
I want to get this line.
You're being ridiculous.
No, what's ridiculous is you in
this room in New Orleans
trying to write a script
about a movie that
takes place on the other
side of the world.
- That's actually true.
- I know.
But, you know,
we're here now,
so let's figure out
what can we do.
I was gonna save this for later.
[rustling]
What is it?
- What's that?
- The tickets to Yangon baby.
Okay, but...
we need more than just
tickets to make a movie.
I know, that's why
I got us a meeting with
a potential investor tomorrow.
Really? Who?
[Maja] Yes of course.
Actually, wait,
'cause my buddy's here.
Um.
- Hey.
- This is Yamil. Jojo.
How you doing?
Nice to meet you.
- No.
- No. No, no, no, no, no, no.
Absolutely not. Mm-mm.
Never, ever, ever, ever.
What is that supposed to mean?
Uh, he's the
producer of the movie.
Okay.
Maybe I'll call you tomorrow.
I'll talk about it all.
Yes, okay.
And I'll see you very,
very soon.
Bye.
[Maja] Mm-hmm.
So, um,
should I take my shirt off?
At least he
takes directions well.
[laughing] Oh, you know I just
found this in your kitchen.
Oh, Tequila! Let's celebrate.
Yes. Also, do you think
I can crash here because
my place kind of fell
through for the night?
- I don't know.
- Great! Slumber party.
- Uh. Can you open it?
- Let me.
[hard rock music]
[indistinct lyrics]
[breathing heavily]
[birds chirping]
[Maja] This place?
Yeah.
You sure this guy is ready?
Of course, dude.
Ian's like a punk legend,
all right? Don't be judging
no book by its cover.
Come on.
- [man] Babe, come on.
- [woman] I'm fucking done.
- [man] Don't do this.
- [woman] No, I'm doing this.
[man] Come on. I'm lost
in the dark without you.
[woman] No, I'm done!
Foxy. Come on, babe.
Come back inside.
I'll make us tacos.
No, I am so done with
feeding you all my shit
and you're just like
rejecting all my ideas!
Yeah, only when they don't work.
Oh, you are such an egomaniac,
you know that?
Literally nobody even
gives a shit what some old
- white man has to say anyway.
- [scoffing]
Yeah, that's why
I have you in the band.
Fuck you.
Come on.
Roxy.
[scoffing]
Whatever dude she'll be back.
- What's up man?
- [Yamil] Hey.
Oh, you got a smoke?
Uh, I just quit.
Shit, uh, I think
I got some in here.
Somewhere.
Shit.
Fucking Roxy.
Man...
She keeps calling this
"my band," like... [scoffing]
it's our band, baby, right?
I mean, yeah, I write the songs,
I fucking do all the artwork,
I book the tours,
but, you know,
who to see-- who do
people come to see right?
I blew through all my cash
booking this
three night tour we got
starting tomorrow morning
and if we don't hit the
road and she doesn't come back,
what the hell am I
supposed to do, you know?
Fuck.
You sing?
No.
Perfect.
[hard rock music]
- Baby I'm lost
- Sing with me.
Lost in the dark
Come on, a little louder.
I'm lost
- Sing!
- Lost in the dark
Can't hear your voice, baby,
I wanna hear it.
I'm lost
- Louder!
- Lost in the dark
I still don't feel like
you're feeling it.
I wanna hear it from
the bottom of your soul!
I'm so lost
- Louder!
- Lost in the dark
Come on, baby!
Gotta feel it!
All the way, let's do it!
I am lost
Lost in the dark
Yeah, I don't think
this is gonna work.
Sorry, babe.
Uh, I'll just, I'll call her.
It's cool.
I got some of the leads.
[soft meditative instrumental]
Honestly, the whole
Hollywood experience
nearly destroyed my Shakti.
If it weren't for my awakening
I might not be here today.
Awakening?
Shan, please clear the space.
It happened in Bali.
I was meditating in a flower
bath when Golenka first
entered my body.
Is he an actor?
She, is my spiritual
guide from the beyond.
My sexy shaman.
Well, we are actually here to
also tell you a little bit
about the work we're doing
which is the movie.
Ah!
Yamil had mentioned that it
takes place in Burma.
Uh, Myanmar.
It's what it goes by these days.
Golenka has told me that
I might have a purpose there.
Maybe this is serendipitous.
- [Yamil] Yeah.
- [Maja] Totally.
I assume it has
something to do with Buddhism?
Well, um, not really.
It's, um,
about Burmese punk rockers.
Well it's also a story about,
um, an awakening.
How so?
Uh, well the-- the main
character is this woman and
she, uh, finds her
celestial oneness by
spending time with this,
uh, Burmese...
[clears throat] ...monk.
Monk or punk?
Um, it's one of those,
sort of like,
you know she starts off as
a monk and then becomes a punk
and then goes back
to being a monk.
Intriguing.
But I haven't acted in years.
Oh, but you'll be-- you'll be
absolutely incredible in this
and I mean you look just
unbelievable.
I'll have to discuss this
with Golenka.
Of course, of course.
Which reminds me,
if I am not deep in
Samadhi by sundown,
I will be an absolute
Sheela na Gig.
[laughing]
Yeah.
[soft gong ding]
Enjoy the food in the house.
Shan would like the company.
He gets a little lonely when I
drift away
into the astral plane.
- You can leave
the script with him.
I insist that he pre-read
all of my offers.
Great, we will, and thank you
again so much, Laura,
for meeting with us.
Really nice meeting you.
We may have met before,
actually.
Golenka tells me that we were
lovers in ancient India
before your husband
beheaded you.
[distant screaming, splashing]
[thudding]
[sighs] Fuck.
So, uh, Shan.
Just call me Shane, dude.
Okay, Shane.
Um, so Shane,
we actually don't
have our script
with us here right now
but we can come back.
[mumbling] Oh, no,
that-- that's fine.
We're not gonna be
doing this project.
What do you mean? Why?
Look, level with me here.
You-- You came here to
see if she would
invest your money, right?
- Uh--
- Well, I mean, a little,
but we also really
want her to act in the film.
Here's what
she's gonna say to that:
there are three types of
people who invest in film.
Family, friends, and fools.
Isn't that cute?
- Yamil.
- Hm?
What the hell was that?
Yeah I don't
think she's gonna bite.
It's okay,
I got some other leads.
No, I mean the stuff that you
said about the monks.
I mean, that has
nothing to do with my story.
What story?
[door unlatching]
[soft flute playing]
Roman Polanski.
What's your take on all that?
That controversy.
It's complicated.
He's a great director.
Got quite a legacy
to live up to.
Polanski, Kieslowski, Sulawski.
Agnieszka Holland.
Can't forget the women.
The future's female.
You know,
I used to date a Polish girl.
The only time she smiled
was when she orgasmed.
Which was rare.
It would last a second,
then it was like poof.
- [Yamil] Damn.
- Back to poker face.
So, tell me about this movie.
All right, so we're thinking
we want to go to Yangon.
Maybe you should let
the director speak.
Maja?
The movie.
Um...
It's about
a Burmese punk rocker in Yangon,
but it really
is about the city itself.
You know how it's still stuck
in the past and it's tradition.
But at the same time,
rapidly changing.
Internet.
Imagine a sunset
above Yangon river
and all those
little wooden boats
taking people to the other shore
at the end of
the day of work.
You have food stands
with steaming samosas.
Smells so good.
[Maja] You have stray dogs
everywhere sniffing trash
and there is this old man
with a blue typewriter.
- Just typing away.
- Finishing up his novel.
A string of baby nuns passes
in their pink robes.
And then the punks
are sitting on a median,
drinking whiskey.
Playing music.
Pink nuns.
Blue typewriter.
Samosas.
Stray dogs.
We could explore
a part of the world
that nobody
has ever seen before.
And with the punks,
it's kind of a fresh hook,
you know?
Exactly, right?
I mean I just want to capture
the mood and the atmosphere
more than anything else.
Minimal dialogue. Images.
Like Antonioni.
- Yeah.
- It's a brisky point.
The desert orgy scene.
It's one of the most
sublime moments in cinema.
I like the explosion in the end.
Wait, there's a desert orgy?
I need to watch this.
You thought that blow up
was so boring.
- Oh, it's the same director?
- Yeah.
No, it's kind of slow.
You know,
I just thought it was sexist.
Well, that's how
movies used to be.
Slow.
Or allow silences to last.
You know, shots lingering.
Yeah, you know, some of my
favorite movies are those
where barely anything happens.
[indistinct]
She's a keeper.
I'm in.
[Yamil]
What do you mean? Like?
I'd like to invest in this film.
Really?
Wow.
Okay, so...
how do we make it official?
Oh, we can go through all
the legalities later.
For now...
let's have another drink.
The thing is, I've got
to teach in 20 minutes.
And what are you,
a teacher or a director?
[hard rock instrumental]
We're making a movie!
What do we get? Oh.
- You want some?
- Oh, yeah. Let's drink it.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Can we please be
on your Instagram?
Because we're making our movie
and we love you.
- [clerk] Yes.
- Thank you so much.
We're making our movie!
Yeah.
[Maja and Yamil laughing]
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
oy, oy, oy
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
oy, oy, oy
[indistinct lyrics]
Why street punx,
fuck it when I die
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
oy, oy, oy
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
oy, oy, oy
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
why, why, why
Street punx, street punx,
ready or not
Street punx, street punx,
why, why, why
Well, I came here for a gig
and I love it here,
So, I figured, what the heck,
I'm going to stay.
Amazing.
Um, do you have a place?
I'm couch surfing
at Kelly's right now.
Because, you know, uh,
I'm actually, uh...
I should sublet my room
because I'm going to Asia,
to Yangon,
for a few months
to shoot a movie.
And, I don't know,
would you be interested?
- Yes.
- Yeah?
- Where is it?
- It's in Amerity.
I love that neighborhood.
Yes, you should move in.
Do you have your own bathroom?
- Yes.
- Oh, my gosh!
I have a few boxes,
but I don't have anything.
I don't have sheets or towels.
No, no, you can use
all of my stuff.
- I love it here!
- Yeah!
- Can I come tomorrow?
- Yes!
I'll bring my boxes.
[thumping electronic music]
[Maja]
Yamil, I'm going to go dance.
This is really happening.
It's really happening, Maja.
I know.
We're making a movie.
We're making a movie so soon.
I mean, we're making a movie
right now.
Yeah, I mean, so soon.
You were the only person in the
whole world
that believed in this vision.
I believe it. I believe it.
I love you for that.
I need you to--
I need you to hear me out, okay?
That even if this doesn't turn
out how we think it's going to,
it's still going to be really
beautiful and amazing.
I know, of course.
Like, even if it's not
what you're expecting.
Nothing is ever what you expect.
That's the beautiful-- That's
what's beautiful about it.
Cool. So, you get it, right?
- I get it.
- Okay.
- Of course, I get it.
- I knew you would.
- I love you.
- I love you too.
Can I get a hug?
Yeah, of course.
I feel so good right now.
[techno music playing]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chattering]
Woo!
[crowd cheers]
Hi, Janice.
This is Maja.
I'm just calling
to let you know
that I'm still not feeling well.
Yeah, I don't think
I'm going to be able
to come today at all.
That's okay.
Michael, thank you so much.
I really appreciate this.
Oh, my Maja!
Ah, it's okay.
[indistinct]
Just one, one.
Ah, two.
Okay, I got it. Ah!
[gasp] I love this room.
I love this room.
I didn't go to sleep. I was
just feeling really energized.
So I went to Polly's.
I had some grits.
I had one mimosa.
And then I just walked
right over here.
It's so close to Polly's.
It's incredible.
Amanda let me in.
I love her.
I'm obsessed with her.
Best first impression ever.
She actually said she would
help me with the boxes,
but I was just feeling really
a lot of fire in my glutes,
and I was just like,
girl, I got this.
So I just, I almost tripped.
I made it. I lost two boxes,
but I did it.
And what the heck?
Your bed is like
a freaking cloud.
Ah!
I feel like if you
decided to stay,
then we would both just fit
in this bed just fine.
I feel like you would barely
know that I was here.
But on the walk over here,
I just was feeling really full.
I was just feeling like, oh,
just like a water balloon
about to burst
because I really, really,
really have to go
to the bathroom.
Can I use your bathroom?
Oh, my gosh.
My own bathroom.
I love your bathroom.
I love your taste.
I love--
When I take off my pants now,
it's just like
glitter comes out.
Last night when we were
on the dance floor,
I had this vision
that we were mermaids,
and I felt like
our hair was just wafting
through the water
and everything was like...
[hums]
You know like
when you're underwater
and everything feels like
it's slow motion?
I can't go.
I feel like I'm having
a little bit of anxiety.
I need to turn on the water.
You know like when
you turn on the water,
it sounds like a waterfall,
especially
because the acoustics
in the bathroom are so good.
It's just like...
Ah!
Thanks, Jojo.
I actually have to run soon to
talk to someone about the film.
Yeah.
Jojo, I'm so very excited.
We're going to do this movie
together, are you?
I already got the tickets.
Hey. Is Sidhu around?
[door closes]
[piano music playing
in the room]
[Sidhu] So...
I have some ideas.
I just jotted down some
possible plot lines
you know,
to get the story moving.
What if...
Jojo gets in trouble with
the Burmese mafia?
Also, I googled Yangon.
I mean, this place is so...
unique.
So untouched.
It's a great time to get in
there before it all gets ruined.
Oh.
How tired are you
of directing?
- What?
- I mean, my buddy Spike's been
wanting to make
a movie out there forever.
- Spike Lee?
- Jones.
- Three Kings.
- Yeah.
Apparently,
he even knows about the punks.
They're so hot right now.
Um, I'm definitely going
to have to direct my own movie.
- That's not negotiable.
- Okay, you're committed.
I just wanted to check.
That's great.
I respect that.
Ah... one other thought.
Why punks?
Hmm.
I think they're fascinating.
Umm, you know,
these guys creating
this alternative culture over
there that goes beyond
the religious, umm...
And plus, it's true.
The whole scene is incredibly
cinematic.
Okay, you use this word a lot.
But what does it mean, really?
I mean, isn't cinema
more than just surfaces?
It is.
Isn't it?
I mean,
what's the deeper theme here?
What do these punks symbolize?
I want to show how these guys
have courage to be themselves.
Um...
- And, um...
- [sniffles]
Create their own personal
revolution.
Okay, but how?
What's the story?
What happens?
It's not a plot-driven movie.
So we're gonna go over there
and let the whole thing
unfold organically.
It's like you said.
Nothing happens.
Well, it's not
that nothing happens.
It's just that what's not
happening is more important
than what happens.
Okay, well,
what's the point, then?
- Does there have to be a point?
- Exactly.
- Like the whole, like, what's
- the-point-of-life thing.
I mean, maybe life doesn't have
a point, but a movie should.
True.
Well, um...
I believe that.
Cinema's supposed to ask
questions rather than...
answer them.
Okay, hear me out.
What if the movie's not about
the punks, per se?
What if it's about a young,
attractive tourist
that gets swept up in the
Burmese underground punk scene?
- I could get Chloe to do it.
- Sevigny?
No, Chloe Moritz.
She's one of my best friends.
What if she falls in love
with one of them, right?
She's bored,
trapped in her hotel room
in Yangon until
she meets one of the punks.
What if we cast
Scarlett Johansson
and have her connect
with an aging actor
who's also trapped in Yangon
shooting a commercial?
Now you're talking.
I love this.
Okay, what if the main
character is a filmmaker
and she's kind of like Maja?
I like it.
This movie's not about me.
I mean, it could be.
I mean, isn't every story
we tell ultimately our own?
I'm not sure if I believe that.
- Oh, Maja.
- [pouring drink]
What's wrong with centering it
around someone like you?
MAYA: Um...
Nothing's wrong.
It's just that I'd rather
give voice to those who don't
have a platform to be heard.
- That's valid.
- Yeah.
Well, who are you
to give them a voice?
And if you're giving it to them,
isn't it your voice anyway?
I mean, maybe you want to make
this movie about these punks
because it's easier
than having to face yourself.
I don't think so.
Well, then tell me.
What's fueling you?
You want to be a director
because it sounds sexy and cool?
Or do you have something to say?
Yeah, I have plenty to say.
Like what?
If I could just say it,
I wouldn't have to be
making a movie about it.
[laughing]
Such a cop-out.
This is good.
This is good, y'all.
We're getting
a conversation started, right?
You know, we don't have to
make any decisions today, right?
We're just sort of
three collaborators.
This is more than
just about your movie.
This is about
your life's purpose.
If you can't face the mirror,
I'm not sure you can
ever really be an artist.
[sniffing]
Why can't you do your own coke?
Excuse me?
Why do you need her
to feed it to you?
Do we have a problem here?
[chuckling]
Oh...
[clearing throat]
Now, you'll have to excuse me.
I have to take a shit.
What the fuck?
Where else are we going to get
some fucking money like this?
Just look at this place.
Are you kidding me?
[sighing]
Good job, Yamil.
You lined up a meeting
with the biggest
misogynist asshole.
I didn't think it was that bad.
Now, let's be real, Maja,
what have you done
for the movie?
Excuse me?
Are you fucking kidding me?
I went to Asia
and met the punks.
[laughing] Yeah.
So you can have your, like,
punk boy, cybersex thing,
but that's not making a movie.
What the fuck do you know
about making movies
in the first place?
I'm making one right now.
- [chuckling]
- Like those guys? Really?
Well, good luck,
'cause I quit.
[Yamil chuckles]
[slow building dissonant music]
[street din]
[music stops]
[conversation in Spanish]
[sighs]
[engine turning over]
[engine turning over]
[somber guitar music]
[lyrics unclear]
Hey! Hey.
Oh, I'd hug you,
but you look a little wet.
What are you doing here?
Well, I tried to call,
but your phone was dead, so I...
Well, anyway,
I figured we haven't hung out
in a while and I could, you
know, take you out to dinner.
I don't know about that.
What are you...
Come on, Maja.
Come on.
[chucking]
You know,
I just started getting paranoid
that everyone around me
is an actor.
Like some kind of nightmare.
It's just like,
oh, my God, is this water real?
[Chuckling]
What about this cheese?
[chuckling]
What about the wine?
I think
you should check the wine.
- I should?
- You should.
You should make sure.
Yeah, the wine's real.
But yeah, fuck this shit,
I'm telling you.
All right.
It's a big mess.
Mm-hmm.
But the entire time we dated,
I struggled to find
the real you
on camera.
- Like the essence.
- [scoffing]
- Oh, come on!
- Are you fucking kidding me?
The essence of me?
- Did you just really say that?
- I did.
You remember that movie
that we did with the bats
and the bathrobe where we were
under that bridge and you fell?
[chuckling]
Oh, my God.
It was horrible,
but it was great.
But hear me out.
Maybe Yamil has succeeded
in showing a side of you
that even I haven't seen.
You know,
your drive, your passion.
You're taking big risks.
You quit your job.
This is a real journey
as an artist,
and it's compelling
and it's intriguing.
And it could be
a true feminist movie.
You fucking talked to him?
No, we didn't...
He might have run into me
last week,
and we might have, like,
he might have showed me
some-- some--
some clips, but...
Dude, what is going on?
I can't do this anymore.
I'm so sorry.
I... This was not my idea.
I-- I did not...
It was not-- [stammering]
Shut up.
Maja.
I'm sorry.
I didn't want this
to play out this way.
And I really care about you.
You know that, right?
Like, I really do.
You're my friend.
And we can still make
something beautiful together.
I'm sorry. I really am.
[camera clattering, smashing]
Fuck.
[Maja sobbing quietly]
Sit up.
Babe.
[somber music
plays in background]
Take some deep breaths.
Do you think I'm a failure?
[scoffing]
Of course not.
It's Yamil.
He's...
He flits around like a butterfly
from flower to flower,
and he never follows through
on anything,
and you don't
have time for that bullshit.
Right?
You have a movie to finish.
Or... To start.
[yawning]
Hey.
The matcha's
making me more sleepy.
Oh.
Well, this is...
I gotta finish it
before tomorrow.
It's too much.
I got an idea.
And you will.
You will finish, but here.
Come sit here.
Sit with me.
Okay.
[laughing]
That's not the exercise.
Here's the exercise.
Take a deep breath in.
[long inhale]
[loud vocalizing]
Or something
along those lines, okay?
You take a deep breath,
you let the sound out,
and put some movement with it.
Ready? Deep breath.
[long inhale]
[loud vocalizing]
[both croaking]
- Another one. Deep breath.
- [long inhale]
[high-pitched vocalizing]
Yeah, yeah.
I'm the captain of my own ship.
Say that.
I'm the captain of my own ship.
Yeah, say it again,
like you mean it.
I'm the captain of my own ship.
I'm the captain
of my own ship.
I'm the fucking captain
of my own fucking ship.
I'm the own...
- I'm the...
- Yeah!
I'm the owner
of the fucking ship.
I'm the fucking owner
of my own ship.
Yeah, that's right.
I'm the captain of my own ship,
motherfucker.
I-- [chuckling]
I'm the own...
- I'm the--
- I'm the owner of the boat.
[laughing] Okay.
I'm the owner of the ship.
- Fuck you, motherfucker.
- Fuck you too, "cap'n."
Damn. Sit down.
Sit down here.
Yeah. Okay.
Now, take a deep breath.
[inhaling]
And let it out.
Let your eyes close.
And...
what do you see?
What is the first
thing that you see?
[bells softly clanging]
[birds squawking]
[waves splashing]
[soft percussion joins]
These photos are really cool.
Yeah. I'm sure there's
a story in there.
Maybe. Let's talk about you.
Your accent--
don't tell me.
My ex is from there.
Ukraine.
Poland.
Poland.
I've been to Poland a few times
for the American Film Festival.
It's in, uh...
God, just one sec.
Wroclaw.
- [phone ringing]
- Oh.
I need to take this.
That's it.
I know.
I took her to this bar.
I brought her here.
She knows that this is our spot.
She knows this is where
all the homies hang out.
And of course
she's gonna come here
and hit on some other woman.
I bet she's with another woman.
I don't care if you're here
as loyal or jealous
because I am
and you're here for it.
And that's okay.
Everyone is looking up
at everybody else
and, like, looking for
somebody else in this town.
And it's like...
[paper rustling]
[door creaks]
[vibrant jazz music]
[dramatic jazz music]
[funky pop music]
[eerie tones]
Do you think I should go?
[small motor whirring]
[rocket jets roaring]
[soft rumbling]
[street din]
[crowd din]
[motorcycle rumbling]
[cutlery clattering]
[restaurant din]
[street din]
[dissonant music]
[music fades]
[conversation in other language]
[speaking other language]
[speaking other language]
[speaking other language]
[phone ringing]
[Maja] Yeah?
I would love for you
to be able to do that.
I know.
But we get to stay in touch.
- Yeah.
- Get to still connect.
Yeah.
Wow.
I love you very much.
And I can't wait to see you.
We will.
[Maja chuckles]
I do.
But you decided
to stay in Myanmar.
Yes.
[driving punk rock music]
[lyrics in another language]
[music fades]
[steady low rock music]