The Seventh Fire (2015) Movie Script
1
Let's just put it this way.
When it comes to Rob,
there's always a new low.
He'll bounce around
Mille Lacs, Minneapolis,
wherever he can find a
safe place to lay his head.
You know?
They'll wait him out.
He'll make his mistake.
This is the real.
This is that gangsta shit
That real raw shit
Cocaine, crack shit
That killer smack shit
It's a Gangster Disciple tattoo.
GDN.
Got the six-pointed star, devil tail.
You got the pitchforks. You got the rakes.
It's a criminal organization. I'm
always gonna be a part of that.
If I could fly away
Only if I could fly away
Only if I could fly away
Only if I could fly away
Walkin' down this road
got me thinkin' to myself
I gotta make a light pinkish.
That is pinkish.
They say good dope either makes
you puke or it makes you shit.
So you just start cutting your dope
with something that makes
'em puke, makes 'em shit.
Laxative.
What's going on, Mary?
Raising hell tonight, or what?
No, I'm going over to Sharon's.
Go get a cigarette from your mom.
Gonna shop these around.
Gotta run to, um, Park Rapids.
Hey, where's Maddie?
I don't know.
Damn. Where did she go?
Oh, there she is too.
Goddamn it, don't be running off like that.
Oh! Hold it. You all right?
Living around here,
shit ain't gonna change.
No one's gonna come around
here, change the whole society.
No one's gonna come around, thinking
they can change this neighborhood.
It's always gonna be the same.
That's the way it is around here.
Stay close.
I was raised doing all this
stuff, like drugs, violence,
and it's become a
natural part of my life.
Most likely just gonna get worse.
Go ahead. Jump on that.
- Over here.
- Go over here then.
Come on. Jump on.
- Like this?
- Yep.
- Hello?
- Come on.
'Cause I need the back of your
head, I want you to face this way.
There you go.
Yeah, 'cause I need access to all that.
What'd you say, Maddie?
Trying to see where I could blend it.
There it is.
- Blair and them's brothers, you know?
- Yeah.
Remember when you used to... used
to go with her, on the east side?
Yeah.
I was a little-bitty guy then.
Were you just an itty-bitty guy?
I was, like, eight, nine.
Don't get good at what your
brothers are good at, man.
If you're gonna break the law, be smart.
If you're gonna risk your freedom,
make sure the fuckin' reward
is there and it's worth it.
And it usually isn't.
Okay, look at the mirror.
You see the back of your head?
How that's faded up?
- Yeah.
- You like that?
Now, watch how much women you get now.
You'll be like, "Man, I should've
been cutting my own hair."
I've heard a lot of
stories about Rob.
Rob ain't scared to rep his shit.
Rob ain't scared to do anything.
He's been in prison
most all his life.
I also consider him an
OG, an original gangster,
because he keeps it real, he reps his shit
to the max and don't care what people say.
He earned that fucking
tattoo on his chest, man.
They see something or hear something.
No, there's... there's something.
Unless there's a bear around or something.
They can smell through the wind. That's
what they sniff up in the air for.
- Remember when we had the wolf?
- Mm-hmm.
- And what Thunder's learned from the wolf?
- Yeah.
Thunder used to walk around, smell
the air all the time and start barking.
- The wolf just sat there though. He just ran around in circles.
- Yeah.
That wolf was something.
- Just like in our culture, Kev. We're the wolf clan.
- Yeah.
From our grandfathers and...
from our other grandfathers.
From our ancestors.
You watch a wolf, he
behaves just like we do.
We have those...
See, wolves run in packs and
we're a big... Mom, Daddy, me.
We're all a wolf pack.
Hey, I know how to text now.
Just learned how to text this week, Kev.
Are you using that T9 word, or
are you just changing it, Dad?
- What's that?
- You using that T9 word?
Go to Message, and then
go to Message Settings.
- Right...
- This here.
You can set someone's
number as a speed dial.
So you can just type "1" and then
"send," and it'll be a speed-dial number.
This is Pine Point Village on the
White Earth Indian Reservation.
It's called Pine Point.
I've seen so many
lives, young lives,
just ruined here because...
It would be hard for them to
go out into the real world,
and this is where they...
They were raised up here and everything,
and they only learn from what others do.
So, with Kevin I do
the best I can with him.
'Cause there's a few of
them that did make it.
Just one out of 10 every 10
years will make it out of here.
Yeah. Well, let me hit you up later.
I'll see if I can make some calls.
All right, I'll let you know.
All right.
The X's will tell you where he's at.
And here's the church.
You go over here.
There ain't no houses.
There's a cemetery right here.
Then you go over here.
It'll be that first house right here.
You either go up here...
If he ain't there,
you'll go up that road over here.
And then...
And if you look to your left,
it's that first house right here.
The driveway isn't quite finished.
It's one of the newer houses.
You just go a little ways. It
ain't far at all. Go back down here.
You'll see a house right here
that's all, like, mangled.
Yeah, but you'll see a...
They're the only places
my brother could be.
This one, this one or this one.
That's Pine Point.
Wah! Wah!
Right, right, right.
Oh, this is gonna be ill right here.
- Oh.
- Whoo, look at that cloud.
Oh, hard-core.
Let 'em see the cash
I'm gon' make it rain
Like most films of this nature,
they'll, like, get heavily viewed overseas.
It's goin' down
Meet me in the club
Europe and Asia love Indians.
Meet me in the club
Ain't that right there, Indian?
Hey-ya,
hey-ya, hey.
I don't know. I just... I
haven't been law-abiding lately.
And...
And it just keeps getting deeper.
Consequences keep getting more severe.
Damn.
You made me think about
that little girl now.
- Bye, Mommy.
- Come on. Let's go.
When I was in third grade,
I was being very disruptive.
So I got put in the storage room.
So I started digging around
and I found these books.
They were all on Greek
mythology and stuff.
I came across this tale about this
beautiful daughter, Persephone,
that all the other gods wanted.
Right then and there,
the first girl that I would father,
her name would be Persephone,
and she would have a story behind her name.
So here goes the...
- It's like the...
- Yeah, yeah, I know.
It's just my fifth time around
this here. You know? Yeah.
Ooh, here goes the criminal prior record.
"Criminal vehicular operation, two counts."
Let's see.
"Convicted. Convicted.
44 months, 58 months.
Probation, 10 years."
Looks like they missed something
on that DWI in 2004, huh?
'Cause they could've used
that for a first-degree.
Oh. Yeah.
"Robert Dwayne Brown was born
in Hennepin County, Minnesota,
to his biological parents,
Sheldon and Robert.
He went to live with his grandparents
immediately after being born,
as... and his birth certificate will
reflect Nancy and Charles as his parents.
Defendant stated after
he began running away,
he became a ward of the state
and spent the next 10 years
going through a gamut of foster homes.
Defendant reported he could recall
somewhere around 39 different foster homes
and three group homes.
Defendant further stated
that while in various foster settings,
he was abused both physically, sexually.
He reported he had informed his
caseworker at the time of the incident
but did not feel that anything
actually came from his reports.
Defendant informed his agent he
is very skilled at writing"...
Yes, I am.
"While talking with defendant, he
stated he would like to continue writing
and eventually get something published."
"Final assessment.
It is the recommendation of this agent
to follow the plea agreement
and have Robert Dwayne Brown, Jr.
committed to the
commissioner of corrections
for a period of 57 months."
Thank you, Minnesota, Mahnomen County.
Whoa.
That's what I was talking to you, Robert.
I just looked to make sure that the point
for both criminal vehiculars was accurate.
So I almost was at a four?
Well, I tried to talk her into
that, but it's actually... it is 57.
Hey, you tried, buddy.
- Yeah, but it wasn't...
- Ah, don't feel bad.
Thank you for driving all
the way from Crookston.
- Huh?
- You know, it's a ways.
Maybe you can give me a ride back.
I gotta go back and wait
for a ride to the big house.
The parade's starting now, if
y'all want to show up or something.
I'm, like, four blocks down the
road from you. So, yeah, on Main.
Yeah. All right. Check y'all later.
Yep.
Man, we should have people
on horseback on this.
I got five Medicine Cap Paints sitting
at home, doing absolutely nothing.
I got enough regalia for two tribes.
And we got nobody in this
parade. What's wrong with us?
Would you do it? Do you think people
would do it if they were asked?
Yeah.
- Really?
- Yeah.
So if I went to my shop
right now and got a headdress,
you'd wear it?
- Maybe.
- Maybe.
We'd like to thank you for
coming out today to Park Rapids.
Thank you and have a great
Fourth of July Independence Day.
Stay safe.
Oh, let's check this boy out.
- What's up, crackhead?
- What's up, bitch?
What you up to, man?
- You guys need a cigarette?
- Yeah.
Here, y'all share one. 'Cause, fuck, I
just got this pack, like, an hour ago.
You want one?
Yeah, man.
Come on, man.
- Come around to catch candy or what?
- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah, right.
- Ah!
All right, all right, there you go.
- I have to stay at Mike and Maria's tonight.
- Do you?
Yeah. Just tonight though.
Is that what
M-M-Mama said?
'Cause M-M-M-Mama
doesn't trust you.
So?
All right, so let me get to know her then.
She wants to meet you. She wants you
to come over next weekend on Sunday.
Want to go to his house?
- Whose house?
- His.
- His?
- Yeah.
He lives, like, down there.
- Got some addies. Want to do some addies?
- Shut the fuck up.
Jelly-breath.
Good thing we came back. What's going on?
Next. Next!
I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready.
I'm just looking away, like...
- Oh, no, not that!
- What...
- What are you ready for?
- Nothin'.
Yeah... Come on.
Hey, where you at?
I'm just a middleman.
Anybody want something, I have
people that can hook 'em up.
Weed, pills, meth,
whatever. I know the people.
They give me the money, I
get it for 'em, drop it off,
and then I get a little piece of it.
That's what I've been doing, and that's
my way of living and making money for now.
Until I get a job or
until further notice.
I'm still debating, man.
I still have the idea of
fuckin' being a big drug dealer.
It's still on my mind today.
I still want to be one, yeah.
But I also want to get a job
and try to do shit somewhat the right way
so I can fuckin' get started on something.
Holy fuck. This fucker's
out of jail? What the fuck?
- Hell yeah. Week
-long furlough.
- Oh, yeah?
- I gotta turn myself in on Tuesday.
Oh, that's fucked up.
I gotta go do 57 months.
- Where's your beer?
- Got none, but gonna go get some.
Do something, man. I want
to have fun before I go, dog.
- You gonna be around here?
- All day.
- Definitely.
- All right.
Well, fucking go get it crackin',
and then come back and do what it do, dog.
Hey.
Call me.
Why you gotta move the
party over there, nigga?
- Who let you drink?
- No, I'm just kidding.
- DUI.
- Hugs and kisses.
You know, some people,
they would say,
"If I had to go do three years in prison,
I sure as hell wouldn't spend
my last week in Pine Point."
But, hey, this is home to me, eh?
I can't do this.
- Yeah.
- You gonna be at my house?
Probably.
- Puppy!
- Ask your mother.
Puppy is!
What was he doing?
- Puppy.
- Nobody...
Keep your eyes on me.
Look at him. He's more social.
He's more social.
Hey!
What up, boy?
What's your bird's name?
- Pink.
- Pink?
This is a picture I made for my mom.
Where you off to?
Ow!
Open gym.
- Open gym? They're playing ball or what?
- Yeah.
So it's probably open right now.
I wanna go play some hoops, nigga.
Pretty!
I need some more tape.
- Hold on.
- Whoa!
Fourteen!
Underneath the autumn sky
The road is long
The future's all wide
Wide open
I love you, man.
I wonder if I could
still do the penny drop.
Kristine, can you do one?
- What fell? My knife?
- Yeah.
Good!
We go one, two...
Oh, my God.
I'm too big.
That would've been crazy
if I landed on my face.
We've been together for,
what, almost three months.
That's when we started...
What do you call that? Dating?
I keep calling it an "it." He
says, "Don't call it an 'it.'
It's a baby."
I get to go down the slide too!
Thinking about this baby.
That it's not gonna see him
till it's two and a half.
Two...
Oh, my gosh, I'm stuck!
Go get somebody! I'm stuck!
There's always gonna
be another mountain
I'm always gonna
wanna make it move
He's a pretty big guy.
He lives a crazy lifestyle,
but I think he'll settle down.
Oh, my gosh!
Whoo-hoo!
Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!
Let's see here.
Kevin, well, he was with me
for a while, but we had some...
He crossed his boundary, so...
I gave him the prerogative
to leave, and he did.
It was, um...
Had to do with my personal stuff.
Some of my medication.
Taking it without asking me, so...
There. Done.
People need leeches for fishing bait.
So I trap leeches.
Bloodsuckers.
These ones, I bait 'em up inside,
and then the leeches go in.
They congregate, and they
go for the kidney, the blood.
I gotta go re-bait my traps
there in the lake right now.
- Hey!
- Hey, man.
So, 57 months you're going.
- Nobody's gotta do...
- Yep.
Thirty-eight?
Well, I was facing some
violent charges before that,
and part of the plea agreement was
that they drop them violent charges.
- My dad's been gone for three years.
- Three years.
Uncle, you should let us
have a barbecue here, man.
One big party before Rob goes.
Yeah, we should do that.
I've been thinking about
this furlough for a week.
Fuck, man.
Hey!
Gotta do what I gotta do
Hey, I'm tryin'
to live my life
Makin' money every day
Weren't born to live right
I've been locked up since I was 12.
Probably only spent a year and a half out.
You're definitely on your way.
I don't know, man.
Kinda has me thinking twice
right now, 'cause they might...
If I'm doing good and do hours, they
might plea bargain me down to EJJ.
Well, don't be like me and get used to it.
- Yeah, I know.
- I did 12 years, and I gotta go three more.
Get done with this one, I'll have 15.
I remember you used to
have long hair last summer.
It'll be longer.
See me again, it'll be longer.
'Cause I need 'em. I'm running low.
For how much?
Well... $150.
I don't know. Maybe. I'm not sure.
Well, let me hit you up later. I'll
see if I can make some calls up then.
- Okay.
- All right. I'll let you know.
I don't like the name "meth."
Makes it sound all fucking bad.
I smoked most of it last night. Like that.
Probably, like, $5.00 worth.
It's a lot though, man.
Shit, this'll last me almost... This'll
keep me up for about five, six hours, man.
I'll be back.
Everyone in our studio
audience is going home
with a $100 gift card from Sears!
Kevin just doesn't
give a shit about...
He doesn't give a shit
about nothin' sometimes.
He lies.
He's a damn good liar.
In fact, he lies so much that he
even lies when he tells the truth.
That's how bad he's gotten.
If Kevin was on my mind all
the time, I'd be miserable.
I'd be... I'd be...
I'd go back to drinking
if I let his problems bother me,
but I don't.
It's too late now. It's too late.
It's too late.
Ah, this is so lame.
We have not had any weed.
Jonni, how do you get your nails that long?
Because of my refusal to cut them.
- I can't... Mine... No. Mine break.
- Look at this one.
- This waiting is killing me.
- Waiting for weed?
- Yeah.
- It's getting to me too.
- Well, it's a waiting game.
- I'm okay.
I'm not feeling too bad.
That Oxy set me good.
- Got to quit smoking.
- I know, dude.
- Especially for football.
- It's sore yet?
I didn't quit smoking for track.
I didn't quit smoking for track.
If it wasn't for my
stuck-up, bitchy sister,
I would never even think about school.
You gonna graduate this year or next year?
You talking to Jonni?
Yeah, what grade are you in?
Yeah, wait. You're in sixth grade.
Sixth grade? Bitch.
We broke up. We're not talking.
It's done, I guess.
I tried texting her, calling
her, doing all this shit.
And no answer back, so...
I guess that's that.
Can't really change nobody's mind,
so you just got to brush
it off and fucking move on.
I'm not upset though.
I got... I'm not saying, like...
She's not the only fish in the sea, man.
Kevin fucked me over a
couple times, three times,
on, uh, drug deals.
So...
He put salt in meth bags.
Well, not salt in meth bags.
Like, there was meth in it, but
he added salt to add weight to it
so that it seemed like there
was more than there was.
But we figured it out every time.
And then she found out she
was a week and a half...
two weeks pregnant.
And I was like, "All right."
Like, I was down as hell, man.
Like, I wasn't, like, scared.
I wasn't mad like I didn't wanna
have it. I was like, "Hell, yeah."
But then, also I didn't fucking...
She said she lost it, like... I don't know.
Like, I was kind of expecting it
because we were using, partying, doing
all that shit while she was pregnant,
and we didn't know it.
So... You know.
I'm smart about things.
It's just that my birth
control got fucked up,
so I kind of fucked
myself over there, so...
- It's your birthday today?
- Yesterday.
Yesterday? Happy birthday.
- Eighteen.
- Mm-hmm.
- How's that? Is that better?
- Yeah.
How about this, like, just shift
up just a little bit higher.
Sure. No problem.
Any time you need a break,
just let me know, okay?
Ha. That one stung a little bit.
However I feel about
tomorrow doesn't really matter
until fucking 4:00 PM.
And then I don't know what
the fuck's gonna happen.
I just...
Are you... Are you sure?
What is... What is this?
- Coke.
- Cocaine?
Oh, she got you, Jenna! Oh!
I couldn't miss this.
- Just make sure I don't get jumped.
- Come here.
That fucking dumb little fucking kid.
I just said, "Tasha, don't
beat up no kids tonight."
Huh. You wouldn't understand.
All I understand is the sexiness of you.
Oh, my God. Get a room.
- Shut the fuck up, man.
- We're gonna.
Last night. What do you wanna do?
Anything and everything.
Tasha, they're fucking
up my house in there.
Beating her up.
Beating who up?
My fucking oven's all fucked up now, man.
My dishes are fucking breaking in there.
You're not a girl, but you know what?
- A white girl and a nigga.
- Do it outside!
Tell that bitch! Tell that fucking bitch!
Fuckin'... You remember that fuckin'...
- Go outside!
- Go outside, Tasha!
Do it outside! Not in here!
Why are you fucking crying?
She fucking said that shit to my face!
Get the fuck out!
- Get the fuck off me!
- Get the fuck out!
Fuck that bitch! You said what?
No, there's two of 'em.
- Fuckin'-A, man!
- Enough!
Hey, that's enough!
You wanna talk all that shit
on Facebook? Fuck that shit!
- I heard you. Stop.
- Fucking bitches had to jump me three times.
- Is there anything I can do to help?
- No.
- Tasha, come on! Come on!
- Learn how to act!
Man, fuck you, Niji. Try
and fucking pull me back.
- Liar!
- Fuck you, Niji.
How many times you got to get
her? You fucking proved it.
- Fuckin' talk shit. Fuck you, Niji.
- Put your fucking shoes on.
I don't need no fucking
brother. Fuck you, Niji.
Calm down.
Tasha, I'm going home. You coming or what?
I forgot they were pulling hairs.
I was thinking Misty or Tasha or
somebody... you know, their bang part.
Oh, fuck. Yeah.
They were banging her head
into that air conditioner.
They banged her head into that microwave.
They fucking... Her back
was hitting that hook.
There's blood on there.
There's little drips of blood on there.
That's the oven.
Fuck, I always forget
about the fucking hangover.
And he couldn't even lift her.
He just left her there
and had to get one of us.
Usually we come get Heather, and
Heather'd toss her over her shoulder.
Here, go see Uncle quick.
What up?
- Kristine.
- Give her me back, Uncle.
- Is, um, she...
- She's not even here.
I ain't spending another
fucking minute in jail.
Yeah.
Well, I already pled guilty to 57 months,
and then they gave me
a week-long furlough.
They said if I mess up on my furlough,
they're gonna seek a consecutive sentence.
If I make bail, I could...
My lawyer said he can keep
me out for up to three months.
So if I turn myself in,
you gonna bail me out?
Dad, you know what?
It's like... It's like you're tricking me.
I just know you're... You're
just gonna leave me hanging, man.
And it's...
It hurts, man. It hurts being alone.
I wasn't gonna go back to jail.
- Okay, you're an American Indian?
- Yes.
You lost a couple pounds.
- You're born in Minneapolis?
- Yes.
Any gang affiliation?
Other than what they have in my file.
But I strongly deny it.
I'll have you come over here,
and I'll take your picture.
All right, look right at the camera.
And this is your ID card.
I'm gonna put you in that cell over there
- until the nurse sees you, all right?
- All right.
It's titled "Back Again."
"A familiar place,
a remembered face.
Back again, the words
sting like mace.
Three years out
was a blur, no doubt.
Thirty-six months, a sarcastic
'Thanks, Judge, ' I shout.
True criminal go-getter,
five times I've known better.
I work out, tell a story,
all the time to write a letter.
Life on the installment
plan, yeah, I'm doing it.
Thirty bunk-ass days, hello,
E-House Reception Unit.
Twelve years already served,
total of four previous bids.
Old-school bars. Annoying to
hear these loudmouthed kids.
Patience gets less and less.
Why do I choose this mess?
Ignoring idiots, a skill it is.
These fucks are
playing galley chess.
Fifteen years I've
known these guards.
'Brown, how long has it
been?' 'Don't know, sir.
All's I know it sucks
to be back again.'"
If I don't complete this
in the halfway house,
I'm going to prison,
so I gotta man up and face what I'm doing.
I don't know, man. I'm just...
I'm doing all right here.
Probably almost got kicked out
a couple times for acting up,
but... I don't know...
I just had to settle down.
That's about it.
It's a medallion.
P-Town, born and raised.
My first one I made so
far since I been here.
I don't know.
I'm not... Haven't even
been thinking about it.
There's nothing back there for
me. No opportunities. No chances.
Nothing really to look up
to going back home, so...
Like... I don't know.
N-36.
N-36.
N-34.
B-12.
B-12.
O-64.
Bingo has been called on 64.
B-7.
- G-38.
- Bingo.
- Bingo called on 38.
- Some guys like it in prison.
So I just let him go.
Rob tried calling me.
I ain't even gonna write to him.
My kid said she would,
but it's up to her.
G-55.
Bingo.
Bingo called on 55.
Our philosophy here
is La Cultura Cura...
culture heals.
My name is Albino Garcia.
I am the executive director
of La Plazita Institute.
We are going into the jails
and the community at large.
We see ourselves as a
part of the solution,
dedicated to youth who
are gang affiliated,
gathering all those pieces
of who you really are
and building upon
that as a foundation.
Oh!
I didn't want it to be
like this when I got out.
I want it to be better. Like...
I was expecting different.
Something different than this.
I wasn't really planning on this.
I was planning on having
this girl come pick me up.
And I was gonna drive around
and go get high, smoke some weed.
I ain't going back to meth.
No, I ain't gonna... Fuck that.
I lost too much weight on that shit.
I just gained back, like,
30, 40 pounds working out.
I looked like an ugly
little skeleton before.
Looked like a dope fiend.
Everyone in P-Town are shooting
up fucking meth and shit.
Yeah, I just wanna get the
hell out of here right now
and go do something.
Have you ever been here?
La Plazita?
I haven't even been out
of the state of Minnesota.
I feel just trapped in
this place where I live.
I feel like I can't get away.
It'd be more of a opportunity or something.
Like, I'm not trying to feed
no, like, BS or anything,
but every time, it
doesn't last me very long
until I'm right back in again, so...
Well, again, you know,
we're here to support you.
Like, yeah... Like, I'll
be looking forward to this.
I didn't think I was gonna jump
right into it when I got out,
but I have more of a chance of
getting to it as quick as possible
than sitting out here and trying
to figure shit out for my life.
All right, well,
that's... that's it.
That's all we're gonna ask is if you're
willing to try it, brother, you know.
Maybe we'll see you this summer.
We're headed up to the powwow.
Yeah, me too.
All right, man. Take care.
- Be careful.
- Yeah, you too.
- All right. Later.
- Yeah, later.
I feel exhausted talking to that guy.
I don't know why. It just felt different.
Well, actually, pressure.
You're under pressure.
- Like... I feel like...
- That was...
That was like something like
a interview on the phone there.
Sold yourself.
Just... Yeah, I've never really talked
to anybody like that before, that's why.
Yeah.
Oh.
Yeah, you're very hungry, huh? I am too.
Get out here.
Okay?
It's hard without help.
But I do it.
I cry at night sometimes, you know, just...
just whatever, but...
I wake up, and I gotta do
what I have to do, you know.
I love my kids.
There's nothing... I
don't wanna take them away.
Yeah.
Man, I got to make
it out of here, man.
I miss my babies, man.
There's no excuse why I
shouldn't be there with them.
There's Persephone.
And it breaks my heart
every time I think about her.
It breaks my heart 'cause
I'm in here, you know?
It's like...
When I come to jail,
you know, all the drugs
get out of my system,
and everything starts to be
real clear on where I'm at,
not just physically, geographically,
but where I'm at in my life.
And that's terrible that I'm still in here.
That-That's...
He's my everything
He is
My all
He is my everything
Both great
And small
He gave himself for you
He'll make everything new
Are you ready now? You
got to sing loud, okay?
Jesus loves me
This I know
For the Bible tells me so
Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so
One more time. Loud.
Jesus loves me This I know
For the Bible tells me so
P-E-R-S-E-P-H-O-N-E.
Last time, my, um, whole
fingernail was gone.
Mine is too. Look at it.
Uh-uh. Half of yours is there.
Like that much almost.
No, like this much.
- What? What is that?
- We believe in up there.
What does that have to
do with it, with powwows?
Jesus.
Yeah.
I believe in Jesus, so
I don't go to powwows.
- Well, you can still go to powwows.
- Uh-uh.
I don't believe in Indians.
That means you don't believe in
yourself, 'cause you're Indian.
Did you know when we die,
we get to see heaven
and God and Jesus?
- Hey, baby.
- Who is it?
- It's your daddy.
- Hi.
Is it raining over there?
- No.
- Okay, sit down there.
Hello?
Well, what are you doing?
Are you watching TV?
- No.
- No?
Are you playing outside?
No.
- Are you sleeping?
- No.
Are you talking on the phone?
Yeah.
- Hey, Persephone.
- What?
I love you, baby.
I love you too.
I was a very bad example.
I was a part of what's...
what's going on out there.
I want this cycle to end.
I started writing again.
My novel is called
Breaking Tradition.
It starts out as an
11-year-old boy, 1985.
And he's coming off of... Let's see.
Five years ago, his father passed away.
And to me, what tradition is
is, uh... is what a group
or a culture does repeatedly,
you know, to where it's actually
their beliefs or their behavior.
Like... Like drinking
is a tradition, you know?
Or... Or up on that
reservation, there's gambling.
That's a tradition, you know.
Long time ago, it was...
culture was tradition.
You know, communicating with your...
with your language was a tradition.
The more I write, it puts
me into a different place.
I can see a little
glimpse of the free world.
My name is Two Thunderbirds,
and that's my Indian name.
And what do thunderbirds do?
They fly ahead,
and they warn the Anishinabe
so that they'll survive
the thunderstorm.
I have to believe that I...
I... I do have a destiny
as far as having that name.
This is Albino, man. Homeboy's Abdul.
- What's up, man?
- Good to meet you, man.
You're from here.
You might know that youngster,
Kevin... Kevin Fineday.
He's a youngster, about 18, 19.
Nope.
- My name is Albino Garcia.
- Albino, buenos das.
You might know that youngster we want.
His name is Kevin Fineday.
You know, I haven't seen
him, and I put the word out.
And his neighbor made fry bread
for me just a little bit ago.
- But I don't know where the kid is.
- Okay.
Oh! Silly baby.
A youngster, about 18, 19.
- Kevin.
- Kevin.
Kevin Fineday.
He's running around here somewhere.
Yeah.
Oh, okay. We'll take a look around.
He's probably running
around here, chasing girls.
Not much.
That's... That's a 250.
You want to meet this man, this young man.
I got to look at his
eyes. I got to see if he...
You know, if there's
no willingness there...
Let's just put it this way.
When it comes to Rob,
there's always a new low.
He'll bounce around
Mille Lacs, Minneapolis,
wherever he can find a
safe place to lay his head.
You know?
They'll wait him out.
He'll make his mistake.
This is the real.
This is that gangsta shit
That real raw shit
Cocaine, crack shit
That killer smack shit
It's a Gangster Disciple tattoo.
GDN.
Got the six-pointed star, devil tail.
You got the pitchforks. You got the rakes.
It's a criminal organization. I'm
always gonna be a part of that.
If I could fly away
Only if I could fly away
Only if I could fly away
Only if I could fly away
Walkin' down this road
got me thinkin' to myself
I gotta make a light pinkish.
That is pinkish.
They say good dope either makes
you puke or it makes you shit.
So you just start cutting your dope
with something that makes
'em puke, makes 'em shit.
Laxative.
What's going on, Mary?
Raising hell tonight, or what?
No, I'm going over to Sharon's.
Go get a cigarette from your mom.
Gonna shop these around.
Gotta run to, um, Park Rapids.
Hey, where's Maddie?
I don't know.
Damn. Where did she go?
Oh, there she is too.
Goddamn it, don't be running off like that.
Oh! Hold it. You all right?
Living around here,
shit ain't gonna change.
No one's gonna come around
here, change the whole society.
No one's gonna come around, thinking
they can change this neighborhood.
It's always gonna be the same.
That's the way it is around here.
Stay close.
I was raised doing all this
stuff, like drugs, violence,
and it's become a
natural part of my life.
Most likely just gonna get worse.
Go ahead. Jump on that.
- Over here.
- Go over here then.
Come on. Jump on.
- Like this?
- Yep.
- Hello?
- Come on.
'Cause I need the back of your
head, I want you to face this way.
There you go.
Yeah, 'cause I need access to all that.
What'd you say, Maddie?
Trying to see where I could blend it.
There it is.
- Blair and them's brothers, you know?
- Yeah.
Remember when you used to... used
to go with her, on the east side?
Yeah.
I was a little-bitty guy then.
Were you just an itty-bitty guy?
I was, like, eight, nine.
Don't get good at what your
brothers are good at, man.
If you're gonna break the law, be smart.
If you're gonna risk your freedom,
make sure the fuckin' reward
is there and it's worth it.
And it usually isn't.
Okay, look at the mirror.
You see the back of your head?
How that's faded up?
- Yeah.
- You like that?
Now, watch how much women you get now.
You'll be like, "Man, I should've
been cutting my own hair."
I've heard a lot of
stories about Rob.
Rob ain't scared to rep his shit.
Rob ain't scared to do anything.
He's been in prison
most all his life.
I also consider him an
OG, an original gangster,
because he keeps it real, he reps his shit
to the max and don't care what people say.
He earned that fucking
tattoo on his chest, man.
They see something or hear something.
No, there's... there's something.
Unless there's a bear around or something.
They can smell through the wind. That's
what they sniff up in the air for.
- Remember when we had the wolf?
- Mm-hmm.
- And what Thunder's learned from the wolf?
- Yeah.
Thunder used to walk around, smell
the air all the time and start barking.
- The wolf just sat there though. He just ran around in circles.
- Yeah.
That wolf was something.
- Just like in our culture, Kev. We're the wolf clan.
- Yeah.
From our grandfathers and...
from our other grandfathers.
From our ancestors.
You watch a wolf, he
behaves just like we do.
We have those...
See, wolves run in packs and
we're a big... Mom, Daddy, me.
We're all a wolf pack.
Hey, I know how to text now.
Just learned how to text this week, Kev.
Are you using that T9 word, or
are you just changing it, Dad?
- What's that?
- You using that T9 word?
Go to Message, and then
go to Message Settings.
- Right...
- This here.
You can set someone's
number as a speed dial.
So you can just type "1" and then
"send," and it'll be a speed-dial number.
This is Pine Point Village on the
White Earth Indian Reservation.
It's called Pine Point.
I've seen so many
lives, young lives,
just ruined here because...
It would be hard for them to
go out into the real world,
and this is where they...
They were raised up here and everything,
and they only learn from what others do.
So, with Kevin I do
the best I can with him.
'Cause there's a few of
them that did make it.
Just one out of 10 every 10
years will make it out of here.
Yeah. Well, let me hit you up later.
I'll see if I can make some calls.
All right, I'll let you know.
All right.
The X's will tell you where he's at.
And here's the church.
You go over here.
There ain't no houses.
There's a cemetery right here.
Then you go over here.
It'll be that first house right here.
You either go up here...
If he ain't there,
you'll go up that road over here.
And then...
And if you look to your left,
it's that first house right here.
The driveway isn't quite finished.
It's one of the newer houses.
You just go a little ways. It
ain't far at all. Go back down here.
You'll see a house right here
that's all, like, mangled.
Yeah, but you'll see a...
They're the only places
my brother could be.
This one, this one or this one.
That's Pine Point.
Wah! Wah!
Right, right, right.
Oh, this is gonna be ill right here.
- Oh.
- Whoo, look at that cloud.
Oh, hard-core.
Let 'em see the cash
I'm gon' make it rain
Like most films of this nature,
they'll, like, get heavily viewed overseas.
It's goin' down
Meet me in the club
Europe and Asia love Indians.
Meet me in the club
Ain't that right there, Indian?
Hey-ya,
hey-ya, hey.
I don't know. I just... I
haven't been law-abiding lately.
And...
And it just keeps getting deeper.
Consequences keep getting more severe.
Damn.
You made me think about
that little girl now.
- Bye, Mommy.
- Come on. Let's go.
When I was in third grade,
I was being very disruptive.
So I got put in the storage room.
So I started digging around
and I found these books.
They were all on Greek
mythology and stuff.
I came across this tale about this
beautiful daughter, Persephone,
that all the other gods wanted.
Right then and there,
the first girl that I would father,
her name would be Persephone,
and she would have a story behind her name.
So here goes the...
- It's like the...
- Yeah, yeah, I know.
It's just my fifth time around
this here. You know? Yeah.
Ooh, here goes the criminal prior record.
"Criminal vehicular operation, two counts."
Let's see.
"Convicted. Convicted.
44 months, 58 months.
Probation, 10 years."
Looks like they missed something
on that DWI in 2004, huh?
'Cause they could've used
that for a first-degree.
Oh. Yeah.
"Robert Dwayne Brown was born
in Hennepin County, Minnesota,
to his biological parents,
Sheldon and Robert.
He went to live with his grandparents
immediately after being born,
as... and his birth certificate will
reflect Nancy and Charles as his parents.
Defendant stated after
he began running away,
he became a ward of the state
and spent the next 10 years
going through a gamut of foster homes.
Defendant reported he could recall
somewhere around 39 different foster homes
and three group homes.
Defendant further stated
that while in various foster settings,
he was abused both physically, sexually.
He reported he had informed his
caseworker at the time of the incident
but did not feel that anything
actually came from his reports.
Defendant informed his agent he
is very skilled at writing"...
Yes, I am.
"While talking with defendant, he
stated he would like to continue writing
and eventually get something published."
"Final assessment.
It is the recommendation of this agent
to follow the plea agreement
and have Robert Dwayne Brown, Jr.
committed to the
commissioner of corrections
for a period of 57 months."
Thank you, Minnesota, Mahnomen County.
Whoa.
That's what I was talking to you, Robert.
I just looked to make sure that the point
for both criminal vehiculars was accurate.
So I almost was at a four?
Well, I tried to talk her into
that, but it's actually... it is 57.
Hey, you tried, buddy.
- Yeah, but it wasn't...
- Ah, don't feel bad.
Thank you for driving all
the way from Crookston.
- Huh?
- You know, it's a ways.
Maybe you can give me a ride back.
I gotta go back and wait
for a ride to the big house.
The parade's starting now, if
y'all want to show up or something.
I'm, like, four blocks down the
road from you. So, yeah, on Main.
Yeah. All right. Check y'all later.
Yep.
Man, we should have people
on horseback on this.
I got five Medicine Cap Paints sitting
at home, doing absolutely nothing.
I got enough regalia for two tribes.
And we got nobody in this
parade. What's wrong with us?
Would you do it? Do you think people
would do it if they were asked?
Yeah.
- Really?
- Yeah.
So if I went to my shop
right now and got a headdress,
you'd wear it?
- Maybe.
- Maybe.
We'd like to thank you for
coming out today to Park Rapids.
Thank you and have a great
Fourth of July Independence Day.
Stay safe.
Oh, let's check this boy out.
- What's up, crackhead?
- What's up, bitch?
What you up to, man?
- You guys need a cigarette?
- Yeah.
Here, y'all share one. 'Cause, fuck, I
just got this pack, like, an hour ago.
You want one?
Yeah, man.
Come on, man.
- Come around to catch candy or what?
- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah, right.
- Ah!
All right, all right, there you go.
- I have to stay at Mike and Maria's tonight.
- Do you?
Yeah. Just tonight though.
Is that what
M-M-Mama said?
'Cause M-M-M-Mama
doesn't trust you.
So?
All right, so let me get to know her then.
She wants to meet you. She wants you
to come over next weekend on Sunday.
Want to go to his house?
- Whose house?
- His.
- His?
- Yeah.
He lives, like, down there.
- Got some addies. Want to do some addies?
- Shut the fuck up.
Jelly-breath.
Good thing we came back. What's going on?
Next. Next!
I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready.
I'm just looking away, like...
- Oh, no, not that!
- What...
- What are you ready for?
- Nothin'.
Yeah... Come on.
Hey, where you at?
I'm just a middleman.
Anybody want something, I have
people that can hook 'em up.
Weed, pills, meth,
whatever. I know the people.
They give me the money, I
get it for 'em, drop it off,
and then I get a little piece of it.
That's what I've been doing, and that's
my way of living and making money for now.
Until I get a job or
until further notice.
I'm still debating, man.
I still have the idea of
fuckin' being a big drug dealer.
It's still on my mind today.
I still want to be one, yeah.
But I also want to get a job
and try to do shit somewhat the right way
so I can fuckin' get started on something.
Holy fuck. This fucker's
out of jail? What the fuck?
- Hell yeah. Week
-long furlough.
- Oh, yeah?
- I gotta turn myself in on Tuesday.
Oh, that's fucked up.
I gotta go do 57 months.
- Where's your beer?
- Got none, but gonna go get some.
Do something, man. I want
to have fun before I go, dog.
- You gonna be around here?
- All day.
- Definitely.
- All right.
Well, fucking go get it crackin',
and then come back and do what it do, dog.
Hey.
Call me.
Why you gotta move the
party over there, nigga?
- Who let you drink?
- No, I'm just kidding.
- DUI.
- Hugs and kisses.
You know, some people,
they would say,
"If I had to go do three years in prison,
I sure as hell wouldn't spend
my last week in Pine Point."
But, hey, this is home to me, eh?
I can't do this.
- Yeah.
- You gonna be at my house?
Probably.
- Puppy!
- Ask your mother.
Puppy is!
What was he doing?
- Puppy.
- Nobody...
Keep your eyes on me.
Look at him. He's more social.
He's more social.
Hey!
What up, boy?
What's your bird's name?
- Pink.
- Pink?
This is a picture I made for my mom.
Where you off to?
Ow!
Open gym.
- Open gym? They're playing ball or what?
- Yeah.
So it's probably open right now.
I wanna go play some hoops, nigga.
Pretty!
I need some more tape.
- Hold on.
- Whoa!
Fourteen!
Underneath the autumn sky
The road is long
The future's all wide
Wide open
I love you, man.
I wonder if I could
still do the penny drop.
Kristine, can you do one?
- What fell? My knife?
- Yeah.
Good!
We go one, two...
Oh, my God.
I'm too big.
That would've been crazy
if I landed on my face.
We've been together for,
what, almost three months.
That's when we started...
What do you call that? Dating?
I keep calling it an "it." He
says, "Don't call it an 'it.'
It's a baby."
I get to go down the slide too!
Thinking about this baby.
That it's not gonna see him
till it's two and a half.
Two...
Oh, my gosh, I'm stuck!
Go get somebody! I'm stuck!
There's always gonna
be another mountain
I'm always gonna
wanna make it move
He's a pretty big guy.
He lives a crazy lifestyle,
but I think he'll settle down.
Oh, my gosh!
Whoo-hoo!
Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!
Let's see here.
Kevin, well, he was with me
for a while, but we had some...
He crossed his boundary, so...
I gave him the prerogative
to leave, and he did.
It was, um...
Had to do with my personal stuff.
Some of my medication.
Taking it without asking me, so...
There. Done.
People need leeches for fishing bait.
So I trap leeches.
Bloodsuckers.
These ones, I bait 'em up inside,
and then the leeches go in.
They congregate, and they
go for the kidney, the blood.
I gotta go re-bait my traps
there in the lake right now.
- Hey!
- Hey, man.
So, 57 months you're going.
- Nobody's gotta do...
- Yep.
Thirty-eight?
Well, I was facing some
violent charges before that,
and part of the plea agreement was
that they drop them violent charges.
- My dad's been gone for three years.
- Three years.
Uncle, you should let us
have a barbecue here, man.
One big party before Rob goes.
Yeah, we should do that.
I've been thinking about
this furlough for a week.
Fuck, man.
Hey!
Gotta do what I gotta do
Hey, I'm tryin'
to live my life
Makin' money every day
Weren't born to live right
I've been locked up since I was 12.
Probably only spent a year and a half out.
You're definitely on your way.
I don't know, man.
Kinda has me thinking twice
right now, 'cause they might...
If I'm doing good and do hours, they
might plea bargain me down to EJJ.
Well, don't be like me and get used to it.
- Yeah, I know.
- I did 12 years, and I gotta go three more.
Get done with this one, I'll have 15.
I remember you used to
have long hair last summer.
It'll be longer.
See me again, it'll be longer.
'Cause I need 'em. I'm running low.
For how much?
Well... $150.
I don't know. Maybe. I'm not sure.
Well, let me hit you up later. I'll
see if I can make some calls up then.
- Okay.
- All right. I'll let you know.
I don't like the name "meth."
Makes it sound all fucking bad.
I smoked most of it last night. Like that.
Probably, like, $5.00 worth.
It's a lot though, man.
Shit, this'll last me almost... This'll
keep me up for about five, six hours, man.
I'll be back.
Everyone in our studio
audience is going home
with a $100 gift card from Sears!
Kevin just doesn't
give a shit about...
He doesn't give a shit
about nothin' sometimes.
He lies.
He's a damn good liar.
In fact, he lies so much that he
even lies when he tells the truth.
That's how bad he's gotten.
If Kevin was on my mind all
the time, I'd be miserable.
I'd be... I'd be...
I'd go back to drinking
if I let his problems bother me,
but I don't.
It's too late now. It's too late.
It's too late.
Ah, this is so lame.
We have not had any weed.
Jonni, how do you get your nails that long?
Because of my refusal to cut them.
- I can't... Mine... No. Mine break.
- Look at this one.
- This waiting is killing me.
- Waiting for weed?
- Yeah.
- It's getting to me too.
- Well, it's a waiting game.
- I'm okay.
I'm not feeling too bad.
That Oxy set me good.
- Got to quit smoking.
- I know, dude.
- Especially for football.
- It's sore yet?
I didn't quit smoking for track.
I didn't quit smoking for track.
If it wasn't for my
stuck-up, bitchy sister,
I would never even think about school.
You gonna graduate this year or next year?
You talking to Jonni?
Yeah, what grade are you in?
Yeah, wait. You're in sixth grade.
Sixth grade? Bitch.
We broke up. We're not talking.
It's done, I guess.
I tried texting her, calling
her, doing all this shit.
And no answer back, so...
I guess that's that.
Can't really change nobody's mind,
so you just got to brush
it off and fucking move on.
I'm not upset though.
I got... I'm not saying, like...
She's not the only fish in the sea, man.
Kevin fucked me over a
couple times, three times,
on, uh, drug deals.
So...
He put salt in meth bags.
Well, not salt in meth bags.
Like, there was meth in it, but
he added salt to add weight to it
so that it seemed like there
was more than there was.
But we figured it out every time.
And then she found out she
was a week and a half...
two weeks pregnant.
And I was like, "All right."
Like, I was down as hell, man.
Like, I wasn't, like, scared.
I wasn't mad like I didn't wanna
have it. I was like, "Hell, yeah."
But then, also I didn't fucking...
She said she lost it, like... I don't know.
Like, I was kind of expecting it
because we were using, partying, doing
all that shit while she was pregnant,
and we didn't know it.
So... You know.
I'm smart about things.
It's just that my birth
control got fucked up,
so I kind of fucked
myself over there, so...
- It's your birthday today?
- Yesterday.
Yesterday? Happy birthday.
- Eighteen.
- Mm-hmm.
- How's that? Is that better?
- Yeah.
How about this, like, just shift
up just a little bit higher.
Sure. No problem.
Any time you need a break,
just let me know, okay?
Ha. That one stung a little bit.
However I feel about
tomorrow doesn't really matter
until fucking 4:00 PM.
And then I don't know what
the fuck's gonna happen.
I just...
Are you... Are you sure?
What is... What is this?
- Coke.
- Cocaine?
Oh, she got you, Jenna! Oh!
I couldn't miss this.
- Just make sure I don't get jumped.
- Come here.
That fucking dumb little fucking kid.
I just said, "Tasha, don't
beat up no kids tonight."
Huh. You wouldn't understand.
All I understand is the sexiness of you.
Oh, my God. Get a room.
- Shut the fuck up, man.
- We're gonna.
Last night. What do you wanna do?
Anything and everything.
Tasha, they're fucking
up my house in there.
Beating her up.
Beating who up?
My fucking oven's all fucked up now, man.
My dishes are fucking breaking in there.
You're not a girl, but you know what?
- A white girl and a nigga.
- Do it outside!
Tell that bitch! Tell that fucking bitch!
Fuckin'... You remember that fuckin'...
- Go outside!
- Go outside, Tasha!
Do it outside! Not in here!
Why are you fucking crying?
She fucking said that shit to my face!
Get the fuck out!
- Get the fuck off me!
- Get the fuck out!
Fuck that bitch! You said what?
No, there's two of 'em.
- Fuckin'-A, man!
- Enough!
Hey, that's enough!
You wanna talk all that shit
on Facebook? Fuck that shit!
- I heard you. Stop.
- Fucking bitches had to jump me three times.
- Is there anything I can do to help?
- No.
- Tasha, come on! Come on!
- Learn how to act!
Man, fuck you, Niji. Try
and fucking pull me back.
- Liar!
- Fuck you, Niji.
How many times you got to get
her? You fucking proved it.
- Fuckin' talk shit. Fuck you, Niji.
- Put your fucking shoes on.
I don't need no fucking
brother. Fuck you, Niji.
Calm down.
Tasha, I'm going home. You coming or what?
I forgot they were pulling hairs.
I was thinking Misty or Tasha or
somebody... you know, their bang part.
Oh, fuck. Yeah.
They were banging her head
into that air conditioner.
They banged her head into that microwave.
They fucking... Her back
was hitting that hook.
There's blood on there.
There's little drips of blood on there.
That's the oven.
Fuck, I always forget
about the fucking hangover.
And he couldn't even lift her.
He just left her there
and had to get one of us.
Usually we come get Heather, and
Heather'd toss her over her shoulder.
Here, go see Uncle quick.
What up?
- Kristine.
- Give her me back, Uncle.
- Is, um, she...
- She's not even here.
I ain't spending another
fucking minute in jail.
Yeah.
Well, I already pled guilty to 57 months,
and then they gave me
a week-long furlough.
They said if I mess up on my furlough,
they're gonna seek a consecutive sentence.
If I make bail, I could...
My lawyer said he can keep
me out for up to three months.
So if I turn myself in,
you gonna bail me out?
Dad, you know what?
It's like... It's like you're tricking me.
I just know you're... You're
just gonna leave me hanging, man.
And it's...
It hurts, man. It hurts being alone.
I wasn't gonna go back to jail.
- Okay, you're an American Indian?
- Yes.
You lost a couple pounds.
- You're born in Minneapolis?
- Yes.
Any gang affiliation?
Other than what they have in my file.
But I strongly deny it.
I'll have you come over here,
and I'll take your picture.
All right, look right at the camera.
And this is your ID card.
I'm gonna put you in that cell over there
- until the nurse sees you, all right?
- All right.
It's titled "Back Again."
"A familiar place,
a remembered face.
Back again, the words
sting like mace.
Three years out
was a blur, no doubt.
Thirty-six months, a sarcastic
'Thanks, Judge, ' I shout.
True criminal go-getter,
five times I've known better.
I work out, tell a story,
all the time to write a letter.
Life on the installment
plan, yeah, I'm doing it.
Thirty bunk-ass days, hello,
E-House Reception Unit.
Twelve years already served,
total of four previous bids.
Old-school bars. Annoying to
hear these loudmouthed kids.
Patience gets less and less.
Why do I choose this mess?
Ignoring idiots, a skill it is.
These fucks are
playing galley chess.
Fifteen years I've
known these guards.
'Brown, how long has it
been?' 'Don't know, sir.
All's I know it sucks
to be back again.'"
If I don't complete this
in the halfway house,
I'm going to prison,
so I gotta man up and face what I'm doing.
I don't know, man. I'm just...
I'm doing all right here.
Probably almost got kicked out
a couple times for acting up,
but... I don't know...
I just had to settle down.
That's about it.
It's a medallion.
P-Town, born and raised.
My first one I made so
far since I been here.
I don't know.
I'm not... Haven't even
been thinking about it.
There's nothing back there for
me. No opportunities. No chances.
Nothing really to look up
to going back home, so...
Like... I don't know.
N-36.
N-36.
N-34.
B-12.
B-12.
O-64.
Bingo has been called on 64.
B-7.
- G-38.
- Bingo.
- Bingo called on 38.
- Some guys like it in prison.
So I just let him go.
Rob tried calling me.
I ain't even gonna write to him.
My kid said she would,
but it's up to her.
G-55.
Bingo.
Bingo called on 55.
Our philosophy here
is La Cultura Cura...
culture heals.
My name is Albino Garcia.
I am the executive director
of La Plazita Institute.
We are going into the jails
and the community at large.
We see ourselves as a
part of the solution,
dedicated to youth who
are gang affiliated,
gathering all those pieces
of who you really are
and building upon
that as a foundation.
Oh!
I didn't want it to be
like this when I got out.
I want it to be better. Like...
I was expecting different.
Something different than this.
I wasn't really planning on this.
I was planning on having
this girl come pick me up.
And I was gonna drive around
and go get high, smoke some weed.
I ain't going back to meth.
No, I ain't gonna... Fuck that.
I lost too much weight on that shit.
I just gained back, like,
30, 40 pounds working out.
I looked like an ugly
little skeleton before.
Looked like a dope fiend.
Everyone in P-Town are shooting
up fucking meth and shit.
Yeah, I just wanna get the
hell out of here right now
and go do something.
Have you ever been here?
La Plazita?
I haven't even been out
of the state of Minnesota.
I feel just trapped in
this place where I live.
I feel like I can't get away.
It'd be more of a opportunity or something.
Like, I'm not trying to feed
no, like, BS or anything,
but every time, it
doesn't last me very long
until I'm right back in again, so...
Well, again, you know,
we're here to support you.
Like, yeah... Like, I'll
be looking forward to this.
I didn't think I was gonna jump
right into it when I got out,
but I have more of a chance of
getting to it as quick as possible
than sitting out here and trying
to figure shit out for my life.
All right, well,
that's... that's it.
That's all we're gonna ask is if you're
willing to try it, brother, you know.
Maybe we'll see you this summer.
We're headed up to the powwow.
Yeah, me too.
All right, man. Take care.
- Be careful.
- Yeah, you too.
- All right. Later.
- Yeah, later.
I feel exhausted talking to that guy.
I don't know why. It just felt different.
Well, actually, pressure.
You're under pressure.
- Like... I feel like...
- That was...
That was like something like
a interview on the phone there.
Sold yourself.
Just... Yeah, I've never really talked
to anybody like that before, that's why.
Yeah.
Oh.
Yeah, you're very hungry, huh? I am too.
Get out here.
Okay?
It's hard without help.
But I do it.
I cry at night sometimes, you know, just...
just whatever, but...
I wake up, and I gotta do
what I have to do, you know.
I love my kids.
There's nothing... I
don't wanna take them away.
Yeah.
Man, I got to make
it out of here, man.
I miss my babies, man.
There's no excuse why I
shouldn't be there with them.
There's Persephone.
And it breaks my heart
every time I think about her.
It breaks my heart 'cause
I'm in here, you know?
It's like...
When I come to jail,
you know, all the drugs
get out of my system,
and everything starts to be
real clear on where I'm at,
not just physically, geographically,
but where I'm at in my life.
And that's terrible that I'm still in here.
That-That's...
He's my everything
He is
My all
He is my everything
Both great
And small
He gave himself for you
He'll make everything new
Are you ready now? You
got to sing loud, okay?
Jesus loves me
This I know
For the Bible tells me so
Jesus loves me
The Bible tells me so
One more time. Loud.
Jesus loves me This I know
For the Bible tells me so
P-E-R-S-E-P-H-O-N-E.
Last time, my, um, whole
fingernail was gone.
Mine is too. Look at it.
Uh-uh. Half of yours is there.
Like that much almost.
No, like this much.
- What? What is that?
- We believe in up there.
What does that have to
do with it, with powwows?
Jesus.
Yeah.
I believe in Jesus, so
I don't go to powwows.
- Well, you can still go to powwows.
- Uh-uh.
I don't believe in Indians.
That means you don't believe in
yourself, 'cause you're Indian.
Did you know when we die,
we get to see heaven
and God and Jesus?
- Hey, baby.
- Who is it?
- It's your daddy.
- Hi.
Is it raining over there?
- No.
- Okay, sit down there.
Hello?
Well, what are you doing?
Are you watching TV?
- No.
- No?
Are you playing outside?
No.
- Are you sleeping?
- No.
Are you talking on the phone?
Yeah.
- Hey, Persephone.
- What?
I love you, baby.
I love you too.
I was a very bad example.
I was a part of what's...
what's going on out there.
I want this cycle to end.
I started writing again.
My novel is called
Breaking Tradition.
It starts out as an
11-year-old boy, 1985.
And he's coming off of... Let's see.
Five years ago, his father passed away.
And to me, what tradition is
is, uh... is what a group
or a culture does repeatedly,
you know, to where it's actually
their beliefs or their behavior.
Like... Like drinking
is a tradition, you know?
Or... Or up on that
reservation, there's gambling.
That's a tradition, you know.
Long time ago, it was...
culture was tradition.
You know, communicating with your...
with your language was a tradition.
The more I write, it puts
me into a different place.
I can see a little
glimpse of the free world.
My name is Two Thunderbirds,
and that's my Indian name.
And what do thunderbirds do?
They fly ahead,
and they warn the Anishinabe
so that they'll survive
the thunderstorm.
I have to believe that I...
I... I do have a destiny
as far as having that name.
This is Albino, man. Homeboy's Abdul.
- What's up, man?
- Good to meet you, man.
You're from here.
You might know that youngster,
Kevin... Kevin Fineday.
He's a youngster, about 18, 19.
Nope.
- My name is Albino Garcia.
- Albino, buenos das.
You might know that youngster we want.
His name is Kevin Fineday.
You know, I haven't seen
him, and I put the word out.
And his neighbor made fry bread
for me just a little bit ago.
- But I don't know where the kid is.
- Okay.
Oh! Silly baby.
A youngster, about 18, 19.
- Kevin.
- Kevin.
Kevin Fineday.
He's running around here somewhere.
Yeah.
Oh, okay. We'll take a look around.
He's probably running
around here, chasing girls.
Not much.
That's... That's a 250.
You want to meet this man, this young man.
I got to look at his
eyes. I got to see if he...
You know, if there's
no willingness there...