Evening. A street performer and a large crowd.
“Are you having fun?”
“Yeah!”
“Are you happy?”
“Yeah!”
“Are you going to give me lots of money?”
“No!”
“Cheap bastards!”
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Body concious
Two men walking in the street. Afternoon.
“After I started dancing again I feel so much better. My body feels stronger. And I’m more concious of it, too.”
“That sounds great yo.”
“Yeah.”
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Breaks
Noon. Two school girls sitting on a bench.
“Officially it’s 30 minutes but when the bell rings…”
“You have to go?”
“You have to start going, otherwise you won’t make it. They ring the bell five minutes… so the break is actually 25 minutes and then they ring the bell five minutes before. And there are two breaks like this.”
“That sounds horrible!”
“Yeah, it’s really tiring.”
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Ignorance
Afternoon. A man lying on the street.
“Spare a change please. Spare a change please. Would you stop for a minute please! Would you stop for a minute please!!”
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At the circle
In a theatre, evening. People coming to sit on their seats.
“Sorry.”
“Sorry. Thank you.”
“Sorry.”
“Excuse me.”
“Thank you.”
“Sorry.”
“Quite apologetic people here.”
“And all theatregoers!”
“Haha!”
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Traffic
Afternoon on a crowded street. A group of women crossing the street.
“Run!”
Another group of women crossing the street.
“Now.”
Yet another group of women crossing the street.
“Let’s go.”
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Manners
On a bus, morning. A woman comments on a couple wanting to get off the bus after it has closed it’s doors and moved on.
“Tut tut, these people…!”
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Blocked
On a corridor, morning. Two young kids talking.
“And she said, said who do you think you are and like I do what I want. And you know then she blocked me! And I said, I said I don’t care. Monday I’m going to smash her face in. And I was like yeah I don’t care.”
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Horisontal and vertical travelling
At an airport. Afternoon. A woman talking on a phone.
“Hiya. I’m at the borders. At the borders, there’s a massive queue… For fuck’s sake listen. At the borders, at border control. I just got out of the plane and… Where are you? In a lift?”
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Charity
In front of a grocery store. Noon. A woman with her grown up daughter talking to a senior citizen.
“Excuse me madam, please take this voucher I got from the bottle recycling machine. I’m not going to the shop myself.”
“I… I don’t…”
“No no, please, I won’t be using it. It’s worth ten cents. It’s a gift to you.”
“Do you want me to…”
“No no, it’s a gift! I saw you pick a trash from the bench, no body does that these days… You’re welcome. And happy mothers day!”
“I… umm…”
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