Original subtitles

(SCRIBBLING)

(SCRIBBLING)

- (CAR ENGINES RUMBLING) - (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CAR HONKS)

MARCIAL PILATAXI: My name is Marcial Pilataxi.

So, this moment, the only job available for me

during this time is delivery.

- MARCIAL: So sorry, dude. - CUSTOMER: It's okay.

-MARCIAL: Here you go. Take care. -CUSTOMER: Thank you.

- (CAR HORN BLARES) - MARCIAL: I like Manhattan.

You know, I like to look at the skyscrapers, and...

it just feels like New York.

It's a nice view.

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

The only family I really have that lives in Manhattan

is my grandmother.

NELLIE BERNARD: Oh my God. I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do.

MARCIAL: She lives here because she's a super.

NELLIE: Very stinky.

MARCIAL: My grandmother and I work with garbage,

so we're constantly touching other people's garbage.

Oh, gross.

Ugh.

Ugh. What the fuck?

I've been touching garbage since I was a little kid.

But now, it's more intense because of COVID-19.

NELLIE: And so...

all this going out today.

MARCIAL: That my grandma's able to live here in Manhattan

is because we pick up the garbage for the rich people.

That's how we... that's the only way for us to live h...

In Manhattan,

is that we gotta pick up garbage for people.

-(SIRENS WAILING) -REPORTER: (ON TV) But the de-escalation training

actually, Gloria, is part of why they did successfully

- hold the line and not allow... - (GLASS SHATTERING)

NELLIE: (GASPS) Oh my goodness.

(SIRENS WAILING)

NELLIE: It's really bad. It's really bad.

(SIRENS CONTINUE)

NELLIE: I'm so worried. What's gonna happen?

- CHANT LEADER: Say his name! - PROTESTERS: George Floyd!

- LEADER: Say his name! - PROTESTERS: George Floyd!

- LEADER: Say his name! - PROTESTERS: George Floyd!

- LEADER: Say his name! - PROTESTERS: George Floyd!

NELLIE: Papi, please, don't go out, stay here.

- LEADER: When do we want it? - PROTESTERS: Now!

- LEADER: And if we don't get it? - PROTESTERS: Shut it down!

- LEADER: If we don't get it? - PROTESTERS: Shut it down!

LEADER: If we don't get it?

PROTESTERS: Shut it down!

MARCIAL: There's so much more garbage now

because everyone's staying at home.

(GRUNTS)

I'm tired of this building.

Ouch...

I need to go out,

but I don't think Grandma's gonna like it.

(DOOR CREAKS)

Sorry. I just like to...

I just wanted to be out. I've been inside for so long.

Oh.

MARCIAL: Yeah.

I don't... I don't like the idea of you being so...

Outside that... that late, papi. This... It's dangerous.

People are crazy, papi. People are crazy.

I know you're a man and you... You know, you can be afraid,

but let me tell you, things are really bad, papi.

You don't know. You don't know, papito.

(MARCIAL SIGHS)

MARCIAL: Okay.

Now's my chance.

- ♪ (MUSIC PLAYING ON PHONE) ♪ - (RAPPING) ♪ Take a nigga bitch Do the dash in the whip ♪

♪ Count the cash in the whip ♪

♪ I fucked the nigga shit I pull up with a stick ♪

♪ Shout out ♪

♪ One more time! ♪

♪ Spent this check On a weekend ♪

- (ALL LAUGHING) - ♪ (MUSIC PLAYING ON PHONE) ♪

♪ (OVERLAPPING RAPPING AND SINGING) ♪

FRIEND: Yo, film that. Film that.

- (OVERLAPPING VOICES) - ♪ (SINGING CONTINUES) ♪

(CHEERING)

- What's goin' on? - MARCIAL: Nothing much.

- FRIEND: Whoa! - BIKER: Why you filmin' right now?

MARCIAL: Because I'm making a doc about

- everything that's happening... - About what?

-He's a film student. -MARCIAL: About COVID. I'm a film student.

- They picked me... - All right. So you got fuckin'...

- You're filmin' about fuckin' COVID. - MARCIAL: Uh-huh.

You got four motherfuckers right now with no masks on.

MARCIAL: Yeah, that's interesting, isn't it?

So, you got antibodies?

- FRIEND: No. - You don't care about no one!

- You got antibodies? - Not at all.

Fuck, you don't care about no one!

- (LAUGHS) - You love your grandma?

- Uh... - No, you don't!

You love your grandma?

- No, you know why? - MARCIAL: Uh-huh.

You fuckin' have a ear piercing like, "Fuck my grandma."

- I love my grandma. - MARCIAL: Right.

- She's fuckin' dead. - MARCIAL: Sorry to hear that.

I know 47 people that dead from COVID.

I hope someone doesn't die that you guys know.

MARCIAL: All right.

He doesn't love his grandma, okay?

- Don't worry about it... - Let's go, dude. Let's go.

- All right. - MARCIAL: Take care. Be safe.

Hey. I'm sorry, man.

- Get home safe, yo. - Yeah, you too, guys.

- MARCIAL: You too, man. - Hey, get home safe.

MARCIAL: You too.

(SIREN WAILING DISTANTLY)

MARCIAL: Grandma?

Grandma?

(DOOR CLOSES)

Grandma?

I shouldn't have left the building.

Grandma?

Grandma, are you... Grandma?

- (LAUNDRY MACHINES RUMBLING) - (WATER RUNNING)

Are you okay?

NELLIE: You didn't sleep last night?

You didn't sleep, right?

MARCIAL: I'm sorry, Grandma. I went out.

- Last night... - Yeah?

This guy on a bike, he, like, yelled at us.

NELLIE: Yeah, why?

Well, we were kinda walking... It was, like, late at the night.

And we took our masks off.

- (NELLIE SNIFFS) - And I guess 'cause he saw us

not wearing masks, he yelled at us.

NELLIE: You're supposed to wear a mask all the time.

- You know that. - MARCIAL: Huh?

You're supposed to wear a mask all the time.

And he says, "Well, you don't love your grandma."

And he says, "You're gonna kill her.

You're gonna be the reason why she's... she dies."

And it scared me.

NELLIE: Mm-hmm.

MARCIAL: Grandma, I love you so much.

I'm... I'm sorry, okay? I'm not gonna go out again.

Or if you got sick... because of me...

I...

I'd hate myself.

- I guess we're both stuck here. - NELLIE: Yeah.

Oh, God. (SIGHS)

(MARCIAL SNIFFLES)

MARCIAL: What's the candle for?

NELLIE: For my husband.

He would be, um, if he was alive,

87 years old today.

Have you ever seen your grandfather's picture?

He was my only boyfriend.

He was very handsome.

He was so handsome.

You look just like him.

- I'm not happy here. - No?

- (MARCIAL GRUNTS) - Not with grandma?

No, I'm happy with you. But with this building, no.

Constantly stressed about something happening.

Like, I want to live other... I want to live in other places.

I want to travel. I want... I can't do that here. It's...

It feels like I'm just stuck in this place.

I just hate this building.

(CLOCK TICKING)

(NELLIE SIGHS)

(NELLIE TUTS)

- Ay, papi. - (MARCIAL GRUNTS)

(SCRIBBLING)

There's been more cases of coronavirus

in New York City.

And since they're starting to shut things down

and my dad's an essential worker...

I'm just waiting for him to come in.

Yeah, when he gets... When my dad comes home,

I'm gonna make sure that I get, like,

an interview with him and talk about him...

- (KNOCKING ON DOOR) - Oh.

Actually, I think that's him. Let me go see.

I'm gonna turn on the light.

Hi, Dad.

What is it like working at the post office

now that the coronavirus is present?

Okay. It... it's startin' to...

To worry a lot of people at my job.

You know what I mean?

Um, the post office has a tendency to...

um...

kind of avoid answering questions,

keepin' things a little bit ambiguous.

ARACELIE COLÓN: Pull your shirt... pull your sweater down

a teeny bit, like, just a little bit, just...

And just lean back, lean back.

I'll be back to get the tripod.

So, just me and you

talkin' until she gets her act together.

So, what do you wanna know?

A little worrisome.

It's, um... no one knows what's goin' on

or how it's gonna happen.

And the rumors are running rampant at the job

that, uh, Westchester Station is, um...

-ARACELIE: (WHISPERING) Keep going. -...you know,

that someone there is infected,

and so now it's startin' to spread over there

at the... you know, at Westchester.

Come here, baby.

ARACELIE: Mom, Dad.

- No, stop. - (LUIS GRUNTING)

Oh, okay.

Okay.

So, this is all the stuff that I pulled.

So what I put was new... You know, a new pack of these.

DAONESE COLÓN: Wait, I think we're good with ibuprofen.

- LUIS COLÓN JR.: Yeah, I think we're good with those. - DAONESE: How many is in here...

ARACELIE: Doesn't ibuprofen kill people?

I'm sorry. What?

ARACELIE: Didn't they talk about ibuprofen killing people?

I don't...

(LUIS LAUGHS)

I... I've not heard about ibuprofen killing people.

When you have a really, really high fever,

ibuprofen is really good at bringing your fever down,

but you should not take it often

'cause it will irritate your stomach.

LUIS: You full of COVID? COVID! COVID! Wait, wait.

Oh, wait. It does other things.

There we go. You know what I'm sayin'?

Doop, doop, doop, doop, doo.

- You're under COVID. - (DAONESE CHUCKLING)

DAONESE: Can I have that, please?

Oh, sorry.

(LAUGHTER)

ARACELIE: I'm gonna have to put a flash warning on this.

(STUDENT SPEAKING SPANISH)

TEACHER: Oh! (SPEAKING SPANISH)

- (STUDENT SPEAKING SPANISH) - TEACHER: Oh.

(TEACHER SPEAKING SPANISH)

ARACELIE: I go over all the memories

in these photos.

This is Jalen. We hung out a lot in lunch.

And then, this is Ava.

When I finally got to be friends with her,

it was really cool.

(SIGHS)

How is it that I'm 17 years old...

I have four preexisting mental health conditions...

and... (LAUGHS)

I'm living through the middle of a pandemic,

and on top of that...

I have no support systems because school shut down,

there's no guidance counselors.

Can't even get out of this damn apartment

'cause there's no traveling.

And the world is just crumbling right now as I speak.

What's... Is your school saying anything about closing?

What's happening with the work?

What happens if one of us gets sick, though?

Are we, like, just gonna die? Like, is it that bad? Or...

DAONESE: Since we just got your diagnosis,

we have to be very careful of, like, how you're feeling.

And, like, you have to be

mindful and forthcoming with telling us.

But I don't want you guys to feel like

you have to babysit me, though.

DAONESE: This is a part of who you are,

and you're gonna have to learn how to deal with this,

the way we all have to learn

with different aspects of who we are.

ARACELIE: Everyone is really worried

about my mental health, you know?

I mean, I got my diagnosis

not too long before things started to shut down, so...

(SIGHS) It's just... it's insane.

It's insane how...

this coronavirus is affecting...

basically everything in our lives at this point.

I'm so fucking sad. (SOBS)

I wish you were here right now.

At least then, it just...

I wouldn't feel this empty.

(SNIFFLES)

It's just... it's not even that.

I do... I just don't know how I...

I don't know why I feel this way.

I just feel so many things,

and I feel nothing at the same time.

(SNIFFLES)

Like, I just... I feel like I can't do anything right.

I feel like everyone's wasting their time with me.

But I don't even get to be a teenager.

And then I have issues with my brain.

So...

it's like I won the lottery of bad luck.

(BLOWS NOSE)

(SCRIBBLING)

My dad works for the MTA,

so he's considered to be an essential worker.

RAJESH DIANAND: I fix trains.

Specifically the door systems.

A coworker...

tested positive for COVID-19.

We still had to work in a subway car.

And a guy on my shift passed away

from COVID-19.

I have no choice. I take the train.

Train's crowded.

I mean, even at 5:00 in the morning,

the train is crowded.

I am behind the scenes for the city that never sleeps.

(SIGHS)

Gotta do what I gotta do.

(SIREN WAILS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Yeah.

(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)

- CAMILLE DIANAND: Hello? - RAJESH: Don't come close to me.

I have a fever.

(COUGHS)

TINA DIANAND: I was hoping

that he wasn't gonna be positive.

But, you know,

but when the fever started, I knew.

(RAJESH COUGHING)

(COUGHING CONTINUES)

(COUGHING)

(RAJESH COUGHING THROUGH WALLS)

Would I keep you company down here often?

- (RAJESH COUGHING) - Yep.

(COUGHING CONTINUES)

(RAJESH COUGHING)

RAJESH: I'm gonna be coughing.

I want you to be careful.

(RAJESH COUGHING)

(COUGHING)

(SCRIBBLING)

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - (CHILDREN PLAYING)

SHANE FLEMING: Let me tell you about where we are.

This is Stuyvesant Town.

My name's Shane. I'm 16.

I live in... I live in New York.

I live in Manhattan with my two parents.

I'm from West Allis, Wisconsin.

I, uh, moved to New York in 19...

91.

December 30... 29th.

♪ ("IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT" PLAYING) ♪

SHANE: Before, my mom worked teaching a preschool class.

♪ If you're happy And you know it... ♪

SHANE: And now, they've put it onto Zoom.

The structures keep my mom from going crazy,

but it might be too late.

♪ If you're happy And you know it... ♪

SHANE: My dad works at the Blue Ribbon.

He started there as a busboy

and worked his way up to manager.

DANIEL FLEMING: You know, I... I've lived my whole... my whole life here.

I'm just... I'm...

I'm in a little shock. (LAUGHS)

I don't want to talk like it's over.

JILL SHELY: Who knew the entire restaurant industry

would shut down?

We can live here for a certain amount of time,

but eventually, if you're not working,

it will become a...

it will become a situation

that we could never dig ourselves out of.

We live in Stuyvesant Town. And, uh, we're...

It's a complex owned by

some of the most evil people in the world.

They're on... they're on a UN list of, like, despicable people.

Blackstone, to be exact.

And, uh, we pay an ungodly amount for this apartment,

and we have no savings.

But we can't pay the bills.

- I mean, it's just like Blue Ribbon... - DANIEL: But I know...

But just like... but, again...

- this is everyone. - (GAS STOVE CLICKING)

It's just a lot to think about all at the same time.

We can't... Yeah, I know.

I'm just getting exhausted. That's it.

I'm just mentally... I can't.

- I can't... - It's too much.

I can't.

- (SIGHS) - Take a day at a time and...

(SNIFFLES)

I'm gonna use a precious paper towel

to wipe my tears.

What are we gonna do?

I mean... (SIGHS)

If I get furloughed,

then we could maybe keep the insurance.

But it might be just better to just, like...

DANIEL: No, no. I think we should do Medicaid.

JILL: How many times can you be like,

"I think you might get... " I already know...

I could be laid off.

But they don't have to remind me every fucking Friday...

DANIEL: Right. "Just so you know."

- JILL: "Nobody's safe." - (MIXER BEEPS)

SHANE: What's... What's happening?

- JILL: Just everything. - SHANE: Okay.

JILL: I'll be okay in a little bit.

- SHANE: Sure? - JILL: Mm-hmm.

SHANE: Do you want anything, like seltzer, something?

- JILL: No, thank you. - SHANE: Okay. Feel better.

JILL: I'm just tired. (SNIFFLES)

(DOG WHIMPERS)

DANIEL: Oh, there's some tears to lick.

Salty.

(SNIFFLES)

Hello, doggy.

(SNIFFLES)

Okay. I'm looking to see if I can get unemployment,

if I can file for unemployment now

if I'm technically furloughed on July 1st.

(SIGHS)

DANIEL: Oh, yeah. So here it is.

"File your claim the first week that you lose your job."

The first week that you lose your job?

DANIEL: Yes.

I mean, I guess technically, though, I did lose my job today.

(SIGHS)

Guys, just... just to be safe, wipe your seat belts down.

- You know what I mean? - SHANE: And nothing else?

And your, you know, your door handles.

- SHANE: You want the keys? - Okay, there you go.

SHANE: We convinced ourselves to escape from New York.

DANIEL: Eighty.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(BIRDS CALLING)

SHANE: How does it feel to be in the wilderness?

(RAIN PATTERING HEAVILY)

SHANE: We've traveled halfway across the country to escape our problems,

but they followed us pretty close behind.

(CRYING)

(SNIFFLING)

DANIEL: We're... we're here for each other.

- Don't worry. - (SOBS)

Come on. Can you cry in the car?

Okay. (SNIFFLES)

SHANE: We're in downtown Land O'Lakes.

Why... why is this... Why is this bugging you so much?

Why...

Mom?

MATILDA FLEMING: Mom,

this isn't helpful.

SHANE: Can you talk to us?

Change of environment, I don't know,

doesn't do that much if you're the same people.

I don't know what that means.

(SIGHS)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(SCRIBBLING)

ARLET GUALLPA: Ma, the ambulance is back.

Do we know who it is?

DILCIA REYNOSA: (IN SPANISH)

ARLET:

DILCIA:

SPEAKER: (OVER PHONE)

(IN ENGLISH) Um... My name is Arlet Guallpa.

I live in Washington Heights.

(IN SPANISH)

Hola.

ARLET: (IN ENGLISH) When someone dies in the building,

these guys show up.

Are you guys just cleaning the apartments,

like, the outside?

CLEANER:

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

NEIGHBOR 1: (IN SPANISH)

CLEANER: No problem.

ARLET:

- NEIGHBOR 1: (IN ENGLISH) Good. - ARLET: Mm-hmm.

(IN ENGLISH) Are you ever scared, like, about it?

CLEANER:

ARLET: (IN SPANISH)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

ARLET: (IN ENGLISH) Good morning.

(GROANS) Good morning.

(IN SPANISH)

(EXHALES)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

ARLET: Hmm.

CARLOS GUALLPA:

(DILCIA SPEAKING SPANISH)

(SIGHS)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(CLICKS TONGUE)

(SIGHS, MUMBLES)

(CARLOS AND DILCIA SPEAKING SPANISH)

DILCIA:

(CAR HORNS HONKING)

ARLET: (IN SPANISH)

CARLOS:

ARLET:

CARLOS:

ARLET:

ARLET:

CARLOS:

ARLET: (IN ENGLISH) I mean, the sign is pretty clear,

but I guess selfish people can't read.

Selfish.

Selfish.

Selfish.

It's been really difficult.

I just keep thinking about my dad going to work.

Um...

I'm just scared for him.

I love him.

He's my only dad and... (SOFTLY) I don't know.

Yeah.

DILCIA: (IN SPANISH)

ARLET: (IN ENGLISH) There is no social distancing.

Nobody's wearing any masks.

Just like this guy.

DILCIA: (IN SPANISH)

DILCIA: (IN ENGLISH) Oh, wow.

(IN SPANISH)

(IN ENGLISH) Good morning.

(IN SPANISH)

- ELDERLY PATIENT: Eh? - DILCIA: (LOUDER) Buenos dias.

- Buenos dias. - (PATIENT MUMBLES)

DILCIA:

ARLET: Hola.

- (IN ENGLISH) Hi. - Hi.

DILCIA: (IN SPANISH)

Uno.

(SPANISH CHATTER OVER TV)

Dos.

Tres.

- Cuatro. - Cuatro.

- Cinco. - Cinco.

ARLET: (IN ENGLISH) My mom works 24 hours,

and she only gets paid for 12.

- Bye-bye. Thank you. - HOMEOWNER: Bye-bye.

See you tomorrow.

HOMEOWNER: Okay.

ARLET: Ma, where are we going now?

(IN SPANISH)

(DOG BARKING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

DILCIA:

- ARLET: Hola. - (SPEAKING SPANISH)

(ARLET SPEAKING SPANISH)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(SPRAY BOTTLE SPRITZING)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

ARLET:

(IN ENGLISH) You want to see? Look at this.

- You see that? - ARLET: Mm-hmm.

ARLET: (IN SPANISH)

DILCIA: (IN SPANISH)

ARLET:

ARLET:

DILCIA:

ARLET:

(SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

(SIGHS)

ARLET:

(OVERLAPPING IN SPANISH)

DILCIA: Sin inglés.

CARLOS:

(DILCIA SPEAKING SPANISH)

(REPORTER 1 SPEAKING SPANISH)

ARLET: (IN ENGLISH) Oh my God, Mom, mira.

(REPORTER 1 SPEAKING SPANISH)

ARLET: (IN SPANISH)

(REPORTER 2 SPEAKING SPANISH)

ARLET:

DILCIA:

PROTESTERS: (IN ENGLISH) Shut it down!

(CARS HONKING)

PROTESTERS: Shut it down!

Shut it down!

So, I'm here today to protest.

We have to.

It's important to show your support.

I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you, I got it.

- (CHEERING) - (HORN HONKING)

ARLET: Oh my God.

There's a bus driver just like my dad, protest.

- (HORNS HONKING) - (SIREN WAILING)

Do the right fucking thing

when somebody's doin' somethin' wrong.

It's very simple. Nobody want war with y'all.

ARLET: How do you feel about the protest today?

Is it a good thing, bad thing?

You know what? I'm okay,

as long as things don't get out of hand

and, you know, no property damages.

You know, no one's property is...

It's... it's a right.

It's an American right to protest.

So it's fine. You know, we're okay with it.

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

You know, people need to have their voices heard.

ARLET: Hello.

Can you explain why you're here today?

- Here... - For Black Lives Matter.

ARLET: Black lives do matter.

I think this is beautiful.

- PROTESTERS: (CHANTING) No peace! - CHANT LEADER 1: No justice.

- PROTESTERS: No peace! - LEADER 1: No justice...

ARLET: I've never filmed a protest before.

But this is a nice shot.

- PROTESTERS: No peace! - CHANT LEADER 2: No justice!

PROTESTERS: No peace!

- CHANT LEADER 3: No justice. - PROTESTERS: No peace!

LEADER 3: No justice...

ARLET: This is how it should be, peaceful.

- LEADER 3: No justice. - PROTESTERS: No peace!

LEADER 3: No justice...

(SIGHS)

It's getting very real really fast, and... yeah.

My best friend's brother died.

(SNIFFLES)

JASMINE BELL: They told him to go home and sleep it off.

He was a Black man that didn't get the care he needed.

And if he did, this could have been avoided.

And I think that's the hardest thing

for my family and myself when processing this,

'cause it could have been avoided.

Like, he could have been here.

All right, y'all. One, two, three.

(IN SPANISH)

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

ARLET: (IN ENGLISH) I just, um, got home

with my parents, um...

A lot of our friends are dying. Um...

A lot of my mother's clients are passing away.

And also, my father's, um, coworkers

and even my grandmother has COVID.

(IN SPANISH)

ARLET: (IN ENGLISH) And these are just things

that happen in our communities, like, every day.

Um, my dad comes home really late.

It's like ten o' clock right now.

Um...

Like, look at him.

We're just gonna try to get through this together.

Um...

Yeah.

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