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STUTTERER - Short film 2016

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    [dramatic music]
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    [phone ringing]
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    Woman: Hello, Umbrella Broadband,
    how can I help you?
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    Man: Ahem. I -- I'm c-c- calling
    a-bout mm-m-m-
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    W: Hello?
    Sir, can you hear me?
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    M: m-m-my
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    W: Hello?
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    Sir, are you there?
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    - bill.
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    [phone is hung up -- dial tone]
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    Hi, my name's Greenwood.
    I'm calling about my bill.
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    W: You're through to Umbrella Broadband.
    Thank you for holding.
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    Your call is important to us.
    [quiet music growing louder]
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    Please wait, and a customer service
    representative will be with you shortly.
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    You're through to Umbrella Broadband.
    Thank you for holding.
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    Your call is important to us.
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    Please wait, and a customer service
    representative will be with you shortly.
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    You're through to Umbrella Broadband.
    Thank you for holding.
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    Your call is important to us.
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    Please wait, and a customer service --
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    [computer beep]
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    [beeping of notifications as they type]
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    [quiet music]
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    Snap judgement 1,224:
    Year 11 student, flaky but loyal.
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    Received first-ever blowjob two nights ago.
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    Current mood: ecstatic.
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    Music. Music. Music. Music. Music's
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    the pleasure. Pleasure. Pleasure.
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    Music's the pleasure.
    Counting. Counting. Counting.
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    Counting. Counting. Counting.
    Pleasure. Pleasure.
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    Music. Music. Music.
    Music's the pleasure.
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    Dad?
    - Mm-hm?
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    Mm-mm- music's
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    the pleasure. The.
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    Human soul.
    Ex -experiences from c-c-
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    c-c- counting.
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    W-w-without being aware
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    it's c-c-c-counting.
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    Mm!
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    I like that one.
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    Woman: Please wait, and a customer service
    representative will be with you shortly.
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    You're through to Umbrella Broadband.
    [computer notification sound]
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    Thank you for holding.
    Your call is important to us.
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    Please wait, and a customer service
    representative will be with you shortly.
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    You're through to Umbrella Broadband.
    Thank you for holding.
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    Your call is important to us.
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    Please wait, and a customer service
    representative will be with you shortly.
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    [quiet music as message repeats
    in background]
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    Dad on phone: ... with someone who
    ... in touch with my son,
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    but your company is not
    communicating with him.
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    So would you please either communicate
    with me, or get in touch with my son?
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    This seems to be the problem. The website
    is not able to access email.
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    Otherwise I wouldn't be ringing you,
    would I?
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    [television sports match] Absolute
    wonderful header but ...
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    Snap judgement 1,225:
    Charity worker.
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    Dependable, funny,
    but quiet in large groups.
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    Dreams of escaping to Buenos Aires
    to set up a wine bar.
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    Loves words.
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    Hates, despises text speak.
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    OK. Hey El, sorry I'm only getting
    back to you now.
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    Amazing that you're in London.
    I'd love to meet with you,
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    but the thing is, my bloody cousins
    are visiting, and I ...
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    No no no no ...
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    [sighs]
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    Woman: Excuse me, can you tell me
    where the Blue Swan Cafe is, please?
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    Blue Swan Cafe?
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    Oh, oh god, I'm so sorry.
    Sorry.
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    Man: Blue Swan, sure. Through the
    crossroads, second left, you can't miss it.
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    What am I doing?
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    Hi. So sorry I haven't gotten back to you.
    If you're still in London,
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    and, by some chance, still want
    to meet me, I'd love to meet you.
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    Yours sincerely,
    world's biggest dickhead.
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    Send.
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    Man arguing with woman:
    What've I done, huh?
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    I just don't fuckin' trust you.
    Woman: You don't trust me?!
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    Man: No, of course I fuckin' don't.
    Woman: Why don't you trust me?
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    Man: Well, 'cause of what you're like.
    Woman: What am I like?!
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    The fuck you starin' at him
    like that for, huh?
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    Woman: I wasn't staring at him!
    Man: Yes you fuckin' were! I saw you!
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    W: I wasn't staring at him!
    M: I fucking saw you!
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    W: I wasn't staring at him!
    M: What is the matter with you?!
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    [both continue yelling]
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    Don't fuck me around, OK?
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    The fuck d'you want?!
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    [whispers] H. I. J. K.
    LMNOP.
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    Television: The real, hard-earned
    and hard-won kind of thing
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    about getting that story just working,
    y'know, and strong and believable, logical.
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    Snap Judgement 1,226: Reclusive typographer.
    Invisible to the naked eye.
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    Communication skills of an infant.
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    Excels in the art of self-pity.
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    [computer notification]
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    Ellie! Hello, hi. Great to have --
    nice to finally meet you in person.
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    [many phrases overlapping] Great to have --
    nice to finally meet you in person --
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    flowers -- Ellie! -- finally meet you in
    person -- so great -- nice to meet you --
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    amazing to finally meet you -- these are
    for you -- I got you these --
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    I bought these -- here's something for you.
    Feels like a first date -- I know --
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    it is a first date -- cosmetic surgery --
    yeah, had a little bit of work on --
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    oh god, do I look like a serial killer? --
    I'm not a serial killer --
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    here's something -- I was worried --
    I was gonna give you flowers --
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    I got you something, it's a book --
    I had flowers -- Salinger --
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    too cheesy -- six months, it's crazy --
    I now realize it's probably just --
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    cheesy -- meeting in person --
    finally meet you --
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    great -- I'm really sorry -- I thought --
    sorry, I was worried --
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    I don't know what I was thinking --
    [unintelligible jumble of words]
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    [words stop suddenly]
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    [very faint] Q. R. S. T. U. V.
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    W. X. Y. Z.
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    A. B. C. D. E. F. G.
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    H. I. J. K. L.
    M. N. O. P.
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    Q. R. S. T. U. V.
    W. X. Y.
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    Z.
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    [music]
Title:
STUTTERER - Short film 2016
Description:

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Video Language:
English, British
Duration:
13:11

English subtitles

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