
Bookends
Season 5 Episode 9 | 11m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
A young woman experiences a difficult homecoming in '70s suburbia.
Travel to Fourth of July in the 1970s, where one young woman struggles to fit into the normal pace of family life. Directed by Dom Villarrubia.
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Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.

Bookends
Season 5 Episode 9 | 11m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Travel to Fourth of July in the 1970s, where one young woman struggles to fit into the normal pace of family life. Directed by Dom Villarrubia.
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(beep.)
- How you feelin' today?
- Tired.
- [Mother] It was a long drive.
- Thank you for picking me up.
- Of course.
- What do you wanna do today?
- I gotta run to the grocery still.
- For what?
- Well, for the party sweetie.
- What party?
- For the fourth.
You said you wanted to see some people for the day.
- Yeah, like Aunt Ethel and Millie.
- [Mother] Well, they'll be here too.
("Star Spangled Banner" instrumental) - You want a candy bar, sweet pea?
Are you sure?
- I'm sure.
- It's gonna be $3.44.
First time in history a grand kid turns down some candy, huh?
- No grand kids here.
- [Boy] Oh, sorry.
- It's okay.
- It should be a real nice get-together, Alice.
- Should be, if I could just get this damn celery stuffed right.
- Susie, you look good, rested.
(doorbell ringing) - I got it.
Oh, thank God.
- Got the cake.
- Thanks.
- Hi, Aunt Alice.
- Hey you, come here!
Where's Marty?
(laughs) - How's it going here?
- It's coming together, you know, a lot of the food's almost done.
- How's Susie?
- [Man] There was this great thing on Dick Cavett last week.
Did you catch it?
- No.
- [Man] It was pretty good.
- Susie Q.
- Charlie, could I get a hand with some of this stuff.
- [Charlie] Oh, sure thing.
- Oh, I've missed you.
How are you?
- Okay.
- How are things upstate?
- Nothing new, a lot of white walls.
- Sure.
How about we get out there, and have a Coke and a smile, huh?
(laughing) - Oh, there she is.
- There was this time at that community pool by the old apartment.
This man swam over to me and asked me my name, and he said his name was Andy Williams like the singer.
And he said, "You wanna hear a joke little lady?
- Sweetie.
Why are you telling me this?
- I dont know.
I have to make a phone call.
How about I meet you out there?
Hello Mother Hello Father Here I am at Camp Grenada Camp is very entertaining And I'm sure we'll have some fun if it stops raining (reflective symphonic music) - [Susie] Hey Millie.
- [Millie] Hi Susan.
Can I have some gum?
- [Susie] Are you havin' fun?
- [Millie] Yeah.
I should be hiding right now.
- [Susie] From what?
- [Millie] Timothy.
- [Susie] Oh, is this like a hide and go seek thing?
- [Millie] Yeah.
- [Susie] Well, where were you thinking?
- [Millie] Maybe under the table?
- [Susie] Timothy may be ugly, but he's not dumb.
- [Millie] Where would you hide?
- There's a fridge in the storage room.
- [Millie] Storage room?
- No, you can't-- - [Man] Hey Susan, we've been here all day.
You weren't gonna say hello?
- Oh, hello.
- [Man] How have you been holdin' up?
- Okay.
(reflective symphonic music) - Millie?
Can I have a minute?
- What's up?
- Thank you for coming, Father.
- [Priest] It was my pleasure, dear.
And Susan, it was nice to see you.
- Please, drive safe.
- Always.
And God be with you.
- Thank you, Father.
(clock ticking) - [Alice] Time to go.


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