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And by friends of South Florida PBS.

Hi, my name is Kali Kahn, I am the director of Fairchild, a coming of age film set in the Florida Everglades about a 15 year old girl trying to navigate the casual traumas of young womanhood and the pressures around her as she forges her identity as a woman.

[counselor] Come on guys.

It's not as gross as it looks.

[camper] It's going to poop on you.

That's the butthole.

That's not the butthole.

[counselor] Everybody come over here and I'll pass out some knives.

[boy] Aw!

Cannibalism!

[girl] Kiss it!

I dare you.

[girl 2] I double dog dare you.

[girl 3] Triple double dog.

[counselor] Now place your hand firmly on the belly area.

Hit it on the head a a club, wooden, spoon, or your fist.

Hey, guys, pay attention here.

Dig in for all those guts.

That's the wrong one.

That's dead.

[boy] Watch out!

Waiting.

Um, strawberry.

Nope.

Fruit punch Four Loko?

No!

[girl 1] I know, she's a child.

[girl 2] I think she has a crush on the counselor.

Come on!

Warm latex.

No.

Cigarette fingers.

Old pennies.

No, gross!

Jump in!

Are you okay?

Lucina, out now.

Bro, she's fine.

[counselor] Out.

Joanna, come see me.

Puta de la atenci n Et tu no?

No soy una santa.

Is that Spanish for, "I'm sorry for trying to drown you?"

[lucina] You're so annoying.

You tit's about to pop out.

[lucina] Monica, who is that?

[monica] Um, it's your mom.

[lucina] Don't answer.

Okay.

You still look 12.

You look beautiful.

And besides you'll probably get into bed anyways.

Wait, what?

[lucina] You know I think I saw him getting blown in the boys bathroom last summer.

You mean by you?

Oh, did you see her hanging out of a stall.

Do you think he'll like this?

Let me see that.

Stop!

I get it.

Wait, I'm not done yet.

To ensure fast escape from a predator.

That's so sad.

He's going to love it.

I hope he's... Monica!

What?

I'll be right back.

Monica!

I'm coming.

Hey.

I got you something.

Hey, do you know what your orgasm face looks like?

Hi, my name is Miguel Angel Tamayo.

And my name is Catherine Mairena.

We created the film, "Sunnyside."

"Sunnyside" is a short narrative film about a young girl named Lola growing up in a gritty hotel called the Sunnyside with her alcoholic father.

And at the age of 13, she finds herself pregnant.

When a young drifter checks in, that's when Lola sees an opportunity to escape the Sunnyside and leave it all behind her.

[dad] You look more and more like you mom every day, you know that, baby girl?

Excuse me, miss?

I talked to Leonard, I'm supposed to stay in room 23.

What's your name?

My mama named me Lola.

I'm Simon.

Please, miss Lola?

Can I have the keys?

Mind if I bum one off you?

My mama liked menthols too.

My dad say she smoked them even when I was in her.

She lives down in Miami.

You ever been to Miami?

I'm going to go see her.

I ain't never seen water that got salt in it.

You?

Yeah.

Long time ago.

It was nice.

What'd it taste like?

The taste?

Like tears, I guess.

Simon, can I tell you a secret?

I got the two red lines.

Red lines?

My dad be expecting me home.

Next time, I'll knock that way you know it's me and not someone coming here to rob you.

You done missed one.

That's what happened to your face?

Someone hurt you make you jumpy like this?

No one has ever hurt me again.

Can I tell you a secret?

My mom named me Marie.

I liked Simon better.

Where was you?

Nowhere, daddy.

Oh, oh.

You look so much like your mama, it hurts.

You excited about that audition, daddy?

Feels like home, big home.

Where the stage is, big stage lights.

All that.

It ain't no little home around here.

I taste the wind, I smell the rose.

Now you can too.

I taste the wind.

Any good place to catch a meal around here?

You call your mom?

Tell her about, you know.

She wrote me a few years ago.

Still got the card.

It's a one of them light buildings by the water.

Light house?

Yeah, one of them.

Real pretty too.

I like to believe she's there at the top waiting for me.

You know, we could both go there, right now.

Just leave this place.

I've looked it up before.

It's just about to two day drive.

Oh, Lola.

I can't.

Maybe I could be a good mom.

You think I could be a good momma?

You know what I like to do when I'm sad?

I say to myself, "My name is Simon."

And then I say one good thing that happened today.

Can you do that?

Nothing good ever happens to me.

Well, you made a friend.

Come on, I want to show you something.

Daddy?

[dad] Yeah, baby girl?

I've been thinking lately.

What if I went to go see momma?

[dad] What'd you say?

Not forever.

Just for a little.

I just want to see her.

Maybe she wants to see me too.

You want to leave me?

No, daddy, I- I done raise you up.

Done fed you best I could.

Clothed you.

Put a roof over your head.

I know daddy.

I know I aint been the best.

I know I ain't been the best father.

I know, I know that what's inside me.

I can make you better.

I can change.

You know what I gave up for you.

I could have been somebody.

Could have made it and I gave that all up for you.

All for you.

Just don't you leave me too.

I know, daddy, but...

I need her.

[dad] What's she done to get you out?

She left you, both of us.

Long time ago.

She ain't want me?

[dad] I found your little postcard.

Please, daddy, that's all I have left of momma.

[dad] What's so dang special about this?

Taste the wind, smell the rose.

Now you can too.

Please.

[dad] I'm all you need in this life.

Don't bring this up again.

Hurt daddy's feelings.

You don't want to do that, right?

Right?

Right.

I taste the wind.

I smelled the rose.

My name is Lola.

I have a friend, his name is Simon.

What?

What is it?

Someone else got their front door jammed up.

They say they need you to jimmy it open with your keys.

Next time, I'll knock that way you know it's me and not someone coming in to rob you.

[simon] No one has ever hurt me again.

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