A Teacher Page #3

Synopsis: Diana Watts is an English teacher at Westerbrook High School in Austin, Texas. A longtime and continuing undisclosed issue between her and her mother may be only one factor in Diana looking for love in the wrong place. That place is at school, as she has just embarked on a secret affair with one of her students, Eric Tull. This relationship is the most fulfilling she's had in quite some time. A few incidents and the first real close call in being caught leads to Diana calling off the affair several months in, as she finally comes to the understanding that being caught would certainly mean the end of her teaching career and her good reputation. This close time away from Eric also gives Diana the opportunity to look at their relationship through a slightly different perspective, with the old adage of absence making the heart grow fonder kicking in. As such, Diana gets torn between doing what she knows is the right thing by staying away from Eric, or listening to her troubled heart, her g
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Hannah Fidell
Production: Oscilloscope Laboratories
  2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.8
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
75 min
$4,000
Website
1,101 Views


Okay. I know.

Sh*t. Chill out.

What if that man tells your father?

He's not going to.

Look, I told you...

I know James, all right?

He's fine.

He's caught me down here

doing plenty of sh*t, okay?

He doesn't care.

He's not gonna tell anyone.

And even if he does, like,

what... what is he gonna say?

Oh, Eric was out here

by hisself sleepin'?

I mean... Okay.

So what?

Are you not gonna eat?

Like, seriously, babe?

Don't worry about it,

all right?

We're fine.

After this weekend, I think we should

just put things on hold for a bit.

Why?

What you doin' out here?

Reading.

Hmm.

What are you thinking?

Hmm.

What are you doing?

I thought we weren't supposed to

end things until this weekend...

was over.

I don't want to do this right now.

I do.

What is the matter

with you?

Attention, French students.

If you are participating in

the National French Contest...

and are interested in practicing,

please see Madame Simone...

And now, time for sports.

This weekend, J.V. football

team, Marble Falls, 14-0.

Girls soccer team, Lake Travis. Lindsay

Cassidy made three goals and two assists.

Uh, boys soccer has a game

this Friday at home.

And the girls play away

at Vanderbilt.

Come out and support the Lady Wolverines

as they take on the Vipers.

We... We have about 20 minutes

to ask for anything.

We have great topics.

What's new...

Oh!

Ooh.

Mmm. You have any beer?

Yeah!

Yes. Hell, yes. Oh, uh, Matt, this is

Diana. Diana, Matt.

Hi, Diana.

Hi.

Um...

Ah. Perfect.

Oh, do you have a...

Do you have a bottle opener?

Yes.

Actually...

Actually... Actually,

I think

they're twist tops.

Not even worth it.

Well. Yeah, that's good.

Diana, do you want a beer?

No, it's okay.

You sure, honey?

Yeah, I think I'm gonna go to sleep.

Aw. Okay.

Good night.

Night.

Come here.

# Cling like I'm one with you

# There's something more

when you're around #

Hey!

Hey!

Isn't this great?

Yeah, it's fantastic.

Oh, my God.

Look at them.

# Come back to me

when you're found #

Can you come by and see me

sometime today after class?

End of lunch?

Okay.

Thanks.

Hey!

Mmm, hey.

Oh, gosh, you're already done.

Yeah. I got so much to do today.

You know how it is.

Okay.

See you later.

All right. I'll see ya later.

Come in.

Hey.

What's up?

I miss you.

I don't know

what I was thinking.

You wanna

come over tonight?

Okay.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know you were in a meeting.

Yeah, well, knock first.

I'm gonna go.

Yeah, I was...

No! It's fine.

Did you want something?

Um... No, not important.

I'll just... I'll come back later.

Okay.

- So...

- Yeah, I'll come over.

Are you not worried about...

No. It's fine.

Seriously?

Yeah.

What?

Well...

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm great.

I'll see ya later then.

You came.

Hey.

Sorry I'm late. Dad was cooking some

steaks, so... I thought you were...

Oh. Hey.

Hey.

Okay.

Okay.

Get on top of me.

What's wrong?

Nothing. It's a...

Keep going?

Yeah. Yeah, it's okay.

It's okay.

Okay.

Get closer.

What the f***?

Hey. Come here.

Come here.

Oh, God.

F***.

Hey.

Just...

This is so wrong.

It's all wrong.

You're so sweet.

Hey, hey! Hey.

Don't go. Don't go.

Don't go. Please, please.

Come on. Please. Please! Please,

please. Please, don't go.

Please, don't go. Please, don't go.

Please.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I don't know

what's wrong with me.

You're acting insane.

Come on.

Come on, I'll do anything.

I'll do anything!

Please.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on, it's okay.

Please, please.

All right.

Please, please.

Please. Please.

Please, please,

please, please.

I don't know

what's your game.

I don't know

what you're doin'.

Eric!

Sorry.

What are you doing?

Come on, come on,

come on.

Can I please have the number

for the Tull residence on Alta Vista?

Thank you.

Would you like me to connect you?

Yes.

Hello, this is John Tull.

Hi. Is Eric there?

Uh... A little late to be calling,

don't ya think?

I'm very sorry. I...

It... It's an emergency.

All right.

I will...

I will see if he's free.

One second.

Yeah, he's busy right now.

Maybe you can see him at school tomorrow...

and talk to him then?

Is that all right?

Okay.

F***!

What are you doin'?

We can get...

We can get through this, Eric.

Especially 'cause you're going

to U.T. next year.

We can stay together.

What are you talkin' about?

It's gonna be okay. Everything's

gonna be okay. Okay?

Everything's gonna be okay,

Eric.

What the f*** are you doing?

My dad's coming down here.

What am... I

supposed to do?

I don't know.

Everybody doin' okay down there?

Just f***in' go.

Eric, you all right?

Yeah.

Please enter your password.

Then press pound.

I'm sorry.

This number is not valid.

Please enter your...

You have two

new voice messages.

You have three

saved voice messages.

First voice message.

Diana, it's Sophia. Um...

Call me back as soon as you get this.

Uh... I wanna make sure

you're o...

Message skipped.

Next message.

Hi, Diana.

Uh, this is Michael calling from the school.

We have a, uh, situation...

with one of the students here, Eric Tull.

His father's here, and it's, uh...

it's very important that you come in.

Okay. Give me a call.

End of messages. To erase

this message, press seven.

To save it, press nine.

To hear more options,

press...

# If loving you is a crime,

then give me time

# 'Cause I'll always be guilty

# Sometimes I feel

that I'm on trial

# For loving you

too much, child

# You're the chain

and the jury

# Of my peers

# If it's time for me to talk

# Lord, listen here

# If you don't want me

to steal your heart

# Lock me up

and keep us both apart

# And if they let me go

# I know, babe

# I would do the same

thing over again

# So if loving you is a crime,

then give me time

# 'Cause I'll always be guilty

# Lord, have mercy

# I stand before you

# A humbled man

# Because I had

a deliberate plan

# To steal your heart

and love away

# But I got caught

# What can I say?

# I'm guilty

# So guilty

# Whoo, Lord, guilty

# But I know now

# If they let me go

# I know, babe

# I would do the same

thing over again

# So if loving you is a crime,

then give me time

# 'Cause I'll always be guilty

# So guilty

# So guilty

# So guilty

# I'm sittin' on a witness stand

# I got to plead guilty

# If it's a crime in this world

# For loving a woman,

somebody let me know #

# I'll serve the rest of my life #

# Pleading for her love #

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Hannah Fidell

Hannah Margalit Fidell (born October 7, 1985) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Her directorial debut was the drama film A Teacher (2013). She also wrote and directed the romantic drama film 6 Years (2015) and the comedy film The Long Dumb Road (2018). more…

All Hannah Fidell scripts | Hannah Fidell Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "A Teacher" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Nov. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/a_teacher_2044>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    A Teacher

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    Which screenwriter wrote "Casablanca"?
    A John Huston
    B Raymond Chandler
    C Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch
    D Billy Wilder