Little Boxes Page #6

Synopsis: An interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Rob Meyer
Production: Gunpowder & Sky Distribution
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
Year:
2016
84 min
115 Views


I found him practically naked

with my daughter,

and now he destroyed

my property!

I think that's a good reason

to call the police!

- Which I plan to do!

- Are you crazy?

Is something wrong with you?

He's an 11-year-old child.

You want to call

the police on him? For what?

- Okay. -Are you trying

to ruin my son's life?

Okay, I think

we should just stop.

Just stop.

Should we have some coffee?

Can you come in?

No, I will not come in.

No, let her go.

You know I have credit towards

a master's degree,

and I raised two children

by myself!

- We did, we did not mean...

- Uh... just stop!

You can't do that.

What did I do?

This is our new community.

Y-you have to engage.

Just try.

Oh, I'm trying.

By destroying our kitchen?

By making strangers cry?

Did you not just witness

what happened?

She profiled our son.

He didn't break her window.

And then she was

about to call the police!

We don't know

if he broke the window.

And she,

she didn't call the police.

There's no need to malign her.

Her!

Not everyone is a racist, mack!

Where have you been, Gina?

- Oh, that's how you think

I see things?

- I, I see the gray, okay. -I'll tell

you how I think you see things.

I'm not an idiot.

Pretty much

whatever concerns you!

- You know... -And if it

makes you look bad...

- It's not that easy!

- What's not that easy, Gina?

Being the very pale third

wheel between the two of you.

You try going through

our bullshit.

Absolutely alone.

Alone?

Yes!

Are you kidding me?

F***.

Mold removal.

- What are you doing?

- I'm packing us up.

- Where are we going?

- C'mon! C'mon!

You all about ready

for me, then?

I'm sorry, yes.

Can you start in the kitchen?

Clark, throw your stuff in here.

Where the hell

are we going, Gina?

Gina! Where we going?

You sure that you want to

drive on the highway?

Yep.

Gina?

Yeah.

You're driving really,

really fast.

Well, I'm in a big rush.

Where are we going?

We're going to New York.

Baby, come on!

I should never have done this.

I should, I should never have

brought us all here.

I just... I'm...

I shouldn't have.

It was such a mistake!

I ruined everything!

I ruined everything forever.

Gina, you didn't ruin anything.

And this is not forever.

This is just a chapter.

Now, please, pull over!

Come on, baby!

I broke the window.

- What?

- What?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.

I was mad.

What the hell?

Oh, my god.

You call and call and call.

I come, and I cannot access

the interior.

- So I unload it. -But it,

it needs to go inside.

That's it.

I'm done with this family.

You are bad people.

- What?

- Can he do that?

I guess, I mean...

He did it.

We're not bad people.

I said we're not bad people!

We're not bad people!

Are you okay?

Just breathe, Clark.

I'm going to buy a new window.

Good!

Because it's

the right thing to do.

Oh, let's go in! I need to

lie down for a minute.

Uh... folks,

three hours till I can

get you back inside.

Oh, Jesus, really?

Best I can do.

Okay.

Ugh.

Okay.

Cooper'll help you bag.

- Thank you.

- No problem.

Hey, babe, can you come check?

Like this or smaller?

- It's perfect.

- Oh! Thank you.

Gina:
Hey, Clarky,

dinner's in an hour.

Hi.

Why were you so mean

to me at the party?

I'm sorry.

Yeah?

And I'm not going to say it.

- See ya tomorrow.

- Yeah.

Gina:
Okay, does everyone have

the syllabus,

"the female gaze,

"gender and visuality in

contemporary art photography,"

professor Mcnulty.

Mack:
You want to take

a picture for mommy?

- No.

- Yes, come on!

And you better smile.

Come here.

Have fun.

Be curious,

and be yourself.

- Okay?

- 'Kay.

- I love you.

- Love you too.

All right. Now go have fun.

- I know! Bye, dad.

- Bye.

Okay, so in chapter one

of your textbooks,

there is a series

of photographs,

they start on page 10.

I'm gonna give you all

a second to find that,

and then we'll start discussing.

Okay, has everyone found it?

Great!

Teacher:
Welcome

to sixth grade everyone!

My name's Mrs. Howell.

And let's just start

by taking attendance.

- Wyatt Anderson.

- Here.

- Olivia Baker.

- Here.

- Clark burns.

- Here.

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