Stranger Inside Page #5

Synopsis: A mother daughter reunion set in the harsh reality of a women's correctional facility
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Cheryl Dunye
Production: HBO Video
  9 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Year:
2001
97 min
44 Views


DON'T YOU WORRY

ABOUT KIT'S PROBLEMS.

WORRY ABOU YOURSELF.

I'LL PUT YOU OU JUST LIKE THA IF YOU F***

WITH MY GAME.

HEY, PEACE Y'ALL.

DON'T STAY UP.

IT'S ALWAYS

CRACKIN', RIGHT ?

WORD.

I'LL MISS Y'ALL.

WE LOVE YOU GIRL.

YOU KNOW I LOVE:

YOU ALL, TOO.

AND YOU KNOW:

WHAT ELSE ?

Y'ALL CHECK FOR

ME ON B.E.T.

I'M GONNA BE HITTING

WITH THE VIDDY-HOES.

( all )

YEAH.

G ! G ! G ! G !

G, BABY, G !

YO, TAKE ONE

OF THAT AFTER.

ONE GANG TAT PHOTO

PER PRISONER.

SORRY. JUS STAY STILL.

IT AIN'T NO

GANG, SHADOW.

THAT'S MY FAMILY.

FAMILY.

HEY, WE USED

TO BE FAMILY.

WE STILL ARE. YOU'RE

MY SISTER, SHADOW.

YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON

I EVER TOLD ABOUT BROWNIE.

YEAH.

I WISH YOU NEVER DID.

YOU KNOW WHAT ?

DO YOUR THING AND STEP, SHADOW,

BECAUSE I AIN' GOT TIME FOR THIS.

NO WORRIES.

WHAT ?

AM I DOING:

SOMETHING WRONG ?

DO YOU WANT TO DO

SOMETHING ELSE ?

( Min )

I'M ALONE IN THE STORE.

SHE COME IN.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT,

"MAYBE SHE STEAL."

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT SHE COME IN.

OF COURSE SHE STEALS,

SHE'S BLACK.

NOT EVERYBODY:

STEAL LIKE THAT.

( muttering )

THIS GIRL, I KNOW.

CONTINUE.

SHE--SHE TAKE

A--A BOX OF FOOD

AND PUT IT INSIDE

HER BLOUSE.

( sighing )

I CAN'T TAKE

IT ANYMORE.

I TELL YOU, I CAN' TAKE IT ANYMORE.

SO I GRAB:

HER ARM, I SAY,

"YOU PAY FOR THAT,

OR YOU PUT IT BACK."

SHE HIT ME.

SHE DID, SHE HI ME IN THE HEAD.

HARD.

( breathing heavily )

I DON'T REMEMBER.

I GUESS I GOT A GUN.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO.

SURE, YOU DIDN'T.

YOU'RE SO FULL OF SH*T.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW

YOU GOT THE GUN.

F*** YOU !

I'LL TAKE YOUR

F***ING ASS OUT !

( yelling )

YOU KNOW, WE'RE

WOMEN HERE.

WE HAVE A COMMON

F***ING BOND.

AND WE COULD USE THA AND COME TOGETHER

RATHER THAN TO:

FIGHT LIKE THIS:

OVER SOME BULLSHIT.

BECAUSE THERE'S

LOTS OF OTHER ISSUES

THAT WE COULD UNIFY.

YO, I AIN'T MAD A NOBODY ABOUT NOTHING.

MIN'S MY GIRL,

WE LIVE TOGETHER.

SHOULD A B*TCH

STEAL FROM ME,

I'D SHOOT HER,

TOO, YOU KNOW ?

BROWNIE, WHY

YOU HAWKING ME ?

AIN'T NOTHING UP, KIT.

DON'T BE LOOKING AT HER.

WATCH WHAT YOU DOING.

WHAT IN THE HELL

ARE YOU 2 KKK

B*TCHES UP TO ?

NOTHING IS UP.

DAMN, YOU TREAT ME

LIKE I'M YOUR YARD

DOG OR SOMETHING.

YOU ARE MY DOG.

NO, I'M YOUR

DAUGHTER.

AT LEAST I:

USED TO BE.

CUT THAT JEALOUS CRAP.

JEALOUS OF WHAT ?

OF YOU:

PRETENDING TO CARE

ABOU TREASURE HERE ?

SH*T, THAT DON' BOTHER ME NONE.

'CAUSE I KNOW

WHAT'S UP.

I'VE COME TO FIND THE

TRUTH ABOUT BROWNIE.

THE ONLY PERSON:

BROWNIE CARES ABOU IS BROWNIE.

THAT'S IT !

I AM THROUGH:

WITH YOU.

GET THIS SH*T !

LET'S GO !

BROWNIE, WAIT. WAIT.

YO, WHERE THE

HELL'S MIN ?

TRANSFERRED BACK TO

PSYCH. GLAD TO GET RID OF THE CHINK.

YO, WATCH YOUR MOUTH.

WHATEVER.

SHE WAS CHANG,

CHOW, CHANG-IN'

ALL AFTERNOON,

DRIVING ME CRAZY.

I SAID, WATCH IT.

YOU WATCH:

IT, TREASURE.

IS IT BIG:

BAD TREASURE:

WHO'S GONNA

F*** ME UP ?

BETTER YET, GE HER BIG BAD MOMMY

TO F*** ME UP

'CAUSE SHE'S A BIG--

'CAUSE SHE A WHAT ?

GO ON AND TELL:

ME WHAT SHE IS.

WHY'D THEY TAKE HER ?

HELL, I DON'T KNOW.

SHE GO SOME LETTER FROM HER SON,

TALKING:

ABOUT GOING BACK TO TAIWAN,

KOREA, WHEREVER

THE HELL THOSE PEOPLE COME FROM.

AND SHE LOST IT.

HOW ABOUT THAT ?

JESUS.

JESUS AIN'T GO NOTHING TO DO

WITH THOSE:

PEOPLE, TREASURE.

WHAT YOU KNOW:

ABOUT JESUS, B*TCH ?

I KNOW ENOUGH:

TO KNOW YOU'RE

DAMN ENJOYIN'

THIS ALL TO HELL.

YOU AND ALL YOUR

SACRILEGIOUS LESLIES.

GOT THE NERVE TO

DEFILE THE CHURCH.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU ?

YOU SHOULD SHUT UP.

CAN'T CHANGE

THE WORD OF GOD.

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER

YOU WANT TO ME,

BUT YOU CAN'T TOUCH

THE WORD OF GOD.

HE SEES:

EVERYTHING, TREASURE.

DID HE SEE YOU:

F***ING THE C.O. ?

DID HE SEE:

YOU F***ING A MARRIED MAN ?

YOU SEE THAT,

GOD ALMIGHTY ?

YOU SEE WHAT'S

UP IN HERE ?

( people chattering )

I'M LIKING IT OVER HERE.

AIN'T NO THING.

JUST WANTED TO:

SPEND A LITTLE TIME

ALONE WITH MY GIRL.

AIN'T NO THING

BUT A CHICKEN WING.

THAT'S RIGHT.

CHICKEN WINGS:

AND A SIDE ORDER

OF MACARONI:

AND CHEESE.

( sighing )

CORNBREAD WITH:

LOTS OF BUTTER.

OH, STOP, TREASURE.

DAMN !

YOU MAKING ME HUNGRY.

( giggling )

LET ME SEE THAT.

THAT LOOKS GOOD.

IT'S COMING ALONG.

BUT I NEED:

TO SHADE IT A LITTLE IN THERE,

SO IT LOOKS:

MORE LIKE MINE.

BAD !

SEE ?

IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.

UH-OH, UH-OH, UH-OH.

KING ME !

COME ON, BABY.

WE'RE GOING

TO A PARTY.

( screaming )

DO IT !

DO IT NOW !

( yelling )

SPANISH B*TCHES.

TEACH YOU TO:

STEAL FROM ME.

DON'T F*** WITH ME.

( whimpering )

ROSITA.

( children laughing )

I WOULDN'T GO IN

THERE IF I WERE YOU.

MOMS AND I:

GOT BUSINESS TO ATTEND TO.

WHATEVER.

BUT I WARNED YOU.

( Brownie )

TRYING TO F*** ME UP,

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

ALL THIS BULLSHIT.

( laughing )

OH.

OH, IT COULD'VE BEEN YOU.

COULD'VE BEEN ME

WHAT ? WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT, MOMS ?

WHAT AM I:

TALKING ABOUT ?

SABRINA:

WROTE ME UP.

YOU TOLD HER:

YOU WAS WITH ME.

I THOUGHT I:

COULD TRUST YOU.

YOU CAN. WHAT ARE

YOU TALKING ABOUT ? WHAT HAPPENED ?

WHAT HAPPENED ?

YOU TELL ME.

( glass breaking )

IT WAS YOU AND:

KIT, WASN'T IT ?

YOU TWO LITTLE:

B*TCHES ARE TRYING

TO F*** ME UP,

AREN'T YOU ?

AREN'T YOU ?

COME ON, WE

BLOOD, MOM !

YOU AND ME:

AIN'T SH*T.

I'LL SHOW YOU BLOOD !

I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR

F***IN' BLOOD

ALL OVER THIS:

F***IN' CELL !

WHAT ?

YOU GONNA CRY LIKE

A LITTLE B*TCH NOW ?

YOU SHOULD'VE

LISTENED TO SCAR.

SCAR LISTENS TO ME.

F***ING KIT !

I DON'T KNOW,

THE BIGGEST PAIN

I'VE EVER HAD

TO DEAL WITH:

IS THE FEELINGS:

TO DO WITH MY KIDS.

I HAVE 3 SONS.

MY 2 OLDEST BOYS

WERE TAKEN FROM ME

WHEN I WAS IN THE

2ND TERM. AND MY...

MY YOUNGEST BOY,

I WAS PREGNANT WITH

WHEN I WAS IN:

THE FEDERAL PEN.

AND, UH,

THEY DIDN'T WANT A MOM

THAT WAS AN EX-CONVICT.

THEY DON'T WANT A MOM

THAT'S A PROSTITUTE,

THEY DON'T WANT A MOM

THAT'S A BURGLAR.

TREASURE, DO YOU

WANT SAY ANYTHING ?

HMM...

I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.

WHY NOT ?

I JUST DON'T.

MY KIDS HATE ME.

( sniffing )

WHY ?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE MADE MISTAKES.

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.

( sniffing )

I'LL PAY FOR I THE REST OF MY LIFE.

EVERYBODY SAY--

"YOU GOT SO

MUCH ANGER."

WHEN MY KIDS NEEDED

ME, I WASN'T THERE.

THE DRUGS...

IT WAS PRETTY:

MUCH THE DRUGS.

THE LAST TIME MY

DAUGHTER TOLD ME...

"I HATE YOU."

PEOPLE SAY, "WHY

ARE YOU SO ANGRY ?"

"WHY ARE YOU SO ANGRY ?"

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN

ABLE TO REVERSE...

EVERYTHING THAT I DID.

I CAN'T REVERSE THE

HATRED IN HER FACE.

NO MATTER WHAT I DO,

NO MATTER WHAT I SAY.

I CAN'T GE THROUGH TO HER.

IT'S LIKE THAT ?

YEAH, IT'S LIKE THAT.

I WANNA GET YOU IN

WITH ME, TREASURE.

BEEN TRYING TO:

FIGURE OUT HOW TO GO ABOUT THAT.

TELLING ME I DON' MEAN NOTHING TO YOU

WAS A GOOD START.

I JUST LOST MY MANNER.

YOU KNOW THAT, BABY.

"BABY."

YOU PICKED THE:

WRONG PERSON:

TO LOSE YOUR:

MANNER WITH.

YOU ALWAYS HUR THE ONE YOU LOVE.

LISTEN, I THOUGH YOU TURNED ON ME.

I FOUND OUT...

IT WAS KIT.

SHE TOLD THE WARDEN

ABOUT OUR LITTLE

PILLOW FIGHT.

I JUST SPEN MY FIRST NIGHT IN THE HOLE

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Catherine Crouch

Catherine Crouch is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, and actor. She has been active in independent film-making for over two decades. Most of her work explores gender, race, and class in lesbian and queer lives. She is most well known for Stranger Inside (2001), Stray Dogs (2002), and The Gendercator(2007). more…

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