Tilt Page #4

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Are you awake, Joe?

[music intensifies]

[music softens]

[man] These are Janie's

primary sex characteristics.

Here is a diagram

of the fully developed

female reproductive

mechanism.

The Fallopian tubes form

the passage through which

the mature ovum passes

to the uterus, or womb.

The vagina...

[knocking on window]

Jesus f***ing Christ!

[beeping]

At puberty,

female sex cells...

[Donald on TV] People with mental

disabilities, mental problems.

It's too bad somebody

can't figure that out.

But we have a serious

mental problem...

Completely agree, Donald.

They're also known as

your base.

If you hate him so much,

why are we

always watching him?

Fine.

Terribly upset.

We tried to talk to him

and he ignored us.

[Joseph] Oh. A slightly less

ridiculous rich white man.

Hey, did you call that guy

at my mom's agency

about an interview?

Uh...

Yeah, I got her message

the other day.

What did... Did you talk

to her or something?

Well, yes.

Is that a problem?

It's... It's a good lead.

A lot of people would

kill for an in like that.

[scoffs]

That's depressing.

Sorry, I thought you were

interested in the job.

You seemed really excited

about it

when we were all

at dinner last month.

I was being polite.

I was totally put on the spot.

What was I supposed to say?

You know, for me

to get a day job

right now would be

a huge setback.

It's really not something to

just casually ambush me about

in front of your parents.

Joe, this is a good job.

An Assisting Editor

at a branding company?

I'm a filmmaker.

It's humiliating.

It's stable.

And it has a good salary

and insurance,

and you could

move up the ladder.

Yeah. Great.

[stutters]

To cash in my chips to work

editing boner pills commercials

for my mother-in-law?

So I can what? So I can have

a cell phone and a car again?

Okay, please don't

do this.

Please don't make me

the person who is

forcing you to give up

on your dreams.

As if we haven't had this

conversation a hundred times.

You've already agreed

to this.

This has been decided.

Me going to medical school

is decided.

Having this baby is

obviously decided.

And you've had plenty of time

to focus on your own stuff,

and I've been happy

to give you that time.

But now it's my turn.

You need to step up.

Now is the time to find work.

I have been working.

I've been working on

my documentary.

Do you have any idea how many

hours I've put into this thing?

Huh?

If I were to get

a day job now, that's it.

I would never have the time

to finish it.

And you act like it's so

outlandish it could make money.

I mean, Tilt made money.

Oh, please stop f***ing

talking about Tilt!

It was four years ago,

and it made $15,000.

Do you think that's gonna cut

it when this baby comes along?

[TV playing indistinctly]

[foreboding music playing]

[muttering indistinctly]

What the f*** is that?

[grunting]

I've been down here all day.

[chuckles] Look,

one dark motherf***er.

Yo, I know you wanna part the seas

so you won't get hit, but sh*t.

Hey, yo, son.

Keep walking, yo.

Lucky I'm eating, I would've

smack your stupid ass...

[indistinct dialog]

[coughing]

B*tch-ass!

[continues coughing]

[man] Get your b*tch-ass

out of here.

[indistinct conversation]

[machinery whirring]

[saw whirring]

What do you want, man?

I've always wanted

one of these.

Saws kind of scare me

in general,

but this one's so handy.

Is this a good model?

Michigan 2621.

Look, man, I don't know

what you...

[saw whirring]

Kind of loud for this

time of night, though.

Your neighbors

don't complain?

You married?

No.

Why not?

I don't know. I...

I guess I like my freedom.

Yeah.

[thuds]

[cartoonish music playing]

[music stops]

[sinister music playing]

[pinball machine dinging]

[mellow pop music playing]

What is all this?

This is my way

of apologizing

for being such

an a**hole lately.

You haven't been an a**hole.

No, I have.

What is this?

What happened?

Oh...

I feel while I was

walking last night.

Last night? When?

After you went to sleep.

I took a break from working.

It doesn't matter. Listen.

You were totally right

about the job at

your mom's company.

I called Doug Park today and set

up an interview for tomorrow.

That's great.

But if...

you don't want it.

I mean, if it's gonna

make you more depressed...

"More depressed"?

Depressed.

You know what I mean.

No, you're totally right.

It's a good job.

I am the man of the house

and I need to start

bringing home the bacon.

Uh, speaking of which, I got

you a pepperoni from Masi's.

Oh, yeah!

Do you want

a glass of wine?

Can I shower first?

I can allow that.

[Joanne]

This guy, is not doing so good.

[ominous music playing]

Well, hello.

How are you?

Doug Park.

Thanks for coming in.

Yeah. Thanks for having me.

Okay, so, uh...

Joe, um...

Why don't you tell me a little

bit about Joe Burns Productions?

Looks like you were owner

and president since 2010.

That's right. Um...

It's my own

production company.

It's my passion,

uh, documentaries.

Um, my, my first feature, Tilt,

premiered at the Big Sky

Film Festival.

Very competitive to

get into,

and I actually got a small

distribution deal

as well.

Oh, wow.

Anyway, so that film was about

international pinball tournaments.

Specifically between

an American and a Russian,

who compete as fierce rivals,

only to become best friends.

[Doug chuckles]

Which might seem like

a light topic,

but, it's actually

a very, uh,

profound examination of

the role of chance

in a controlled system.

Okay, well...

Pinball. That sounds fun.

Um... Uh, so your last

job before that was...

Looks like Stan Grossman

Entertainment, 2012?

Right. Yeah.

Uh, they did mostly...

industrial films,

educational training.

I also did a lot of, um,

fundraising videos

for non-profits.

Oh, that's certainly...

rewarding.

Okay. So, have you

had any...

exposure...

promoting specific brands

or products

to corporate messaging

strategies?

Well, it's funny that you

say "messaging", because

because my current

documentary Golden Age,

actually focuses quite a bit

on the theme of messaging.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

But more as it relates to

the selling of a set

of values

than a specific product.

It's fascinating

how sophisticated

we've become

at manipulating people

to conform to a prescribed

set of beliefs.

And when in reality,

I mean,

we know that the only

true religion in America

is consumerism.

[laughs] I mean,

have you ever seen

the way that people

worship their smartphones?

I mean, it's like the idolatry

of a religious zealot.

We've become addicted

to our things,

and all because of

this messaging.

This message that

consumerism and capitalism

will make you happy,

when in reality,

none of us are happy.

And look at how

obedient we've become.

I mean, we are less rebellious

as a populous

than we were in the 1950's.

Our mythical Golden Age.

That's the title of

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