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15-year old Sam Trottier decides to make a film after he finds a box of his mom's videotapes hidden in their attic from the summer of 2006.
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00:00I'm sorry, um, please don't get upset. I don't normally threaten strangers, except when, you know, it's for a good cause.
00:24My name's Sam. You don't know me, but I know you. I thought I had watched every single one of my mom's tapes, but apparently not.
00:44I'm really not trying to pull anything here. All that I ask is that you watch till the end.
00:54How long were you together?
01:00Um, like a year.
01:04And what happened?
01:06Nothing really. I just realized we were different people who wanted different things.
01:12Were you in love?
01:16I think so.
01:18I think so.
01:20What was that like?
01:24You don't know.
01:26I passed!
01:36Barely.
01:38I said if I was your lover boy
01:44Nothing would hurt you anymore
01:48I said if I were to be your man
01:54I said if I was your lover boy
01:56Nothing would hurt you anymore
01:58I said if I was be your man
02:00I said if I was your lover boy
02:02Nothing would hurt you anymore
02:04I said if I was your lover boy
02:06Nothing would have to be your man
02:12I said if I would have to be your man
02:17She took the best way that I can
02:21Sorry!
02:22If I would have to be your man
02:27Nothing would have to be your man
02:33I said if I would have to be your man
02:39She took the best way that I can
02:42Good job Casey
02:44I said if I was your lover boy
02:52Okay, so I'm still waiting on Jackson
02:55But I'm very excited because today we finally started our big project
02:59And I've made a list of everything we need
03:02And we're going to the store right now to grab all the supplies
03:10Hello?
03:12Hey, are you close?
03:18Um...
03:19No, that's okay
03:23Uh, yeah, I'm sure it'll all fit in my car
03:27It's fine, Jackson, I'll just see you when you get off work
03:31I never thought I'd be the type of person to care, but now that it's July, it's all starting to feel a little too real
03:45Like, all I've ever known is this town
04:02And it's strange because it's not like I'm scared of what's out there
04:09It just feels a little hard to let go
04:15And my mom told me that what I need is closure
04:20So, I think that this project is the perfect way to do that
04:25You making a movie?
04:28Oh, um...
04:30Sort of
04:32And, uh, you're building something too?
04:36Sort of
04:37What are you sort of building?
04:39A tree house
04:43Really?
04:44Yeah
04:45That's actually really cool
04:50I'm, uh, I'm Hayden, by the way
04:52Casey
04:53I just moved in
04:55Cool
04:56Cool
04:58I'll see you around?
05:00Yeah
05:01Cool
05:02Yeah
05:04So I asked a guy at the store what kind of wood was best
05:06And he recommended pine
05:08So I bought a bunch of that
05:10My goal for the end of this week is to be at least finished with the base
05:14And I've been doing a lot of research these past couple days
05:17And honestly, it doesn't seem that complicated
05:22Hi
05:28Need some help?
05:29Oh, no
05:30No, no, no, I think I'm okay
05:31Are you sure? Because I have the time
05:34Yeah
05:35Yeah, yeah, I think I got it
05:41So are you just hammering screws for fun?
05:44Or...
06:01And, uh, how exactly were you gonna build this without your boyfriend?
06:06I had no other choice
06:12Okay, well, I mean, like, he wanted to, but he has to pay for tuition himself and he's been taking extra shifts
06:20And my friends are all working now, too, so...
06:22Okay, and what makes you any more qualified than me?
06:28I've already built one
06:30With my dad
06:31When I was 12
06:37Wow
06:39Back in...
06:40Chicago
06:42Well, it must be nice having a dad whose main joy in life isn't accounting
06:46Yeah, no, he was the best
06:59Right here, yeah
07:00Okay, so let me get this straight, sorry I'm asking a lot of questions, but you guys just met each other last week?
07:05Yeah, pretty much
07:06Mm-hmm
07:07And you're building a whole tree house together
07:09Correct
07:10Yeah, mm-hmm
07:11Okay
07:13All right, well, you know, to be young
07:15Ha, ha, ha, ha!
07:31UCLA, that's pretty cool
07:37What about your boyfriend?
07:39Uh, we both got in
07:41Of course you guys did
07:43and where are you going not sure yet maybe Peru you're not going to college
07:52I don't know maybe I don't know how I'm supposed to know what I want to do with
07:57my life if I've never lived it
08:13oh try but I can't tell it's just nobody else you said all good things must end
08:25tell me they begin again
08:27I almost didn't move here with my mom you know
08:37I didn't think there was anything here for me
08:43I guess I was right
08:47I didn't see that
09:03hey oh um what are you what are you doing here
09:17got off early
09:18right how was the shop
09:21you know it's okay
09:23and your dad
09:24he's good he says hi
09:26hi I'm Hayden
09:28I've heard so much about you
09:30Jackson
09:30nice to meet you
09:32uh so what are you two up to again
09:36did you make sure to put a new tape in
09:47yes of course
09:49oh gosh
09:52this is honestly really sweet
09:54I mean it's the least I could do
09:56I know I've been working a lot lately
10:01oh Jackson it's really okay
10:03no it's really not
10:04I hate it
10:06I hate not being able to have lunch with you
10:10I hate not
10:12being able to kiss you goodnight every night
10:17I hate working late
10:19and I hate even more that this is how we had to spend our last summer year
10:22but I just keep reminding myself that all of this is temporary
10:31because then it becomes a forever with you
10:34I know it's not much
10:39but it's a promise
10:42so you're like married now
10:56no
10:58it's a promise ring
10:59oh
11:01congrats
11:02really
11:04LA like
11:12what's the population there
11:14like nine million
11:15it's like a lot of new people to meet
11:19oh god
11:21well when you put it like that
11:22no no no
11:23it's like exciting
11:24new friends
11:26new memories
11:27new
11:28possibilities
11:30are you open to that
11:34to new friends
11:37to new possibilities
11:42I mean I think I have to be
11:48considering I leave in a week
11:50my dad
11:57used to always say this quote
11:59life is short
12:02and the world is wide
12:03do you
12:06really believe this is the only possibility for you
12:09that was the last tape
12:22August 22nd
12:252006
12:26almost a year before I was born
12:29when my parents got divorced
12:35I was convinced that was it
12:38love doesn't exist
12:40that was until I went into the attic last week
12:45don't turn away from something people spend a lifetime looking for
12:53and
12:56I would tell mom that
12:57but you and I both know that she just
12:59sit and think on it for another 15 years
13:01either way
13:08I
13:09do hope you find your happy ending
13:11Miss Riley
13:12you deserve it
13:14해� super
13:17yeah
13:17so
13:19okay
13:21that
13:25that
13:27and
13:27that
13:30I
13:30yeah
13:31and
13:32yeah
13:33I
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