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00:00:40In the quiet of the night there is a journey, a journey taken by the soul, it is a journey
00:00:48of the self and its destination is itself.
00:00:53The route taken is a dream, and that dream is said to be the landscape of our yesterdays
00:01:00and tomorrows.
00:01:03With angels as our guide we embark upon the adventure of finding ourselves, but what is
00:01:11it for those who do not take the journey, those who have forsaken the dream, those who
00:01:18do not explore the landscape of their soul?
00:01:23Are they destined to remain lost to themselves, never reaching the kingdom God has given them?
00:01:31Or within the void of their awareness, in the quiet of the night, will they again take the
00:01:39journey, in search of the dream?
00:01:43All right.
00:03:16For security reasons, please keep your luggage with you at all times.
00:04:45Yeah, who is this?
00:04:58Do you know where he is?
00:05:00Oh, the police took him.
00:05:03He got arrested.
00:05:05Tell him don't be coming around here no more.
00:05:08If he wants his clothes, they're at the shelter.
00:05:12And don't you be coming around here either looking for him.
00:05:15You hear me?
00:05:16Okay.
00:05:19Okay.
00:05:47Okay.
00:05:48Yeah, he's here.
00:05:49Yeah.
00:06:05Okay.
00:06:06Here we go.
00:06:06I'm sorry.
00:06:06Yeah.
00:06:16I'm sorry.
00:06:16it is said that great spirits travel on the rhythm of the drum and their movement
00:06:24is like the dance of the trees with the wind but when two spirits meet their
00:06:35dance is known as the dance of life
00:06:49yeah excuse me yes you you from ghana yes i am oh hold on a minute oh yes uh i'll
00:06:58call you back
00:06:59with the information later on okay yes okay bye bye hi you from ghana too yes i just i just
00:07:06came from
00:07:07ghana you know my name is david hi my name is abba hi abba hi how are you i'm fine
00:07:14do you do you know
00:07:16where um um oh i hope i didn't take you no that's okay okay do you know where i can
00:07:21generate cities
00:07:22to um american money oh okay well banks are closed right now until the morning um i don't know
00:07:30they close around three but do you know where i can do that do you know the place that i
00:07:36can
00:07:36change my money to them definitely i know the place but they're not open until tomorrow morning
00:07:41i mean you have to wait tomorrow you don't come you come you have no money you come here you
00:07:44know
00:07:44money i only have cities you know i only have um government i do not have um american dollars
00:07:54yes yes um they have um they change the government the government and he came and he do like new
00:08:09roads and he built new houses and everything is really nice oh really i haven't been there for years
00:08:17i miss my family i've been here in new york and um it's crazy and i say it's crazy nothing
00:08:23about
00:08:23crime all over the place the cops recently just shot an african-american man with his wallet you
00:08:29know they thought he had a gun you know he held up his wallet and the police officer shot him
00:08:34and
00:08:39the police officer here in new york city uh they thought this guy was robbing some place and he
00:08:49had a wallet in his hand they thought he had a gun and they shot him there oh it's just
00:08:54crazy crazy
00:08:56it's crazy i i want to go back home but you come here you have no money or no american
00:09:02dollars no i do
00:09:03not have any money so you come with bags yes um there was a woman down downstairs and i i
00:09:12left my
00:09:13back with you know her i told her to look for me to eat yes no i did not there's
00:09:19a restaurant on the
00:09:20corner you can eat you know we can talk about back home and all that stuff and you have no
00:09:24place to
00:09:24stay no i do not have a place to stay well i'll put you i will talk and i'll put
00:09:28you in touch with
00:09:29people that i know oh my god thank you so much thank you very much oh my god no problem
00:09:37oh my god
00:09:39okay i will go with you
00:09:50hello hey rita how you doing it's david how you doing yeah listen um i have this friend of
00:09:56i just met from ghana just came to this country recently and she's looking are you looking for a
00:10:01roommate yeah oh good because she's looking for a place to stay and um i was wondering if you're
00:10:09looking for a roommate and she needs a place to say she has no money um can you help out
00:10:13for me
00:10:15good okay wonderful what i'll do is i'll send her over to your house okay
00:10:20okay okay i'll send her over to your house for you to meet and you talk to her okay she's
00:10:24a good
00:10:25person all right okay rita talk to you later okay bye
00:10:36bye
00:10:48Aua!
00:11:34I'll see you next time.
00:12:06I'll see you then.
00:12:08I'll see you then.
00:12:31I'll see you then.
00:12:46I don't want to buy anything.
00:12:48No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:12:55Are you crazy?
00:12:56No, I came to leave here.
00:12:59What are you talking about?
00:13:00You can't leave here.
00:13:01David said I came to leave here.
00:13:03Oh, okay, all right.
00:13:05You're the one that David said.
00:13:06Come on in.
00:13:06You should have told me that in the beginning.
00:13:08Oh.
00:13:33So what did you say your name was again?
00:13:36Aba.
00:13:39So where are you from?
00:13:40Ghana.
00:13:42What, like that in Jersey or something?
00:13:44No, Ghana.
00:13:45Ghana in Africa.
00:13:47Oh, Ghana in Africa.
00:13:52What did you say?
00:13:54Have you been here long?
00:13:56Oh, I came two days ago.
00:13:59Okay, wait a minute.
00:14:00You came here all the way from Ghana, Africa, and you don't have no place to live?
00:14:06I came to leave with my cousin, and the police took my cousin away.
00:14:12Took him away?
00:14:12Took him away where?
00:14:14To jail.
00:14:16Ay, Dios mio.
00:14:17Otro criminal.
00:14:19What did he say?
00:14:20Look, you're not involved in anything illegal, are you?
00:14:23Because I don't play that shit.
00:14:24No, no, no, no.
00:14:26Uh-huh.
00:14:27All right, fine.
00:14:29Um, take this.
00:14:33I'll be back in a minute.
00:15:31All right.
00:15:34All right.
00:16:05So, did you finish?
00:16:07Finish?
00:16:08Yeah, you know, done, completed, then we now.
00:16:12The application.
00:16:14The paper that I gave you?
00:16:16Oh, the paper.
00:16:17Yeah, it's an application.
00:16:19You have to fill it out so I can check your references.
00:16:21Did you finish filling it out?
00:16:23No.
00:16:23Oh.
00:16:25Look, take this.
00:16:31Would you fill it out, please?
00:16:33Okay, thank you.
00:16:35Okay, thank you.
00:16:55So, how's it going?
00:16:56Oh.
00:17:00All right, these references.
00:17:02What kind of phone numbers are these?
00:17:04Oh, they're from my home country, Ghana.
00:17:06Ghana?
00:17:07Yes.
00:17:09I do not understand.
00:17:11I do not understand.
00:17:11Look, don't you know somebody here?
00:17:14David.
00:17:15Okay.
00:17:16Well, how long have you known him?
00:17:18I met him today.
00:17:20That's just great.
00:17:23All right, here, where it says employer, you wrote down, looking for a job as a dancer.
00:17:29What is that?
00:17:30You don't have a job?
00:17:31You see, I came to this country to be a successful dancer.
00:17:36Oh, really?
00:17:37Yes.
00:17:37And what makes you think you're going to be a successful dancer?
00:17:40Because I dance very excellently.
00:17:43Oh, is that so?
00:17:44Yes.
00:17:46Well, what are you going to do for money while you're waiting to become a successful dancer?
00:17:51Oh.
00:17:53You see, I brought Ghana money with me.
00:17:57Honey, that ain't money.
00:17:58I'm talking good old American cash money, you know, dollars.
00:18:02This is money.
00:18:03I will change it to, um, what do you call it?
00:18:06Good old American cash money.
00:18:10Where am I going to stay today?
00:18:13Who said I was going to rent you the room?
00:18:14Um, David.
00:18:16I don't know.
00:18:30All right, look.
00:18:31I want one week's rent, one week in advance, and no wild parties.
00:18:36Deal?
00:18:36Deal.
00:18:37By the way, my name is Margarita Reyes, but everybody calls me Rita.
00:18:42Pleased to meet you, Rita.
00:18:44Now let me show you where you'll be sleeping.
00:18:47Oh, thank you very much.
00:19:07Good morning.
00:19:08Good morning.
00:19:09Good morning.
00:19:09Good morning, Rita.
00:19:09Good morning, everybody.
00:19:20Do you milk you?
00:19:23No.
00:19:24I don't know.
00:19:46I don't know how you can eat that shit.
00:19:49I do not understand.
00:19:51That stuff tastes like cardboard.
00:19:54It is very good.
00:19:56Coffee is not good for your body.
00:19:58What's wrong with my coffee?
00:20:00Coffee is not good.
00:20:01It has caffeine in it.
00:20:03It's bad for your body.
00:20:05It's not good.
00:20:05There's nothing wrong with my coffee.
00:20:08Yes, Rita.
00:20:09Whatever.
00:20:17Hey, don't you have that job interview today?
00:20:19Yes.
00:20:20I must get ready and go now.
00:20:24You didn't go to work today?
00:20:27No, actually.
00:20:28I had the day off because of all that overtime I've been working.
00:20:31Overtime?
00:20:33Yeah.
00:20:34It's like when you put in more hours than you're supposed to, they give you extra time off.
00:20:40You see, in my country there is no overtime.
00:20:44You work until work is done.
00:20:47Then you risk more work.
00:20:50Well, all I know is that for today, my work is done and I'm going out with my boyfriend Miguel
00:20:56today, we are going to have a blast.
00:20:59Well, I hope you have a lot, lots of fun.
00:21:02Oh, believe me.
00:21:03I plan on it.
00:21:04Okay.
00:21:10I must sleep now.
00:21:19I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:20I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:22I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:23I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:25I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:26I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:26I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:27I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:29I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:30I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:31I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:31I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:31I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:32I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:33I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:34I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:34I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:36I'm going to have a lot of fun.
00:21:42Who is it?
00:21:47Miguel, he's early.
00:21:57Hey. Hi.
00:21:59We're kind of early.
00:22:09I was supposed to see somebody today, but they canceled, so I thought we'd get an early start.
00:22:15Sounds good to me. Want some coffee?
00:22:18Yeah, that'd be nice.
00:22:25Some sweets for the sweetest.
00:22:35Oh, Miguel. This is Abba. Abba, this is Miguel, my boyfriend.
00:22:40We finally get to meet.
00:22:52Uh, Rita!
00:22:55You calling me, babe?
00:22:56Yes, uh, definitely. I found one that we should go see. We gotta go see this one. I heard so
00:23:01many good things about it.
00:23:02Alright, Duncan.
00:23:15Rita!
00:23:16Yeah?
00:23:17I'm going for my interview.
00:23:20Okay, good luck. I'll see you later.
00:23:24Oh, yeah. Good luck on your interview.
00:23:27Hey, maybe we can get together later.
00:23:29Would you like that?
00:23:31Would you like that, huh?
00:23:33Here we go. I'm almost ready. I'll be out in a minute.
00:23:37Alright, sounds good.
00:23:43I'm ready.
00:23:47Beautiful. So beautiful.
00:23:49Listen, we better hurry it up because this movie is about to start in 15 minutes.
00:23:54Okay.
00:23:54Well, let me just get my bag.
00:23:56Alright, I'll get my coat.
00:23:57What's the name of that guy in that movie, um...
00:23:59I got his name on the tip of my tongue. He's gonna be in it. It's a freaking five-star
00:24:03movie. I'm telling you.
00:24:04Yeah, yeah.
00:24:05Yeah, yeah.
00:26:07Excuse me.
00:26:08Oh, can I help you?
00:26:12Yes, I'm here for the job interview.
00:26:15Oh, you must be here for the teaching job.
00:26:16Yes.
00:26:17Oh, okay.
00:26:18Listen, you did a great job today.
00:26:20That's it for today.
00:26:21I'll see you guys at the show.
00:26:23Great.
00:26:24Okay.
00:26:25Come on over and have a seat with me.
00:26:32I'm sorry, what did you say your name was?
00:26:34Oh, I'm Abba.
00:26:35Okay, I'm Aisha.
00:26:37Pleased to meet you.
00:26:38Very good.
00:26:39Why don't we start with you telling me a little bit about yourself?
00:26:43Oh, in my country.
00:26:44And your country is?
00:26:46Ghana.
00:26:47Oh, okay.
00:26:49In my country, I went to a university.
00:26:52It's called the University of Ghana.
00:26:55And I studied dance.
00:26:58My school sent people to abroad, so I decided to come here and be a successful dancer.
00:27:06Wow, a successful dancer, huh?
00:27:08Yes.
00:27:09Okay.
00:27:10Okay.
00:27:10Well, as you know, while there is some dancing involved, the job is about teaching the history
00:27:20of African dance, what do you know about African dance?
00:27:26Okay, when we talk about African dance, Africa is a big continent, okay?
00:27:32I'm from the western part of Africa.
00:27:36In the western part, we have so many countries.
00:27:40We have Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and I can't mention it all.
00:27:45And each of these, like my country alone, we have like thousands of different dances.
00:27:52We have different cultures, different tribes.
00:27:56And each tribe, they have like a lot of dances, you know?
00:28:01So, for instance, if I'm going to do something, if I'm going to perform one dance, I'm going
00:28:08to choose a tribe, and the tribe that I would choose, I would choose a drum from the tribe
00:28:15that goes with the dance.
00:28:17That's what I'm going to do.
00:28:19But if I'm saying I'm doing an African dance, there are so many dances that I can't even do
00:28:26today.
00:28:28Well, obviously, you know your history.
00:28:32Yes.
00:28:32Uh, are you prepared to, uh, dance?
00:28:37Yes.
00:28:38Oh, okay.
00:28:38Do you have something to change in?
00:28:40Yes, I've got it.
00:28:41Okay.
00:28:41Well, let me show you where you can change, okay?
00:28:44Okay.
00:28:58Hey, folks.
00:29:00Let me do a picture for you.
00:29:02Let me print your name in less than a minute.
00:29:04All right.
00:29:05Okay.
00:29:07Let me print the name.
00:29:17Okay.
00:29:19Here we go.
00:29:20Little magic, folks.
00:29:26Oh, that's so cool.
00:29:27Look at that.
00:29:28Oh, it's me.
00:29:29Hey, look.
00:29:30I think that's supposed to be me.
00:29:33Uh-huh.
00:29:33That's a little thing in there.
00:29:35Oh, look.
00:29:35That's me.
00:29:36Oh, look at that little fucking thing.
00:29:41Oh, you got the hair going.
00:29:43Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:29:49Hey, is that your other woman?
00:29:50Uh, I don't know.
00:29:51I think so.
00:29:52There she is.
00:29:53I like to know about it.
00:29:55Look at that.
00:29:57Look at that.
00:29:58Oh, there's more than one?
00:29:59Oh, that's her brother.
00:30:00What are you doing there?
00:30:02Ha, ha, ha.
00:30:05Wait a minute.
00:30:05There are three women here.
00:30:06Check that out.
00:30:08Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:30:23the whole family I just made an artist out of you your lines and my lines make
00:30:39this picture thank you have a good day
00:31:09over there
00:31:52your hair looks great thanks baby you know I always try and look good for you
00:32:02you want to find another spot yeah maybe near the lake
00:32:07great idea you lead the way
00:32:50I'll keep my jacket on it's a little chilly
00:33:12I just love it here it's so beautiful out today
00:33:18hey what do you expect it's natural beauty
00:33:24we always know exactly what to say at exactly the right time
00:33:39thank you baby
00:33:42thank you
00:33:43you know for this wonderful day
00:33:49for always being there for me
00:33:53for loving me the way that you do
00:33:55you know just for being you
00:33:59hey anything my baby girl
00:34:03anything
00:34:06anything
00:34:10well
00:34:13there's something I wanted to talk to you about
00:34:18well you know
00:34:20we've been going out for a while
00:34:24and everything's been going really well
00:34:27you know
00:34:28even when we fight it's like
00:34:30ah ah ah
00:34:32no fighting
00:34:33disagree
00:34:36okay disagree
00:34:37every time we disagree it's like you know everything
00:34:40always ends up working out
00:34:43and things are better than they were before
00:34:46and I just think that maybe we should start to consider
00:34:53yeah
00:34:54well
00:34:57we should start to consider getting more serious about our relationship
00:35:03serious about a relationship
00:35:04yeah I just
00:35:06you mean you mean
00:35:08yeah I just think that we should further define our relationship
00:35:12what are you talking what do you mean
00:35:16well you know
00:35:17things are going so well
00:35:18I just thought maybe
00:35:20we'd make more of a commitment to each other
00:35:23commitment
00:35:25I can't believe you
00:35:27Jesus
00:35:27what
00:35:30what is it
00:35:31there you go again
00:35:32you're doing it again
00:35:32what am I doing
00:35:35what
00:35:39every sick
00:35:40fucking time we go out
00:35:41we can't go home without you having to ruin it
00:35:44ruin it
00:35:46yeah ruin it
00:35:48what is it
00:35:49you enjoy this shit
00:35:50you plan this shit before you leave the house
00:35:52yeah that's exactly what the fuck I do right
00:35:55you know the pressure that I'm getting right now
00:35:59now let me ask you one question
00:36:02why
00:36:02why do you have to put this pressure on me
00:36:03why
00:36:05like what what is it
00:36:06you don't think that I get enough pressure from anybody else
00:36:09my family wants me out the fucking house
00:36:11my boss hates me to death
00:36:13he won't give me a promotion
00:36:15and my baby's mother's fucking me in court
00:36:18and now you
00:36:19you think I need this
00:36:20tell us your problem
00:36:23what's my fucking problem
00:36:24yeah what is your fucking problem
00:36:26tell me cause I'd like to know
00:36:27I'll tell you what my fucking problem is
00:36:29my fucking problem
00:36:30is guys who want to screw me in more ways than one
00:36:35okay now what is that supposed to mean
00:36:36you know exactly what the fuck it means
00:36:38punk ass boricua cabrones
00:36:40who want to come and go as they fucking please
00:36:43you are one sick fucking puta
00:36:45you know that
00:36:45oh yeah
00:36:45that's right
00:36:46well you know what
00:36:48you can kiss this bitch ass
00:36:50well I'm sorry
00:36:51been there and done that
00:36:53you see
00:36:54that's exactly what the fuck I'm talking about
00:36:56and now you're gonna leave right
00:36:58as a matter of fact I am
00:37:00well go then
00:37:09fuck you
00:37:26bullshit
00:37:28bullshit
00:37:29Asshole!
00:38:11Dearest daughter, I hope you are fine and the spirit have taken good care of you.
00:38:16We were surprised when you told us about your cousin Chrissy being taken by the police,
00:38:21but happy when you told us that you had found a place to live the same day.
00:38:26We have been praying that God will take care of you, and our prayers were answered.
00:38:32We were expecting your cousin Chrissy to return home to Ghana soon because they are making him leave the country.
00:38:40Once again, we thank God for watching over you.
00:38:44Now your sister is fine. We have sent you a picture of your new niece.
00:38:49Like you, she has been given the name Abba.
00:38:53We pray that she will grow up to be as strong and determined as her aunt.
00:38:59Your father and I sent our love and want you to know that the whole family is praying for you.
00:39:05May God keep you in his embrace.
00:39:07Love, your mother and father.
00:39:23future.
00:39:31are you okay?
00:39:35Yeah, I guess I will be.
00:39:38You want to talk?
00:39:42I broke up with Miguel today.
00:39:45What? What happened?
00:39:49you know he's such a puto we have this big fight he turned into this big asshole and
00:39:57he left me in the middle of the woods all by myself every time that i tried tried to talk
00:40:04to him about being in a relationship he would freak out same thing happened today so i mean
00:40:12that's it it's just over oh i'm sorry you want me to fish you some tea actually i'd rather have
00:40:21some coffee
00:40:22you know coffee smells good for you i'd rather have some coffee let me have some coffee please
00:40:41i just don't know you don't know about what
00:40:50you know i don't know i keep thinking that it's me you know i just try
00:40:59to be everything that you're supposed to be in a relationship i give my heart
00:41:05and i can't give it halfway i give it completely that's the only way that i know how to love
00:41:12you see that's not so good you have to be careful you give your heart to you see i don't
00:41:18really
00:41:18think he's worth it you know so we shouldn't even talk about you right now let's just talk about
00:41:24something else all right well what are you doing um i i went for the interview today oh yeah that's
00:41:33you gave me the job oh that's great yes at least i can help you to pay the bills yeah
00:41:38well you know at least you know it's only been a month a lot of people have a hard time
00:41:43a much harder time finding a job i'm lucky though because right away you know
00:42:00i don't know you eat some funky shit
00:42:04i don't know why don't we just order some chinese okay i'll do that
00:42:11i'm gonna bring you all right okay
00:42:36hello
00:42:45angelina is this you see can we have a set no gonna say mana of course i know it's you
00:42:53and would you please speak english why we forget how to speak spanish all of a sudden whatever
00:42:59anyway what are you doing here i thought that you're supposed to be in california until the end
00:43:04the next month yeah well miss diva jennifer decided to walk off set again no way what happened
00:43:14i don't know you know how these things are well girl's been pretty hard over here my boss has
00:43:22been riding me like crazy really why she says i have some sort of attitude or something i don't know
00:43:31man why don't you just tell that bitch take the job and shove it believe me i wish i could
00:43:38so what's wrong with you did you roberto have another fight
00:43:43yeah how did you know lucky guess what is it this time
00:43:49let me tell you i had to beat his ass until the cops came and took his cheating lying butt
00:43:55out of my
00:43:56face what not again you two are always fighting what did he do this time
00:44:01i found some putas phone number in his cell phone and when i try to ask him about it he
00:44:06tried to tell
00:44:06me she was just a friend yeah right you know that roberto's never met a woman under 40 that he
00:44:14didn't
00:44:14want to fuck now if you actually believe that why do you keep going back together with him
00:44:25oh i get it te esta dando duro verdad
00:44:30uh hello
00:44:35anyway um you still looking at that girl alba yeah yeah she's at work right now actually
00:44:41man i told you you need to get a man in there what's the deal with you and miguel
00:44:46can we just change the subject i'd rather not talk about it anyway do you know that your brothers
00:45:00are fighting again whatever what's the drama now well we had dinner at mommy's house last night and
00:45:09louise brought over his lover and you know how she feels about that whole gay thing so johnny got
00:45:14really pissed off at louise and then the both of them started fighting after that it just got really
00:45:18crazy really man i don't blame johnny he knows how mommy feels about that gay stuff louise is always
00:45:27starring that shit and jelena come on no rita he's always doing that ever since we were little kids
00:45:36man always pissing her off i'm sick of it
00:45:43anyway he's just lucky that i wasn't there because i want to be his and his boyfriend's ass
00:45:48well it doesn't matter because no matter what louise is still your brother gay or not and there's
00:45:52nothing that's going to change that whatever rita hang on my cell phone's ringing okay hello
00:46:04okay just a minute rita i gotta go it's my agent i'll have to talk to you later okay all
00:46:10right talk to
00:46:11you later bye
00:46:18what do you mean he's not paying me it's not my fault she walked off set listen you tell him
00:46:26that playing
00:46:27around with my money would be the last thing that he ever does ladron
00:46:38so
00:47:02Meetings, how are you doing?
00:47:05Good.
00:47:06Do you hear yet?
00:47:09Nope, not yet.
00:47:10Okay, cool. Check this out. Remember this bracelet set?
00:47:13The matching necklace.
00:47:14I need some earrings, but not too big, Lester.
00:47:16But I want something with the stones.
00:47:18You know what I want.
00:47:20I'll show you what I got.
00:47:21Let's see.
00:47:26Let's see if I do it like that.
00:47:29Because I'm going to take off my jacket.
00:47:30Okay.
00:47:33I just have that on.
00:47:36Yes, it goes with the necklace perfectly.
00:47:38Perfect, yeah.
00:47:41Excuse me, sir.
00:47:42Yes, ma'am. One minute.
00:47:44I'll be right with you, okay?
00:47:46Oh, okay.
00:47:50They look great. I love them.
00:47:52They look fabulous.
00:47:58Looks beautiful.
00:47:59Looks nice.
00:48:00Thank you, ma'am.
00:48:03Listen, I gotta go.
00:48:05Tell Dee I tried to wait for her.
00:48:07I'll call later on, okay?
00:48:08Okay, see you later.
00:48:18Yes, can I help you?
00:48:20Oh, yes, sir.
00:48:21Wow, you have a very beautiful place.
00:48:24You know, I've been going everywhere,
00:48:27trying to look for a place that carries all these beautiful African stuff.
00:48:32Thank you, thank you.
00:48:33I didn't really find any.
00:48:34I'm very happy.
00:48:34So, where are you from?
00:48:35Oh, Ghana.
00:48:37How long has this store been open?
00:48:40Well, I've been here for four years,
00:48:42but I started back in 1962 in Brooklyn on Broadway.
00:48:46Very good.
00:48:47I've been fighting this issue.
00:48:49What issue?
00:48:51Black issue.
00:48:53Black issue?
00:48:54Yeah.
00:48:54You know, to carry our history.
00:48:56You know, I've been fighting to carry our history.
00:48:58Yeah, you see, maybe a lot of people don't know that you have this store,
00:49:03and that's the most important thing that you have it now,
00:49:06because I've been roaming all over to look for a place like this.
00:49:12Do you have, oh, that's your card?
00:49:14Yeah, this is my card.
00:49:15Okay.
00:49:16And it's a house of a million earrings.
00:49:19Yes.
00:49:19Okay.
00:49:20I'm going to give it to my friends,
00:49:21and definitely we will come back here.
00:49:24All right.
00:49:25And get, you know, more stuff.
00:49:27Okay.
00:49:28Anyway, so I'll see you.
00:49:30I'll definitely come back.
00:49:31Okay, my dear.
00:49:31Nice to meet you.
00:49:32My pleasure. Have a good day.
00:49:33You too. Bye-bye.
00:49:34Bye-bye.
00:49:36Oh, these are blessings to you, sister.
00:49:38You too.
00:49:38Did I hear you was from Ghana?
00:49:40Yes.
00:49:40Oh, I've been there.
00:49:41I've been to Alameen Castle, sort of slave dungeon.
00:49:44You went to Alameen?
00:49:46Yes, it was nice, very nice.
00:49:48Wow, about the slave castle, right?
00:49:50Yeah, but made me cry like a baby.
00:49:51Oh, I'm glad you went.
00:49:54Yes, I am too.
00:49:55Wow.
00:49:55Well, it's pleased to meet you.
00:49:57Nice to meet you.
00:49:57I'm Abba. What's your name?
00:49:59I'm Yau.
00:49:59Yau.
00:50:00You know what that means, right?
00:50:01No.
00:50:01Yau means male child born on Thursday.
00:50:04Oh, Yau.
00:50:06And Abba is born on Thursday.
00:50:09Oh, my God.
00:50:11Okay, nice to meet you, Yau.
00:50:13Peace and blessings to you.
00:50:13Okay, I'll see you around.
00:50:15Peace and blessings.
00:50:31There you be.
00:50:31ngay.
00:50:31Whatever back then, I stopped.
00:50:32Oh, my God!
00:50:47Bye.
00:50:54Hello?
00:50:54Hello?
00:50:57Yes, this is Margarita.
00:51:00Yes, I know Abba.
00:51:05She's been shot?
00:51:08Where?
00:51:10Where is she right now?
00:51:14Okay, okay, I'll be there within the hour.
00:51:17Bye.
00:51:29The journey of life takes us to many places between day and night.
00:51:38By day, it is possible to see clearly that which is before us.
00:51:47While the night can only be lit by the light from the heavens above.
00:51:52I saw my heart already.
00:51:55It could be secret about my life to damn place.
00:51:56I we'll break up.
00:51:56leaks out there ahh
00:52:07Stay really good.į»
00:52:35Careful.
00:52:38Got it?
00:52:39Yes.
00:52:40All right.
00:52:43Just take it slow.
00:52:45Okay.
00:52:49Just be real careful.
00:52:52You're doing it on the other side?
00:52:52You're doing all right?
00:52:53Yeah.
00:52:55Okay.
00:52:56Just take it slow.
00:52:58Doing all right?
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:01Okay.
00:53:02Careful.
00:53:04Good.
00:53:05Okay.
00:53:06I'm going to get you comfortable on the couch.
00:53:08Give me this one.
00:53:16Okay.
00:53:18Now a little back here.
00:53:23Okay.
00:53:26Hold on.
00:53:26Hold on.
00:53:32All right.
00:53:35I'm going to be as careful as I can be here.
00:53:38All right.
00:53:42Get you nice and comfortable.
00:53:48Is that all right?
00:53:49Yes.
00:53:51Okay.
00:53:56Is that better?
00:53:57Yeah.
00:53:58Okay.
00:54:00All right.
00:54:00You just relax.
00:54:03Get comfortable.
00:54:04I'll take care of you.
00:54:06Okay.
00:54:06Okay.
00:54:09All right.
00:54:10All right.
00:54:13All right.
00:54:26Are you awake?
00:54:28Yeah.
00:54:30Okay.
00:54:32I made some tea.
00:54:34I made some tea.
00:54:38It must feel good to be back home, huh?
00:54:41Very good.
00:54:53Okay.
00:54:56Yeah.
00:54:57Yeah.
00:54:57All right.
00:55:11So, what happened?
00:55:12At least there was somebody there to help you.
00:55:14Yeah.
00:55:20Yeah.
00:55:21I don't know. I just...
00:55:24Gosh. I just don't know, you know,
00:55:26why something like this
00:55:28happened to me, you know?
00:55:31It's out of our control, you know?
00:55:32But everything's gonna be alright,
00:55:34because, you know, I'm taking care of
00:55:36everything here, and, uh,
00:55:39I've done it.
00:55:40I can't dance like this.
00:55:43I'm not...
00:55:44I'm not...
00:55:44I'm not gonna...
00:55:47I cannot dance.
00:55:49I got shot in my leg.
00:55:51I can't do anything.
00:55:53I don't know.
00:55:54I don't even know.
00:55:56What's going on with my job?
00:55:59I don't know.
00:56:03Um...
00:56:05Your job called while you were in the hospital.
00:56:08What did they say?
00:56:14They, uh...
00:56:15They asked about you,
00:56:16and, you know, what was going on.
00:56:18But, um...
00:56:20They said that they really needed to have
00:56:22an instructor for your class.
00:56:25So, what?
00:56:26They can't wait for me?
00:56:30Actually...
00:56:31Actually...
00:56:33They've already replaced you.
00:56:35They have another instructor.
00:56:37Yeah.
00:56:39I mean...
00:56:40Don't...
00:56:42Look, I stayed a long time
00:56:44to get this job, you know?
00:56:46And it was...
00:56:48It was perfect.
00:56:49And now...
00:56:50I have to start...
00:56:52I have to start all over again.
00:56:55You know?
00:57:17Everything that...
00:57:19Everything that...
00:57:20Everything I worked so hard for...
00:57:23Everything is...
00:57:24I feel like I didn't have to do this job.
00:57:26I mean...
00:57:27You're lucky.
00:57:28It could have been worse.
00:57:29I have dreams.
00:57:31You know?
00:57:32I have...
00:57:33I have a lot of things to do.
00:57:35I have to go to work and teach these little kids.
00:57:39You know?
00:57:41You know?
00:57:42You know?
00:57:44Look at me.
00:57:45I'm sitting here...
00:57:47I can't...
00:57:47I can't...
00:57:52I talked to...
00:57:54The police officers...
00:57:58That took your report.
00:58:00And...
00:58:00They told me to contact...
00:58:02A victim review board.
00:58:05Hoping that...
00:58:06That would...
00:58:07You know...
00:58:07Be something to help you.
00:58:09And I did that.
00:58:10I took care of that.
00:58:11But...
00:58:12They said that there's nothing...
00:58:14That they can do.
00:58:15I don't have money.
00:58:17You know?
00:58:18I do not have money...
00:58:20To pay for my...
00:58:21My bills.
00:58:24Did you know that you were...
00:58:26In the newspaper?
00:58:28What?
00:58:29Yeah.
00:58:30You...
00:58:31You actually made a couple of newspapers.
00:58:33What...
00:58:33What...
00:58:34What did they say?
00:58:36It said that the shooting was gang related.
00:58:39But...
00:58:40It said that...
00:58:41You were a member of one of the gangs.
00:58:43And they...
00:58:44They wrote the story.
00:58:45They should have come and listened to my story.
00:58:48You know?
00:58:49I'm a dancer.
00:58:50And I'm shouting.
00:58:51And I'm like...
00:58:51How am I gonna eat?
00:58:54How am I gonna spill my pills and stuff?
00:58:57Just focus on...
00:59:00Getting back...
00:59:01You know...
00:59:01Getting back to where you were.
00:59:03And then...
00:59:03You know...
00:59:04Everything else will hand it together.
00:59:06You know?
00:59:06I'm here for you.
00:59:07I want you to know that.
00:59:09Thank you very much.
00:59:32You've gotta give it to Abba.
00:59:33After she came home from the hospital...
00:59:36She cried for a while.
00:59:37Yeah.
00:59:37You know...
00:59:38She was really angry about it.
00:59:40Wouldn't you be?
00:59:42Anyway...
00:59:42She tried to go on dancing.
00:59:44In fact...
00:59:45I have never seen anyone work as hard as she did...
00:59:48To overcome her injury.
00:59:50But no matter how hard she tried...
00:59:52It was never the same.
00:59:55I remember when the doctors at the hospital...
00:59:57Told her that she could never dance again.
01:00:00Ave Maria Purisima.
01:00:02I thought they were gonna arrest her or something.
01:00:05I mean...
01:00:05She just wasn't having it.
01:00:07But after losing her job at the dance school...
01:00:09And running out of money...
01:00:11She finally decided she had to go back to Ghana...
01:00:13To be with her family.
01:00:15A dancer?
01:00:16Getting shot in the leg?
01:00:19Damn.
01:00:21But you know...
01:00:22Life has a strange way of showing you what it wants you to know.
01:00:26You know...
01:00:26Like...
01:00:27What works for one person may not work for somebody else.
01:00:31I don't know about Abba...
01:00:33But if there's one thing she taught me...
01:00:36It was that I should have never...
01:00:38Given up on my dream.
01:00:53Wonderful.
01:01:11And we'll need a 19th degree to ramp up that Audience Atlanta...
01:01:12The Flashdown in 2 million is seven years from his family.
01:01:12national market. Maybe... I
01:01:12know... Let's miss
01:01:12know... I don't
01:01:12know anything like that. That's right.
01:01:13You know? I'm
01:01:18not sure she's...
01:01:18See that she had maybe the booking儹ēčÆ.
01:02:26You know what you're saying?
01:02:27I'm sorry.
01:02:27Oh, um, yeah, I don't know.
01:02:29I was just...
01:02:31I was thinking about a couple of things.
01:02:36Well, I told you you gotta get a man in here.
01:02:38You have way too much free time.
01:02:39Oh, don't stop at that again.
01:02:41Why not?
01:02:43I don't know.
01:02:44I just...
01:02:44I'm thinking about maybe, you know, doing a lot of different stuff.
01:02:48Maybe...
01:02:49I've been thinking about going back to, uh, dancing salsa.
01:02:53Oh, cool.
01:02:54Cool.
01:02:55That's awesome.
01:02:55You gotta get into it.
01:02:56Why don't you do it more often?
01:02:59Well, I gotta get back into shape first.
01:03:02Wanna go work out right now?
01:03:04Yeah, sure.
01:03:04Come on, I got tons of energy.
01:03:05What are you talking about?
01:03:06You're killing me.
01:03:08I'm done with this cleaning.
01:03:10I'm done for the day.
01:03:12I can't believe they can shoot movies like this.
01:03:14Ugh.
01:03:15My agent's an idiot.
01:03:16They're gonna get me out of the...
01:03:18You know I had an audition for this film?
01:03:20What?
01:03:20I laughed at his ass.
01:03:21I was like, what the hell are you talking about?
01:03:23Jesus Christ already.
01:03:25Hang on.
01:03:27Hello?
01:03:28Oh, really?
01:03:30Okay, cool.
01:03:31Alright, bye.
01:03:32Since I already gotta go.
01:03:34Alright.
01:03:34Nice seeing ya.
01:03:35Thanks.
01:03:43Hey, that guy would not told Super to come tomorrow.
01:03:47Hello?
01:03:48Is somebody there?
01:03:54Ay, it's part of those damn kids.
01:04:06Look!
01:04:12It's always been one of my favorite positions.
01:04:17Miguel?
01:04:18Here.
01:04:19Let me help you in there.
01:04:26Miguel?
01:04:27That's right, baby.
01:04:28It's me.
01:04:29What are you doing here?
01:04:32What do you mean, what am I doing here?
01:04:33I came to see you.
01:04:35Why?
01:04:36Well, first of all, I want to apologize for what happened in the park that day.
01:04:40And I'm hoping that you'll forgive me.
01:04:43Wait a minute.
01:04:44You came here to apologize for being an hijo de puta that day in the park?
01:04:50And then you expect me to forgive you because you buy me some cheap-ass flowers?
01:04:53Is that right?
01:04:55Well, yeah, I guess so.
01:04:58Excuse me.
01:05:33I'll kill you!
01:05:34Jesus!
01:05:35Rayna, what the hell's wrong with you?
01:05:36What's wrong with me?
01:05:37Yeah!
01:05:37I haven't cut your balls off yet and fed them to my cat!
01:05:40Maldito!
01:05:41You stop and put the fucking knife down, Rita!
01:05:44Well, I'll put the knife down, all right.
01:05:46Write down your pants and cut off that beetroot you love so much!
01:05:48Please, Rita, put the knife down before somebody gets hurt!
01:05:51Oh, somebody's gonna get hurt, and now somebody's you!
01:05:53Jesus Christ!
01:05:55Rita, would you stop for a minute and please listen to me?
01:05:57Listen to what?
01:05:58Listen to how I was ruined everything?
01:06:00Or how you can give me everything that I want?
01:06:02Yeah, everything except for commitment.
01:06:04Why don't you take your tired-ass apology and your cheap-ass flowers and get the hell out of my
01:06:09house?
01:06:09Get out!
01:06:10Get out!
01:06:11Get out!
01:06:24Rita, please.
01:06:26Listen to me.
01:06:28You've gotta believe me what I'm telling you.
01:06:30I'm telling you the truth.
01:06:31I'm very sorry about hurting you.
01:06:39I know that I can be a nijo de puta sometimes, but I'm very sorry for that.
01:06:45And I'm extremely sorry for all those stupid things that I've said and all the stupid things that I've been
01:06:49doing to you.
01:06:53Believe me, if I could take everything back right now, this second, I would, but I don't have a choice.
01:07:00All I can do is just apologize and beg for your forgiveness.
01:07:10I'll be old Miguel.
01:07:11I got rid of him a long time ago.
01:07:13I just, I fired him.
01:07:15You fired him, huh?
01:07:16Yes.
01:07:17I gave him his walking papers.
01:07:18I told him I didn't want to see him anymore.
01:07:20Out of my life.
01:07:22He ruined my life.
01:07:23He ruined my job.
01:07:24He ruined everything.
01:07:28But most of all, he ruined the best thing that ever happened to me.
01:07:33And that was the relationship that I had with you.
01:07:37Now, please, Rita, if you can just give me one chance to show you the new Miguel.
01:07:45The one that wants to love you.
01:07:46The one that wants to love you.
01:07:47The one that wants to take care of you.
01:07:48The one that's not afraid to commit.
01:07:55Please, tell me it's not too late to start over.
01:07:58Just like that.
01:08:03I'm gonna have eat.
01:08:16The one that wanted me to take care of you.
01:08:17It's not too late.
01:08:17But I'm asking you, the one that wants me to take care.
01:08:18I don't know.
01:08:18It's just too late to hear you, but I don't know.
01:08:18The two that comes in for you.
01:08:21Please do complicate.
01:08:21I'm trying to judge you.
01:08:21The two of you guys.
01:08:24I'm trying to judge the one.
01:08:42Here we go.
01:09:19Here we go.
01:09:22It's ready.
01:09:24Be right there.
01:09:37Wow.
01:09:38This food smells delicious.
01:09:42Here we go.
01:09:46Wow.
01:09:47This is really good.
01:09:49I'm telling you, nobody can cook this stuff better than you.
01:09:54Hey, that girl you had stay in here, is she around?
01:09:58Abba?
01:10:00Yeah, that's her, Abba.
01:10:02Now she left and she moved back to Ghana.
01:10:06Really?
01:10:08Didn't she want to be like a dancer or something?
01:10:11Yeah.
01:10:12Oh, I guess that didn't work out, did it?
01:10:17Anyway, I need to tell you something.
01:10:20I really did miss you.
01:10:21What about you?
01:10:23What?
01:10:24Did you miss me?
01:10:30Well, honestly, I'd like to tell you that you were the furthest thing from my mind.
01:10:37But I'd be lying if I did.
01:10:45So how's work?
01:10:47I told you already, I fired the old Miguel.
01:10:51So are you looking for a new job?
01:10:53No.
01:10:54Then what?
01:10:57Okay, you remember Tito.
01:10:59I introduced you to him one night at the club.
01:11:02Oh, yeah.
01:11:03Mm-hmm.
01:11:03Okay, check it out.
01:11:05Him and I, we get together, right?
01:11:07We're throwing these ideas around.
01:11:08We come up with this final plan.
01:11:10We started our own business together.
01:11:12Wow, that's great, Miguel.
01:11:14It gets better.
01:11:14Last week, we landed a seven-figure contract with this city.
01:11:21Wow, I'm really happy for you, Miguel.
01:11:24What do you mean happy for me?
01:11:26Happy for us.
01:11:28For us?
01:11:29That's right, for us.
01:11:30Listen, if there's one thing that happened from us breaking up,
01:11:36was that I learned how much you really knew to me.
01:11:39Now, I didn't come here with like an engagement ring or anything,
01:11:43but I'm here now, okay?
01:11:46And I'm ready to make a commitment to you.
01:11:49I don't ever want to be without you again.
01:11:53You know, in Puerto Rico, my grandma used to tell us,
01:11:58Es mejor querer y perder que nunca haber amado.
01:12:03Which means...
01:12:04I know what it means.
01:12:06It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
01:12:10Well, I speak Spanish too, you know.
01:12:14Well, what do you say?
01:12:16Are you ready to make a commitment to me?
01:12:29I don't know.
01:12:33What do you mean you don't know?
01:12:35I'm telling you, I don't know.
01:12:38Look, Rita, I'm not trying to force the issue here.
01:12:41But I just thought that maybe with this contract with the city,
01:12:44I'd finally have enough money to take care of you.
01:12:46Take care of me?
01:12:47What makes you think I want to be taken care of?
01:12:50You know what I mean.
01:12:51I mean like to take you to nice places, buy you nice things.
01:12:55You could even quit that job.
01:12:57I mean, don't get me wrong, don't rush on the job thing.
01:13:00Oh, well, thank you very much.
01:13:10Rita, why do you have to sound so condescending about it?
01:13:13I'm sorry, Miguel.
01:13:15You know, I'm really happy for you and I appreciate you wanting to take care of me.
01:13:21But I've changed a lot since the last time we saw each other.
01:13:25Changed? Changed how?
01:13:29Are you seeing someone?
01:13:33You know, Miguel, you know I don't sleep around. I'm no puta.
01:13:39So what is it then?
01:13:41Well, you know, Abba came here to become a dancer and, you know, even though she tried really hard, she
01:13:49still gave up on her dream.
01:13:53And...
01:13:54And?
01:13:56Well, it reminded me about how I'd given up on my dream.
01:14:04And...
01:14:06And?
01:14:08Well, I've decided to start dancing salsa again.
01:14:12Oh, Jesus Christ, Rita, you have got to be kidding me.
01:14:16Why do I have to be kidding? You know, there's a saying in Puerto Rico, you know,
01:14:21La vida es muy corta para no vivirla.
01:14:23Oh yeah, life isn't too short not to live. I know the saying.
01:14:26Well, it's right, Miguel. Don't you remember? That's how we met.
01:14:32At the ballroom.
01:14:34And even though we only won second place, leaving with you was like winning the grand prize.
01:14:41Yeah, I remember. Those were the best times of my life.
01:14:45You know, that was then. This is now.
01:14:50Yeah, well, it's never too late to live your dream.
01:14:53Yeah, it's too late. It's too late when your dream is so far behind that it can hardly catch up
01:14:58to where you are right now.
01:15:00Look, Rita, when I was younger, I used to have dreams too, you know.
01:15:04But you know what finally woke me up?
01:15:06Needing a job woke me up. Having to pay bills woke me up.
01:15:10Needing a roof over my head and having to feed myself, that woke me up.
01:15:17Look, I've been there too, Miguel, but I've realized that money alone is not going to make me happy.
01:15:22Shit, money can't bring you happiness, but it sure as hell can prevent you from starving to death while you're
01:15:26looking for so-called happiness.
01:15:28Real happiness is not found on the outside, Miguel. It's found on the inside.
01:15:33And the only way to find it is by living the truth that is on the inside.
01:15:37Are you listening to yourself? Jesus Christ, I'm sure you've changed. You sound like a philosopher or something.
01:15:43And what's wrong with that?
01:15:44What's wrong with that? I'll tell you what's wrong with that. It's not realistic. That's what's wrong with that.
01:15:49Look, Rita, please, don't miss this opportunity. For just once in your life, please don't mess this up.
01:15:57Don't mess this up, huh? Well, let me tell you something, Mr. Businessman.
01:16:02You come here with your tired-ass apology and your cheap-ass flowers talking about how the old Miguel was
01:16:07fired.
01:16:08He wasn't fired. He was on vacation. And now he's back with his macho, manly attitude.
01:16:14A place for everything and everything in its place, including women.
01:16:19Well, yeah, that's their place, but by the man's side.
01:16:22Yeah, by his side, not on a leash like a pet. Just because you gave up on your dreams
01:16:27doesn't mean I have to give up on mine. Not for you, not for money, not for anybody or anything
01:16:32else.
01:16:32You can all go to hell.
01:16:36So it's like that, huh? Just like that.
01:16:41I see.
01:16:42Vete pa'l carajo. Why don't you see yourself to the door?
01:16:47Listen, Rita.
01:16:49Forget it, Miguel. Just leave. And while you're at it, take your cheap-ass flowers with you.
01:17:01Alright. If that's the way you want it.
01:17:08Hey! Don't forget to take-
01:17:10Yeah, I know. My cheap-ass flowers, right?
01:17:29What was I thinking?
01:17:51And if that's where you got the
01:18:01You're too close to me, you're too close to me
01:18:05I cry in my eyes and kisses, I miss you
01:18:09You're too close to me, you're too close to me
01:18:41Please Rita, before you say anything, just hear me out for one minute
01:18:46I just wanted to start by saying that you were right
01:18:50You were right about everything
01:18:52You were even right about me abandoning my dream for dancing
01:18:56For what, for money?
01:18:59You know, you're the only one that can see right through me
01:19:02The only one that can tell it to me like it is
01:19:04And for that alone, I'll always love you
01:19:08Miguel, please, please, please, let me finish
01:19:12Thanks to you, I finally got a chance to wake up
01:19:17And realize that a real man is one that stands by his woman
01:19:23So, I'm here, I'm ready to stand by your side
01:19:27If you'll allow me, I'd like to be that man for you
01:19:32Right here, right now, tonight
01:19:35If you let me be your dance partner, please, how about it?
01:19:44What? You couldn't stop and buy some cheap-ass flowers?
01:19:52What can I say, they were closed
01:19:55Come on, let's go
01:20:02Aren't those the same shoes you were wearing when we met?
01:20:06Yep, they're my lucky shoes
01:20:08And those shoes, you don't look lucky, you look broke
01:20:12You think?
01:20:14Come on
01:20:16What?
01:20:38So, beloved, as your glorious days unfold before you
01:20:43Look not to the heavens for miracles
01:20:46For life is your miracle given to you from the loving heart of God
01:20:53Follow the song of your spirit
01:20:56Its journey will lead you to your destiny
01:21:01Believe in the magic that is you
01:21:04For dreams do come true
01:21:08The journey is as distant and near as the beating of your heart
01:21:13Dance the dance
01:21:15Live the dream
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