"Spark"
Season 1 Episode 7 | 8m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Two kids try to kill time with fireworks while the adults have an affair.
Two kids try to kill time with fireworks while the adults have an affair. A short film by Annie Silverstein. Made at the University of Texas in Austin.
Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.
"Spark"
Season 1 Episode 7 | 8m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
Two kids try to kill time with fireworks while the adults have an affair. A short film by Annie Silverstein. Made at the University of Texas in Austin.
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WE'LL SET THOSE OFF LATER.
[ DOOR OPENS ] Woman: GO AND PLAY OUTSIDE!
THANK YOU.
Callie: STOP LOOKING AT ME.
Ricky: I WASN'T LOOKING AT YOU.
Callie: I SAW YOU.
IS THAT YOUR DAD?
DOES HE LET YOU DRIVE?
Ricky: NO.
Callie: MY MOM LETS ME DRIVE.
Ricky: I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
Callie: SHE DOES.
SHE LETS ME DRIVE TO THE STORE.
HEY!
WHY DON'T WE SET THOSE OFF.
Ricky: NO.
Callie: WHY NOT?
Ricky: I WANT TO SET THEM OFF WITH MY DAD LATER.
Callie: I'LL TRADE YOU FOR THEM.
Ricky: NO.
[ SOULFUL HUMMING ] Callie: HEY, BOY, I GOT YOUR FIREWORKS!
Ricky: HEY!
Callie: I'M GONNA SET ONE OFF!
[ LAUGHING ] [ POPPING AND CRACKLING ] [ DOG BARKS ] Ricky: PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER LIKE THIS.
[ POPPING ] Callie: [ CHUCKLING ] OH, MY GOD.
Ricky: GET IT OUT.
[ BOTH PANTING ] Callie: DON'T TELL.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ] Man: RICKY!
Woman: CALLIE, GET IN HERE!
NOW!
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] Ricky: HERE.
[ HORN HONKS ] </P> </SYNC> </Body>
Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED.