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Season 2022 Episode 4 | 21m 14s | Video has closed captioning.
This film follows the story of Haitian immigrant Rene, who moves to Louisiana with his wife in hopes of raising a child and starting a new life there.
Aired: 07/11/22
Expires: 07/11/24
(guitar strums) (guitar strums) (René hums) (guitar strums discordantly) (guitar notes pluck) (melodic synthesizer music) (melodic synthesizer music) (guitar strums) (melodic synthesizer music) - [Language tape] How do you do.
How do you do.
(melodic synthesizer music) (pages flap) - [Language tape] May I sit here?
(Language tape speaks French) May I sit here?
- [René] How do you do?
How.
Do.
You.
Do.
- [Language tape] Would you like something to drink?
- [René] In this country.
(Language tape speaks French) - [René] I hope to see you again.
- [Language tape] I hope to see you again soon.
- [René] Every one with the flag of this country.
(melodic synthesizer music) (René sings in Haitian Creole) ♪ How can I?
♪ - How, how can I forget you?
(René speaks Haitian Creole) - But how can I, How can I- - [Man] How you doing?
(René sings in Haitian Creole) - [René] Hello, sir.
- [Man] Can I ask what you're doing?
- Uh, just playing my guitar.
- [Man] So you're not busking or anything like that?
- Pardon?
Busking?
- [Man] Playing for money.
- No, just playing for myself.
- [Man] Well, this park is for residents and businesses, and, I'm gonna have to ask you to move on, sir, if you don't mind.
(heavy vehicle rumbles) (speaking Haitian Creole) (Wife on phone speaks Haitian Creole) (René chuckles) (speaking Haitian Creole) (Wife speaks Haitian Creole) (René speaks Haitian Creole) (René chuckles) (René speaks Haitian Creole) (Wife speaking Haitian Creole) (speaking Haitian Creole) (Wife speaking Haitian Creole) (René chuckles) (speaking Haitian Creole) (Wife speaking Haitian Creole) (chuckles) (speaking Haitian Creole) Baseball.
Chimpanzee.
My name is Bad Kid.
(both laugh) (Wife speaks Haitian Creole) (Wife laughs) (René speaks Haitian Creole) (Wife goes "aw") (Wife speaking Haitian Creole) (distant siren wails faintly) (speaking Haitian Creole) (Wife speaking Haitian Creole) (call waiting tone beeps) (Wife speaking Haitian Creole) (speaking Haitian Creole) (call waiting tone beeps) (speaking Haitian Creole) (Wife speaks Haitian Creole) (René speaks Haitian Creole) (call waiting tone beeps) (Wife speaks Haitian Creole) (phone button beeps) - Hello?
- [Caller] Is this René Jean-Marc?
- Yes.
It is me.
- [Caller] Hi, René.
So we have a sort of a unique situation.
The caregiver is saying that the patient insists on someone who can speak French.
I see here that actually you're our only option.
Um, are you available this evening?
- [René] Yes.
I will be there.
(vehicles whiz) (melodic synthesizer music) (melodic synthesizer music) (Caregiver exhales) - Are you René?
- [René] Yes, yes I am.
- You were supposed to be here an hour ago.
- Yes, I, I am sorry.
I am still getting used to the buses.
- Whatever.
This lady wanna get crazy, she get what she get.
The medication's on the table, and she can get around herself.
She doesn't have any family, so you're really just here to keep her company.
We good?
(door squeaks) (door closes) (radio speaks Cajun French) (floorboards creak) (radio speaks Cajun French) (clock ticks) (Patient snores) (radio speaks Cajun French) (clock ticks) (radio speaks Cajun French) (Patient snores) (radio speaks Cajun French) (radio speaks Cajun French) (clock ticks) (radio speaks Cajun French) (cicadas "sing" faintly) (clock ticks) (clock ticks) - I was dreaming, I was with my daddy on his boat.
We had some of mama's bread.
I threw some to the ducks.
They were made of bread, too.
They were all melted in the water.
Are you René?
- Yes.
Yes, ma'am.
(speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (blankets rustle) (Patient speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) - Hmm.
(speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (René speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (René sighs) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (cicadas "sing") (speaks Cajun French) (cicadas "sing") (speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (Patient grunts) (Patient gasps) (Patient cries out) (Patient speaks haltingly) (René speaks French) (Patient breathes) (René speaks French) (Patient exhales) (René speaks French) (Patient exhales loudly) (tense melodic synthesizer music) (speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (speaks Cajun French) (tense melodic synthesizer music) (Patient speaks Cajun French) (melodic synthesizer music) (Patient speaks Cajun French) (paper rustles) (clock ticks) (speaks French) (Patient sighs) (René speaks French) (cicadas "sing") (speaks French) (clock ticks) (speaks Cajun French) (somber music) (Patient speaks Cajun French) (speaks French) (tense melodic synthesizer music) (speaks Cajun French) (Patient exhales) (speaks Cajun French) (tense melodic synthesizer music) (speaks Cajun French) (tense melodic synthesizer music) (cicadas "sing") (speaks Cajun French) (guitar strums) (guitar strums) (René hums) (René sings in Haitian Creole) (waves lap) (guitar strums) (René sings in Haitian Creole) (guitar strums) (waves lap) (cicadas "sing") (pensive synthesizer music) (cicadas "sing") (melodic synthesizer music) (cicadas "sing") (melodic synthesizer music)
