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How Do You Measure a Year?

From the time she was two years old and until she turned 18, they had a ritual: Dad asked (and filmed), and Ella answered. What do you dream about? What scares you? What do you think about our relationship? This is a little story ...

Director

Jay Rosenblatt

Year

Genre

documentary, short

Box Office

N/A

Production

Jay Rosenblatt Films,Locomotion Films,HBO Documentary Films

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 7 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.hbo.com/movies/how-do-you-measure-a-year

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Like, why would you wanna
watch this? I guess. - How Do You Measure a Year?

Like, why would you wanna watch this? I guess.

JAY: Can you tell me
some other things that you like? - How Do You Measure a Year?

JAY: Can you tell me some other things that you like?

You said "most,"
which means one thing. - How Do You Measure a Year?

You said "most," which means one thing.

JAY: Can you tell me
a few things you like in-- - How Do You Measure a Year?

JAY: Can you tell me a few things you like in--

Netflix, my phone, laughing... - How Do You Measure a Year?

Netflix, my phone, laughing...

(PAPER RUSTLING) - How Do You Measure a Year?

(PAPER RUSTLING)

I just enjoy activities
that make me - How Do You Measure a Year?

I just enjoy activities that make me

And I think that's nice.
And I like anything, - How Do You Measure a Year?

And I think that's nice. And I like anything,

And the work was definitely,
like, a challenge, - How Do You Measure a Year?

And the work was definitely, like, a challenge,

And it's just weird
that I've only known them - How Do You Measure a Year?

And it's just weird that I've only known them

And just, like,
changed who I am, - How Do You Measure a Year?

And just, like, changed who I am,

I'm afraid that, like, - How Do You Measure a Year?

I'm afraid that, like,

Not, like, anyone specific, - How Do You Measure a Year?

Not, like, anyone specific,

I get 18 or 21, there's,
like, things that come with it, - How Do You Measure a Year?

I get 18 or 21, there's, like, things that come with it...

-JAY: What order?
-Family, friends, TV. - How Do You Measure a Year?

-JAY: What order? -Family, friends, TV.

Or-- or just like...
Not that I'm not, but I... - How Do You Measure a Year?

Or-- or just like... Not that I'm not, but I...

Or I need to,
even when I'm sad, - How Do You Measure a Year?

Or I need to, even when I'm sad,

Like, I want all my emotions
to make sense. - How Do You Measure a Year?

Like, I want all my emotions to make sense.

No, it's not. It's more just
'cause I'm just stressed out
about the program. - How Do You Measure a Year?

No, it's not. It's more just 'cause I'm ...

Yeah, I know, but each year
there's something - How Do You Measure a Year?

Yeah, I know, but each year there's something

But I don't want you to think
it's a burden - How Do You Measure a Year?

But I don't want you to think it's a burden

My feeling
is that we'll probably go - How Do You Measure a Year?

My feeling is that we'll probably go

-JAY: Mm-hmm. I'm sorry, Ella.
-It's okay. Can we start? - How Do You Measure a Year?

-JAY: Mm-hmm. I'm sorry, Ella. -It's okay. Can we ...

Okay, let's start.
Oh, my God, I look so bad. - How Do You Measure a Year?

Okay, let's start. Oh, my God, I look so bad.

(JAY SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) - How Do You Measure a Year?

(JAY SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

Sometimes, just in my life,
being my age and... - How Do You Measure a Year?

Sometimes, just in my life, being my age and...

You know, what I'm doing, - How Do You Measure a Year?

You know, what I'm doing,

But I do feel like, - How Do You Measure a Year?

But I do feel like,

And I feel like my education
and my knowledge gives me power - How Do You Measure a Year?

And I feel like my education and my knowledge gives me power

ELLA'S GRANDMA: No,
say that again. I can't-- - How Do You Measure a Year?

ELLA'S GRANDMA: No, say that again. I can't--

-Yeah.
-(ELLA'S GRANDMA LAUGHING) - How Do You Measure a Year?

-Yeah. -(ELLA'S GRANDMA LAUGHING)

♪ And it's breaking my heart,
You're leaving ♪ - How Do You Measure a Year?

♪ And it's breaking my heart, You're leaving ♪

Like, in general,
I love-- I love traditions. - How Do You Measure a Year?

Like, in general, I love-- I love traditions.

Like, just for myself.
And this one's really nice. - How Do You Measure a Year?

Like, just for myself. And this one's really nice.

Just, like,
I love seeing how things-- - How Do You Measure a Year?

Just, like, I love seeing how things--

But, yeah, I mean, it's sad.
It shows... It's like a... - How Do You Measure a Year?

But, yeah, I mean, it's sad. It shows... It's like...

In addition to me moving out, - How Do You Measure a Year?

In addition to me moving out,

I'm not putting this on you,
I'm putting this on me, - How Do You Measure a Year?

I'm not putting this on you, I'm putting this on m...

So, I just thought, maybe,
this last one, - How Do You Measure a Year?

So, I just thought, maybe, this last one,

I just love you a lot. (SIGHS) - How Do You Measure a Year?

I just love you a lot. (SIGHS)

And I'll miss you - How Do You Measure a Year?

And I'll miss you

I'm really glad
you do these kinds of things, - How Do You Measure a Year?

I'm really glad you do these kinds of things,

-(SNIFFLES)
-(CHUCKLES) - How Do You Measure a Year?

-(SNIFFLES) -(CHUCKLES)

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ELLA:
♪ Five hundred
Twenty-five thousand ♪ - How Do You Measure a Year?

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ELLA: ♪ Five hundred Twenty-five thousand ♪...

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From the time she was two years old and until she turned 18, they had a ritual: Dad asked (and filmed), and Ella answered. What do you dream about? What scares you? What do you think about our relationship? This is a little story ...

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Director: Jay Rosenblatt

Writer: N/A

Production: Jay Rosenblatt Films,Locomotion Films,HBO Documentary Films

Genre: documentary, short

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 14 Jun 2023

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 7 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.hbo.com/movies/how-do-you-measure-a-year

Also watch: The Martha Mitchell Effect, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, The Banshees of Inisherin, Society of the Snow, Spider Man: No Way Home, Oppenheimer, Interstellar, Poor Things, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Dune, Evil Dead Rise, Tenet, The Boy and the Heron, Green Book, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Barbie, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One