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The Hottest August

Ordinary people in New York are asked to talk about their lives and their hopes for the future in a time marked by political division and climate change.

Director

Brett Story

Year

Genre

Box Office

$9,163

Production

The Hottest August, LLC,ITVS,Oh Ratface Films,Walking Productions,Grasshopper Films,Cinereach,Field of Vision

Awards

2 wins & 8 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.thehottestaugust.com/

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[unsettling music] - The Hottest August

[unsettling music]

- I was told three things
by my mom - The Hottest August

- I was told three things by my mom

So, you know,
I didn't want to leave Mom, - The Hottest August

So, you know, I didn't want to leave Mom,

You know, and I really
didn't follow the field - The Hottest August

You know, and I really didn't follow the field

- What's your living
situation now? - The Hottest August

- What's your living situation now?

Um, I have five appointments
tomorrow morning, - The Hottest August

Um, I have five appointments tomorrow morning,

Like, I have to move out
of my apartment by tomorrow. - The Hottest August

Like, I have to move out of my apartment by tomorrow.

narrator: Capital is,
in practice, moved as much - The Hottest August

narrator: Capital is, in practice, moved as much

After me, the flood. - The Hottest August

After me, the flood.

[indistinct chatter] - The Hottest August

[indistinct chatter]

Uh, this was around
the election-- - The Hottest August

Uh, this was around the election--

Obviously--I don't know,
it was a bad situation. - The Hottest August

Obviously--I don't know, it was a bad situation.

It was the middle of the day,
and I was walking with my baby, - The Hottest August

It was the middle of the day, and I was walking with my baby...

And the worst part, to me,
is that I kept walking. - The Hottest August

And the worst part, to me, is that I kept walking.

I did not do anything, - The Hottest August

I did not do anything,

So, um, my friend told me
about this, - The Hottest August

So, um, my friend told me about this,

[dramatic music] - The Hottest August

[dramatic music]

- Tell me about
the neighborhood. - The Hottest August

- Tell me about the neighborhood.

It was strictly, uh... - The Hottest August

It was strictly, uh...

Irish, Italian,
some Jewish. - The Hottest August

Irish, Italian, some Jewish.

And I've got great neighbors,
and that's not the issue, - The Hottest August

And I've got great neighbors, and that's not the i...

There's good areas
and bad areas - The Hottest August

There's good areas and bad areas

- No, I--listen,
I can turn around - The Hottest August

- No, I--listen, I can turn around

I just don't like people who,
um, you know, - The Hottest August

I just don't like people who, um, you know,

[dog barking] - The Hottest August

That's not a big deal.
Where--where in Brooklyn? - The Hottest August

That's not a big deal. Where--where in Brooklyn?

- Oh, what--what's funny
about that? - The Hottest August

- Oh, what--what's funny about that?

- I was a cop and I worked
in that area in the '70s, - The Hottest August

- I was a cop and I worked in that area in the '70s,

- No, no.
- Don't talk politics in a bar. - The Hottest August

- No, no. - Don't talk politics in a bar.

- Never, ever do that.
- [laughing] - The Hottest August

- Never, ever do that. - [laughing]

- Rather talk--when you're
in a bar, - The Hottest August

- Rather talk--when you're in a bar,

- Unless you're a Mets fan.
- [laughing] - The Hottest August

- Unless you're a Mets fan. - [laughing]

[laughing] - The Hottest August

You're on welfare, - The Hottest August

You're on welfare,

You can't even raise one kid.
Why have--why have five more? - The Hottest August

You can't even raise one kid. Why have--why have five m...

- Well now,
you can't go there, but-- - The Hottest August

- Well now, you can't go there, but--

[overlapping chatter] - The Hottest August

[overlapping chatter]

Because they know that
they're gonna get the money - The Hottest August

Because they know that they're gonna get the money

- It'll never go away, never.
- 100%. - The Hottest August

- It'll never go away, never. - 100%.

- It's called--I like
to call it resentment, - The Hottest August

- It's called--I like to call it resentment,

[machines whirring] - The Hottest August

[machines whirring]

[soft dramatic music] - The Hottest August

[soft dramatic music]

narrator: From all hills
came screams. - The Hottest August

narrator: From all hills came screams.

Seeing it and knowing it
was coming straight for you - The Hottest August

Seeing it and knowing it was coming straight for you

- What's the importance
of being able to dream - The Hottest August

- What's the importance of being able to dream

[dramatic music] - The Hottest August

[dramatic music]

The more of us, - The Hottest August

The more of us,

So can the-- - The Hottest August

So population control
is--is hard to do, though. - The Hottest August

So population control is--is hard to do, though.

You know,
we like to think, - The Hottest August

You know, we like to think,

[water rushing] - The Hottest August

[water rushing]

- This is your America.
This is your America. - The Hottest August

- This is your America. This is your America.

Wake up, white people.
This is your America. - The Hottest August

Wake up, white people. This is your America.

- People thought
the United States - The Hottest August

- People thought the United States

Well, what's a risk, right? - The Hottest August

Well, what's a risk, right?

That is,
a very small probability - The Hottest August

That is, a very small probability

- Capitalism, like many
things--like many things, uh, - The Hottest August

- Capitalism, like many things--like many things, uh,

I think capitalism,
first and--first and foremost, - The Hottest August

I think capitalism, first and--first and foremost,

It is the best alternative
among many. - The Hottest August

It is the best alternative among many.

Ownership of assets,
which is what capitalism is-- - The Hottest August

Ownership of assets, which is what capitalism is--

That kind of ownership, - The Hottest August

That kind of ownership,

Like, we need to own clean air. - The Hottest August

Like, we need to own clean air.

[thunder clapping] - The Hottest August

[thunder clapping]

[thunder cracking] - The Hottest August

[thunder cracking]

- How you are both feeling
about the future? - The Hottest August

- How you are both feeling about the future?

- Yes, I didn't want
to come right out and say that, - The Hottest August

- Yes, I didn't want to come right out and say that,

- Uh, I worry about finances. - The Hottest August

- Uh, I worry about finances.

Uh, I worry about, um, just,
you know, like, - The Hottest August

Uh, I worry about, um, just, you know, like,

You know,
this is not my house, - The Hottest August

You know, this is not my house,

- Yeah, a little bit.
- Okay, he just worries - The Hottest August

- Yeah, a little bit. - Okay, he just worries

So he misses out right now.
See, I'm the opposite. - The Hottest August

So he misses out right now. See, I'm the opposite.

I--I want to do things now. - The Hottest August

I--I want to do things now.

I try not to worry too much
about the future. - The Hottest August

I try not to worry too much about the future.

You know, the only thing
that I wor--like, - The Hottest August

You know, the only thing that I wor--like,

I just worry about me.
You know, what I've gotta do. - The Hottest August

I just worry about me. You know, what I've gotta do.

You know, but I'll worry about
when the time comes. - The Hottest August

You know, but I'll worry about when the time comes.

I've always lived like that, - The Hottest August

I've always lived like that,

[indistinct chatter] - The Hottest August

[indistinct chatter]

You have other people
who just have it a lot easier - The Hottest August

You have other people who just have it a lot easier

But, you know,
you kind of got to deal - The Hottest August

But, you know, you kind of got to deal

So, it is-- - The Hottest August

Um, but... - The Hottest August

I think, for my future, I want
to grow up in a world where... - The Hottest August

I think, for my future, I want to grow up in a world where.....

I could look
at my kid in the eye - The Hottest August

I could look at my kid in the eye

- I know when my son
got shot, - The Hottest August

- I know when my son got shot,

It was almost like knowing
that a train was coming, - The Hottest August

It was almost like knowing that a train was coming,

You know it, but you know that
you can't stop that either. - The Hottest August

You know it, but you know that you can't stop that eith...

Or am I gonna crumble?
'Cause people do that too, - The Hottest August

Or am I gonna crumble? 'Cause people do that too,

So I had kind of made
that choice to just be ready - The Hottest August

So I had kind of made that choice to just be ready

You know, even before things
had happened in my own life, - The Hottest August

You know, even before things had happened in my own life,

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Ordinary people in New York are asked to talk about their lives and their hopes for the future in a time marked by political division and climate change.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Brett Story

Writer: Brett Story

Production: The Hottest August, LLC,ITVS,Oh Ratface Films,Walking Productions,Grasshopper Films,Cinereach,Field of Vision

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $9,163

Released: 15 Nov 2019

Awards: 2 wins & 8 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.thehottestaugust.com/