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The Hottest August

Is that surprising? ♪ ♪ People in mourning tend to use euphemism. The most melancholy of...

Is that surprising? ♪ ♪ People in mourning tend to use euphemism. The most melancholy of all euphemisms--the new normal. ♪ ♪ It's the new normal, as a beloved pear tree, half-drowned, loses its grip on the earth and falls over. The train line to Cornwall washes away. The new normal. We can't even say the word abnormal to each other out loud. It reminds us of what came before. The way season followed season

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Is that surprising?
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♪ ♪
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People in mourning tend to use euphemism.
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The most melancholy of all euphemisms--the new normal.
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♪ ♪
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It's the new normal,
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as a beloved pear tree, half-drowned,
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loses its grip on the earth and falls over.
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The train line to Cornwall washes away.
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The new normal.
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We can't even say the word abnormal
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to each other out loud.
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It reminds us of what came before.
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The way season followed season.
Duration
47 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:53
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
The Hottest August, LLC,ITVS,Oh Ratface Films,Walking Productions,Grasshopper Films,Cinereach,Field of Vision

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Movie Summary

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.
What used to be is painful to remember: - The Hottest August 00:16
What used to be is painful to remember:
[train doors beeping] - The Hottest August 00:06
[train doors beeping]
- I'm not quite sure what this is, - The Hottest August 00:12
- I'm not quite sure what this is,
His name is Dr. Tanimowul, - The Hottest August 00:07
His name is Dr. Tanimowul,
Um, so this piece is when he's in China - The Hottest August 00:07
Um, so this piece is when he's in China
Getting some interesting looks on the street. - The Hottest August 00:04
Getting some interesting looks on the street.
When people see the suit, - The Hottest August 01:00
When people see the suit,
[big band music] - The Hottest August 00:11
[big band music]
- So when you think - The Hottest August 00:06
- So when you think
- I'm a real Gershwin freak. - "Great Gatsby," of course. - The Hottest August 00:04
- I'm a real Gershwin freak. - "Great Gatsby,"...
- This is true. - [laughs] - The Hottest August 00:11
- This is true. - [laughs]
I'm gonna do what I have to do and be where I want to be, - The Hottest August 00:07
I'm gonna do what I have to do and be where I want to b...
So I have to make changes and do things that I need to do - The Hottest August 00:09
So I have to make changes and do things that I need to do
You did call and speak to someone on the premises, - The Hottest August 00:06
You did call and speak to someone on the premises,
When you tried to call back, - The Hottest August 00:08
When you tried to call back,
- I mean, this is a privately-owned - The Hottest August 00:04
- I mean, this is a privately-owned
Okay, so I mean, with those types of complaints, um-- - The Hottest August 00:08
Okay, so I mean, with those types of complaints, um--
- Would you like for me to transfer you? - The Hottest August 00:04
- Would you like for me to transfer you?
Okay. So we have a street condition, - The Hottest August 00:10
Okay. So we have a street condition,
[dramatic music] - The Hottest August 00:23
[dramatic music]