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The Subject

A successful white documentarian deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. While he films a new doc series, someone else tapes his every move.

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Lanie Zipoy

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18 wins & 4 nominations

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[eerie music] - The Subject

[doorbell] - The Subject

Pfft. And I'm just giving you
an obvious answer, - The Subject

Pfft. And I'm just giving you an obvious answer,

Even if I did kill somebody, - The Subject

Even if I did kill somebody,

[Phil] You don't seem
to have a problem - The Subject

[Phil] You don't seem to have a problem

-[Phil chuckles]
-[click] - The Subject

-[Phil chuckles] -[click]

-I'm gonna try.
-[Malcolm laughing] - The Subject

-I'm gonna try. -[Malcolm laughing]

[click] - The Subject

-[footsteps approach]
-[beep] - The Subject

-[footsteps approach] -[beep]

I couldn't sleep. [sighs] - The Subject

I couldn't sleep. [sighs]

So, making the thing
and watching it 306 times - The Subject

So, making the thing and watching it 306 times

[Jess sighs] - The Subject

It's not the first time - The Subject

It's not the first time

Just remember, - The Subject

I mean, fuck,
even I know a comma - The Subject

I mean, fuck, even I know a comma

[laughing] - The Subject

[kids shout in background] - The Subject

[kids shout in background]

France to Chile
to Algeria to Ecuador... - The Subject

France to Chile to Algeria to Ecuador...

More than 40,000 protestors... - The Subject

More than 40,000 protestors...

At least two people in Asia that
have been killed in the clashes. - The Subject

At least two people in Asia that have been killed in the cla...

[newsman continues indistinct] - The Subject

[newsman continues indistinct]

Hong Kong doesn't currently
have extradition agreements - The Subject

Hong Kong doesn't currently have extradition agreements

Hong Kong's
pro-democracy movement - The Subject

Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement

[siren] - The Subject

Now, they take
to the streets again, - The Subject

Now, they take to the streets again,

Don't think 'cause
there's cameras around that - The Subject

Don't think 'cause there's cameras around tha...

You really think
Peter-fucking-con was gonna let
a little humanity - The Subject

You really think Peter-fucking-con was gonna let a little hu...

I set the rules.
You don't come up here - The Subject

I set the rules. You don't come up here

Speak up, nigga!
Don't tell me to calm the fuck-- - The Subject

Speak up, nigga! Don't tell me to calm the fuck--

You lucky it was you, because I
was about to lay your ass out. - The Subject

You lucky it was you, because I was about to lay your ass ou...

Right now,
our lives are dedicated - The Subject

Right now, our lives are dedicated

And that, - The Subject

If I gotta
tell your boy one more time, - The Subject

If I gotta tell your boy one more time,

So! This right here, - The Subject

So! This right here,

Anyway, you know, - The Subject

Anyway, you know,

This monster right here, - The Subject

This monster right here,

But, you know, - The Subject

Yo! So these niggas right here, - The Subject

Yo! So these niggas right here,

But they can't see me
on the court... [indistinct] - The Subject

But they can't see me on the court... [indistinct]

-[indistinct chatter, laughter]
-[man] Hey, yo, get off me. - The Subject

-[indistinct chatter, laughter] -[man] Hey, yo, get off me.

[traffic] - The Subject

[man indistinct] - The Subject

[man indistinct]

[laughter] - The Subject

Don't call me "nigga." - The Subject

Don't call me "nigga."

I said, "PowerBall!" - The Subject

I said, "PowerBall!"

-[customer] This nigga--
-Don't call me "nigga." - The Subject

-[customer] This nigga-- -Don't call me "nigga.&qu...

This is Mega Ball!
Smaller jackpot! - The Subject

This is Mega Ball! Smaller jackpot!

Yo, Imma get my tickets
from up the street from now on, - The Subject

Yo, Imma get my tickets from up the street from now on,

[indistinct laughter, chatter] - The Subject

[indistinct laughter, chatter]

[Juan] I dunno why
you got rid of the old one, - The Subject

[Juan] I dunno why you got rid of the old one,

-[doorbell tinkles]
-[gasps] - The Subject

-[doorbell tinkles] -[gasps]

[Pilar] Ah! Look at you! - The Subject

[Pilar] Ah! Look at you!

And both agreed
not to tell her anything - The Subject

And both agreed not to tell her anything

Ragtime right in the house! - The Subject

Ragtime right in the house!

Well, nobody quit
and nobody got shot, - The Subject

Well, nobody quit and nobody got shot,

Was it weird for you,
being back in Harlem? - The Subject

Was it weird for you, being back in Harlem?

His death,
I mean, it was huge to me. - The Subject

His death, I mean, it was huge to me.

But it doesn't seem to have had - The Subject

But it doesn't seem to have had

I wondered if they even
knew about Malcolm, at all. - The Subject

I wondered if they even knew about Malcolm, at all.

Or if he was just
some tiny speck - The Subject

Or if he was just some tiny speck

I just...
I don't know if what I do, - The Subject

I just... I don't know if what I do,

Oh, I'm sorry.
I can hear you saying stuff, - The Subject

Oh, I'm sorry. I can hear you saying stuff,

Fine. Let's say
that I have the potential - The Subject

Fine. Let's say that I have the potential

I don't know that I'm reaching
the right people, you know? - The Subject

I don't know that I'm reaching the right people, y...

A maid or a cook, probably.
An assistant, definitely. - The Subject

A maid or a cook, probably. An assistant, definitely.

Well... a movie that
you haven't made, of course. - The Subject

Well... a movie that you haven't made, of course.

-What?
-I think we should crack - The Subject

-What? -I think we should crack

[Phil] All right, Malcolm,
so tell me, - The Subject

[Phil] All right, Malcolm, so tell me,

You know. My mom's at work
all the time, - The Subject

You know. My mom's at work all the time,

He ain't mean nothing to nobody - The Subject

He ain't mean nothing to nobody

[Phil] You honestly think - The Subject

[Phil] You honestly think

[Phil] Sorry, brotherhood.
You think that joining - The Subject

[Phil] Sorry, brotherhood. You think that joining

[scoffs] - The Subject

-I studied for years.
-Yeah, but, like, - The Subject

-I studied for years. -Yeah, but, like,

You know, took the high road.
And look at you. - The Subject

You know, took the high road. And look at you.

You couldn't do
none of what you do - The Subject

You couldn't do none of what you do

[footsteps approaching] - The Subject

[footsteps approaching]

I will get dinner, I'll clean... - The Subject

I will get dinner, I'll clean...

-I was...
-In a hurry to get back - The Subject

-I was... -In a hurry to get back

I mean,
I know plenty of other artists - The Subject

I mean, I know plenty of other artists

I mean, after a certain point, - The Subject

I mean, after a certain point,

And thank you
for taking - The Subject

And thank you for taking

I haven't, actually,
in a while. Hm. - The Subject

I haven't, actually, in a while. Hm.

[heavy breathing] - The Subject

[heavy breathing]

[frightened gasp] - The Subject

[frightened gasp]

[alarm beeping] - The Subject

[alarm beeping]

[sighs heavily] - The Subject

[sighs heavily]

Babe, I would feel
more comfortable - The Subject

Babe, I would feel more comfortable

Walking to the station - The Subject

Walking to the station

I just wanna stay available - The Subject

I just wanna stay available

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A successful white documentarian deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. While he films a new doc series, someone else tapes his every move.

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Director: Lanie Zipoy

Writer: Chisa Hutchinson

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 4.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Oct 2022

Awards: 18 wins & 4 nominations

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