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The Sweet East

A picaresque journey through the cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard of the U.S undertaken by Lillian, a high school senior from South Carolina. She gets her first glimpse of the wider world on a class trip to Washington, D.C.

Director

Sean Price Williams

Year

Genre

Box Office

$337,152

Production

Base 12,Marathon Street

Awards

10 wins & 12 nominations total

Homepage

http://thesweeteast.com

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-annabel Lawrence

And I'm employing people
because I'm a filmmaker - The Sweet East

And I'm employing people because I'm a filmmaker

Looks like you have
an admirer over there. - The Sweet East

Looks like you have an admirer over there.

Anytime you get, like,
five minutes out of any city, - The Sweet East

Anytime you get, like, five minutes out of any city,

You two are a complete pair of cosmopolitan snobs you know that yeah - The Sweet East

You two are a complete pair of cosmopolitan snobs you know...

And now, he is
an encyclopedia of knowledge of
salt-of-the-earth Americana. - The Sweet East

And now, he is an encyclopedia of knowledge of salt-of-the-e...

I'm sorry, is it crazy to say
that there are certain
observations - The Sweet East

I'm sorry, is it crazy to say that there are certain ob...

(LOUD BELCHING) - The Sweet East

(LOUD BELCHING)

-It's a vibe.
-(LAUGHS) - The Sweet East

-It's a vibe. -(LAUGHS)

Yeah, but last month
you didn't know how to act, - The Sweet East

Yeah, but last month you didn't know how to act,

-No?
-No, I'll bring them
back tomorrow. - The Sweet East

-No? -No, I'll bring them back tomorrow.

You have a love affair
with that word, - The Sweet East

You have a love affair with that word,

I doubt very much
that she keeps up
with the tabloid blind items - The Sweet East

I doubt very much that she keeps up with the tabloid blind i...

On that note, I'm gonna take
a slash. I'll be right back. - The Sweet East

On that note, I'm gonna take a slash. I'll be righ...

Hey, I just wanted to say
you were really great
this afternoon. - The Sweet East

Hey, I just wanted to say you were really great this afterno...

You close your lips and your chin's up in profile?

Yeah, yeah,
but I mean, you know, - The Sweet East

Yeah, yeah, but I mean, you know,

You're very very beautiful - The Sweet East

You're very very beautiful

(MATTHEW SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) - The Sweet East

(MATTHEW SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

I told your company
what we were going
to be shooting - The Sweet East

I told your company what we were going to be shooting

All this bounty
that the white man
has had set at his feet, - The Sweet East

All this bounty that the white man has had set at his feet,

(SCREAMING) - The Sweet East

(MAN ON MOTORCYCLE ULULATING) - The Sweet East

(MAN ON MOTORCYCLE ULULATING)

(MAN ULULATING) - The Sweet East

(MAN ULULATING)

(DOOR OPENS) - The Sweet East

I'm sorry again that I can't
introduce you to everyone. - The Sweet East

I'm sorry again that I can't introduce you to ever...

Ahmed doesn't let me
have friends over so, um, - The Sweet East

Ahmed doesn't let me have friends over so, um,

(UNZIPS BAG) - The Sweet East

This is all very nice
and you're...
very, very nice, - The Sweet East

This is all very nice and you're... very, very nice,

Like, if you could find, um,
Victorian slim menthols, - The Sweet East

Like, if you could find, um, Victorian slim menthols,

Terrible habit - The Sweet East

(KNOCK ON DOOR) - The Sweet East

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

I thought I was an actress, - The Sweet East

I thought I was an actress,

I spin myself into a cocoon
and time will show - The Sweet East

I spin myself into a cocoon and time will show

I love the old apple trees - The Sweet East

I love the old apple trees

And the elms and sycamores
and the chestnuts and the oaks, - The Sweet East

And the elms and sycamores and the chestnuts and the oaks,

LILLIAN: It seems,
like, really far away
from everything. - The Sweet East

LILLIAN: It seems, like, really far away from everything.

Jesus are you for real - The Sweet East

Jesus are you for real

Well, to me...
it just seems boring. - The Sweet East

Well, to me... it just seems boring.

That other people might see
who you are clearer than you do. - The Sweet East

That other people might see who you are clearer than you do.

(LAUGHS) - The Sweet East

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY) - The Sweet East

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

MOHAMMED: And God created it,
little one, for everyone. - The Sweet East

MOHAMMED: And God created it, little one, for everyone.

I don't know.
How do I explain to them - The Sweet East

I don't know. How do I explain to them

(ZIPS UP BAG) - The Sweet East

My... my dog ran away,
and I'm just looking for him
in the woods. - The Sweet East

My... my dog ran away, and I'm just looking for him in ...

We have this
six-foot fence for him, - The Sweet East

We have this six-foot fence for him,

So far he's always come back,
but I still get kind of worried. - The Sweet East

So far he's always come back, but I still get kind of w...

And then...
I'll have your number, too. - The Sweet East

And then... I'll have your number, too.

Yeah, I just...
The thing is, I left it at home, - The Sweet East

Yeah, I just... The thing is, I left it at home,

I know, but I should probably
look for him on the way back. - The Sweet East

I know, but I should probably look for him on the way back.

You certainly made an impression on Ahmed - The Sweet East

You certainly made an impression on Ahmed

I don't see how I could have
been so wrong about you. - The Sweet East

I don't see how I could have been so wrong about you.

-LILLIAN: Wow.
-AHMED: Now you call me, - The Sweet East

-LILLIAN: Wow. -AHMED: Now you call me,

You know, we're not the police, - The Sweet East

You know, we're not the police,

MAN: Also know how lucky you are - The Sweet East

MAN: Also know how lucky you are

You're lucky that
brother Christian - The Sweet East

You're lucky that brother Christian

And carried back here
by brother Gary. - The Sweet East

And carried back here by brother Gary.

Good brothers. (VOICE ECHOES) - The Sweet East

Good brothers. (VOICE ECHOES)

(SNORTS) - The Sweet East

And it is said that
the Holy Family, - The Sweet East

And it is said that the Holy Family,

(VOICE ECHOING) - The Sweet East

(VOICE ECHOING)

And tradition has it
that the dust scrapings - The Sweet East

And tradition has it that the dust scrapings

And people would come
from all over the world, - The Sweet East

And people would come from all over the world,

(WHIMSICAL MUSIC ACCELERATES) - The Sweet East

(WHIMSICAL MUSIC ACCELERATES)

And people, tourists, would come
to my office in Bethlehem, - The Sweet East

And people, tourists, would come to my office in Bethlehem,

(VOICE CONTINUES ECHOING) - The Sweet East

(VOICE CONTINUES ECHOING)

They ask,
"Could this be a miracle?" - The Sweet East

They ask, "Could this be a miracle?"

(DISTORTED LAUGH) - The Sweet East

(DISTORTED LAUGH)

But... look... at the pictures. - The Sweet East

But... look... at the pictures.

TESSA: We had to pray for you
at church, like, every week. - The Sweet East

TESSA: We had to pray for you at church, like, every week.

I kept thinking, you know,
you would have cracked up
if you'd have seen it. - The Sweet East

I kept thinking, you know, you would have cracked up if you&...

TESSA: He killed himself
just before graduation. - The Sweet East

TESSA: He killed himself just before graduation.

One single thing
when somebody does
something like that. - The Sweet East

One single thing when somebody does something like that.

He basically shot himself
in the head with an air rifle. - The Sweet East

He basically shot himself in the head with an air rifle.

And I guess...
it didn't work the first time - The Sweet East

And I guess... it didn't work the first time

Do you remember in eighth grade
when you called me - The Sweet East

Do you remember in eighth grade when you called me

Oh, my God, I'm gonna
be fucking knocking
on your door all, - The Sweet East

Oh, my God, I'm gonna be fucking knocking on your door ...

I'm good. I've just been
hanging drywall with my brother. - The Sweet East

I'm good. I've just been hanging drywall with my b...

Classic Troy. (CHUCKLES) - The Sweet East

Classic Troy. (CHUCKLES)

Lilly, did you turn into a vegan
while you were away? - The Sweet East

Lilly, did you turn into a vegan while you were away?

(PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) - The Sweet East

(PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

You know, some kids in my class
are saying you went off
to make pornos. - The Sweet East

You know, some kids in my class are saying you went off to m...

You know, I have a bunch
of my dad's Vicodin he takes
for his back if you want. - The Sweet East

You know, I have a bunch of my dad's Vicodin he takes f...

-I guess.
-(MAN SCREAMING) - The Sweet East

-I guess. -(MAN SCREAMING)

(PEOPLE SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY) - The Sweet East

(PEOPLE SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

MAN: (ON TV) What appeared
to be some sort of drone device - The Sweet East

MAN: (ON TV) What appeared to be some sort of drone device

The Sweet East poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

A picaresque journey through the cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard of the U.S undertaken by Lillian, a high school senior from South Carolina. She gets her first glimpse of the wider world on a class trip to Washington, D.C.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Sean Price Williams

Writer: Nick Pinkerton

Production: Base 12,Marathon Street

Genre: drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $337,152

Released: 26 Jan 2024

Awards: 10 wins & 12 nominations total

Homepage: http://thesweeteast.com