My House (2015) - full transcript

You know what I like

about envelopes?

It's what's on the inside.

It's part of you,

and it's personal,

and you can share

it with someone.

But once it's sent,

once it's gone,

once it's done...

Once it's said,



there's no taking it back.

You have to live

with your choices.

So who do you carry for?

Again, who do you carry for?

We all want to be a part of

something that's bigger

than ourselves.

But most of us don't know what

that something is.

So we keep ourselves away

from other people.

From other people.
Protecting ourselves,

Protecting ourselves,



because we're afraid they

might take what little

we already have.

And in doing so,

we lose something more

valuable than our own small

possessions.

We lose community.

This is the place where

community begins.

A place of refuge for people

who have nobody.

They work hard to build "us".

We.

When there's "us",

nobody has to be alone.

Hello.

Hey there. Hey Aaron.

It's Erick, actually.

Oh. Hey do you know where my... Hey...

Hey John, I got the cake.

I got chocolate, you said

that's his favorite, right?

Hey do you know where

Edward is? Yeah

that looks great. Thank you.

What do you think of the color?

I gotta go speak to Edward.

Oh, okay. That's fine.

Oh! How you doing?

Good to see you. I'll talk

to you later I gotta go...

Alright.

Hey do you...

I don't get it. What else do

you expect from him? Do you

not see, Chris is...

It's bad business.

He's my son, John.

It's not about the money.

And it won't be.

But we can build a future.

A strong business.

What do you see?

Family. We're building "us".

We can do more.

But not with Chris. Not...

Without others? Together?

Serving each other.

What other future do we

have, John?

Exactly! What do I get?

I'll never give up on "us".

I'm your son too.

Ed, honey. They're waiting!

Yes, dear.

Speech! Speech!

A man found a treasure

in a field.

And he sold everything he had

to buy that field.

Friends, you are that treasure.

Let's eat! Let's eat!

Nah man.

I'm gonna make it rain.

And how you gonna do that?

You ain't got no car.

I got a car!

It's just impounded right now.

Cause you left an I owe you

on the parking meter.

No, no. I did not leave an

I owe you.

I left a note. And it said

I'd be right back.

You're so stupid, you'd sell

your own car for gas money.

Hey. Least I'm not as dumb as

Tevin over here. Coming in

with a beanie on.

Woah! Say it! You won't...

Quit freaking out.

Can't take a joke?

You know you're gonna end up

dead on the street over there.

Wow man.

It ain't worth it. Relax.

Hey, Chris is loaded.

He ain't got a job.

Hey I'm down.

Shut up. I got a job.

Not like your sidewalk sale,

pushing junk on people.

Oh and your shelter junkies

are any different?

Woah. Get your own drink.

I already made it rain.

Yeah.

I hear you on that.

Well, I thought me and Chris

got everything straight.

And then...

Hm.

What?

I didn't say anything.

You did a "hm".

And I know that sound.

What?

I just...

Nothing.

I saw this dishwasher today.

I know, I know...

But it has automatic dry and...

Well, it would just save

so much time.

And our dishes would

be all nice and warm.

I don't mind.

Really?

I wash, you dry. Just means

we need each other, Deb.

I wash, I dry, you sit, Ed.

I'm getting the dishwasher.

Really?

Well not tonight.

Not when you're sleeping

next to this dishwasher.

All nice and warm and dry.

Honey look at this.

Video game stores?

Restaurants?

It's all local.

Do you know what I love

about you?

Mom...

What I love about you...

is how you're always looking

out for everyone else.

Before yourself.

That's just it.

They've got it all figured

out for me.

Your dad...

He just wants to give

you what he never had.

A chance.

Chris! Chris!

Pops!

Sorry I missed your party.

But you have John, so

we're cool, right?

Do you know anything about this?

Edward...

Chris, go on and tell him.

Please.

I don't need your help.

You gonna tell me what I need?

Do not disrespect your mother.

Not in my house.

Who do you think...

I don't want what you want.

I just wanted to know if

he knew anything about

this credit card.

We've got a bigger problem

than a credit card.

Besides he's barely ever home.

I mean, why would Chris

know anything about a

credit card?

Chris got a credit card?

Dad! This is what I'm saying!

Chris!

What do you know?

John?

That he doesn't deserve

to run a business.

About this.

Guess he believes he owns

it too.

So you got Chris all figured

out now too?

It's just business.

Or maybe you'd rather it

be yours!

I take care of my house.

You both need to stop.

Tell him.

Looks like I don't have to, Mom.

I'm trying to help!

Chris!

John!

Apparently it's all my fault.

Feel better?

I'm asking! You got

anything to do with this?

What do you care anyways?

You're holding me back.

I'm out.

When you walk away from

your group, you walk away

from a treasure that's bigger

than what you think you're

protecting.

A community with Christ

at the center is a strong thing.

Some of us end up out here

because we weren't welcome

anywhere else.

But others just give up.

Walk away.

And they end up out here too.

It's when you walk alone

that you realize you're not

as strong as you thought

you were.

What are you looking at?

Hey!

Let go!

He don't mean nothing, Marcus.

Where you standing?

Huh?

You're here.

On my street.

That means I own you.

Lady Liberty.

You know I'm getting tired

of your poor and your homeless.

Not this time, Marcus.

Not them.

We have more than you'll

ever have.

I'll wait.

Because "we".

It doesn't last forever.

And then you're mine.

Well...

I wonder what's got his knickers

in a twist.

Yeah! With you're kung fu

action grip!

She ain't man enough for you?

With his little toy gun.

It is party time!

Miss Vanessa!

Break out the snacks.

Donuts!

Well frosting anyway.

I could go for a biscuit.

Roland! What you got?

Chocolate bar.

Not chocolate.

Hey!

Mate!

Don't try the chocolate.

It's terrible.

You dead?

Dead?

Check his pockets.

Yep.

Definitely dead.

Ain't no calling his daddy.

Do you know him?

Dead.

Alright. Grab his arms.

One, two, three.

Marcus almost made me

wet my pants.

I hear that.

Look, I almost wet your

pants too.

Well in my flat

we all have our own

trousers, Quinten.

My house.

In my house, no one's gonna

be scared anymore.

Right on. Right.

In my house,

everyone gets help.

My house is gonna be

a house party.

What... you already went!

No, no. It's because I've

got two houses.

My house is gonna be a

bigger box.

No no no, you can't say that.

It's my house!

Yeah it's his house isn't it?

Well what's the point of

a bigger box?

Because he's got more room!

Then why not say a bigger

house?

Well my box is still gonna

be a bigger house

No, you're room's a box.

My room's just bigger.

Where am I at?

My house!

Hey! Hey...

Who's your daddy?

I need to go.

Your time will come, son.

What's your name?

Chris.

'Sup.

So what are you saying?

I don't pay you to make

those decisions anymore.

You know what I say.

You play, you pay.

Yeah.

Mm hm.

But check this.

What do I get in return?

What do I get?

These are yours.

You only live once man.

Yeah man.

It's like they're finding some

lost treasure.

And?

And then there's you.

Excuse me I wasn't lying in

an alley found by "they".

No I'm thankful and everything.

You just seem so...

Normal?

Like you don't belong here.

Look again.

As much a they argue,

Tim will never leave Quinten.

Because he feels wanted.

And Scout.

Watches over all of us.

Yeah that looks good.

And Roland...

Is, well...

Roland.

Miss Vanessa.

Umm...

Quinten!

Stop doing nothing!

Get up, you're so lazy.

Jacob lost his wife, his career.

Everything, to drugs.

But he's home.

Here with us.

So what I see is,

we're better together

than apart.

And Vanessa?

Vanessa.

Your mom give you that?

Something like that.

Like you said.

I don't belong here.

And what about Chris?

Classic story.

Everybody's getting something.

Then wanting something

from me.

But nobody cares

what I want.

What do you want?

Yes officer.

Thank you.

Well they said since

Chris left on his own,

it's not really a missing persons

report.

But it's been two days.

And to give it a little

more time.

More what?

But they'll get on it if

it's a homicide.

It's the not knowing...

You remember Curtis,

growing up?

He's not a dog, Ed.

My dad brought that dog home,

and not more than five minutes

and he was gone.

I watched him

disappear into the distance.

It tore me up.

I thought I'd done something

wrong. I was only eight.

So my father...

he got me to write this

he got me to write this
letter to God.

Letter to God.

And he said,

get down all your feelings.

Get it out on paper.

And seal it in an envelope.

And then he mailed that

envelope.

And once that letter

with all my fears

and all my pain was gone,

he said,

That's what it means to

give it all to God.

Once you mail that letter,

You can't get it back.

What do you see out there?

Cause I see...

I see life.

I see my life.

I didn't know my mom.

But my dad...

He taught me good.

He was a terrible drunk though.

I remember one time

I must have been

oh, about eighteen years old.

He come home in his

his normal intoxicated state.

And he just started beating

And he just started beating
on me.

On me.

But something was different

about this time 'cause,

I wasn't gonna take it anymore.

And it turns out that

He couldn't take it either.

So I took him to the floor

and well...

I heard he died a week later.

What he taught me wasn't

how to be tough.

Because I taught myself that.

But what I learned,

Is that it takes a life

to get a life.

So if you're in,

you're in.

Because playing sides

is just dumb.

Right now, that's all you got.

Just hear me out.

I've come across some

opportunities.

Did you hear anything

about Chris?

To increase our

financial standings.

Even the police know

Chris left on his own

cognizance.

He's never around anyway

so what's the difference?

Look I try presenting

Look I try presenting
solutions, and all you worry

solutions, and all you worry

about is the problem.

John you're brother's got

tough choices.

Who knows what's going on?

But we gotta give God

room to work.

John.

I hear you.

Let me pray about it.

Will you do me a favor?

Who's this?

Hey.

You have secrets?

I'm not playing!

Nobody told you?

We don't have secrets here.

We share everything.

What you think you're better

than them?

Why be homeless?

Don't answer my question

with a question.

What are you afraid of?

I'm afraid of going back

to the way that I was.

My father never got over

my mom's death.

And...

He left me.

Alone.

I got real good at how to

get what I wanted from people.

But that's a dead end.

I'm told I look just like her.

Mostly,

I'm afraid of losing the

ones that I love.

Of dying, and...

not knowing if they'll

be taken care of.

They remind me of my father.

What my mom loves about me.

What I should be doing.

And not doing a thing

about it.

Go follow him.

Follow him.

What's this?

What about your little pretend

life here huh?

You think your life's so

tragic?

Why don't you go back

to daddy?

Ladies.

Mind if I cut in?

Well the gang's all here.

You lost?

Leave it alone Chris.

He's in my face isn't he?

What do you want?

It's not your fight.

It's not you.

I see.

You all are together.

But I'm not.

I'm out.

You better wise up to

who owns you.

This is Marcus's street.

John!

Come on man let me in

or else.

What?

Or else wahat?

What do you want?

Where you at?

John

Where you at man?

You my friend,

you need to pick a side.

Before I pick one for you.

We got business.

Sit down.

I come bearing gifts.

Guys! Guys, no...

Don't, wait... Hey. Hey...

Ahh!

I need my stogie.

Now where's it at?

I know I've seen it somewhere.

Aha!

Oh.

Oh hold on. Hold on.

Everyone hold on.

Ahh...

That's good.

Oh well don't be jealous.

I know you want one.

Got an extra.

Go on.

Ask me.

Well I didn't think so.

It'd be a waste on you anyway.

So what's with all this

uncharacteristic generosity?

Uncharacterisic?

This is how I roll with

my friends!

Why you all suspicious?

Yeah well...

I got no place left to go.

Um.

I'm sorry. I...

I didn't quite get that.

He said he'll faint

if he misses the show.

I'm like you.

No fool,

he said...

he's in pain from his left toe.

Ahh...

Like what?

Come on just say it!

Don't be shy.

I got no place left to go.

I'm homeless.

You know they say the first step

is admitting you have a problem.

It worked for us.

Hey.

Here you go.

Still crazy.

He's faint

if he misses the show?

You alright?

Yeah.

I just need time to figure

all this out.

I saw Marcus today.

With John.

Let go.

I remember

the first time we met.

And now

it's just you and me.

No...

It's not the last time.

We'll meet again princess.

When Marcus told us that

"we" doesn't last forever,

he was right.

The only community he'd

ever known was the

kind where everybody's

in it for himself.

A community with no "Jesus"

is a community with no trust.

All you gotta do is break that

trust...

and then everybody

and then everybody
starts fighting.

Starts fighting.

It's like there's this lie

engrained in every human

mind that you've gotta

make you're own way.

Kill or be killed.

Take what you need to survive.

It's a lie that when you act

on it,

it's taking the first step

toward tearing down the

community.

Once you take that step,

only one thing'll bring

you back.

Forgiveness.

It's a question of who

you're dealing with.

Steal from a person

who's living for Jesus,

Odds are, they'll

forgive you.

Steal from someone

workin' for the devil,

and you're gonna get killed.

Do both, and you

might even start a war.

Then there's no telling

who might get caught

in the crossfire.

That "make your own way"

mindset starts to

wear off on a person.

And it wore off on Jacob

because of who he was

dealing with.

Or...

for.

It ain't safe to short change

the devil if you're

standing alone.

But don't short change

one of the devil's dealers

either.

Hey where's Jacob?

So what's your story?

No story.

They say I got too old.

No more parents,

No more state.

I got Miss Vaness now.

So what's Jacob's story?

What's your problem?

What?

You think this is fun?

Time out from the "fam"?

What you see is what you

get. That's how we survive.

Where do we go to ponder

life's questions? We don't

have daddies to go back to.

Roland please...

Hey!

Have you seen my locket?

Vanessa.

What was that?

Well looky here.

If it isn't Miss Lady Liberty.

I told you.

To stay off my street.

Jacob thought his mistakes

were his own.

But we live as a community.

And we die as one too.

Vanessa!

No no no...

Help!

Hey.

Was it Jacob?

Don't.

Stay with me Vanessa.

I'm glad you're here.

Hey.

I...

The locket was my mom's.

The baby was mine.

She had my eyes.

My father kicked me out.

So did every other place

I ended up.

I thought a baby

might change things.

I did what I could for her.

She made me want to be better.

But I couldn't protect her

from the streets.

Scout did more for me

than any man ever did.

Except for one other.

I named her Hope.

Because of the hope that

I have in Jesus Christ.

He paid for all of our sins

on the cross.

Because He treasures

all of us.

With Jesus,

I'm free.

You have to find Jacob.

After what he did to you?

The treasure.

I'm so cold.

Jacob acted on the lie.

And it works every time.

Community always breaks down.

And forgiveness is the only

thing that can bring him back.

That's why Chris is

the only one who can save

the group now.

But that's how it works.

A mindset starts to

wear off on a person.

Maybe it'll wear off on

Jacob too.

Can I see that locket

in the window?

Sure thing.

Yeah this is a nice piece.

Came in a couple days ago.

Was there a picture inside?

Look pal.

I'm not responsible for

where the stuff comes from.

Just part of the business okay?

How about that?

Tell you what.

You want the locket,

ten bucks off.

What I want to know is

when that came in.

That's my stuff.

Look.

I just want to know who

pawned it.

It came in

a couple of days ago.

Hey!

Hey you wanna pay for

that buddy?

Hey!

It ain't worth killing over.

I say there young man

are you alright?

Are you alright?

Nah I'm good.

I like good.

But not if good looks like you.

It ain't your problem.

No you're right.

So what's yours?

Which part?

Losing my family?

Or losing someone that...

I didn't know they

could be separate.

Sounds like

one's your choice,

and the other one's to

show you what to do.

Sounds like you're trying

to say something so why

don't you just say it?

Alright...

For what good is it

for a man

to gain the whole world,

and to lose his soul?

Or what can a man give

in exchange for his soul?

What are you getting at?

What you should be doing,

but you're afraid to do.

Come on.

Get up.

Let's go.

Up.

Come on. Get up.

A man finds a treasure

in a field.

He sells everything

to buy that field.

And friends.

You

are that treasure.

And right now,

Jacob

is the lost treasure.

You heard him.

Let's go.

Listen to me.

Tell everyone not to

touch him.

Because he's mine.

Yeah.

I gotta go meet someone.

John it's dad.

I'm gonna go look for Chris.

I just uh,

I just wanted you to know.

Why don't you join me?

I want both my sons there John.

Dude.

I was at CT's house last night.

He said you better

watch your back.

Marcus is looking for you.

Jacob!

Chris!

Get up.

Get up.

Get up.

You gotta get out of here.

Go!

Ahh!

Do you know

what I like about envelopes?

It's what's on the inside.

It's personal, it's a part of

you, and you can share it.

But when it's sent,

when it's gone,

when it's done,

When it's said,

There's no taking it back.

And you,

you have to live with your

choices.

And you cut my stuff.

You steal from me,

I take from you.

When your bad decisions cut

into my life, my future,

the solution simply requires

a life for a life.

It was a lesson your

girlfriend had to learn.

The problem,

you think you understand

how it works out here.

But what you don't realize is,

they give me their lives.

These people

give me their life,

so that I can give them life.

They're my treasures.

My money.

Yeah?

And I will kill anyone

who gets in my way.

God help me...

fight for others...

So now,

who do you carry for?

Again,

who do you carry for?

Dad.

Don't kill me.

God save me I'll change.

Jacob.

I am sorry for everything

I have ever done.

Jacob.

This is my dad.

Get up.

What about him?

There's nobody beyond God's love.

He's definitely on the

edge though.

This is community.

It's chasing a person

to show him love.

Remembering good days.

Going out of your way

to forgive.

Laughing.

And defending.

Bearing another's burdens,

even if they knock you down.

And then getting up again

to save them.

Hi honey.

Where's dad?

He's in the back.

Hey.

I found this by your bed.

Thanks mom.

Did he say anything yet?

What's there to say we don't

already know?

Yeah well he better appreciate

you dad.

He's my son.

Hey will you do me a favor?

Mail that for me?

You know what I like

about envelopes?

It's what's inside.

It's personal.

And you share it with someone.

I'm never gonna see her again

am I?

Nah.

We both will.

That's how we live

here, at My House.