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Clips from Ghosts - Alberta's Fan (S01E01)

Short Films 2021 Season 1, Episode 9 629 clips
Short Drama
Let's go, Sam! We don't have all day!
"Let's go, Sam! We don't have all day!"
Ghosts
Okay, you - literally have eternity. - Oh, that's right.
"Okay, you - literally have eternity. - Oh, that's right."
Ghosts
Thank you for reminding me of my endless purgatory.
"Thank you for reminding me of my endless purgatory."
Ghosts
[door closes] MARK: Morning, Sam.
"[door closes] MARK: Morning, Sam."
Ghosts
Oh. Hey! Who's this cute little guy?
"Oh. Hey! Who's this cute little guy?"
Ghosts
This is my son David. Uh, hope it's okay.
"This is my son David. Uh, hope it's okay."
Ghosts
My wife's out of town for a few days.
"My wife's out of town for a few days."
Ghosts
Ugh. Why are the good ones always married?
"Ugh. Why are the good ones always married?"
Ghosts
And alive?
"And alive?"
Ghosts
Hurtful.
"Hurtful."
Ghosts
Well, we're very happy to have you, David.
"Well, we're very happy to have you, David."
Ghosts
Welcome to the team.
"Welcome to the team."
Ghosts
Should I put him on my crew?
"Should I put him on my crew?"
Ghosts
Think he's too young to hold a hammer?
"Think he's too young to hold a hammer?"
Ghosts
Are you mad? Children under seven
"Are you mad? Children under seven"
Ghosts
aren't suitable for hard labor.
"aren't suitable for hard labor."
Ghosts
Pirate!
"Pirate!"
Ghosts
[gasps] Pirate?
"[gasps] Pirate?"
Ghosts
I was a delegate of the Second Continental Congress.
"I was a delegate of the Second Continental Congress."
Ghosts
- Pirate! - Damn my ruffled colonial garb.
"- Pirate! - Damn my ruffled colonial garb."
Ghosts
Uh, there's nothing there, buddy,
"Uh, there's nothing there, buddy,"
Ghosts
but I love your imagination.
"but I love your imagination."
Ghosts
And he's off.
"And he's off."
Ghosts
[squeals]
"[squeals]"
Ghosts
Hang on, that kid can see you?
"Hang on, that kid can see you?"
Ghosts
Yeah, it's rare. But, occasionally,
"Yeah, it's rare. But, occasionally,"
Ghosts
young children can see ghosts.
"young children can see ghosts."
Ghosts
Sometimes, when child has imaginary friend,
"Sometimes, when child has imaginary friend,"
Ghosts
is actual ghost.
"is actual ghost."
Ghosts
Other times, kid just crazy.
"Other times, kid just crazy."
Ghosts
[chuckles] Once, a sweet little girl saw my arrow
"[chuckles] Once, a sweet little girl saw my arrow"
Ghosts
and called me a monster. [chuckles]
"and called me a monster. [chuckles]"
Ghosts
- Oh. - But it's okay.
"- Oh. - But it's okay."
Ghosts
What am I gonna do? [chuckles]
"What am I gonna do? [chuckles]"
Ghosts
Cry myself to sleep?
"Cry myself to sleep?"
Ghosts
For weeks?
"For weeks?"
Ghosts
- Got him. - Oh, great.
"- Got him. - Oh, great."
Ghosts
Well, we'll be back soon.
"Well, we'll be back soon."
Ghosts
We're just gonna take a quick walk.
"We're just gonna take a quick walk."
Ghosts
- We? - Yes.
"- We? - Yes."
Ghosts
As in the royal we.
"As in the royal we."
Ghosts
Here we go,
"Here we go,"
Ghosts
and we are going outside.
"and we are going outside."
Ghosts
[scoffs]
"[scoffs]"
Ghosts
♪
"♪"
Ghosts
How many of those steps did we get today, Sam?
"How many of those steps did we get today, Sam?"
Ghosts
Only 3,000.
"Only 3,000."
Ghosts
Not pointing any fingers, but Hetty was really dragging.
"Not pointing any fingers, but Hetty was really dragging."
Ghosts
Well, excuse me for dying in heels.
"Well, excuse me for dying in heels."
Ghosts
Plus, I did not sleep. You know I suffer from nerves.
"Plus, I did not sleep. You know I suffer from nerves."
Ghosts
At least when I was alive, I could take laudanum.
"At least when I was alive, I could take laudanum."
Ghosts
What's laudanum?
"What's laudanum?"
Ghosts
It's a simple mixture of alcohol and morphine.
"It's a simple mixture of alcohol and morphine."
Ghosts
You should try it, Samantha.
"You should try it, Samantha."
Ghosts
Oh, sure, I'll pick some up next time I'm at the alchemist.
"Oh, sure, I'll pick some up next time I'm at the alchemist."
Ghosts
Well, I didn't always require such elixirs.
"Well, I didn't always require such elixirs."
Ghosts
When I was a little girl,
"When I was a little girl,"
Ghosts
an angel-voiced servant would sing me to sleep.
"an angel-voiced servant would sing me to sleep."
Ghosts
Some footman or butler.
"Some footman or butler."
Ghosts
His name was Gordon.
"His name was Gordon."
Ghosts
I was there, as ghost.
"I was there, as ghost."
Ghosts
I think you're right. It may have been Gordon.
"I think you're right. It may have been Gordon."
Ghosts
I don't know. We paid them
"I don't know. We paid them"
Ghosts
so we didn't have to remember their names.
"so we didn't have to remember their names."
Ghosts
Hey!
"Hey!"
Ghosts
There's a strange jalopy in the driveway.
"There's a strange jalopy in the driveway."
Ghosts
Who's that?
"Who's that?"
Ghosts
Land ship!
"Land ship!"
Ghosts
All right.
"All right."
Ghosts
We know, baby.[sighs]
"We know, baby.[sighs]"
Ghosts
We know.
"We know."
Ghosts
[door closes] Hey, Sam.
"[door closes] Hey, Sam."
Ghosts
This is Todd Pearlman,
"This is Todd Pearlman,"
Ghosts
and he's, uh... he's some kind of historian.
"and he's, uh... he's some kind of historian."
Ghosts
Historian?
"Historian?"
Ghosts
Well, I think we know where this is going.
"Well, I think we know where this is going."
Ghosts
Welcome, Todd. What brings you to our house?
"Welcome, Todd. What brings you to our house?"
Ghosts
Uh, have you ever heard of Alberta Haynes?
"Uh, have you ever heard of Alberta Haynes?"
Ghosts
- What? - Step aside, Isaac.
"- What? - Step aside, Isaac."
Ghosts
The name rings a bell.
"The name rings a bell."
Ghosts
Alberta Haynes was a singer,
"Alberta Haynes was a singer,"
Ghosts
a wonderful singer.
"a wonderful singer."
Ghosts
[chuckles] Tell us something we don't know.
"[chuckles] Tell us something we don't know."
Ghosts
Believe it or not,
"Believe it or not,"
Ghosts
she died right here in this house.
"she died right here in this house."
Ghosts
Someone died in this house?
"Someone died in this house?"
Ghosts
I'm shocked.
"I'm shocked."
Ghosts
TODD: I'm actually writing a book
"TODD: I'm actually writing a book"
Ghosts
on Alberta's life and career.
"on Alberta's life and career."
Ghosts
What? A book about me?
"What? A book about me?"
Ghosts
Did you hear that, Isaac?
"Did you hear that, Isaac?"
Ghosts
Well, come on in and sit down.
"Well, come on in and sit down."
Ghosts
Oh, sorry for the mess.
"Oh, sorry for the mess."
Ghosts
We're in the middle of turning the house
"We're in the middle of turning the house"
Ghosts
into a bed-and-breakfast.
"into a bed-and-breakfast."
Ghosts
Sam, stay on topic. Me.
"Sam, stay on topic. Me."
Ghosts
So, uh, you study singers?
"So, uh, you study singers?"
Ghosts
Jazz musicians, yes.
"Jazz musicians, yes."
Ghosts
But Alberta is my specialty.
"But Alberta is my specialty."
Ghosts
I'm actually the head curator of the Alberta Haynes Museum
"I'm actually the head curator of the Alberta Haynes Museum"
Ghosts
in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
"in Altoona, Pennsylvania."
Ghosts
Wow, there's a whole museum - about you, Alberta. - Oh!
"Wow, there's a whole museum - about you, Alberta. - Oh!"
Ghosts
Died. I just died again.
"Died. I just died again."
Ghosts
- Who's the nerd? - He is historian who's not here to study Isaac.
"- Who's the nerd? - He is historian who's not here to study Isaac."
Ghosts
Thank you, Thor!
"Thank you, Thor!"
Ghosts
Her life story is an inspiration.
"Her life story is an inspiration."
Ghosts
I mean, born in Tulsa to Jamaican parents...
"I mean, born in Tulsa to Jamaican parents..."
Ghosts
Mm, tell it.
"Mm, tell it."
Ghosts
As a young woman, she came to Harlem
"As a young woman, she came to Harlem"
Ghosts
during the Great Migration
"during the Great Migration"
Ghosts
with nothing but a dream in her heart
"with nothing but a dream in her heart"
Ghosts
and a boatload of talent.
"and a boatload of talent."
Ghosts
Can we record this? Whip out that damn iPhone, Sam.
"Can we record this? Whip out that damn iPhone, Sam."
Ghosts
Oh, she sounds like an incredible person.
"Oh, she sounds like an incredible person."
Ghosts
Sam, ask him about my murder.
"Sam, ask him about my murder."
Ghosts
Oh, no, not this again.
"Oh, no, not this again."
Ghosts
How exactly did Alberta die?
"How exactly did Alberta die?"
Ghosts
Oh, her death is hotly debated amongst academics.
"Oh, her death is hotly debated amongst academics."
Ghosts
I mean, the official cause was a cardiac event,
"I mean, the official cause was a cardiac event,"
Ghosts
but, between you and me,
"but, between you and me,"
Ghosts
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