In his tiny, one-room, after hours, free school in Brooklyn, Stephen Haff…
Ultimate Citizens
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Ultimate Citizens is a celebration of resilience and a vision of a more welcoming America. Developing a sense of belonging—so critical for all Middle School and Junior High children—is spectacularly illustrated as we see children blossom amidst the most difficult circumstances.
The film follows Jamshid Khajavi, a charismatic, fiery and funny Iranian American public school counselor, as he mentors the members of an Ultimate Frisbee team assembled from the immigrant and refugee students arriving at his inner-city school in Seattle, WA.
As their parents struggle to make a living and a home in a strange and often hostile new land, Jamshid helps his students cope with grief and loss while teaching conflict resolution in the classroom. Jamshid's efforts to build community where all kids can thrive are heroic, but it's the parents working low-paying jobs, and their first-generation American kids, who are the champions.
In a divided country, this unassuming and compassionate school counselor coaches an underdog team of kids on their way to compete in the world's largest mixed youth Ultimate tournament: Spring Reign.
A 39 minute version is also available.
"In this moment, as systemic attacks on immigrants and refugees only accelerate, including attacks on young children throughout our nation's schools, Ultimate Citizens offers inspiration and hope to school counselors, educators, coaches, leaders, and anyone concerned about children and schools. In stark contrast to the rhetoric of those who wish to silence or erase differences, we witness the profoundly humanizing approach to school counseling and coaching by the intrepid Jamshid Khajavi, as well as the journeys, struggles, and successes of his students who reflect much diversity but nonetheless coalesce, play, and thrive." Kevin Kumashiro, Executive Director, Education Deans for Justice and Equity, Author, Surrendered: Why Progressives are Losing the Biggest Battles in Education
"Ultimate Citizen is the ultimate go-to film for educators, counselors, and youth advocates seeking inspiration, renewal, and a reminder of the power they hold. This deeply moving portrait of Jamshid Khajavi - a counselor who leads with empathy, resilience, and selfless dedication - transforms burnout into a firestorm of purpose. Working with kids - especially those facing trauma - is hard, heart-heavy work. This film shows what's possible when you meet that challenge with play, compassion, and relentless care." Sarah Hillyer, Founder and Director, Center for Sport, Peace, and Society, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
"In a time when immigrants are too often marginalized or vilified, Ultimate Citizens offers a much-needed counter-narrative. It shows how one man's resilience, empathy, and humor become a lifeline for students coping with grief, loss, and cultural dislocation. Jamshid doesn't just teach his students how to throw a disc; he models emotional intelligence and conflict resolution, turning every moment - on and off the field - into a lesson in life skills. This film is a vital watch for educators, parents, and anyone seeking meaningful ways to build community and teach emotional resilience in a fractured world." Dr. Flavia Ramos-Mattoussi, Senior Research Associate, Learning Systems Institute, Associate Director, Center for International Studies in Educational Research and Development, Florida State University
"Ultimate Citizens showcases the power of sport and connection, transcending languages, cultures and hardship. The film tells these stories with compassion and intrigue. You are rooting for this coach and team to win a championship but also succeed in life's journey. Highly recommend." Emi FitzGerald Luk, Senior Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Dallas Ultimate Association player/coach
"This is the story about an immigrant athlete who embodies love and care for his family and community. Audiences in schools, community centers, and our students learning to be educators and counselors will all learn about perseverance and endurance, of which sports are a magnificent example. Jamshid summarizes it well: We are community, calling on us all to love and care for others and to not give up new challenges even if they are as difficult as swimming across a cold lake. Inspiring!" Gonzalo Bacigalupe, Professor of Counseling, School Psychology, and Sport, University of Massachusetts
"Ultimate Citizens is a powerful story of the inspirational support Jamshid Khajavi provides to youth dealing with hardships. Providing a glimpse into his own life, the documentary illustrates how ultimate frisbee is just one way in which Jamshid uplifts youth in his quest to build community." Mitchell McSweeney, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Minnesota
"This is a powerful documentary that I hope will reach many diverse audiences. Ultimate Citizens skillfully documents a story of youth sports and education where success is defined by developing relationships, community building, and healing. It is a must-watch for anyone interested in the restorative potential of youth sports." Michael Hemphill, Founder and Director, Restorative Youth Sports Lab, Professor of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
"It is impossible to watch this film without feeling a burst of much-needed hope and a desire to be a better person. With a gift for fostering resilience even in the most vulnerable children, Jamshid Khajavi is a model for teachers, administrators, and counselors. Each moment of this story is a beautiful illustration of culturally sustaining care in action. This film reminds us that every child is our collective responsibility, and it invites us to help young people realize their potential to thrive by honoring their stories, listening closely, and reminding them over and over that they are valued and loved." Sonia M. Rosen, Associate Director of Inquiry and Reflective Practice, Independent School Teaching Residency, University of Pennsylvania
"They are refugees from war. They are homeless. Their parents work multiple jobs and still can't keep up with bills. They are champions...Ultimate Citizens reveals their struggles, growth and triumphs on and off the field." Nils Dahlgren, Seattle's Child
"The kids' stories too often extend beyond poor or homeless poor. Sometimes they've come from a violent, war-torn, foreign place. Jamshid, seemingly here, there, and everywhere, communicating his ordinary superhero wisdom, grows his kids into ordinary 'Ultimate Citizens.'" Chuck Jaffee, Wild & Scenic Film Festival
"Imagine a documentary brimming with vibrant colors, where this very brightness captures the essence of the human spirit through stunning visuals...That's what Ultimate Citizens is." Mari Ghviniashvili, The Athletic Coup Film Festival
Citation
Main credits
Strickwerda, Francine (film director)
Strickwerda, Francine (film producer)
Strickwerda, Francine (screenwriter)
Khajavi, Jamshid (on-screen participant)
Other credits
Cinematography, Doug Plummer, Francine Strickwerda, Nakean Wickliff; editing, Nate Lessler, Gabriel Shelton-Jenck, Charlie Spears; music, Soundstripe, Artlist, Marmoset Music.
Distributor subjects
No distributor subjects provided.Keywords
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We focus
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We focus on learning.
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We focus on learning,
we’re the Hazel Wolf gang.
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We respect
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ourselves and
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we respect ourselves
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That's the wolf pack
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pact.
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Wolf pack pact
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Awooo! Awooo!
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Good morning.
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Welcome.
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Good to see you. Hey!
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Advisory class is
right up there, Nyahoak.
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You're second grade, huh?
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I’m new here.
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Josie!
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Good to see you, buddy.
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We work together
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with one another
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include each other
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That’s the wolf pack pact.
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Awooo!
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I want you to partner up.
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Pick a partner.
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Good catch.
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Guys, I need to talk
to you for a second.
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In a game you're going to get angry.
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What is your strategy to
deal with those emotions?
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When I was a kid, I used to
call people cheaters
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when I was losing. And I cried.
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I do not want any one of you guys cry.
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There is no referee in this sport.
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It means that I'm not getting involved
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if you disagreement.
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You have to learn the rules.
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I did soccer for years
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and I thought it was the
best sport in the world
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until I discovered Ultimate Frisbee.
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There is no referee,
they’re boys and girls
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and it's all action.
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I try to recruit the kids
that need coping skills.
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The kids that have to deal
with some strong emotions.
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Ow he kicked me!
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I’m not a coach.
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I'm a counselor.
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The first thing Jashmid
said when he came in
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he said, “I like to teach through play.
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I'd rather be out on the field.
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I'm going to be out there at recess,
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that's where I teach kids.”
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We have kids who have
come from countries at war
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and have lost family members
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and have been in refugee camps.
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We have kids who have been abused.
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There are certain students
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you look at them and you have no idea
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how they got through what they did.
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As soon as the parents here
got to know Jamshid,
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they just pulled him in.
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He's always asking
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for permission to leave
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and go help a family with something.
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Sometimes we exclude certain populations
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because their families
are so busy just surviving.
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If I don't give them ride
or find the ride for them,
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they're not going to get a chance
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to participate in
after-school activities.
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Kelem, when did you
last talk to your mom?
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She's in Ethiopia, right?
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Two, three weeks ago.
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How’s she doing?
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She's good.
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Yeah.
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Nyahoak, when was the last time
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you talked to your dad?
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Three weeks ago?
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Is he still living in Alaska?
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Yeah.
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Do you miss him?
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So, Nyahoak, what’s at home?
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Is your mom gonna cook?
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What’s she gonna make?
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Rice.
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That’s my favorite!
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How about you, Kelem. Injera?
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Yes.
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Are you serious?
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Yeah.
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Okay, we go to Nyahaok’s house first.
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We could eat her food.
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And then Kelem’s food.
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How about you, Yusuf?
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Same as Kelem.
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Injera?
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Yeah.
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We're going to have that for dinner.
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Guaranteed?
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Yes.
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That must smell so good in the house.
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Anybody would like to
have some chocolate?
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Who would like to open it?
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Okay, open it and take one
and pass to the one, one only!
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Thank you Mr. Jamshid.
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Who’s opening it?
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Nyahoak should open it.
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He's very nice today.
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Just a little bit? Oh, no.
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That's too big.
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Look, that beach.
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I live on the other side.
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I swim from there to here and back.
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No, you’re lying.
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Every morning in the summertime.
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You swim all the way from there to here?
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It's nothing.
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Do you swim, Yusuf?
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Nope, I’m a horrible swimmer,
I can’t even swim.
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You have to practice to get better.
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Nobody is good at anything
if you don't do it.
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I'd read about him
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about 20 years ago.
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This guy would run
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mountain trails, do hundred-mile runs
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and a little bit later than that
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I was hearing about him playing Ultimate
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with these inner-city kids.
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From KUOW 94.9 Seattle
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This spring, the kids and their coach
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at Seattle's Bailey Gatzert
Elementary School
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beat the older, bigger kids
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the giant middle schoolers
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to claim one of the
largest Ultimate Frisbee
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tournaments in the world.
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Over 20 years, my schools
had so many great teams.
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Every year we set a goal
to go to Spring Reign.
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We were at this tournament.
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And met this person
that was on his team once
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and she said, “Always listen to
what Jamshid has to say.
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You will win.”
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And they did listen.
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So now they won.
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Yeah, it’s true.
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This is a great drill
for you guys to be doing.
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Pio, you go.
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Nyahoak! How’s the superstar doing?
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Pio, get open.
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Go go go go!
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Right here, right here!
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Hold it guys, hold it.
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If the girls are not catching
the Frisbee, it’s not a score.
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All the girls have to touch the Frisbee.
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It's not just boy’s game.
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Without girls, we don't have a team.
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Girls are my heroes!
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It is a challenge for me
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to help the boys be more respectful.
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They’re beating their chests
and it’s all about winning
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and they don’t see that
if you have a strong
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girls group in your team,
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your team is stronger overall.
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That’s it, that’s it. Beautiful.
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Some of the kids have been bullied.
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They have learned that behavior.
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From many different
sources that we have.
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Our society is a big bully.
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Come on.
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Our children are
learning these things and
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unfortunately they watch it everywhere.
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We have to help them
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have compassion and empathy.
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So tell me, have you seen
things that aren’t okay?
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On the playground?
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What’s it called?
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It’s not being nice.
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It’s not very nice — bullying.
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Who would like to role play here?
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Oh, but my mom bought
these shoes for me.
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I like them.
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Can you please not say
anything about my shoes
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this is the only pair of shoes I have.
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It hurts my feelings.
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I’m going to tell my
teacher, Mr. Grandbois.
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Not to be laughing.
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Serious. You’re acting, role playing.
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Your mom bought it.
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My mom bought it for me.
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And I like them.
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And I like them.
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Can you please not make any
remarks about my shoes?
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My turn to drink water.
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My turn.
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What?
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You just cut all of us.
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I'm thirsty, I need to drink.
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Doesn’t mean you have to cut all of us.
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Well can I cut you only?
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I cut you only. You go ahead.
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No, you also cut me too.
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Is it disrespectful
if I break the rules?
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It hurts your feelings?
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Oh, I gotta think...
I go back in the line.
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Don’t drink that! That’s chemicals.
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Thank you. Give sign of applause.
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These are all the emails that I missed,
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so many from yesterday.
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They just accepted our
bid for Spring Reign.
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So we got accepted.
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Yes?
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Okay, thank you.
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One of the kindergartners
is coming here.
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Pio’s brother.
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Absolutely.
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Ben, come on up here,
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have a seat.
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Ben, have a seat here.
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Right here.
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Ben!
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Thank you. I sit here.
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Ben, tell me what's going on.
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I don’t want to go to music.
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Why not?
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It’s boring.
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Music?
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It’s too loud.
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Was the music loud?
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Yes.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Is there any place in the room
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where you can stand that
is away from the speakers?
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That is less
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bothering you?
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Yes.
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Okay.
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Is that a good--
would you want to try that?
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Are you ready?
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You say, “Ms. Barnett?”
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Come on, say it.
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Raise your hand.
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Oh yes, Benjamin.
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What’s going on?
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Can I sit next to the door?
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Why do you want to sit next to the door?
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Because it hurts my ear.
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Oh, you want to sit there
because it’s too loud and
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hurts your ear?
00:12:36.125 --> 00:12:37.000
Yes.
00:12:38.166 --> 00:12:43.583
Have you seen Riverdancing,
or Irish dancing?
00:12:45.416 --> 00:12:47.166
Have you seen it, at all?
00:12:47.166 --> 00:12:47.750
No.
00:12:57.000 --> 00:12:58.208
This is not boring.
00:12:58.875 --> 00:13:00.083
I know sometimes when you start
00:13:00.083 --> 00:13:01.458
you don't know what to do, it’s boring.
00:13:01.666 --> 00:13:03.833
But when you learn it,
it’s such a good thing
00:13:03.833 --> 00:13:05.541
It’s good for you.
00:13:05.541 --> 00:13:07.583
It's good for your soul.
00:13:13.708 --> 00:13:14.875
Samantha, what are you doing here?
00:13:15.083 --> 00:13:16.250
Oh my god!
00:13:16.250 --> 00:13:17.416
Aw, no
00:13:18.416 --> 00:13:21.500
Don’t ever do that because
you might get locked in here.
00:13:21.583 --> 00:13:23.000
And nobody could get you out of here.
00:13:23.000 --> 00:13:24.833
Wait, there’s something in here.
00:13:24.833 --> 00:13:25.833
Don’t ever go in there.
00:13:26.958 --> 00:13:28.750
Yeah, don’t do that, come on,
I don’t want you to--
00:13:28.750 --> 00:13:29.791
But I’ll let you out!
00:13:29.875 --> 00:13:30.916
Oh god.
00:13:49.458 --> 00:13:50.750
That is scrumptous.
00:13:50.750 --> 00:13:52.250
You’re just exploring it.
00:13:52.250 --> 00:13:54.875
Come on guys,
the other guys have had it!
00:13:56.208 --> 00:13:57.166
You guys are brand new.
00:13:57.166 --> 00:13:59.166
You don't know how to eat spaghetti.
00:13:59.666 --> 00:14:03.250
I always wanted to have
chickens in my life.
00:14:03.250 --> 00:14:04.583
That's the best friend.
00:14:06.458 --> 00:14:09.041
I was living in Capitol Hill, Seattle
00:14:09.625 --> 00:14:11.833
and bought three chicks.
00:14:12.416 --> 00:14:15.166
All three of them became
roosters in a condominium.
00:14:16.125 --> 00:14:19.500
After two months,
they all started crowing.
00:14:19.500 --> 00:14:20.708
I received a big letter.
00:14:20.958 --> 00:14:22.166
Mr. Khajavi,
00:14:22.166 --> 00:14:25.041
unfortunately, you cannot
have chickens here.
00:14:30.958 --> 00:14:32.708
When I came and I saw this house
00:14:32.708 --> 00:14:34.750
before I buy it, I went next door.
00:14:34.750 --> 00:14:36.875
There is a woman from Chile
00:14:37.125 --> 00:14:39.083
and a man from Mexico.
00:14:39.083 --> 00:14:41.250
I said, “Look, guys,
I'm trying to buy this.
00:14:41.250 --> 00:14:43.541
I'm a good neighbor,
never bother people,
00:14:43.541 --> 00:14:44.708
but I want to have chickens.
00:14:44.708 --> 00:14:46.166
That's the only thing I want to have.
00:14:46.166 --> 00:14:47.708
I want to have a garage to put my stuff,
00:14:47.708 --> 00:14:50.625
my bikes and kayaks
and all my toys there.
00:14:50.875 --> 00:14:53.625
And I'm all single and
I would never bother you.
00:14:53.625 --> 00:14:54.625
I promise you.
00:14:54.625 --> 00:14:55.583
But can I have chickens?”
00:14:55.583 --> 00:14:59.333
They said, “Sure, we love it.
We were raised on farms.”
00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:02.208
That’s Noir Blanc,
00:15:02.208 --> 00:15:03.833
that’s Percival,
00:15:03.833 --> 00:15:05.666
this is Goldie the big boy.
00:15:05.666 --> 00:15:06.833
These are all rescues.
00:15:06.833 --> 00:15:08.791
From this year, they’re not
even one year old.
00:15:08.791 --> 00:15:10.041
People were going to kill them
00:15:10.041 --> 00:15:11.916
And I said no.
00:15:15.875 --> 00:15:18.833
I was a kid, about 4 or 5 years old.
00:15:19.166 --> 00:15:22.125
My parents bought everyone of us chicks.
00:15:22.375 --> 00:15:25.083
So five chicks for five kids.
00:15:25.083 --> 00:15:28.208
And all the other ones were hens.
00:15:28.208 --> 00:15:30.958
Mine came out to be a rooster.
00:15:31.916 --> 00:15:34.333
It would attack everybody
inside the house.
00:15:34.333 --> 00:15:36.750
So the whole family court decided
00:15:36.750 --> 00:15:38.916
the rooster has got to expire.
00:15:39.458 --> 00:15:43.208
So I did not understand it
but I saw from the window
00:15:43.208 --> 00:15:45.625
that somebody was killing the chicken.
00:15:46.166 --> 00:15:47.500
And I just..
00:15:48.041 --> 00:15:49.041
felt the loss.
00:15:49.041 --> 00:15:50.416
First loss ever.
00:16:12.583 --> 00:16:14.458
Good girl. Be nice, be nice.
00:16:56.041 --> 00:16:57.833
I was a very naughty kid.
00:16:57.833 --> 00:17:01.333
I had so much energy and
I always got in trouble
00:17:01.333 --> 00:17:05.125
because I couldn't sit down
and I still am like that.
00:17:18.625 --> 00:17:21.583
I came to U.S. from Iran to get my MBA
00:17:22.291 --> 00:17:25.416
and then I worked for six months,
made tons of money,
00:17:25.708 --> 00:17:28.000
but I was not happy seeing all these
00:17:28.000 --> 00:17:29.083
companies that we were doing
00:17:29.083 --> 00:17:32.458
their accounts,
that were just not honest.
00:17:41.041 --> 00:17:44.166
My family were not here.
00:17:46.041 --> 00:17:47.208
They were back in Iran
00:17:47.208 --> 00:17:48.875
and the Revolution was happening.
00:18:18.666 --> 00:18:20.250
The U.S. government required
00:18:20.250 --> 00:18:23.375
all the Iranian students
go report to INS.
00:18:24.916 --> 00:18:27.333
They thought we were a
threat to national security.
00:18:28.916 --> 00:18:31.583
Many people got deported.
00:18:33.916 --> 00:18:37.041
I was able to stay here
and get more education.
00:18:37.041 --> 00:18:38.250
I stay here.
00:18:52.833 --> 00:18:55.958
I’ve been here in this
country longer than Iran.
00:18:56.958 --> 00:18:59.041
Anybody comes to this country,
00:18:59.041 --> 00:19:00.083
you are always underdog.
00:19:02.416 --> 00:19:03.958
It was a horrible experience,
00:19:03.958 --> 00:19:05.958
they treat you like a criminal.
00:19:10.166 --> 00:19:11.666
As a refugee,
00:19:11.666 --> 00:19:13.375
or someone who has been
00:19:13.375 --> 00:19:15.958
expunged from their own country,
00:19:16.833 --> 00:19:18.541
it is much harder.
00:19:20.083 --> 00:19:23.208
I want you to mark
either Keshav or Finn.
00:19:24.166 --> 00:19:26.125
Okay, somebody go get it!
00:19:34.041 --> 00:19:35.166
Oh, I touched it.
00:19:35.166 --> 00:19:36.833
Oh, she got it!
00:19:37.625 --> 00:19:38.625
Stall one.
00:19:39.291 --> 00:19:39.958
Stall two.
00:21:46.375 --> 00:21:48.958
I want to be a doctor
00:21:48.958 --> 00:21:51.333
because doctors get a lot of money
00:21:51.583 --> 00:21:55.291
and I want to get a lot of
money to raise a family.
00:21:56.666 --> 00:21:58.958
I’ve seen so much growth in her game.
00:22:00.041 --> 00:22:02.416
She’s getting respect from other kids.
00:22:02.791 --> 00:22:05.916
She's showing her own personality.
00:22:15.333 --> 00:22:16.958
She has not missed a day.
00:22:18.041 --> 00:22:19.833
Her brother missed half of the year.
00:22:20.416 --> 00:22:22.208
He used to not come to school at all.
00:22:22.416 --> 00:22:24.208
And now he hasn’t missed a day.
00:22:25.000 --> 00:22:25.958
He’s in second grade.
00:22:26.166 --> 00:22:28.583
I think he’s going to be one of
the great players we have.
00:22:29.000 --> 00:22:33.416
So he will be one of the
people that we target.
00:22:33.916 --> 00:22:35.083
Where is my backpack?
00:22:35.083 --> 00:22:36.458
Is it at school?
00:22:38.416 --> 00:22:39.791
You left it there.
00:22:39.791 --> 00:22:42.833
So I have to excuse you...
00:22:45.541 --> 00:22:47.041
Do you have to read at home?
00:22:47.041 --> 00:22:47.916
Yeah.
00:22:47.916 --> 00:22:49.666
Okay, do that.
00:23:02.083 --> 00:23:03.833
Do you see any letters up there?
00:23:09.666 --> 00:23:10.833
Look in the mirror.
00:23:10.833 --> 00:23:12.708
That’s not bad, it looks good!
00:23:12.833 --> 00:23:14.708
It fits your face perfectly.
00:23:20.625 --> 00:23:22.125
That’s professor Ran.
00:23:23.250 --> 00:23:25.500
Oh that is cool, professor!
00:23:25.916 --> 00:23:28.166
Does anybody wear
glasses in your family?
00:23:28.500 --> 00:23:29.666
You’re the first one?
00:23:30.041 --> 00:23:32.583
Give me a five, congratulations.
00:23:37.583 --> 00:23:40.125
I believe the certificate
is just for one pair.
00:23:40.291 --> 00:23:42.625
We were hoping to get
two pairs of glasses.
00:23:42.625 --> 00:23:44.208
Yeah, we can work with you guys on that.
00:23:44.208 --> 00:23:45.500
So he might get three?
00:23:45.791 --> 00:23:46.875
Two.
00:23:50.833 --> 00:23:54.958
I think this one, no lens.
00:24:03.708 --> 00:24:06.125
No contact, Pio!
00:24:15.916 --> 00:24:16.708
Sam!
00:24:19.916 --> 00:24:20.375
Keshav!
00:24:29.166 --> 00:24:31.875
She’s barely touched the disc,
Pio — calm down!
00:24:36.250 --> 00:24:40.000
I will throw! Just a sec!
00:24:43.416 --> 00:24:44.416
What happened?
00:24:44.416 --> 00:24:45.916
You know what happened.
00:24:45.916 --> 00:24:48.000
Line up everybody. Listen!
00:24:48.458 --> 00:24:51.250
The whole thing is all about having fun.
00:24:51.250 --> 00:24:53.500
And if somebody doesn't
have fun, it’s not okay.
00:24:55.791 --> 00:24:59.833
[lots of talking]
00:24:59.833 --> 00:25:00.791
Stop yelling!
00:25:00.791 --> 00:25:01.958
Our team wasn’t ready
00:25:01.958 --> 00:25:03.541
because everybody was yelling at me.
00:25:03.541 --> 00:25:06.625
So I knew our team
wasn't focused and ready.
00:25:06.625 --> 00:25:08.375
But she wouldn’t pull it quick enough!
00:25:08.791 --> 00:25:10.583
But you have to make
sure that your team
00:25:10.583 --> 00:25:12.250
knows who is marking who.
00:25:12.625 --> 00:25:16.125
Look! First of all,
we were never yelling.
00:25:17.208 --> 00:25:19.208
Uh, some people were.
00:25:21.416 --> 00:25:25.375
Okay, we might have been yelling.
00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:28.000
Some people were yelling.
00:25:29.083 --> 00:25:30.333
High five each other.
00:25:30.333 --> 00:25:31.833
You’re going to do it at
the end of the game again.
00:25:33.125 --> 00:25:35.875
Smile at each other,
they’re your friends!
00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:40.125
They’re your team!
00:25:42.291 --> 00:25:44.416
Guys I want to see some smiles!
00:25:45.625 --> 00:25:47.833
Smiling, thank you!
00:25:55.250 --> 00:25:57.166
I hope your chickens are good.
00:25:57.166 --> 00:25:59.500
And I hope you’re doing well.
00:25:59.833 --> 00:26:01.625
Thank you and talk
to you later, bye bye.
00:26:03.333 --> 00:26:05.375
You guys go back to classroom, please.
00:26:05.625 --> 00:26:06.916
All of you, go back to classroom.
00:26:07.166 --> 00:26:07.916
Does it fit you?
00:26:07.916 --> 00:26:08.291
Yeah!
00:26:08.291 --> 00:26:09.125
Take them.
00:26:09.500 --> 00:26:11.458
You’re serious? That’s yours.
00:26:12.416 --> 00:26:13.250
That’s yours.
00:26:15.333 --> 00:26:17.583
Why are you here?
You gotta be in the classroom.
00:26:19.500 --> 00:26:20.541
Go home today.
00:26:20.541 --> 00:26:23.250
Who’s going to take the little kids?
00:26:23.250 --> 00:26:23.875
Anella.
00:26:25.541 --> 00:26:27.625
No, your sister has homework club.
That’s the problem.
00:26:27.625 --> 00:26:29.458
I need to practice!
00:26:29.458 --> 00:26:30.291
You don’t need practice.
00:26:30.291 --> 00:26:32.083
Jamshid! I need to go to practice.
00:26:32.083 --> 00:26:33.208
I'm serious.
00:26:33.208 --> 00:26:35.250
She needs to work on her academics.
00:26:38.541 --> 00:26:42.250
Pio has to go take care of
the younger kids sometimes.
00:26:42.250 --> 00:26:45.958
He has to take the twins
home and watch them.
00:26:45.958 --> 00:26:49.208
And help his mom,
it’s a big responsibility.
00:26:49.208 --> 00:26:52.416
And it's just too much. He's only 11.
00:26:53.375 --> 00:26:56.875
He's a very busy kid.
Inside our household
00:26:57.958 --> 00:26:59.708
he helps us.
00:26:59.708 --> 00:27:00.833
You have to do it.
00:27:00.833 --> 00:27:05.666
It's so important, for your
sister to be successful.
00:27:05.666 --> 00:27:07.833
You understand that sometimes
she does it for you.
00:27:08.583 --> 00:27:09.750
The whole family helps.
00:27:09.750 --> 00:27:11.625
Come on, Pio, bro.
00:27:11.625 --> 00:27:13.125
Pio, you gotta be in
the classroom. 4 minutes.
00:27:13.125 --> 00:27:14.791
6 minutes. Thank you.
00:27:15.708 --> 00:27:17.541
I’m going to play, I’m going.
00:27:17.750 --> 00:27:18.958
You are not going to go with us.
00:27:18.958 --> 00:27:20.291
Yes I am.
00:27:21.541 --> 00:27:24.541
Eight dollars an hour was not enough.
00:27:24.541 --> 00:27:26.666
40 hours daytime.
00:27:26.666 --> 00:27:28.791
40 hours, night shift — graveyard
00:27:29.250 --> 00:27:30.541
was still not enough.
00:27:31.208 --> 00:27:36.208
In and out, one shelter,
two transitional housing
00:27:37.041 --> 00:27:40.791
and 7 to 8 different relatives houses,
00:27:41.875 --> 00:27:47.208
five years in struggle and
homeless and all that.
00:27:48.208 --> 00:27:50.791
And finally we got this place.
00:27:54.416 --> 00:27:56.375
I work graveyard shift
00:27:56.375 --> 00:28:00.083
in assisted living from
10 in the nighttime
00:28:00.083 --> 00:28:01.666
to 6:30 in the morning.
00:28:02.291 --> 00:28:04.958
Then I go and take a day shift.
00:28:04.958 --> 00:28:08.500
Most of the time I sleep
two and a half hours a day.
00:28:10.958 --> 00:28:13.666
I was born in American Samoa.
00:28:14.041 --> 00:28:16.916
It's a South Pacific island.
00:28:17.333 --> 00:28:19.375
My family was very poor.
00:28:19.375 --> 00:28:22.458
When I grow up,
graduate from high school,
00:28:22.458 --> 00:28:24.125
having a U.S. passport,
00:28:24.125 --> 00:28:26.541
I'm the only one can go out of country
00:28:26.541 --> 00:28:30.500
to support my family.
00:28:35.416 --> 00:28:39.166
My husband works more
than 14, 15 hours a day.
00:28:39.500 --> 00:28:41.583
Demolition, broke down buildings.
00:28:42.833 --> 00:28:46.833
He came here in America,
to support his parents.
00:28:46.833 --> 00:28:51.625
So we both have
two full responsibilities.
00:28:58.958 --> 00:29:01.666
We lost the oldest of my ten children.
00:29:02.625 --> 00:29:04.583
Her name is Tessa.
00:29:04.583 --> 00:29:07.708
She was having cancer for five years.
00:29:09.333 --> 00:29:11.333
She died because of the cancer
00:29:11.333 --> 00:29:15.125
that she had when she was 19.
00:29:15.791 --> 00:29:19.541
Yeah, it was last year.
Like in the summer.
00:29:26.166 --> 00:29:29.166
Pio and Tess, they really close.
00:29:30.041 --> 00:29:32.125
Pio was another biggest support
00:29:32.958 --> 00:29:34.625
to help her
00:29:34.625 --> 00:29:37.291
while she was going
through her chemotherapies.
00:29:38.791 --> 00:29:39.625
She helped me a lot
00:29:39.625 --> 00:29:42.791
but now that she's gone,
I have to do stuff on my own.
00:29:43.958 --> 00:29:45.416
Trying to figure out things.
00:29:48.208 --> 00:29:50.083
Sometimes I get easily mad.
00:29:50.458 --> 00:29:52.000
Yeah, whatever.
00:29:52.000 --> 00:29:53.166
S— you guys.
00:29:54.916 --> 00:29:58.041
I get distracted and I don't do my work.
00:29:58.583 --> 00:30:01.291
It was a struggle for us,
00:30:02.250 --> 00:30:06.375
not only for Pio,
but for my two oldest daughters.
00:30:06.375 --> 00:30:08.541
They didn't do too good in school.
00:30:09.333 --> 00:30:12.958
It was not a happy
00:30:14.333 --> 00:30:15.666
like, still now.
00:30:20.083 --> 00:30:22.333
But because of Mr. Jamshid,
00:30:22.333 --> 00:30:25.708
They always feel safe
when they go to school.
00:30:29.541 --> 00:30:32.416
What? What?
00:30:35.625 --> 00:30:38.375
Jamshid I’m going to go
outside and enjoy the rain.
00:30:41.041 --> 00:30:46.916
Counseling helps everything.
He be able to make my son
00:30:48.083 --> 00:30:52.000
back to normal life.
Not to be still sadness.
00:31:24.958 --> 00:31:27.958
At the beginning when I
started working as a counselor,
00:31:28.541 --> 00:31:34.333
I had a lot of crises with
the families and kids.
00:31:39.750 --> 00:31:43.833
There was a child watch
her father had an argument
00:31:43.833 --> 00:31:45.125
with mom.
00:31:49.666 --> 00:31:51.958
The father said,
“What do you want me to do?
00:31:51.958 --> 00:31:53.541
Do you want me to kill myself?”
00:31:53.541 --> 00:31:55.416
She said, “Go ahead.
Do whatever you want to do.”
00:31:55.416 --> 00:31:56.833
He opened the cupboard,
00:31:56.833 --> 00:31:59.875
picked up a gun, shot himself
in front of the child,
00:32:00.625 --> 00:32:02.000
and mother.
00:32:07.958 --> 00:32:11.041
The next morning
she's sobbing in school.
00:32:12.375 --> 00:32:13.500
This is a deaf child.
00:32:13.500 --> 00:32:14.208
She can't talk.
00:32:14.208 --> 00:32:16.625
I mean, she can’t sign,
she can’t say anything.
00:32:16.958 --> 00:32:18.916
We take a walk. I hold her hand.
00:32:18.916 --> 00:32:21.000
I take her to preschool class.
00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:21.875
And I said,
00:32:21.875 --> 00:32:24.541
“Tell me why, you've
been crying all morning.”
00:32:25.083 --> 00:32:28.958
and “What's wrong?”
And she said the story.
00:32:29.833 --> 00:32:31.750
“My dad is dead.”
00:32:35.083 --> 00:32:39.333
These things happen enough
that it affects your life.
00:32:42.250 --> 00:32:43.916
So I could not sleep.
00:32:45.125 --> 00:32:47.666
I would go swimming in the ocean.
00:32:47.958 --> 00:32:49.291
It was wintertime.
00:32:49.291 --> 00:32:52.541
I mean, swimming in the ocean
in wintertime, big waves.
00:32:52.541 --> 00:32:55.000
And, you know, you get
caught in one of those
00:32:55.000 --> 00:32:56.708
seven foot waves.
00:32:56.708 --> 00:32:58.208
It keeps you under the water
00:32:58.208 --> 00:32:59.875
collapses your lungs.
00:33:07.083 --> 00:33:09.166
I didn't know what to do.
00:33:09.166 --> 00:33:11.375
I told my friend Jack,
“I got to do something.”
00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:15.208
He said, “Let’s swim long distance.”
00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:19.375
The first one was three miles,
00:33:19.375 --> 00:33:20.958
and then next year was ten miles.
00:33:21.208 --> 00:33:23.250
And then next year was 28 miles.
00:33:23.458 --> 00:33:25.500
And then 100 miles,
00:33:25.833 --> 00:33:28.166
cross-country ski, downhill,
running, biking, kayaking,
00:33:34.208 --> 00:33:37.375
20 some years, every weekend
I did a hundred-mile race.
00:33:38.583 --> 00:33:41.958
I traveled around the
world for these events,
00:33:41.958 --> 00:33:43.541
and it helped me.
00:33:52.875 --> 00:33:54.291
Every time I did it,
00:33:54.291 --> 00:33:55.166
it felt like
00:33:55.166 --> 00:33:58.958
I take some of my pain away,
some of my kids pain away,
00:33:59.000 --> 00:34:00.250
and then I feel better.
00:34:02.125 --> 00:34:03.625
Now, it’s my life.
00:34:10.000 --> 00:34:10.500
Alright.
00:34:10.833 --> 00:34:13.041
It's a narcissistic room.
00:34:13.875 --> 00:34:16.500
I really don't care about the awards
00:34:16.500 --> 00:34:18.458
but the memory that goes with it.
00:34:18.875 --> 00:34:21.291
I am right here. This skinny guy.
00:34:22.750 --> 00:34:25.291
I'm proud of it.
00:34:25.291 --> 00:34:28.958
I've done the Strait of Gibraltar
from Spain to Morocco
00:34:30.375 --> 00:34:32.083
three times.
00:34:47.875 --> 00:34:48.583
Two laps.
00:34:48.916 --> 00:34:51.083
Okay, go one more lap you’re
gonna get one of these.
00:34:51.833 --> 00:34:53.625
You have one more lap
to go, congratulations.
00:34:53.625 --> 00:34:54.333
You need a red one.
00:34:54.541 --> 00:34:56.041
Take your jacket off man, it’s too hot.
00:34:56.791 --> 00:34:57.875
One lap to go!
00:34:59.208 --> 00:35:01.875
One lap to go. Zaynib, you’re #1 girl.
00:35:02.208 --> 00:35:03.416
Congratulations.
00:35:03.750 --> 00:35:06.416
You get one more red
in the next lap, that’s it.
00:35:06.708 --> 00:35:09.041
I’m giving them these
straws for the vote.
00:35:09.333 --> 00:35:11.375
They have to vote to see if they want
00:35:11.375 --> 00:35:13.250
everybody to go to Spring Reign
00:35:13.250 --> 00:35:14.958
or just cut the team.
00:35:16.166 --> 00:35:17.958
You need one of these!
00:35:18.666 --> 00:35:20.166
Give it to him. One, two...
00:35:20.416 --> 00:35:22.250
Okay, this is the point
you’re going to vote.
00:35:22.458 --> 00:35:24.750
We could take everybody
to the Spring Reign
00:35:25.083 --> 00:35:27.416
But you can imagine you’ll play less
00:35:27.416 --> 00:35:28.458
if you have everybody.
00:35:28.833 --> 00:35:31.000
If you have bad behavior,
like our best player
00:35:31.166 --> 00:35:33.416
didn’t get a chance to play on Monday.
00:35:33.416 --> 00:35:36.791
So if he doesn't do his job
next week after spring break,
00:35:36.875 --> 00:35:38.125
he might not make it.
00:35:38.625 --> 00:35:40.333
Okay, green for everybody.
00:35:40.791 --> 00:35:42.916
And red for cutting people.
00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:44.791
And then put it in this hat.
00:35:46.208 --> 00:35:48.125
Pick the green one, guys.
00:35:49.541 --> 00:35:56.791
[Lots of talking]
00:35:57.625 --> 00:35:59.416
Some people put all of them in there.
00:36:00.666 --> 00:36:03.625
The vote is like my country.
00:36:05.458 --> 00:36:07.791
They voted, they voted. Everybody goes.
00:36:08.208 --> 00:36:09.541
They voted for everybody goes.
00:36:09.541 --> 00:36:11.250
No!
00:36:17.833 --> 00:36:18.208
Puberty.
00:36:21.583 --> 00:36:22.666
No, no, no.
00:36:22.666 --> 00:36:24.458
Everybody needs to learn
about each other.
00:36:24.458 --> 00:36:25.416
That's so important.
00:36:26.083 --> 00:36:27.041
Why do we feel?
00:36:27.375 --> 00:36:28.875
Aren’t you living all together?
00:36:29.250 --> 00:36:30.000
In the world?
00:36:31.375 --> 00:36:32.750
It happens to everybody.
00:36:33.541 --> 00:36:35.875
Puberty sucks, seriously
00:36:36.208 --> 00:36:37.291
I’ve been through puberty!
00:36:38.000 --> 00:36:39.750
Did you just say that
you’ve been through?
00:36:39.750 --> 00:36:41.416
Do you see my face?
00:36:44.375 --> 00:36:46.583
I have acne.
00:36:48.375 --> 00:36:50.500
We have so many
different kinds of families.
00:36:50.500 --> 00:36:53.208
Sometimes they’re mom,
sometimes they’re dad.
00:36:53.208 --> 00:36:54.583
Sometimes mom and dad.
00:36:54.583 --> 00:36:57.416
Step families, 2 dads, grandparents.
00:36:57.666 --> 00:37:00.500
And sometimes, nobody.
00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:02.833
I have worked in San Diego
00:37:02.833 --> 00:37:04.250
the kids had nobdy.
00:37:04.250 --> 00:37:06.583
Father was in jail,
mother was not present.
00:37:06.750 --> 00:37:09.541
And kids were growing up in the gangs
00:37:09.541 --> 00:37:11.250
and the gangs were their family.
00:37:11.458 --> 00:37:13.166
That’s where they felt belonged to.
00:37:13.375 --> 00:37:15.333
People want to be belonged to.
00:37:15.375 --> 00:37:17.583
And our families, they have functions.
00:37:17.583 --> 00:37:19.166
They take care of us.
00:37:19.166 --> 00:37:22.750
FLASH is about
Family Life Sexual Health.
00:37:22.750 --> 00:37:25.125
People think it’s all about sex.
00:37:25.875 --> 00:37:28.500
But it’s so much more.
00:37:28.500 --> 00:37:30.500
It's about relationship.
00:37:31.666 --> 00:37:33.541
When I was a kid your age,
00:37:33.541 --> 00:37:36.583
I could never talk to my
parents about growing up.
00:37:36.583 --> 00:37:39.708
You talk about sexuality.
You know, everybody is sexual.
00:37:40.750 --> 00:37:42.208
But we talk to parents,
00:37:42.208 --> 00:37:43.750
we feel uncomfortable.
00:37:43.750 --> 00:37:46.291
You talk about vagina, penis.
00:37:46.291 --> 00:37:48.166
“Oh, I'm getting nervous. Oh, no.”
00:37:48.250 --> 00:37:50.541
This is a body that functions.
00:37:50.541 --> 00:37:53.083
And that's what we are, a human being.
00:37:54.041 --> 00:37:56.916
It's uncomfortable to talk about loss.
00:37:57.416 --> 00:38:00.208
So how many of you have
had family members
00:38:00.208 --> 00:38:02.416
or friends that passed away?
00:38:02.416 --> 00:38:04.250
Everybody. It happened.
00:38:04.250 --> 00:38:06.291
But guess what?
You talk to your parents.
00:38:06.291 --> 00:38:07.416
They feel uncomfortable.
00:38:07.875 --> 00:38:09.583
Sexuality and death.
00:38:09.583 --> 00:38:12.416
I like to teach those
concepts to the kids
00:38:12.750 --> 00:38:14.791
because when the kids
get to middle school,
00:38:14.791 --> 00:38:18.083
sometimes we feel as a society
that they're growing up,
00:38:18.083 --> 00:38:18.958
they're becoming adults,
00:38:18.958 --> 00:38:20.750
we let them be.
00:38:20.750 --> 00:38:22.958
And those are the times that
they need the most help.
00:38:22.958 --> 00:38:25.958
And they just get all
the false information
00:38:25.958 --> 00:38:27.041
about relationships.
00:38:27.458 --> 00:38:29.125
They're going through these changes
00:38:29.125 --> 00:38:30.458
and not understanding what
00:38:30.916 --> 00:38:32.833
life is about.
00:38:45.375 --> 00:38:46.125
Wow!
00:38:50.416 --> 00:38:52.666
Finn, Finn! Don’t get excited.
00:38:53.833 --> 00:38:54.291
Finn!
00:38:54.458 --> 00:38:55.708
It’s a big open field,
00:38:55.708 --> 00:38:57.541
probably somebody is
going to get zapped.
00:38:57.583 --> 00:38:58.333
I'm going to be short.
00:39:00.000 --> 00:39:00.875
Crouch down.
00:39:01.958 --> 00:39:04.250
Let’s see if it’s going to
come close. Look at the sky.
00:39:04.250 --> 00:39:06.000
I love the lightning.
00:39:07.125 --> 00:39:10.791
Okay, guys, pick up the
cones we're going back.
00:39:10.791 --> 00:39:14.208
The majority of my kids have
big challenges in school.
00:39:14.375 --> 00:39:16.833
Transporting 25 kids
00:39:16.833 --> 00:39:19.291
every Saturday to a game was hard.
00:39:19.291 --> 00:39:21.958
So we did not participate in the league.
00:39:21.958 --> 00:39:23.958
We would practice a lot,
00:39:23.958 --> 00:39:25.583
and then we’d take the
kids to Spring Reign.
00:39:25.583 --> 00:39:27.166
Nobody had seen them.
00:39:27.166 --> 00:39:29.416
Nobody had played game with them.
00:39:29.416 --> 00:39:31.333
These kids are just different
00:39:31.333 --> 00:39:33.125
and that's where they shine.
00:39:55.541 --> 00:39:57.791
Okay, I want you to know the field.
00:39:57.791 --> 00:39:59.708
It's different than your school’s.
00:39:59.708 --> 00:40:01.958
Our school was narrow, short.
00:40:01.958 --> 00:40:04.416
This is a big field. Know where you are.
00:40:04.416 --> 00:40:06.375
Most of you, this is your first time,
00:40:06.375 --> 00:40:07.375
you don’t know the rules.
00:40:07.666 --> 00:40:10.750
If you disagree, you talk about it
00:40:10.750 --> 00:40:13.125
but if you’re not sure
of the rules, let it go.
00:40:33.500 --> 00:40:34.291
Who are we playing?
00:40:34.291 --> 00:40:37.166
It’s a private school and
it's a really strong team.
00:40:50.833 --> 00:40:53.666
Pio! You stay back in the end zone.
00:40:57.333 --> 00:40:58.333
Take a deep breath.
00:40:58.333 --> 00:41:00.125
When you mess up, it's not a big deal.
00:41:00.125 --> 00:41:01.416
You’re doing a great job.
00:41:01.416 --> 00:41:02.875
Just keep at it, okay?
00:41:04.416 --> 00:41:06.000
Oh, this is not good.
00:41:07.250 --> 00:41:08.791
Watch the kid in the white hat.
00:41:08.791 --> 00:41:11.416
Okay, Jazmin, watch the
second kid from left.
00:41:11.416 --> 00:41:13.666
Go, go, go! Go deep.
00:41:16.083 --> 00:41:17.916
Quickly, quickly!
00:41:31.833 --> 00:41:32.750
Send it to Nyahoak!
00:41:32.750 --> 00:41:33.291
Quick.
00:41:33.291 --> 00:41:34.708
Nyahoak, high, high!
00:41:43.958 --> 00:41:45.208
Right here!
00:41:47.666 --> 00:41:48.750
That’s awesome!
00:41:53.125 --> 00:41:54.625
You’re doing a beauitful job.
00:42:11.208 --> 00:42:11.708
Hazel!
00:42:12.208 --> 00:42:13.083
Wolf!
00:42:13.375 --> 00:42:13.875
Hazel!
00:42:14.166 --> 00:42:14.750
Wolf!
00:42:33.666 --> 00:42:35.416
Imani, good show.
00:42:37.583 --> 00:42:39.666
Don't mess it up! Nyahoak, go deep.
00:42:44.958 --> 00:42:46.333
That's all right, that's a gift.
00:42:47.666 --> 00:42:49.125
Send it!
00:42:55.125 --> 00:42:57.250
Take a couple of steps back,
let in fresh air.
00:42:57.250 --> 00:42:58.208
Thank you.
00:42:59.583 --> 00:43:01.458
They think we’re violating rules-
00:43:01.458 --> 00:43:02.750
They called me the “F word.”
00:43:03.333 --> 00:43:05.500
Okay, you do not say anything back.
00:43:05.500 --> 00:43:07.291
Respectful, respectful!
00:43:07.375 --> 00:43:09.916
The kid said “F your team” and
00:43:09.916 --> 00:43:11.208
No, don’t even listen.
00:43:11.333 --> 00:43:13.041
You guys are doing a beautiful job.
00:43:13.041 --> 00:43:14.000
This is important game.
00:43:14.000 --> 00:43:15.958
So we change our strategy. I agree.
00:43:15.958 --> 00:43:17.083
We change our strategy
00:43:17.083 --> 00:43:18.916
because of the way
that this team is playing.
00:43:18.916 --> 00:43:20.208
We use our strength
00:43:20.625 --> 00:43:22.458
and our strength is our height.
00:43:22.458 --> 00:43:24.666
Throw it high to Nyahoak.
00:43:24.666 --> 00:43:26.291
She is high. She stand up.
00:43:26.291 --> 00:43:27.583
Nobody could jump over her.
00:43:37.708 --> 00:43:39.333
I’m going to send you
deep in the end zone
00:43:39.333 --> 00:43:40.541
and Pio is going to throw it.
00:43:40.541 --> 00:43:41.916
You’re doing a great job.
00:43:43.166 --> 00:43:44.541
She needs to run faster.
00:43:44.541 --> 00:43:45.916
No, she's awesome.
00:43:45.916 --> 00:43:47.666
She's been saving us all the way.
00:44:26.250 --> 00:44:26.583
Go!
00:44:26.583 --> 00:44:27.333
Go get it!
00:44:40.083 --> 00:44:40.583
Oh!
00:44:40.583 --> 00:44:41.083
Pio!
00:44:41.083 --> 00:44:42.625
Don’t feel bad, it’s okay.
00:44:42.625 --> 00:44:43.750
The wind is against you.
00:44:43.750 --> 00:44:45.208
You got to put more power in it.
00:44:47.083 --> 00:44:47.750
Awesome.
00:45:06.125 --> 00:45:06.833
Pio go back!
00:45:07.041 --> 00:45:08.125
Pio go back!
00:45:08.125 --> 00:45:09.291
There’s no one there.
00:45:32.833 --> 00:45:33.416
Pio, Pio
00:45:33.416 --> 00:45:34.083
stay back.
00:45:37.083 --> 00:45:38.416
Guys, go deep!
00:45:40.416 --> 00:45:41.708
Oh yeah!
00:45:44.625 --> 00:45:45.583
Send it up!
00:45:45.583 --> 00:45:47.291
Send it up, deep, deep, deep.
00:45:47.708 --> 00:45:48.416
Throw it!
00:45:55.166 --> 00:45:56.416
Beautiful!
00:45:59.125 --> 00:46:00.333
Guys we won!
00:46:19.458 --> 00:46:22.208
You guys have just won
the elementary division
00:46:22.208 --> 00:46:24.125
of Spring Reign, the world's largest
00:46:24.125 --> 00:46:27.544
youth Ultimate championship
anywhere ever.
00:46:27.545 --> 00:46:30.083
And it has been for a long, long time.
00:46:30.416 --> 00:46:31.916
Congratulations.
00:46:37.250 --> 00:46:40.625
You have played so
hard today, more than ever.
00:46:40.875 --> 00:46:42.375
You did all good job.
00:46:43.208 --> 00:46:43.916
I'm proud of you.
00:47:10.208 --> 00:47:11.916
May was the last time I changed
00:47:11.916 --> 00:47:13.125
these beautiful chickens.
00:47:14.291 --> 00:47:16.083
July, August
00:47:16.083 --> 00:47:17.791
and August is gone.
00:47:22.708 --> 00:47:24.166
September is good.
00:47:24.166 --> 00:47:25.666
Anyway, that’s good.
00:47:39.500 --> 00:47:41.041
Welcome!
00:47:41.458 --> 00:47:43.750
Good morning, guys. Good morning!
00:47:43.750 --> 00:47:45.291
I am so glad you're here.
00:47:45.291 --> 00:47:46.208
You know that?
00:47:46.208 --> 00:47:46.791
Good morning.
00:47:48.041 --> 00:47:49.208
Jamshid!
00:47:49.208 --> 00:47:50.291
Good to see you!
00:47:52.500 --> 00:47:54.083
Did you get the package
for the Ultimate?
00:47:54.083 --> 00:47:54.458
No.
00:47:54.875 --> 00:47:55.791
Go get it right now.
00:47:55.791 --> 00:47:57.416
Why is he having this round thing?
00:47:57.416 --> 00:48:00.083
You need a flat ball, a flat ball!
00:48:00.958 --> 00:48:02.291
He needs a flat thing.
00:48:02.291 --> 00:48:02.916
Come on, this?
00:48:05.041 --> 00:48:06.000
Nyahoak, Nyahoak!
00:48:06.291 --> 00:48:07.791
I love your hair.
00:48:07.791 --> 00:48:08.958
Seriously!
00:48:09.750 --> 00:48:12.083
You’re the smartest kid,
get the package for Ultimate.
00:48:13.708 --> 00:48:15.083
Ran, you’re a third grader?
00:48:15.750 --> 00:48:16.583
You're going to do Ultimate.
00:48:16.791 --> 00:48:17.625
Morning!
00:48:19.458 --> 00:48:21.333
You told me to tell you of my story.
00:48:23.625 --> 00:48:24.875
Compost down there, you guys.
00:48:27.583 --> 00:48:31.416
My story is all the families,
all what affected my life,
00:48:32.875 --> 00:48:34.750
my families are a part of me.
00:48:35.083 --> 00:48:36.833
I'm part of them.
00:48:38.625 --> 00:48:40.875
We are community.