WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.310 - My name is Marianne Jean Baptist, 2 00:00:02.310 --> 00:00:03.900 - And my name is Michelle Austin. 3 00:00:03.900 --> 00:00:05.820 And this is that. So random. 4 00:00:10.980 --> 00:00:13.770 - So you guys started together in the film, hard Truths, 5 00:00:13.770 --> 00:00:15.210 and you Play Sisters. 6 00:00:15.210 --> 00:00:18.150 So real quick, 'cause I feel like you guys can do the 7 00:00:18.150 --> 00:00:19.800 description better justice than I. 8 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:22.770 Tell us what folks can expect from this film. 9 00:00:22.770 --> 00:00:27.570 - Well, hard Truths is a film about a family at the center 10 00:00:27.570 --> 00:00:31.950 of this family is a, a woman who is going 11 00:00:31.950 --> 00:00:34.170 through a tough time. 12 00:00:34.170 --> 00:00:37.110 We sort of follow her over the course of a 13 00:00:37.110 --> 00:00:38.970 few days, her and her family. 14 00:00:38.970 --> 00:00:40.860 It's all about the human condition and 15 00:00:42.150 --> 00:00:43.470 - And how we cope. 16 00:00:43.470 --> 00:00:48.180 - Yeah. - And how families cope with issues. 17 00:00:48.180 --> 00:00:50.550 Difficulties. Difficulties. 18 00:00:50.550 --> 00:00:52.980 - What attracted you to this project in the first place? 19 00:00:52.980 --> 00:00:54.540 Why did you wanna be a part of it? 20 00:00:54.540 --> 00:00:59.540 - Mike Lee. I mean, if you are familiar with his work, 21 00:00:59.880 --> 00:01:02.700 a lot of actors would love to work with him 22 00:01:02.700 --> 00:01:04.200 because there is no script. 23 00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:05.970 'cause you get to use your imagination 24 00:01:05.970 --> 00:01:07.410 and create the characters 25 00:01:07.410 --> 00:01:10.890 and you know, you collaborate with all the other departments 26 00:01:10.890 --> 00:01:14.490 to come up with something that is yeah, great. 27 00:01:14.490 --> 00:01:17.130 You know, you just, it's just that experience 28 00:01:17.130 --> 00:01:18.420 that you want as an actor. 29 00:01:18.420 --> 00:01:21.180 - Yeah. There's no other experience like 30 00:01:21.180 --> 00:01:22.890 it working with Mike. 31 00:01:24.035 --> 00:01:27.030 That, and that is the, that's the pull really. 32 00:01:27.030 --> 00:01:31.505 And you know that you are gonna be sort of pushed, pushed 33 00:01:31.505 --> 00:01:33.305 as hard as you're gonna be pushed, you know, 34 00:01:33.305 --> 00:01:36.660 you are doing the job that you, you love, you know. 35 00:01:36.660 --> 00:01:40.650 - So I wanna get into a quick rapid fire round of questions 36 00:01:40.650 --> 00:01:43.140 with you guys 'cause I feel like everything sounds better 37 00:01:43.140 --> 00:01:44.190 in a British accent. 38 00:01:44.190 --> 00:01:47.580 So I wanna, so I'm gonna ask you a question. 39 00:01:47.580 --> 00:01:49.500 I want you to tell me the first thing that comes 40 00:01:49.500 --> 00:01:52.080 to your mind when I have a funny story. 41 00:01:52.080 --> 00:01:54.570 The first person I call is 42 00:01:54.570 --> 00:01:57.210 - Usually my kids actually. 43 00:01:58.170 --> 00:02:00.480 And my husband's gonna be really upset about that. 44 00:02:00.480 --> 00:02:03.570 - Layla, it's gonna be my youngest daughter, Layla. 45 00:02:04.440 --> 00:02:05.970 We're always laughing at something. 46 00:02:05.970 --> 00:02:09.840 And also Pascal, you have to say those two. It is the kids. 47 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:11.940 - Yeah. We've got funny kids, man. 48 00:02:11.940 --> 00:02:13.410 - My favorite emoji 49 00:02:13.410 --> 00:02:17.040 to use when texting is the middle finger. 50 00:02:17.910 --> 00:02:19.500 Oh, I did not expect you to say 51 00:02:19.500 --> 00:02:20.500 - That. 52 00:02:20.500 --> 00:02:21.810 Absolute liar. Okay. 53 00:02:21.810 --> 00:02:24.755 It's a laughing face, which he uses for everything. 54 00:02:24.755 --> 00:02:26.790 It's got with laughing. 55 00:02:26.790 --> 00:02:27.990 It's the sideways one 56 00:02:27.990 --> 00:02:30.630 with the tears coming out of each. I like, 57 00:02:31.470 --> 00:02:32.820 - What is my favorite one? 58 00:02:32.820 --> 00:02:34.410 Yeah, it's probably that one. 59 00:02:34.410 --> 00:02:36.510 The looking up I've got fire from you. 60 00:02:37.710 --> 00:02:40.770 - My favorite holiday tradition is what? 61 00:02:40.770 --> 00:02:43.020 - Eating. Do you know what I, I don't know 62 00:02:43.020 --> 00:02:46.770 what I'm gonna cook this year, but it will be fantastic. 63 00:02:46.770 --> 00:02:47.770 I learn, 64 00:02:49.920 --> 00:02:54.210 - I love cooking and in five words tell our viewers why they 65 00:02:54.210 --> 00:02:56.460 should check out hard truths. 66 00:02:56.460 --> 00:03:00.700 - It's a, it's a moving 67 00:03:01.720 --> 00:03:04.330 and thought provoking. 68 00:03:04.330 --> 00:03:06.310 - Yes. - I think that's hyphenated. 69 00:03:06.310 --> 00:03:09.280 So that might thought provoking portrait 70 00:03:10.570 --> 00:03:12.760 of a dysfunctional family. 71 00:03:14.290 --> 00:03:15.970 Oh, we might argue about that. 72 00:03:16.810 --> 00:03:19.840 I think my character's very functional. I'm not sure.