The Undocumented Lesbian

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TITLE: The Undocumented Lesbian

By John J. Pender Jr.

CAMERA SHOT: TOP OF SOMBRERO. IT STRAIGHTENS AND WE LOOK INTO THE FACE OF A WOMAN.

                                                                            LESBIAN

                                                      ‘Another stinking border town.’ 

CAMERA SHOT: LESBIAN POINTS UP.

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OUTDOORS: CAMERA SHOT: SIGN: Welcome to Sayreville.

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CAMERA SHOT: CLOSE UP OF LESBIAN’S FACE

                                                                          LESBIAN

‘You don’t see us…. But we are everywhere. On the border…working in your house of worship.’

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CAMERA SHOT: SIGN:  GENTLEMAN’S CLUB, Naked Women Dancers.

                                                                         LESBIAN

                                                ‘Making our way across the river’

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CAMERA SHOT: Sign: Raritan River

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CAMERA SHOT: LESBIAN’S FACE.

                                                                     

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                                                                      LESBIAN

                                        ‘And respected, with offices in your corporations.’

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CAMERA SHOT: LESBIAN, WORKING AT A DESK IN A PARKING GARAGE. CAR PULLS UP TO PARK WITH MUSIC BLARING.  

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CAMERA SHOT: LESBIAN AT HER DESK. WAVING AWAY CAR EXHAUST.                                                                    

                                                                 LESBIAN

                                                    ‘Hey! I’m working here!’

CAMERA SHOT: CLOSE UP LESBIAN’S FACE

                                                                   

                                                                  LESBIAN

‘And why wouldn’t we be corporate? We know how to fit in…like how to dress for Casual Friday.’

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CAMERA SHOT: ELEVADOR, PEOPLE IN CORPORATE CASUAL WEAR.

SFX: OFF CAMERA: ‘Hold it?’

CAMERA SHOT: LESBIAN ENTERS ELEVADOR. SHE IS DRESSED IN A CONSTRUCTION HAT JEANS AND WORK BOOTS. NOTICES A WOMAN STARING AT HER.

LESBIANTIPS HER HAT.

                                                                    LESBIAN

                               ‘I know. Cute huh?  Hat works on the beach too. ‘

SFX: TAPS METAL CONSTRUCTION HAT

                                                                   LESBIAN

                                ‘windy day at the beach…this hat ain’t flying nowhere….’

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CAMERA SHOT:  ELEVATOR OF BIZ CASUAL-DRESSED PEOPLE STARRING AT HER

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LESBIAN TO SKINNY MAN

                                                                LESBIAN

              ‘Try wearing a wide-brimmed, floppy, girly-hat on Fire Island on a windy day…right honey? ‘

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CAMERA SHOT: SKINNY MAN TRIES TO STAND MORE MANLY

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CAMERA SHOT: CLOSE-UP OF LESBIAN

                                                             LESBIAN

                                          ‘ We are brilliant citizens…just like you.’

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CAMERA SHOT: OUTDOORS. MAN, HEAD DOWN, TEXTING AND WALKING INTO A POLE.

                                                           LESBIAN

                  ‘America. Think. How lost you would be without us.’

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OUTDOORS: CAMERA SHOT:  HOME DEPO SIGN

INT.: CAMERA SHOT: MAN IN HOME DEPO TOOL DEPARTMENT.

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CAMERA SHOT OF EMPTY AISLE

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CAMERA CLOSE UP OF MAN

                                                         

                                                         

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                                                                  MAN

      ‘Hello? Anybody here? I need a phillips head… I’m fun. Please wait on me.’              

                                                      LESBIAN

                                       ‘We are business people.’

INTERIOR: Lesbian bringing work boots to a woman in a shoe store.

                                                     LESBIAN

‘Sexy or what….and they have a steel toe.’

INT.: CAMERA SHOT: LESBIAN’S FACE

                                                      LESBIAN

                             ‘And we need a road to citizenship.’

                                                     LESBIAN

                     ‘Hell… we can build our own road to citizenship.’

OUTDOORS: CAMERA SHOT: WOMAN WORKING ON THE ROAD CREW

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CAMERA SHOT OF LESBIAN FACE

                                                     LESBIAN

             ‘All we need is tolerance. America…can you do it?’

INT.: CAMERA SHOT: MAN’S FACE

                                                       MAN

                                     ‘Tolerance. I can do it!’

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INT. CAMERA CLOSE UP OF WOMAN’S FACE

                                            WOMAN

                                      ‘Tolerance. I can do it!

INT. : CAMERA SHOT: GROUP OF PEOPLE

                                       GROUP OF PEOPLE

                                 ‘Tolerance. We can do it!’

CAMERA SHOT: CLOSE UP OF LESBIAN’S FACE

                                                      LESBIAN

                      ‘Tolerance. America. I know you can do it.’ 

LESBIAN LOOKS OFF CAMERA

                                                  LESBIAN

                                             ‘Let’s go honey.’

CAMERA SHOT: LESBIAN KISSES A BLACK WOMAN

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INTER RACIAL LESBIAN COUPLE WALK OFF HOLDING HANDS.

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INT.: CAMERA SHOT: CLOSE UP OF WHITE WOMAN

                                       

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                                       WHITE WOMAN

             ‘A White and a Black woman together? Oh hell no!’

CAMERA SHOT: CREDITS