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Wah Do Dem (What They Do)
When Max's free cruise becomes a shoeless walk towards Kingston, the rhythms of the Jamaican countryside give a pulse to his slow way forward.
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Max (Sean Bones) lives in Brooklyn. He enjoys playing soccer, skateboarding, and drinking with his friends at local bars. Last summer he and his girlfriend, Willow (Norah Jones), won a free cruise to Jamaica but two days before the trip she dumps him cold. When his friends flake, Max winds up alone on the high seas, navigating the crowds of gray-haired cruisers. Over the course of several days he flirts with the staff photographer, drinks cocktails with the boat's celebrity juggler and has several strange encounters with the only other loner (Kevin Bewersdorf).
When the cruise liner docks in Jamaica, Max escapes the tourist zone as fast as he can. At a local jerk stand he meets a charming Rasta who offers to show him a secret beach. Feeling irie as he lounges on the tropical sand with his new friends, Max loses track of time and his personal belongings. In his pathetic attempt to do something about it, he finds that the cultural divides he thought he could transcend are not so simple. Naked and broke in a foreign country where he stands out like a sore thumb, Max begins to make his way toward the American Embassy in Kingston. Along the road Jamaica is waiting to meet him.
When the cruise liner docks in Jamaica, Max escapes the tourist zone as fast as he can. At a local jerk stand he meets a charming Rasta who offers to show him a secret beach. Feeling irie as he lounges on the tropical sand with his new friends, Max loses track of time and his personal belongings. In his pathetic attempt to do something about it, he finds that the cultural divides he thought he could transcend are not so simple. Naked and broke in a foreign country where he stands out like a sore thumb, Max begins to make his way toward the American Embassy in Kingston. Along the road Jamaica is waiting to meet him.
Comments (6)
Eddie Eagle When your picture is ready for a final trailer I'm a voice actor. http://tvradiovoice.com/audiofiles/EagleTVPromo.mp3
February 23, 2010Best to you,
Eddie
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Ron McLawrence Love the concept. I definitely go check it. Love the scenery...
November 15, 2009Royal Heron that would be cool... thanks
September 2, 2009Ben Chace you are right. we seem to have created some confusion with our english title, which wasn't meant to be a literal translatiion of wah do dem. almost everyone seems to read it like that though, and so many articles on the film have incorrectly stated that its a translation. so we are thinking of changing it.
September 1, 2009anyway, we will be screening the film in new york later this month, if you would like to see it.
Royal Heron I can spell to safe my life... I should talk. I meant...
August 31, 2009I'm Jamaican and I'm pretty sure "Wah do dem" mean "What's wrong with them". Unless you meant "Wah dem do" then it's correct. I really enjoy the trailer... good luck...
Stupid girl... proof read
Royal Heron I'm Jamaica and I'm pretty sure "Wah do dem" mean "What's wrong with them". Until you meant "Wah dem do" then it's correct. I really enjoy the trailer... good luck...
August 31, 2009