Daily Dialogue — November 25, 2017

DREY: How come you’re not eating with the teachers?
DAN: Just… I felt like being alone.
DREY: I know what you mean.
DAN: You do?
DREY: Mm-hmm.

— Half Nelson (2006), written by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: School, suggested by Gisela Wehrl who also recommended today’s movie.

Trivia: Was originally made as the short film “Gowanus, Brooklyn” (2004) which won an award at the Sundance Film Festival. Shareeka Epps and Karen Chilton reprise their roles as Drey and Drey’s mother. Matt Kerr, who plays the substitute teacher Mr. Light in this film, played Mr. Dunne in the original short.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary from Gisela: “A teacher succeeds if a student understands and knows what he or she means. As Drey understands Dan, she succeeds in taking the wrong path as Dan did.”