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Watch Noah Weisberg & Kimiko Glenn in Short Film, THANK YOU KINDLY
May 17, 2024
In celebration of National Thank You Day, BroadwayWorld is presenting the award-winning short film THANK YOU KINDLY by Broadway and TV's Noah Weisberg (writer, director). The film streams right here at BroadwayWorld today, September 15 (through 11:59pm) to celebrate National Thank You Day. Check out the film in full!
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0:30
Oh girl if you were all ahead that would be enough
0:35
Finally it's okay to just let go in love Hello Oh my god Sorry
0:43
Can I help you? Yeah, I need a do you have a room for tonight? Uh
0:51
Yeah, yes Yeah it's we have one room It's $97 Great Thank you kindly
1:03
You are going to be room 214. And this is the motel
1:09
There's nothing around it, so... Well, thank you. Hmm. I'm Owen. Olivia
1:21
And enjoy your stay. Yeah. Yeah, you too. Uh, nope. No, you work here
1:29
Okay. Owen? Yeah. I forgot that. Oh, yeah. You're here. Yes. Oh, Owen
1:39
It's that way. Yeah. You're killing it. Yes
2:06
Oh my God. Oh my God, don't ring that bell. I hate when people ring that bell. Only losers ring that bell
2:35
Is there anything open for food? Wow. Yeah, that's what I told him
2:45
Surprised you did. You don't even know me. What are you talking about? I don't know
2:50
A nice human baby? Very nice, human. Thank you. Thank you kindly
2:57
What is that? The thank you kindly thing. It's something my dad used to say when I was little
3:03
who'd like look up to God or whoever and be like life sucks um
3:11
thank you for the challenge I'm gonna make it better thank you kindly wow
3:24
yep we are not good at basketball is this what is that what is it
3:33
Thanks for the free concert when I checked in. That was unexpected
3:38
That was your voice is amazing. Sing something. No. Come on. No
3:47
Concert. No, I refuse. Come on. So are you going to play now
3:54
Oh, no. Not since college. Why not? You got to pay the rent, man
4:00
Got to help out. Mom. Um, why? What do you do? Uh, I write commercials
4:07
That's cool. Yeah? I mean, like, you know, I get to travel a lot. Mm-hmm
4:14
But it's not exactly the kind of writing I thought I'd be doing, but... Got to pay the rent, right
4:20
And technically, I am using my creative writing degree, so, you know, yay college
4:26
You should take the advice for my dad dad. Not happy? Do something different
4:33
Thank you kindly Where you going Hi All right now we in the laundry room
4:45
Yes, I see that. The most exciting place in the joint. Okay
4:49
How do you get these towels so white? Trade secret. I'll never tell. Seriously? Bleach
4:55
I will. Okay. Thank you. Oh. The sweetest old couple used to own this place
5:06
The wife, Mrs. Nevins, used to be my old dance teacher. Oh, well, if you see Mrs. Nevins
5:15
tell her she left this old radio from like 1912. You're clicking
5:32
the one who makes your eyes like the sun but I'm here my dear I'm here
5:43
and I'm here and I know I ain't a man who makes your head feel like a fan but I'm here
6:02
I know there are other fish in the sea Ooh I know, right Nice
6:12
So because my skill is from like bar mitzvahs This is how we danced
6:17
But that's cute How old are you now Are inappropriate too soon
6:24
I don't know Older than 13 Yeah, me too Can I show you something else? Yeah
6:32
Oh, wow. Watch this move. Okay
6:43
Yep, I should stop dancing before I break something. Well, I mean, it's just towels
6:48
I meant like a bone. Hmm. Um, we should, uh, probably
7:02
Well, it's not much, but, you know, I call it home. You know, bedroom, living room, dining room
7:12
Oh, the bathroom. Definitely going to steal all the towels. Tons of closets with hangars that I would steal if I could get them off the bar
7:21
You're a thief. I am. An amazing TV with a remote that has no batteries in it
7:26
Wait, really? Yeah, literally. Don't, like, get too excited by this, but this is the best part
7:30
Okay. A $97 view. You know, a wise person once told me that if what I'm doing doesn't make me happy I should do something else
8:02
Don't listen to her. She's an idiot. I kind of like her
8:09
There's so much to do on this stuff. There is a flea market this weekend. Wow
8:18
Yep, you can buy tube socks. Toup socks. Sushi Karen. That's a real... Yeah
8:25
A single screen movie theater. That's really charming. Yeah. Oh. Oh, I used to do theater there when I was a kid
8:34
You got to, you should audition. No. Why not? Because not everyone gets to just use their college degree, Mr. Big Shotrider
8:45
Yeah, no, I'm good. I have an idea. Oh, no
8:55
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage. Our generation's greatest voice of..
9:01
Olivia! I don't know your last name. Reynolds. Olivia Reynolds! Do the stage
9:08
Oh, no. Come on! It stupid I don want to do it I know Yes look this is very This is dumb but do you miss singing Yeah but I not going to do it just because you tell me I should
9:22
Then do it for you. Don't do it for me, do it for you. Write me a song, and I'll make up a melody to
9:31
No, you're doing that, you're doing that, like, turn the thing around on the other person thing. Yeah
9:35
That's my move, don't. It's a good move. I'm not a songwriter
9:39
Well, you're not a commercial writer either, but you're doing. doing it. You push me. I will push right back. You want a song
9:45
Oh, no, no, no, no, I'm not done. It doesn't have to be perfect, dude
10:01
All right. Oh, my God, you wrote two pages. Yes, two full pages. Single spaced
10:07
Oh, my God. All right. Shh. You're going to get me fire
10:11
These walls are literally paper thin. Don't worry, I know someone who works here. Caw
10:17
Caw, sir. Caw, sorry. All right, all right, all right. I'm thinking, I'm thinking, you know
10:26
Listen, I don't want to intrude. I know artists are very sensitive, but your audience is getting restless
10:32
Okay, stop it, seriously. Okay. Hold on, one second. Oh, my God
10:39
Hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on, hold on. All right
10:51
Ha ha ha ha. Ha ha. Okay. Every film you've ever seen was in a town
11:11
with only one screen single stop line A long motel
11:21
It's not quite heaven It's not quite hell That's pretty good, that's catchy Um
11:31
Every painting Oh in every frame In every room literally in 2014 no and 207 it's not quite hell it's not quite heavy
11:52
it's three in the morning sorry sorry we should get out of here seriously
12:11
Oh my God. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, please
12:19
This is a heavy person. No, I can't do without them. I just want to have them
12:27
I've felt more myself in these last four hours than I have in the last four years
12:36
Like, I tend to be in relationships for a long time. And I'm freaking out because I don't know if we ever connect
12:47
Not like this. Can I tell you something
14:55
Yeah. We have this role where we always have to have one room available
15:03
Just in case there's a flood or whatever. And about an hour before you got here, a family came in
15:16
And I turned them away. And then you came in. I don't know why, but I was like
15:33
screw it. We have a room. I'm still going to leave a bad review
15:45
The walls are paper thin. Not nice. Oh. Oh. Oh
16:49
Owen? Hey. Where the hell are you? Yeah, I'm sorry. The clients are here waiting for you
16:56
When are you gonna be here? Owen. You should take the advice from my dad-dad
17:08
Not happy? Owen. Owen? Owen? Do something different
17:26
Do something different
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