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(TWO-YEAR-OLD ELLA ROSENBLATT SHRIEKING)
JAY ROSENBLATT: Sit here. Okay.
I want you to sit up for a second,
I'm gonna ask you a few questions, okay?
JAY: I know.
-JAY: Today is your birthday. -Today is my birthday.
-JAY: And how old are you? -Two years old.
Okay.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah!
Hi!
Hi.
(BEATBOXES)
Test, test, test, test, test, test, test. (CHUCKLES)
Testing, one, two, three.
-JAY: Is today your birthday? -Yeah.
JAY: Ella, I want to ask you another question, okay?
-No. -JAY: What do you want to do...
(ELLA CHUCKLES)
JAY: Ella, can I ask you a question?
How do you feel about our relationship?
You and me.
Yes. Good. That feel good.
-JAY: It feels good? -Yeah.
JAY: Feels good to me, too.
Three!
My favorite food
is a treat.
JAY: And what's your favorite treat?
Lollipops.
JAY: What do you want to do when you grow up? Do you know?
Put on makeup and eat gum.
JAY: Is that all you want to do?
Is there anything you wanna do when you grow up,
in terms of the kind of work you do?
I want to put makeup on.
JAY: What are dreams?
Dreams are where you see alligators
climbing all over you and bite them.
JAY: What is power?
-Do you know what power is? -No.
JAY: You have no idea what power--
What does the word power mean?
It's for this.
-JAY: For what? -For vaginas.
JAY: That's what power means to you?
-Yeah. -Okay.
JAY: Just leave that alone. You don't have to touch that.
Don't worry about that.
Don't touch it.
Please don't touch it.
No, it's not good, I'm gonna have to take it off then.
-Please don't touch it. -Take it off.
Are we done yet?
JAY: Let's talk about two other things.
No, I'm too tired.
JAY: What would you like to do when you grow up?
But first, I need to have my lollipop.
I wanna be a grown-up when I grow up.
JAY: What do you wanna do when you grow up?
Um...
be a mommy.
JAY: What are you most afraid of?
Mm...
dragons and monsters.
JAY: What is power?
Mm. I don't know.
JAY: What do you think it means? What does power mean?
Power means... I don't know. Feel my muscles.
-JAY: Uh-huh. -See, they're big. (GRUNTS)
JAY: Yeah. I have another question for you.
-What? -JAY: What are dreams?
Uh...
I know what dreams are.
You sleep and think at the same time.
JAY: What are nightmares?
Uh, you think something is happening when it's dark,
but it's not really happening.
I'm too bored.
-JAY: Why are you so bored? -Because it's not fun.
-JAY: What's not fun? -This.
JAY: You keep wanting to get older and older.
How come you're in a hurry?
Because I wanna grow up!
-JAY: Don't you like being four? -No, I like being five.
I used to be four, but now I'm...
five.
This is the last time I ever have to say it.
♪ Goodbye, goodbye My own self, four ♪
♪ Hello, hello My own self, five ♪
I don't like when I go to bed at nighttime,
'cause sometimes, I think when you guys leave me alone,
it looks like witches, like,
are peeking out of the door like this. Know what I mean?
The side of the door, holding the handle on it,
then looking like that.
And that's what I'm afraid of.
JAY: What's your favorite thing that you eat?
Sweets. You eat sweets.
JAY: All right, what sweet is your favorite?
Um...
(WHISPERS) Lollipops.
(IN NORMAL VOICE) 'Cause did you know I-- You can put--
Sometimes I, like, grab a stick
with the lollipop, with the ball on it,
you know what I mean? And then... (GROWLS) ...I bite.
This... I-- I pull it off with my teeth,
the ball, then I chew on it.
That's how it makes it food.
And there's also juice when I chew on it.
JAY: How do you feel about me and you?
I like being together.
-JAY: You do? -Mm-hmm.
-ELLA: We don't need that. -JAY: No, no.
I talk loud!
I talk very, very loud!
Muscles.
Strong.
Power.
JAY: How would you use the word in a sentence?
I'm powerful.
JAY: What are nightmares?
They're scary dreams.
JAY: What are dreams?
Not scary nightmares.
JAY: Tell me what you're most afraid of.
You.
JAY: Really? No, seriously.
Are you really most afraid of me? Why did you say that?
I don't know.
-JAY: It's okay. -I don't know.
JAY: Are you afraid of me at all?
-You are? Like, how? -I don't know. You scare me.
JAY: When?
(GIGGLES)
I don't wanna answer that.
JAY: What is your favorite thing in life?
My birthday.
-Dad? Daddy? -JAY: What?
My eyes. Daddy, my eyes... (WHISPERS) ...are on you.
-JAY: Mm-hmm. -(WHISPERS) On you.
(IN NORMAL VOICE) I want to be a singer.
-JAY: A singer? -And make films.
-JAY: Really? -Yes.
Snakes can kill you.
If they bite you, they can kill you.
JAY: Mm-hmm. Are you afraid of being killed?
Uh, not exactly.
JAY: What do you like most in life?
Friends and family.
And Hannah Montana.
I wanna have a cat.
A kitten.
-And more friends. -JAY: Uh-huh.
A cat, a kitten, and more friends.
I wanna be more...
excited about today.
JAY: Okay, that's good. So, you're not that excited?
I'm not. I'm not excited, but I want to be excited
-and I'm not. -JAY: Okay.
Last year was the best year ever.
JAY: It was? What was your... What was the best thing
that happened last year?
Mm.
I like Hannah Montana and I got into it.
JAY: You got into that, huh? You like that?
Uh, what was one of the things you didn't like about last year?
You didn't let me watch Hannah Montana.
JAY: Okay.
Um, my name is Ella and I'm turning eight today.
To be smart.
-JAY: Okay. Do you feel you are? -Yeah.
JAY: So you have what you want.
But I wanna be smarter.
-JAY: Okay. -I want to be...
on TV.
-JAY: You do? -Yes, I do.
JAY: Doing what?
Singing.
-JAY: You wanna sing on TV? -Yes.
Well, I don't have to be on television,
but, yeah, I want to be a singer.
JAY: You wanna be a singer. And why?
I love to sing.
She said whoever could memorize, um,
"Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do,"
forwards and backwards,
would get a treat and I could-- I can do it.
And she gave me a treat.
-JAY: Do you want to do it? -Okay.
♪ Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do Do, ti, la, so, fa, mi, re, do ♪
JAY: Excellent.
♪ Five hundred Twenty-five thousand ♪
♪ Six hundred minutes ♪
♪ How do you measure Measure a year? ♪
JAY: How would you describe yourself?
Fun.
Funny.
Jokeful. Loving.
Peaceful, sometimes.
Um.
Hyper.
Cool.
And...
kind.
Sometimes. Most of the time. A lot.
JAY: What's the most important thing to you?
My family.
Does my dog count as my family? And my friends?
JAY: Sure.
I'm afraid of being different.
Not fitting in and being made fun of.
JAY: Are you a popular kid?
Ish.
I want to use the time that I have,
doing things that matter to me.
I think power can also ha--
not have something to do with, like, physical.
Like, how strong you are.
But also, um...
how brave you are,
if you're willing to stand up for someone.
JAY: What do you want to say to your older self?
So, imagine yourself, like, 21 or 25. What would you like...
What would the nine-year-old Ella like to say
to her older self?
Well, you'll be alive when I'm--
by the time I look at this, right?
-JAY: I hope so. -If my dad's alive,
I hope, by the time you see this,
that you'll film...
you'll still be filming me on my birth...
You'll still be filming yourself, which is me,
on... on my...
I'm talking to myself, right?
-JAY: Right. -On my birthday.
Here's my dad.
Okay.
♪ All the single ladies All the single ladies ♪
♪ Now put your hands up ♪
♪ Up in the club, club Just broke up, up ♪
♪ Doing my own little thing ♪
Be an artist or...
be a comedian.
(CHUCKLES)
To be a good person...
and learn...
but not be perfect.
JAY: Let's talk about you and me for a second.
Any feelings, thoughts about our relationship?
Nope.
♪ It's time to try Defying gravity ♪
♪ Kiss me goodbye I'm defying gravity ♪
♪ And you won't bring me down ♪
-Hi, hi, hi. -(DOG PANTING)
-JAY: Who's this? -This is my dog.
-Bye. -Bye.
-Happy birthday to me! -See you next year.
JAY: What are you most afraid of?
Life.
I'm afraid of living.
Because there's twists and turns that you don't expect,
and it can be rough.
And I don't wanna go through that.
I couldn't tell you for sure,
but if I had to think off the spot, I would probably...
mm...
a animal rights activist.
Power is
being able to stand up for what you believe in.
Power...
is being yourself.
That takes a lot of power.
Our relationship has been tough this past year. Um...
I think it's gotten worse the past few months, but...
Well, actually not worse, just a little more difficult,
'cause we've been fighting a lot.
And, um...
I don't know. I...
But we always make up
and forgive each other in the end,
so I feel pretty good about it.
JAY: What does your 11-year-old...
self want to say to your 25-year-old self?
Hi!
You probably sound like a real dork right now
'cause you're gonna think
I'm much cooler than I am right now.
And I hope that...
you still like you, or I still like me,
or whatever you'd say.
Hi. How are you?
My name is E-L-L-A.
I love sign language,
but I'm not deaf.
(SIGHS) I'm a crazy...
funny, weird...
12-year-old girl who just...
is experiencing life.
I think I want...
(SIGHS) That's so hard.
If what I like to do now
is what I like to do when I grow up,
then I want to either work with animals, sing, or do art.
Um, we fight a lot, but that's just because...
that's what people do. They fight.
I don't know what to say.
I need...
people to love me, and I need to love them back, and I need...
support, and...
I don't know.
♪ Time stands still ♪
♪ Beauty in all she is ♪
♪ I will be brave ♪
♪ I will not let Anything take away ♪
♪ What's standing In front of me ♪
♪ Every breath-- ♪
Oh, never mind.
JAY: Can you talk about this past year
and some of the highlights?
Um...
I became a vegan. I...
That's, like, the biggest thing,
and I had my bat mitzvah last week.
It's just a good life. I don't know.
JAY: What does a good life mean to you?
To be loved and happy,
and live, like, actually live.
JAY: What would that mean to actually live?
Like, just don't...
I don't know. Take risks and be yourself.
JAY: Why do you think we fight so much?
Um...
'Cause we disagree...
'Cause, like...
I don't know, I don't know.
Just, like, the same reason anybody fights.
JAY: Let's say your 25-year-old self,
if you're watching this in
12 years, what would you like to say?
Like, why would you wanna watch this? I guess.
I don't-- This is...
I don't see why I'd wanna watch this, so...
JAY: Can you tell me, um...
what do you like most in life?
Sleeping.
JAY: Can you tell me some other things that you like?
You said "most," which means one thing.
JAY: Can you tell me a few things you like in--
about life?
Netflix, my phone, laughing...
and sleeping.
The most important thing is to be happy.
JAY: Are you happy?
Not really.
But I'm working on it.
(PAPER RUSTLING)
(FOOTSTEPS THUDDING)
JAY: All righty.
Yeah, if you, like, start already...
JAY: I am starting, I'm gonna get the questions out.
Did you add any stupid ones?
There's no, like, one thing.
I just enjoy activities that make me
or the people around me happy.
And I think that's nice. And I like anything,
like, involving animals,
and I like hanging out with my family sometimes. (CHUCKLES)
Well, it's not really like a highlight or a low point,
but it's just like a new experience.
It's, like, going into high school.
And the work was definitely, like, a challenge,
but I met, like, so many great people
who now I, like, consider my best friends
and who, like, are, like, really big parts of my life.
And it's just weird that I've only known them
for, like, what, like, five months
'cause it feels like it's been a lot longer.
And just, like, changed who I am,
like, having these people, like, with me. It's like...
been good.
I'm afraid that, like,
somebody, like, really important to me is gonna die.
Not, like, anyone specific,
but, like, that would just be, like, really bad.
And I don't, like, want to deal with that.
JAY: Any feelings about turning 16?
No, I don't know why everyone thinks...
I don't-- I think it's really arbitrary.
I get 18 or 21, there's, like, things that come with it,
but I don't really understand.
Can we just go a little faster after this?
-JAY: I'll try. -Okay.
The things I like most in life are my friends, family, and TV.
-JAY: In that order? -No.
-JAY: What order? -Family, friends, TV.
JAY: Okay, I'm glad TV wasn't first.
-(BOTH CHUCKLE) -Depends on the day.
I need to be happy.
Or-- or just like... Not that I'm not, but I...
Or I need to, even when I'm sad,
like, see the benefit in it.
Like, I want all my emotions to make sense.
-Thank you for doing this each year. I know... -Yeah.
I know it's a bit of a drag at times.
No, it's not. It's more just 'cause I'm just stressed out about the program.
Yeah, I know, but each year there's something
-and I understand that it's not-- -Was there?
-There just-- You know-- -I'm sorry.
But I don't want you to think it's a burden
-'cause I'm really grateful that we do this. -No, no, I understand.
And, you know, I'm just so happy that you agreed to do it.
And, like I said, I think we'll...
My feeling is that we'll probably go
-till you're 18. Then... -Yeah.
I really feel sick.
I don't think that caffeine agrees with me. My head hurts.
-JAY: Mm-hmm. I'm sorry, Ella. -It's okay. Can we start?
JAY: Yeah, we're gonna start.
Okay, let's start. Oh, my God, I look so bad.
(JAY SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)
♪ Why you so obsessed with me ♪
♪ Boy, I wanna know ♪
You should have done it every year where you also had me stand,
so you could just see what I looked like
as a whole person, instead of just my face.
Sometimes, just in my life, being my age and...
you know, what I'm doing,
where I am, I feel like I don't have power.
And, um...
But I do feel like,
in other ways, I do. I feel like I have friends
and family who listen to me and respect me
and that's a form of power or, like, agency in some way.
And I feel like my education and my knowledge gives me power
and opportunity.
ELLA'S GRANDMA: No, say that again. I can't--
Every year, me and Dad film together.
ELLA'S GRANDMA: Oh, yes, for your birthday.
Yeah, so that's what we're just doing.
ELLA'S GRANDMA: Oh, so that's what you were doing.
-Yeah. -(ELLA'S GRANDMA LAUGHING)
That's nice. That's really nice.
-Beautiful. Beautiful. -Yeah. (CHUCKLES)
♪ And it's breaking my heart, You're leaving ♪
(HUMS)
♪ Now that I lost everything To you ♪
JAY: So, what do you think of this birthday ritual
that we've done for the past 17 years,
ever since you were two years old?
I love it. I love rituals.
Like, in general, I love-- I love traditions.
Like, just for myself. And this one's really nice.
JAY: What do you love about it?
Just, like, I love seeing how things--
when you mark something annually,
you can see the way it
stays the same or changes and I like that.
But, yeah, I mean, it's sad. It shows... It's like a...
In addition to me moving out,
in addition to me going to college,
it's another reminder
that things are changing, that this tradition's ending.
You don't like how it is?
JAY: No, I like that we-- I love that we do this.
I love it. But I think...
I'm not putting this on you, I'm putting this on me,
I think my questions are really not great.
So, I just thought, maybe, this last one,
you want to talk about something a little more
deeper, intimate.
I just love you a lot. (SIGHS)
And I'll miss you
when I go to college.
I'm really glad you do these kinds of things,
these traditions. It makes me really happy
and just reminds me how much you love me,
but I don't really need a reminder
because you show it a lot
in everything that you do for me.
-(SNIFFLES) -(CHUCKLES)
-I'm not leaving yet. -I know.
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD ELLA: ♪ Five hundred Twenty-five thousand ♪
♪ Six hundred minutes ♪
♪ How do you measure Measure a year? ♪
♪ In daylights, in sunsets In midnights ♪
♪ In cups of coffee ♪
♪ In inches, in miles In laughter, in strife ♪
♪ Five hundred Twenty-five thousand ♪
♪ Six hundred minutes ♪
♪ How do you measure Measure a year? ♪
♪ (SONG CONCLUDES) ♪