Sublet

Sorry.

-Shalom. -Hi, how are you?

-Welcome. -Thank you.

Please.

You think you can turn it down a little bit?

Thank you. Thank you.

Here we go.

Oh, we're here.

-Yeah. -Great.

Thank you very much and keep the change.

-Oh wow, thank you. -You're welcome.

-There you go. -Thank you.

Enjoy.

Oh, hello.

I'm not sure I have the... the right place.

This is apartment 6, isn't it?

Yeah...

Oh.

I'm Michael.

I'm... I'm subletting the apartment.

Yeah. Yes, no, but that's tomorrow.

You have the wrong day.

No, I don't, I don't think so.

Here.

Okay, so here it says the 8th.

Right.

And that's tomorrow, tomorrow is the 8th.

No, tomorrow is the 9th.

Today is the 8th.

-Today is the 8th? -Yeah.

Fuck. I was sure today's the 7th.

Come. Come, please come in.

-Are you sure? -Yeah, yeah.

I'm sorry about the mess.

I'm really sorry about the mess,

we were up all night shooting something for my class

and I didn't sleep for two days now

so I just forgot what day it is.

I was sure today is the 7th.

Just give me a few minutes and I will organize everything, okay?

I will make this place look good as new.

Excuse me.

Yeah?

Yeah, actually, I... I think it might be better

if I just book myself into a hotel.

No! Please, please, I'm almost finished.

-Five minutes. -No, no, thank you, but...

I think I'd be better off if I stayed at a hotel...

Listen, I promise, I...

Sorry, I have to answer, it's my mom

and she won't stop calling me if I don't answer, so...

Come. I will show you the house.

There are a lot of things.

Do you really wanna go to a hotel?

Look around you, this is like the coolest neighborhood ever.

You know there was even a...

an article in TimeOut London

about the sexiest neighborhoods in the world

and guess who won?

Please stay.

I'm sorry about my fuck-up,

but I promise you, this is a great apartment.

And...

I don't know how else to say it, but...

I really need the money.

Shit.

-Oh, hi. -Hi.

Hang on just a second.

I'm just trying to...

Who are you murdering over there?

Just trying to open a bottle of wine.

With a knife?

Couldn't find a corkscrew.

There we go.

Tried you earlier,

I was getting worried.

Oh yeah, sorry, my... my battery died.

Okay.

So how, how was your flight?

Did you get some sleep?

Not much.

Why didn't you take a pill?

I did. Two of them.

-Oh. -I've gotta get Berger

to give me something stronger when I get back.

I... thought he did.

I wish he had.

He said he'd think about raising the dose when I get back.

Okay.

So how's Tel Aviv?

Ah, I haven't seen that much of it.

It's kind of a strange mixture.

Not sure I can figure it out.

You always say that, and you always do by the fifth day.

I guess.

How's the apartment?

The apartment...

It's decent.

Decent?

It's okay, you know.

Well, why... why don't you show me around?

Ah, let's see...

Here we go.

There's the bathroom, you don't wanna go in there.

There's my desk.

Very low-hanging chandelier,

something like that.

And here is the living room,

you know, it's pretty standard.

Wait. What's, what's that on the wall?

That is "Nightmare on Elm Street."

Oh, part two!

"Freddy's Revenge."

Who hangs movie posters in their living room?

He's a kid.

I think he's a film student or something.

Ah, a room with a view.

Wouldn't go that far.

Just the other buildings,

here are the neighbors over there.

It's too dark to see anything

but it's actually a pretty cool location.

It was just chosen by TimeOut London

as one of the sexiest new neighborhoods in the world, so...

Well, TimeOut London makes mistakes too.

You're such a snob.

Here we are back in the kitchen.

Wait, wait...

Go back to the fridge.

Is that the kid?

Zoom in.

Yep, that's him.

Oh my god, he's hot!

Oh, stop. You could be his dad.

But I'm not.

Is he gay?

I don't know.

Okay, I can see you're not in the mood.

I'm sorry, I'm just exhausted.

Fine, I understand.

-Go to bed. -Okay.

-Good night. -Good night.

And don't forget to take your pills.

I won't, I won't, don't worry.

-I love you. -Love you too.

David Tartakover

is best known for his politically provocative posters.

His style features minimalist compositions

that use images taken from the media,

mixed with slogans and text,

inspired by Russian Constructivism.

He has said:

"My work is often considered a protest.

"It's not. It's a reaction.

"You have to go with the truth all the way.

"Otherwise, what have you accomplished?"

In one iconic poster, a little boy with one eye shut,

possibly shot by a soldier,

is juxtaposed with a child's drawing of a flower

and the words:

"Daddy, what are you doing in the occupied territories?"

One of his most famous works

was the logo he designed for the Peace Now Movement

in 1978.

The deceptively simple logo combines the words "Peace" and "Now"

and uses no other symbol or design.

It became the first widely used political sticker in Israel.

His work began to criticize the political establishment

even more sharply after the euphoric...

Hello?

Hi, is this David?

No. This is his husband, Michael.

Hi, Michael, it's Suzanne Shrib calling

from the IBS clinic.

Oh, hi, Suzanne.

Actually I have some terrific news for you and David.

What's that?

We've located a new surrogate for you.

I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand.

Well, of course we'd like to set up an appointment for both of you to meet her

and give you a chance to form an impression,

see how you feel.

She's young, very bright,

she's getting an MSW at Rutgers.

Sorry, when was the last time you spoke with David?

Oh, about a month ago.

I promised I'd give him a call the moment we had a match.

Oh, hi.

Sorry, I didn't know if you're awake.

I just wanted to take something I left here.

Oh, no worries, come on inside.

I'll take it and leave, it's in my room, one minute.

Sorry, man, I just had to grab my weed.

Can't really fall asleep without it.

Yeah, sure, totally get that.

So, you're good?

You're okay? Need anything from me?

-You want some of this maybe? -No, no, I'm good, thank you.

Hey, you hungry?

I just bought some breakfast, you're welcome to join me.