Without Air (Elfogy a levegő)

Close your eyes.

You guys in the back too. Don't cheat.

Have you closed them for good?

And now visualize the letter O.

It's right in front of you.

It can be large or small.

Go closer to it, real close.

Walk around it.

Now you can see its colour,

which can be colourful or faded,

dark or light.

And once you have it,

open your eyes.

What did the letter O look like?

Mine was blue…

a bit transparent,

like glass.

Mine was copper red and round.

Mine was made of water and was floating above the ocean.

Mine was bright green and covered with grass.

Anyone else?

Viktor? Are you here?

What colour was yours?

Grey, and it was really far.

Thank you.

Now we're going to read a poem. Open your textbook on page fifty six.

-Fifty…? -Fifty six.

Magma Cinema presents

with the support of the Hungarian National Film Institute Incubator program

There is still a chance.

According to this study, we are nearly out of time.

However, there may still be some hope.

Fortunately, the situation isn't quite that bad.

But there is still much we can do.

It matters if the climate rises by 1.5 degrees

compared to pre-industrial revolution or

whether the temperature rises by 5-6 degrees by the end of the century.

We see it in the news, we witness the awful events that are happening around us.

Greece is on fire, there are severe floods and it is 45 degrees Celsius in Canada.

These are real-life climate change experiences that are only getting worse.

WITHOUT AIR

If we fail to stop this tendency now, things will only become worse.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

No longer is this something that will only affect our grandchildren.

The present should be our primary focus.

-Miss Bauch. -Hello.

-The latest assignment… If I'm still on time. -Great, thank you.

-Your coat. -Thanks.

-I was only able to finish it now. -No worries.

-I can take a look at it before class. -Great, thank you.

Good morning. Hello.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Derrida, this early in the morning?

Today is an open discussion evening at the city library.

I might pop in next week.

-See you at lunch? -Not likely. I'll finish sooner today.

-Good morning, everyone. -Good morning.

Our meeting is scheduled for four o'clock.

-Must it be from four? -The celebration is in two months,

we must start preparing. Can you all make it?

-Sure. -Yes.

Ana.

-Ana? Are you also okay with it? -Of course.

Thank you. Well, see you all at four o'clock.

Why forcing this whole celebration thing?

-Like we have nothing else to do. -Yeah, right.

These feelings and associations are not even conscious.

In most cases we can't even explain them, right?

Like the colours we talked about last time.

Rimbaud associates colours with sounds with a similar freedom.

And, he was about your age when he wrote this poem.

A little help for you to understand the era in which he created…

if you watch this film.

-Has anyone seen it? -No.

There are famous actors in it too.

Okay, don't be so enthusiastic.

-Is this homework? -Sure.

Underline it three times and circle it in red.

If you wish, you can give a presentation about it to improve your marks.

All right, thank you, see you next time.

-My homework. -Thank you.

-Well, thank you. -Thank you.

Bye.

So…

Any ideas?

What makes us unique? What makes Balassi High School?

The word Hungarian should be included, right?

-No, let's leave it out. -It will be an issue if we ignore it.

-How many words should it be? -Three or four. Not too many.

Something charismatic, that can be printed on a banner.

Our history of 150 years.

Perfect, it can be printed on a banner.

It should be about the future too, right?

150 years of tradition for the future generations?

Got it. 150 years back to the future.

It's not a sci-fi comedy. The celebration is in two months.

We must come up with the slogan in a week.

The development fund depends on it too.

Let’s get back to this in two days. Do your best to come up with a good one.

-Bye. -Bye. -Goodbye.

-A neurologist for your mum. -Oh thank you so much.

-Tell him, I've sent you. -Thanks. -Not at all.

Listen… I wanted to talk to you about the student show for the celebration.

Could you produce it?

I don't think Margit would love the idea.

She's been sick for two weeks, we can't wait for her.

-How soon? -We're already running late.

But I'm off for a week and we have already asked Edit

-to cover my classes. -I know…

but it won't work without you.

You are so good at it, the kids love you.

We would finally have a great show.

I'll talk to Margit. We can't wait for her.

The mayor and the whole city is going to be here.

-Okay, let's give it a shot. -Thank you very much.

-I knew I could count on you. -It's okay.

-As for your week off, let's talk about it later. -Fine.

-Bye. -Bye.

You left your bag outside and I thought…

What are you watching?

A film for literature class.

What's the title?

Total eclipse , if I recall correctly.

-Good night. -Good night.

-It must be a misunderstanding. -I doubt it.

It was homework for literature.

I'll look into it and find out what happened.

Look… I've sent my son to this school to get a proper education.

I don't think that such a film is appropriate in a class.

I was brought up in a different way.

I'll make sure to talk with the teacher and deal with the matter.

I'm sorry I must go now, I have a meeting.

I advise you to take this seriously.

I will definitely keep the student's best interest in mind.

I can't promise anything more. And now, if you please…

-Thank you. -I really need to go.

This will be the new gym?

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

-Good afternoon. We've got your favourite. -Good afternoon. That's great.

Thank you so much.

-Hi, Margit. -Hello, Ana.

-Are you feeling better? -Of course.

Has Eva spoken to you about the show?

-Yes, she has. -Have you started rehearsing yet?

She informed me that this year I will not be in charge.

I'm sure you have some brilliant ideas. We could work together on it.

Eva wants your show, so don't waste your breath.

Good luck.

Hi, Viktor. I've read your essay…

and this one too. I didn't know that you write poems too.

Only when something pops up in my mind.

Well, I believe you should. Your writing is very good.

-Do you have some more? -Yes, I have. -Really?

I would love to read them. And if you correct this

spelling mistake we could even send it to the local newspaper.

-I'd rather think it over. -All right.

And I'm hoping to see you in the drama group. Your name wasn't on the list.

I'm sure you would love it there.

-I don't think that's for me. -It is.

In any case, we'll be there at four o'clock on Wednesday.

-If you'd like to pop in. -Okay, thanks.

Hi.

-Where have you been? I called five times. -I was having lunch.

-Come in for a sec. -Why? What happened?

I'll tell you inside.

-Good afternoon. -Good afternoon.

Listen…

What kind of films do you usually recommend to students?

Those associated with the class. Why?

Because…

Are you sure there hasn't been one that is not age-appropriate?

No, but… What is this all about?

A parent sued you because of a film that you allegedly presented in class.

-This is nonsense… -Wish it was.

I must report this.

The school inspectorate will determine

-whether to conduct an investigation. -What is there to investigate?

I recommended a film, that's it. I'll talk to this father.

I don't think he could be convinced. He is quite influential.

-Have you seen that Margit is back? -Yes, she called me today.

-Shall I give the show back? -No, it's yours.

And as for this, we'll sort it out.

-Good. -Bye.

-Hi. - Hi, how are you?

-Fine, thanks, and you? - I'm on duty, it was a mess yesterday.

I wanted to call you earlier, sorry.

-It's okay, I thought you were busy. - Hope, you didn't worry.

No, at least we can talk now.

-Have you bought the airplane tickets yet? - That's why I'm calling…

I won't be able to make it.

A lot from the staff are off sick, I can't leave now.

-Well, I probably couldn't make it because of the school. - I see.

So maybe we should postpone it.

Okay, all right. We'll do it next month then.

There is something else.

I have been told that they would extend my contract.

-What? - They offered a permanent position.

They want to extend the contract, but I haven't responded yet.

-I wanted to discuss it with you first. -So… are you going to stay?

I don't know. I've just been asked.