A confrontational, cautionary, paternal SMOKE & SAMMIE's duologue from "Sinners" by Ryan Coogler.
EXT. HALLWAY - JUKE JOINT - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS
(Smoke sees Sammie watching Pearline’s performance and he pulls him to the side towards the barn door)
SMOKE
I seen you performing up there. It
was beautiful. You wrote that
song?
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