Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

Mason studies a dead bird in the backyard.

Scene 11 of 160 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 8 min into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 11

As his mother’s homes and relationships change, Mason grows from a restless child into a young photographer learning to choose his own direction before leaving for college.

Scene 1
Young Mason lies in the grass outside school, looking at clouds and inventing how wasps begin.
Just before
Scene 8
Mason watches from the doorway as Olivia and Ted continue fighting over whether she uses the children as an excuse.
Scene 9
Samantha teases Mason awake, then plays the victim when Olivia enters to stop their quarrel.
Scene 10
Mason and Tommy giggle over the lingerie pages of a catalog.
Scene 11
This scene

11EXT. BACKYARD - DAY

Moments later we see Mason having an introspective moment as he gazes upon a deceased bird's carcass in the dirt.