A caption reads "TVO Kids and Riverbank pictures original."
[LAUGHTER]

(music plays)

Wearing a mask, Akin walks in his room.

Akin is in his early teens, with slightly long braided brown hair and wears jeans and a yellow sweater.

Akin's room is full of colourful furniture, has different colour walls, a black and white checkered floor, pink curtains, and a neon sign that reads "Fellings" behind a couch.

He says OH HEY, IT'S ME AKIN.
THE HOST OF HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I'M SURE YOU'RE FEELING A LOT
THESE DAYS.
WE ALL ARE, AND THAT'S OKAY.
I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT MY
FRIENDS AND I FILMED THE SHOW
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, SO EVEN
THOUGH WE'RE NOT WEARING MASKS,
OR PHYSICALLY DISTANCING, IT'S
STILL VERY IMPORTANT.
SO IF YOU'RE IN A SITUATION
WHERE YOU NEED TO
PHYSICALLY DISTANCE, BUT YOU
CAN'T, PUT ON YOUR MASK.
IT'LL HELP KEEP YOU AND YOUR
FRIENDS SAFE.
WHICH FEELS GREAT!
ENJOY THE SHOW!

In animation, the opening of the show rolls.

As the sun comes up between the mountains, colourful letters with different mood facial expressions form the name of the show. It reads "How do you feel?"

A song goes SOME DAYS YOU MIGHT BE HAPPY
AND SOME DAYS YOU MIGHT BE MAD
OTHER DAYS THEY START OFF
RIGHT
BUT THEN YOU WENT UPSET
BUT IT'S OKAY
CUZ WE WANNA KNOW
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
YEAH, HOW DO YOU FEEL?

(music plays)

Akin talks on the phone with his dog and says HEY GIRL, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
IN SO LONG!
(TELEPHONE)
[DOG BARK]
ARE YOU BEING GOOD?
THAT'S GOOD.
IT'S NOT THE SAME HERE
WITHOUT YOU.
WHAT'S THAT?
YOU HAVE TO GO ALREADY?
BUT I MISS YOU!
(TELEPHONE)
[DOG BARK]
OKAY...BARK BARK TO
YOU TOO.
IT'S HARD TO SAY GOODBYE
TO PATTY
WHEN SHE'S OFF TRAVELING
FAR AWAY.
WHEN YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
ARE SPREAD OUT
ALL OVER THE WORLD IT CAN
FEEL LIKE YOUR HEART
IS GETTING PULLED IN SIX
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
ALL AT ONCE.
IT ISN'T EASY.
JUST ASK MY FRIEND EMILY.

He spins a globe on his desk.

An animation rolls as Akin tells the story.

(music plays)

Akin says WHEN EMILY AND HER FAMILY MOVED
TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY,
BRAND NEW SCHOOL.
HER WHOLE LIFE HAD JUST BEEN
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.
SHE HAD TO LEAVE HER OLD HOUSE,
HER DOG,
AND MANY OF HER FAVOURITE
BELONGINGS BEHIND AND
THAT MADE HER REALLY SAD.
EMILY TRIED TO DEAL WITH HER
MOVE CALMLY,
BUT IT WASN'T EASY TO MAKE
NEW FRIENDS.

(music plays)

Now Akin plays the ukulele in his back yard.

Duane walks in and says AKIN!

Duane is in his thirties, with short straight black hair and wears beige trousers, a gray T-shirt and an unbuttoned red plaid shirt.

Akin says DUANE!

Duane says WHAT'RE YOU UP TO?

Akin says I'VE BEEN WRITING A SONG TO
EMILY TO CHEER HER UP.
IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S BEEN
REALLY GOING THROUGH IT.
YOU'VE HEARD HER
STORY, RIGHT?

Duane says YES, AND I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR
THAT SHE'S BEEN FEELING SAD
AND NERVOUS WITH ALL THE
CHANGES INVOLVED IN THIS MOVE.
THAT'S A LOT FOR ONE PERSON
TO BE DEALING WITH,
SO I'M GLAD SHE'S BEEN
EXPRESSING HERSELF
BY TALKING TO OTHERS.

Akin says WHAT SHOULD EMILY DO WHEN
SHE'S FEELING SAD?

Duane says WELL, HAVING TO MOVE
COUNTRIES, CHANGE SCHOOLS,
LEAVE YOUR HOME, YOUR DOG, AND
OTHER SPECIAL BELONGINGS
ALL AT ONE TIME WOULD
BE A HEAVY LOSS
FOR ANYONE TO DEAL
WITH.
I WONDER HOW EMILY WOULD
FEEL ABOUT TALKING
TO ONE OF HER FAMILY MEMBERS
WHO WERE ALSO
A PART OF THE MOVE TO SEE
HOW THEY'VE BEEN FEELING?
SOMETIMES IT HELPS TO KNOW
THAT WE'RE NOT ALONE.

Akin says EMILY ALSO SAID IT HASN'T BEEN
EASY MAKING NEW FRIENDS.

Duane says WELL I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT
SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE FRIENDS
AND HOPEFULLY EVEN SUCCEEDING
AT MAKING FRIENDS.
SOMETIMES WE NEED TO
START WITH AN ACTIVITY
THAT WE ENJOY AND IF WE
FIND SOMEONE ELSE WHO
ENJOYS THAT ACTIVITY THAT'S
FINDING A COMMON INTEREST
AND A GREAT WAY TO
MAKE FRIENDS.

Akin says I REALLY LIKE EMILY AND
I DON'T WANT HER TO
CONTINUE FEELING
SAD.
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT'S GONNA TAKE
FOR THESE FEELINGS
TO GO AWAY?

Duane says WELL THERE'S NO FORMULA
THAT WE CAN FOLLOW
CAUSE EVERYBODY EXPERIENCES
FEELINGS DIFFERENTLY.
THERE MAY BE TIMES THAT
WE FEEL HAPPY,
LIKE WHEN WE'RE WITH PEOPLE
THAT WE CARE ABOUT,
OR OTHER TIMES THAT WE
EXPERIENCE SADNESS.
MY HOPE IS THAT EMILY HAS
ADULTS IN HER LIFE
THAT SHE CAN TURN TO TO
EXPRESS HER FEELINGS WITH.

Akin says THANKS DUANE.
DO YOU WANNA HEAR WHAT
I HAVE SO FAR?

Duane says LET'S HEAR IT!

Akin plays and sings a song that goes WHEN YOU HAVE TO MOVE
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOSE
YOUR GROOVE
CAUSE I WILL BE YOUR FRIEND
TILL THE END

(music plays)
[FANFARE]

(music plays)

Now Akin sits on a couch in the basement trying to solve a Rubik's cube.

He says STARTING AT A NEW SCHOOL
IS TOUGH.
EMILY MIGHT FEEL LONELY
THOSE FIRST FEW DAYS.
ALL BY HERSELF SITTING AT
RECESS, ALONE...
WAIT!
WHERE ARE MY FRIENDS?

His friends pop up from behind the couch and say BOO!

Akin says VERY FUNNY GUYS...
SO, EMILY OPENED UP TO
US ABOUT
WHAT SHE'S GOING THROUGH.
HOW DID THAT MAKE
YOU FEEL?

Izzy is around 12, with short puffy brown hair and wears a blue tracksuit.

He says IT MADE ME FEEL SAD FOR HER
BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TO
MOVE AWAY, BUT MY FRIEND DID,
AND I FELT REALLY SAD WHEN THAT
HAPPENED BECAUSE
HE WAS LIKE MY BEST FRIEND
OF ALL TIME.

Akin says HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU
MEET NEW PEOPLE?
WHAT DO YOU DO?

Yshia is around 10, with long straight brown hair with bangs in pigtails and she wears starry leggings and a purple sweater.

She says I WOULD ASK THEIR NAME FIRST
AND INTRODUCE MYSELF SO
THAT I GET TO KNOW THEM
AND WE FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH EACH OTHER.

Rhys is around 11, with short slightly wavy blond hair and wears jeans, and a yellow and blue sweater.

He says WELL, IT'S, I'M VERY NERVOUS
AT FIRST, BUT THEN WHEN I GET TO
KNOW THEM MORE OR GET TO SPEND
MORE TIME WITH THEM,
THEN I'M MORE FREE ABOUT WHAT
I SAY.

Izzy says I WOULD JUST TALK TO THEM,
TRY TO REALLY KNOW THEM MORE,
AND IF THEY'RE VERY NICE I
COULD DEFINITELY BE
FRIENDS WITH THEM.

Akin says EMILY'S GETTING USED TO HAVING
A NEW HOUSE.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO TO
FEEL AT HOME?

Yshia says USUALLY I'M LIKE KIND OF
NERVOUS AND THEN
I LIKE EXPLORE THE HOUSE TO
MAKE ME FEEL LIKE
MORE COMFORTABLE THERE.

Izzy says I USUALLY FEEL GOOD IN THE
HOUSE WHEN THE VIBE
IS VERY GOOD AND LIKE A GOOD
VIBE IS MORE OF A
CHILL HOUSE NOT VERY... LIKE A
NEIGHBOURHOOD
IS NOT VERY LOUD.

Akin says WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO
TELL EMILY?

Rhys says WELL, EMILY IT'S GONNA
BE VERY HARD AT FIRST,
BUT ONCE YOU DO MAKE
NEW FRIENDS
AND YOU GET USED TO BEING IN
A NEW COUNTRY,
A NEW SCHOOL, AND A NEW HOUSE
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.

Yshia says SHE SHOULD JUST ASK HER PARENTS
MAYBE TO GET A NEW DOG
OR SOMETHING, REALLY JUST TRY TO
KEEP HERSELF COMPANY,
BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT
BASICALLY,
I, I ALSO TRY THAT WHEN
I MOVE.

Akin says AND YOU IZZY?

Izzy says I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA GET
A LOT OF FRIENDS
AND YOU'RE GONNA DO VERY
GREAT THERE
AND EVERYBODY'S GONNA LIKE
YOU THERE,
SO DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE GONNA
DO GREAT!

Akin says YOU GUYS ARE GENIUSES,
BUT CAN ANY OF YOU HELP ME
WITH THIS?

Everyone helps Akin with the Rubik's cube.

(music plays)

Later he sits on a lawn chair and says AHHH, COOL FRESH AIR...
MY FAVOURITE FLAVOUR OF AIR
AND THIS RIGHT HERE
IS MY FAVOURITE KIND
OF BATH.
A NATURE BATH!
THERE'S NO SOAP OR WATER,
JUST SOAKING IN
THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
EVEN SPENDING FIVE
MINUTES OUTSIDE
HELPS ME LOOSEN UP WHEN I'M
FEELING SAD OR FRUSTRATED.

(music plays)

He smells a flower and says AHH...
I MIGHT VISIT MY
FAVOURITE TREE,
SAY WHAT'S UP TO THE
NEIGHBOURHOOD DOGS,
OR JUST FEEL THE BREEZE IN
MY HAIR.
IT'S BETTER THAN A REAL BATH.
I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.
COME ON!

He goes outside.

(music plays)

Later, he pops out of a box and says OKAY, IT'S GONNA BE HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT
TO MAIL MYSELF TO EMILY.
THE LEAST WE COULD DO IS
SEND SOME SNAIL MAIL,
RIGHT GUYS?

All his friends give him the thumbs up.

Akin says THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR!
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN
THE WORLD,
WHEN YOU'RE WITH US YOU'RE SAFE
TO LET YOUR FEELINGS
OUTSIDE OF THE BOX!

Everyone says SO, BYE!

(music plays)

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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