Transcript: Lovely
A girl wears her black hair pulled away from her face. She wears shimmering blue regalia with bright beadwork around the neck and over the chest.
[Upbeat music plays]
A narrator says, MEET LOVELY.
SHE'S A PUZZLE CUBE MASTER.
Lovely says, I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
A SOLVE.
The narrator says, LOVES TO SHOOT
HOOPS WITH HER COUSIN AND WILL
SING US A SONG USING HER
TRADITIONAL DRUM.
[Clicking, ball bounces, vocalization, drumming]
The narrator says, LET'S GO!
Photographs of children hang on an animated clothesline in front of animated foothills, mountains, and the sun. Text reads, “Raven’s Quest.”
[Birds chirp, raven caws, upbeat music plays]
Lovely stands by rocks by a lake. On the other side of the lake, a city skyline stretches across the horizon. Purple text outlined with white appears beside Lovely. It reads, “Lovely.”
Lovely says, AANIIN, HELLO.
I'M LOVELY.
I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD AND
I'M OJIBWE, DAKOTA, AFRICAN
AND FILIPINO.
I'M FROM THE DAKOTA PLAINS
FIRST NATIONS.
I LIVE IN TORONTO, ONTARIO.
A white dot on a map shows the location of Toronto in southern Ontario.
Lovely stands in front of a wooden porch. She runs up the stairs.
[Running feet]
Lovely says, WELCOME TO MY
HOUSE. COME ON IN.
Lovely sits on a bed.
[Upbeat music plays]
Lovely says, THIS IS MY ROOM.
MY FAVOURITE PART ABOUT
IT IS MY BED BECAUSE I HAVE
A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP AND
IT'S COMFORTABLE.
THIS IS MY NEW DRUM.
I MADE IT WITH MY MUM
AND MY GRANDMOTHER AND
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
PLAY IT YET.
THE COLOUR IS A MIXTURE
I THINK OF PURPLE AND PINK.
AND, LIKE, THE LITTLE FAIR WAYS
LOOKS LIKE A TREE THAT HAS
EYES. AND IT SITS ON MY BED.
Lovely holds an orange and black beaded medallion that resembles a basketball.
She says, THIS IS MY MEDALLION.
MY UNCLE MADE IT FOR ME. IT'S
SPECIAL BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS
MY FAVOURITE BASKETBALL TEAM.
THESE ARE MY DREAM CATCHERS
THAT CATCH ALL MY BAD DREAMS.
THIS IS MY BRAND NEW FANCY
SHAWL REGALIA. I RECEIVED IT
IN THE MAIL FROM A FRIEND
OF MINE. SHE MADE IT FOR ME
IN MANITOBA.
LET ME SHOW YOU HOW
IT LOOKS.
Lovely wears her shimmering blue regalia as she holds out her arms and spins.
Lovely says, TADA!
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT MY
FANCY SHAWL REGALIA IS THAT
IT HAS A SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG
ON EACH SIDE.
WHY? IS BECAUSE I'M PARTLY
SOUTH AFRICAN.
IN MY TRADITION, A FANCY
SHAWL DANCE IS A DANCE FOR
YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS.
WHEN I DANCE, I DANCE LIKE
THIS, TO REPRESENT THE WINGS
OF A BUTTERFLY.
Lovely dances.
[Chimes]
Lovely sits in a red camping chair. Colourful cube puzzles cover a table in front of her.
Lovely says, I'M AN EXPERT AT
THESE CUBES. I'M GONNA SHOW
YOU THE FIRST STEP TO GET
IT RIGHT.
[Upbeat music plays]
Lovely shifts pieces on a cube.
She says, SO, FIRST, YOU HAVE
TO MAKE A CROSS.
THE EDGE HAS TO BE CONNECTED
TO THE CENTRE, THE SAME COLOUR.
THEN YOU KEEP GOING.
[Clicking]
Lovely says, NOW, I'M GONNA
SHOW YOU A SOLVE.
THIS IS A TIMER THAT I USE
TO TIME MYSELF.
The animated raven flies up to watch Lovely solve the cube puzzle. As she turns the pieces, an animated timer counts upwards.
[Beep, fluttering, raven caws, clicking]
She says, I STARTED SOLVING
THE CUBES BECAUSE I THOUGHT
IT WAS REALLY COOL AND
I WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH
SOMETHING. IT'S SATISFYING
TO SEE MY FINGERS MOVE SO
FAST AND SEEING MY TIMES
GO DOWN.
[Beep]
She says, TWENTY-THREE SECONDS!
THAT'S MY PERSONAL BEST!
[Cheering]
Lovely’s mother and father stand beside colourful playground equipment. Her mother holds a toddler.
Lovely says, MEET MY DAD.
Lovely’s father wears a baseball cap over his short dark hair. He wears a blue tee-shirt. Red text reads, “Dad.”
[Slide whistle]
Lovely’s father says, HEY.
Lovely says, MEET MY MOM.
Her mother wears her medium length brown hair to the shoulders of her light orange shirt. Blue text beneath her reads, “Mom.”
[Slide whistle]
Lovely’s mother says, HI.
Lovely says, MEET MY
LITTLE SISTER.
Text beneath the toddler reads, “Sister.”
Lovely says, ME AND BLESSING
LIKE TO PLAY AT THE PARK ALL
THE TIME.
Lovely slides down a slide.
She says, COME ON. GOING DOWN.
Blessing climbs stairs on the play structure.
Lovely says, BLESSING. COME ON.
WE CAN DO IT. YAY.
I LOVE MY SISTER BECAUSE SHE'S
CUTE AND HER HUGS ARE WARM.
I LIKE TO HANG OUT AT THE PARK
BECAUSE I LIKE TO SEE MY BABY
SISTER GO DOWN THE SLIDE.
THREE. TWO. ONE. GO!
Blessing slides down a yellow slide.
Lovely says, YAY! HIGH FIVE.
Lovely and Blessing high five.
[Hands slap]
Lovely’s mother says, YEAH!
Lovely says, GOT IT!
Lovely holds up a sign that reads, “NShiime.” Five red hearts line the paper on top of the word. More red hearts form a line under the word.
She says, IN MY OJIBWE LANGUAGE,
THE WORD FOR SIBLING IS NISHIIME.
A SIBLING MEANS A BROTHER
OR A SISTER.
Text reads, “Sibling’
Blessing hugs Lovely.
Lovely holds a hand drum and drumstick.
Lovely says, THIS IS MY
TRADITIONAL HAND DRUM.
I MOSTLY MADE IT MYSELF.
THE DRUM IS MADE WITH CARIBOU
HIDE, WOOD, SINEW AND THE
DRUMSTICK IS MADE OUT OF
DEER HIDE.
SINEW IS A TYPE OF STRING
MADE FROM AN ANIMAL.
I MADE IT WITH MY GRANDMA
MARIAH'S HELP.
MY HAND DRUM CONNECTS ME
TO MY CULTURE. WHEN I PLAY IT,
IT MAKES ME FEEL STRONG.
THE REASON WHY I MOSTLY LOVE
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE HEART AND
MY NAME IS LOVELY SO IT
MAKES SENSE.
MEET MY COUSIN KEANDRE.
Keandre leans against his yellow bike. He wears a bike helmet over his black hair. He waves. Text beneath him reads, “Keandre.”
Keandre says, HELLO.
Lovely says, LET'S GO FOR A
BIKE RIDE.
Keandre says LET'S GO.
[Upbeat music plays, rattle of wheel]
Lovely says, WHEN YOU'RE BIKING,
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF THE
CARS AND STAY AT THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD.
I LIKE RIDING MY BIKE BECAUSE
IT'S GOOD EXERCISE AND I LIKE
THE SMOOTH ROADS.
[Bell rings]
Keandre waves at a camera on his handlebars. Text to his upper right reads, “Keandre cam.”
Keandre says HELLO.
Lovely says, KEANDRE AND
I ARE HUGE BASKETBALL FANS.
Keandre says YEAH!
[Thumping ball]
Lovely says, I LIKE TO HANG OUT
WITH KEANDRE BECAUSE HE
TEACHES ME A LOT ABOUT VIDEO
GAMES AND HE'S REALLY GOOD
AT BASKETBALL.
KEANDRE HAS REALLY GOOD
HANDLES AND HE CAN SHOOT
AND DO REALLY COOL LAYUPS.
[Basketball thumps]
Keandre says LOVELY'S REALLY
GOOD AT BASKETBALL. I'M
REALLY IMPRESSED.
WHAT I THINK OF HER
BASKETBALL SKILLS IS NINE
OUT OF TEN.
Lovely sinks a basket. She dribbles the basketball.
[Thunk, ball thumps]
She says, I FELL IN LOVE WITH
THE SPORT.
ONE DAY I HOPE TO BE ON
A PROFESSIONAL
BASKETBALL TEAM.
Lovely shoots a basket.
She says, OH, THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN A SWISH.
Lovely stands under a tree as she holds her hand drum and drumstick.
Lovely says, THIS IS A
TRADITIONAL SONG.
IT'S CALLED STRONG WOMAN.
I LIKE IT BECAUSE I'M A
STRONG WOMAN.
[Vocalizing, drumming]
Lovely says, THE SONG CALLS
FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN TO
BE SUPPORTIVE OF
EACH OTHER.
[Vocalizing, drumming]
[Upbeat music plays]
Lovely says, HOPE YOU HAD
A GOOD TIME WITH ME.
BAAMAAPII. SEE YOU LATER.
Lovely waves.
End credits roll.
“An Apartment Eleven Production.
Produced in Association with TVOkids.”
Text reads, “TVOkids”
Child says, WEEE!
[Giggling]
Text reads, “Apartment Eleven Productions.”
[Squeak, ding, ding]
[Upbeat music plays]
A narrator says, MEET LOVELY.
SHE'S A PUZZLE CUBE MASTER.
Lovely says, I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
A SOLVE.
The narrator says, LOVES TO SHOOT
HOOPS WITH HER COUSIN AND WILL
SING US A SONG USING HER
TRADITIONAL DRUM.
[Clicking, ball bounces, vocalization, drumming]
The narrator says, LET'S GO!
Photographs of children hang on an animated clothesline in front of animated foothills, mountains, and the sun. Text reads, “Raven’s Quest.”
[Birds chirp, raven caws, upbeat music plays]
Lovely stands by rocks by a lake. On the other side of the lake, a city skyline stretches across the horizon. Purple text outlined with white appears beside Lovely. It reads, “Lovely.”
Lovely says, AANIIN, HELLO.
I'M LOVELY.
I'M EIGHT YEARS OLD AND
I'M OJIBWE, DAKOTA, AFRICAN
AND FILIPINO.
I'M FROM THE DAKOTA PLAINS
FIRST NATIONS.
I LIVE IN TORONTO, ONTARIO.
A white dot on a map shows the location of Toronto in southern Ontario.
Lovely stands in front of a wooden porch. She runs up the stairs.
[Running feet]
Lovely says, WELCOME TO MY
HOUSE. COME ON IN.
Lovely sits on a bed.
[Upbeat music plays]
Lovely says, THIS IS MY ROOM.
MY FAVOURITE PART ABOUT
IT IS MY BED BECAUSE I HAVE
A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP AND
IT'S COMFORTABLE.
THIS IS MY NEW DRUM.
I MADE IT WITH MY MUM
AND MY GRANDMOTHER AND
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
PLAY IT YET.
THE COLOUR IS A MIXTURE
I THINK OF PURPLE AND PINK.
AND, LIKE, THE LITTLE FAIR WAYS
LOOKS LIKE A TREE THAT HAS
EYES. AND IT SITS ON MY BED.
Lovely holds an orange and black beaded medallion that resembles a basketball.
She says, THIS IS MY MEDALLION.
MY UNCLE MADE IT FOR ME. IT'S
SPECIAL BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS
MY FAVOURITE BASKETBALL TEAM.
THESE ARE MY DREAM CATCHERS
THAT CATCH ALL MY BAD DREAMS.
THIS IS MY BRAND NEW FANCY
SHAWL REGALIA. I RECEIVED IT
IN THE MAIL FROM A FRIEND
OF MINE. SHE MADE IT FOR ME
IN MANITOBA.
LET ME SHOW YOU HOW
IT LOOKS.
Lovely wears her shimmering blue regalia as she holds out her arms and spins.
Lovely says, TADA!
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT MY
FANCY SHAWL REGALIA IS THAT
IT HAS A SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG
ON EACH SIDE.
WHY? IS BECAUSE I'M PARTLY
SOUTH AFRICAN.
IN MY TRADITION, A FANCY
SHAWL DANCE IS A DANCE FOR
YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS.
WHEN I DANCE, I DANCE LIKE
THIS, TO REPRESENT THE WINGS
OF A BUTTERFLY.
Lovely dances.
[Chimes]
Lovely sits in a red camping chair. Colourful cube puzzles cover a table in front of her.
Lovely says, I'M AN EXPERT AT
THESE CUBES. I'M GONNA SHOW
YOU THE FIRST STEP TO GET
IT RIGHT.
[Upbeat music plays]
Lovely shifts pieces on a cube.
She says, SO, FIRST, YOU HAVE
TO MAKE A CROSS.
THE EDGE HAS TO BE CONNECTED
TO THE CENTRE, THE SAME COLOUR.
THEN YOU KEEP GOING.
[Clicking]
Lovely says, NOW, I'M GONNA
SHOW YOU A SOLVE.
THIS IS A TIMER THAT I USE
TO TIME MYSELF.
The animated raven flies up to watch Lovely solve the cube puzzle. As she turns the pieces, an animated timer counts upwards.
[Beep, fluttering, raven caws, clicking]
She says, I STARTED SOLVING
THE CUBES BECAUSE I THOUGHT
IT WAS REALLY COOL AND
I WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH
SOMETHING. IT'S SATISFYING
TO SEE MY FINGERS MOVE SO
FAST AND SEEING MY TIMES
GO DOWN.
[Beep]
She says, TWENTY-THREE SECONDS!
THAT'S MY PERSONAL BEST!
[Cheering]
Lovely’s mother and father stand beside colourful playground equipment. Her mother holds a toddler.
Lovely says, MEET MY DAD.
Lovely’s father wears a baseball cap over his short dark hair. He wears a blue tee-shirt. Red text reads, “Dad.”
[Slide whistle]
Lovely’s father says, HEY.
Lovely says, MEET MY MOM.
Her mother wears her medium length brown hair to the shoulders of her light orange shirt. Blue text beneath her reads, “Mom.”
[Slide whistle]
Lovely’s mother says, HI.
Lovely says, MEET MY
LITTLE SISTER.
Text beneath the toddler reads, “Sister.”
Lovely says, ME AND BLESSING
LIKE TO PLAY AT THE PARK ALL
THE TIME.
Lovely slides down a slide.
She says, COME ON. GOING DOWN.
Blessing climbs stairs on the play structure.
Lovely says, BLESSING. COME ON.
WE CAN DO IT. YAY.
I LOVE MY SISTER BECAUSE SHE'S
CUTE AND HER HUGS ARE WARM.
I LIKE TO HANG OUT AT THE PARK
BECAUSE I LIKE TO SEE MY BABY
SISTER GO DOWN THE SLIDE.
THREE. TWO. ONE. GO!
Blessing slides down a yellow slide.
Lovely says, YAY! HIGH FIVE.
Lovely and Blessing high five.
[Hands slap]
Lovely’s mother says, YEAH!
Lovely says, GOT IT!
Lovely holds up a sign that reads, “NShiime.” Five red hearts line the paper on top of the word. More red hearts form a line under the word.
She says, IN MY OJIBWE LANGUAGE,
THE WORD FOR SIBLING IS NISHIIME.
A SIBLING MEANS A BROTHER
OR A SISTER.
Text reads, “Sibling’
Blessing hugs Lovely.
Lovely holds a hand drum and drumstick.
Lovely says, THIS IS MY
TRADITIONAL HAND DRUM.
I MOSTLY MADE IT MYSELF.
THE DRUM IS MADE WITH CARIBOU
HIDE, WOOD, SINEW AND THE
DRUMSTICK IS MADE OUT OF
DEER HIDE.
SINEW IS A TYPE OF STRING
MADE FROM AN ANIMAL.
I MADE IT WITH MY GRANDMA
MARIAH'S HELP.
MY HAND DRUM CONNECTS ME
TO MY CULTURE. WHEN I PLAY IT,
IT MAKES ME FEEL STRONG.
THE REASON WHY I MOSTLY LOVE
IT IS BECAUSE OF THE HEART AND
MY NAME IS LOVELY SO IT
MAKES SENSE.
MEET MY COUSIN KEANDRE.
Keandre leans against his yellow bike. He wears a bike helmet over his black hair. He waves. Text beneath him reads, “Keandre.”
Keandre says, HELLO.
Lovely says, LET'S GO FOR A
BIKE RIDE.
Keandre says LET'S GO.
[Upbeat music plays, rattle of wheel]
Lovely says, WHEN YOU'RE BIKING,
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF THE
CARS AND STAY AT THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD.
I LIKE RIDING MY BIKE BECAUSE
IT'S GOOD EXERCISE AND I LIKE
THE SMOOTH ROADS.
[Bell rings]
Keandre waves at a camera on his handlebars. Text to his upper right reads, “Keandre cam.”
Keandre says HELLO.
Lovely says, KEANDRE AND
I ARE HUGE BASKETBALL FANS.
Keandre says YEAH!
[Thumping ball]
Lovely says, I LIKE TO HANG OUT
WITH KEANDRE BECAUSE HE
TEACHES ME A LOT ABOUT VIDEO
GAMES AND HE'S REALLY GOOD
AT BASKETBALL.
KEANDRE HAS REALLY GOOD
HANDLES AND HE CAN SHOOT
AND DO REALLY COOL LAYUPS.
[Basketball thumps]
Keandre says LOVELY'S REALLY
GOOD AT BASKETBALL. I'M
REALLY IMPRESSED.
WHAT I THINK OF HER
BASKETBALL SKILLS IS NINE
OUT OF TEN.
Lovely sinks a basket. She dribbles the basketball.
[Thunk, ball thumps]
She says, I FELL IN LOVE WITH
THE SPORT.
ONE DAY I HOPE TO BE ON
A PROFESSIONAL
BASKETBALL TEAM.
Lovely shoots a basket.
She says, OH, THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN A SWISH.
Lovely stands under a tree as she holds her hand drum and drumstick.
Lovely says, THIS IS A
TRADITIONAL SONG.
IT'S CALLED STRONG WOMAN.
I LIKE IT BECAUSE I'M A
STRONG WOMAN.
[Vocalizing, drumming]
Lovely says, THE SONG CALLS
FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN TO
BE SUPPORTIVE OF
EACH OTHER.
[Vocalizing, drumming]
[Upbeat music plays]
Lovely says, HOPE YOU HAD
A GOOD TIME WITH ME.
BAAMAAPII. SEE YOU LATER.
Lovely waves.
End credits roll.
“An Apartment Eleven Production.
Produced in Association with TVOkids.”
Text reads, “TVOkids”
Child says, WEEE!
[Giggling]
Text reads, “Apartment Eleven Productions.”
[Squeak, ding, ding]
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