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Transcript: Nyla
A child says, WHEE!
[Upbeat music plays, giggling]
Text reads, “TVOkids.” “Apartment Eleven Productions.” “Original.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Nyla sits on a sofa by a fireplace. She wears a cream blazer over a black turtleneck. Nyla’s curly black hair is pulled back from her face and she wears eyeglasses.
A narrator says, MEET NYLA.
The narrator says, SHE'S GOT BRAINS,
AMBITION AND KNOWS HOW TO HAVE
FUN, TOO.
SHE COOKS A MEAN
HAITIAN SALADE ROUGE
WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHO HAS
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR HER.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE READY.
ARE YOU?
WELL, LET'S GO.
An animated sun waves. Photographs of children appear on a colourful brick wall. Text beneath the waving sun reads, “Sunny’s Quest.”
[Upbeat theme song plays, needle scratching on record]
Yellow text reads, “Nyla.”
[Upbeat music plays, slide whistle]
Nyla says, HI, I'M NYLA,
WHICH MEANS CHAMPION
AND ACHIEVER.
Yellow text reads, “Champion equals Greek. Achiever equals Arabic.”
A voice says, CHAMPION IS IN GREEK
AND ACHIEVER IS IN ARABIC.
Nyla says, HERE IS MY MOM.
Nyla’s family stands in the kitchen. Nyla hugs her mother. Her mother has long straight black hair. She wears a black long-sleeved shirt. Her grandmother wears her short black hair parted on her right. She wears a blue blazer over a black blouse. Nyla hugs her grandma.
Green text reads, “Mom.” Purple text reads, “Grandma.” Blue text reads, “Dad.” Red text reads, “Brother.”
Nyla walks to the living room. Her father has short black hair, a moustache, and a beard. He wears a black shirt and pants. He sits beside a young boy with short black hair on a black sofa.
Nyla says, HERE'S MY GRANDMA, HERE'S MY DAD.
AND THERE IS MY BROTHER.
Nyla’s brother says, HEY.
Green text reads, “Europe.”
Nyla pets a large white and grey dog.
Nyla says, AND OVER HERE IS
MY DOG, EUROPE.
AND I LOVE TAKING HER ON WALKS
AND PLAYING WITH HER.
I LIVE IN OTTAWA,
ONTARIO, CANADA'S CAPITAL.
Nyla holds a globe. An animated map shows “Canada.” A dotted line leads south to “Jamica,” “Haiti,” and “Trinidad and Tobago.”
[Beeping]
She says, TO THE SOUTH
YOU'LL FIND HAITI,
TRINIDAD AND JAMAICA.
THAT'S ALSO WHERE I'M FROM.
THEY'RE ALL ISLANDS
OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
MY MOTHER IS FROM HAITI.
The blue and red flag of Haiti flutters. In the middle, a coat of arms shows a hilltop, weaponry, and a palm tree.
Nyla explains, THE BLUE REPRESENTS
THE BLACK PEOPLE OF HAITI,
AND THE RED REPRESENTS
THE MIXED PEOPLE.
THEY UNITED TO FIGHT
FOR FREEDOM.
AND THAT'S WHAT
THE TWO COLORS SHOW.
MY DAD IS TRINIDADIAN
AND JAMAICAN.
The red flag with a black diagonal line with white lines on each side flutters.
Nyla explains, THE TRINIDADIAN
FLAG HAS RED FOR THE SUN
AND COURAGE.
Jamaica’s flag features a yellow ‘X’. On the left and right sides of the ‘X’, there is black. The top sections of the ‘X’ feature green.
Nyla says, JAMAICA'S FLAG IS BLACK
TO REPRESENT THE HARD TIMES
THAT THE COUNTRY WENT THROUGH,
YELLOW TO REPRESENT ALL THE
WEALTH AND SUNLIGHT THERE AND
GREEN, THE COLOUR OF AGRICULTURE
AND HOPE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU MY COOL LIFE
AS A CANADIAN, HAITIAN, TRINIDADIAN
AND JAMAICAN.
[Beeping]
Green text reads, “Canadian.” Purple text reads, “Haitian.” Light blue text reads, “Trinidadian.” Red text reads, “Jamaican.”
Soon, Nyla stands in a lime green bedroom.
Nyla says, WELCOME TO MY ROOM.
I HAVE A FEW THINGS
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU.
Nyla gestures towards a blue Gi on her bed. A photograph shows her posing with her younger brother. They both wear their Gi’s with white belts tied around their waists.
She says, THAT'S MY GI THAT I HAVE
FOR JIU JITSU.
I HAVE THE WHITE BELT
BECAUSE I'M STILL A STARTER.
AND THEN THOSE ARE MY MEDALS
FOR GYMNASTICS.
The animated sun gives a thumbs up.
[Slide whistle, chiming]
Nyla says, LAST YEAR I WON THIS
AWARD FOR FIABILITÉ.
FIABILITÉ IS A FRENCH WORD IN
ENGLISH, WHICH MEANS TRUSTWORTHY.
SPEAKING FRENCH IS AN ASSET
IF YOU WANT TO BECOME
A POLITICIAN JUST LIKE ME.
Yellow text reads, “Fiabilité equals Trustworthy.” Colourful “A pluses” float around Nyla as she flips through a book.
[Beeping]
Nyla says, I ALSO STUDY A LOT
TO KEEP MY GRADES UP AND
TO BE EXCELLENT IN SCHOOL.
I JUST STARTED IN TRINIDADIAN
CREOLE CLASS.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, IT'S TIME.
Nyla sits by an open laptop computer. A man with headphones appears on the screen of the laptop. Yellow text beneath him reads, “Nnamdi Hodge. Trinidad Patois Teacher.”
[Beeping]
Nyla says, THIS IS MY TEACHER
Nnamdi says, subtitled, SO I’LL PLAY
THE SONG FOR YOU WITH THE WORDS
AND I’LL HAVE YOU SING IT AFTERWARDS.
WANT TO TRY AND SING?
[Slide whistle]
Nyla says, SURE.
[Nyla sings in Créole]
Nnamdi says, GOOD JOB.
Nyla narrates, CRÉOLE IS A MIX OF
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES THAT
BECOMES ITS OWN LANGUAGE.
IN HAITI, THEY SPEAK FRENCH
AND MOSTLY CRÉOLE,
WHICH ARE THE TWO
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES.
Green text over a map of Haiti reads, “French plus many languages equals Haitian Créole.” Blue text over a map of Trinidad and Tobago reads, “English and many languages equals Trinidadian Créole.” Purple text reads, “Patois.”
[Beeping]
Nyla narrates, IN TRINIDAD
THEY SPEAK MOSTLY ENGLISH
AND IN A VERY SMALL
PART OF THE COUNTRY
THEY SPEAK PATOIS
WHICH IS A FRENCH CRÉOLE.
AND MY TEACHER, NNAMDI,
IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE
TRYING TO REVIVE THIS LANGUAGE
IN TRINIDAD.
Nyla says, IT'S AMAZING HOW
TRINIDADIAN CRÉOLE IS DIFFERENT
FROM HAITIAN CREOLE.
[Upbeat music plays]
An animated blue present box wiggles. The present opens and the animated sun rises and blows into a party horn. Yellow text reads, “Sunny’s Surprise!”
Nyla’s father says, NYLA. I AM
SO PROUD OF YOUR ABILITY
TO REMAIN CONSISTENT
AND HARD WORKING,
BOTH YOUR ACADEMICS
AND YOUR ATHLETICS.
BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE
MESSAGE FOR YOU
FROM SOMEBODY VERY SPECIAL.
Nyla’s mother gives her a tablet.
On the tablet screen, the Honourable Marci Ien sits in a chair by shelves filled with books. Her straight black hair is short. She wears a brown and orange patterned blouse. Yellow text reads, “Marci Ien. Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth of Canada.”
[Upbeat music plays]
The Honourable Marci Ien says,
HI, NILA, IT'S MARCI IEN, MINISTER
FOR WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
AND YOUTH.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU,
I WAS THRILLED TO HEAR
THAT YOU WANT TO BE CANADA'S
FIRST BLACK PRIME MINISTER.
[Cheering, applause]
Nyla says, WOW.
[Upbeat music plays]
The Honourable Marci Ien says, MY CAREER
DIDN'T START IN POLITICS.
IT STARTED IN JOURNALISM.
I DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT LOOKED LIKE ME,
THAT LOOKED LIKE US.
AND SO I TRIED TO BRING CHANGE.
I TRIED TO REPORT ON STORIES
THAT REFLECTED CANADA'S
TRUE DIVERSITY AS AS A WOMAN
OF TRINIDADIAN HERITAGE.
STAND STRONG.
STAND UP
AND REMEMBER THAT EMPATHY
HAVING EMPATHY IS ALWAYS THE
BEST PATH FORWARD.
AND GET IN TOUCH
AND STAY IN TOUCH.
OKAY. REALLY PROUD OF YOU.
Nyla narrates, I WANT TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE FOR THE
BLACK COMMUNITY.
JUST LIKE MARCI IEN AND
JEAN AUGUSTINE.
A photograph shows Jean Augustine wearing a red dress. Her curly dark brown hair reaches her chin. Pink text beneath the photograph reads, “Jean Augustine.”
[Upbeat music conintues, slide whistle]
Nyla narrates, YEARS AGO, JEAN AUGUSTINE
ASKED THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
TO RECOGNIZE THE MONTH
OF FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY
MONTH ACROSS CANADA.
A photograph shows younger Nyla posing with a sign that reads, “Black Lives Matter.”
[Birds chirp]
Nyla narrates, I'VE BEEN PASSIONATE
ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE
SINCE I WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS OLD
BY BEING INVOLVED IN MY COMMUNITY.
AND IN CHURCH.
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BECOME THE
FIRST BLACK PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA.
A photograph shows Nyla in front of a Canadian flag. The flag of Canada features a white square with a band of red to the left and right. A red maple leaf appears in the centre of the white square.
[Cheering, applause, slide whistle]
Nyla sits on the sofa by the fireplace. Text beside her reads, “The Right Honourable Nyla. Prime Minister of Canada.”
[Canadian national anthem plays softly]
Nyla says, HI. I’M NYLA AND I'M
YOUR PRIME MINISTER.
IF EVER YOU FEEL DIFFERENT,
JUST REMEMBER THAT NO MATTER
YOUR AGE OR NO MATTER WHERE
YOU'RE FROM, YOU CAN ALWAYS
DO ANYTHING YOU SET YOUR
MIND TO.
Nyla stands in snow in front of the Canadian parliament building. She wears a thick black jacket with a hood pulled up over her head and keeps her hands in her pockets. A fire burns beside her.
[Canadian national anthem continues, fire crackles]
Nyla says, WOW. THE PARLIAMENT
IS WHERE MANY IMPORTANT DECISIONS
ABOUT CANADA ARE MADE.
IT'S WHERE OUR PRIME MINISTER
AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT
COME FROM ALL OVER CANADA
AND MEET HERE TO MAKE DECISIONS
THAT AFFECT ALL OF US.
A photograph shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. His dark brown hair is short and parted on his right. He wears a blue suit, light blue shirt and red tie with white polka dots.
Nyla and her mother watch formally dressed people walk through a large doorway. A Canadian flag hangs on a flagpole on each side of the doorway. A man in uniform salutes the people walking past. Blue text reads, “Speaker’s Parade.”
Nyla says, THIS IS THE SPEAKER'S PARADE.
IT'S A CEREMONIAL PARADE
THAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY
BEFORE ENTERING THE SENATE
OR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
COOL, RIGHT?
The eyes of the animated sun turn into stars.
[Slide whistle, chiming]
Soon, Nyla stands in the kitchen beside her Grandmother. Green text over ground meat reads, “Boulettes.”
[Slide whistle, chiming, upbeat music plays]
Nyla says, I LOVE LEARNING HOW MY GRANDMA
MAKES HAITIAN DISHES.
SOME OF MY FAVORITES IS
BOULLETTES AND SALADE ROUGE
MEANS MEATBALLS.
MY GRANDMA IS TEACHING ME
TO MIX GROUND BEEF, BREAD,
GARLIC AND SPICES. WE CALL EPIS.
THEN WE ROLL THEM IN FLOUR
AND WE COOK THEM IN OIL.
[Oil sizzles]
Nyla says, ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL
DISH IS SALADE ROUGE.
Red text reads, “Salade Rouge.” “Red Salad.” Purple text reads, “Beets.”
[Chiming, beeping]
SALAD ROUGE IS FRENCH FOR
RED SALAD BECAUSE THE MAIN
INGREDIENT IS BEETS.
EVERY HOUSEHOLD HAS
ITS OWN RECIPES,
AND THIS IS OURS.
YOU CUT THE GREEN ONION
INTO LITTLE PIECES.
BEST TO ASK AN ADULT FOR HELP
FOR THIS ONE.
FINALLY, YOU CAN ADD
LOTS OF MAYO AND BUTTER
AND SPICE HOWEVER YOU LIKE IT.
WE HAVE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL DISHES
AND THE BEST PART IS SHARING.
Text reads, “Rice.” “Sauce.” “Salade Rouge.” “Boulettes.”
[Chiming]
At a later date, Nyla stands with Maci Ien. Yellow text reads, “Marci Ien. Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth of Canada.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Nyla says, AND GUESS WHO
I HAD THE PLEASURE
TO MEET? TADA!
The Honourable Marci Ien asks, STILL THE STRAIGHT A'S?
Colourful “A pluses” float in the air around Nyla.
[Beeping]
Nyla says, YEAH.
The Honourable Marci Ien YEAH.
I LOVE IT.
ARE YOU GOING TO COME IN?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME IN?
Nyla says, YES.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
TO A CHILD WHO LOOKS UP TO YOU
AS WORDS OF WISDOM?
The Honourable Marci Ien replies,
ALWAYS GET BACK UP.
IT'S PERSEVERANCE.
THAT'S EXACTLY IT.
IT'S THE GETTING BACK UP.
RIGHT. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
IT'S THE NOT STAYING DOWN.
Nyla and Marci Ien hug.
Nyla narrates, I'M SO GRATEFUL AND
HAPPY TO SEE A BLACK WOMAN
CHANGING CANADA.
The Honourable Marci Ien says,
KEEP UP EVERYTHING.
OKAY? DO ALL THE THINGS.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK,
BUT HAVE FUN, TOO.
Nyla says, THANKS FOR SPENDING
THE DAY WITH ME, BYE.
MWEN ALE. LATERS.
Yellow text reads, “Mwen Alé.” Green text reads, “Laters.” Nyla, her grandmother, father, and brother wave. The animated sun waves.
[Slide whiste, Sunny’s Quest theme plays]
End credits roll.
“Narrator: Sagine Sémajuste.
Producer: Sabine Daniel.
Written and Directed by Florance M. Roaslie.
Original Music: Eric Lemoyne.
Co-Executive Producer: Mindy Laxer.
Executive Producer: Jonathan Finkelstein.
An Apartment Eleven Production. Produced in association with TVOkids.”
A child says, WHEE!
Text reads, “TVOkids.” “Apartment Eleven Productions.”
[Giggling, squeaking]
[Upbeat music plays, giggling]
Text reads, “TVOkids.” “Apartment Eleven Productions.” “Original.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Nyla sits on a sofa by a fireplace. She wears a cream blazer over a black turtleneck. Nyla’s curly black hair is pulled back from her face and she wears eyeglasses.
A narrator says, MEET NYLA.
The narrator says, SHE'S GOT BRAINS,
AMBITION AND KNOWS HOW TO HAVE
FUN, TOO.
SHE COOKS A MEAN
HAITIAN SALADE ROUGE
WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHO HAS
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR HER.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE READY.
ARE YOU?
WELL, LET'S GO.
An animated sun waves. Photographs of children appear on a colourful brick wall. Text beneath the waving sun reads, “Sunny’s Quest.”
[Upbeat theme song plays, needle scratching on record]
Yellow text reads, “Nyla.”
[Upbeat music plays, slide whistle]
Nyla says, HI, I'M NYLA,
WHICH MEANS CHAMPION
AND ACHIEVER.
Yellow text reads, “Champion equals Greek. Achiever equals Arabic.”
A voice says, CHAMPION IS IN GREEK
AND ACHIEVER IS IN ARABIC.
Nyla says, HERE IS MY MOM.
Nyla’s family stands in the kitchen. Nyla hugs her mother. Her mother has long straight black hair. She wears a black long-sleeved shirt. Her grandmother wears her short black hair parted on her right. She wears a blue blazer over a black blouse. Nyla hugs her grandma.
Green text reads, “Mom.” Purple text reads, “Grandma.” Blue text reads, “Dad.” Red text reads, “Brother.”
Nyla walks to the living room. Her father has short black hair, a moustache, and a beard. He wears a black shirt and pants. He sits beside a young boy with short black hair on a black sofa.
Nyla says, HERE'S MY GRANDMA, HERE'S MY DAD.
AND THERE IS MY BROTHER.
Nyla’s brother says, HEY.
Green text reads, “Europe.”
Nyla pets a large white and grey dog.
Nyla says, AND OVER HERE IS
MY DOG, EUROPE.
AND I LOVE TAKING HER ON WALKS
AND PLAYING WITH HER.
I LIVE IN OTTAWA,
ONTARIO, CANADA'S CAPITAL.
Nyla holds a globe. An animated map shows “Canada.” A dotted line leads south to “Jamica,” “Haiti,” and “Trinidad and Tobago.”
[Beeping]
She says, TO THE SOUTH
YOU'LL FIND HAITI,
TRINIDAD AND JAMAICA.
THAT'S ALSO WHERE I'M FROM.
THEY'RE ALL ISLANDS
OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
MY MOTHER IS FROM HAITI.
The blue and red flag of Haiti flutters. In the middle, a coat of arms shows a hilltop, weaponry, and a palm tree.
Nyla explains, THE BLUE REPRESENTS
THE BLACK PEOPLE OF HAITI,
AND THE RED REPRESENTS
THE MIXED PEOPLE.
THEY UNITED TO FIGHT
FOR FREEDOM.
AND THAT'S WHAT
THE TWO COLORS SHOW.
MY DAD IS TRINIDADIAN
AND JAMAICAN.
The red flag with a black diagonal line with white lines on each side flutters.
Nyla explains, THE TRINIDADIAN
FLAG HAS RED FOR THE SUN
AND COURAGE.
Jamaica’s flag features a yellow ‘X’. On the left and right sides of the ‘X’, there is black. The top sections of the ‘X’ feature green.
Nyla says, JAMAICA'S FLAG IS BLACK
TO REPRESENT THE HARD TIMES
THAT THE COUNTRY WENT THROUGH,
YELLOW TO REPRESENT ALL THE
WEALTH AND SUNLIGHT THERE AND
GREEN, THE COLOUR OF AGRICULTURE
AND HOPE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU MY COOL LIFE
AS A CANADIAN, HAITIAN, TRINIDADIAN
AND JAMAICAN.
[Beeping]
Green text reads, “Canadian.” Purple text reads, “Haitian.” Light blue text reads, “Trinidadian.” Red text reads, “Jamaican.”
Soon, Nyla stands in a lime green bedroom.
Nyla says, WELCOME TO MY ROOM.
I HAVE A FEW THINGS
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU.
Nyla gestures towards a blue Gi on her bed. A photograph shows her posing with her younger brother. They both wear their Gi’s with white belts tied around their waists.
She says, THAT'S MY GI THAT I HAVE
FOR JIU JITSU.
I HAVE THE WHITE BELT
BECAUSE I'M STILL A STARTER.
AND THEN THOSE ARE MY MEDALS
FOR GYMNASTICS.
The animated sun gives a thumbs up.
[Slide whistle, chiming]
Nyla says, LAST YEAR I WON THIS
AWARD FOR FIABILITÉ.
FIABILITÉ IS A FRENCH WORD IN
ENGLISH, WHICH MEANS TRUSTWORTHY.
SPEAKING FRENCH IS AN ASSET
IF YOU WANT TO BECOME
A POLITICIAN JUST LIKE ME.
Yellow text reads, “Fiabilité equals Trustworthy.” Colourful “A pluses” float around Nyla as she flips through a book.
[Beeping]
Nyla says, I ALSO STUDY A LOT
TO KEEP MY GRADES UP AND
TO BE EXCELLENT IN SCHOOL.
I JUST STARTED IN TRINIDADIAN
CREOLE CLASS.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, IT'S TIME.
Nyla sits by an open laptop computer. A man with headphones appears on the screen of the laptop. Yellow text beneath him reads, “Nnamdi Hodge. Trinidad Patois Teacher.”
[Beeping]
Nyla says, THIS IS MY TEACHER
Nnamdi says, subtitled, SO I’LL PLAY
THE SONG FOR YOU WITH THE WORDS
AND I’LL HAVE YOU SING IT AFTERWARDS.
WANT TO TRY AND SING?
[Slide whistle]
Nyla says, SURE.
[Nyla sings in Créole]
Nnamdi says, GOOD JOB.
Nyla narrates, CRÉOLE IS A MIX OF
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES THAT
BECOMES ITS OWN LANGUAGE.
IN HAITI, THEY SPEAK FRENCH
AND MOSTLY CRÉOLE,
WHICH ARE THE TWO
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES.
Green text over a map of Haiti reads, “French plus many languages equals Haitian Créole.” Blue text over a map of Trinidad and Tobago reads, “English and many languages equals Trinidadian Créole.” Purple text reads, “Patois.”
[Beeping]
Nyla narrates, IN TRINIDAD
THEY SPEAK MOSTLY ENGLISH
AND IN A VERY SMALL
PART OF THE COUNTRY
THEY SPEAK PATOIS
WHICH IS A FRENCH CRÉOLE.
AND MY TEACHER, NNAMDI,
IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE
TRYING TO REVIVE THIS LANGUAGE
IN TRINIDAD.
Nyla says, IT'S AMAZING HOW
TRINIDADIAN CRÉOLE IS DIFFERENT
FROM HAITIAN CREOLE.
[Upbeat music plays]
An animated blue present box wiggles. The present opens and the animated sun rises and blows into a party horn. Yellow text reads, “Sunny’s Surprise!”
Nyla’s father says, NYLA. I AM
SO PROUD OF YOUR ABILITY
TO REMAIN CONSISTENT
AND HARD WORKING,
BOTH YOUR ACADEMICS
AND YOUR ATHLETICS.
BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE
MESSAGE FOR YOU
FROM SOMEBODY VERY SPECIAL.
Nyla’s mother gives her a tablet.
On the tablet screen, the Honourable Marci Ien sits in a chair by shelves filled with books. Her straight black hair is short. She wears a brown and orange patterned blouse. Yellow text reads, “Marci Ien. Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth of Canada.”
[Upbeat music plays]
The Honourable Marci Ien says,
HI, NILA, IT'S MARCI IEN, MINISTER
FOR WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
AND YOUTH.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU,
I WAS THRILLED TO HEAR
THAT YOU WANT TO BE CANADA'S
FIRST BLACK PRIME MINISTER.
[Cheering, applause]
Nyla says, WOW.
[Upbeat music plays]
The Honourable Marci Ien says, MY CAREER
DIDN'T START IN POLITICS.
IT STARTED IN JOURNALISM.
I DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT LOOKED LIKE ME,
THAT LOOKED LIKE US.
AND SO I TRIED TO BRING CHANGE.
I TRIED TO REPORT ON STORIES
THAT REFLECTED CANADA'S
TRUE DIVERSITY AS AS A WOMAN
OF TRINIDADIAN HERITAGE.
STAND STRONG.
STAND UP
AND REMEMBER THAT EMPATHY
HAVING EMPATHY IS ALWAYS THE
BEST PATH FORWARD.
AND GET IN TOUCH
AND STAY IN TOUCH.
OKAY. REALLY PROUD OF YOU.
Nyla narrates, I WANT TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE FOR THE
BLACK COMMUNITY.
JUST LIKE MARCI IEN AND
JEAN AUGUSTINE.
A photograph shows Jean Augustine wearing a red dress. Her curly dark brown hair reaches her chin. Pink text beneath the photograph reads, “Jean Augustine.”
[Upbeat music conintues, slide whistle]
Nyla narrates, YEARS AGO, JEAN AUGUSTINE
ASKED THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
TO RECOGNIZE THE MONTH
OF FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY
MONTH ACROSS CANADA.
A photograph shows younger Nyla posing with a sign that reads, “Black Lives Matter.”
[Birds chirp]
Nyla narrates, I'VE BEEN PASSIONATE
ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE
SINCE I WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS OLD
BY BEING INVOLVED IN MY COMMUNITY.
AND IN CHURCH.
THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BECOME THE
FIRST BLACK PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA.
A photograph shows Nyla in front of a Canadian flag. The flag of Canada features a white square with a band of red to the left and right. A red maple leaf appears in the centre of the white square.
[Cheering, applause, slide whistle]
Nyla sits on the sofa by the fireplace. Text beside her reads, “The Right Honourable Nyla. Prime Minister of Canada.”
[Canadian national anthem plays softly]
Nyla says, HI. I’M NYLA AND I'M
YOUR PRIME MINISTER.
IF EVER YOU FEEL DIFFERENT,
JUST REMEMBER THAT NO MATTER
YOUR AGE OR NO MATTER WHERE
YOU'RE FROM, YOU CAN ALWAYS
DO ANYTHING YOU SET YOUR
MIND TO.
Nyla stands in snow in front of the Canadian parliament building. She wears a thick black jacket with a hood pulled up over her head and keeps her hands in her pockets. A fire burns beside her.
[Canadian national anthem continues, fire crackles]
Nyla says, WOW. THE PARLIAMENT
IS WHERE MANY IMPORTANT DECISIONS
ABOUT CANADA ARE MADE.
IT'S WHERE OUR PRIME MINISTER
AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT
COME FROM ALL OVER CANADA
AND MEET HERE TO MAKE DECISIONS
THAT AFFECT ALL OF US.
A photograph shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. His dark brown hair is short and parted on his right. He wears a blue suit, light blue shirt and red tie with white polka dots.
Nyla and her mother watch formally dressed people walk through a large doorway. A Canadian flag hangs on a flagpole on each side of the doorway. A man in uniform salutes the people walking past. Blue text reads, “Speaker’s Parade.”
Nyla says, THIS IS THE SPEAKER'S PARADE.
IT'S A CEREMONIAL PARADE
THAT HAPPENS EVERY DAY
BEFORE ENTERING THE SENATE
OR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
COOL, RIGHT?
The eyes of the animated sun turn into stars.
[Slide whistle, chiming]
Soon, Nyla stands in the kitchen beside her Grandmother. Green text over ground meat reads, “Boulettes.”
[Slide whistle, chiming, upbeat music plays]
Nyla says, I LOVE LEARNING HOW MY GRANDMA
MAKES HAITIAN DISHES.
SOME OF MY FAVORITES IS
BOULLETTES AND SALADE ROUGE
MEANS MEATBALLS.
MY GRANDMA IS TEACHING ME
TO MIX GROUND BEEF, BREAD,
GARLIC AND SPICES. WE CALL EPIS.
THEN WE ROLL THEM IN FLOUR
AND WE COOK THEM IN OIL.
[Oil sizzles]
Nyla says, ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL
DISH IS SALADE ROUGE.
Red text reads, “Salade Rouge.” “Red Salad.” Purple text reads, “Beets.”
[Chiming, beeping]
SALAD ROUGE IS FRENCH FOR
RED SALAD BECAUSE THE MAIN
INGREDIENT IS BEETS.
EVERY HOUSEHOLD HAS
ITS OWN RECIPES,
AND THIS IS OURS.
YOU CUT THE GREEN ONION
INTO LITTLE PIECES.
BEST TO ASK AN ADULT FOR HELP
FOR THIS ONE.
FINALLY, YOU CAN ADD
LOTS OF MAYO AND BUTTER
AND SPICE HOWEVER YOU LIKE IT.
WE HAVE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL DISHES
AND THE BEST PART IS SHARING.
Text reads, “Rice.” “Sauce.” “Salade Rouge.” “Boulettes.”
[Chiming]
At a later date, Nyla stands with Maci Ien. Yellow text reads, “Marci Ien. Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth of Canada.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Nyla says, AND GUESS WHO
I HAD THE PLEASURE
TO MEET? TADA!
The Honourable Marci Ien asks, STILL THE STRAIGHT A'S?
Colourful “A pluses” float in the air around Nyla.
[Beeping]
Nyla says, YEAH.
The Honourable Marci Ien YEAH.
I LOVE IT.
ARE YOU GOING TO COME IN?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME IN?
Nyla says, YES.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
TO A CHILD WHO LOOKS UP TO YOU
AS WORDS OF WISDOM?
The Honourable Marci Ien replies,
ALWAYS GET BACK UP.
IT'S PERSEVERANCE.
THAT'S EXACTLY IT.
IT'S THE GETTING BACK UP.
RIGHT. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
IT'S THE NOT STAYING DOWN.
Nyla and Marci Ien hug.
Nyla narrates, I'M SO GRATEFUL AND
HAPPY TO SEE A BLACK WOMAN
CHANGING CANADA.
The Honourable Marci Ien says,
KEEP UP EVERYTHING.
OKAY? DO ALL THE THINGS.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK,
BUT HAVE FUN, TOO.
Nyla says, THANKS FOR SPENDING
THE DAY WITH ME, BYE.
MWEN ALE. LATERS.
Yellow text reads, “Mwen Alé.” Green text reads, “Laters.” Nyla, her grandmother, father, and brother wave. The animated sun waves.
[Slide whiste, Sunny’s Quest theme plays]
End credits roll.
“Narrator: Sagine Sémajuste.
Producer: Sabine Daniel.
Written and Directed by Florance M. Roaslie.
Original Music: Eric Lemoyne.
Co-Executive Producer: Mindy Laxer.
Executive Producer: Jonathan Finkelstein.
An Apartment Eleven Production. Produced in association with TVOkids.”
A child says, WHEE!
Text reads, “TVOkids.” “Apartment Eleven Productions.”
[Giggling, squeaking]
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