A child says, WHEE!

[Upbeat music plays, giggling]

Text reads, “TVOkids.” “Apartment Eleven Productions.” “Original.”

[Upbeat music plays]

A boy with curly dark brown hair smiles. He wears a black shirt. The flags for Jamaica, Canada and Germany fly over Micah.

A narrator says, MEET MICAH.

HE'S A MULTI PASSIONATE
JAMAICAN, GERMAN, CANADIAN.

HE'S SUPER CREATIVE AND THERE'S
ALWAYS SOMETHING FUN TO LEARN
AND DO.

[Drumming]

The narrator says, AND LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE READY. ARE YOU?

[Laugher]

The narrator says, WELL, LET'S GO.

Sunny, an animated sun waves. Photographs of children appear on a colourful brick wall. Text above the waving sun reads, “TVOkids presents.” Text beneath the waving sun reads, “Sunny’s Quest.”

[Upbeat theme song plays, needle scratching on record]

Micah sits on a sofa. A younger boy with medium-length brown hair sits to Micah’s right. A woman rests her hand on the boy’s shoulder. She wears her black hair in tight braids. Two men stand behind the sofa. One man has short white hair and wears a grey sweater over a white shirt. The second man has short brown hair, a short beard and moustache, and wears eyeglasses.

Blue text above Micah reads, “Micah.

Micah says, HELLO.
MY NAME IS MICAH
AND I AM TEN YEARS OLD
AND THIS IS MY FAMILY.

Micah’s family waves and says, HI.

Photographs show a river, a pathway, and dome.

[Camera shutter clicks]

Micah says, I LIVE IN MONTREAL,
IN A SMALL TOWN CALLED LASALLE.

MY HERITAGE IS JAMAICAN
AND GERMAN.

Micah’s mother smiles as a Jamaican flag flutters beside her. A German flag flutters beside his father.

[Whooshing]

Micah says, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT
HAVING THREE DIFFERENT CULTURES
IS ALL THE FOOD YOU CAN EAT
AND EVERYTHING YOU CAN LEARN
ABOUT THEM.

MY FAMILY AND I LIVE WITH
MY GRANDFATHER.

MY GRANDFATHER
COMES FROM CLARENDON,
WHICH IS A PARISH IN JAMAICA.

An animated map shows the location of Jamaica. Pink text reads, “Jamaica.”

[Beeping, upbeat music plays]

Micah says, JAMAICA'S IN THE
CARIBBEAN SEA. SOUTH OF CUBA.

The Jamaican flag flutters beside Micah. It features a yellow ‘X’ dividing it into four triangles. The top and bottom triangles are green and the two side triangles are black. Text reads, “Black” “Yellow” “Green.”

Micah says, THIS IS MY JAMAICAN FLAG.
THE COLORS OF THE JAMAICAN FLAG
ARE BLACK, YELLOW AND GREEN.
GREEN REPRESENTS THE EARTH.
YELLOW REPRESENTS THE SUN.
AND BLACK REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE.

Snow lines the side of a path to the door of a greenhouse. Micah and his grandfather wear winter coats. They open the door of the greenhouse and enter.

Micah narrates, TODAY WE
ARE AT THE AMADU HORTICULTURE.

HORTICULTURISTS ARE PEOPLE
WHO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS

JUST LIKE THE SUN IS FOR PLANTS.
MY GRANDFATHER IS LIKE SUNSHINE
IN MY LIFE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY JAMAICA'S
NATIONAL FRUIT.

THIS IS AN ACKEE TREE.

Pink text beneath a small tree reads, “Ackee Tree.”

Micah asks, HEY, GRANDPA, WHAT'S THIS PLANT?

Dark blue text reads, “Jamaican Callaloo.”

Micah’s grandfather says, THAT'S A
CALLALOO PLANT. IT'S A VEGETABLE
EATEN BY MOST JAMAICANS. AND IT'S
OUR FAVORITE VEGETABLE.

Micah says, OKAY, THAT'S COOL.
LET'S BRING SOME HOME
TO MAKE A CALLALOO DISH.

Later, Micah and his mother stand by a kitchen counter. Text by bowls of ingredients read, “Pepper” “Onions” “Garlic” “Salt fish” “Callaloo.”

[Upbeat music plays]

Micah says, TO MAKE JAMAICAN
CALLALOO, WE'LL NEED...PEPPER,
ONIONS, GARLIC, SALT FISH, CALLALOO.

Micah stands by a sizzling frying pan.

[Clink, sizzling]

Micah says, FIRST, WE'LL PUT
A SPRINKLE OF THYME.

WE WILL PUT IN THE ONIONS.

JAMAICAN CALLALOO IS USUALLY
PREPARED WITH RICE AND PEAS.

BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO DO IT
WITH SALT FISH.

THAT’S ENOUGH?

Micah’s grandfather stirs the fish in the pan. Sunny sniffs the air and licks its lips.

[Sizzling, slide whistle, sniffing]

Micah says, OH, THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

Soon, Micah’s family sits at a table with plats in front of them. His father puts Callaloo on his plate.

[Clinking utensils]

His mother says, MMM, THANKS
FOR MAKING SUPPER, MICAH.

Micah says, YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S A DELICIOUS IF I DO SAY
SO MYSELF.

His mother says, MM HMM.

Later, Micah drums. Three teenagers drum beside him. Micah’s brother crouches beside a drum and watches.

[Drumming]

Micah says, FOR THE PAST YEAR,
I HAVE BEEN TAKING DRUMMING
CLASSES WITH THESE GUYS
FROM THE WEST-CAN GROUP.

Blue text reads, “West-Can Group.”

Micah says, IT'S FUN BECAUSE
I GET TO LEARN AFRO-CARIBBEAN
DRUM RHYTHMS.

I LOVE DRUMMING BECAUSE THE
SOUND MAKES ME CONNECT TO
MY HERITAGE IN SO MANY WAYS.

FROM THE DRUMS, I'VE LEARNED
THAT MY CULTURE HAS BEEN PASSED
ON TO MY GENERATION.

I HOPE I CAN CONTINUE TO DO
THE SAME FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

Later, Micah sits in front of bookcases.

[Upbeat music plays]

Micah says, THE LIVING ROOM IS
MY FAVORITE PLACE IN THE HOUSE
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I GET TO
LEARN AND DO ALL MY
FAVORITE THINGS.

THAT'S MY LIBRARY. THAT'S WHERE
I HAVE ALL MY FAVORITE BOOKS.
I EVEN MADE A COMIC BOOK.

Micah holds up paper with a pencil drawing on it.

[Slide whistle]

Micah says, HERE ARE MY FAVORITE OBJECTS,
MY MICROSCOPE, MY CONCH SHELL,
AND MY ROCK COLLECTION.

Micah gestures at item on a table.

Micah says, HERE ARE
SOME OF MY FAVORITE ROCKS.

THIS ONE IS PINK QUARTZ
THAT I GOT FROM MY FATHER.

MY AUNT BROUGHT THIS ONE BACK
FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED THROUGH
A MICROSCOPE AT A TISSUE?
I SEE THE FIBERS IN THE HOLES.

I HAVE MANY PASSIONS, BUT ONE OF
MY FAVORITES ARE ROBOTICS.

Later, Micah stands in a classroom. Young teenager sit around a table with laptop computers open in front of them.

[Upbeat music plays]

Micah narrates, FOLLOW ME TO ROBOTICS CLASS.

THIS IS WHERE I BUILD MY ROBOTS
AND THIS IS MY TEACHER.

Green text beneath a man with a shaved head reads, “Teacher.”

[Upbeat music continues, background chatter]

Micah narrates, I GOT INTERESTED
IN ROBOTICS WHEN I WAS SEVEN
YEARS OLD.

MY PARENTS GOT ME INTO ROBOTICS
SUMMER CAMP WHERE I LEARNED
HOW TO BUILD AND PROGRAM ROBOTS.

WE WON A GOLD MEDAL FOR THIS
BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAM
WE USED AND THE CLAMP
WE USED. IT MOVES FORWARDS,
WE USED AND THE CLAMP
WE USED.

IT MOVES FORWARDS, SLAMS
ON THE DICE, AND IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BRING IT OVER TO A PLATFORM,
PLACE IT OPEN, BACK UP AND
SMILEY FACE.

[Whirring]

Later, Micah and two teenagers stand around a small table with clay on top. A girl has long curly brown hair. A boy has his brown hair buzzed short.

Micah says, MY TEACHER
INTRODUCED ME TO CLAYMATION
AND EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN MAKING
IT WITH MY FRIENDS, DIOR AND PRINCE.

Green text beneath the girl reads, “Dior.” Blue text beneath the boy reads, “Prince.” Purple text reads, “Claymation.”

[Laughter]

Micah says, TODAY WILL BE USING CLAY
TO ANIMATE THE CHARACTERS.

SO CLAYMATION IS A SPECIAL TYPE
OF STOP MOTION, AND IT'S NORMALLY
USED TO SHOW LOTS OF EMOTION.

THE GLOB LOOKS SO DEADLY
AND THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL CAT
THAT EATS THE GLOB.

[Laughter]

Later, Micah, Prince and Dior kneel behind a coffee table. Folded origami cranes rest on the table in front of them.

Micah says, ANOTHER ONE OF
MY PASSIONS IS ORIGAMI.

ORIGAMI IS THE JAPANESE WAY
OF FOLDING PAPER.

[Paper rustles]

Micah says, OKAY, SO THE FIRST
FOLD WILL BE FOLDING IT INTO
A TRIANGLE.

Prince asks, WHEN DID YOU LEARN ORIGAMI?

Micah says, IT ALL STARTED WHEN
I WAS EIGHT, WHEN I LEARNED HOW
TO FOLD A PAPER AIRPLANE.

[Rustling, popping]

Micah says, JUST LAST YEAR,
I FOUND A BOOK AND IT HAD
MULTIPLE DIFFERENT
COMPLEX ORIGAMI.

I LOVE DOING ACTIVITIES
WHERE I CAN DEBATE
IF PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS
AND CONCENTRATE.

THESE QUALITIES WILL ALLOW
ME TO BE A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER.

An animated gavel slams down.

[Slide whistle, bang]

An animated blue present box wiggles. The present opens and the Sunny rises up and blows into a party horn. Yellow text reads, “Sunny’s Surprise!”

[Upbeat music plays, party horn toots]

Micah’s mother says, YOUR FATHER
AND I ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
SO ARE YOUR GRANDPARENTS.

AND THAT TO ENCOURAGE YOU,
WE HAVE A SPECIAL MESSAGE.

A man with short black hair and a black beard with a touch of white in it appears on a screen on a tablet. The man wears headphones and a black shirt.

The man says, HI, MICAH. I'M
SO HAPPY TO MEET YOU.

MY NAME IS MICHEL NUNGISA,
AND I'M A LEAD COUNSEL.

Text reads, “Michel Nungisa. Lead Council.”

[Beeping, upbeat music continues]

Michel asks, SO WHAT IS IT TO BE
A PROFESSIONAL LAWYER?

IT'S KIND OF LIKE BEING SOMEONE
WHO HELPS OTHERS SOLVE
THEIR PROBLEMS.

HOW DID I GET HERE?
LONG HOURS IN AND STUDYING.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHO
YOU ARE AND THE TYPE OF CHARACTER
AND VALUES THAT YOU WANT TO CARRY
WITH YOU.

AND THAT, MY FRIEND,
WILL MAKE YOU A GREAT LAWYER.

Micah says, AMAZING.

[Micah and his parents laugh]

Micah says, THE VIDEO WAS INSPIRING.
SURPRISING. JUST EXCITING.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
I HOPE YOU LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT JAMAICA AND MY CULTURE.

MICAH OUT.

[Slide whistle]

[Upbeat music plays]

End credits roll.

“Narrator: Sagine Sémajuste.
Producer: Sabine Daniel.
Written and Directed by Cindy Charles.
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.” “Original.”

[Giggling, squeaking]