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Transcript: Layla
[Bright music plays]
A person says, WHEE!
Text reads, tvokids + Apartment 11 Productions Original.
[Giggling]
A girl with light brown hair smiles with a basketball.
A narrator says, MEET LAYLA.
Layla dances in a dance studio.
The narrator says, SHE'S A DYNAMIC GIRL
WHO LOVES BALLET AND BASKETBALL.
HER FAMILY HAS DEEP ROOTS
IN CANADA.
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE
WHO HAS A MESSAGE FOR HER.
Layla dribbles a basketball.
The narrator says, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY!
ARE YOU?
WELL, LET'S GO.
[Upbeat music plays]
An animated sun, Sunny, waves. Over colourful art on a brick wall are different pictures of children. Sunny appears on the wall with text that reads, TVOKids Presents, Sunny’s Quest.
Outside her house, Layla says, HI, I'M LAYLA.
I'M 11 YEARS OLD.
I LIVE IN CHATHAM, ONTARIO,
WITH MY FAMILY.
MY MOM IS A DESCENDANT
OF A FORMER ENSLAVED
AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN.
An American flag appears beside Layla. Layla’s mom smiles and waves.
Layla adds, AND MY DAD IS
A CANADIAN OF EUROPEAN ANCESTRY.
Her dad waves. A Canadian flag appears beside Layla.
Layla says, THEREFORE, I AM BIRACIAL.
PLUS, THAT MAKES ME A PROUD
8TH GENERATION BLACK CANADIAN
I LOVE TEACHING BLACK HISTORY.
WANT TO LEARN ABOUT MY AWESOME
LIFE AND ANCESTRY?
LET'S GO!
Inside, Layla sits on a couch with a globe ball. She points to a spot on the globe.
She says, HERE.
CHATHAM, ONTARIO.
15 MINUTES AWAY FROM HERE,
YOU CAN FIND THE BUXTON
NATIONAL HISTORIC
SITE AND MUSEUM.
A sign outside the museum reads, A Terminus of the Underground Railroad.
Layla says, MY FAMILY
HISTORY IS DEEPLY ROOTED
IN THE RICH CANADIAN
HISTORY OF BUXTON, ONTARIO.
I'M THE EIGHTH GENERATION
DESCENDANT OF AN ENSLAVED MAN
NAMED DENNIS CALICO ROBBINS,
ORIGINALLY FROM TENNESSEE,
WHO WAS FREED BY HIS MASTER
BEFORE ARRIVING IN CANADA
AND TAKING UP RESIDENCE
WITHIN THE BLACK SENTIMENT.
A map marks Tennessee and Buxton.
Layla says, DENNIS CALICO ROBBINS
WENT ON TO PURCHASE A FARMLAND,
WHICH MY FAMILY STILL
OWNS AND FARMS TO THIS DAY.
A building reads, Charles Robbins Farms.
In a bedroom, Layla asks, WANT TO SEE MY ROOM?
Cards hang on a wall.
Layla says, THIS WALL IS IMPORTANT TO ME
BECAUSE IT GIVES ME MOTIVATION
TO START OFF MY DAY.
She holds up a baseball.
Layla says, THIS BALL IS SIGNED BY FREDDIE
JENKINS.
HE'S A BLACK CANADIAN FORMER
BASEBALL PITCHER
AND COACH FROM CHATHAM,
AND HE IS ONE OF MY HEROES.
Text on a wall reads, Basketball is Life.
Layla says, AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M
VERY ATHLETIC AND LOVE SPORTS.
Medals lie on the bed.
Layla says, THESE ARE MY MEDALS.
I LOVE DANCING. BALLET.
I'VE BEEN DANCING
SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
She stands in a dance studio.
She says, I LIKE TO DRESS UP,
CHECK OUT MY MOVES.
An instructor counts, ONE, TWO.
ONE, TWO.
Layla twirls.
She narrates, BALLET SHOES
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PALE, PEACHY
PINK BECAUSE IT WAS ASSUMED
DANCERS WERE TOO.
NOWADAYS, YOU CAN FIND A VARIETY
OF SKIN TONES.
A “Layla Cam” shows Layla dancing.
Layla says, DANCINGS MADE ME HUNGRY.
Layla opens a photo album.
She says, NOW IT'S TIME
TO MAKE DELICIOUS SOUL FOOD,
WHICH IS AFRICAN AMERICAN FOOD.
Different recipes fill the album.
Layla narrates, OUR FAMILY HAS MANY RECIPE BOOKS
THAT ARE LIKE SCRAPBOOKS
USED BY MANY GENERATIONS.
She sits behind a kitchen countertop with her mom.
She narrates, NOW WE ARE COOKING COLLARD
GREENS, POTATOES AND CORNBREAD.
Layla and her mom stand at the counter with a cutting board and a container of soaking collard greens.
Layla says, NOW THAT WE'VE SOAKEN THEM IN
SALT WATER,
WE'RE GOING TO CUT OFF
THE STEMS.
She cuts the stem off one of the collard greens.
She narrates, SAFETY FIRST.
MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS HAVE
AN ADULT OR GUARDIAN WITH YOU
WHEN YOU'RE COOKING.
Layla’s mom helps her cut the collard greens.
Layla narrates, COLLARD GREENS
WERE ONE OF THE FEW VEGETABLES
THAT ENSLAVED AFRICANS
WERE ALLOWED TO GROW THEMSELVES.
NOW HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY
FOR GENERATIONS.
She puts the cut collard greens in a pot. She adds other ingredients to the pot.
Layla says, THE NEXT STEP IS TO PUT
SPICES AND CHICKEN BROTH IN.
She puts the pot on the stove.
She narrates, NOW THEY
WILL COOK DOWN AND HELP TENDER
AND THE BROTH
TO ACCUMULATE FOOD.
[Clock ticking]
Layla says, MMM!
She takes the lid off the pot, revealing the cooked collard greens.
Layla says, THESE SMELL DELICIOUS!
Sunny appears and licks their lips. A flag is shown.
Layla narrates, THIS IS THE PAN-AFRICAN FLAG.
IT'S A TRI COLORED FLAG.
THE RED REPRESENT BLOOD
THAT UNITES ALL PEOPLE OF BLACK
AFRICAN ANCESTRY
AND SHED FOR THEIR FREEDOM.
THE COLOR BLACK STANDS FOR
THE BLACK PEOPLE AND CULTURE.
AND GREEN IS FOR THE WEALTH
OF AFRICAS’ NATURE
AND THE MOTHERLAND.
THE FLAG WAS CREATED IN 1920
BY MARCUS GARVEY.
HE WAS A JAMAICAN
POLITICAL ACTIVIST,
JOURNALIST AND SPEAKER.
Pictures of Marcus Garvey are shown. At the museum, lights are wrapped around a sign.
Layla says, WELCOME TO THE BUXTON NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE AND MUSEUM.
IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME
BECAUSE MY MOM IS THE ASSISTANT
CURATOR HERE
AND MY GREAT AUNT IS THE CURATOR.
She stands between her mom and Great Aunt, who smiles and waves. Inside, a quilt that reads, Buxton Settlers, lists names.
Layla says, THIS QUILT WAS IN HONOR
OF THE FIRST SETTLERS
THAT ARRIVED IN BUXTON.
She puts on white fabric gloves.
She says, I HAVE TO PUT THESE GLOVES ON
SO THAT THE OILS FROM MY FINGERS
DON'T GET ON THE QUILT.
Layla turns the quilt over, revealing another list of names.
She says, THIS IS MY ANCESTOR
DENNIS CALLICO
ROBBINS.
Layla points to the name Dennis C. Robbins.
She narrates, THE MUSEUM IS A TRIBUTE
TO THE ELGIN SETTLEMENT,
ALSO KNOWN AS BUXTON,
WHICH WAS ONE OF THE
FOUR ORGANIZED BLACK SETTLEMENTS
DEVELOPED IN SOUTHWESTERN
ONTARIO IN THE MID 1800,
FACILITATED BY REVEREND WILLIAM
KING, AND WAS NAMED IN HONOR
OF LORD ELGIN, THE GOVERNOR
GENERAL OF CANADA AT THE TIME.
Pictures of Reverend William King and Lord Elgin are shown. Elsewhere in the museum, Layla opens an old door with bars over the windows. Chains hang from the bars.
Layla says, THIS IS THE DOOR OF NO RETURN.
THE DOOR OF NO RETURN MEANS,
THAT WHEN THE SLAVES WALK IN
THROUGH THE DOORS
THAT THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY
NEVER RETURN
TO THEIR FAMILIES AGAIN.
She closes the door.
She says, THESE ARE REPLICAS OF BUNKS THAT CAN BE
FOUND ON A SLAVE SHIP
THAT ARE TWO BY TWO BY SIX,
AND THAT CAN HAVE HELD UP
TO SIX PEOPLE.
Layla opens and closes a bunk. She picks up a pair of shackles connected to the bunks.
She says, THESE ARE ORIGINAL SHACKLES
THAT SOMEONE ON THE SLAVE SHIPS
HAD WORN.
Outdoors, Layla says, THE PEAR TREE BEHIND ME
WAS THE SITE FOR THE FIRST
HOMECOMING CELEBRATION IN 1924.
A picture shows Layla on a parade float.
Layla narrates, HOMECOMING IS A BIG CELEBRATION
OF THE FAMILY,
FRIENDS AND BLACK HERITAGE.
IN BUXTON.
IT'S NOW A FOUR DAY PARTY
THAT GATHERS A COMMUNITY
AND PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND
CANADA,
FOOD GAMES AND LOTS OF FUN.
A “Layla Cam” shows Layla playing basketball in a gym.
Layla narrates, I LOVE BASKETBALL.
THESE ARE MY TEAMMATES,
AND TOGETHER WE ARE THE...
Layla and her teammates all say, …WILD CATS!
Layla and her teammates play basketball.
Layla narrates, INVENTED BY A CANADIAN DOCTOR,
BASKETBALL IS A TEAM SPORT
IN WHICH TWO TEAMS COMPETE
TO SHOOT A BASKETBALL
THROUGH THE DEFENDERS HOOP.
On the sidelines, Layla says, WHEN I GROW UP,
I WANT TO BE A PRO
BASKETBALL PLAYER LIKE KIA NURSE.
A CANADIAN BASKETBALL PLAYER
FOR THE SEATTLE STORM
OF THE WOMEN'S
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.
Pictures show Kia Nurse in different basketball courts.
Layla narrates, IN CASE THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT,
I THINK I WOULD MAKE
A GOOD TEACHER TOO.
Sunny appears and winks.
[Cheerful music plays]
Sunny bursts out of a gift box and blows a party horn. Text reads, Sunny’s Surprise! On a bench outside the gym, Layla sits beside a black haired man holding a tablet.
The man says, LAYLA, AS YOU KNOW,
WE BOTH COME FROM NORTH BUXTON,
SO IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD
TO BE YOUR COACH,
AND I'M VERY PROUD
OF YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR TEAM.
Layla’s coach passes her the tablet.
He says, A VIDEO MESSAGE
JUST CAME IN FOR YOU.
Layla watches a video of Kia Nurse.
Kia says, HI, LAYLA.
MY NAME IS KIA NURSE,
AND I AM A PROFESSIONAL
BASKETBALL PLAYER IN THE W.N.B.A.
WITH THE SEATTLE STORM.
Text reads, Kia Nurse, Canadian Basketball Player from Seattle Storm.
Kia says, I'M ALSO A TWO TIME OLYMPIAN
WITH TEAM CANADA
AND OUR CANADIAN WOMEN'S
NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM.
I ALWAYS WANT TO PRIDE MYSELF
IN BEING ONE OF THE
HARDEST WORKERS OUT THERE,
SO I WILL GIVE 100% EFFORT
IN ALL OF MY PRACTICES
AND ALL OF MY GAMES.
I HAVE HEARD
SO MANY GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOU
BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT.
I TRULY THINK THAT ALL THE SKILLS
YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN
AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER:
COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP,
LEARNING HOW TO WIN, LEARNING
HOW TO LOSE,
FACING ADVERSITY.
ALL OF THOSE SKILLS
ARE SO IMPORTANT IN LIFE.
SO I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHERE
YOUR JOURNEY WILL TAKE YOU LAYLA
Layla says, WOW, THANK YOU.
She hands the tablet back to her coach.
Layla says, THE VIDEO THAT KIA MADE FOR ME
REALLY INSPIRED ME
TO BE A BETTER BASKETBALL PLAYER
AND A BETTER
PERSON ON AND OFF THE COURT.
Sunny appears and gives a thumbs up. At home, Layla sits at the dining table with her parents standing on either side of her. Plates of food fill the table.
Layla says, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED HANGING
OUT WITH ME AND MY FAMILY
AND LEARNING A LITTLE BIT
OF WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO BE
AN EIGHTH GENERATION
CANADIAN
OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT.
LET’S GO
EAT THESE COLLARD GREENS, BYE!
Emily waves alongside Sunny.
[Cheerful music plays]
End credits.
Narrator Sagine Sémajuste.
Producer Sabine Daniel.
Written and Directed by Sara Ben-Saud.
An Apartment 11 production.
Produced in association with tvokids.
Executive Producer, tvokids, Natasha Negrea, Kristen Hurd.
Production Executive, tvokids, Aaron Bala.
[Bright music plays]
A person says, WHEE!
Text reads, tvokids.
[Giggling]
Apartment 11 Productions.
A person says, WHEE!
Text reads, tvokids + Apartment 11 Productions Original.
[Giggling]
A girl with light brown hair smiles with a basketball.
A narrator says, MEET LAYLA.
Layla dances in a dance studio.
The narrator says, SHE'S A DYNAMIC GIRL
WHO LOVES BALLET AND BASKETBALL.
HER FAMILY HAS DEEP ROOTS
IN CANADA.
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE
WHO HAS A MESSAGE FOR HER.
Layla dribbles a basketball.
The narrator says, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY!
ARE YOU?
WELL, LET'S GO.
[Upbeat music plays]
An animated sun, Sunny, waves. Over colourful art on a brick wall are different pictures of children. Sunny appears on the wall with text that reads, TVOKids Presents, Sunny’s Quest.
Outside her house, Layla says, HI, I'M LAYLA.
I'M 11 YEARS OLD.
I LIVE IN CHATHAM, ONTARIO,
WITH MY FAMILY.
MY MOM IS A DESCENDANT
OF A FORMER ENSLAVED
AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN.
An American flag appears beside Layla. Layla’s mom smiles and waves.
Layla adds, AND MY DAD IS
A CANADIAN OF EUROPEAN ANCESTRY.
Her dad waves. A Canadian flag appears beside Layla.
Layla says, THEREFORE, I AM BIRACIAL.
PLUS, THAT MAKES ME A PROUD
8TH GENERATION BLACK CANADIAN
I LOVE TEACHING BLACK HISTORY.
WANT TO LEARN ABOUT MY AWESOME
LIFE AND ANCESTRY?
LET'S GO!
Inside, Layla sits on a couch with a globe ball. She points to a spot on the globe.
She says, HERE.
CHATHAM, ONTARIO.
15 MINUTES AWAY FROM HERE,
YOU CAN FIND THE BUXTON
NATIONAL HISTORIC
SITE AND MUSEUM.
A sign outside the museum reads, A Terminus of the Underground Railroad.
Layla says, MY FAMILY
HISTORY IS DEEPLY ROOTED
IN THE RICH CANADIAN
HISTORY OF BUXTON, ONTARIO.
I'M THE EIGHTH GENERATION
DESCENDANT OF AN ENSLAVED MAN
NAMED DENNIS CALICO ROBBINS,
ORIGINALLY FROM TENNESSEE,
WHO WAS FREED BY HIS MASTER
BEFORE ARRIVING IN CANADA
AND TAKING UP RESIDENCE
WITHIN THE BLACK SENTIMENT.
A map marks Tennessee and Buxton.
Layla says, DENNIS CALICO ROBBINS
WENT ON TO PURCHASE A FARMLAND,
WHICH MY FAMILY STILL
OWNS AND FARMS TO THIS DAY.
A building reads, Charles Robbins Farms.
In a bedroom, Layla asks, WANT TO SEE MY ROOM?
Cards hang on a wall.
Layla says, THIS WALL IS IMPORTANT TO ME
BECAUSE IT GIVES ME MOTIVATION
TO START OFF MY DAY.
She holds up a baseball.
Layla says, THIS BALL IS SIGNED BY FREDDIE
JENKINS.
HE'S A BLACK CANADIAN FORMER
BASEBALL PITCHER
AND COACH FROM CHATHAM,
AND HE IS ONE OF MY HEROES.
Text on a wall reads, Basketball is Life.
Layla says, AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M
VERY ATHLETIC AND LOVE SPORTS.
Medals lie on the bed.
Layla says, THESE ARE MY MEDALS.
I LOVE DANCING. BALLET.
I'VE BEEN DANCING
SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
She stands in a dance studio.
She says, I LIKE TO DRESS UP,
CHECK OUT MY MOVES.
An instructor counts, ONE, TWO.
ONE, TWO.
Layla twirls.
She narrates, BALLET SHOES
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PALE, PEACHY
PINK BECAUSE IT WAS ASSUMED
DANCERS WERE TOO.
NOWADAYS, YOU CAN FIND A VARIETY
OF SKIN TONES.
A “Layla Cam” shows Layla dancing.
Layla says, DANCINGS MADE ME HUNGRY.
Layla opens a photo album.
She says, NOW IT'S TIME
TO MAKE DELICIOUS SOUL FOOD,
WHICH IS AFRICAN AMERICAN FOOD.
Different recipes fill the album.
Layla narrates, OUR FAMILY HAS MANY RECIPE BOOKS
THAT ARE LIKE SCRAPBOOKS
USED BY MANY GENERATIONS.
She sits behind a kitchen countertop with her mom.
She narrates, NOW WE ARE COOKING COLLARD
GREENS, POTATOES AND CORNBREAD.
Layla and her mom stand at the counter with a cutting board and a container of soaking collard greens.
Layla says, NOW THAT WE'VE SOAKEN THEM IN
SALT WATER,
WE'RE GOING TO CUT OFF
THE STEMS.
She cuts the stem off one of the collard greens.
She narrates, SAFETY FIRST.
MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS HAVE
AN ADULT OR GUARDIAN WITH YOU
WHEN YOU'RE COOKING.
Layla’s mom helps her cut the collard greens.
Layla narrates, COLLARD GREENS
WERE ONE OF THE FEW VEGETABLES
THAT ENSLAVED AFRICANS
WERE ALLOWED TO GROW THEMSELVES.
NOW HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY
FOR GENERATIONS.
She puts the cut collard greens in a pot. She adds other ingredients to the pot.
Layla says, THE NEXT STEP IS TO PUT
SPICES AND CHICKEN BROTH IN.
She puts the pot on the stove.
She narrates, NOW THEY
WILL COOK DOWN AND HELP TENDER
AND THE BROTH
TO ACCUMULATE FOOD.
[Clock ticking]
Layla says, MMM!
She takes the lid off the pot, revealing the cooked collard greens.
Layla says, THESE SMELL DELICIOUS!
Sunny appears and licks their lips. A flag is shown.
Layla narrates, THIS IS THE PAN-AFRICAN FLAG.
IT'S A TRI COLORED FLAG.
THE RED REPRESENT BLOOD
THAT UNITES ALL PEOPLE OF BLACK
AFRICAN ANCESTRY
AND SHED FOR THEIR FREEDOM.
THE COLOR BLACK STANDS FOR
THE BLACK PEOPLE AND CULTURE.
AND GREEN IS FOR THE WEALTH
OF AFRICAS’ NATURE
AND THE MOTHERLAND.
THE FLAG WAS CREATED IN 1920
BY MARCUS GARVEY.
HE WAS A JAMAICAN
POLITICAL ACTIVIST,
JOURNALIST AND SPEAKER.
Pictures of Marcus Garvey are shown. At the museum, lights are wrapped around a sign.
Layla says, WELCOME TO THE BUXTON NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE AND MUSEUM.
IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME
BECAUSE MY MOM IS THE ASSISTANT
CURATOR HERE
AND MY GREAT AUNT IS THE CURATOR.
She stands between her mom and Great Aunt, who smiles and waves. Inside, a quilt that reads, Buxton Settlers, lists names.
Layla says, THIS QUILT WAS IN HONOR
OF THE FIRST SETTLERS
THAT ARRIVED IN BUXTON.
She puts on white fabric gloves.
She says, I HAVE TO PUT THESE GLOVES ON
SO THAT THE OILS FROM MY FINGERS
DON'T GET ON THE QUILT.
Layla turns the quilt over, revealing another list of names.
She says, THIS IS MY ANCESTOR
DENNIS CALLICO
ROBBINS.
Layla points to the name Dennis C. Robbins.
She narrates, THE MUSEUM IS A TRIBUTE
TO THE ELGIN SETTLEMENT,
ALSO KNOWN AS BUXTON,
WHICH WAS ONE OF THE
FOUR ORGANIZED BLACK SETTLEMENTS
DEVELOPED IN SOUTHWESTERN
ONTARIO IN THE MID 1800,
FACILITATED BY REVEREND WILLIAM
KING, AND WAS NAMED IN HONOR
OF LORD ELGIN, THE GOVERNOR
GENERAL OF CANADA AT THE TIME.
Pictures of Reverend William King and Lord Elgin are shown. Elsewhere in the museum, Layla opens an old door with bars over the windows. Chains hang from the bars.
Layla says, THIS IS THE DOOR OF NO RETURN.
THE DOOR OF NO RETURN MEANS,
THAT WHEN THE SLAVES WALK IN
THROUGH THE DOORS
THAT THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY
NEVER RETURN
TO THEIR FAMILIES AGAIN.
She closes the door.
She says, THESE ARE REPLICAS OF BUNKS THAT CAN BE
FOUND ON A SLAVE SHIP
THAT ARE TWO BY TWO BY SIX,
AND THAT CAN HAVE HELD UP
TO SIX PEOPLE.
Layla opens and closes a bunk. She picks up a pair of shackles connected to the bunks.
She says, THESE ARE ORIGINAL SHACKLES
THAT SOMEONE ON THE SLAVE SHIPS
HAD WORN.
Outdoors, Layla says, THE PEAR TREE BEHIND ME
WAS THE SITE FOR THE FIRST
HOMECOMING CELEBRATION IN 1924.
A picture shows Layla on a parade float.
Layla narrates, HOMECOMING IS A BIG CELEBRATION
OF THE FAMILY,
FRIENDS AND BLACK HERITAGE.
IN BUXTON.
IT'S NOW A FOUR DAY PARTY
THAT GATHERS A COMMUNITY
AND PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND
CANADA,
FOOD GAMES AND LOTS OF FUN.
A “Layla Cam” shows Layla playing basketball in a gym.
Layla narrates, I LOVE BASKETBALL.
THESE ARE MY TEAMMATES,
AND TOGETHER WE ARE THE...
Layla and her teammates all say, …WILD CATS!
Layla and her teammates play basketball.
Layla narrates, INVENTED BY A CANADIAN DOCTOR,
BASKETBALL IS A TEAM SPORT
IN WHICH TWO TEAMS COMPETE
TO SHOOT A BASKETBALL
THROUGH THE DEFENDERS HOOP.
On the sidelines, Layla says, WHEN I GROW UP,
I WANT TO BE A PRO
BASKETBALL PLAYER LIKE KIA NURSE.
A CANADIAN BASKETBALL PLAYER
FOR THE SEATTLE STORM
OF THE WOMEN'S
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.
Pictures show Kia Nurse in different basketball courts.
Layla narrates, IN CASE THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT,
I THINK I WOULD MAKE
A GOOD TEACHER TOO.
Sunny appears and winks.
[Cheerful music plays]
Sunny bursts out of a gift box and blows a party horn. Text reads, Sunny’s Surprise! On a bench outside the gym, Layla sits beside a black haired man holding a tablet.
The man says, LAYLA, AS YOU KNOW,
WE BOTH COME FROM NORTH BUXTON,
SO IT MAKES ME VERY PROUD
TO BE YOUR COACH,
AND I'M VERY PROUD
OF YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR TEAM.
Layla’s coach passes her the tablet.
He says, A VIDEO MESSAGE
JUST CAME IN FOR YOU.
Layla watches a video of Kia Nurse.
Kia says, HI, LAYLA.
MY NAME IS KIA NURSE,
AND I AM A PROFESSIONAL
BASKETBALL PLAYER IN THE W.N.B.A.
WITH THE SEATTLE STORM.
Text reads, Kia Nurse, Canadian Basketball Player from Seattle Storm.
Kia says, I'M ALSO A TWO TIME OLYMPIAN
WITH TEAM CANADA
AND OUR CANADIAN WOMEN'S
NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM.
I ALWAYS WANT TO PRIDE MYSELF
IN BEING ONE OF THE
HARDEST WORKERS OUT THERE,
SO I WILL GIVE 100% EFFORT
IN ALL OF MY PRACTICES
AND ALL OF MY GAMES.
I HAVE HEARD
SO MANY GREAT THINGS ABOUT YOU
BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURT.
I TRULY THINK THAT ALL THE SKILLS
YOU’RE GOING TO LEARN
AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER:
COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP,
LEARNING HOW TO WIN, LEARNING
HOW TO LOSE,
FACING ADVERSITY.
ALL OF THOSE SKILLS
ARE SO IMPORTANT IN LIFE.
SO I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHERE
YOUR JOURNEY WILL TAKE YOU LAYLA
Layla says, WOW, THANK YOU.
She hands the tablet back to her coach.
Layla says, THE VIDEO THAT KIA MADE FOR ME
REALLY INSPIRED ME
TO BE A BETTER BASKETBALL PLAYER
AND A BETTER
PERSON ON AND OFF THE COURT.
Sunny appears and gives a thumbs up. At home, Layla sits at the dining table with her parents standing on either side of her. Plates of food fill the table.
Layla says, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED HANGING
OUT WITH ME AND MY FAMILY
AND LEARNING A LITTLE BIT
OF WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO BE
AN EIGHTH GENERATION
CANADIAN
OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT.
LET’S GO
EAT THESE COLLARD GREENS, BYE!
Emily waves alongside Sunny.
[Cheerful music plays]
End credits.
Narrator Sagine Sémajuste.
Producer Sabine Daniel.
Written and Directed by Sara Ben-Saud.
An Apartment 11 production.
Produced in association with tvokids.
Executive Producer, tvokids, Natasha Negrea, Kristen Hurd.
Production Executive, tvokids, Aaron Bala.
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