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Transcript: Zadara
[Bright music plays]
A person says, WHEE!
Text reads, t.v.o. kids plus Apartment 11 Productions Original.
[Giggling]
[Upbeat music plays]
A girl with her long black in tight braids crouches against a post beside a sleeping goat. She wears a pink jacket and a purple winter hat.
A narrator says, MEET ZADARA!
Zadara crouches between two dogs wearing jackets. One of the dogs nudges her shoulder.
The narrator says, SHE'S A CANADIAN JAMAICAN WHO LOVES TO DANCE.
Zadara dances with three other kids in front of a fireplace.
The narrator says, CHECK OUT HER DANCE MOVES!
Zadara and the others wave their arms and sway their hips. Outside, Zadara holds a chicken.
The narrator says, SHE ALSO LOVES ANIMALS AND IS A PRETTY GOOD HORSEBACK RIDER.
Zadara rides a horse through a barn.
The narrator says, WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHO HAS A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR HER!
At a fire station, a woman with curly dark brown hair hands Zadara a tablet.
The narrator asks, ARE YOU READY?
Zadara does a backflip on a gymnastics mat.
The narrator says, LET'S GO!
[Upbeat music plays]
An animated sun, known as Sunny, waves. Over colourful art on a brick wall are different pictures of children smiling. Sunny appears on the wall with text that reads, T.V.O. Kids Presents, Sunny’s Quest.
[Light music plays]
In the fire station, Zadara stands in front of a fire truck.
She says, HI. MY NAME IS ZADARA. I'M TEN YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN LONDON, ONTARIO. I'M JAMAICAN CANADIAN WHO'S FLUENTLY BILINGUAL. I SPEAK BOTH FRENCH AND ENGLISH AND GO TO A FRENCH SCHOOL.
People stand on either side of Zadara.
Zadara says, THIS IS MY MOM, MY DAD, MY LITTLE BROTHER QUINTON AND HIS TWIN SISTER, IYLA. AND THEN MY YOUNGEST SISTER, KERISSA.
Zadara’s mom, the woman with dark, curly hair, smiles and waves. Zadara’s dad is bald and wears a firefighter’s uniform. Quinton has curly black hair, and Ilya wears her long black hair in tight braids. Kerissa wears her dark, curly brown hair tied back with a purple bow.
Zadara says, WE'RE AT FIRE STATION SEVEN, WHERE MY FATHER WORKS. HE'S A FIREMAN WHO HELPS KEEP PEOPLE SAFE FROM FIRES.
Zadara’s dad puts on his firefighting gear. He jumps in a fire truck and drives out of the fire station.
Zadara says, SOMETIMES HE EVEN GETS TO RIDE THIS BIG FIRE TRUCK.
Outside, Zadara turns to her dad sitting in the fire truck, and he honks the horn.
[Horn honking]
[Gentle music plays]
In a living room, Zadara wears a blue and pink tie-dye shirt.
Zadara says, WELCOME TO OUR HOME. THIS IS WHERE I LIKE TO PLAY WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
She flips on a gymnastics bar. Quinton jumps on the couch, and Ilya taps the keys on a piano. Later, on the couch, Kerissa passes a globe to Ilya, who passes it to Quinton, who passes it to Zadara. Zadara points to a spot on the globe.
Zadara says, LONDON IS RIGHT HERE.
A pin marks London, Ontario on a map.
Zadara narrates, DID YOU KNOW THAT OVER 20% OF THE POPULATION WAS BORN OUTSIDE OF CANADA?
Pins appear on the map in South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Zadara narrates, JUST LIKE MY GRANDPARENTS.
Pictures appear of two men and two women.
Zadara narrates, WHILE BOTH OF MY PARENTS AND MY MOM’S DAD WERE BORN HERE IN CANADA, MY OTHER THREE GRANDPARENTS WERE BORN IN JAMAICA.
A pin marks Jamaica.
Zadara narrates, AN ISLAND LOCATED IN THE CARIBBEAN, DOWN HERE.
Jamaica is close to Cuba. Zadara points to a flag with a gold X, black triangles on the left and right, and green triangles on the top and bottom.
Zadara says, THIS IS A JAMAICAN FLAG. BLACK REPRESENTS THE STRENGTH AND THE CREATIVITY OF THE PEOPLE. GOLD SYMBOLIZES THE NATURAL WEALTH AND THE BEAUTY OF THE SUNLIGHT. GREEN SYMBOLIZES HOPE AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.
[Gentle music plays]
In a large living room beside the kitchen, Zadara and her siblings fall back onto a couch. They stand up wearing colourful clothes. Zadara and her sisters wear dresses over their shirts, and Quinton wears a collared shirt.
Zadara narrates, CHECK US OUT! WE LOVE WEARING OUR JAMAICAN CLOTHES. IT REMINDS US OF OUR VISITS WITH ALL OUR FAMILY THERE.
Zadara, Quinton, Ilya and Kerissa dance.
Zadara narrates, LET ME SHOW YOU ONE OF MY OTHER PASSIONS, WHICH IS DANCING.
In the room with the fireplace, Zadara wears a black T-shirt that reads, Jamaica. Quinton wears a green T-shirt. Ilya and Kerissa wear yellow T-shirts. The four siblings dance and swing their arms.
Zadara narrates, SKA ORIGINATED FROM THE EARLY DAYS IN JAMAICA. JAMAICAN MUSICIANS EXPERIMENTED WITH NEW RHYTHMS INSPIRED BY CALYPSO, CARIBBEAN MENTO, AMERICAN JAZZ AND R AND B.
Zadara does a backflip on the gymnastics mat.
[Gentle music plays]
In the entryway, Zadara says, FOLLOW ME. LET ME SHOW YOU TO MY BEDROOM.
She walks up a staircase and into her bedroom. On her bed, Zadara sits with two guinea pigs in her lap.
Zadara says, THESE ARE MY TWO GUINEA PIGS. DISNEY AND PATTERN. AREN'T THEY CUTE?
Zadara stands at the end of the bed with a picture of herself on a horse.
She says, HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE VERY FIRST HORSE I'VE EVER RODE. FELIX. I LOVE ANIMALS! SPECIALLY HORSES.
A sign with a horse reads, “Zadara’s Room.”
Zadara says, HERE'S A PAINTING OF A HORSE I DID. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE LOTS OF VIBRANT COLORS.
Multiple vibrant colours on a black background make Zadara’s horse painting.
Zadara says, THIS IS A TROPHY I GOT FOR DOING A DANCE FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
She sits on a window bench holding a miniature Oscar-like trophy.
Zadara says, YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS TROPHY KIND OF LOOKS LIKE AN OSCAR. MY DREAM IS TO ONE DAY BECOME A RECOGNIZED ACTOR WORLDWIDE AND TO ONE DAY EVEN WIN AN OSCAR. MAYBE I SHOULD PRACTICE MY ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.
[Applause]
An announcer says, NOW IT IS TIME FOR BEST ACTRESS.
Text reads, “Best Actress, Drama Series.”
The announcer says, THE BEST ACTRESS AWARD GOES TO ZADARA!
In the large living room beside the kitchen, Zadara stands up from an audience of her family members. Her mom and dad high-five. Zadara grabs her Oscar-like trophy and faces her family.
Zadara says, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK MY PARENTS FOR SUPPORTING ME. I ALSO WANT TO THANK IYLA, QUENTIN AND KERISSA, MY SIBLINGS. ALSO, CAN'T FORGET THE GUINEA PIGS. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK ALL MY FANS FOR SUPPORTING ME TOO.
[Applause]
[Cheering]
Zadara bows. Sunny appears. Sunny’s eyes turn into stars.
[Gentle music plays]
On a ranch, Zadara stands under a sign.
Zadara says, WELCOME TO THE FULL CIRCLE RANCH! WHERE I LEARNED TO RIDE HORSES.
In a barn, a horse’s bridle reads, “Full Circle Ranch."
Zadara narrates, NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE HORSES, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE DOGS, GOATS, CHICKENS.
A dog pushes Zadara’s hat up her head.
[Zadara giggling]
[Goat bleating]
Zadara holds a chicken.
[Chicken clucking]
Zadara narrates, I REALLY LOVE ANIMALS.
She holds a baby goat.
She says, ISN'T HE CUTE? I WONDER IF MY MOM WILL LET ME KEEP ONE.
[Baby goat bleating]
[Gentle music plays]
In a barn, Zadara rides a horse.
Zadara narrates, NOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO DO SOME HORSEBACK RIDING WITH MY COACH, KATHLEEN.
Kathleen brushes a horse. She has long red hair and glasses. Zadara rides her horse around a barn.
Zadara narrates, THIS IS TROTTING. TROTTING IS WHEN A HORSE'S LEGS MOVE IN A DIAGONAL PAIR LIKE THIS.
The horse trots through the barn.
Zadara narrates, LET ME SHOW YOU SOME CANTERING. CANTERING IS WHEN A HORSE GOES AT A SPEED BETWEEN A TROT AND A GALLOP.
The horse canters through the barn. Zadara pets the horse.
Zadara says, GOOD GIRL, MADDIE.
[Gentle music plays]
A restaurant sign reads, “Indulge Cuisine, Caribbean Restaurant.”
A woman says, MY LITTLE ZEEDY. BIG ZEDDY NOW.
In the restaurant, the woman hugs Zadara. She wears a knitted hat and a red apron. On the other side of the woman, a woman with short blond hair and glasses smiles.
[Zadara laughing]
The blond-haired woman stands in the back of the restaurant.
Zadara narrates, THIS IS MY GREAT AUNT SANDY, WHO OWNS A RESTAURANT.
The other woman cuts a plantain.
Zadara narrates, MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER JOYCE ALSO WORKS THERE.
A menu advertises oxtail and jerk chicken.
Zadara narrates, JAMAICAN CUISINE IS A FUSION OF CULINARY TECHNIQUES, FLAVORS AND SPICES INFLUENCED BY MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES. TODAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE JERK CHICKEN, PLANTAIN, AND FESTIVAL.
Joyce ties Zadara’s apron.
Zadara narrates, ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO HAVE AN ADULT WITH YOU WHEN YOU'RE COOKING IN THE KITCHEN.
Zadara grins.
She narrates, FIRST, YOU HAVE TO WASH YOUR HANDS.
Zadara washes her hands in the kitchen sink. At a cutting board, she cuts a plantain.
Zadara narrates, WE HAVE TO SLICE THE PLANTAIN LIKE THIS, AND THEN WE HAVE TO DEEP FRY IT.
Sliced plantain fries in a pan of oil.
[Oil sizzling]
Zadara narrates, SINCE THE CHICKEN WAS ALREADY MARINATED, ALL THAT'S LEFT FOR US TO DO IS TO PUT IT IN THE OVEN.
Sandy slides a tray of chicken into the oven.
Zadara narrates, NEXT UP, WE MAKE THE FESTIVALS.
Sandy pours a splash of milk into a bowl.
Zadara narrates, FIRST YOU POUR THE MILK IN THE FLOUR MIXTURE AND THEN YOU KNEAD IT, WHICH IS MIXING WITH YOUR HANDS.
Sandy mixes the milk with a flour mixture with her hands. She and Zadara roll pieces of dough on a counter with their hands.
Zadara narrates, AFTER THAT, YOU ROLL IT LIKE THIS.
She and Sandy roll more dough.
Zadara narrates, AND THEN YOU FRY IT.
She lowers baskets of the rolled dough into a fryer.
Zadara narrates, IT LOOKS SO GOOD. I'M SO LUCKY TO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT HAS A RESTAURANT WHERE WE CAN EAT SOME FOOD FROM MY CULTURE!
She and her mom eat jerk chicken at a table in the restaurant.
Sadara narrates, DOESN'T IT LOOK DELICIOUS?
[Cheerful music plays]
Sunny bursts out of a gift box and blows a party horn. Text reads, “Sunny’s Surprise!”
At the fire station, Zadara stands in front of a fire truck with her mom and dad.
Zadara’s mom says, YOUR FATHER AND I ARE SO PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU.
Zadara says, THANK YOU.
Her mom passes her a tablet. Zadara watches a video of a woman with long, tightly braided black hair wearing a long-sleeved dark grey shirt.
The black-haired woman says, HI ZADARA! MY NAME IS STEPHIE MAZUNYA. I'M AN ACTRESS AND A WRITER. I BELIEVE I GOT TO WHERE I AM BY WORKING HARD AND BY BEING A GOOD TEAM PLAYER. THAT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT I BELIEVE MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU AGAIN. THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON I'VE LEARNED IN MY CAREER IS PATIENCE. JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GETTING SOMETHING AS FAST AS YOU WANT TO HAVE IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL NOT GET IT EVENTUALLY. WORK HARD, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, BE PATIENT, AND ALSO HAVE FUN.
Zadara smiles.
Stephie says, ZADARA, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. I BELIEVE IN YOU, AND I'M SURE YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH WHATEVER DREAMS YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.
Zadara says, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TALK TO ME AND GIVE ME ALL THE GREAT ADVICE. THIS MAKES ME WANT TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS EVEN MORE.
[Gentle music plays]
Zadara dances with her siblings.
She narrates, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO SHARE MY JAMAICAN CULTURE WITH YOU. WE DANCED, WE COOKED, WE WENT HORSEBACK RIDING, AND YOU EVEN GOT TO HEAR MY ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FOR THE OSCARS!
On a couch, Zadara says, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.
Her family sits on either side of her.
They all wave and say, BYE!
Sunny waves.
[Cheerful music plays]
End credits. Producer, Sabine Daniel. Writer and director, Yves Soglo. Narrator Sagine Sémajuste. An Apartment 11 production. Produced in association with t.v.o. kids. Executive Producer, t.v.o. kids, Kristen Hurd. Production Executive, t.v.o. kids, Aaron Bala.
[Bright music plays]
A person says, WHEE!
t.v.o. kids.
[Giggling]
Apartment 11 Productions.
A person says, WHEE!
Text reads, t.v.o. kids plus Apartment 11 Productions Original.
[Giggling]
[Upbeat music plays]
A girl with her long black in tight braids crouches against a post beside a sleeping goat. She wears a pink jacket and a purple winter hat.
A narrator says, MEET ZADARA!
Zadara crouches between two dogs wearing jackets. One of the dogs nudges her shoulder.
The narrator says, SHE'S A CANADIAN JAMAICAN WHO LOVES TO DANCE.
Zadara dances with three other kids in front of a fireplace.
The narrator says, CHECK OUT HER DANCE MOVES!
Zadara and the others wave their arms and sway their hips. Outside, Zadara holds a chicken.
The narrator says, SHE ALSO LOVES ANIMALS AND IS A PRETTY GOOD HORSEBACK RIDER.
Zadara rides a horse through a barn.
The narrator says, WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHO HAS A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR HER!
At a fire station, a woman with curly dark brown hair hands Zadara a tablet.
The narrator asks, ARE YOU READY?
Zadara does a backflip on a gymnastics mat.
The narrator says, LET'S GO!
[Upbeat music plays]
An animated sun, known as Sunny, waves. Over colourful art on a brick wall are different pictures of children smiling. Sunny appears on the wall with text that reads, T.V.O. Kids Presents, Sunny’s Quest.
[Light music plays]
In the fire station, Zadara stands in front of a fire truck.
She says, HI. MY NAME IS ZADARA. I'M TEN YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN LONDON, ONTARIO. I'M JAMAICAN CANADIAN WHO'S FLUENTLY BILINGUAL. I SPEAK BOTH FRENCH AND ENGLISH AND GO TO A FRENCH SCHOOL.
People stand on either side of Zadara.
Zadara says, THIS IS MY MOM, MY DAD, MY LITTLE BROTHER QUINTON AND HIS TWIN SISTER, IYLA. AND THEN MY YOUNGEST SISTER, KERISSA.
Zadara’s mom, the woman with dark, curly hair, smiles and waves. Zadara’s dad is bald and wears a firefighter’s uniform. Quinton has curly black hair, and Ilya wears her long black hair in tight braids. Kerissa wears her dark, curly brown hair tied back with a purple bow.
Zadara says, WE'RE AT FIRE STATION SEVEN, WHERE MY FATHER WORKS. HE'S A FIREMAN WHO HELPS KEEP PEOPLE SAFE FROM FIRES.
Zadara’s dad puts on his firefighting gear. He jumps in a fire truck and drives out of the fire station.
Zadara says, SOMETIMES HE EVEN GETS TO RIDE THIS BIG FIRE TRUCK.
Outside, Zadara turns to her dad sitting in the fire truck, and he honks the horn.
[Horn honking]
[Gentle music plays]
In a living room, Zadara wears a blue and pink tie-dye shirt.
Zadara says, WELCOME TO OUR HOME. THIS IS WHERE I LIKE TO PLAY WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
She flips on a gymnastics bar. Quinton jumps on the couch, and Ilya taps the keys on a piano. Later, on the couch, Kerissa passes a globe to Ilya, who passes it to Quinton, who passes it to Zadara. Zadara points to a spot on the globe.
Zadara says, LONDON IS RIGHT HERE.
A pin marks London, Ontario on a map.
Zadara narrates, DID YOU KNOW THAT OVER 20% OF THE POPULATION WAS BORN OUTSIDE OF CANADA?
Pins appear on the map in South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Zadara narrates, JUST LIKE MY GRANDPARENTS.
Pictures appear of two men and two women.
Zadara narrates, WHILE BOTH OF MY PARENTS AND MY MOM’S DAD WERE BORN HERE IN CANADA, MY OTHER THREE GRANDPARENTS WERE BORN IN JAMAICA.
A pin marks Jamaica.
Zadara narrates, AN ISLAND LOCATED IN THE CARIBBEAN, DOWN HERE.
Jamaica is close to Cuba. Zadara points to a flag with a gold X, black triangles on the left and right, and green triangles on the top and bottom.
Zadara says, THIS IS A JAMAICAN FLAG. BLACK REPRESENTS THE STRENGTH AND THE CREATIVITY OF THE PEOPLE. GOLD SYMBOLIZES THE NATURAL WEALTH AND THE BEAUTY OF THE SUNLIGHT. GREEN SYMBOLIZES HOPE AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.
[Gentle music plays]
In a large living room beside the kitchen, Zadara and her siblings fall back onto a couch. They stand up wearing colourful clothes. Zadara and her sisters wear dresses over their shirts, and Quinton wears a collared shirt.
Zadara narrates, CHECK US OUT! WE LOVE WEARING OUR JAMAICAN CLOTHES. IT REMINDS US OF OUR VISITS WITH ALL OUR FAMILY THERE.
Zadara, Quinton, Ilya and Kerissa dance.
Zadara narrates, LET ME SHOW YOU ONE OF MY OTHER PASSIONS, WHICH IS DANCING.
In the room with the fireplace, Zadara wears a black T-shirt that reads, Jamaica. Quinton wears a green T-shirt. Ilya and Kerissa wear yellow T-shirts. The four siblings dance and swing their arms.
Zadara narrates, SKA ORIGINATED FROM THE EARLY DAYS IN JAMAICA. JAMAICAN MUSICIANS EXPERIMENTED WITH NEW RHYTHMS INSPIRED BY CALYPSO, CARIBBEAN MENTO, AMERICAN JAZZ AND R AND B.
Zadara does a backflip on the gymnastics mat.
[Gentle music plays]
In the entryway, Zadara says, FOLLOW ME. LET ME SHOW YOU TO MY BEDROOM.
She walks up a staircase and into her bedroom. On her bed, Zadara sits with two guinea pigs in her lap.
Zadara says, THESE ARE MY TWO GUINEA PIGS. DISNEY AND PATTERN. AREN'T THEY CUTE?
Zadara stands at the end of the bed with a picture of herself on a horse.
She says, HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE VERY FIRST HORSE I'VE EVER RODE. FELIX. I LOVE ANIMALS! SPECIALLY HORSES.
A sign with a horse reads, “Zadara’s Room.”
Zadara says, HERE'S A PAINTING OF A HORSE I DID. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE LOTS OF VIBRANT COLORS.
Multiple vibrant colours on a black background make Zadara’s horse painting.
Zadara says, THIS IS A TROPHY I GOT FOR DOING A DANCE FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
She sits on a window bench holding a miniature Oscar-like trophy.
Zadara says, YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS TROPHY KIND OF LOOKS LIKE AN OSCAR. MY DREAM IS TO ONE DAY BECOME A RECOGNIZED ACTOR WORLDWIDE AND TO ONE DAY EVEN WIN AN OSCAR. MAYBE I SHOULD PRACTICE MY ACCEPTANCE SPEECH.
[Applause]
An announcer says, NOW IT IS TIME FOR BEST ACTRESS.
Text reads, “Best Actress, Drama Series.”
The announcer says, THE BEST ACTRESS AWARD GOES TO ZADARA!
In the large living room beside the kitchen, Zadara stands up from an audience of her family members. Her mom and dad high-five. Zadara grabs her Oscar-like trophy and faces her family.
Zadara says, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK MY PARENTS FOR SUPPORTING ME. I ALSO WANT TO THANK IYLA, QUENTIN AND KERISSA, MY SIBLINGS. ALSO, CAN'T FORGET THE GUINEA PIGS. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK ALL MY FANS FOR SUPPORTING ME TOO.
[Applause]
[Cheering]
Zadara bows. Sunny appears. Sunny’s eyes turn into stars.
[Gentle music plays]
On a ranch, Zadara stands under a sign.
Zadara says, WELCOME TO THE FULL CIRCLE RANCH! WHERE I LEARNED TO RIDE HORSES.
In a barn, a horse’s bridle reads, “Full Circle Ranch."
Zadara narrates, NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE HORSES, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE DOGS, GOATS, CHICKENS.
A dog pushes Zadara’s hat up her head.
[Zadara giggling]
[Goat bleating]
Zadara holds a chicken.
[Chicken clucking]
Zadara narrates, I REALLY LOVE ANIMALS.
She holds a baby goat.
She says, ISN'T HE CUTE? I WONDER IF MY MOM WILL LET ME KEEP ONE.
[Baby goat bleating]
[Gentle music plays]
In a barn, Zadara rides a horse.
Zadara narrates, NOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO DO SOME HORSEBACK RIDING WITH MY COACH, KATHLEEN.
Kathleen brushes a horse. She has long red hair and glasses. Zadara rides her horse around a barn.
Zadara narrates, THIS IS TROTTING. TROTTING IS WHEN A HORSE'S LEGS MOVE IN A DIAGONAL PAIR LIKE THIS.
The horse trots through the barn.
Zadara narrates, LET ME SHOW YOU SOME CANTERING. CANTERING IS WHEN A HORSE GOES AT A SPEED BETWEEN A TROT AND A GALLOP.
The horse canters through the barn. Zadara pets the horse.
Zadara says, GOOD GIRL, MADDIE.
[Gentle music plays]
A restaurant sign reads, “Indulge Cuisine, Caribbean Restaurant.”
A woman says, MY LITTLE ZEEDY. BIG ZEDDY NOW.
In the restaurant, the woman hugs Zadara. She wears a knitted hat and a red apron. On the other side of the woman, a woman with short blond hair and glasses smiles.
[Zadara laughing]
The blond-haired woman stands in the back of the restaurant.
Zadara narrates, THIS IS MY GREAT AUNT SANDY, WHO OWNS A RESTAURANT.
The other woman cuts a plantain.
Zadara narrates, MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER JOYCE ALSO WORKS THERE.
A menu advertises oxtail and jerk chicken.
Zadara narrates, JAMAICAN CUISINE IS A FUSION OF CULINARY TECHNIQUES, FLAVORS AND SPICES INFLUENCED BY MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES. TODAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE JERK CHICKEN, PLANTAIN, AND FESTIVAL.
Joyce ties Zadara’s apron.
Zadara narrates, ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO HAVE AN ADULT WITH YOU WHEN YOU'RE COOKING IN THE KITCHEN.
Zadara grins.
She narrates, FIRST, YOU HAVE TO WASH YOUR HANDS.
Zadara washes her hands in the kitchen sink. At a cutting board, she cuts a plantain.
Zadara narrates, WE HAVE TO SLICE THE PLANTAIN LIKE THIS, AND THEN WE HAVE TO DEEP FRY IT.
Sliced plantain fries in a pan of oil.
[Oil sizzling]
Zadara narrates, SINCE THE CHICKEN WAS ALREADY MARINATED, ALL THAT'S LEFT FOR US TO DO IS TO PUT IT IN THE OVEN.
Sandy slides a tray of chicken into the oven.
Zadara narrates, NEXT UP, WE MAKE THE FESTIVALS.
Sandy pours a splash of milk into a bowl.
Zadara narrates, FIRST YOU POUR THE MILK IN THE FLOUR MIXTURE AND THEN YOU KNEAD IT, WHICH IS MIXING WITH YOUR HANDS.
Sandy mixes the milk with a flour mixture with her hands. She and Zadara roll pieces of dough on a counter with their hands.
Zadara narrates, AFTER THAT, YOU ROLL IT LIKE THIS.
She and Sandy roll more dough.
Zadara narrates, AND THEN YOU FRY IT.
She lowers baskets of the rolled dough into a fryer.
Zadara narrates, IT LOOKS SO GOOD. I'M SO LUCKY TO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT HAS A RESTAURANT WHERE WE CAN EAT SOME FOOD FROM MY CULTURE!
She and her mom eat jerk chicken at a table in the restaurant.
Sadara narrates, DOESN'T IT LOOK DELICIOUS?
[Cheerful music plays]
Sunny bursts out of a gift box and blows a party horn. Text reads, “Sunny’s Surprise!”
At the fire station, Zadara stands in front of a fire truck with her mom and dad.
Zadara’s mom says, YOUR FATHER AND I ARE SO PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU.
Zadara says, THANK YOU.
Her mom passes her a tablet. Zadara watches a video of a woman with long, tightly braided black hair wearing a long-sleeved dark grey shirt.
The black-haired woman says, HI ZADARA! MY NAME IS STEPHIE MAZUNYA. I'M AN ACTRESS AND A WRITER. I BELIEVE I GOT TO WHERE I AM BY WORKING HARD AND BY BEING A GOOD TEAM PLAYER. THAT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT I BELIEVE MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU AGAIN. THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON I'VE LEARNED IN MY CAREER IS PATIENCE. JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GETTING SOMETHING AS FAST AS YOU WANT TO HAVE IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL NOT GET IT EVENTUALLY. WORK HARD, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, BE PATIENT, AND ALSO HAVE FUN.
Zadara smiles.
Stephie says, ZADARA, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. I BELIEVE IN YOU, AND I'M SURE YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH WHATEVER DREAMS YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.
Zadara says, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TALK TO ME AND GIVE ME ALL THE GREAT ADVICE. THIS MAKES ME WANT TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS EVEN MORE.
[Gentle music plays]
Zadara dances with her siblings.
She narrates, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO SHARE MY JAMAICAN CULTURE WITH YOU. WE DANCED, WE COOKED, WE WENT HORSEBACK RIDING, AND YOU EVEN GOT TO HEAR MY ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FOR THE OSCARS!
On a couch, Zadara says, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.
Her family sits on either side of her.
They all wave and say, BYE!
Sunny waves.
[Cheerful music plays]
End credits. Producer, Sabine Daniel. Writer and director, Yves Soglo. Narrator Sagine Sémajuste. An Apartment 11 production. Produced in association with t.v.o. kids. Executive Producer, t.v.o. kids, Kristen Hurd. Production Executive, t.v.o. kids, Aaron Bala.
[Bright music plays]
A person says, WHEE!
t.v.o. kids.
[Giggling]
Apartment 11 Productions.
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