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Transcript: Diva
A child says, WHEE!
[Upbeat music plays, giggling, pop]
T.V.O. Kids and Apartment Eleven Productions, Original.
[Upbeat music plays]
Diva spins, her long, curly brown hair flying around her. She poses in a picture frame with her family and gives a tour of her room.
[Chiming]
A narrator says, MEET DIVA. BEING CANADIAN, BAHAMIAN, JAMAICAN IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF DIVA’S STORY.
Diva bites into a fritter.
Diva says, YUM, THESE FRITTERS ARE THE BEST.
The narrator says, SHE IS ALSO A PROUD QUEER ACTIVIST AND A BALLROOM VOGUING SENSATION.
Diva dances.
Diva says, COME ON, LET'S DANCE.
The narrator says, WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHO HAS A MESSAGE FOR HER.
Canadian singer Priyanka has long blonde hair with blue, yellow, and red polka dots.
Priyanka says, IT IS ME, PRIYANKA. WHAT'S MY NAME? PRIYANKA.
The narrator says, WE'RE READY. ARE YOU? LET'S GO.
Sunny, an animated sun, waves. Photographs of children appear on a colourful brick wall. Text above Sunny reads, “T.V.O. Kids presents.”
Title: Sunny's Quest.
[Upbeat theme song plays, slide whistle, needle scratching on record]
Diva appears in a wooden frame.
Diva says, HI. I'M DIVA. I'M TEN YEARS OLD, AND I'M TRANS. I WAS ASSIGNED MALE AT BIRTH. BUT EVER SINCE, I'VE BEEN FEELING LIKE A GIRL. SO NOW MY NAME'S DIVA.
THIS IS MY DAD, AND HE'S BAHAMIAN. MY MOM IS FROM JAMAICA, AND THIS ISN'T MY SIBLING.
Diva’s dad wears his dark brown hair in braids. He wears a white, pink, and blue striped shirt. Diva’s mom wears a black blouse. Her curly dark brown hair brushes her shoulders. Diva’s sibling has dark brown curly hair and wears eyeglasses. Everyone waves. Everyone dances and poses.
Diva says, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT MY MOM AND DAD CAME TOGETHER BECAUSE NOW I HAVE A BLENDED FAMILY.
Video footage shows two dads reading to a young child. In a kitchen, a child moves a rolling pin over dough as a woman helps him. A man stands with his arm around the woman, and a white-haired couple wearing aprons stands nearby.
[Upbeat music continues]
Diva narrates, A BLENDED FAMILY IS WHEN YOUR MOM OR DAD HAS REMARRIED OR IS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE NEW. TOGETHER THEY MAKE A BIG, BEAUTIFUL FAMILY WITH SIBLINGS FROM DIFFERENT FAMILIES.
Sunny appears and pats her sunbeams.
[Slide whistle, chiming]
In her room, Diva shows her trophies, flags, and a television.
Diva says, WELCOME TO MY ROOM. THIS IS WHERE I DO ALL MY GAMING.
Diva bounces a globe beach ball. She points to Toronto in Ontario, Canada.
[Boinging, upbeat music continues]
Diva says, I LIVE RIGHT HERE IN TORONTO, ONTARIO.
An animated map shows the locations of Toronto, Ontario, the Bahamas, and Florida.
Diva narrates, OVER HERE IS THE BAHAMAS. THE BAHAMAS IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO FLORIDA IN THE UNITED STATES.
Aerial video footage shows Dean’s Blue Hole, with the green-blue water darkening in the circle's centre above the cave.
Diva narrates, THE BAHAMAS HAS ONE OF THE DEEPEST BLUE HOLES EVER. IT'S CALLED DEAN'S BLUE HOLE. A BLUE HOLE IS LIKE A DEEP UNDERWATER MARINE CAVERN.
Video footage shows a fish in an underwater cavern. Sunny appears, and stars appear in her eyes.
[Water bubbling, slide whistle]
Diva narrates, SUPER COOL.
In her bedroom, Diva gestures to a flag. It features a yellow horizontal stripe between two blue stripes. On the right is a black triangle.
[Popping]
Diva says, THIS IS THE FLAG FROM THE BAHAMAS. IT HAS THREE STRIPES AND A BLACK TRIANGLE. THE AQUA BLUE STRIPES SYMBOLIZES THE WATER THAT SURROUNDS ALL THE ISLAND. AND THE YELLOW STRIP IS FOR ALL THE SANDY BEACHES. THE TRIANGULAR SHAPE IS ALL ABOUT THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE AND THE RESOURCES OF THE LAND AND THE SEA.
Diva puts out both her hands, palms up, and animated flags appear. The rainbow-striped Pride flag flutters over Diva’s right hand. The Progress flag flutters over her left hand. The Progress flag has horizontal rainbow stripes and a grey, pink blue, brown, and black triangle on the left.
Diva says, THIS IS THE PRIDE FLAG. AND THIS IS THE PROGRESS FLAG. THE BLACK AND BROWN REPRESENT THE RACIALIZED L.G.B.T.Q. PLUS PEOPLE. THE BLUE, PINK AND WHITE REPRESENT THE TRANS COMMUNITY. HOLD UP. I GOT ONE MORE FLAG TO SHOW YOU.
Diva stands beside a large Black Lives Matter flag on her bedroom wall.
[Whooshing]
Diva says, WHEN I WAS FOUR, I LED A BLACK LIVES MATTER RALLY. I MADE SIGNS. GROWN-UPS AND KIDS ALL JOINED IN.
Photographs show Diva, age 4, holding a protest sign and walking across the grass. Sunny appears and raises her fist.
[Slide whistle]
A video shows Diva wearing a fluttering red cape and floating past a crowd gathered by the Flat Iron Building in Toronto.
[Chanting, cheering]
Diva says, WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY AS AN ACTIVIST. AN ACTIVIST, LIKE A SUPERHERO WHO WORKS REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE ALL KIDS ARE SAFE, HAPPY AND TREATED NICELY, JUST LIKE YOU DESERVE. I ALSO WANT TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE ME TO BE WHO THEY WANT TO BE.
Sunny appears and gives a thumbs-up.
[Slide whistle]
Diva says, DO YOU HEAR THAT?
A person wearing a blue-feathered costume dances in a thought bubble above Diva’s head. Video footage shows people wearing bright costumes and dancing.
[Upbeat music with heavy bass plays]
Diva says, OH. THAT'S THE SOUND OF A BIG CELEBRATION IN THE BAHAMAS. IT'S CALLED JUNKANOO. IT'S LIKE A CARNIVAL. IT ORIGINATED DURING SLAVERY IN THE BRITISH COLONIES. IT'S MOSTLY PRACTICED IN JAMAICA, BELIZE, AND BAHAMAS. AND IT HAPPENS TWICE A YEAR.
A sign above a restaurant reads, “Old Nassau.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Diva narrates, LET'S GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. THIS IS OLD NASSAU. IT'S MY FAVORITE BAHAMIAN RESTAURANT. AND WE ALWAYS ORDER CONCH FRITTERS. IT'S MY FAVORITE BAHAMIAN DISH.
In the restaurant, Diva holds up a white conch shell.
Diva says, PROBABLY SEEN ONE OF THESE BEFORE.
Diva speaks into the shell, HELLO? ANYBODY HOME?
Diva says, CONCH USED TO LIVE INSIDE.
Video footage shows a conch moving in a large shell.
[Beeping]
Diva narrates, CONCHS ARE SEA MOLLUSKS OR SNAILS THAT LIVE IN THE OCEAN ALL AROUND THE BAHAMAS, CARIBBEAN AND WEST INDIES. YOU MIX THEM UP WITH CONCH, SWEET PEPPERS, FLOUR, WATER, LOTS OF COOL SPICES AND THEN FRY THEM UP NICE.
In a kitchen, a worker mixes the ingredients in a bowl as Diva lists them. Animated ingredients also appear. The worker drops balls of dough in a fryer. Diva’s family takes fritters from a bowl on the restaurant table and dips the fritters in small sauce bowls. Sunny appears and sniffs.
[Clinking, background chatter, upbeat music continues, slide whistle, sniffing]
Diva says, YUM, THESE FRITTERS ARE THE BEST.
In a studio, Diva stands by a window.
Diva says, BALLROOM IS A BIG PART OF MY COMMUNITY.
Neon text reads, “Voguing, realness, runway, body, bizarre, face performance.” Photographs show Diva dancing in costume.
Diva narrates, IN BALLROOM, THERE'S MANY SPECIALTIES, BUT MY SPECIALTY IS REALNESS AND VOGUING. VOGUING IS A DANCE STYLE THAT WAS CREATED IN THE 1960’S BY THE BLACK AND LATINO L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.-PLUS COMMUNITIES. LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU. THERE'S HANDS.
Diva moves her hands expressively as she dances.
Diva narrates, THERE'S CATWALK.
Diva sways her body and dances forward.
Diva narrates, THERE'S DUCK WALK, WHICH IS PRETTY LOW.
Diva crouches on the floor and dances.
Diva narrates, AND SPINS.
Diva slowly spins.
In the studio, Diva says, COME ON, LET'S DANCE.
The light changes colour as Diva dances.
[Whooshing]
Diva narrates, KIDS LIKE ME ARE IN BALLROOM, BUT IT STILL IS A VERY NEW THING. I AM ONE OF THE FEW, BUT I'M ENCOURAGING MORE KIDS TO JOIN. I FEEL CONFIDENT, I FEEL SUPPORTED, I FEEL HEARD, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MY SPACE.
An animated blue present box wiggles. The present opens, and Sunny rises and blows into a party horn. Yellow text reads, “Sunny’s Surprise!”
[Upbeat music plays, party horn toots]
Diva’s dad and mom arrive in the studio. Her dad carries a tablet.
Diva’s dad says, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.
YOU'RE AN AMAZING DANCER AND SO CONFIDENT.
Diva’s dad gives her a tablet.
Diva says, THANK YOU.
Diva’s dad says, PUSH THIS BUTTON.
Diva pushes the button and Priyanka appears on the tablet screen. Text reads, “Priyanka. T.V. Host of We’re Here.”
[Upbeat music plays]
In a video, Priyanka says, HI, DIVA. IT'S ME PRIYANKA. WHAT'S MY NAME?
Priyanka sings, PRIYANKA!
Priyanka continues, I'M A DRAG SUPERSTAR OF COURSE. I THINK MY FAVORITE MEMORY FOR ME WAS GOING INTO MY BEDROOM, CLOSING MY DOOR, TURNING ON LOUD MUSIC AND ACTING LIKE I WAS PERFORMING IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
A photograph shows Priyanka, as a child, dressed in a black robe with their face painted white and streaks of stage blood dripping from the corners of their eyes and mouth.
Priyanka continues, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING NOW. IT'S LIKE I WORKED SO HARD WHEN I WAS A KID, AND NOW I GET TO DO THE THING THAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO. AND I WAS BORN THIS WAY, AND IT'S ALL HAPPENING. IT S AMAZING. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO WORK SO HARD, SO HARD THAT ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE. IT'S AS EASY AS THAT AS YOU APPLY YOURSELF AND YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE. AND DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. I TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN. I'M ALWAYS DANCING, I'M ALWAYS SINGING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF YOU WANT TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING, YOU JUST GOT TO PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. AND THE MORE YOU APPLY YOURSELF, THE BETTER YOU WILL GET AT THESE THINGS. LOOK AT MY MAKEUP. I DID IT MYSELF. PRETTY GOOD. RIGHT? IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE SEE YOUR STORY AND WATCH THIS INCREDIBLE SHOW.
[Blows a kiss]
Priyanka says, MWAH, HAVE AN AMAZING DAY. CALL ME SOON, OKAY?
The video message ends.
Diva says, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT PRIYANKA SENT ME THE MESSAGE. I FEEL VERY HONORED AND HAPPY.
[Chiming]
Outside, Diva wears a blue touque and a fuzzy pink coat. A flashback shows Diva’s family dancing in the frame, eating in the restaurant, and Diva dancing.
[Birds chirping, upbeat music plays]
Diva says, WOW. WE HAD SUCH A FUN DAY TOGETHER. WE HUNG OUT. WE HAD CONCH FRITTERS. WE VOUGUED UNTIL WE DROPPED. AND WE GOT TO MEET PRIYANKA. THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE MY CANADIAN, BAHAMIAN, JAMAICAN LIFE WITH YOU. NOW GET OUT THERE AND BE YOURSELF.
Diva and her family stand on their front steps and wave goodbye. Sunny appears and waves.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits. Producer Sabine Daniel. Writer, Director, and Story Editor, Julie Patterson Porter. Narrator Sagine Sémajuste. Original Music: Eric Lemoyne, Sabaya Farjon. Co-Executive Producer Mindy Laxer. Executive Producer Jonathan Finkelstein. An Apartment Eleven Production. Produced in association with T.V.O. Kids.
A child says, WHEE!
Logo: T.V.O. Kids.
[Giggling, popping]
Logo: Apartment Eleven Productions.
[Squeaking, chiming]
[Upbeat music plays, giggling, pop]
T.V.O. Kids and Apartment Eleven Productions, Original.
[Upbeat music plays]
Diva spins, her long, curly brown hair flying around her. She poses in a picture frame with her family and gives a tour of her room.
[Chiming]
A narrator says, MEET DIVA. BEING CANADIAN, BAHAMIAN, JAMAICAN IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF DIVA’S STORY.
Diva bites into a fritter.
Diva says, YUM, THESE FRITTERS ARE THE BEST.
The narrator says, SHE IS ALSO A PROUD QUEER ACTIVIST AND A BALLROOM VOGUING SENSATION.
Diva dances.
Diva says, COME ON, LET'S DANCE.
The narrator says, WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHO HAS A MESSAGE FOR HER.
Canadian singer Priyanka has long blonde hair with blue, yellow, and red polka dots.
Priyanka says, IT IS ME, PRIYANKA. WHAT'S MY NAME? PRIYANKA.
The narrator says, WE'RE READY. ARE YOU? LET'S GO.
Sunny, an animated sun, waves. Photographs of children appear on a colourful brick wall. Text above Sunny reads, “T.V.O. Kids presents.”
Title: Sunny's Quest.
[Upbeat theme song plays, slide whistle, needle scratching on record]
Diva appears in a wooden frame.
Diva says, HI. I'M DIVA. I'M TEN YEARS OLD, AND I'M TRANS. I WAS ASSIGNED MALE AT BIRTH. BUT EVER SINCE, I'VE BEEN FEELING LIKE A GIRL. SO NOW MY NAME'S DIVA.
THIS IS MY DAD, AND HE'S BAHAMIAN. MY MOM IS FROM JAMAICA, AND THIS ISN'T MY SIBLING.
Diva’s dad wears his dark brown hair in braids. He wears a white, pink, and blue striped shirt. Diva’s mom wears a black blouse. Her curly dark brown hair brushes her shoulders. Diva’s sibling has dark brown curly hair and wears eyeglasses. Everyone waves. Everyone dances and poses.
Diva says, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT MY MOM AND DAD CAME TOGETHER BECAUSE NOW I HAVE A BLENDED FAMILY.
Video footage shows two dads reading to a young child. In a kitchen, a child moves a rolling pin over dough as a woman helps him. A man stands with his arm around the woman, and a white-haired couple wearing aprons stands nearby.
[Upbeat music continues]
Diva narrates, A BLENDED FAMILY IS WHEN YOUR MOM OR DAD HAS REMARRIED OR IS IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE NEW. TOGETHER THEY MAKE A BIG, BEAUTIFUL FAMILY WITH SIBLINGS FROM DIFFERENT FAMILIES.
Sunny appears and pats her sunbeams.
[Slide whistle, chiming]
In her room, Diva shows her trophies, flags, and a television.
Diva says, WELCOME TO MY ROOM. THIS IS WHERE I DO ALL MY GAMING.
Diva bounces a globe beach ball. She points to Toronto in Ontario, Canada.
[Boinging, upbeat music continues]
Diva says, I LIVE RIGHT HERE IN TORONTO, ONTARIO.
An animated map shows the locations of Toronto, Ontario, the Bahamas, and Florida.
Diva narrates, OVER HERE IS THE BAHAMAS. THE BAHAMAS IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO FLORIDA IN THE UNITED STATES.
Aerial video footage shows Dean’s Blue Hole, with the green-blue water darkening in the circle's centre above the cave.
Diva narrates, THE BAHAMAS HAS ONE OF THE DEEPEST BLUE HOLES EVER. IT'S CALLED DEAN'S BLUE HOLE. A BLUE HOLE IS LIKE A DEEP UNDERWATER MARINE CAVERN.
Video footage shows a fish in an underwater cavern. Sunny appears, and stars appear in her eyes.
[Water bubbling, slide whistle]
Diva narrates, SUPER COOL.
In her bedroom, Diva gestures to a flag. It features a yellow horizontal stripe between two blue stripes. On the right is a black triangle.
[Popping]
Diva says, THIS IS THE FLAG FROM THE BAHAMAS. IT HAS THREE STRIPES AND A BLACK TRIANGLE. THE AQUA BLUE STRIPES SYMBOLIZES THE WATER THAT SURROUNDS ALL THE ISLAND. AND THE YELLOW STRIP IS FOR ALL THE SANDY BEACHES. THE TRIANGULAR SHAPE IS ALL ABOUT THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE AND THE RESOURCES OF THE LAND AND THE SEA.
Diva puts out both her hands, palms up, and animated flags appear. The rainbow-striped Pride flag flutters over Diva’s right hand. The Progress flag flutters over her left hand. The Progress flag has horizontal rainbow stripes and a grey, pink blue, brown, and black triangle on the left.
Diva says, THIS IS THE PRIDE FLAG. AND THIS IS THE PROGRESS FLAG. THE BLACK AND BROWN REPRESENT THE RACIALIZED L.G.B.T.Q. PLUS PEOPLE. THE BLUE, PINK AND WHITE REPRESENT THE TRANS COMMUNITY. HOLD UP. I GOT ONE MORE FLAG TO SHOW YOU.
Diva stands beside a large Black Lives Matter flag on her bedroom wall.
[Whooshing]
Diva says, WHEN I WAS FOUR, I LED A BLACK LIVES MATTER RALLY. I MADE SIGNS. GROWN-UPS AND KIDS ALL JOINED IN.
Photographs show Diva, age 4, holding a protest sign and walking across the grass. Sunny appears and raises her fist.
[Slide whistle]
A video shows Diva wearing a fluttering red cape and floating past a crowd gathered by the Flat Iron Building in Toronto.
[Chanting, cheering]
Diva says, WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY AS AN ACTIVIST. AN ACTIVIST, LIKE A SUPERHERO WHO WORKS REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE ALL KIDS ARE SAFE, HAPPY AND TREATED NICELY, JUST LIKE YOU DESERVE. I ALSO WANT TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE ME TO BE WHO THEY WANT TO BE.
Sunny appears and gives a thumbs-up.
[Slide whistle]
Diva says, DO YOU HEAR THAT?
A person wearing a blue-feathered costume dances in a thought bubble above Diva’s head. Video footage shows people wearing bright costumes and dancing.
[Upbeat music with heavy bass plays]
Diva says, OH. THAT'S THE SOUND OF A BIG CELEBRATION IN THE BAHAMAS. IT'S CALLED JUNKANOO. IT'S LIKE A CARNIVAL. IT ORIGINATED DURING SLAVERY IN THE BRITISH COLONIES. IT'S MOSTLY PRACTICED IN JAMAICA, BELIZE, AND BAHAMAS. AND IT HAPPENS TWICE A YEAR.
A sign above a restaurant reads, “Old Nassau.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Diva narrates, LET'S GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. THIS IS OLD NASSAU. IT'S MY FAVORITE BAHAMIAN RESTAURANT. AND WE ALWAYS ORDER CONCH FRITTERS. IT'S MY FAVORITE BAHAMIAN DISH.
In the restaurant, Diva holds up a white conch shell.
Diva says, PROBABLY SEEN ONE OF THESE BEFORE.
Diva speaks into the shell, HELLO? ANYBODY HOME?
Diva says, CONCH USED TO LIVE INSIDE.
Video footage shows a conch moving in a large shell.
[Beeping]
Diva narrates, CONCHS ARE SEA MOLLUSKS OR SNAILS THAT LIVE IN THE OCEAN ALL AROUND THE BAHAMAS, CARIBBEAN AND WEST INDIES. YOU MIX THEM UP WITH CONCH, SWEET PEPPERS, FLOUR, WATER, LOTS OF COOL SPICES AND THEN FRY THEM UP NICE.
In a kitchen, a worker mixes the ingredients in a bowl as Diva lists them. Animated ingredients also appear. The worker drops balls of dough in a fryer. Diva’s family takes fritters from a bowl on the restaurant table and dips the fritters in small sauce bowls. Sunny appears and sniffs.
[Clinking, background chatter, upbeat music continues, slide whistle, sniffing]
Diva says, YUM, THESE FRITTERS ARE THE BEST.
In a studio, Diva stands by a window.
Diva says, BALLROOM IS A BIG PART OF MY COMMUNITY.
Neon text reads, “Voguing, realness, runway, body, bizarre, face performance.” Photographs show Diva dancing in costume.
Diva narrates, IN BALLROOM, THERE'S MANY SPECIALTIES, BUT MY SPECIALTY IS REALNESS AND VOGUING. VOGUING IS A DANCE STYLE THAT WAS CREATED IN THE 1960’S BY THE BLACK AND LATINO L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.-PLUS COMMUNITIES. LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU. THERE'S HANDS.
Diva moves her hands expressively as she dances.
Diva narrates, THERE'S CATWALK.
Diva sways her body and dances forward.
Diva narrates, THERE'S DUCK WALK, WHICH IS PRETTY LOW.
Diva crouches on the floor and dances.
Diva narrates, AND SPINS.
Diva slowly spins.
In the studio, Diva says, COME ON, LET'S DANCE.
The light changes colour as Diva dances.
[Whooshing]
Diva narrates, KIDS LIKE ME ARE IN BALLROOM, BUT IT STILL IS A VERY NEW THING. I AM ONE OF THE FEW, BUT I'M ENCOURAGING MORE KIDS TO JOIN. I FEEL CONFIDENT, I FEEL SUPPORTED, I FEEL HEARD, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MY SPACE.
An animated blue present box wiggles. The present opens, and Sunny rises and blows into a party horn. Yellow text reads, “Sunny’s Surprise!”
[Upbeat music plays, party horn toots]
Diva’s dad and mom arrive in the studio. Her dad carries a tablet.
Diva’s dad says, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.
YOU'RE AN AMAZING DANCER AND SO CONFIDENT.
Diva’s dad gives her a tablet.
Diva says, THANK YOU.
Diva’s dad says, PUSH THIS BUTTON.
Diva pushes the button and Priyanka appears on the tablet screen. Text reads, “Priyanka. T.V. Host of We’re Here.”
[Upbeat music plays]
In a video, Priyanka says, HI, DIVA. IT'S ME PRIYANKA. WHAT'S MY NAME?
Priyanka sings, PRIYANKA!
Priyanka continues, I'M A DRAG SUPERSTAR OF COURSE. I THINK MY FAVORITE MEMORY FOR ME WAS GOING INTO MY BEDROOM, CLOSING MY DOOR, TURNING ON LOUD MUSIC AND ACTING LIKE I WAS PERFORMING IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
A photograph shows Priyanka, as a child, dressed in a black robe with their face painted white and streaks of stage blood dripping from the corners of their eyes and mouth.
Priyanka continues, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING NOW. IT'S LIKE I WORKED SO HARD WHEN I WAS A KID, AND NOW I GET TO DO THE THING THAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO. AND I WAS BORN THIS WAY, AND IT'S ALL HAPPENING. IT S AMAZING. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO WORK SO HARD, SO HARD THAT ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE. IT'S AS EASY AS THAT AS YOU APPLY YOURSELF AND YOU PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE. AND DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. I TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN. I'M ALWAYS DANCING, I'M ALWAYS SINGING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF YOU WANT TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING, YOU JUST GOT TO PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. AND THE MORE YOU APPLY YOURSELF, THE BETTER YOU WILL GET AT THESE THINGS. LOOK AT MY MAKEUP. I DID IT MYSELF. PRETTY GOOD. RIGHT? IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE SEE YOUR STORY AND WATCH THIS INCREDIBLE SHOW.
[Blows a kiss]
Priyanka says, MWAH, HAVE AN AMAZING DAY. CALL ME SOON, OKAY?
The video message ends.
Diva says, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT PRIYANKA SENT ME THE MESSAGE. I FEEL VERY HONORED AND HAPPY.
[Chiming]
Outside, Diva wears a blue touque and a fuzzy pink coat. A flashback shows Diva’s family dancing in the frame, eating in the restaurant, and Diva dancing.
[Birds chirping, upbeat music plays]
Diva says, WOW. WE HAD SUCH A FUN DAY TOGETHER. WE HUNG OUT. WE HAD CONCH FRITTERS. WE VOUGUED UNTIL WE DROPPED. AND WE GOT TO MEET PRIYANKA. THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE MY CANADIAN, BAHAMIAN, JAMAICAN LIFE WITH YOU. NOW GET OUT THERE AND BE YOURSELF.
Diva and her family stand on their front steps and wave goodbye. Sunny appears and waves.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits. Producer Sabine Daniel. Writer, Director, and Story Editor, Julie Patterson Porter. Narrator Sagine Sémajuste. Original Music: Eric Lemoyne, Sabaya Farjon. Co-Executive Producer Mindy Laxer. Executive Producer Jonathan Finkelstein. An Apartment Eleven Production. Produced in association with T.V.O. Kids.
A child says, WHEE!
Logo: T.V.O. Kids.
[Giggling, popping]
Logo: Apartment Eleven Productions.
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