MINI DOCUMENTARY: DIVERSITY

INTRO:

ALL : HI GUYS. WELCOME TO OUR VIDEO! (WAVE HANDS)

MERTA : FRIENDS, WHAT IS THIS VIDEO ABOUT?

ELYSMA/KLYVENT: HRMM…. AHAA TODAY WE ARE GOING TO SHOW ABOUT DIVERSITY :BEING DIFFERENTLY BEAUTIFUL.”

MERTA: “DIFFERENTLY BEAUTIFUL?” WHAT IS THAT?

KLYVENT: I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE WORD DIVERSITY BEFORE.

ELYSMA: ARE YOU CURIOUS TO KNOW MORE?

ALL : TUNE IN AND DON’T GO AWAY!

(A VID OF KLYVENT)- AT HOME

KLYVENT : HELLO IT’S ME KLYVENT. I AM A CHINESE BOY. I HAVE SMALL EYES BUT I STILL FEEL THAT I AM BEATIFUL IM MY OWN
WAY. THIS IS MY FATHER, MY MOTHER, AND MY LITTLE BROTHER.

(A VIDEO OF MERTA)- AT HOME

MERTA; HELLO IT’S ME ALLYSHA MERTA. GUESS WHAT? I AM AN IBAN GIRL.THIS IS A PICTURE OF ME WEARING NGEPAN IBAN
OR IBAN TRADITIONAL ATTIRE. SO BEAUTIFUL, RIGHT? SO THIS IS MY FAMILY; MY GRANDFATHER AND MY GRANDMOTHER.

(A VIDEO OF ELYSMA)- AT HOME

ELYSMA : HI GUYS. ASSALAMUALAIKUM MY FRIENDS OUT THERE. MY NAME IS ELYSMA DANIA. I AM A MELANAU GIRL. THIS IS A
PICTURE OF ME IN MELANAU TRADITIONAL ATTIRE. AND YES, THIS IS MY FATHER AND MOTHER.

ALL: WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT, COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUND AND EVEN CULTURES.

MERTA: BUT GUESS WHAT? WE ARE CLASSMATES!

ELYSMA: YES, IT IS TRUE. WE MIGHT COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUND, BUT WE GET ALONG SO WELL.

(A VIDEO OF THEM STUDYING TOGETHER IN CLASS)

KLYVENT: WE ALWAYS GO TO SCHOOL TOGETHER, AND EVEN TO EXTRA CLASS IN THE EVENING.

PLUS, WE EAT TOGETHER WHEN WE ARE OUTSIDE. WE ARE BESTFRIENDS. WE STUDY IN CLASS TOGETHER…

WE DON’T FEEL ANY DIFFERENCE WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER.

MERTA : YES THIS IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF UNITY IN DIVERSITY.

TAKE 2:

ELYSMA : SO THOSE ARE SOME SHORT DETAILS ABOUT US. BUT WAIT WAIT WAIT! IS IT BEING DIFFERENT ALL ABOUT? ABOUT
OUR RACES ONLY?

MERTA: ACTUALLY, IT IS BEYOND THAT.

KLYVENT: OKAY, BUT WHAT IS BEING DIFFERENTLY BEAUTIFUL ACTUALLY ?

PRESENTATION OF SLIDE ON “BEING DIFFERENT”

ELYSMA : HI, IT’S ME AGAIN. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, I AM WEARING MY BIG GLASSES. THEY ARE SO BIG AND UGLY. BEING
DIFFERENT FROM OTHER KIDS IS SOMETHING SCARY AND NEW. WHAT SHOULD I DO? SHOULD I HIDE THEM?I AM AFRAID
EVERYONE WILL TEASE ME WHEN THEY SEE THEM ON MY FACE.

(A VID OF ELYSMA WEARING GLASSES EVERYWHERE)

KLYVENT : AND IT’S ME AGAIN. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN HOBBIES AND INTEREESTS. AND ME? EVEN THOUGH I AM A BOY, I
DON’T LIKE PLAYING FOOTBALL. BUT IT DOESN’T MAKE ME LESS BOY. I AM STILL A GENTLEMAN, OPS SORRY. A GENTLE BOY.

(A VID OF KIDS PLAYING FOOTBALL BUT KLYVENT REFUSE TO)

KLYVENT: I REALLY LOVE DANCING. YES IT IS MY PASSION. PLEASE DON’T LAUGH AT ME. BUT DANCING IS WHAT BRINGS ME
HAPPINESS AND JOY.

(A VID OF KLYVENT DANCING TO MUSIC)

MERTA : EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN INSECURITIES. WELL, ME? I USED TO ALWAYS FEEL INSECURE WITH MY SIZE. I FELT
JEALOUS WITH MY SLIM FRIENDS. BUT HEY GUESS WHAT? NOW I AM CONFIDENT WITH MY BODY. I LOVE BEING ME!

MERTA: LET ME TALK ABOUT MY UNIQUE FRIENDS. FIRST, THIS IS MY FRIEND, TRACY. SHE IS A SPECIAL KID. EVEN THOUGH SHE
LOOKS DIFFERENT FROM US, I STILL LIKE BEING AROUND HER.

(A VID OF MERTA AND TRACY)

MERTA : AND THIS IS MY CLASSMATE, LISA. SHE IS UNIQUE AND SPECIAL TOO. WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER IN THE SAME CLASS
FOR 6 YEARS NOW. WE ARE LIKE BESTFRIENDS.

(A VID OF MERTA AND LISA)

TAKE 3:

(A VID OF KIDS PLAYING AT THE FIELD)

ELYSMA: WHAT ALSO MAKES US DIFFERENT IS HOW WE FEEL. WITH THE SAME SITUATION, WE DIFFERENTLY DEAL.

MERTA : COULDN’T AGREE MORE. SOME MIGHT LIKE IT, AND SOME DON’T. SOME MIGHT AGREE, SOME MIGHT DISAGREE.

KLYVENT :TO UNDERSTAND THIS, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR NEXT VIDEO!

ELYSMA: THIS IS A HOT SUNNY DAY. WHILE OTHERS HATE WAITING SO LONG, I LIKE TO WAIT FOR MONICA. WE LIKE TO GOSSIP A
BIT AND HAVE FUN WITH OUR CHATS.

(SHORT VID OF ELYSMA AND MONICA GOSSIPPING)

KLYVENT: HRMMM. THIS WEATHER IS SO NICE. I CAN ENJOY THE BRIGHT SUN AND SING A HAPPY SONG. BEING UNDER SUN IS
MY FAVOURITE.

(SHORT VID OF KLYVENT SUN TANNING)

MERTA : ARGHHH. I HATE THIS WEATHER SO MUCH. I DON’T LIKE BEING UNDER THE SUN LIGHT. I WILL BECOME TANNER. OH
MY GOD. LOOK AT MY SKIN. I NEED TO APPLY LOTION ALL OVER MY BODY.

(SHORT VID OF MERTA)

TAKE 4 (SHORT VID OF THEM BEING TOGETHER IN 1)

ELYSMA : SO THAT IS OUR VIDEO OF DIVERSITY; BEING DIFFERENTLY BEAUTIFUL. EVERYONE DOESN’T FEEL THE SAME,
EVERYONE DOESN’T LOOK THE SAME, AND EVEN DOESN’T THINK ALIKE.

KLYVENT : WOW! WE ARE SO DIFFERENT. AND IT MAKES US UNIQUE. FROM THE WAY WE SMILE AND WALK, TO THE WAY WE
FEEL AND SPEAK.

MERTA : WITHOUT OUR DIFFERENCES, THE WORLD WOULD BE A BORING PLACE.

(PRESENTATION OF “DIVERSITY”)

ALL : NO MATTER HOW DIFFERENT WE ARE, WE HAVE THE SAME THING. WHEN WE LOVE, WE HAVE WINGS. WHEN WE GRIEVE,
WE CRY TEARS. ALL PEOPLE GET ANGRY SOMETIMES, AND ALL PEOPLE HAVE FEARS.

CONCLUSION:

KLYVENT: SO, AS A CONCLUSION.. NO MATTER WHAT.

MERTA : WHETHER I AM FAT OR BIG-SIZED,

ELYSMA : WHETHER I LOOK UGLY WITH MY BIG GLASSES,

KLYVENT : WHETHER I AM BEING TEASED WITH PASSION IN DANCING..

ALL : WE ARE STILL BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS WHAT WE CALL…. “DIVERSITY: DIFFERENTLY BEAUTIFUL!”
SO WHETHER OUR SKIN IS YELLOW, BROWN, BLACK OR WHITE. (MERTA)

OR OUR PERSONALITY IS SHY, CHATTY, NAUGHTY OR POLITE (ELYSMA)

AND OUR HAIR IS BROWN, BLONDE, BRAIDED OR CURLED (KLYVENT)

ALL : ALL OUR DIFFERENCES ARE WELCOME IN THIS WORLD!

THIS IS BECAUSE.. “OUR DIVERSITY MAKES US STRONGER!”