first pass for feedback!
(wind whistles)
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(sighs)
ENYA: Ze’ilan!
...
What’s wrong, son?
ZE’ILAN: I-I don’t think I can perform tonight...
The other kids said...
...I’ll never be a real fire eater...
EN’YA: And why would they say something like that?
ZE’ILAN: Because...
Because...my ears look funny!
and they said it’s ‘cause I’m not your real kid!
Okay then, “fake kid.”
Let’s go for a walk!
ZE’ILAN: No, take me back.
(En’ya chuckles)
EN’YA: Do you know why fire eaters perform, Ze’ilan?
EN’YA (voiceover): Every creature’s flame is different.
but we all have the freedom to choose what to do with our fire.
Performing highlights our unique abilities,
our humour,
the way we interact with the each other…
(Ze’ilan laughs)
(gasp)
EN’YA (voiceover): it can make our strengths appear stronger
EN’YA (voiceover): our stories even greater...
EN’YA (voiceover): but it reflects who we are...inside.
EN’YA (voiceover con’t): We are fire eaters.
EN’YA (voiceover con’t): It’s not our appearances that bind us.
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EN’YA (voiceover con’t): What binds us is our fire.SLOW MOTION
...the life blood of the firebird, who granted us these flames long ago.SLOW MOTION
(WHOOSH)
EN’YA: No two flames are alike.
and yet we all gather around one bonfire like this to share our stories.
That’s why we perform, Ze’ilan.
As long as you walk the path of fire,
we’ll always be connected…
...no matter what our ears look like.