Development:Rough Cut of my first dialogue script for my film self love.

Scene 1 : Room mirror

Me: (walks to the mirror in the room)

Me: ( hears internal voices of people calling her obese, worthless and unattractive

Me: ( runs out of the bathroom crying)

Scene 2: In the dining table

( My mother serves breakfast)

Mother: Bon appetit!!!!!

Me: Mom, why do i only have an apple and water but Rosa has eggs , bacon and juice?

Mother: (speaks in angry tone)You know the answer by now i have told you that you need to lose weight because you are embarrassing this family.

Me: But mom!!!!!!!!!! an apple is it going to satisfy me till dinner!!!! ( speaks in exasperation)

Father: ( speaks with authority) Listen to your mother, Alba.

Sister(Rosa): (stings her tongue out at me in a mocking way whiles laughing).

Scene 3: College Hallway

Me : (Walks in the hallway surrounded by students)

A boy yells: Look!!!!!!! guys , the whale is in the building

Students: Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!! (erupts in laughter whiles pointing at me)

My crush: Leave her alone!!!!! (yells in anger)

Scene 4: Walking home

Me: Thanks for coming to my defence and walking me home. I really appreciate it

My crush: Is my pleasure ( smiles in a flirtatious way)

Me : (Blushes in a shy manner) This is my stop(points at the house in front). Thanks again.

My crush: You are always welcome. I know this is the first encounter we are having but will you like to have coffee with me tomorrow morning? (ask in a nervous tone).

Me: Yeah sure ( speaks in a shocked voice)

Mother: (talks from the doorstep) Oh look what we have here. Someone actually likes you? ( talks in a disgusting tone)

Me: (talks in a sad tone referring to my crush) please leave and thanks for the coffee but I’m busy in the morning( talks whiles rushing to my house).

My crush: (stands in a shocked manner)

Scene 5: My room

Me: (rushes in the room whiles crying) (lays on the bed whiles crying)

Me: (has flashbacks of when i was kid and my mum was feeding me food and my dad says) Let her eat until she explodes .

Scene 6: Inspiring videos

Me: (sits on the bed whiles watching inspirational videos about how to be fit and how to overcome fat shaming)

Scene 7: Gym

Me: (walks in the gym and finds it difficult to use the equipments, keeps sweating and running out of breath in a frustrating manner)

Scene 8: 3 weeks after going to the gym consistently.

Me: (starts to notice progress and starts to feel confident about herself)

Scene 9: Clothing shop

Me: (Try new clothes that she will not usually wear)

Scene 10: Bathroom Mirror

Me: (walks to the mirror in the bathroom)

Me: (hears internal voices of herself calling her beautiful, confident, attractive,)

Me: ( Smiles at the camera) says self love doesn’t come from peoples validation it comes from within yourself.

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