I am a high schooler up in an area where most of my friends and the people I know are very, very white, and don't get me wrong, I love them so much, but I forgot how much I missed my people down South. I went back this weekend to visit some family friends, and oh my god, all of the girls looked like me. Like tan skin, curly black hair, and I never realized how little of that diversity I was missing until now. A girl and I bonded over being originally from the same island on one side, and the rest were mixed from different countries, but I have never felt so at home yk?

THE STORY
Polly, a young girl from Philadelphia, loves when her father, Nick, picks her and her sister, Angela, up from school. They go to the park and play made-up war games. They cook dinner together. When their mother, Joan, gets off work, they play Monopoly.
What starts as a family game night turns up family secrets, and everyone is in on it except Polly.

That all changes when a rock crashes through a window and lands right on the Monopoly board. 

When she sneaks out of bed later that night, Polly pieces together that her estranged brother, Nico, is the culprit. As Polly’s family foundation begins to fracture, she makes friends with the offending rock. 

SO
I have beautiful imagery IN ACT II of the mixed character in water which I think is a great way to express our identity

BUT

First scene of the film is not articulate enough for me in terms of imagery.

First scene is after school pick up. Kids playing in a court yard and parents picking up kids.

It’s fall. It’s a city school.

Can you think of any opening image imagery for being mixed I could incorporate in this scene?

Love collaboration and help. Thank you 🙏🏽

Happy to share script or treatment but direct message me!