Blackscreen5secs.Nosound

MusicfadesupMusiclink:https://soundcloud.com/tomcosaert/river-flows-in-you-yiruma“RiverFlowsinYou”–Yiruma(CC/soundcloud)

Titlefadesin.(for4secs.)

My Name is Phuong

Iwasahappylittlegirl. Picturefadesin(picturetransitionswilloccurmostlyaftereachnarrationblock)

Playful… Picturecutsin(allpicturesthereafterwillcutunlessnoted)(music@0:11)

innocent…

andalittlespunky

Andlikeallhappy

littleboysandgirls,Ihadtogotokindergarten.

MymomwalkedbothMeandmybrother

DowntheslowestblockI’devertrekked.

(fadeinstreetviewofblock)

Iwassoexcitedtostartmyfirstdayofschool.

IsteppedintotheclassroomAndwentstraighttotheteacher.

(pictureisblurrytoshowthatexperienceishazytothenarrator)

“Hi,sweetie,canyoutellmehowtosayyourname?”

(photowilldarkenwhenteachernarrationisup)

“MynameisPhuong.” (samephotowilllightenwhenmynarrationisup)

“Fong?” (teacher)

“No…Phuong.” (me)

“Fong,”shesaidagain. (teacher)

Sure… (me--imageisnowclearer)

(fadestoblackscreen)

(0:55)

(fadestowhitescreen)

Igaveupapieceofmyselfthatday…

(whitescreen)(0:59)

itwasn’tjustmyname… (whitescreen)

Itwasmyidentity. Fadetoclipofmysingleeye(adult

me)(clipscurrentlynotavailable)

Forthefirsttime Clipofpartsofmyface

IrealizedIwasdifferent… (clipcontinues)

andvulnerable. (clipofwholeface–selfisstill)

WhoamI? Fadetotranslucentpicture

Aquestionnosixyearoldshouldevenbegintothinkofyet.

Picturebecomesclear

YetIdid.(2secpause) (fadein)

WhoamI? (fadein)fullfaceclip(adultme)

IamTuyetPhuong. (clipcontinues)Fullnameappearsasoverlaptext(1:25)

Definition:directionofsnow (CC/Google)

Gender:female (zoomimagetome)

Languageoforigin:Vietnamese

(pause)(CC/Google)

WhatdoesitmeantobeVietnamese?

InsteadofwakinguptoSaturdaymorningcartoons,

(swipetransition)(CC/Google)

youwokeuptothesmelloffreshlysteamedbaos.

(swipetransition)(CC/Google)

BeingVietnamese-Americanmeantyougottocelebrate

Notonlymanyotherholidays

buttwoNewYears

(picturesshouldbeside-by-sidehorizontally)(CC/Google/flickr)

andtwobirthdays!

I’msorrymynameisn’tAshley,Emily,orElizabeth.

(cuttoeachpictureasanameissaid)

ButIshouldn’tbesorry,(shortpause)

(clipofadultmesmiling)musicshouldbearound2:00

becausebeingVietnamesemeansICANhavethenamePhuong

(clipcontinues)

andbeingAmericanmeansIwillnevergivethatup.

(textfadesinwith“TuyetPhuongDirectionofSnow”

5secs.afterlastdialoguefadetoblackplaycredits

letmusicfadenaturally

Tuyet Phuong

Direction of Snow

“creditshere”