Family Milestones

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. BEDROOM - 21:45

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7. Sitting by the bedside, PETER is working on a laptop.

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9. PETER (V.O): My wife and I have just had dinner with our younger daughter at home.

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11. Pausing.

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13. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Tomorrow, she'll return to Niigata to continue her artistic pursuit.

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15. Pausing.

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17. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): We'll meet again in our elder daughter's wedding reception in Busan next March.

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19. Pausing.

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21. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Until then, we'll get connected in our usual electronic ways.

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23. Pausing.

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25. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): During her short stay, we didn't even have time to let her practise driving.

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27. Act 2

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29. FLASHBACK

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31. EXT. STREETS - 11:15

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33. In a Previa, Peter is driving, with his WIFE sitting in the passenger seat. Their younger DAUGHTER is sitting in the middle row.

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35. PETER (V.O): We got this car a fortnight after welcoming our younger daughter home.

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37. Having glanced his wife, Peter talks to her.

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39. PETER: Darling, do you remember what today is?

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41. WIFE: Hmm, let me see...

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43. PETER (Cont'd): Today 26 years ago, you gave birth to our son...

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45. WIFE: Oh yes!

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47. PETER: You chose to deliver him via Caesarean section...

49. WIFE: Yes...in the morning...

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51. PETER: And now, he's a junior doctor working in Sydney.

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53. WIFE: Yes, we're all very proud of him.

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55. MONTAGE ABOUT THE SON

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57. A. Domestic gathering, SON (10) performs magic before RELATIVES.

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59. B. Theatre. In a "Romeo & Juliet" show, son (11) kicks ballet before SPECTATORS.

61. C. Gallery. Peter and his WIFE admire an artwork with their son's name on it.

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63. D. Sports centre. Son and his SISTERS practise Taekwondo.

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65. E. Home. Son (16) plays the piano.

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67. END MONTAGE

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69. PETER (V.O.): In his secondary school years, he was brilliant in Arts but he chose to study Science.

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71. Pausing.

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73. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I was quite worried as he was the first in the Cheung family to do that.

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75. Recalling.

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77. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Despite initial challenges, he got his degrees in Medicine with distinction or 1st class honours.

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79. Smiling.

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81. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): And his dearest and nearest is his girlfriend who is his junior and is determined to become a surgeon.

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83. PETER: When you're about to deliver our younger daughter two years later, again via Caesarean section, we had a very tender moment.

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85. We see their younger daughter listening attentively.

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87. WIFE: You remember that?

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89. PETER: Yes, very much so...

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91. WIFE: As if I was saying goodbye to you...

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93. PETER: There's potential risk in every surgical operation...

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95. WIFE: Yes, apart from the delivery, I had to have my tubes tied too...

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97. PETER (V.O): I still miss Nana, our son's pet turtle...she experienced complications while laying a big egg and had to be euthanized to end its suffering.

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99. RETURN TO PRESENT

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101. Act 3

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103. INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

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105. Peter inserts an AI drawing entitled "Family Milestones..." to a draft.

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107. PETER (V.O): My family is spread out, but we remain close and supportive of each other.

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109. Thinking.

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111. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): My wife is the backbone of the family and the one who has made it all possible.

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113. Reflecting.

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115. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I appreciate her contribution and am very grateful to her for rebuilding my family seamlessly.

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117. FADE OUT

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119. THE END