The story opens with a little girl trying to buy back her late mother’s wedding ring using a jar of coins.
Use 9:16 portrait, realistic Black characters, bright cinematic lighting, modest clothing, and no male earrings. Generate each scene separately. Only the speaking character should move their lips.
SCENE 1: “IS IT ENOUGH?”
Setting: A small jewelry shop. Late afternoon.
A little girl tips a jar onto the counter. Coins scatter across the glass.
Beside them sits a gold wedding ring.
ZOE, trembling:
“Please count it again.”
The jeweler looks at the coins, then at her.
MR. ADE:
“Sweetheart… where’s your father?”
ZOE:
“He doesn’t know I came.”
She pushes the coins closer.
ZOE:
“That was my mummy’s ring. Please don’t sell it to somebody who never knew her.”
The jeweler’s expression changes.
The shop door opens behind her.
DANIEL:
“Zoe?”
She turns. Her father stands in the doorway, still wearing his delivery uniform.
ZOE:
“Daddy… I almost have enough.”
Character details:
Zoe is a nine-year-old Black Nigerian girl with warm brown skin, a small oval face, expressive dark eyes, and two neat natural puff ponytails. She wears a modest mustard-yellow cotton dress and white sandals. Daniel is her 35-year-old father, dark-skinned, lean, with short black hair and a short groomed beard. He wears a faded navy delivery polo, black trousers, and worn black shoes. No earrings. Mr. Ade is a 58-year-old Black Nigerian jeweler with medium-dark skin, closely cropped salt-and-pepper hair, glasses, and a clean-shaven face. He wears a pale-blue shirt and charcoal waistcoat. No earrings.
Dialogue delivery:
Zoe speaks urgently, trying to stay polite through tears. Daniel says her name softly, with shock and shame. Mr. Ade speaks gently. No overlapping dialogue.