- I remember him.
- You're listening to Sunnyside Up 'n Up
and that was a song request by Aryan.
- I know Aryan!
- Have you ever had one
of those mornings where everything goes wrong?
You know, socks go missing in washing machines.
Well today I'm wearing odd socks.
- Hey, me too Ali!
- If you're having one of those mornings, just call us
and tell us about it.
You know my motorcycle was running on empty today
and that's the next song, "Running on Empty."
- Hey, Zoe.
- Guess what came in my mailbox today.
- You're not looking at an invitation
to our year high school reunion, are you?
- Yeah, that dreaded day has come.
- Yes, and what did we say?
- That we'd be super successful doing exactly what we loved
and that we'd rock up in a limo?
- Mmm.
Before we drank those five mojitos.
- Five?
I think it was closer to 10, babe.
- So, are we going?
- Yeah, let's just pop in at the end.
Look, we always said we'd follow our dreams,
so that's what we're doing.
You know life is too short to question whether
or not we made the right decision or not.
- And did you?
- What? - Make the right decision.
With the baking and everything.
- Yeah, of course.
I mean, business is booming.
I can barely keep up with orders.
I've just got into another cafe.
And they're the best tasting muffins in Sydney,
thanks to the secret recipe your mum gave me.
- Yeah well, she always believed
in you more than she believed in me.
- Oh don't say that, she believed in you too.
- What do you mean?
She always wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer.
- Em, if she was here today she'd be so proud of you.
How did you go with that film grant last month?
- Oh that?
What do you think?
Same ol' same ol'.
- Well look, maybe the script is just not there yet.
- What?
- Well okay, maybe that stupid grant isn't for you then.
- You're always saying that.
- Yeah and I'll going to keep saying it until you get it.
- What if my mum was right?
What if-
Oh hey, sorry, I've got to go, someone's at the door.
- Suppose you know what time it is?
- Geez, already?
Look No looks or buts.
Where's my money?
- Here's the thing.
I don't have it on me.
Uh, I mean, I do have it.
Just not today.
Can you come back next week?
- Why does it seem like I've been coming back
"next week" every month for the past two years?
- I promise I'll have it next week, okay?
Thank you. - Hey!
30 days.
- What?
You can't be serious.
- I'm serious, alright
- Tonight?
- Good morning you're listening to Sunnyside Up n' Up.
I'm Ali Lin.
We have a song request by Ben, It's "Loser."
- My God, is that the time?
- You're listening to Ali Lin on Sunnyside Up 'n Up.
Our next song is "Use" by Gwyn.
- Hey, hey you're squishing them.
- I'm sorry, it's just...
- Look, it's going to be fine, okay.
Look, your film is probably not there yet.
- What do you mean?
- Well, I mean, I read the draft you sent me.
It's kind of missing your heart.
- It's an action film!
- Yeah but what's the message?
- There's no message, it's an action film, okay?
Look, I have to get this up this year.
I finished film school ages ago.
It's now or never.
- Don't say never, Emilia.
You made that web series.
- Oh everyone makes web series.
- Oh okay, it still has to have a message though.
It's missing your heart, your soul.
Like it's missing you.
Look, you've got plenty of time.
There's no rush.
- No, I don't have plenty of time, okay.
I need to get this up asap.
I need to get funding.
Why are you counting them all?
- Because Mrs. Hunstead turns 100 today
and her kids want to make sure
that she gets exactly 100 muffins.
- Well do you think she'll notice if I take one?
- I know you so, I made extras.
- Thank you, you're the best.
- Alright so, about your film-
- Ah, I don't have time to talk about this, okay.
I've got to go to Film Reach
and find out why they rejected my application.
- Is that what you're wearing?
- What?
Yes, yes.
I have to go.
- Good luck!
- Yes, I can't wait to hear from you.
Thank you so much for calling.
Okay, bye.
Oh God, if I have to hear
one more Aussie indie horror pitch,
I swear to God, I'm going to kill someone.
- Hi.
- Do you have an appointment today?
- No. - Tracey, I thought I told you
to clear my schedule this morning?
You must be the new cleaner.
- Oh, no.
I'm not here to clean.
- Tracey, you sent someone into the wrong room.
Can you come to pick her up please, thanks.
- No, I mean technically she didn't send me in here.
But I'm not the cleaner.
You may not remember me.
But you rejected my application.
- Nicole Ho?
- No.
- Aby Okoro?
- No, Emilia Kong, actually.
- It's certainly wasn't the one
with a giant smiley emjoi with a trophy
on the front was it?"
- I thought that added a personal touch.
- Oh God.
- Oh, and this is just a thank you for hearing me out.
I just wanted the opportunity to convince you
that I think you made a mistake rejecting my application.
- Usually when people bring in gifts,
it's best to do it a little more discreetly.
A box of chocolates, a bouquet of flowers.
Is this your first bribe?
- Ah no.
No, and it's not a bribe.
It's just brunch.
- I do like these muffins.
Five minutes.
- Okay, thank you.
Alright so, look, I just really wanted to tell you-
- Yes, Tracey?
- He can't make it.
- Okay, just reschedule til tomorrow.
Great.
Sorry.
- I just wanted the opportunity to tell you-
Hold on.
Yes Tracey, what is it?
- He can't make it.
- Okay, maybe we'll do Friday.
Two p.m., sound good?
Okay.
- I've wanted to be a filmmaker ever since I was a kid,
and then my mum passed away and-
Yes?
Jenny Mobbs is on line one.
- Oh yes, put her through.
Jenny, hi, how are you?
Congratulations on getting the funding,
I knew you could do it.
Yeah I know, she's great, right.
I mean, she...
Um, sorry I'm just in the middle of a meeting right now.
Maybe you can call back in five minutes
we can discuss where your funding is going to go.
Okay.
Okay great, bye.
- Was that Jenny Mobbs?
The Jenny Mobbs?
But she got funding last year?
- I, look, I don't know where the funding goes.
Don't shoot the messenger.
- It's just that her production company
is worth millions now.
- I don't make the rules.
Now let's look at your production, shall we?
Cool.
Okay, it was Emily.
- Emilia. - Emilia.
Emilia Kang. - Kong.
- Sorry.
Ah here it is, yes.
So "Tit for Tat" right?
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay, the development executives
take their jobs very seriously.
You're coming across as not so serious.
- But what, no I am serious.
I stayed up all night writing that application.
- That's exactly my point,
it takes weeks to write these types of applications.
Months even.
And then you come in here, with a muffin bag
and dressed as a cleaner?
Albeit, this is my favourite type of muffin,
but that's beside the point.
- I'm not dressed as the cleaner.
I just-
- Tracey said you had a stain that's been bothering you.
- That's a very unfortunate coincidence.
- Ah, yes.
Just right here.
Right next to the desk.
- Seriously?
Oh great!
Good, great.
- You have big feet!
- I'm like a size six.
I'm a size six, which is very small.
Look alright, I get it, okay?
I get why organizations just keep...
I think you've got it!
I get why organizations want
to invest in filmmakers who already
have a proven track record,
but what about us emerging filmmakers, like me?
How am I ever going to get my film off the ground
if you keep investing in companies
that are already making millions?
- It's just too big in scale.
It had no message.
- Why are people obsessed with this message.
Okay, look I'm sorry I don't
have any industry connections, alright, I wish I did.
- And I wish I could help.
But, hey, you submitted the application.
I mean that's the first step in becoming a filmmaker,
you've done it.
Look, how about this, you make a web series,
maybe re-vamp the script a little bit
and then next year we'll reconsider you for some funding.
Okay?
- Hmm.
- Good job.
It was great.
- Thanks.
This has been great.
- Thank you.
I love these muffins.
- You are so welcome.
- Mmm, a good muffin.
- Oh, my muffin mascot just canceled.
- Sorry, I'm late.
- Oh that's alright I've just arrived,
parking around here is terrible.
- I know. - Oh.
- Thank you, I'll have these later.
- So, how did your meeting go?
- It could've been better.
- Yeah, okay.
- I was mistaken for the cleaner.
I told you not to wear that.
What is that?
- This is my director's outfit.
- Ah huh.
- Anyway, he says he vaguely remembers my submission
but that it needed a message.
- See?
- It's an action-drama film, okay!
God I can't stop thinking about that jackass.
- Don't let that guy live in your mind rent free!
- Speaking of rent,
I'm in desperate need of rent money.
- Do you want to borrow some money?
- What?
No, no you need that for your business.
This doesn't stop.
- Someone's busy.
- Yeah, I've been keeping up to date
with my socials, what with my muffin launch coming up
and everything.
I think I've posted photos of dozens of muffins this week.
- Hey, isn't that your car?
- Is that a ranger Sam!
Check out my latest posts.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Looks good.
Wait a minute.
- Oh, I was one minute over and he was trying
to give me a parking ticket.
One minute, that's ridiculous!
Are you listening to me?
Hey.
- Do you know who that is?
- What?
Oh him, yeah.
Foodie Shan.
He's a big fan.
He likes all my posts.
- That is the funding officer I met today at Film Reach.
- What?
No way!
- Ah huh.
Hey, maybe you could send him a little message,
maybe asking him to review my funding approval?
- Yeah I guess I can do that.
- Really?
- Yeah, I mean what are friends for, right?
Don't you remember back in high school,
you'd ask out all the cute boys for me?
- Mmm.
Yes and they all turned out to be losers.
What?
- Well, I could invite Shannon to my muffin launch next week
and then you could have a second go at chatting to him.
- Yes, yes, that would be perfect.
- But, there is one small problem.
- What?
- Well, my muffin mascot just canceled
and I need someone to wear the suit, so-
- The suit is in my size, isn't it?
- Yes!
You're going to look so cute.
You look amazing!
- I feel ridiculous!
- Look, just think of this as payback.
Don't you remember the time you made me
to dress up as a giant milk carton.
- Yes.
- Oh, he's here.
I'm going to butter him up.
- Ew.
- Just give us a few minutes and then come on over
and slide in alright.
- Okay.
- Go shake your muffin top around.
- Okay, well that's very funny.
- Hi.
- Oh my gosh.
Sorry, can I eat these?
- Oh yes please, yes that's what they're there for.
Um, I'm Zoe.
It's nice to finally meet you in the flesh.
- Shannon.
And, I just have to say, in the flesh, I love your muffins.
The blueberry one is my favorite.
- It's my favorite too.
So are you a baker as well?
- Um, no.
I dabble though, but I mainly work in film and television.
- Oh wow!
That's really exciting.
- Yeah, not as exciting as you think.
I work as a funding officer at this indie film company.
But what you do, I mean that's exciting.
Like you've built this whole business, by yourself.
Now you get to make muffins everyday.
That's incredible.
- You make people's dreams come true.
I'd love to hear more about-
- Zoe, I just wanted to say thank you
just so much for letting me be your mascot today.
As you know I really need the money
for my film because my application was rejected.
You!
- You!
Wait, do you two know each other?
- Yeah, yeah, Emilia and I are besties from high school.
We go way back.
You know actually, none of this
would have happened without her
and her mum's secret muffin recipe.
She's the one that encouraged me to follow my dream.
You know actually you're in film funding, she needs help,
maybe-
- Zoe no, no.
Okay, I don't want you
to worry about me about my dream of making films.
- Okay.
Okay.
I get it.
Thank you.
That was a wonderful performance by the way.
- Thank you.
I'll think about it.
- Yes!
- But no promises.
- Thank you, thank you so much.
- And it's not because you convinced me with that,
whatever that was.
It's just that now that I'm sad, I can just picture that.
- I'll take it.
- Oh um, sorry, I've just got to take this.
I'll be right back.
- Zoe, from me and my muffin top, we thank you.
- Well don't thank me too soon alright.
We don't know what's going to happen.
Oh, it's Shannon.
- What did he say?
- Oh no, he had to run off.
Oh but look, he's going to set up a time to have a meeting
with you and have a chat.
- Mmm, he's going to set up a meeting.
Well, I didn't know you two, were so chatty.
- Well I mean we're not.
- Yeah.
- This is all for you babe.
This is completely selfless.
- Sure, sure you are.
Okay.
- Alright.
Well go ah, shake that muffin top baby.
- Like this?
- Just like that.
- Well I'm starting to make some people uncomfortable.
- Oh yes.
- Take one, action!
- We are gathered here today
to be looking at Emilia?
Are you still in here?
- Let's get out of here.
- I need you to help me with the church bake sale.
- Sato Talent Agency.
How may I help you?
- Ah hi.
Hello, my name is Emilia Kong, and I'm a filmmaker.
I currently have a feature film in development.
It's called "Tit for Tat" and I think your client,
Serena Tran, would be perfect for the lead.
- What, what production company is this?
- Uh, Emilia Kong Pictures.
It's my best script yet-
- Is this project financed?
- Well no, but it's,
I'm very confident that I can get the-
- Well if it's not financed, we're not interested.
- What?
Hello?
- Hey, hey ah, it's Shannon.
Hi, Emilia.
Zoe gave me your number.
Is this a good time to talk?
- Yes.
- Lee!
Lee!
What are you doing, man?
Um, sorry.
Yes, um, look, I've looked over your application
and I think it needs a lot of work.
- Well, I've actually already started pre-production
for "Tit for Tat."
- Oh, is that so?
- Yeah, I've been trying to get some named actors
attached but-
- But they only attach themselves on financed projects.
- You guessed it.
- I'm really sorry about what happened
at the office the other day.
- And how you mistook me for the cleaner.
- That was an honest mistake.
- Well, could you please make it up
to me by bringing my application
to the development funding executives at Film Reach?
- Look, I don't know.
- Come on, Shannon.
I really need this.
If not for me, do it for Zoe.
- What's that supposed to mean?
- I sense you two have a connection.
- You know what?
I think this was a mistake.
You're clearly coming on too desperate
and I don't appreciate it.
I don't think Zoe would either.
- Okay, you think just
because you follow Zoe's Instafan account
you know her better than I do?
Zoe and I have been friends since school and I know
for a fact that she'd really appreciate you helping me.
- My advice to you is to take a deep breath,
and re-vamp the project, okay?
- What?
What's that supposed to mean?
- Look, I've got another call coming in.
Okay, bye.
- Want some?
- Knock, knock.
- Who is it?
- It's Ken.
- Ken who?
- Can you hurry up with that rent money?
- Welcome to our class of 2009 to your 15-year reunion.
Now tonight's first award goes to...
Dean, dean!
- Sorry, guilty as charged.
- Do you need a snorkel to drink that, mate?
You haven't changed.
But we love you Dean.
Tonight's first award goes
to the person who's traveled the furthest to get here.
Any takers?
- Western Sydney. - Good start.
- Newcastle. - Newcastle
- Blue Mountains.
- Newcastle.
Going once, twice and sold Rhonda in red.
Next award is for the latecomers.
Those two hotties over there!
- Hi, ah thank you, wow.
What a welcome.
- It's so exciting.
- Thank you.
Here's to arriving late and not getting noticed!
- Stop it.
- Wha, ha hi.
Why if it isn't the terrible two.
- Wow, funny.
Are you still cutting grass, Jackson?
- You betcha.
I've got my very own business.
Jackson's Mowing.
I also studied at uni and have a B.A.
with high distinctions, mind you,
and I'm thinking about franchising,
franchising.
Yeah, well-
- A B.A.?
More like a Bachelor in Assholeology.
- Don't forget the distinction too.
- I know, once an asshole, always an asshole.
- Some people don't change.
- Hey, Emilia, ah what's that?
I think you forgot to cut this off.
- Oh. - The tag!
- Oh, that's nothing.
I think I just forgot to cut it off.
- Here, here, check it out.
Pick a card.
Any card.
- No, we're good, thanks.
- Hey Emilia Kong, hi, you have not changed.
- Thank you.
Oh, Andrew.
- Hey, how are you?
- Good.
Ah, so what are you up to now?
- I'm at the radio station with Ali,
you know just doing some behind the scenes stuff.
- Oh my God, I love Ali!
I listen to her like every day.
- Every day.
- What have you been up to?
- Ah well I make films and Zoe here
has her own muffin business.
- I heard Ali's having Jenny Mobs on her show next week.
- Jenny Mobs?
- Rhonda Lipkins?
Yeah?
I hate to break it to you, you do not look happy to be here?
- Yes it's me!
I am happy, it's just the extra botox I got for tonight.
- Who's Jenny Mobbs?
- Jenny Mobs, the filmmaker from Newtown.
- She doesn't ring a bell.
But have you heard this hot shot filmmaker
called Emilia Kong.
- C'mon.
Everyone knows Jenny Mobs.
She makes these cool arthouse films
and has won a bunch of awards.
- I think arthouse films are overrated.
- Emilia, you must know her.
Aren't you into films?
- Yeah, I know her.
I mean not personally.
But um, she gets funding almost every year,
so I guess they must be good films.
Hi.
- My goodness, congratulations.
I listen to you every morning!
- Do the voice!
Do the voice.
- Yes, yes.
- Hi, I'm Ali Lin and you're listening
to Sunnyside up 'n up.
- Yay!
- Ali, do you remember me?
It's Jackson.
Here pick a card, any card.
I remember.
I remember Ali's first day at high school.
- Yeah, I remember you.
You said, "Hands off my basketball you ugly Jap!"
- Oh, I don't remember that.
- Hey everyone, everyone, have a bag!
- Thank you.
Oooh, Rhonda's jungle red.
- I'm not sure if you guys heard,
but sadly Brad and I divorced.
- Oh, sorry to hear that.
- But the good news is, I was able
to start up my dream beauty business
from the divorce settlement.
Isn't that great? - Congratulations.
- I think that would be a good color for you.
Uh huh.
- Hey, Ali.
Do you think I could be on your show?
I mean I'd love to promote my beauty business.
- Yeah sure, just call me at the studio.
Hey, do you have the time?
- Oh, I'm so sorry.
Sorry.
- You can splash me anytime, Andrew.
- Oh, um, you've got a podcast on at two p.m.
- Yeah I do.
My motorcycle is getting repaired.
- Repaired.
- So you can give me a lift.
- Yes, I'll give her a lift.
- See ya.
Thanks, nice seeing you.
- Bye. - I'll be back.
- Bye.
- Oh my God, that was my favourite song!
- Hey.
- Are you asleep yet?
- No, just making a midnight snack.
- How great was it to see everyone?
- Yeah Ali, and Rhonda,
what a scream!
- She kept going on about that filmmaker Jenny Mobs.
Don't be jealous, babe.
- I'm not jealous.
It's just that she keeps getting funding
and she's making millions and I don't think it's fair
that I get nothing.
- Yeah, you're going to get your chance.
Trust me.
- I hope so because I have to pay rent.
- I am always right.
But hey you and Aryan hit it off, huh?
- Yeah, he's already messaged me and also Jackson.
- Stop it, you are on fire.
- Hey, how serious are you about this Shannon guy?
- What do you mean?
- I saw you texting him all night.
- Why, I mean I wasn't texting with him,
I was just-
- Zoe, you know how I feel about him.
- Yeah, and I know how he feels about you too.
- What?
What did he say about me?
- Alright, look don't get mad but he kind of said
you were rude and demanding on the phone the other day.
- What?
I was not.
I just, I just wanted Film Reach to approve my application.
- But they rejected it, Em!
It's not his fault,
you just got to work on your script a bit more.
- I thought you were behind me.
- I am behind you.
It just needs more you.
- I know you're falling for the guy,
but there's something not quite right about him.
- Look everyone deserves a chance.
- You're right.
Everyone does deserves a chance.
And he didn't even give me a chance with my film.
- Look, I'm really tired okay, I'm going to go to bed.
We'll talk tomorrow, okay?
- Let us pray.
- Emilia, are you listening?
- Yes.
- You're supposed to be praying.
- Why have you got that here?
- Give it back.
- That's all you do, film this, film that.
I told you, there's simply no future in filmmaking.
- Because you want me to be a lawyer or a doctor?
Why can't you just let me be me?
Why care?
- Because I'm your mother!
- I wish you weren't.
- Don't talk to me like that!
There's no future in filmmaking, Emilia.
- I hate you!
- I heard that.
How dare you!
Right, when we get back home, you're grounded.
No more filming Emilia, is that clear?
- Hey Emilia, it's Jackson from high school,
the reunion the other night.
Give me a call okay?
Hey Emilia, it's Jackson,
you mustn't be getting my messages.
Maybe your phone's broken, I don't know.
Anyway we should hang, okay?
- Hey you, I'm actually doing Cheddar.
- Cheddar?
- Yeah, for my toastie.
- Ah yes, I'm doing cheddar too.
- What? - Yeah!
- No way!
You're pulling my leg.
- Mm-mm.
I'm not.
I'm putting my cheese and tomato into the press right now.
- Oh cheese and tomato?
That's a little tame, isn't it?
- Oh yeah, what's in yours?
- Jalapeños! - Oooh.
Sounds spicy.
- Because I'm a spicy dude.
Of course.
Um hey, what are you doing on the weekend?
- I don't know.
What are you doing?
- Oh well, usually I go to the markets,
and take the dog for a walk.
Um, I'm looking after this old little shih tzu called Rusty.
Yeah, he's so so cute.
Um, but you should come.
The invite's open.
- Does Rusty like muffins?
- Of course he's a fan of muffins.
Okay sure, why not.
Um, but actually, I was calling
because I want to talk to you.
I'm a little bit worried about Emilia.
She seems really down and I'd really like to help her.
- Oh, why don't you give her some muffins then?
- No, I'm being serious.
Filmmaking is her life.
Her mum never wanted her to be a filmmaker
and then when she died-
- Recently?
- No, but it just hit her really hard, you know.
- I'm sorry.
- Do you think there is even the slightest chance
that her film can get funding?
- Who is it?
- It's your favorite Ken.
- Oh hello, Ken.
- How's that rent coming along?
Oh, don't tell me, the dog ate your wallet.
Oh no that can't be right,
because there's no pets allowed, you don't have a dog.
Mmm, I've heard them all, Emilia.
So there.
- Let me explain.
- Ruff ruff ruff.
- God, I need funding.
- Come on, I don't have all day.
Can you powder my nose?
I feel like a sardine in a can of oil.
Careful, you're rubbing off the contour!
Prop!
Where's my prop?
- Shot one, take one.
- Oh wait, stick?
- 39, shot one, take two.
- Cut!
- Fan!
- Still nothing's come through.
- Is this helping?
- Walk with me.
It's the paps!
Cover me!
- No, no.
I'm not the paparazzi.
- Then why are you dressed like that?
It's so last year.
Pink is the new black.
- Hi, my name is Emilia Kong and I'm a filmmaker.
I've written a script actually and I'd really love for you
to play the lead.
It's called "Tit for Tat" and it's about a man and a woman,
they get involved in a little road rage-
- Is it paid?
- What?
- Ms. Tran only does paid work.
- Well, it's, um-
No way.
Ah yes.
Yes!
It is paid.
It's a really good role.
Really meaty, it's the lead.
And you get to show off your acting chops.
Chop, chop.
Chop, chop!
- Hmm.
- What's does, what does that mean?
- That means to send it to her agent.
- Really?
Ah thank you, thank you Ms. Tran.
Thank you. - Fan!
- Thanks.
Yes, okay.
Hello?
- Ah, so you're not mad at me anymore, huh?
- Why would I be mad at you?
- I don't know, you haven't been picking up your phone.
- Ah, I've been avoiding calls all day.
Jackson's been calling.
Hey, guess what happened to me today?
- What?
- My application finally got approved.
- No way!
- And guess what?
I got Serena Tran attached as the lead!
- What?
The Serena Tran?
- Yes.
Eat your heart out, Jenny Mobs.
I got a super star in my film.
I guess you were right.
I guess I didn't need that no-good funding officer anyway.
- Hey.
Play nice.
- I'm just saying if I were in his shoes, I would've helped,
but, it doesn't matter anymore.
Because I got funding.
I got funding.
- Yeah, alright, anyway.
I'm going to bed.
Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
- Serena, you're just here.
Lachlan I'll get you to stand here.
Okay.
Serena, now remember in this scene,
you're trying to pay Lachlan back for sticking
that note on your windscreen.
Pay him back hard.
- How hard?
- Just hard.
Revenge is best served cold.
- What's served cold?
I only eat food served at exactly 63 degrees.
- Okay, this is going to be a long day.
Alright, fighting stances.
- Got it.
- Great.
Action!
Cut.
Let's go again.
Amazing.
Excellent, Serena.
Yep, great, same.
- Stop that! - Cut!
Yep.
And just another one.
Cut!
Faster!
Great.
Straight into another one.
Perfect, I'll hang onto that.
- Hey, how are you doing?
- Completely knackered.
- How were rehearsals?
- It was good.
Serena is very different to what I was expecting.
- In a good way?
- She's a challenge.
- Well, aren't all actors?
Look, you've just got to show her
that it's not just about the individual.
You know, it's about teamwork.
- Yeah, you're right.
Actually you've just given me an idea.
Alright I've got to go.
Goodnight.
- Okay.
- Emilia Kong?
- Speaking.
- My name is Robert Bankston
and I'm with the Film Reach office.
- Oh, hi, I just wanted to say I am so grateful
for the opportunity and-
- No.
I'm sorry, there's been something of a mistake of sorts.
- What are you talking about?
- Somehow your application made it
to the top of our shortlist.
But upon further investigation,
it seems you have a connection to one of our employees.
- Ah, what?
You think I bribed someone to get to shortlisted?
- It appears to be so.
- But I didn't bribe anyone.
- Does the name Shannon Edmunds ring a bell?
- Shannon?
- Ah, there's the connection.
I have to advise you Ms. Kong that on this occasion you will
not be receiving any funding for your application.
- What?
Ah, but I've already started rehearsals and I'd have
to shut down production
and how am I suppose to pay everyone?
- You do what you have to do, Ms. Kong.
Goodbye.
- Wait!
- Hey, have you ever had one of those days?
- Yes, today is one of those days, Ali!
- Well, I'm having one of those days.
And what makes me feel good is a hug.
So hug the closest living thing to you.
If you're outside, hug that nearest tree.
Now doesn't that feel good.
Now this song will put a smile on your dial,
"Unity, Peace to the World."
You're listening to Ali Lin on Sunny Side Up 'n Up.
- Guess you heard about what happened.
- I'm so sorry, Emilia.
I just can't believe Shannon purposely
shortlisted my application to get me in trouble.
- What are you talking about?
Shannon didn't try to purposely hurt you in any way.
- Why are you defending him?
- Because he got a two-month suspension at work for trying
to help you.
He told you your script and your application
weren't ready but you didn't listen.
But he tried to help you anyway.
- Well I had to shut down production
and I don't even know how I'm going
to pay the cast and crew.
- Why did you even start production
when you didn't have the funding, Em?
Where is my best friend?
Can you bring her back
because I don't know who you are.
She is kind and caring and reliable.
And you are just thinking about yourself.
Do you know why he finally helped you?
Because I asked him to.
And you know what he got for it?
He got suspended from work
and now he's not even talking to me.
- Zoe, I didn't know.
- Yeah well, now you do.
- What is she doing with her life?
Daydreaming it all away.
- Leave her alone.
It's just a hobby.
- First it's just a hobby.
She spends an hour here, an hour there, then after weeks
of wasting time like that, what does she have
to show for it?
Meanwhile other kids are studying hard
to make their mums proud.
Filmmaking is so unstable.
- But at least she'll be happy.
- No one can be happy on an empty stomach.
- Hi, I'm Emilia Kong, I'm a filmmaker.
I've always been inspired by Jackie Chan movies
ever since I was a kid, and even though filmmaking
wasn't the career that my parents wanted me to choose.
It's always made me really happy.
My biggest regret is holding a grudge against my mum.
I know now that she just didn't want me
to struggle like she did.
Anyway I hope you can donate to my crowd funding campaign
so that I can make my movie,
"Tit for Tat" and dedicate it to her.
Thanks.
- Hi, it's Ali Lin here on Sunnyside Up 'n Up.
Good morning to you.
This morning we're opening the lines up for, "Let it out!"
Call us now and let things off your chest
or if you'd like a song request, call in now.
- Hi.
- Hey.
- I don't really wanna talk right now, so-
- You don't have to talk, okay?
Just eat.
I'm so sorry.
I really didn't mean for you to get
in trouble at work and I would have
never have asked you do what you did-
- Hey, no, no no.
It's not your fault.
You never directly asked me
to shortlist Emilia's application.
And it was my decision.
Once I heard about her mother, I felt for her.
- I know.
- I've got a special request from Emilia
for Zoe and Shannon.
Zoe and Shannon, if you guys are listening,
this one's for you.
- I've got an idea.
- This idea isn't going to give you
another two-month suspension, is it?
- I don't think so.
- Your favorite.
- I've heard them all, Emilia, so there.
- Hello?
- Are you listening to the radio?
- What?
- Quick!
Turn it on.
- And that was "Say Please, Not Cheese."
Now I have a special announcement to make.
I'd like all of you listeners out there
to check out our new website because one
of my high school friends, Emilia Kong,
her heartfelt video pledge has just gone viral.
- You asked Ali to help me?
- Don't thank me.
Thank Shannon.
- Shannon?
- Mm-hmm.
I told you he's not a bad guy.
- I'm sorry.
- Me too.
- I never should have let my film come between us.
What?
- Oh my God, Rhonda just donated $10,000 to your film.
And she wrote, "Go make your film, make your mum proud!"
- What?
- The good news is I was able
to start my dream beauty business
from the divorce settlement.
Isn't that great?
- Well I guess people just loved your heartfelt video.
- What a scream!
- I know this new hot shot filmmaker called Emilia Kong.
- Oh my God!
Jackson just donated 5,000.
- Here pick a card, any card.
- No, we're good, thanks.
- Maybe he's not as bad as we thought.
- I guess people can change.
- Here's to the power of community!
- Yeah.
We really need to take Ali out for lunch to say thank you.
- Definitely we'll do that next week.
We've got plenty of time.
- Hey, that's my spot!
- What are you doing?
I was here first. - Let me in!
- I was here first, woman!
- You want to start, huh?
- Hey, get your Love that!
- Stop that!
- It's coming along.
- Glad you like it.
It's Sunnyside up Up FM.
I'm Andrew Lin, Ali Lin's cousin.
- Andrew?
I'm very sad to announce
to all our dedicated listeners this morning,
the sudden and unexpected passing
of much beloved Sunnyside radio host Ali Lin,
my best friend and cousin.
At approximately 10 p.m. last night, Ali was traveling home
on her much-beloved motorcycle called Oscar,
she was hit by another vehicle.
Following over 12 years of dedicated radio announcing,
she'll be sadly missed, not only by myself,
but from everyone here at Sunnyside Up n Up FM.
I'd now like to play her favorite song, it's called,
"Feeling Free."
- So sorry for your loss.
- I'm so sorry.
- I can't believe we were going to take Ali out to lunch.
- I know.
I just just can't believe how wrong we were.
You know.
I thought we had so much time,
but we just, we don't.
- First my mum and now Ali.
- Alright, thank you everyone for coming.
So Ali was my first cousin and she was also my best friend.
We grew up together
and we also worked very closely together as well.
I'm just so grateful that she was able to use God's gifts
to make so many people happy.
We were so grateful to wake up every morning
listening to her voice,
and even though this was her last ride,
she's going to live on forever within us.
I just want to pass it over to Aryan now,
a high school friend of hers to say a couple of words.
- Hi.
Ali and I reconnected a few years ago
over an art lesson and we've been good friends ever since.
I remember this art lesson vividly.
The teacher asked us to draw balls.
Eight balls to be exact.
Not small, not big.
Just balls of the same size,
hanging one underneath the other, one by one.
"These balls will guide you", he said.
And Ali made this drawing, she had the best sense of humor.
A Hawaiian shirt at a funeral, thanks.
She gave me this.
She always loved the arts, drawing, entertainment.
She was a wonderful creative with a big heart
and I will miss you.
Thank you.
- Hi, I'm Andrew Lin and your listening
to Sunnyside Up 'n Up.
The next song is sure to put a smile on your dial.
Here it is.
- Rent this month isn't due for another two weeks.
Remember, you gave me extra time.
- I'm not here about that.
I found this on the porch.
- Hello?
- I got your package, dad.
- I heard what happened to your school friend.
I'm so sorry.
I thought that may cheer you up a bit.
- My first camera.
- You left it here when you moved out.
- You kept it all this time?
- That's what mum would have just wanted.
- She never wanted me to be a filmmaker.
She hated my filmmaking.
- Mum just wanted the best for you because she struggled.
If she was here with us today she'd be very proud of you.
- Thanks, dad
- I love you, darling.
- I love you, too, dad.
- Dear Emilia, the next time you use this camera,
I want you to know that even though we don't see eye
to eye sometimes, I want you to be happy.
Filmmaking makes you happy.
Keep following your dreams.
Love, Mum.
- I'm sorry mum, I love you.
- Can we cut to the POV of the fight?
- Okay, I'll see what I can do.
- Muffin delivery. - Thank you.
- How's it going?
- Yeah, I think it's, I think it's looking pretty good.
- I expect nothing less from you.
- That's good, that's really great.
- Awesome.
- Here we go, does anyone need a top up?
- Yep.
- I'm good.
- There you are.
Wonderful. - Thank you.
- Great.
- Okay.
- Well, congratulations on finishing your film.
- Thank you.
Well, I mean I did have a lot of help from everyone.
- Well except that one guy who tried
to maybe derail your entire film
and also called you a cleaner.
- Mmm-hmm.
Yes, except that one guy.
No, no, I must admit, you and I did get off
on the wrong foot, and maybe the way
I went about making my film wasn't always right.
- I'll say.
- And I'm sorry for thinking the worst of you.
- That's okay, it happens a lot.
So, yeah.
- Alright so guys, Emilia has some amazing news.
Her film has been picked up and is going to be playing
at Joy House Film festival.
- Hey, there we go. - Congratulations.
- Thank you and I would like you both to be there.
- Oh, I've got to check my...
Of course.
- So what's the film called again?
- "Tit for Tat."
- What is it about?
- Let's just say it's about holding grudges.
Alright let's make a toast, to Emilia.
And her new film.
- Cheers!
- Hey mate, that's my spot.
- What are you doing?
I was here first.
- Let me in!
- I was here first, woman.
- You want to start, hmm?
- Hey.
Hey, stop.
- I forgot something.
I'll be back.
- Hey, you're our lucky 100th customer!
Congratulations.
- Hey, hey, I was here first.
- Oh it's you!
- It's you!
- That's just going to be $5.
I'll take it out from your gift card?
- Wait!
- What?
- I'm sorry.
I'm sorry about the other day as well.
Can you put his items on the card?
- Oh, of course.
Yep.
Merry Christmas.
- Thanks.
- Life's too short to hold grudges.
Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.
- And the winner
of this year's Joy House Film festival
is Emilia Kong for "Tit for Tat."
- Thank you for this award.
It's dedicated to my mum.
She taught me to start each day with a clean slate.
And thank you Zoe,
for being the best friend I could ever ask for.
This is our time to shine.
- So Ms. Kong is today D day?
- No, today is the day.
- "The day"?
Huh?
- Here is my rent for the next two months, in advance.
- "Ken, rent!"
- Mm-hmm.
I just want you to know, I'm not one to hold a grudge.
You have a pleasant evening.
- Emilia speaking.
- Hi Emilia, it's Robert from Film reach.
Your friend, Zoe, explained everything
and invited me to see your film last night.
- She did?
- I was really, really impressed.
I'd really like to meet and discuss your next film.
Are you free next Monday?
- Yes, sounds good.
- Action!
- Sorry! - Let's go again.
- Ali, do you think I could be on your show, I mean I'd love
to promote my beauty business.
- Sure just give me a call at the studio.
That's great.
- Sorry I don't have my glass.
- Sorry, he forgot his glass.
- Ah. - Still rolling.
Okay.
Good.