(1) Regrets
The groom is seated on the chaise lounge in front, smiling in our direction.
Turning around the wedding hall, faces can be seen gleaming with pride, but they fade to intrigue and reproach. We pan behind. A girl dressed like a bride has lowered her veil to reveal her face smudged with makeup. She is holding a TURBAH to her chest with a gaping smile.
The music has stopped. Shouting erupts, it gets louder, and everything is shaking. Fade out.
WAILING VOICE
Supersonic Sigma Remote Helicopter,
Toys-R-Us Hayes, aisle 12, £44.99.
We close in on the girl. She grins lovingly. She cups a face and plants a kiss on the forehead.
WAILING VOICE (cont'd)
How do I tell his mother that I
read the letter, buried my feelings
and blamed her only surviving son?
She says something but we can't hear it. The girl runs away, a hand desperately reaching toward her. We fade out.
WAILING VOICE (cont'd)
The forgotten voice, that has found
the courage to roam free; I want
you back, but I can't help but
admire you in flight.
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SUSHI FROM SOUTHALL
RomanceIn a South Asian district of West London, a young Sunni man falls for a Shia woman despite the barriers placed upon them by their families and society.
