[Music playing]

The opening slate reads "MARK’S MOMENTS" over a set of nine videos of pairs of people doing different activities.

Mark says TODAY ON MARK'S MOMENTS I'M
HANGING WITH MY FRIEND LAYLA WHO
WAS BORN WITH A CLEFT LIP AND
PALATE.

Layla appears on screen, sitting on her bed. She has long, straight, brown hair and wears a pink hoodie.

She says MY NAME IS LAYLA, I HAVE A CLEFT
LIP AND PALATE, I MIGHT LOOK ODD
BUT I'M SPECIAL IN MY OWN WAY.

A caption appears on screen and it reads: "Layla, age: 10, Born with Cleft lip and palate."

[Music playing]

Mark and Layla sit in her bedroom.
Mark is in his twenties and has short, blonde hair and blue eyes. He wears a blue polo and jeans.

Mark says LAYLA YOU WERE BORN
WITH A CLEFT LIP AND A CLEFT
PALATE.
WHAT ARE THOSE?

Layla says WELL THE CLEFT LIP IS
A LIP, YOUR LIP IS BROKEN AND
THEY TRY TO REPAIR IT AS SOON AS
YOU'RE BORN, AND IT IS KIND OF
REPAIRED NOW.
AND THEN A CLEFT PALATE IS A
HOLE IN THE ROOF OF YOUR MOUTH,
WHICH THE DOCTORS TRY TO REPAIR
AS WELL WHEN YOU'RE FIRST BORN,
BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE LITTLE
SURGERIES TO REPAIR THE WHOLE
THING.

Mark says SO NOW, WHEN YOU SAY
THEY'RE GOING TO REPAIR
EVERYTHING, DOES THAT MEAN YOU
STILL HAVE A HOLE IN THE ROOF OF
YOUR MOUTH RIGHT NOW?

Layla says YES.
I HAVE A SMALL ONE.

Mark says JUST A SMALL ONE, SO IT
DOESN'T BOTHER YOU?

Layla says NO IT DOESN'T.

Mark says THIS MAY SOUND LIKE A
SILLY QUESTION BUT BECAUSE OF
YOUR CLEFT PALATE, DOES IT
AFFECT YOUR SENSE OF TASTE OR
SENSE OF SMELL?

Layla says NO NOT AT ALL.
BUT MY TASTE BUDS ARE LARGE
BECAUSE OF OTHER CLEFT PALATE
CHILDREN THEY HAVE UNUSUALLY
LARGE TASTE BUDS JUST LIKE ME,
AND IT MAKES FOOD A LITTLE MORE
SPICY, BUT I ENJOY ICE CREAM AND
I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

Mark says HEY DO YOU WANT TO
MAYBE HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
A LITTLE BIT TODAY?

Layla says YES, I'D LOVE TO.

Mark says AWESOME.

A new caption appears on screen with colourful letters. A voice reads it. It says "MARK'S CHALLENGE OF THE DAY!"

Layla appears back on screen wearing a yellow T-shirt.

She says MARK IF YOU WANT TO
HANG OUT WITH ME TODAY, YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO SCORE A GOAL ON
ME.

The screen zooms out and reveals Layla on a soccer field playing football.

Layla says TOO EASY!

Mark joins her.

He says LAYLA, I'M TOTALLY
READY FOR THIS CHALLENGE, BUT
BEFORE I TRY TO SCORE A GOAL ON
YOU, DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS FOR ME
KICKING THE SOCCER BALL?

Layla says WELL I THINK YOU
SHOULD USE THE INSIDE OF YOUR
FOOT.

Mark says THE INSIDE OF MY FOOT.

Layla says YEP.

Mark says OKAY, YOU READY IN NET?

Layla says YEAH, I'M READY.

Mark says ALRIGHT LET'S DO THIS.

The two of them play together for a while.

Mark shouts OH!
OH!
LAYLA, GIVE ME FIVE.
YOU'RE UNSTOPPABLE.
SO I'VE GOT TO ASK HOW DID I DO?

Layla says YOU DID OKAY, BUT YOU
SHOULD WORK ON IT.
I THINK YOU CAN STILL PLAY WITH
US THOUGH.

Mark says FANTASTIC.
ALRIGHT LET'S GET A GAME GOING,
SHALL WE?

Layla says YEAH!

Mark says OKAY!
Now, a video shows them playing in the field with other friends while a smaller video plays on a little frame by the left bottom corner. In it, Layla speaks.

She says I'VE BEEN PLAYING
SOCCER FOR FIVE SEASONS.
WHEN I PLAY SOCCER NO ONE EVER
TEASES ME BECAUSE OF MY CLEFT
PALATE, AND WE JUST PLAY SOCCER
AND I FEEL REALLY GOOD BECAUSE
THEY DON'T REALLY THINK I'M
DIFFERENT AND WE'RE JUST LIKE
PLAYING SOCCER.
IT'S FUN!

The game ends and all say GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME.
GOOD GAME.

Mark says GO TEAM!
WOO!

Next, Mark and Layla go for a walk.

He says NOW I WANT TO KNOW LAYLA, HOW DO
YOU FEEL ABOUT HAVING A CLEFT
LIP AND A CLEFT PALATE?

Layla says WELL, UM...
IT DOESN'T FEEL A LOT DIFFERENT
THAN OTHER PEOPLE.

Mark says OKAY.
AND DO YOU FIND PEOPLE ASK YOU A
LOT OF QUESTIONS?

Layla says YEAH PEOPLE TEND TO
ASK ME QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS
ONCE THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ME
BEFORE.

Mark says SO WHAT'S THE QUESTION
YOU GET ASKED THE MOST?

Layla says WHY DOES YOUR NOSE
LOOK LIKE THAT?
I KNOW IT'S A VERY ODD QUESTION,
BUT MY ANSWER IS USUALLY I WAS
BORN THIS WAY AND I HAVE A CLEFT
LIP AND PALATE AND IT'S KIND OF
HARD TO UNDERSTAND.
BUT, I HAVE A HOLE IN THE ROOF
OF MY MOUTH AND MY LIP IS A
LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER
PEOPLE'S.

Mark says DOES IT BOTHER YOU WHEN
YOU HAVE TO ANSWER THAT
QUESTION?

Layla says NO.

Mark says NOT AT ALL?
WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
ABOUT YOU?

Layla says WELL I WANT THEM TO
KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT
IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
AND JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY LOOKS
DIFFERENT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE
TO ACT DIFFERENT.

Mark says YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT'S GREAT, YOU KNOW I'VE HAD
SUCH A FANTASTIC TIME HANGING
OUT WITH YOU.
GIVE ME FIVE.
LET'S KEEP GOING ON OUR NATURE
WALK.

A new series of videos plays on screen while Mark speaks.

He says I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH LAYLA.
WE TALKED ABOUT HER CLEFT LIP
AND PALATE, PLAYED SOCCER, TOOK
A NATURE WALK AND EVEN FOUND
TIME TO MEET HER CATS.

Now, Mark and Layla play with cats.

Mark says HOW MANY CATS DO YOU HAVE?

Layla says FOUR.

Mark says YOU HAVE FOUR CATS?
OH MY GOODNESS!
HERE KITTY KITTY KITTY!

The show ends and the end slate reads "TVO, Copyright 2008, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."