The Heat story
After a hit-and-run collision, the ghost of a track athlete investigates her death and helps her best friend train for a college track scholarship. Directed by: Sylvain White. Story by: Chinaka Hodge.
13 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with the death of a friend | choice | Stirling was devastated after her best friend got killed in a hit-and-run before her eyes. |
| friendship | major | Stirling and Tuka were fast friends, although there had been some friction recently before Tuka's tragic death. The story turns on Stirling coming to grips with Tuka's death. |
| ghost | major | The story follows Tuka after she died in a hit-and-run collision, and became a ghost. |
| the afterlife | major | Tuka was stuck in limbo after she became a ghost following a hit-and-run collision. |
| the desire to pursue one's dream | major | Stirling was driven by a desire to make it as a track athlete and get a college track scholarship. |
| track and field | major | Stirling was driven by a desire to make it as a track athlete and get a college track scholarship. Unfortunately for her, however, her hopes were dashed when a man clubbed her on the knee before the big race. |
| what if I were a ghost | major | Tuka was left to roam her old neighborhood as a ghost after perishing in a hit-and-run collision. |
| dangerous driving | minor | Tuka was killed in a hit-and-run collision. |
| funeral rite | minor | A funeral service was held for Tuka at a Baptist church. |
| law enforcement | minor | Stirling lost patience with the apathetic police detective who was responsible for tracking down the man who had run over Tuka. |