Are you curious about vitiligo?
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Explore the power of curiosity
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(DESCRIPTION) Scene opens on a man with visible depigmentation on his face looking to the side and then out a window towards the ocean. He pulls up a pair of binoculars.
NARRATOR: Curiosity is a question at the edge of every thought.
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts to a close-up of a woman’s neck, with her young daughter’s finger touching and pointing to an area of depigmentation. View zooms out to see the daughter cuddled up on top of her mom.
CHILD 1: What's that called, mom? MOM: Vitiligo.
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts to a group of teenagers hiking on a flat trail. One boy has depigmentation on his face. As they are walking, a butterfly lands on his arm. He looks at the butterfly with wonder. The girl in front of him turns to look, as well, and they share a moment where she touches his arm to also hold the butterfly.
CHILD 2: I think I did pretty good. That's so cool.
NARRATOR: With vitiligo, curiosity asks--
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts back to mother and daughter scene, zoomed in on daughter’s face while mother strokes her hair. Then, view switches to show the mother’s face.
CHILD 1: So if your color can go away…
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts back to the boy and girl in the woods. The girl touches the butterfly and it flies away. Scene cuts back to mother and daughter. The camera shifts to the mother’s face as the daughter completes her question.
CHILD 1: …can it ever come back?
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts back to the man looking out of his window toward the ocean. He is seen from behind at first and then the camera shifts to focus on his face. He appears with tears in his eyes.
NARRATOR: Curiosity is calling. Will you answer? Discover what's possible.
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Follow a curious journey
(DESCRIPTION) Scene opens on an older man working on a car, the hood popped open. A girl exits the house and walks toward the man, greeting him. He greets her in return.
YOUNG JASMINE: Hey, grandpa. GRANDPA: Hey, Jasmine. YOUNG JASMINE: How's it going? GRANDPA: Pretty good.
(DESCRIPTION) Camera cuts to a zoomed-in view of their hands working on the car, with Jasmine helping her grandfather.
GRANDPA: There you go. That's it.
(DESCRIPTION) Camera cuts to show Jasmine’s face as her grandpa watches over what she is doing.
JASMINE (NARRATING): I've always been curious…
(DESCRIPTION) Camera cuts to Jasmine looking into a telescope and then glancing up at the sky.
JASMINE (NARRATING): ...about so many things.
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts to a view of Jasmine, slightly older, sitting at a lab table, taking an exam. View zooms to the paper, showing her hand with depigmentation as she completes complex calculations on velocity and acceleration.
JASMINE (NARRATING): My vitiligo is just one of them.
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts to see Jasmine’s face as she is thinking.
JASMINE (NARRATING): Like, how does it work?
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts to a view of Jasmine, now a grown woman and professor, teaching a class of college students. Depigmentation is now more visible on her face.
OLDER JASMINE: Sustained intercontinental flight without fuel. JASMINE (NARRATING): How far will it go?
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts to Jasmine assisting her students as they perform a test on an aircraft in a high-tech wind tunnel facility.
JASMINE (NARRATING): And if my color can go away, could it possibly come back?
(DESCRIPTION) Scene cuts to a close-up of Jasmine’s face as an adult, showing her vitiligo and a contemplative look as her hair blows in the wind.
JASMINE (NARRATING): Curiosity is calling, will you answer? Discover what's possible.
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Who’s on your vitiligo care team?
A care team is made of different healthcare providers who can help you be heard and supported in managing your vitiligo. If you don’t currently have a healthcare provider for your vitiligo, now may be the perfect time to find one.
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