

Strokes
( Or The Amazing Dragon Boat Tale of Inner West High)
At Inner West High, funding is scarce. Especially in the public system. So in a last ditch effort, they form their first ever Dragon Boat Racing team. Part Breakfast Club, part Mighty Ducks, all Asian. “Strokes” from the Five Elements Collective puts teamwork at the forefront and asks, ‘What does it truly take to become champions?
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Lead Creatives

MEET YOUR paddlers
(Character List)

Mr Ho
Male, Early thirties, Chinese, the Chinese teacher of Concord Secondary. He is a nurturing and enthusiastic teacher to his students and is the coach of the Dragon Boat Racing Team.

Irene
Female, Seventeen, Grade 12, First Generation Thai-Australian, the dumb strong jock of the group. Definitely has protein for breakfast lunch and dinner. Her determination is on full blast when first place is on the line.

Din
Male, Sixteen, Grade 10, Sri Lankan - Australian, a goody toe shoes head boy type. A delusional self-appointed leader that no one asked for but is loyal to the bone in a “well” meaning way.

Wesley
Male, Seventeen, Grade 12, First Generation Singaporean-Australian, a quiet type willing to stand up and take risks to help those around him. Wesley acts as the team’s sweeper.

Nina
Female, Sixteen, Grade 11, Filipino, the princess of the group. A germaphobe but a fashion icon. She is always treated as high class no matter where she goes and probably made influencers a thing before they even became a thing.

Lucas
Male, Seventeen, Grade 12, Korean-Australian, a playboy with no play. He is always on the prow to make moves on “open minded” ladies. Inspired by the Hongdae Boy Archetype.

Alia
Female, Fifteen, Grade 9, Culturally Ambiguous, the quiet observer of the team. A prodigy through and through but doesn’t flaunt it. She acts as the team’s drummer.
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Hang
Female, Sixteen, Grade 11, Vietnamese - Australian, a criminal in the making. She yearns to get out of this cage she’s been put in and won’t hesitate to cause chaos on her way out.
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Yaskshini
Female, Sixteen (Grade 11), Indian-Australian, a young woman who always speaks her mind. Fuelled by the injustices of the world, she isn’t afraid to fight for what is right.
Sample Script
Here is are the first 10 pages of the script Strokes.
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