Fifth Story

Wanna Be is a dramatic film about two brothers and their conflict over identity, kinship, and individuality. The major theme of loneliness as well as an undercurrent of racism are some of the driving emotions of the film.

Synopsis
Identical twin brothers, Louis and Michael Kingston, are born into a mixed race home as the children of Costumes protagonists Gen and Chase Kingston. Having never been fully accepted by their father's family, the brothers are raised in a tumultuous environment both at home and in public.

Louis, having known about the SKN procedure, considers during his teenage years whether he wants to undergo it. Michael is vehemently against his brother getting the procedure as he believes people should 'live as they're born' and because losing his mixed-blood brother would rob him of someone who shares his experiences. Their mother, Gen, having gone through the SKN procedure previously, sets an example of what someone who has gone through it is like, and Louis looks to her for guidance. However, Michael says that how their mother acts is an artifice of happiness. Gen herself tells Louis that it's not exactly what she had hoped, and he should be careful. However, Louis eventually decides to get the procedure nonetheless.

Nearing their 18th birthday, Louis prepares to start the process to change his skin. Michael finds the waiver papers in Louis' desk one night, and goes to confront him about it. The two have a heated argument, which ends in Michael grabbing Louis and beating him to death in a fit of rage. Upon discovering what he had done and the realisation he had truly lost his brother forever, he goes to the police and turns himself in. News gets out and sparks a massive controversy over the ethics of the SKN procedure, and begins public protests from anti-recolouration groups and pro-colouration groups alike.

Key Characters

 * Louis Kingston: One of the brothers who wants to undergo the SKN procedure to be more accepted by his family and society at large. No longer wants to feel like an outcast.
 * Michael Kingston: One of the brothers who is against recolouration because he believes that one should accept their lot in life and deal with the difficulties that come with it.
 * Gen & Chase Kingston: The parents of the brothers. There is some tension in their relationship as Gen previously underwent the SKN procedure to make herself a more acceptable wife to Chase's family and for herself.