Ernie Biscuit

Teen/Adult1 x20′

Ernie Biscuit is the bittersweet black and white clayography of a lonely Deaf Parisian Taxidermist whose life is turned upside down and back to front when a dead pigeon arrives on his doorstep. Set in the swinging sixties, Ernie’s life has become and dull and dusty. After a bout of self pity and an overdose of Absinthe, Ernie is convinced by the dead pigeon to start afresh and fulfil a life long dream to travel to Venice and ride in a Gondola. Sadly, Ernie and his pet duck Edith, board the wrong plane and end up in a backwaters of Australia, where they end up penniless and homeless. Luckily a kindly chef named Tiny takes them in and helps Ernie find a job. Ernie saves his money for his trip home and even falls in love with a blind eccentric whittler called Angelina. All Ernie’s problems seem resolved until Tiny reveals his true colours and cruel culinary intentions.