Extraordinary Ordinary

Extraordinary Ordinary

Synopsis

This is a dark comedy about a Man called Sid. Sid is about to turn 40 – trouble is he’s also about to lose his job of 18 years and his wife and son are about to walk out on him.
What’s he gonna do at his age? Trouble is he dresses like a teenager so who’s gonna take him seriously? He’s secretly always wanted to be a TV presenter but who’s gonna give him his dream job at his age?  This is the story of a man who challenges a society that favors the young and see’s the old as yesterdays history. Trouble is, is he too old to be young? Sid decides to get a film crew together with the the proclamation of self-promotion “Keep filming until I’m famous” –  that is, a DIY attempt to become Famous. Only all the celebrities he tries to interview either aren’t playing ball or he can’t get to them. Then something extra-ordinary happens , he starts to interview normal by-standers instead and low and behold if the extra-ordinary ordinary people aren’t just that little bit more interesting…..