CHILDERIC, CHOOSING YOUR BATTLES

The pitch

1419, Kingdom of England. A film crew follows the young chef Childeric on the eve of the assault on an English fortress.

Early in the morning, a strategic meeting is held. Childeric explains his strategy for the next day’s battle to three of his men, who seem doubtful of their leader’s speech.

Childeric then shows his tent to the film crew, and after that a part of the camp. He absolutely wants to show a ballista to the cameraman. He triggers by accident a mechanism that sends a huge flaming arrow on the English fortress.