Black Biscuit

Black Biscuit is a 2011 independent experimental film directed and produced by Fabrizio Federico.
The film was shot on mobile phones and children's cameras. It is the first film to follow the avant garde PINK8 Manifesto guidelines created by Federico.
Plot
The story revolves around a group of misfits played by non-actors including homeless people, sex workers, handicapped and an ex child ping pong champion. The main character Chet played by Federico dreams of becoming a film maker but his ambitions are sidelined as he becomes corrupted by money and his surroundings in the male escorting business. Wanting to capture a society that doesn't get much public exposure Federico travelled across the UK and Europe looking for images that fit the films aesthetic. 'I see a lot of disappointment and isolation. Young kids who cant find direction or work, mass social surveillance with CCTV, celebrity culture, governments you cant trust. We’re living in an untrusting world, we’ve almost got too much freedom, but at the same time no freedom'.
The film features a very large cast of characters who each portray different feelings of missed opportunities, dependency, hope, wasted youth, and redemption.
The film covers the subjects of child death from trip and fall, careering, prostitution, religion, immigration, exorcism, voyeurism, cults, sexism, concert violence, the death of Michael Jackson, benefit fraud, media, drug abuse, mental illness, humiliation, homosexuality, self harm, celebrity and pop culture, S&M, homelessness, and money.
Background
The film was made under the PINK8 manifesto created by Federico as a protest against the Film Funding Cut's in the UK and as a way to involve the homeless community in the making of a feature film.
Federico filmed throughout the UK and Europe, approaching people he considered to be Street Superstars and looking for people who live on the outside of mainstream society. During production he faced many difficulties from the local authorities, he also became a life model throughout the films shoot, and went from door to door asking people to donate 1gbp to help finance the picture.
Black Biscuit's budget was £500.00
Describing Black Biscuit as a conceptual film made without following the traditional cinematic rules of production or pre-production. Filming began without any preparation or rehearsal, resulting in the cast not knowing what the film was about. 'It’s a living film - I didn’t tell anyone in it what the plot was which was a bit rough at times because some of them wanted to know what it was about before they joined the project'

Federico spent one year collecting footage, and another year completing post production. Due to the amount of diverse footage that was shot Federico decided to make the films edit unlike any other in cinematic history. He would listen to a wide range of music on loop including exorcisms, and edit scenes blindfolded, or hypnotised.
Style
Federico explores a wide range of cinematic styles, he has stated that his favourite film is by director Dennis Hopper called The Last Movie 'I saw that when I was nine and it altered my perspective on things'.
and a comedy approach similar to the film starring Charlie Sheen.
'I was going through a Jim Jones cult, vampire, psychedelic 60’s phase when I made it'.

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