At closing time on Christmas Eve, a bookstore suddenly becomes a refuge during a snowstorm. Stranded there by their broken down bus, a family with young raucous children and a small disparate group of passengers face a disappointing evening together. In an effort to comfort and calm the wild children, the bookseller tells them the Christmas story of David Fuziwink. The children are soon absorbed in the seemingly childish tale, but it's the adults who ultimately act worse than the children. Realizing the tale is actually two separate yet intertwined mysteries, the adults begin to engage in their own ways, and although no one understands the parallels at first, their personalities relate to facets of the characters in the story being told.

“Fuziwink” is first and foremost a love story, two actually, but it’s also a two-tiered mystery. Questions and twists abound following Fuziwink’s and a homeless boy’s journey to answer what really happened to each other, and what became, or will become, of those they love. As their unlikely friendship develops, interaction with the troubled mute boy triggers flashbacks from Fuziwink's repressed past. While remembering, Fuziwink duets with his younger self and quartets with others from his past and future. All the storylines, even those developing within the bookstore, merge and resolve into one larger overlapping theme: perseverance is hope… fueled by love.

The music is the brainchild of Gary Norian, orchestrated by Grammy winning Brad Sayles, and conducted by Prague Philharmonic's Miriam Nemcova.
 

Graphics,  Album Art

Dean Boznos