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eating ice cream with your eyes closed

Introduction

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One chaotic regional night binds a First Nations grandfather, a fallen battler, a queer teen, a shrine to a dead son, and a Tupperware party that turns into a birth.


A darkly funny collision of regret, resilience, and karaoke-lit redemption.

 

eating ice cream with your eyes closed celebrates regional characters and communities without sentimentality, offering a hilarious combination of authenticity, chaos, and resilience. This ten episode series is structurally ready for production partnership and market packaging.

 

Eating ice cream with your eyes closed emerges from a long trajectory of collaboration and development with key attachments: Aaron Pederson and Hayden Spencer.
 

Aaron Pedersen (Arrernte, Arabana): leading First Nations Consultant and senior actor/director; guided
the evolution of Macca into an elder/grandfather figure with cultural authority.

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Hayden Spencer : senior actor and long-term collaborator, guided the psychological realism and comedy dynamics of the character Doug.

David Brown : creator / writer
Playwright and screenwriter, David’s style of work bridges realism and lyrical structure, placing marginalised voices at the centre of the work.

eating ice cream with your eyes closed
10 x 30 min episodes
Ensemble Dramedy 

Real-time Structure

The writing process for Eating Ice Cream With Your Eyes Closed has taken place on Awabakal and Worimi Country. Public readings and development sessions have been held on Dja Dja Wurrung Country (Castlemaine). We recognise that these lands were never ceded. We acknowledge the continuing connection of First Nations peoples to land, story, and community.

Copyright and usage note

AI generated images in this website are used for internal development and presentation purposes only. They are non cleared reference materials. They do not represent final design, casting, locations, or visual authorship. All creative decisions remain open and led by story, collaboration, and lived experience.

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©2026 David Brown

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