Duck Synopsis

Arthur is a retired history professor who has outlived his time and place, friends and family, resources and reasons to live. In the park where his son and wife are buried, Arthur comtemplates putting an end to his life, when he is confronted by an orphaned duckling, who has just escaped death. Arthur coins this duckling Joe. Joe follows Arthur, the only mother he knows.

When their park is landfilled and their pond is drained, Arthur and Joe engage in a Sisyphean struggle to survive, seeking a means to live, a place to live, and a purpose to live, in a world where their lives are not valued. In their search, Arthur and Joe
encounter a host of strangers -- some
hostile, some helpful, some harmful,
some hapless, some heoric -- until
finally forming a community and a
home.