Tobias is different to the other boys: he was born with a television set for a head. He lives alone with his mother in a monochromatic world, with unanswered questions buzzing in his head like static. But one night, while dreaming of his estranged father, Tobias inadvertently invents colour. He then embarks on a quest to bring his discovery to the real world, believing his daddy will be waiting at the rainbow's end.