A pool, a plumber, and a sandwich walk into an open marriage.
Crafted by an HRFF alum, this short film depicts an open marriage tested by unexpected twists including a plumber, a pool, a sandwich, and a charming himbo. Sam searches for clarity on love, connection, and whether he and Dustin are truly solid.
Writing
Dialogue that cuts deeper than the runtime suggests.
Acting
Keith Powell's escalating panic is deliciously uncomfortable.
Director
Zac Hug
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Zac Hug developed this through the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, explaining its precise, festival-polished compression of feature-length drama into twenty minutes.
The sandwich isn't just props—it's a deliberate inversion of domestic labor tropes, with the 'himbo' plumber disrupting who serves whom.
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