Your son's boyfriend just walked onto the pitch. Now what, mate?
After his son insists on bringing his boyfriend to practice, a rugby-mad father fears for his son’s chances of getting onto the national team.
Acting
Chris Hobbs does SO much with jaw clenches and silence.
Writing
Economy of dialogue that trusts viewers to fill the gaps.
Direction
Walton weaponizes rugby's physicality against emotional vulnerability.
Director
Ben Walton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
New Zealand's national identity is welded to rugby; coming out in that space carries unique weight. The short premiered at NZIFF where it reportedly silenced rooms.
Simon Mead (Liam) and Dion Greenstreet (Michael) are partners in real life — the chemistry you clocked? That's not acting.
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