Seven strangers, one summer day, and a dog that ties it all together—chaos ensues.
A self-pitying drummer, a young couple, a passionate political activist, a mistreated ice cream worker, two love/hate best friends, and a party-goer each follow their own stories that blend into each other over the course of a single summer day.
Writing
Ambitious multi-thread narrative in just 26 minutes.
Direction
Tyler Payne juggles tones like a chaotic circus act.
Director
Tyler Payne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'hyperlink cinema' label here nods to Altman and Iñárritu, but Payne's microbudget take proves the style works even at 26 minutes with unknown actors.
The dog was not originally in the script; the crew found a stray on set and rewrote connections around it. The lost dog through-line is entirely accidental art.
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