A Story By The Sea

2013, 20 minutes

A couple face their relationship after locking themselves out of their car on an ill-fated holiday.

Paul and Liz are stuck in a rut. Their life together is mundane and stale. They arrive at the usual holiday destination only to find that there is an error in the booking and with no room at the inn, they have to drive home. It being late, Paul decides to pull off the road and they wake to find themselves by the coast. Whilst beginning a reflection of where they are in life. They realise that Liz has innocently locked them out of the car. Panic-stricken and out of his comfort zone, Paul demands that they search for help. After a day loosing themselves in the countryside they are forced to spend the night in the woodlands where they confront their relationship and after a passing stranger finds them in the morning, they realise that being separated from their comfort zone was really exactly what they needed. So why not do it again? Straight away?

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