So close to escaping her hometown, Emma can’t believe her car has broken down. Her calls for help have all gone unanswered, and in order to finally leave this place behind she must turn to the one person she was hoping to never see again – her mechanic ex-boyfriend Oliver.

The two rehash old wounds as they navigate the repairs, jumping from forced civility to downright hatred of one another. Tensions boil over, and things are said that can’t be taken back. Only their love for their long lost dog helps them see each others perspective and finish the repairs.

They each ride off into the sunset, having learned something about each other and themselves, comfortable with the closure that the day has brought each of them.

Director’s Vision for ‘Spark Plug’

Spark Plug is an expression of all of things left unsaid. It’s a manifestation of the comebacks you think of in the shower the next morning, the redos you wish you had in an embarrassing exchange that doesn’t seem to leave the back of your mind. It was born as a study of how two people can both be right, and also so wrong. And it is my interpretation of what it feels like to move past those feelings. To forgive and forget, and to allow yourself to be changed by the experience. It’s a broken down car, newly fixed, riding off into the sunset. Never to be seen in that town again.