Making Love

Set in the early 1980s, the film captures a moment when LGBTQ visibility was rising but privacy remained paramount. The era's social norms shape characters' choices to hide or reveal their true selves. Institutions and daily life—work, marriage, and neighborhood—exist alongside a quiet undercurrent of changing attitudes.

The story unfolds across Los Angeles and West Hollywood in the early 1980s, with a big house symbolizing domestic stability. West Hollywood's bars and social venues set the stage for Zack's secret life. The setting contrasts corporate success with a personal and private struggle over identity.

🌈 Identity

Zack's growing attraction to men forces him to confront who he is beyond his professional persona and social roles. The relationship with Bart exposes a spectrum of desire, fear, and self-discovery. The film tracks the tension between internal truth and outward appearances in a world reluctant to fully accept non-normative identities.

💔 Relationships

The marriage between Zack and Claire is tested by secrets, honesty, and the pull of a new love. Both partners confront the reality that love can demand painful compromises and painful choices. The narrative probes whether fidelity can survive when one partner's identity remains in question.

🗝️ Truth

Honesty becomes a central axis of the story as Zack chooses authenticity over a lie. The characters navigate a world where acknowledging the truth changes who they are and who they can become. The ending gestures toward acceptance and a reconciled happiness, even as the past remains part of their lives.