Do Us Part
When Rose, Ryan’s college best friend and unrequited love, crashes his wedding with a change of heart, years of buried emotions threaten to shatter his world. As Ryan reels, his best man must navigate a minefield of secrets to get his friend to "I do" before the past rewrites the future.
TIME & LOCATION
Jul 18, 2026, 5:45 PM
5:45pm | Screen 3 | Filmmaker Q&A, Circle Cinema
ABOUT
Feature Film • Romantic Comedy • 1hr 33m • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • English • Screen 3
$12 members, $15 non-members. Includes filmmaker Q&A moderated by Walk of Fame Recipient Olivia Jordan
Directed by: Reed Arnold
Ryan's wedding day becomes chaos when Rose, his college best friend and unrequited love, crashes the ceremony to come clean about her buried feelings. Rose's arrival forces Ryan to confront emotional baggage and unresolved tension of their past. But it's not just old feelings that threaten to unravel the day. Enter Mark, Ryan's best man of questionable morals and even less discretion, who must navigate a minefield of secrets, including his own, to stop the two from blowing up everyone's lives. As the clock ticks and tensions rise, Mark's dubious decisions might actually save the day ..... or make it a wedding no one will ever forget.
About the Director
Reed Arnold was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After graduating from the University of Virginia, Reed studied acting at Playhouse West in North Hollywood. Many of his plays have been staged in Los Angeles and New York City, and his dark comedy Dial E for Euthanasia is currently in pre-production at Votiv Films. He is represented by Derrick Eppich at Empirical Evidence.
Director's Statement
This film was adapted from a stage play, which itself was adapted from a short film screenplay, that was written shortly after graduating college as I was dealing with the loss of a place in which I first felt like I 'belonged,' the sting of passing time that was already severing bonds I had hoped would last forever, and the numerous romantic complications that seem part and parcel to this chapter of life. Apparently, by 25, you were either soon-to-be-or-recently-married, or, your heart had been through a hellish gauntlet of 'almosts,' 'not quites,' and very complicated 'could have beens.' As I was squarely in this latter category, I wrote a rom com about it, channeling my love for the TV show 'Friends.' The play opened to 22 people in a room that seated 45. Soon we were squeezing in 65 and extending our run. Reviews called it “Laugh out loud funny, thoughtful, and extremely well acted” and “Full of dramatic tension and dumbfounding wit.” I've stayed with the story ever since, re-staging it, adapting it for film, even capturing the eyes of a few producers, until I finally decided that if I wanted to know the film existed--and I really, really did-- I had to make it myself. Thank you for watching.
CAST & CREW
Reed Arnold - Director, Writer & Producer Xander Black - Producer
Nic Vannatta - Producer
Yu Jung Hou - Editor
Nic Vannatta - Director of Photography
KEY CAST
Kelly Russo - "Rose"
Travis Laughlin - "Ryan"
Reed Arnold - "Mark"