I didn't think too hard when I wrote this story. Primarily I wanted to see if I could bring an inanimate object to life & make you feel for it. I was eating a lot of cheese sandwiches at the time. However once the film was shot & edited, it provoked intense & polarising opinions. I was in therapy at the time & shocked by the raw & triggering reactions, I recounted the story of 'The Sandwich' to my therapist only to realise I'd actually written about my childhood, and that I WAS 'The Sandwich'!!! It's essentially about a child's unconditional love for its parents - its eagerness to please & be cherished, even if that isn't necessarily reciprocated. It made me realise the power of writing & filmmaking to subconsciously work through personal trauma. I've naturally gravitated towards comedy as a way to escape pain, but always written dark comedy. Wrapping real emotion with comedy can open doors to useful & important discussions with others. After seeing the offline, a US prod co I was on the verge of signing with totally froze me out & I've not heard from them since. This totally rocked me & precipitated the following SHOTS article: https://www.shots.net/news/view/jonnie-malachi-gets-surreal-about-comedy

Jonnie is an experienced & energetic comedy/performance Director. He has directed 30+ music videos racking up in excess of 70 million YouTube hits, and shot commercials for clients including X-Box, EA Sports & Hotels.com. His debut feature as Writer-Director 'BREAKDOWN' was distributed by Soda Pictures/Thunderbird, and purchased by Sky Movies. Primarily a performance director in love with interesting characters, he's worked with everyone from heartbroken kids to lesbian grannies, celebrated actors & Danny from New Kids on the Block. His passion is comedy, from sunburst zany to deathly dark. His films are stylised & cinematic, drawing on his commercial photography background. HIs work has featured in SHOTS, and screened at BUG & Straight8.