new zealand 48 hour film festival entry
all films directed by rebecca yuan
a selection of USC School of Cinematic Arts’ (individual & crew) exercises, projects; independent short films, past festival entries & other passion projects…
baby boy
drama | 2024
a teenage boy and his devout mother face a painful reckoning during a tense night at a hotel en route to a conversion therapy camp, forcing them to confront the limits of love, faith, and acceptance before their bond is shattered forever.
fault line
drama | 2024
a tennis prodigy—whose career was cut short due to injury—preparing to give a speech at an event held in commemoration of his career once was.
5, 6, 7, 8.
fantasy | 2024
a reunion between a mother and son who share a love for dance—in a courtyard that bridges the space between the living and dead.
eyes wide shut
thriller | 2024
an artist who struggles to draw the line between reality and her self-inflicted manifestations of intangible fear.
safe house
romance-drama | 2024
Made as part of the Vista Foundation 48 Hour Film Festival
this lovers-on-the-run short film captures the breaking point in a criminal couple’s relationship: when the sun sets and the facade falls, how quickly will they turn against each other?
she’s a sag
comedy-drama | 2024
a satire on astrology & horoscopes, 21st century-pr-agency-office-work-culture, breaking up after a hard launch, feeling lost in your 20s, and, well, those days where you need an excuse to hate everything and everyone.
the wake up call
grand finalist in the international youth silent film festival (IYSFF)
a sci-fi silent film which shows gatekeepers across alternate dimensions rushing to deliver an urgent message in another world.
non-fiction work
examples of past documentary work
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observational documentary test shoot - USC film project
their story, my prologue
winner of the 2022 new zealand youth film festival (NZYFF)—best documentary—featuring my grandparents’ story of journeying from china to new zealand.