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.