new zealand 48 hour film festival entry
directed or produced by rebecca yuan
a selection of USC School of Cinematic Arts’ (individual & crew) exercises, projects; independent short films, past festival entries & other passion projects…
breaking
WRITER & DIRECTOR
drama | 2025
as a breaking news report unfolds live on-air, a celebrated news anchor is forced to read the one headline she never expected: her daughter’s death.
shooting early september 2025
the clark family road trip
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
drama | 2025
the clark family are on the last leg of their annual family road trip when bumps in the road (some literal) derail the family. though this year, tensions are particularly high: they are heading to Maine to spread their father's ashes.
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a real stand up guy
WRITER, DIRECTOR & EDITOR
dark comedy-meta-satire | 2025
a budding (egotistical) stand-up comedian lets a documentary crew follow his life, only to lose all sense of reality... when do the skits end and when does his life begin?
baby boy
DIRECTOR & EDITOR
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
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & EDITOR
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.
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & EDITOR
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
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & EDITOR
thriller | 2024
an artist who struggles to draw the line between reality and her self-inflicted manifestations of intangible fear.
safe house
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & EDITOR
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
WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & EDITOR
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
DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITOR
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.