The Secession

A story about two Texas boys, a secession, and egg rolls.

  • Jay Hubert
    Director
  • Jay Hubert
    Writer
  • Beth Aavang
    Producer
  • Sophia Yu
    Producer
  • Jordan Elsass
    Key Cast
  • Aidan Weatherford
    Key Cast
  • Tasha Anslyn
    Key Cast
  • Dustin Smith
    Key Cast
  • Mariah-Rae Vincent
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Coming-of-age, Children, Regional, Texas
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 15, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Chinese, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (Sony F5 + Gemini)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Jay Hubert

Currently a graduate film student at the University of Texas, Jay Hubert spent the past seven years working in the Chinese film industry. Based in Beijing, he started out working as an assistant to top-tier Chinese cinematographer Wang Yu on numerous commercials and feature films. In recent years he directed and/or shot a number of commercials and promos for clients such as Apple, Volkswagen, Peugeot, Intel, Lenovo, and China Unicom, while also working on several Chinese feature films in various roles. In 2013 he served as Director of Photography for Volkswagen Group China’s “People’s Car Project – Building the Car Series”, a 10-episode web series awarded a Gold Lion at Cannes Lions. Hubert has also written and directed over 20 short films, several of which have screened and won awards at international film festivals. He is fluent in Mandarin and Japanese, and conversant in Cantonese and Korean.

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