Private Project

Hide and Seek

Would you dare face your true self? Yifei, a university student who struggles with his identity and longs to ‘find himself’, picks up an abandoned USB. Curious, he plugs it into his laptop to find two images: one which says ‘HIDE’, the other shows a disturbing image. This triggers a curiosity where throughout his day he begins to see a numbered countdown. Will he find himself? Be careful what you wish for.

Film Tag Line: Want to find yourself? Be careful what you wish for.

  • Radheya Jegatheva
    Director
    iRony, Journey
  • Radheya Jegatheva
    Writer
    iRony, Journey
  • Leon Wong
    Key Cast
    "Yu Yifei"
  • Radheya Jegatheva
    Editor
    iRony, Journey
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Horror, Drama
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 21, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    China
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia, China
  • Language:
    Chinese, English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Radheya Jegatheva

Radheya Jegatheva is an Oscar qualified and AACTA nominated filmmaker based in Perth, Australia and born in Johor, Malaysia to parents of South Korean, Japanese, Indian and Malaysian ancestry.

He is passionate about film, and the value of using film and animation in educational and social development contexts. Radheya often speaks to school students to inspire them about getting into the arts, and his works have been used as an educational tool in schools and universities around the world.

Radheya's films have been selected to 28 Academy Award Qualifying Festivals. He has also animated and contributed towards various large-scale multimedia installations and public projects, and recently performed animation and VFX work on Lynette Wallworth's ‘How to Live...’ which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Director Statement

This film was made while on a student exchange between Curtin University (Australia) and Communication University of Zhejiang (China).