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It's Hard to Find Love as a College Theater Major

Upon coming to the realization that they've never dated
anyone in college, a hopelessly romantic college student and her friends desperately search for boyfriends before graduation at the end of the week. But in order to do so, they must socially engage with their dating pool of a wacky group of peers, and let
themselves be vulnerable enough to connect.

  • Chloe Johnson
    Director
  • Kayla Louie
    Director
  • Chloe Johnson
    Writer
  • Chloe Johnson
    Producer
  • Chloe Johnson
    Key Cast
    "Cleo"
  • Izzy Roth
    Key Cast
    "Sivy"
  • Gavin Leahy
    Key Cast
    "Marvin"
  • Cassidy Amberg
    Key Cast
    "Hallidy"
  • Davide Costa
    Key Cast
    "Ted"
  • Trent Lawson
    Key Cast
    "Leon"
  • Iris Zietlow
    Key Cast
    "Acting Teacher"
  • Gary Easton
    Key Cast
    "Dr. Love (PHD)"
  • Cole Sitilides
    Key Cast
    "Temo"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 10, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Canon High Definition Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - UCLA
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Chloe Johnson, Kayla Louie

Chloe Johnson and Kayla Louie joined forced directing It's Hard to Find Love as a College Theater Major during their senior year at UCLA. It was a labor of love, and process that allowed them to stretch many creative muscles (Chloe having written the short as well as acting in it, and Kayla also being the cinematographer for the project). They are famously know for exclaiming "Women in Film!" as they set up shots, battled against the elements, and dragged film equipment through campus.

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Director Statement

Well, they say to write what you know.

My original short film, It’s Hard to Find Love as a College Theater Major came to be first through the events that inspired it: the absolute battleground that is trying to date in college. That battle gets a lot worse when everyone involved is getting a theater degree. After sharing the sentiment that “this is basically a sitcom” with almost everyone I knew, I decided it was time for the world to know what I, and so many I held dear to me, were going through.

I wrote the first ten pages of this film in 2023, in an Introductory Screenwriting class at UCLA. This class sparked an absolute joy for screenwriting within me, and I could hardly stop until those ten pages were expanded on, adapted, edited, and edited many more times to form the comedy It’s Hard to Find Love as a College Theater Major (or IHTFLAACTM, for short).

And, with the help of so many of my fellow creatives, the film was shot at the end of 2023! I had the honor of co-directing with my incredible cinematographer, Kayla Louie, and acting alongside my highly talented friends and peers. Seeing something I wrote come to life, directing, and acting in the project was such a special process that I will always hold close to my heart.

With love,
Chloe Johnson