The Heat

A female short narrative film.
Logline: An argument leads a foreigner young woman, who struggles in her relationship and her career, to take a realistic look at who she really is and what she really wants.

We are a female student film team. Our main team members, such as DP, PD, Director, Writer, Gaffer, Sound designer, and Editor are all female and international students in the United States. We support each other and make this film about a foreign young woman who lived in the United States.

  • YUE HUA
    Director
  • YUE HUA
    Writer
  • YUE HUA
    Producer
  • Alé Buendia
    Key Cast
    "Mia"
  • John Perez
    Key Cast
    "Theo"
  • Xuezhao Wan
    Director of Photography
  • Lei Zhang
    Assistant Director
  • Yuhan Wu
    Assistant Director
  • Asma Nobari Khoshmehr
    Gaffer
  • Qi Zhu
    Gaffer
  • Jingwen Zhong
    Sound recordist
  • YUE HUA
    Editor
  • Yue Hua
    Production designer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 2, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - emerson college
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - YUE HUA

Yue Hua/华越 is a passionate and versatile artist and filmmaker, who focuses on visual storytelling and inter-media artwork. She makes short films, narrative films, paintings, and inter-media artwork.
Born and raised in China, she has a strong interest in art at a very young age. She studied paint and entered the China Academy of Art for her BFA to study film and advertisement. Her painting work and film work join several exhibitions during that time. In 2021, Yue came to the United States to pursue her dream to become an artist and filmmaker and to achieve an MFA degree at Emerson College. Passion and love is the main resource she gains inspiration.

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