Undercurrent

Set in the year 2037, Undercurrent unravels the exploitation of a young artist as she struggles to navigate a seedy, underground art auction.

  • Bethany Yeap
    Director
  • Bethany Yeap
    Writer
  • Ruya Koman
    Producer
  • Tine Dilucia
    Director of Photography
  • Bethany Yeap
    Production Designer
  • Bharat Gurwani
    Editor
  • Danielle Merlis
    Composer
  • Mitzi Akaha
    Key Cast
    "Eden "
  • Chrissie Capobianco
    Key Cast
    "Tommi"
  • Melissa Roth
    Key Cast
    "Charlie"
  • Shing Ka
    Key Cast
    "Landon"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Drama, Coming of Age
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - School of Visual Arts
  • LA Shorts International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
Director Biography - Bethany Yeap

Bethany Yeap is a Director and Multi-media Artist based in Brooklyn.

Her debut short film Undercurrent (2021) will be entering the 2022 festival circuit.

She is currently in development for her next short film while freelancing as a Production Designer and Graphic Designer/ Art Director in New York.

For all inquiries please e-mail riceclubz@gmail.com

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Director Statement

What happens when art becomes completely liquidated as a commodity? What happens when art no longer has anything to say?

Undercurrent explores the artist’s dependency on their audience, the compromises made to be received. It follows the artist’s struggle to maintain integrity, inevitably selling out in order to be heard, only to reach the end and realize what they lost along the way.

That being said-- we are still out here, and still got a lot to say.