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Soap

Hannah Chang

Duration: (15:53 min) Live-Action Short Film

Stuck in a violent and corrupt system, a teenager befriends the voice of a dead body in the bathroom vents and plots to expose her school’s negligence.

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About Soap

The story is inspired by a comic I wrote as a teenager. The film illustrates the fears of feeling unheard and ignored, also drawing inspiration from my childhood phobias of one-way tunnels, death, and creepy presences in the dark.

Soap explores the surreal human-sized venting systems of Garbage High, which leads to one of the corrupt secondary school’s darkest secrets. Building a physical space that serves to represent the depths of the protagonist’s morbid curiosity was an important aspect in creating an uncomfortable and frightening experience. It has been extremely rewarding to see Soap come to life through my capstone film.

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Credits

Written and Directed by: Hannah Chang
Lead Cast: Ishmeen Dhesi, Scarlet Banks
Supporting Cast: Jan Chadburn, Natalie Juszko, Laura Bergen, and Andrés Gaitán
Editing and VFX : Gabe Kwok
Music Composer: Emma Shang
Cinematography: Matthew McCormick
First Assistant Director: Sun Choi
Second Assistant Director: Kaede Leitao
Script Supervisor: Kaede Leitao, Gabe Kwok
Art Directors: Amy Yao, Mandie Huynh
Graphic Artist: Gabo Saenz
Art Department: Gabe Kwok, Kayla Duong, Adrienne Desidario, Karaina Goulet, Jennifer Li, Brendon Huor
Key Makeup & SFX: Sindisiwe Malaba
Stunt Coordination: Jennifer Li, Brendon Huor
Camera Operators: Xavier Soh, Thomas Mai, Kevin Navia
First Assistant Camera: Si Chen
Second Camera Assistant: David Aquino
Post Sound Mix: Matthew Stephanson
Sound Design: Emma Shang
Sound Mixers: Osmar Wong, Alanna Vasquez
Boom Operators: Lili Li, Christopher Yuen
Gaffer: Pablo Garcia
Grip: Deniz Somuncuoglu