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FOREIGN WATERS
2020
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FILM DEPARTMENT
An immigrant woman has to figure out whether she wants to continue to stay and work in a country that doesn’t want her.
A short film in post-production.

Production Design
TERESA BURNS
Director
SOPHIA YOU
Writer
SOPHIA YOU
Producer/Associate Producers
SAMANTHA TAN | MIRANDA ZAMPOGNA | PETER DITZLER
Executive Producer
SOPHIA YOU
Director of Photography
ZIZHONG WANG
Editing
SOPHIA YOU
BEHIND THE SCENES
Filmed on location in Philadelphia, PA and Strathmere, NJ, the film utilizes color to capture Dasuel's (Claris Park) inner and external struggle in her immigration decisions. The usage of blue was discussed early on to embody Dasuel's character.
BTS photography by Kara Foran & Jordan Allison
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