🎬 Ruby

A Short Film by Ying SU

Welcome to the MFA Thesis film from Ying Su called Ruby. We are very excited to share this new project with everyone and expand the community to make this movie a reality and share it with the world.

After accidentally learning she was adopted, an 11-year-old girl searches for a birth mother she barely knows, struggling to understand what family means to her.

After accidentally learning she was adopted, 11-year-old Amber becomes fixated on the idea of a birth mother she knows almost nothing about. As fragments of the past begin to surface, she withdraws into herself, drifting between imagination and reality. At home, the quiet tension with her adoptive parents deepens, while her inner world grows increasingly vivid. Caught between absence and presence, Amber must navigate an emotional space where love, distance, and belonging begin to blur.

💸 Why We Need Your Support

We are Student filmmakers, and funding is our biggest barrier. Your donations go directly toward:

Location and set build fees
Production design, props, and wardrobe
Camera and lighting equipment
Special effects makeup
Cast, crew, and craft services
Transportation and logistics

🎯 Fundraising Goal

$25,000
This allows us to complete 5 days of shooting, fully on location, and bring the film to life at the level it deserves.

Every dollar helps.

🎁 Backer Rewards

$25 – Social Media Shout-Out
$50 – Special Thanks in the Credits

$100 – Behind-the-Scenes Photo + Video Package

$200 – Signed Script

$250 - Sneak Peek of the Production Design drafts of the Film

$350 – Virtual Screening Invite (Kinema)
An exclusive invite to a private online screening of the completed film via Kinema, plus a post-screening Q&A.

🤍 Other Ways to Help

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Spreading the word
Talking about the project

Student films survive because people believe in them.

❤️Thank You

Thank you for supporting Ruby.
Your support helps us tell bold and honest stories.

Best,
The Team of Ruby

Ruby

A Columbia College Chicago MFA Thesis film from Ying Su

Team Members