Short Film – Atlanta – Coming Soon
This is a breakup told through fragmented memories where nothing is officially said.
Pre-Pro ⎯ Production ⎯ Post-Production
LOGLINE
After a breakup, two coworkers are forced to navigate their unresolved relationship inside a PR firm as past intimacy and present distance collide during a company party.
HOCA STUDIO presents
CAST & CREW
directed by Thang Ho
produced by Annie Jacob, Thang Ho
co-produced by Sruthi Subramanian
executive producer Sahil Lalani, Dan Rosenfelt
written by Thang Ho
starring Jenna Kanell, Yoson An
cinematography Kanishk Grover
production design SJ Prusakowski
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coming soon
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Have you ever been in a relationship where no one was trying to hurt the other, yet harm kept happening anyway?
I was trying to understand how two people can be doing their best and still miss each other so consistently. How love, care, and good intentions can exist alongside conflict, insecurity, and exhaustion.
This film comes from sitting inside that confusion. In writing it, I began to see where my own relationship patterns broke. Love wasn’t the problem. Safety was.
Hero Complex is a breakup story, but one stuck in limbo. Where closeness lingers as trust fractures. Where the most heroic act is accepting that love alone did not make the other feel safe.
The film should feel like an argument. Fragmented, disorienting. Chaotic one moment and devastatingly tender the next. The way conflict feels when you’re still attached to the person across from you.
Telling this story is my way of studying my ongoing breakup. If the film does anything beyond that, I hope it gives others permission to sit with relationships that never fully resolved.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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DIRECTOR
THANG HO
Ho Anh Thang (Thang Ho) is a Vietnamese filmmaker originally from Hanoi. His work blends the elegance of old Hollywood with modern storytelling, crafting emotionally grounded, genre-bending films that explore identity, memory, and connection. With a background in business and a passion for visual language, Thang’s stories often feature whimsical or heightened realities anchored by deeply human moments.
His work has earned him the DGA Award for The Last Black Dinosaur and a Southeast Emmy for the music video Noah. His films have screened at top festivals including Tribeca, Atlanta, and Seattle, with standout projects like Aurinko in Adagio, Anemoia, and Spray Bottle. Rooted in his cultural heritage and driven by a bold cinematic style, Thang continues to shape a body of work that is heartfelt, fearless, and distinctly his own.
BEHIND THE SCENES
captured by Vitor Pinheiro