Queen of Harts Productions was created in 2021 to motivate and encourage meaningful dialogue about the experiences of everyday people. QOH’s core focus is to tell stories of human connection for television, film, and social platforms.
The Distance Between
The Distance Between (2025) explores friendship across three decades through intimate car conversations. This short film has been officially selected at The California Women’s Film Festival, Santa Paula Film Festival, Trillvision Film Festival, and The Studio City Film Festival. The Distance Between won Best Drama at The Santa Paula Film Festival.
Written and Directed by
MINDA HARTS
Executive Producers
AMA BROWN
TONYA M. EVANS
NATALIE GILLARD
Produced by
MINDA HARTS
Starring
ZIAH AS ELAINE
SARAH DEVERMONT AS YASMIN
Key Crew
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - JAVIER DE PABLOS-VELEZ
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA - KEVIN ALEXANDER
EDITED BY MARIO FIERRO
COMPOSER BY ANTONIO “MALACHI” WILSON
SOUND DESIGN AND MIXING - PAUL FONAREV
COLOR GRADING - COLEMAN MASON
GRAPHIC DESIGN - AMANDA OESEF
HAIR AND MAKE-UP - ALYSSA HOLBROOK
HAIR AND MAKE-UP ASSISTANT - KACY TATUS
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR - TIFFANY HERBERT
Technical Crew
GAFFER - JOAQUIN SU CURIEL
PRODUCTION SWING - JARED GANGADARAN
SOUND RECORDIST - DANTE MARINO
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - LIEU NGUYEN
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - JACKIE ELLIOTT
Special Thanks
COOKE OPTICS
BECINE
Upcoming Film Festivals
September 8, 2025 - The Silicon Beach Film Festival
October 18, 2025 - The Temecula Valley Film Festival
