About 15 groups of four UCLA student directors, producers, writers and cinematographers gathered for an interview with James Franco in Melnitz Hall in September. After a casual half-hour chat with the director, producer and Academy Award-nominated actor, only four teams were selected for the next step. Read more...
Photo: Arkesh Ajay, a graduate student in production directing, was chosen by James Franco to direct “Dry September,” one of a collection of four short films adapted from stories by William Faulkner. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)