Monday, April 6


Student wins first in Directing Change contest with film ‘You, Me, Us’

Devyani Rana, a third-year economics student, said she covered up her homesickness when she first came to college with a smile to say that everything was fine. Read more...

Photo: The short film, “You, Me, Us,” which depicts a man in a smiling mask, took first place in the Ending the Silence category of the Directing Change student film contest. Films in this category seek to end stigma surrounding mental illness. (Courtesy of Devyani Rana)


Student film ‘The Martyr’ explores issues of Islamophobia

With concerns about how his art will be perceived on campus, director and writer Ryan Jow said he hopes he has a piece of art with a statement in his hands. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year film student Ryan Jow (left) is working with 35mm film for his thesis project, “The Martyr,” which is in the post-production stage. (Courtesy of Silvia Lara)



Film and Television Archive holds annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema

Near Eastern languages and cultures lecturer Latifeh Hagigi uses the UCLA Film and Television Archive’s annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema as a way to connect with her home country, which, for political reasons, she has not returned to since 1978. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Film and Television Archive will host its annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema beginning Saturday and running until May 16 at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater. Safi Yazdanian’s 2014 film “What’s the Time in Your World?” will screen on May 6. (Courtesy of UCLA Film and Television Archive)


Movie review: “The Harvest”

“The Harvest” Directed by John McNaughton Elephant Eye Films 2 paws While the idea of a creepy organ-harvesting family sounds like a good horror film, “The Harvest” is a dried-up movie-watching experience. Read more...

Photo: (Elephant Eye Films)


‘Green Screens’ film festival aims to educate on environmental issues

Sports broadcaster and television host Angela Sun has traveled to Midway Atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to see the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in person. Read more...

Photo: Sports broadcaster and television host Angela Sun’s documentary, “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” will be the first film shown in the second annual “Green Screens Film Festival.” (Courtesy of Angela Sun)



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