Saturday, July 5

Alumnus’ film ‘Murder Bury Win’ digs into nature of competition, price of winning

This post was updated Nov. 15 at 6:06 p.m. Competition brings out the best and the worst in people – board games are no different. Written and directed by UCLA alumnus Michael Lovan, the dark comedic thriller “Murder Bury Win” is making its way through the festival circuit, a journey that includes the recent Seattle Film Summit on Nov. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Michael Lovan is the writer and director behind the new thriller “Murder Bury Win,” a film making its way through the festival circuit with a stop at the Seattle Film Summit on Nov. 7. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)


Digital art exhibit uses shared screens to share themes of humanity, isolation

Art students are sharing more than just their screens in a new virtual gallery. This year, UCLA’s design media arts graduate program took its fall exhibition online with the theme “Share Screen.” From Oct. Read more...

Photo: With the theme of “Share Screen,” the 2020 fall exhibition for UCLA’s design media arts graduate program is going online. It contains eleven artworks compiled from graduate students like Zheng Fang, Sam Malabre and Dasul Kim. (Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)


Dance student to teach his choreography in national tour

This post was updated Nov. 15 at 6:04 p.m. The next move for Christopher Aguirre’s career as a choreographer is just the beginning. The second-year dance and communication student was invited to choreograph for The Nexxt Move, a two-day dance intensive in several cities across the United States and in London. Read more...

Photo: Dance student Christopher Aguirre will be teaching his choreography on a national level as he travels to several United States cities with the dance intensive, The Nexxt Move. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)



‘Lumpia: With a Vengeance’ gives loyal fans sequel almost two decades later

“Lumpia” is making its silver screen homecoming after 17 years. The amateur film first premiered in 2003 at the Hawai’i International Film Festival, garnering publicity from media outlets like Variety magazine. Read more...

Photo: “Lumpia: With a Vengeance” returns with the same creative team including writer-director Patricio Ginelsa Jr., while boasting new staring talents, April Absynth and Danny Trejo. (Courtesy of Golden Brown & Deep Fried Movie)


Professors 101: Juan Herrera builds on personal experiences to inspire students

Geography professor Juan Herrera embodies the notion that representation matters in academia. Herrera, a first-generation scholar and UCLA alumnus, said he never predicted he would someday be in the shoes of his past professors. Read more...

Photo: Geography professor Juan Herrera said he uses his background as a first-generation scholar and immigrant as a source of pride. He applies his real-life experiences in the classroom to make his lectures more relatable to students. (Courtesy of Juan Herrera)


‘Modern Beauty’ music series hopes to engage audience with themes of versatility

For pianist Gloria Cheng, modern beauty takes many forms, one of them being contemporary classical music. “Modern Beauty,” a concert series presented virtually through Pittance Chamber Music premiered its first of three episodes Nov. Read more...

Photo: Piano professor Gloria Cheng will be performing as a part of Pittance Chamber Music’s “Modern Beauty” virtual concert series, which examines the concept of beauty through music. (Courtesy of Pittance Chamber Music)