Thursday, February 12

UCLA student tailors creative outlet into embroidery business

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 9:55 p.m. Andrea Karkafi is stitching her way to success. The third-year communication and psychology student created her business, Los Angeles Embroidery, during the pandemic out of boredom and an eagerness to find a hobby that channeled her creative expression, she said. Read more...

Photo: Third-year communication and psychology student Andrea Karkafi holds hoops from her business, Los Angeles Embroidery. Started because of boredom and a need to channel her creative expression, she said she hopes to eventually turn the hobby into a part-time job. (Harold Lee/Daily Bruin)


UCLA professor weaves in sensory experiences, new perspectives through films

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 10:09 p.m. Aparna Sharma knows the secret to giving a film its radiance. On Sept. 21, the professor in the world arts and cultures/dance department won two awards for her films “Mihin Sutta, Mihin Jibon (The Women Weavers of Assam),” and “Still Light” at the Tagore International Film Festival in Santiniketan, India. Read more...

Photo: World Arts and Cultures/Dance professor Aparna Sharma was nominated for two awards at the Tagore Film festival for her films “Mihin Sutta, Mihin Jibon (The Women Weavers of Assam),” and “Still Light.” (Courtesy of Aparna Sharma)


Film review: Metatextuality meets memory in sequel film ‘Souvenir: Part II’

Memory is a souvenir captured in the mind’s eye. In the sequel to her 2019 film, “The Souvenir,” director Joanna Hogg mends the broken pieces that make up Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) – her counterpart in the semi-biographical film duology – to create a whole. Read more...

Photo: Honor Swinton Byrne plays Julie in “The Souvenir: Part II.” (Courtesy of Josh Barrett)


Coterie Couture: Rave fashion embraces individualism through bold, eclectic styles

What someone wears speaks volumes about who they are as a person, and the same can be said for the styles associated with various movements and cultures. Read more...

Photo: Rave Wonderland offers vibrant looks for the modern day EDM and festival scene. The subculture was initially an underground space of social liberation and inclusivity, which eventually melded with electronic music and grew to what it is today. (Courtesy of Vinnie Rossiello)



UCLA organization brings awareness to HIV/AIDS in Latino community at holiday event

Art and community wellness are merging together for downtown Los Angeles’ Día de los Muertos celebration. Marking the holiday observed from Nov. 1 to Nov. 2, Grand Park will host its ninth annual Downtown Día de los Muertos event. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Family AIDS Network, a UCLA organization, created an altar with the Latino Outreach Understanding Division for Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos event. The altar is tiered, topped with a woman holding a bread basket. (Courtesy of Michelle Moro/Grand Park)


Documentary captures humanity, resilience of LGBTQ+ motherhood experience

“In the Best Interests of the Children” transports viewers to the ’70s for a history lesson on queer parenthood. On Thursday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will host a virtual screening of the 1977 documentary film co-directed by Elizabeth Stevens, Cathy Zheutlin and Frances Reid, followed by a prerecorded Q&A with Reid and Senior Programmer at Film Independent, Jenn Wilson. Read more...

Photo: Two subjects speak in the 1977 documentary “In the Best Interests of the Children.” (Courtesy of Women Make Movies)