NewFilmmakers Los Angeles has worked with emerging filmmakers that have gone on to shoot pilots for Disney Channel and Warner Bros. The LA-based nonprofit organization, which started in 2007, provides a platform for independent filmmakers from around the world to showcase their work, in the form of monthly film-screening festivals held at the South Park Center. Read more...
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One student piece at Thursday’s upcoming Powell exhibit was inspired by an image of a woman beheading her enemy with a tent pole. The historical document “Judith Slaying Holofernes” was one of many manuscripts displayed in the Getty Center’s 2017 exhibition “Illuminating Women in the Medieval World.” After receiving a preview of the Getty’s exhibition, students of the summer 2017 course History 119D: “Sex in the Middle Ages” created reaction works as part of their final project. Read more...
Photo: Shreya Banerjee, a third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student, will display her mixed-media work titled “Durga Slays Mahishasura: A Medieval Manuscript” at the Powell Rotunda exhibit “Inspirational Illuminations: Reacting to Medieval Manuscripts.” (Manpreet Grewal/Daily Bruin)
Myra Aquino left a career in medicine to pursue filmmaking. But she used her experience as a medical student to direct a short film about a group of interns in a busy county hospital. Read more...
Photo: Actors Andre Jackson and Camille Harman play doctors in “Take Care,” an upcoming short film directed by graduate film student, Myra Aquino. Aquino used her experience as a former medical student as inspiration for the film, aiming to display on screen the pressures faced by doctors. (Courtesy of Camille Harman)
The traditional whitewashed villas and vernacular architecture that graduate architecture students saw on a trip to the Greek island of Mykonos inspired their own design for a luxury resort. Read more...
Photo: The Architecture and Urban Design Department will open its quarterly exhibit “Currents” on Friday at Perloff Hall. The building models to be showcased include a design of a sports club and a renovation of a Los Angeles storefront. (Courtesy of Siqi Zhang)
Grilliant takes the brilliance out of Mediterranean food. The new Westwood location opened Feb. 12 on Lindbrook Drive and serves salads, wraps, kabobs and organic smoothies. Read more...
Photo: Grilliant, which opened Feb. 12 on Lindbrook Drive, offers health-oriented foods such as salads and smoothies. The fire-grilled portobello kabob fell short with its bland flavor and presentation, while more traditional protein options such as the chicken wrap made for a heartier meal. (Raunak Devjani/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Esports is changing the game. Instead of running across open fields, esports competitors tap computer keys and video game controllers to traverse virtual battlefields and conquer enemy bases. Read more...
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Kyle Frankhuizen, a fourth-year political science student with a minor in music industry, is the founder and an active member of several bands, including Nightswimmers. From R&B to jazz and hip-hop, a variety of genres pique Frankhuizen’s musical interests. Read more...
