Susan Cartsonis watched “The Wizard of Oz” every year as a little girl. However, she quickly realized that there weren’t many other feminist role models like Dorothy on screen. Read more...
Photo: Alumni Susan Cartsonis (Middle) and Nick Moceri (Right) produced the film “Deidra & Laney Rob a Train.” The comedy tells the tale of two sisters who begin robbing a train to support themselves after their mother goes to jail. (Courtesy of Fred Hayes)
Nate Mohler had to translate a Korean instruction manual the first time he operated a 360-degree camera. The Samsung Gear 360 camera, which was so new at the time that it didn’t even come with English instructions, has come into the mainstream since Mohler first picked it up in the summer of 2016, he said. Read more...
Photo: Second-year Design | Media Arts student Nate Mohler uses a 360-degree camera to make immersive short films and to document his artwork. Mohler shot one of his short films, “Staring Contest,” in an abandoned warehouse. During the staring contest, the viewer’s opponent’s head explodes, and the viewer can look around at the newly blood-spattered walls. (Manpreet Grewal/Daily Bruin)
Weiko Lin remembers eating sesame rice wrapped in banana leaves while lying on his mother’s lap. Although he was only around 3 years old, his mother’s comfort and safety stayed in his memory. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Weiko Lin created the short film “Miki,” a 25-minute adaptation of his previous works, which honor his mother who passed away. The movie follows a comic whose Buddhist mother has passed away and who must get married in 100 days. (Courtesy of Weiko Lin)
Wedged in between Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, UCLA students have no shortage of places to shop for clothes. However, high price tags can limit shopping options for students on a college budget. Read more...
Photo: (Photo by Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin, photo illustration by LeAnn Woo/Graphics editor)
The name for Monica Payne’s latest project came to her while reading a Polish poem with imagery of clouds and skies. The phrase “Into the Empty Sky” popped into her head as she read poetry that took on the viewpoint of the clouds floating over humanity. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna and theater lecturer Monica Payne directed the play, “Into the Empty Sky,” which opens at Chicago’s Trap Door Theatre on Thursday. (Courtesy of Bob Turton)
Stephanie Allain worked as a studio executive at Columbia Pictures for seven years. But when she entered the conference room at work, people asked her to bring them coffee as if she were an assistant. Read more...
Photo: Stephanie Allain, who previously taught producing at UCLA Extension, is an executive producer of the Netlix series “Dear White People,” which was filmed in multiple locations on the UCLA campus. (Adam Rose/Netflix)
In “On the Rise,” the Daily Bruin profiles up-and-coming musicians in Los Angeles. Though our subjects do not necessarily have direct connections with UCLA, they are artists who have brought their sounds to Los Angeles and have taken advantage of opportunities within the city’s thriving music scene. Read more...
Photo: Brothers Michael and Kyle Trewartha produce music together under the name “Grey.” They created the single “Starving” with Hailee Steinfeld and Zedd last year and will be performing at the Avalon in Hollywood on Friday. (Anisha Joshi/Daily Bruin)
