With his experience as an anthropologist guiding him through the process, UCLA anthropology assistant adjunct professor Robert Lemelson set out to record seven years in the lives of three polygamous families in present-day Bali, Indonesia in his documentary, “Bitter Honey.” Lemelson said after the regime of the second president of Indonesia, Suharto – which lasted from 1967 to 1998 – fell, the country was shook with a wave of sexual violence, he added. Read more...

Photo: Robert Lemelson, a UCLA anthropology assistant adjunct professor, is the director of the documentary “Bitter Honey,” which follows polygamous relationships in Bali, Indonesia. These relationships involve husbands with many wives and are often plagued by violence and infidelity. (Courtesy of Robert Lemelson)

A girl is tackled to the ground by a player twice her size. Broom in hand, she gets up, dives for a volleyball and sends it through a hoop, scoring 10 points while narrowly avoiding a wayward dodgeball. Read more...

Photo: UCLA TFT alumnus Farzad Sangari will premiere his documentary about the UCLA Quidditch team. (Courtesy of BOND/360)

To Sahirr Sethhi, an occurrence as mundane as an elderly couple purchasing a lottery ticket can be rife with wonder. A few years ago, the UCLA graduate student spotted just that and became fascinated with the couple's hope to become rich at an older age. Read more...

Photo: Sahirr Sethhi (pictured above) is fundraising the short film “California Dreaming” on Indiegogo about an elderly man who wins the lottery, only to lose it soon after. The film combines fantasy features with Indian storytelling and dramatic theory. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)