Wednesday, October 7

Bruin wins $30,000 award for dystopian screenplay

While sitting in the UCLA library working on his screenplay, “Waking Hours,” Barnett Brettler began to cry. He had reached a solemn moment in the story when a character had to leave and, although people in the library stared, he could not help himself. Read more...

Photo: Barnett Brettler, a second-year screenwriter graduate student in the school of Theater, Film and Television, recently became the first UCLA student to win the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Student Grand Jury Prize for Screenwriting for his screenplay “Waking Hours.”


Movie Review: ‘Three Days (of Hamlet)’

This article was updated to include images.  “Three Days (of Hamlet)” will leave viewers scratching their heads, not asking “How?” but rather, “Why?” “I’m drawing a map; I have bits and pieces, but the puzzle’s not there yet.” This metaphor, taken directly from the film, may be the perfect representation of the documentary: it is non sequitur and makes little sense outside the creator’s head. Read more...


UCLA alumna Michelle Farivar (left) stars in “Virginity,” a film written and directed by Saeed Khoze. Farivar plays Raha, an Iranian woman who will face the threat of death if she goes against her arranged marriage.

‘Virginity’ explores human rights controversies surrounding women

June 2012 was an especially busy time for UCLA alumna Michelle Farivar, who had a lot more on her mind than preparing to don a cap and gown. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Michelle Farivar (left) stars in “Virginity,” a film written and directed by Saeed Khoze. Farivar plays Raha, an Iranian woman who will face the threat of death if she goes against her arranged marriage.

UCLA alumna Michelle Farivar (left) stars in “Virginity,” a film written and directed by Saeed Khoze. Farivar plays Raha, an Iranian woman who will face the threat of death if she goes against her arranged marriage.

“The Self-Worth Project” captures participants’ fears and insecurities through photograph

A student stands in front of a camera and lifts her shirt to reveal the words “self, hate, respect, aware” written in bold black ink on her back. Read more...

Photo: Third-year film and television student Betsy Tsai models for the “The Self-Worth Project.” The project, which is on display in the Kerckhoff Art Gallery, aims to capture the fears and insecurities of participants by printing them on their bodies.




Film fraternity Delta Kappa Alpha re-established at UCLA

When you stroll down Bruin Walk, you may see an LGBT fraternity, some business fraternities and a few social fraternities. Now among them is Delta Kappa Alpha, a co-ed professional cinema fraternity that has been re-established at UCLA after disbanding in the 1970s. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Delta Kappa Alpha was recently re-established for students who are interested in getting involved with making films, writing films or performing cinema-based community service.



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