Jahmil Eady is bringing character-driven stories of social justice from the page to the screen. The graduate student in directing was recently awarded the Princess Grace Foundation’s 2022 Roger Moore Film Honor in recognition of her emerging career in filmmaking. Read more...
Photo: Ashley Wilkerson plays Aria in “The Bond.” Directed by graduate student Jahmil Eady, the short film follows Aria, an incarcerated pregnant woman. (Courtesy of Gionatan Tecle)
This post was updated Feb. 7 at 7:57 p.m. Sometimes a secluded Airbnb is not the best choice for a vacation spot. UC San Diego alumnus Robert Mann’s film “R BnB” follows the stories of three women – Mia (Bryanna McQueeney), Aubree (Savannah Whitten) and Jennifer (Gloria Mann) – whose lives are closely intertwined because of mutually warped female desires. Read more...
Photo: Savannah Whitten (left) and Gloria Mann (right) play Aubree and Jennifer in “R BnB.” Written and directed by Robert Mann, the film will premiere at the Regency Bruin Theatre on Feb. 8. (Courtesy of Dan Harris)
Joel and Ellie’s bumpy journey across America continues. In “Please Hold to My Hand,” the fourth episode of “The Last of Us,” Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) finally get their hands on a vehicle and make their way toward Wyoming, where Joel thinks his brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) is located. Read more...
Photo: Bella Ramsey (left) and Pedro Pascal (right) play Ellie and Joel in HBO’s “The Last of Us.” Episode four of the series premiered on Feb. 5. (Courtesy of Liane Hentscher/HBO)
This post was updated March 28 at 10:13 p.m. The film “Lioness” communicates the fundamental freedoms the women in Iran are denied. Written and directed by alumnus Arrad Rahgoshay, “Lioness (A Freedom Project for Iran)” stresses the humanitarian violations and injustices of the Islamic Republic of Iran, spearheading themes of freedom by displaying tenacious female figures. Read more...
Photo: Three woman look down in “Lioness.” The short film was written and directed by alumnus Arrad Rahgoshay. (Courtesy of “Lioness”)
This post was updated April 26 at 5:16 p.m. Thiago Leoni is bringing his filmmaking career to life, one frame at a time. The alumnus said he was drawn to storytelling since he was a child growing up in Brazil. Read more...
Photo: Thiago Leoni is seen through a rearview mirror. The Brazilian alumnus’ first short film is titled “Querido Espaço” or “Dear Blank” in English. (Courtesy of Thiago Leoni)
Cinema’s clash of the classes paints a frightening portrait of a status-obsessed society. From rags-to-riches stories of the self-made man portrayed in movies such as “The Wolf of Wall Street” to cryptic depictions of the tiresome nature of consumerism shown in “Fight Club,” cinema has long tackled capitalism and its pitfalls. Read more...
Photo: (Isabella Lee/Illustrations Director)
Love persists even in the apocalypse. Released Sunday, the third installment of “The Last of Us” opens with Joel (Pedro Pascal) taking a rare moment of silence by the water in the woods. Read more...
Photo: Ellie (Bella Ramsey) (left) and Joel (Pedro Pascal)(right) stare at a pile of skeletons. The third episode of “The Last of Us” premiered on Jan 29. (Courtesy of Liane Hentscher/HBO)
