This post was updated May 23 at 7:01 p.m. Personal experiences were pulled apart, then edited in cohesion for the production of the short film “Apart, Together.” Currently on a festival run but set to publicly release late 2021, “Apart, Together” follows Yiru (Shavvon Lin) and her mother’s (Leann Lei) search for her sister (Michele Panu) – who her mother abandoned in China because of the country’s one-child policy – in Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Shavvon Lin’s new film “Apart, Together” touches on China’s one-child policy, following a woman’s journey to discover her worth and cultural belonging. (Kristin Jean Pischel/Daily Bruin)

This post was updated May 16 at 6:23 p.m. While 2020 was an unusual year for Hollywood, it was also a year of increased diversity in film. Read more...

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Marianna Varviani’s thesis project “Time to Dream” creates a dreamscape rooted in reality. The MFA student and choreographer will premiere her project, which features a collection of seven short dance films, on Thursday. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Sophia Alexioui)