Monday, December 29

‘Lumpia: With a Vengeance’ gives loyal fans sequel almost two decades later

“Lumpia” is making its silver screen homecoming after 17 years. The amateur film first premiered in 2003 at the Hawai’i International Film Festival, garnering publicity from media outlets like Variety magazine. Read more...

Photo: “Lumpia: With a Vengeance” returns with the same creative team including writer-director Patricio Ginelsa Jr., while boasting new staring talents, April Absynth and Danny Trejo. (Courtesy of Golden Brown & Deep Fried Movie)


Alum comedically critiques corporate activism in self-made vlog-style web series

Jo March’s writing spree in “Little Women” inspired Gabrielle Gorman to do the same throughout the winter season. Months later, those pages of story ideas have coalesced into the comedy web series “Bell Parks,” which will be released at the end of November on YouTube. Read more...

Photo: Gabrielle Gorman, a recent graduate, is the writer, director and titular star in her web series, “Bell Parks.” Gorman said each episode is told in the form of Bell’s personal 5-12 minute video diaries.(Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin staff)






UCLA student, alum see their films featured on TV as part of Fine Cut Festival

This post was updated Nov. 1 at 8:06 p.m. Though COVID-19 has impeded film production, the Fine Cut Festival of Films continues to promote student filmmakers digitally. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Reina Higashitani and graduate student Greg Armstrong are both finalists for the 2020 Fine Cut Festival for their individual films, “Frog Catcher” and “The Art of the Survival,” respectively. (Courtesy of Qingjian Meng and Reina UN-NUN Productions)



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