Tuesday, December 16

Sundance 2024: Female filmmakers discuss importance of diversity, representation in panel

Female filmmakers are taking revolutionary directing practices from Park City, Utah, to Hollywood. At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, directors Lana Wilson, Fawzia Mirza, Sydney Freeland and Ally Pankiw participated in “Independent Women: How Indie Filmmakers are Bringing Transformative Approaches to Hollywood,” a panel hosted by Acura and Women in Film. Read more...

Photo: Female filmmakers sit in front of a sign that reads, “WIF 50 YEARS.” Acura and Women in Film presented a panel at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)


Sundance 2024: With neon ’90s visuals, ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ is a haunting exploration of identity

All that glitters is gold – or pink – in Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow.” The writer-director’s stunning sophomore narrative effort follows teenagers Owen (Justice Smith) and Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) as the two seek to overcome feelings of loneliness and otherness through their shared love for a fictional ’90s late-night program, “The Pink Opaque.” With striking visual language, Schoenbrun fires on all cylinders, maximizing both style and substance through clarity of voice and a deeply original script in the beautifully haunting “I Saw the TV Glow.” And glow it does, as the neon pinks, blues and greens that inform the film’s vivid aesthetic deliciously ooze from the screen. Read more...

Photo: Justice Smith (left) and Brigette Lundy-Paine (right) play Owen and Maddy in “I Saw the TV Glow.” The horror film from Jane Schoenbrun follows two lonely teens who bond over their love for a late-night television show. (Courtesy of A24)



Monica Youn examines US history of Asian erasure in Hammer Museum Poetry Series

Monica Youn is using analytical poetry to deconstruct Western thought. On Jan. 25, the Hammer Museum’s Poetry Series featured award-winning poet and UC Irvine professor Monica Youn. Read more...

Photo: Monica Youn (left) is pictured next to her latest work, “FROM FROM” (right). The poet recently read from her book at the Hammer Museum. (From left to right: (Courtesy of Beowulf Sheehan and Courtesy of Graywolf Press)


Bruin Phoebe Li sculpts the human experience in her multimedia installations

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 7:53 p.m. From social commentary to personal reflections, Phoebe Li is sculpting her artistic success. The first-year art student’s work focuses on mixed media elements, most commonly centered around a sculpted piece supplemented with performance art and film. Read more...

Photo: First-year art student Phoebe Li sits next to an unfinished multimedia sculpture. The winner of the MetaU Art International Art Competition in 2023, Li will have some of her oil paintings on exhibit at the LA Art Show in mid-February. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)


Sundance 2024: Alumnus Michael Fitzgerald talks progress in representing disability on screen

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 7:46 p.m. Behind the scenes of the upcoming Disney+ film “Out of My Mind,” alumnus Michael Fitzgerald is changing the way viewers perceive disability in the film industry. Read more...

Photo: Actor Luke Kirby, director Amber Sealey, production designer Michael Fitzgerald and actress Phoebe-Rae Taylor take a photo at the Sundance premiere of “Out of My Mind.” Alumnus Fitzgerald said he sought to accurately portray life with cerebral palsy through his visual designs. (Courtesy of Michael Fitzgerald)