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March 7, 11:05 pm

UCLA alum uses bright colors to explore dark themes in upcoming film

This post was updated Mar. 8 at 4:30 p.m. The film “Pink Trailer” transforms a simple knock on a door into a chilling occurrence. Directed and edited by UCLA alumna Mary Neely, the female-led film follows two best friends as they encounter a terrifying stranger at their doorstep. Read more...

Photo: Alumna Mary Neely directed “Pink Trailer,” which follows two best friends as they encounter a stranger and juxtaposes darker themes with a bright, technicolor aesthetic. The film will premiere Saturday at SXSW. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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March 6, 11:35 pm

Student film portrays nuances in LGBTQ relationships, culture

Patrick Boyd opens his film with a quote from Aristotle: “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” Boyd’s story divides a single soul among five people. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Patrick Boyd wrote, directed and acted in the film “You, Me, & Him, & Him, & Him,” which focuses on an open relationship among five gay men living in Los Angeles. Boyd said the film aims to demonstrate the importance of self-acceptance and communication in gay relationships. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Theater & Fine Arts

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March 6, 11:32 pm

UCLA student layers historical and societal nuance in “Steel Pier” costumes

Caitlin Kagawa created an outfit specifically designed to be soaked with water onstage. The outfit is part of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s mainstage production of the musical “Steel Pier.” The show, which opens Friday at the Freud Playhouse, takes place in 1933 during the Great Depression and tells the story of lower-class citizens competing in a dance marathon, a type of broadcast dance competition. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Caitlin Kagawa designed costumes for the School of Theater, Film and Television’s mainstage production of “Steel Pier.” Kagawa crafted period-specific costumes that would display the socio-economic conditions of the characters in the play, which is set in 1933 during the Great Depression. (Chelesea Zhang/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Lifestyle

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March 5, 11:54 pm

Student turns pastime into her hand-printed T-shirt business

Libby Burke’s hand-printed T-shirt designs include stalks of broccoli and dogs in capes. After doodling extensively in notebooks, the fourth-year political science student said she decided to transition into the more skill-oriented medium of T-shirt printing. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year political science student Libby Burke began stamping her designs on T-shirts during the summer of 2017, and she now sells them at her online store, Ides. The company’s website features designs like her “U Can Learn A lot” design, her most popular pattern and a nod to her education at UCLA. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)


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