First stop, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Next stop, Sundance.
Author Archives: Laurie Allred
Show to make “˜Rent’ characters relatable
Walking around in a pair of white go-go boots during rehearsal, second-year theater student Marco Ramos was unfamiliar with dressing in feminine attire.
CEC, ORL present Shorts on the Hill film competition
A man made of Legos is fishing. The filmmaker takes a picture. He changes the Lego man’s position just slightly.
Introducing “˜Girl Walks Into a Bar,’ the first feature-length film made to stream exclusively on YouTube
When Jay Yun landed the opportunity to market the film “Girl Walks Into a Bar,” he didn’t know what to expect.
UCLA graduate student Brian Odegaard wins $11,000 on “˜Wheel of Fortune’ after a lifetime of following the show
Since the age of three, a young Brian Odegaard living in Minnesota religiously watched the “Wheel of Fortune,” wishing one day to spin the infamous wheel.
Alumna Sarah Ahn makes dramatic career change from neuroscientist to interior designer, wins national design contest
With a Ph.D. in neuroscience and more than five years of professional school behind her, alumna Sarah Ahn thought she knew what she wanted to do with her life.
Alumnus Justin Yang wins on Chinese dating show ‘Fei Cheng Wu Rao’
The thought of walking into a room full of thousands of foreigners, in front of a criticizing panel of women, may frighten even the toughest or most confident man.