Spring Sing 2015: Priscillia and Alan

As Priscillia Omon sat in a songwriting class listening to her classmates’ breakup compositions, one piece suddenly caught her attention. The song “Who Cares” was written by fourth-year ethnomusicology student Alan McDonnell over winter break back home in Chile. Omon, a third-year ethnomusicology student, said from the first time she heard it, she wanted to […]

ColCoa French Film Festival Reviews: Top-five favorites

The ColCoa French Film Festival, now in its 19th year, gives the City of Angels a glimpse into the film work of the City of Lights. The festival represents a cultural exchange between Paris and Los Angeles and aims to promote cross-cultural communication while also giving talent recognition in Hollywood. The 2015 series featured Academy […]

UCLA Film and Television Archive screens Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s movies

Among the cognoscenti of the international film festival circuit, Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien is a household name. From his signature long takes to minute attention to detail, Hou’s techniques seem to have garnered him admirers and imitators across world cinema. Continuing its 50th anniversary celebration, the UCLA Film and Television Archive will showcase a retrospective […]

Student creates video-sharing app with limited view system ShuutMe

Over the course of six months, Ryan Trihernawan spent more than 1,000 hours sitting in front of his computer, his eyes straining, his fingers aching from typing ceaseless lines of code. He said he hoped that one day, the letters and numbers would perfectly align to form the project that he had envisioned. The result: […]

‘Dancing Asia Minor’ to exhibit countries’ diverse cultural expressions

The buzuq twangs, the tapan beats and Sevi Bayraktar lets out a joyous zilgit that pierces the air. The zilgit, a shrill Kurdish cry, expresses the feelings of the female dancers of Asia Minor. A group of UCLA students will perform “Dancing Asia Minor,” as part of the Fowler Out Loud series, in the Fowler […]