A teenage girl’s sexual exploration and her faith mix like oil and water in “Yes, God, Yes.”
Starring Natalia Dyer from “Stranger Things,” the semiautobiographical directorial debut from writer Karen Maine premiered Friday in select drive-ins and virtual cinemas.

The Earth is flat and the floor is lava, but that’s not stopping a trio of UCLA alumni from reaching for the stars.
Jerrold Smith II, LaJuan Morris and Jordan Bentley competed as a team in the new Netflix reality show, “Floor is Lava,” released back in June.

UCLA’s inaugural design panel series is bringing industry insights straight to one’s computer.
 
As a new extension of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s annual national entertainment design showcase, the first of the three-part panel series, UCLA Design Showcase West Salons, was released last Saturday.

Sentimental acoustics and California sunsets take the spotlight in Akshay Anand’s music video for this year’s Spring Sing.
The third-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student will be one of the soloists performing in the annual event, which will be conducted virtually for the first time in its history.

Halting film and television productions have cut the industry deep – but not enough to stop content creators in their tracks.
As of now, the timeline for productions and premieres to start again is shrouded in uncertainty, complicated by social distancing protocols and concerns regarding safety on set.

“The Half of It” distills the messy and reckless bits of teenage love into a heartfelt coming-of-age story, complemented by modern sensibilities and nuanced personas.
Inspired by the French play “Cyrano de Bergerac,” Alice Wu wrote and directed the 2020 Netflix film, transposing the classic tale into the small fictional town of Squahamish.

Empty concert halls serve as haunting reminders of COVID-19’s wide-reaching effects as recording artists face an uncertain future.
Experts predict that venues may not open again until fall 2021.

As flowers begin to blossom and each day stretches on just a bit longer, spring signals a time to refresh – and while the earth rejuvenates, up-and-coming artists are ready to flourish, too.

Nicolette Khalifian said her senior year of high school was spent grappling with self-doubt – her healing process began on the notes app of her phone.

Nineteenth-century cowboys, futuristic aliens and high school teens take center stage against the pervasive violence of toxic masculinity.
Alumnus Darrell Larson is directing a revival of the 1969 play “The Unseen Hand,” and he said he hopes to revitalize its eccentric humor and commentary for a modern audience.