This post was updated Oct. 26 at 7:43 p.m.
Limits are surpassing the stratosphere in Highball Media’s productions.
Highball Media, a production company co-founded by alumni Lucy Urbano and Charlie Stuip, is composed of artists seeking to express themselves authentically and unapologetically.

This post was updated Sept. 27 at 8:32 p.m.
Emma Fiske-Dobell’s newest script is allowing the fictional Judith Shakespeare to shine alongside her brother.
The School of Theater, Film and Television”s Professional Program in Writing for Television student Fiske-Dobell recently won the Humanitas David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award for her television script “Shakespeare’s Sister.” Fiske-Dobell’s story takes place in 1592 Stratford-upon-Avon amid the William Shakespeare mania as his bitter sister Judith plots to free herself of the incessant comparisons to her brother.

Dellara Gorjian is providing legal and motivational counseling for all on TikTok.
The law school alumnus and immigration law advocate has cultivated 1.4 million followers as “legalbaddie” on TikTok by producing content pertaining to the legal field.

This post was updated Feb. 27 at 8:39 p.m.
The Fowler Museum’s latest exhibit is transcending boundaries.
Until May 14, the Fowler Museum will feature Iranian American artist Amir H.

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The film “Lioness” communicates the fundamental freedoms the women in Iran are denied.
Written and directed by alumnus Arrad Rahgoshay, “Lioness (A Freedom Project for Iran)” stresses the humanitarian violations and injustices of the Islamic Republic of Iran, spearheading themes of freedom by displaying tenacious female figures.

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“Songs to the Moon” will contain an intergalactic assortment of other-worldly sounds.
On Sunday, the Hammer Museum will host “Songs to the Moon,” a free-of-admission concert that features an array of instruments played by UCLA-affiliated performers.

Iranian cinema is hitting the ground – and the road – running with its newest celebration of film.
The UCLA Film & Television Archive and Farhang Foundation are continuing their tradition of embracing Iranian cinema since the event’s start in 1990.

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Ancient Persia is expanding its influence once more – this time, at the Getty Villa.
The art museum is featuring the exhibition “Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World” until Aug.

Disney has catered “A Whole New World” of tunes to lo-fi lovers.
“Lofi Minnie: Focus” features 10 of Disney’s classic hits reimagined including “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and “How Far I’ll Go.” Implementing elements of nostalgia while maintaining the meditative state typical to the lo-fi genre, alumnus and manager of the Mickey and Friends franchise Jenise Fretz said the March 18 album encourages escapism.

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Otherworldly visual effects take center stage in “Don’t Look Up.”
 
Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” follows the story of astronomy graduate student Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) and her professor Dr.