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From moving pictures to an established industry, film and media have the power to capture our most powerful stories. Learn more about how it has evolved and helped tell diverse stories.

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Two men and two women sit on four wooden directors' chairs on a panel on a bare soundstage in front of a colorful backdrop that reads "Fine Cut"
In its 25th anniversary year, Fine Cut Festival of Films hosted a summit to help student filmmakers navigate the festival circuit with the advice of an esteemed group of panelists from many aspects of the film industry — writing, directing, programming, educating, and more.
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors S19 Primary
With "Oppenheimer" leading the way, many of PBS SoCal's "Variety: Actors on Actors" Season 19 guests received Academy Award nominations Tuesday — including Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Bradley Cooper and Robert Downey, Jr.
Record Sounds of the Earth with Artist Céline Brunko
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Multimedia artist Céline Brunko elicits environmental empathy with sound recordings.
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The winners of the 24th annual "Fine Cut" were revealed during the "Fine Cut" Festival of Films showcase at the Landmark Westwood. View the full list of winners here.
Las Fotos Project Helps Teens Tell Their Stories in Photos
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Las Fotos Project uplifts teen girls from communities of color through photography.
Waiting in the Wings (Preview)
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Two L.A. theatre companies fight to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blast Off
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In an alien attack, Lev realizes the only way to survive is to work together.
The Donut of Discord
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A young guy and a pigeon fight over a donut they both found at a park.
The Forbidden Call
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Diane Whalen follows a calling only men can answer, to be a priest in the Catholic Church.
Beauty Queen
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A young woman struggles to find purpose after losing her father.
Two young girls with a side braid that runs down one shoulder are seated at outdoor elementary school tables. Each girl has a lunchbox and orange water bottle in front of them. The girl on the left, has "Jane" written on the lunchbox while the girl on the right has "Amelia" written on the lunchbox.
Luke and Ethan Montgomery, twin brothers and film students at Biola University, not only wrote and directed the short film 'Amelia (the Twin)' — they built the motion-control camera rig that made it possible.
A black and white photo of a Black man and woman dressed in Victorian-era costuming holding hands and kissing in front of a plain solid color cloth backdrop.
"Something Good – Negro Kiss," is a recently rediscovered 1898 silent short film featuring the earliest on-screen kiss between Black actors. Its recent rediscovery begs the question — what other lost pieces of Black film history could be out there, waiting to be found?
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