I’ve Got This

A former beauty queen joins a rebellion in “Beauty Queen” a drama from UCLA. Two LA theatre companies fight to recover from the pandemic in “Waiting in the Wings” a documentary from USC. Followed by documentary short “The Forbidden Call” and animation “The Donut of Discord” (both from CSULB) and animated short “Blast Off” From CalArts.

Beauty Queen. Set in the Philippines during World War II, this drama from University of California, Los Angeles features a young woman struggling to find purpose after losing her father. (starts at 00:52)

Waiting in the Wings. The spirit of live theatre shines as two L.A. theatre companies fight to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in this documentary from University of Southern California. (18:20)

The Donut of Discord. An animated short from California State University, Long Beach about a young guy and a pigeon fighting over a donut they both found at a park. (41:10)

The Forbidden Call. Diane Whalen follows a calling only men can answer, to be a priest in the Catholic Church. With stark opposition from the Vatican, she risks losing the only faith community she has ever known in this documentary from Loyola Marymount University. (43:25)

Blast Off. When aliens unexpectedly attack her spaceship, Lev realizes the only way to survive is to work together with her lazy and reckless roommate in this animated short from California Institute of the Arts. (50:37)