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LA JOLLA, Calif., May 17 -- The University of California at San Diego issued the following press release:
Strong, innovative and dynamic films by the University of California, San Diego's most promising filmmakers will be screened at the university's' third annual Up & Coming Student Film Festival beginning at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, May 20 at the Loft on the UC San Diego campus. The new tradition features an eclectic set of eight films with topics that range from parental abuse to unrequited love.
"Some of the dominant themes are dark," said Rebecca Webb, founding film curator of UC San Diego's ArtPower. "However, the festival also will feature comedic works, such as a bittersweet story about a student who has a crush on his female professor ('Just Curious'), a dance video about two males competing for one woman ('Imagining Love') and an abstract noir-ish film starring a Barbie doll ('Malibu')."
The eight selected films out of 50 entries will be judged at the event by an esteemed jury of media experts...
