Mona Jarrahi, Suk-Young Kim, Jingyi Jessica Lee, Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni and Park Williams are among a group of 198 new fellows chosen from more than, 3,500 applicants.
Over nine screenings, the series features a diverse lineup that spotlights the best contemporary and classic feature-length films from Iran and the Iranian diaspora.
“We’re trying to educate the next generation of scientists in a different way of thinking,” said Robert Damoiseaux, director of UCLA’s Molecular Screening Shared Resource.