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Streaming: Alternative Visions 2020
September 1–November 4, 2020Our annual experimental cinema showcase moves online this year with streaming programs of contemporary and historical avant-garde works and special guest presentations on handmade film, Latin American animation, and more.
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Streaming—Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America
September 8–November 12, 2020Discover the vital history and vibrant present of experimental filmmaking in Latin America with three programs of short works, introduced by curator and author Jesse Lerner and complemented by livestreamed conversations with filmmakers.
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Streaming—Exit West: Immigration on Film
September 8–November 20, 2020The films in this miniseries reflect on the experiences of people living in transit, from African and Middle Eastern refugees trying to reach Europe to Latin American and Asian immigrants in the United States. Several filmmakers will join us online to discuss their work.
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Documentary Voices 2021
September 1–November 10, 2021This fall our ongoing series Documentary Voices returns to BAMPFA’s Barbro Osher Theater with a selection of classic and contemporary nonfiction films that bring history to light in a variety of engaging and inventive ways.
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Streaming—Free Films for Members: Spotlight on Shirley Clarke
October 24–November 28, 2020The fall installment in our members-only free streaming series features three programs by Shirley Clarke, one of American cinema’s true independents.
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Streaming: Picture a STEMinist
October 28, 2020–January 21, 2021Three recent documentaries chronicle the achievements and challenges of exceptional women working in science and technology. Livestreamed talks with women in STEM complement the films.
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Streaming—East Meets West: The Films of Ulrike Ottinger
November 20, 2020–August 31, 2021German artist Ulrike Ottinger’s cinematic work encompasses ethnography, history, and fantasy. “Watching her films is like traveling through an undiscovered country of marvels” (Village Voice).
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Streaming—Free Films for Members: The Global Film Initiative...
December 11, 2020–January 10, 2021This installment in our ongoing series of free films for members travels from a struggling cinematheque in Uruguay to the streets of Tbilisi and the steppes of Kyrgyzstan.
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Streaming—Existence Is Longing: Wong Kar Wai
December 11, 2020–February 28, 2021This streaming retrospective features recent 4K restorations of films by Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar Wai, works of exquisite beauty, narrative complexity, and sublime emotion.
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Streaming: Recent Releases & Restorations 2021
January 1–October 10, 2021Limited Streaming Engagements
Enjoy newly released films and restored classics selected by our curators, now available in your own home.
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Streaming: The New Brazilian Cinema
January 21–March 31, 2021In conjunction with Film Quarterly, we present recent films from the flourishing Brazilian cinema scene, highlighting works by Black, Indigenous, and queer filmmakers.
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Streaming: Documentary Voices 2021
January 21–April 25, 2021Our annual series highlights recent international documentary films that bring a critical eye and ear, as well as an artistic vision, to questions about history and contemporary life. Conversations with filmmakers complement the programs.
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Streaming—Max von Sydow: The Best Stradivarius
March 5–May 10, 2021Our tribute to the towering Swedish actor Max von Sydow, who died a year ago, features some of his great work with Ingmar Bergman (The Seventh Seal, The Passion of Anna), Jan Troell (The Emigrants), and Bille August (Pelle the Conqueror), among others. Distinguished guest... View
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Streaming—Out of the Vault: Sara Kathryn Arledge & Media Burn
March 5–July 11, 2021Highlighting works from BAMPFA collections, we celebrate the publication of two new books: Serene for the Moment: Sara Kathryn Arledge, edited by Irene Georgia Tsatsos; and Media Burn: Ant Farm and the Making of an Image, by Steve Seid.
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Streaming: Éric Rohmer’s Tales of the Four Seasons
April 23–July 31, 2021Shot on location in various regions of France in the 1990s, when Éric Rohmer was at the height of his powers, this four-film cycle probes the psychological and philosophical mysteries of love—elusive, imagined, or manifest.
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Streaming: Recent Films of Amit Dutta
April 30–August 31, 2021Indian filmmaker and writer Amit Dutta has created his own distinctive cinema through deep explorations of India’s artistic, literary, and cultural traditions. We present the premiere of a portrait of Krishna Baldev Vaid, along with other recent work and the landmark Nainsukh.
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Free Films on BAMPFA’s Outdoor Screen
August 12–September 9, 2021This summer BAMPFA is thrilled to partner with the Downtown Berkeley Association to present three inspiring documentaries on our outdoor screen, welcoming audiences back to the museum to celebrate the vision of artists and activists, from the Bay Area and beyond.
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Alternative Visions 2021
September 8–November 17, 2021Our annual showcase Alternative Visions continues with 1990s Japanese experimental films by women, with guest curators Wakae Nakane and Miryam Sas in conversation. Collage animator Janie Geiser also presents a program of her recent films, created from a haunting array of visual... View
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Tutorials: Streaming from Home
If you would like to watch a film from BAMPFA’s rotating selection of streaming films, you can learn how to get started with these helpful tutorials.
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Mill Valley Film Festival at BAMPFA
October 8–17, 2021BAMPFA is pleased to partner with the Mill Valley Film Festival to present selected screenings from MVFF44 in the Barbro Osher Theater.
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Limited Engagements & Special Screenings 2021
October 21–November 27, 2021Recent releases, restored classics, and special guests grace the Barbro Osher Theater.
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Kazuo Miyagawa: Cinematographer and Visual Stylist
October 23–November 28, 2021One of film’s most talented cinematographers, Kazuo Miyagawa worked with many of the great Japanese directors, including Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, Kon Ichikawa, and Masahiro Shinoda, all represented in this series, which foregrounds his artistry on the big... View
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New Time: The Future Is Feminist
October 24, 2021–January 29, 2022Conceived in dialog with BAMPFA’s major exhibition New Time, The Future Is Feminist brings together a diverse range of works made since 2000 by women filmmakers representing an array of feminist voices and aesthetics, variously observational, confrontational,... View
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The Black Film Ambassador: The Ecstatic World of Albert Johnson
October 30–November 26, 2021Dedicated to a pillar of the Bay Area film scene, film critic, curator, and educator Albert Johnson (1925–1998) the films in this series gesture toward the breadth of his interests and provide a welcome opportunity to celebrate his brilliant legacy.
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Afterimage: Walter Murch in Conversation
November 6–20, 2021Walter Murch, whose accomplishments have earned him respect and praise as “the film editor’s editor” and “a sound and image guru,” is our guest for Afterimage, sharing his wisdom on editing and sound design in three in-depth conversations.
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Marguerite Duras: The Seamless Past and Present
November 11–28, 2021The celebrated French author and filmmaker Marguerite Duras is the focus of this trio of works, including the Bay Area premiere of Suzanna Andler. Also featured are Alain Resnais’s Hiroshima mon amour and a new restoration of Le navire Night.
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Big Screen: Highlights from a Year of Virtual Cinema
December 2, 2021–February 16, 2022Now that we are back in the Barbro Osher Theater, we want to share some highlights from the past year of virtual cinema as an affirmation of the importance of seeing films on the big screen and with an audience.
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Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope
December 3, 2021–February 27, 2022Fifty years after the founding of American Zoetrope, we celebrate the studio and its co-creator, Francis Ford Coppola. Along with Coppola’s works, the series features films by George Lucas, Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa, and more.
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F. W. Murnau: Voyages into the Imaginary
January 8–February 27, 2022This series, featuring the lyrical cinema of one of the most admired and influential directors of the silent era, F. W. Murnau, showcases restored versions of his extant work with live piano accompaniment.
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Ball of Fire: Barbara Stanwyck
January 14–February 26, 2022Barbara Stanwyck was the screen archetype of the independent woman, with her wits about her, alert, and often on the make. This spotlight showcases many of her best roles and demonstrates her remarkable talent.
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Djibril Diop Mambéty
January 21–February 20, 2022Djibril Diop Mambéty’s debut, Touki Bouki, was “unlike anything in the history of African cinema” (N. Frank Ukadike). Made nearly twenty years later, Hyenas and Le franc likewise showcase “his signature mix of wild narrative style” and “impeccable political commitment,” which,... View
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