-
Friday, Aug 21, 2026
7 PM (72 mins)
Get Tickets
BAMPFA
Four Films by Jerome Hiler
-
In Person
Jerome Hiler presents four films, including an early work, Gladly Given (1997); Words of Mercury (2011); Marginalia (2016); and his most recent film, Careless Passage (2024).
Films in this Screening
Words of Mercury
Jerome Hiler, United States, 2011
“The film takes a journey from darkness and a bare world through the seasonal spreading of seeds to a place almost choked and repugnant with color—a place that invites death” (Jerome Hiler).
FILM DETAILS
Print Info
- Color
- 16mm
- Silent
- 22 mins
- 18fps
source
- BAMPFA
Gladly Given
Jerome Hiler, United States, 1997
“Fragile and challenging in its seeming simplicity, Gladly Given unfolds and bristles with the delicacy of a Japanese Floating World painting while being gravitationally drawn into the containments and accidents of the everyday” (Mark McElhatten).
FILM DETAILS
Print Info
- Color
- 16mm
- Silent
- 13 mins
- 18fps
source
- BAMPFA
Marginalia
Jerome Hiler, United States, 2016
“Marginalia is a contemplation in shades of grey and periodic color on the state and place of society in a quickly changing environment” (Jerome Hiler).
FILM DETAILS
Print Info
- Color
- 16mm
- Silent
- 17 mins
- 18fps
source
- BAMPFA
Careless Passage
Jerome Hiler, United States, 2024
“Wandering through the ordinary sights of day and night. How, in this vast cosmos, did all this happen? . . . [The film’s] purpose is to muse and swim among migrant sights seen by the transforming eye of a camera” (Jerome Hiler).
FILM DETAILS
Print Info
- Color
- 16mm
- Silent
- 20 mins
- 18fps
source
- BAMPFA
Event Accessibility
If you have any questions about accessibility or need accommodations to attend this event, please contact us at bampfa@berkeley.edu or (510) 642-1412 (Wed–Sun, 11 AM–7 PM) as soon as you can. Advance notice helps us fulfill your request.
Learn more about accessibility services at BAMPFA.