Streaming: Free Films for Members 2020
Streaming: Free Films for Members 2020
May 30–December 28, 2020
We’re grateful to our members for standing with BAMPFA during our temporary closure. To show our appreciation, we’re offering a series of free streaming films just for members.
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Streaming: The Mystery of Picasso
Henri-Georges Clouzot
France, 1956Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
Available May 30–31. Password required.Saturday, May 30 All DayView DetailsWinner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, this colorful documentary glimpse of the seventy-five-year-old Picasso captures the fecund nature of his creative process. “One of the most exciting and joyful movies ever made” (Pauline Kael).
Streaming: The Mystery of Picasso
Henri-Georges Clouzot
France, 1956Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
Available May 30–31. Password required.Sunday, May 31 All DayView DetailsWinner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, this colorful documentary glimpse of the seventy-five-year-old Picasso captures the fecund nature of his creative process. “One of the most exciting and joyful movies ever made” (Pauline Kael).
Streaming: I Am Cuba
Mikhail Kalatozov
Cuba, USSR, 1964Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
Available June 20-21. Password required.Saturday, June 20 All DayView DetailsThis portrait of revolutionary Cuba, written by Yevgeny Yevtushenko and brimming with bravura camerawork, is an extraordinary example of “pure” cinema in the service of politics.
Streaming: I Am Cuba
Mikhail Kalatozov
Cuba, USSR, 1964Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
Available June 20-21. Password required.Sunday, June 21 All DayView DetailsThis portrait of revolutionary Cuba, written by Yevgeny Yevtushenko and brimming with bravura camerawork, is an extraordinary example of “pure” cinema in the service of politics.
Streaming: Rocco and His Brothers
Luchino Visconti
Italy, France, 1960Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
Available July 25–26. Password required.Saturday, July 25 All DayView DetailsThe lives of a southern Italian family who move to Milan mirror the transformation of postwar Italian society. Starring Alain Delon, the film has “the emotional sweep of a Verdi opera and the narrative density of a nineteenth-century novel” (New York Times).
Streaming: Rocco and His Brothers
Luchino Visconti
Italy, France, 1960Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
Available July 25–26. Password required.Sunday, July 26 All DayView DetailsThe lives of a southern Italian family who move to Milan mirror the transformation of postwar Italian society. Starring Alain Delon, the film has “the emotional sweep of a Verdi opera and the narrative density of a nineteenth-century novel” (New York Times).
Streaming: The Wide Blue Road
Gillo Pontecorvo
Italy, 1957Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
Available August 8–9. Password required.Saturday, August 8 All DayView DetailsIn a “starkly beautiful morality tale” (New York Times) set under the brilliant turquoise skies of the Dalmatian coast, Yves Montand plays a rogue fisherman trying to provide for his family while at odds with the law.
Streaming: The Wide Blue Road
Gillo Pontecorvo
Italy, 1957Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
Available August 8–9. Password required.Sunday, August 9 All DayView DetailsIn a “starkly beautiful morality tale” (New York Times) set under the brilliant turquoise skies of the Dalmatian coast, Yves Montand plays a rogue fisherman trying to provide for his family while at odds with the law.
Streaming: The Exiles
Kent Mackenzie
United States, 1961Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required. Saturday, August 22 All DayView DetailsA semi-documentary film about American Indians living in Los Angeles, The Exiles is “a wrenching document of cultural dislocation” (Thom Andersen).
Streaming: The Exiles
Kent Mackenzie
United States, 1961Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required. Sunday, August 23 All DayView DetailsA semi-documentary film about American Indians living in Los Angeles, The Exiles is “a wrenching document of cultural dislocation” (Thom Andersen).
Streaming—Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance
Tomer Heymann
Israel, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, 2015Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Saturday, September 12 All DayView DetailsA spectacular and celebratory investigation of a modern dancer’s creative process, this documentary tracks the four-decades-long career of renowned choreographer Ohad Naharin, the artistic director of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company. “Highly recommended” (New York Times).
Streaming—Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance
Tomer Heymann
Israel, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, 2015Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Sunday, September 13 All DayView DetailsA spectacular and celebratory investigation of a modern dancer’s creative process, this documentary tracks the four-decades-long career of renowned choreographer Ohad Naharin, the artistic director of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company. “Highly recommended” (New York Times).
Streaming—Marius Petipa: The French Master of Russian Ballet
Denis Sneguirev
France, 2019Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Saturday, October 3 All DayView DetailsThe extraordinary story of the choreographer who created Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. “More relevant than ever, Marius Petipa, who has been gaining renewed interest, remains a bedrock and a driving force” (Le Monde).
Streaming—Marius Petipa: The French Master of Russian Ballet
Denis Sneguirev
France, 2019Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Sunday, October 4 All DayView DetailsThe extraordinary story of the choreographer who created Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. “More relevant than ever, Marius Petipa, who has been gaining renewed interest, remains a bedrock and a driving force” (Le Monde).
Streaming: The Connection
Shirley Clarke
United States, 1961Digital Restoration
Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.Saturday, October 24 All DayView DetailsGreenwich Village junkies rap, jive, and blow cool jazz while waiting for a fix in this indie cinema classic. With Clarke’s Oscar-winning documentary Robert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel with the World.
Streaming: The Connection
Shirley Clarke
United States, 1961Digital Restoration
Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.Sunday, October 25 All DayView DetailsGreenwich Village junkies rap, jive, and blow cool jazz while waiting for a fix in this indie cinema classic. With Clarke’s Oscar-winning documentary Robert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel with the World.
Streaming: Portrait of Jason
Shirley Clarke
United States, 1967Digital Restoration
Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.Saturday, November 14 All DayView DetailsClarke’s portrait of an African American gay prostitute and aspiring nightclub performer is “an intense, commanding film” (Chicago Reader). With short Skyscraper.
Streaming: Portrait of Jason
Shirley Clarke
United States, 1967Digital Restoration
Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.Sunday, November 15 All DayView DetailsClarke’s portrait of an African American gay prostitute and aspiring nightclub performer is “an intense, commanding film” (Chicago Reader). With short Skyscraper.
Streaming—Ornette: Made in America
Shirley Clarke
United States, 1985Digital Restoration
Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.Saturday, November 28 All DayView DetailsThis portrait of jazz innovator Ornette Coleman features performances from 1968 to 1983, from Morocco to Berkeley, collaged with conversations and commentary. With Clarke’s short Bridges-Go-Round.
Streaming—Ornette: Made in America
Shirley Clarke
United States, 1985Digital Restoration
Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.Sunday, November 29 All DayView DetailsThis portrait of jazz innovator Ornette Coleman features performances from 1968 to 1983, from Morocco to Berkeley, collaged with conversations and commentary. With Clarke’s short Bridges-Go-Round.
Streaming: A Useful Life
Federico Veiroj
Uruguay, 2010Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Friday, December 11 All DayA lifelong film archivist faces a new beginning with the threatened closure of his institution in this loving black-and-white ode to a life lived among the reels. “An elegy to cinephilia” (Slant).View DetailsStreaming: A Useful Life
Federico Veiroj
Uruguay, 2010Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Saturday, December 12 All DayA lifelong film archivist faces a new beginning with the threatened closure of his institution in this loving black-and-white ode to a life lived among the reels. “An elegy to cinephilia” (Slant).View DetailsStreaming: A Useful Life
Federico Veiroj
Uruguay, 2010Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Sunday, December 13 All DayA lifelong film archivist faces a new beginning with the threatened closure of his institution in this loving black-and-white ode to a life lived among the reels. “An elegy to cinephilia” (Slant).View Details
Streaming: Street Days
Levan Koguashvili
Georgia, 2010Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Monday, December 28 All DayThis powerful character study of a drug addict struggling to survive in a dilapidated Tbilisi is laced with remarkable touches of humor and pathos.View DetailsStreaming: Street Days
Levan Koguashvili
Georgia, 2010Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Tuesday, December 29 All DayThis powerful character study of a drug addict struggling to survive in a dilapidated Tbilisi is laced with remarkable touches of humor and pathos.View DetailsStreaming: Street Days
Levan Koguashvili
Georgia, 2010Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.
Wednesday, December 30 All DayThis powerful character study of a drug addict struggling to survive in a dilapidated Tbilisi is laced with remarkable touches of humor and pathos.View Details