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, 1956

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
    Available May 30–31. Password required.

    Saturday, May 30 All Day

    Winner 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).

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  • Streaming: The Mystery of Picasso

    Henri-Georges Clouzot
    France, 1956

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
    Available May 30–31. Password required.

    Sunday, May 31 All Day

    Winner 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).

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  • Streaming: I Am Cuba

    Mikhail Kalatozov
    Cuba, USSR, 1964

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
    Available June 20-21. Password required.

    Saturday, June 20 All Day

    This 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.

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  • Streaming: I Am Cuba

    Mikhail Kalatozov
    Cuba, USSR, 1964

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
    Available June 20-21. Password required.

    Sunday, June 21 All Day

    This 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.

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  • Streaming: Rocco and His Brothers

    Luchino Visconti
    Italy, France, 1960

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
    Available July 25–26. Password required.

    Saturday, July 25 All Day

    The 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).

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  • Streaming: Rocco and His Brothers

    Luchino Visconti
    Italy, France, 1960

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
    Available July 25–26. Password required.

    Sunday, July 26 All Day

    The 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).

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  • Streaming: The Wide Blue Road

    Gillo Pontecorvo
    Italy, 1957

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
    Available August 8–9. Password required.

    Saturday, August 8 All Day

    In 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.

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  • Streaming: The Wide Blue Road

    Gillo Pontecorvo
    Italy, 1957

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only!
    Available August 8–9. Password required.

    Sunday, August 9 All Day

    In 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.

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  • Streaming: The Exiles

    Kent Mackenzie
    United States, 1961

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Saturday, August 22 All Day

    A semi-documentary film about American Indians living in Los Angeles, The Exiles is “a wrenching document of cultural dislocation” (Thom Andersen).

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  • Streaming: The Exiles

    Kent Mackenzie
    United States, 1961

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Sunday, August 23 All Day

    A semi-documentary film about American Indians living in Los Angeles, The Exiles is “a wrenching document of cultural dislocation” (Thom Andersen).

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  • Streaming—Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

    Tomer Heymann
    Israel, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, 2015

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Saturday, September 12 All Day

    A 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).

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  • Streaming—Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance

    Tomer Heymann
    Israel, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, 2015

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Sunday, September 13 All Day

    A 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).

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  • Streaming—Marius Petipa: The French Master of Russian Ballet

    Denis Sneguirev
    France, 2019

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Saturday, October 3 All Day

    The 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).

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  • Streaming—Marius Petipa: The French Master of Russian Ballet

    Denis Sneguirev
    France, 2019

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Sunday, October 4 All Day

    The 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).

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  • Streaming: The Connection

    Shirley Clarke
    United States, 1961

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    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Saturday, October 24 All Day

    Greenwich 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.

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  • Streaming: The Connection

    Shirley Clarke
    United States, 1961

    Digital Restoration
    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Sunday, October 25 All Day

    Greenwich 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.

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  • Streaming: Portrait of Jason

    Shirley Clarke
    United States, 1967

    Digital Restoration
    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Saturday, November 14 All Day

    Clarke’s portrait of an African American gay prostitute and aspiring nightclub performer is “an intense, commanding film” (Chicago Reader). With short Skyscraper

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  • Streaming: Portrait of Jason

    Shirley Clarke
    United States, 1967

    Digital Restoration
    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Sunday, November 15 All Day

    Clarke’s portrait of an African American gay prostitute and aspiring nightclub performer is “an intense, commanding film” (Chicago Reader). With short Skyscraper

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  • Streaming—Ornette: Made in America

    Shirley Clarke
    United States, 1985

    Digital Restoration
    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Saturday, November 28 All Day

    This 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.

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  • Streaming—Ornette: Made in America

    Shirley Clarke
    United States, 1985

    Digital Restoration
    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Sunday, November 29 All Day

    This 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.

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  • Streaming: A Useful Life

    Federico Veiroj
    Uruguay, 2010

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Friday, December 11 All Day
    A 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).
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  • Streaming: A Useful Life

    Federico Veiroj
    Uruguay, 2010

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Saturday, December 12 All Day
    A 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).
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  • Streaming: A Useful Life

    Federico Veiroj
    Uruguay, 2010

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Sunday, December 13 All Day
    A 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).
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  • Streaming: Street Days

    Levan Koguashvili
    Georgia, 2010

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Monday, December 28 All Day
    This powerful character study of a drug addict struggling to survive in a dilapidated Tbilisi is laced with remarkable touches of humor and pathos.
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  • Streaming: Street Days

    Levan Koguashvili
    Georgia, 2010

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Tuesday, December 29 All Day
    This powerful character study of a drug addict struggling to survive in a dilapidated Tbilisi is laced with remarkable touches of humor and pathos.
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  • Streaming: Street Days

    Levan Koguashvili
    Georgia, 2010

    Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

    Wednesday, December 30 All Day
    This powerful character study of a drug addict struggling to survive in a dilapidated Tbilisi is laced with remarkable touches of humor and pathos.
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