A tribute to one of the great American independent filmmakers and to the indelible characters he and his actors created.
ViewBAMPFA welcomes two distinguished guests from the international film archive community, Alexander Horwath and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.
ViewFilms that celebrate, adapt, and reinterpret writing and writers, with a stellar lineup of authors, filmmakers, and others in person.
ViewThis summer showcase spans centuries and continents with films from the BAMPFA collection and beyond.
ViewThis retrospective marks the centennial of the great French director whose American-inspired crime films helped set the New Wave in motion.
ViewIn films by Akira Kurosawa and others, Mifune showed astonishing vitality and range. We present a dozen of his iconic roles, plus a new documentary.
ViewAdaptations of tales by Patricia Highsmith, Vera Caspary, Dorothy B. Hughes, and others reveal the dark side of "women's writing."
ViewHeartfelt melodrama meets candy-colored camp in the Spanish director's tales of women's struggles and solidarity.
ViewA Free Outdoor Festival of Theater on Film
BAMPFA's outdoor screen comes to life this summer with vibrant film adaptations of noted stage productions.
ViewA Free Outdoor Festival of Theater on Film
BAMPFA's outdoor screen comes to life this summer with vibrant film adaptations of noted stage productions. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the show!
ViewWe celebrate the release of the British writer-director's latest film, a biography of Emily Dickinson, with a selection of his beautifully nuanced works.
ViewA Free Outdoor Festival of Theater on Film
BAMPFA's outdoor screen comes to life this summer with vibrant film adaptations of noted stage productions.
ViewBAMPFA showcases the indelible roles of an actor who transformed male performance on film, from A Streetcar Named Desire to The Godfather.
ViewExamining India’s contemporary artists and classical painters, Dutta’s process-oriented films attest to the ardor of art history.
ViewA tribute to Canyon’s fifty-year history of providing access to artist-made films and expanding the idea of what cinema can be.
ViewThis series explores James Baldwin’s encounter with cinema and his contributions to American intellectual life.
ViewThe local documentary maker presents his films reflecting on the power of music and the creative harmonies of our shared world.
ViewBAMPFA's avant-garde showcase is a chance to explore the rich history of experimental cinema.
ViewWe pay tribute to the late filmmaker with a selection of her most autobiographical works, which combine formal rigor with empathy and insight.
ViewRare films imported from the China Film Archive reveal an exceptionally fertile period in the nation’s cinema history.
ViewFilms written by Greene or based on his fiction illustrate his famous axiom: “human nature is not black and white but black and grey.”
ViewEverson's films examine formal practices and structures of history while chronicling everyday African American life. Author Michael B. Gillespie joins him in conversation.
ViewMettler joins us to discuss his evocative films, which use the imagistic quality of cinema to express metaphysical concerns.
ViewFilmmakers Peter Mettler, Emiko Omori, and Elliot Davis shed light on the distinctive visual language of cinema in this lecture/screening series.
ViewThis series focuses on celebrated photographer Gordon Parks’s groundbreaking and powerful work as a filmmaker.
ViewMoving effortlessly between genres and languages, this iconic contemporary actress imbues each of her characters with uncommon wit, strength, and grace.
ViewRevel in cinema as a visual art with this international lineup of celebrated classics and lesser-known discoveries.
ViewFrom Tajikistan to Uruguay, Mali to Vietnam, these films offer perspectives on human experience that are both distinctly local and universal.
ViewThe artist presents works that explore personal memories and political realities in imaginative and inventive ways.
ViewThis survey ranges from the subversive experiments of the Soviet era to the surreal, comic, and lyrical works of Polish animators today.
ViewRecent releases, restored classics, and special guests grace the Barbro Osher Theater.
ViewA talented actress turned groundbreaking director, Lupino left an indelible impression on cinema from both sides of the camera.
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