Made in Berkeley: The House That Zaentz Built

August 1–30, 2026

Copresented with the Berkeley Film Foundation, Made in Berkeley presents a selection of exceptional documentaries made at the storied Fantasy Studios building over four decades. With filmmakers Vivien Hillgrove, Vivian Kleiman, Steven Okazaki, Justine Shapiro, and Denise Zmekhol in person.


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  • Vivien Hillgrove: Vivien’s Wild Ride, 2025

  • Marlon Riggs: Tongues Untied, 1989

  • Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, and Carlos Bolado: Promises, 2001

  • Philip Kaufman: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1988

  • Vivian Kleiman: No Straight Lines, 2021

  • Upcoming
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  • Selected
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  • Past
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Upcoming Films

  • White Light/Black Rain

    Steven Okazaki
    United States, 2007
    Friday, August 7, 7 PM
    Steven Okazaki in Person

    Intimate, straightforward, and chilling, White Light/Black Rain focuses on the stories of those who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, and continue to live in their haunting shadow.

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  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    Philip Kaufman
    United States, 1988

    BAMPFA Collection

    Sunday, August 9, 2 PM
    Vivien Hillgrove and Pat Jackson in Conversation

    This adaptation of Milan Kundera’s novel chronicles the intersecting affairs of a philandering surgeon, a free-spirited artist, and an earnest photographer leading up to and in the aftermath of the 1968 Prague Spring.

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  • Promises

    Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado
    United States, 2001
    Saturday, August 15, 3:30 PM
    Justine Shapiro and Isabella Miller in Conversation

    Filmed between 1995 and 2001, Promises is a portrait of seven Palestinian and Israeli children—living in close proximity in Jerusalem and the West Bank—and their perspectives on the conflict that divides them.

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  • No Straight Lines

    Vivian Kleiman
    United States, 2021
    Wednesday, August 26, 7 PM
    Vivian Kleiman and Mel Y. Chen in Conversation

    Featuring interviews with trailblazers like Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, and Mary Wings, No Straight Lines explores over seventy years of queer comics history.

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  • Tongues Untied

    Marlon Riggs
    United States, 1989
    Saturday, August 29, 7 PM
    Introduced by Dr. Artel Great

    Marlon Riggs’s poetic documentary has the emotional uplift of gospel music and the sobering impact of reportage, confronting homophobia, racism, and silence with the declaration, “Black men loving Black men is the revolutionary act.” Screens with The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement.

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  • Skin of Glass

    Denise Zmekhol
    United States, 2023
    Sunday, August 30, 3:30 PM
    Denise Zmekhol and Teresa Caldeira in Conversation

    When she learns that squatters occupy the landmark São Paulo skyscraper her late father designed in the early 1960s, documentarian Denise Zmekhol returns to her hometown to investigate.

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Past Films

  • Vivien’s Wild Ride

    Vivien Hillgrove
    United States, 2025

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    Saturday, August 1 7 PM
    Vivien Hillgrove, Deann Borshay Liem, and Eric M. Ivey in Conversation

    When legendary film editor Vivien Hillgrove begins losing her sight, she turns to filmmaking to craft a magical memoir, reflecting on her career, personal struggles, and the transformative power of creativity.

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