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
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Marlon Riggs: Tongues Untied, 1989
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Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, and Carlos Bolado: Promises, 2001
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Philip Kaufman: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1988
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Vivian Kleiman: No Straight Lines, 2021
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Vivien’s Wild Ride
Vivien Hillgrove
United States, 2025
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Closed captionedSaturday, August 1, 7 PMVivien Hillgrove in PersonView DetailsWhen 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.
White Light/Black Rain
Steven Okazaki
United States, 2007Friday, August 7, 7 PMSteven Okazaki in PersonView DetailsIntimate, 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.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Philip Kaufman
United States, 1988BAMPFA Collection
Sunday, August 9, 2 PMVivien Hillgrove in PersonView DetailsThis 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.
Promises
Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg, Carlos Bolado
United States, 2001Saturday, August 15, 3:30 PMJustine Shapiro in PersonView DetailsFilmed 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.
No Straight Lines
Vivian Kleiman
United States, 2021Wednesday, August 26, 7 PMVivian Kleiman and Mel Y. Chen in ConversationView DetailsFeaturing interviews with trailblazers like Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, and Mary Wings, No Straight Lines explores over seventy years of queer comics history.
Tongues Untied
Marlon Riggs
United States, 1989Saturday, August 29, 7 PMView DetailsMarlon 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.
Skin of Glass
Denise Zmekhol
United States, 2023Sunday, August 30, 3:30 PMDenise Zmekhol and Teresa Caldeira in ConversationView DetailsWhen 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.