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31 11 AM Community Day Free Sunday, January 31, 2016 11 AM Community Day A free, all-day event to welcome the community to the new BAMPFA. To ensure entry, reserve a timed ticket today (nominal service fee applies). A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Admission Free. Timed-ticked reservations recommended. Series Grand Opening Week Reserve a timed ticket Google Calendar ICS	1	2	3 12 PM Nicholas Mathew on Messiaen: Des Canyons aux Etoiles In-Person Wednesday, February 3, 2016 12 PM Nicholas Mathew on Messiaen: Des Canyons aux Etoiles In Conversation with Shannon Jackson In this Big Ideas conversation, Nick Mathew discusses French composer Olivier Messiaen’s Des canyons aux etoiles (From the Canyons to the Stars) (1974) with Shannon Jackson. Included with admission Nick Mathew In Conversation Nicholas Mathew is a professor of music history at UC Berkeley whose work focuses on the relationships between music and politics in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: the place o Shannon Jackson In Conversation Shannon Jackson is associate vice chancellor for the arts and design at UC Berkeley and a professor in the Departments of Rhetoric and of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. Her work fo Series Big Ideas Google Calendar ICS 7:30 PM The Seventh Seal Film In-Person Wednesday, February 3, 2016 7:30 PM The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1957, (96 mins) New 35mm Print! A medieval knight challenges Death to a game of chess in Ingmar Bergman’s iconic work of cinematic philosophy. Please note that the 7 PM screening on February 7 will be without guest introductions. Barbro Osher Introduction by Barbro Osher Barbro Osher is the Honorary Consul General of Sweden Linda Haverty Rugg Introduction by Linda Haverty Rugg A professor in the Department of Scandinavian at UC Berkeley, Linda Haverty Rugg has written extensively on Ingmar Bergman. Series Cinema Mon Amour Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	4 4–7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Thursday, February 4, 2016 4–7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS All Day Free First Thursday 2016 Art Free Thursday, February 4, 2016 All Day Free First Thursday 2016 Galleries free all day. Admission free Google Calendar ICS 12:15 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Art Tours Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:15 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 7 PM Ilyich’s Gate Film In-Person Thursday, February 4, 2016 7 PM Ilyich’s Gate Marlen Khutsiev, USSR, 1962, (197 mins) 35mm Imported Print! Introduced by Tom Luddy This "poem of Moscow," one of the key works in Soviet film history, tells of three childhood friends from the old industrial region of the city. Tom Luddy Introduced by Tom Luddy Tom Luddy was program director in 1972 and appointed as director and curator of the Pacific Film Archive in 1975, a post he held until 1980. Series Cinema Mon Amour Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	5 4–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Friday, February 5, 2016 4–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 12:15 PM Evan Variano on Viktor Schauberger’s Drawings of Water Turbines and Impellers Art In-Person Friday, February 5, 2016 12:15 PM Evan Variano on Viktor Schauberger’s Drawings of Water Turbines and Impellers Lunchtime Talk At this lunchtime talk, UC Berkeley associate professor of civil and environmental engineering Evan Variano responds to the drawings and models of late nineteenth-century Austrian naturalistand inventor Victor Schauberger. Included with admission Series Perspectives on the Architecture of Life Google Calendar ICS 6 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Art Tours Friday, February 5, 2016 6 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 6:30 PM Naked Childhood Film Friday, February 5, 2016 6:30 PM Naked Childhood Maurice Pialat, France, 1968, (102 mins) Imported 35mm Prints! A tender but unflinching study of an orphaned boy whose erratic, aggressive behavior leads him to be passed from one set of foster parents to another. With short Love Exists. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:30 PM Sheldon Renan Selects: Light and Time Film In-Person Friday, February 5, 2016 8:30 PM Sheldon Renan Selects: Light and Time (65 mins) Introduced by Sheldon Renan A selection of classic short films drawn largely from the BAMPFA collection selected by founding PFA director Sheldon Renan. Sheldon Renan Sheldon Renan was the founding director of the Pacific Film Archive, where he worked between 1967 and 1973; he is also well known for his writing on underground film. Series Cinema Mon Amour Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	6 11 AM–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Saturday, February 6, 2016 11 AM–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Tours Saturday, February 6, 2016 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Take a guided tour to learn more about the design of the new BAMPFA. No advance reservations necessary Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 6:30 PM Edith Kramer Selects: Shorts from the BAMPFA Collection Film In-Person Saturday, February 6, 2016 6:30 PM Edith Kramer Selects: Shorts from the BAMPFA Collection (41 mins) Introduced by Edith Kramer Three powerful films, Bruce Conner’s A Movie, George Kuchar’s Hold Me While I’m Naked, and Octavio Cortázar's For the First Time. Edith Kramer Edith Kramer was assistant film curator at the Pacific Film Archive between 1975 and 1980 and served as acting director in 1980. Series Cinema Mon Amour Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:00 PM The Tarnished Angels Film In-Person Saturday, February 6, 2016 8:00 PM The Tarnished Angels Douglas Sirk, United States, 1957, (91 mins) New 35mm Print! Introduced by Lynda Myles Reporter Rock's fascination with the marginal lives of fairground flier Stack and his wife Malone. Lynda Myles Introduction by Lynda Myles Lynda Myles was director and curator of the Pacific Film Archive between 1980 and 1982 and is currently a film producer in London. Series Cinema Mon Amour Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS
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7 11 AM-7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Sunday, February 7, 2016 11 AM-7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 2-5 PM Point of Contact: Backstrap Weaving with Travis Meinolf Art In-Person Sunday, February 7, 2016 2-5 PM Point of Contact: Backstrap Weaving with Travis Meinolf Join artist Travis Meinolf for a series of participatory, site-based weaving workshops using backstrap looms that physically connect the weaver to the new BAMPFA building. Series Workshops 2016 Google Calendar ICS 12:45 PM The Seventh Seal Film In-Person Sunday, February 7, 2016 12:45 PM The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1957, (96 mins) New 35mm Print! A medieval knight challenges Death to a game of chess in Ingmar Bergman’s iconic work of cinematic philosophy. Please note that the 7 PM screening on February 7 will be without guest introductions. Barbro Osher Introduction by Barbro Osher Barbro Osher is the Honorary Consul General of Sweden Linda Haverty Rugg Introduction by Linda Haverty Rugg A professor in the Department of Scandinavian at UC Berkeley, Linda Haverty Rugg has written extensively on Ingmar Bergman. Series Cinema Mon Amour Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 3 PM Under the Sun of Satan Film Sunday, February 7, 2016 3 PM Under the Sun of Satan Maurice Pialat, France, 1987, (97 mins) Imported 35mm Print! Gérard Depardieu displays his range as an actor in this film about a parish priest for whom life is an endless struggle with Satan. Sandrine Bonnaire costars. Winner, Cannes Palme d'or. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 5:15 PM Battleship Potemkin Film Sunday, February 7, 2016 5:15 PM Battleship Potemkin Sergei Eisenstein, USSR, 1925, (70 mins) New 35mm Print! One of cinema’s greatest achievements shines again in a breathtaking new print. “A thrilling jolt of pure cinematic adrenaline” (LA Times). Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 7 PM The Seventh Seal Film In-Person Sunday, February 7, 2016 7 PM The Seventh Seal Ingmar Bergman, Sweden, 1957, (96 mins) New 35mm Print! A medieval knight challenges Death to a game of chess in Ingmar Bergman’s iconic work of cinematic philosophy. Please note that the 7 PM screening on February 7 will be without guest introductions. Barbro Osher Introduction by Barbro Osher Barbro Osher is the Honorary Consul General of Sweden Linda Haverty Rugg Introduction by Linda Haverty Rugg A professor in the Department of Scandinavian at UC Berkeley, Linda Haverty Rugg has written extensively on Ingmar Bergman. Series Cinema Mon Amour Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	8	9	10 12 PM Lawrence Rinder on Architecture of Life In-Person Wednesday, February 10, 2016 12 PM Lawrence Rinder on Architecture of Life (90 mins) BAMPFA Director Lawrence Rinder talks about Architecture of Life, the inaugural exhibition in the new BAMPFA. Included with admission Series Big Ideas Google Calendar ICS 3:10 PM Lyrical Nitrate Film In-Person Wednesday, February 10, 2016 3:10 PM Lyrical Nitrate Peter Delpeut, Netherlands, 1990, (170 mins) Lecture/screening class (3 hours). Special admission applies. Lecture by Susan Oxtoby This compilation of rare silent film fragments is a paean to the subtle colors and shimmering luminescence of tinted nitrate. Delpeut’s pleasure in early filmmakers’ mastery is infectious, intimate, and inviting. General admission: $13.50; BAMPFA members: $9.50; UC Berkeley students: $7.50; Seniors, disabled persons, UC Berkeley faculty and staff, non-UC Berkeley students, and 18 & under: $10.50 Susan Oxtoby The International Film Archive Movement BAMPFA Senior Film Curator Susan Oxtoby Series In Focus: The Role of Film Archives Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 7 PM First Cousin Once Removed Film In-Person Wednesday, February 10, 2016 7 PM First Cousin Once Removed Alan Berliner, United States, 2013, (88 mins) Les Blank Lecture by Alan Berliner Berliner’s most recent film is a portrait of his cousin and mentor, Edwin Honig, a renowned poet who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. “Heartbreaking, haunting, and unexpectedly heartening” (LA Times). With short Everywhere at Once. Alan Berliner Les Blank Lecture Series Documentary Voices 2016 Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	11 1-2:30 PM Plant Travelers Tours Thursday, February 11, 2016 1-2:30 PM Plant Travelers Discover slingshots, parachutes, hitchhikers, helicopters, and other mechanisms that propel plant seeds in this UC Botanical Garden walk. At UC Botanical Garden Included with Botanical Garden admission Series Architecture of Plant Life: Four Garden Tours Google Calendar ICS 4–7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Thursday, February 11, 2016 4–7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 12:15 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Art Tours Thursday, February 11, 2016 12:15 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 7 PM Black Girl Film Thursday, February 11, 2016 7 PM Black Girl Ousmane Sembène, Senegal, 1966, (60 mins) A young Senegalese woman takes a job as a maid in the French Riviera but finds her dreams dashed against the ordinary racism of the bourgeoisie in this landmark work of postcolonial resistance. Series African Film Festival 2016 Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:30 PM Housemaids Film Thursday, February 11, 2016 8:30 PM Housemaids Gabriel Mascaro, Brazil, 2013, (75 mins) Seven Brazilian teenagers from diverse backgrounds film their housemaids in this provocative work on race and class, an update to Black Girl. Series African Film Festival 2016 Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	12 4–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Friday, February 12, 2016 4–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 12:15 PM Edmund Campion on Iannis Xenakis’s Architectural Sketches and Musical Scores Art In-Person Friday, February 12, 2016 12:15 PM Edmund Campion on Iannis Xenakis’s Architectural Sketches and Musical Scores Lunchtime Talk Edmund Campion, professor of music composition and director of the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies at UC Berkeley, discusses postwar avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis. Included with admission Series Perspectives on the Architecture of Life Google Calendar ICS 6:30 PM Battleship Potemkin Film Friday, February 12, 2016 6:30 PM Battleship Potemkin Sergei Eisenstein, USSR, 1925, (70 mins) New 35mm Print! One of cinema’s greatest achievements shines again in a breathtaking new print. “A thrilling jolt of pure cinematic adrenaline” (LA Times). Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:15 PM The Forbidden Room Film In-Person Friday, February 12, 2016 8:15 PM The Forbidden Room Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Canada, 2015, (120 mins) BAMPFA STUDENT PICK! Guy Maddin in person Lost films are “rediscovered,” or at least filtered and re-projected through Maddin’s feverish mind, in this delirious ode to cinema. Guy Maddin Filmmaker in person Series Cinema Mon Amour: Guy Maddin Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	13 11 AM–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Saturday, February 13, 2016 11 AM–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 11:30 AM Mapping, Mandalas, Matrices, and Me Art In-Person Saturday, February 13, 2016 11:30 AM Mapping, Mandalas, Matrices, and Me Ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult Design a personal map with your family using watercolor paints, watercolor pencils, and inks. Led by artist Heide Miller. Family Event Free for kids 18 & under and one accompanying adult. Sign up onsite at least ten minutes before session. Heide Miller With artist Heide Miller Heide Miller, who has been an educator at OMCA, the de Young Museum, SFMOMA, and The Contemporary Jewish Museum, has degrees in art practice and anthropology from UC Berkeley. Series Family Fare Google Calendar ICS 1 PM Mapping, Mandalas, Matrices, and Me Art In-Person Saturday, February 13, 2016 1 PM Mapping, Mandalas, Matrices, and Me Ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult Design a personal map with your family using watercolor paints, watercolor pencils, and inks. Led by artist Heide Miller. Family Event Free for kids 18 & under and one accompanying adult. Sign up onsite at least ten minutes before session. Heide Miller With artist Heide Miller Heide Miller, who has been an educator at OMCA, the de Young Museum, SFMOMA, and The Contemporary Jewish Museum, has degrees in art practice and anthropology from UC Berkeley. Series Family Fare Google Calendar ICS 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Tours Saturday, February 13, 2016 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Take a guided tour to learn more about the design of the new BAMPFA. No advance reservations necessary Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 3:30 PM Modern Times Film Saturday, February 13, 2016 3:30 PM Modern Times Charlie Chaplin, United States, 1936, (87 mins) Recommended for ages 8 & up Chaplin’s politically outspoken film also contains some of his funniest scenes, in which Charlie causes complete chaos simply by being human. Series Movie Matinees for All Ages 2016 Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 6 PM Sylvester: New Year's Eve Film In-Person Saturday, February 13, 2016 6 PM Sylvester: New Year's Eve Lupu Pick, Germany, 1923, (88 mins) Judith Rosenberg on piano Introduced by Guy Maddin. Judith Rosenberg on piano A pub owner is caught in the intense rivalry between his possessive mother and his long-suffering wife in this rare treasure written by Carl Mayer (The Last Laugh). With the Quay Brothers’ Street of Crocodiles. Guy Maddin Introduction Series Cinema Mon Amour: Guy Maddin Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:15 PM My Winnipeg Film In-Person Saturday, February 13, 2016 8:15 PM My Winnipeg Guy Maddin, Canada, 2007, (86 mins) Guy Maddin in person Maddin melds fact and fantasy, autobiography and mythology in this back-handed tribute to his hometown. With short The Heart of the World. Guy Maddin Filmmaker in person Series Cinema Mon Amour: Guy Maddin Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS
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14 11 AM-7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Sunday, February 14, 2016 11 AM-7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 2 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Art Tours Sunday, February 14, 2016 2 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 3 PM Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary Film In-Person Sunday, February 14, 2016 3 PM Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary Guy Maddin, Canada, 2002, (83 mins) Guy Maddin in person Deliriously silly and earnestly beautiful, steeped in the aesthetics of silent cinema, this ballet version of Dracula is thoroughly, deliciously Maddin. With Bill Morrison’s Light Is Calling. Guy Maddin Filmmaker in person Series Cinema Mon Amour: Guy Maddin Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 5 PM Dishonored Film In-Person Sunday, February 14, 2016 5 PM Dishonored Josef von Sternberg, United States, 1931, (90 mins) Introduced by Guy Maddin Marlene Dietrich is a prostitute turned Austrian spy in “Sternberg’s most outrageous examination of the feminine mystique” (Village Voice). Guy Maddin Introduction Series Cinema Mon Amour: Guy Maddin Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 7 PM Loulou Film Sunday, February 14, 2016 7 PM Loulou Maurice Pialat, France, 1980, (105 mins) Imported 35mm Print! A bourgeoise leaves her husband for a working-class layabout in this absorbing study of desire. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	15	16	17 12 PM Nicholas de Monchaux: Conceptual Art and Environmental Object Art In-Person Wednesday, February 17, 2016 12 PM Nicholas de Monchaux: Conceptual Art and Environmental Object Admission free. Please note that a ticket is required to visit the galleries. Series Big Ideas Google Calendar ICS 3:10 PM Gilda Film In-Person Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:10 PM Gilda Charles Vidor, United States, 1946, (170 mins) Digital Restoration Lecture/screening class (3 hours). Special admission applies. Lecture by Michael Friend Rita Hayworth stars as a nightclub performer caught between her casino-owner husband and her ex-lover in this vision of a world permeated by corruption and cynicism, perhaps the most polished of film noirs. General admission: $13.50; BAMPFA members: $9.50; UC Berkeley students: $7.50; Seniors, disabled persons, UC Berkeley faculty and staff, non-UC Berkeley students, and 18 & under: $10.50 Michael Friend Preserving and Managing Assets at Sony Pictures Director of Digital Archives for Sony Pictures Entertainment Series In Focus: The Role of Film Archives Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 7 PM Maidan Film In-Person Wednesday, February 17, 2016 7 PM Maidan Sergei Loznitsa, Netherlands, Ukraine, 2014, (133 mins) A bracing portrait of resistance and revolution, Maidan tracks the riots in Kiev’s Maidan Square from peaceful protest to violent confrontation. “An impressive, bold treatment of a complex subject” (Variety). Jeffrey Skoller Introduction Associate Professor of Film & Media at UC Berkeley Series Documentary Voices 2016 Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	18 4–7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Thursday, February 18, 2016 4–7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 12:15 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Art Tours Thursday, February 18, 2016 12:15 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 6 PM Jules Kliot with Erin Algeo: Lace in Architecture of Life Art In-Person Thursday, February 18, 2016 6 PM Jules Kliot with Erin Algeo: Lace in Architecture of Life Gallery Talk Learn about the lace on view in Architecture of Life with Jules Kliot and Erin Algeo of the Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 7 PM The Art of Africa: Short Films Film Thursday, February 18, 2016 7 PM The Art of Africa: Short Films (76 mins) Three shorts profile artists and movements making waves in Africa today, from urban culture in Nairobi and Accra (Afripedia: Kenya, Afripedia: Ghana) to photographer Fabrice Monteiro’s project on the environment in Senegal (The Prophecy). Series African Film Festival 2016 Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	19 4–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Friday, February 19, 2016 4–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 12:15 PM Dan Feldman on Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s Drawings of Brain Structures Art In-Person Friday, February 19, 2016 12:15 PM Dan Feldman on Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s Drawings of Brain Structures Lunchtime Talk Dan Feldman, of UC Berkeley's Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley neuroscientist, explores Spanish neuroscientist Ramón y Cajal’s pioneering drawings of neural networks. Included with admission Series Perspectives on the Architecture of Life Google Calendar ICS 6:30 PM Maurice Pialat: Love Exists Film Friday, February 19, 2016 6:30 PM Maurice Pialat: Love Exists Anne-Marie Faux, Jean-Pierre Devillers, France, 2007, (81 mins) An insightful portrait of one of the greatest French filmmakers of the post–Nouvelle Vague era. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:15 PM A Nos Amours Film Friday, February 19, 2016 8:15 PM A Nos Amours Maurice Pialat, France, 1983, (102 mins) Imported 35mm Print! The "best film of the year" (Village Voice) revolves around a teenage girl (Sandrine Bonnaire) and her disruptive erotic power over her own family. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	20 11 AM–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Saturday, February 20, 2016 11 AM–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Tours Saturday, February 20, 2016 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Take a guided tour to learn more about the design of the new BAMPFA. No advance reservations necessary Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 4:00 PM Gilda Film Saturday, February 20, 2016 4:00 PM Gilda Charles Vidor, United States, 1946, (110 mins) Digital Restoration Rita Hayworth stars as a nightclub performer caught between her casino-owner husband and her ex-lover in perhaps the most polished of film noirs, with gorgeous camerawork by Rudolph Maté. Also screens on February 17 as part of In Focus: The Role of Film Archives Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 6:30 PM Timbuktu Film Saturday, February 20, 2016 6:30 PM Timbuktu Abderrahmane Sissako, France, Mauritania, 2014, (96 mins) The real-life fall of Timbuktu to Islamic militants in 2012 forms the basis of this political fable from Abderrahmane Sissako (Waiting for Happiness, Bamako). “An extraordinary film” (New Yorker). Series African Film Festival 2016 Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:30 PM Naked Childhood Film Saturday, February 20, 2016 8:30 PM Naked Childhood Maurice Pialat, France, 1968, (102 mins) Imported 35mm Prints! A tender but unflinching study of an orphaned boy whose erratic, aggressive behavior leads him to be passed from one set of foster parents to another. With short Love Exists. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS
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21 11 AM-7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Sunday, February 21, 2016 11 AM-7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 1:30 PM Van Gogh Film Sunday, February 21, 2016 1:30 PM Van Gogh Maurice Pialat, France, 1991, (158 mins) Imported 35mm Print! The artist's world in the last two months of his life. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 2 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Art Tours Sunday, February 21, 2016 2 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 4:45 PM Gilda Film Sunday, February 21, 2016 4:45 PM Gilda Charles Vidor, United States, 1946, (110 mins) Digital Restoration Rita Hayworth stars as a nightclub performer caught between her casino-owner husband and her ex-lover in perhaps the most polished of film noirs, with gorgeous camerawork by Rudolph Maté. Also screens on February 17 as part of In Focus: The Role of Film Archives Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	22 7 PM Full: First In-Person Monday, February 22, 2016 7 PM Full: First An evening of composer-performers including Evan Ziporyn, Christine Southworth, Amy X Neuburg, and Luciano Chessa. Please note seating is very limited Included with admission; advance tickets available onsite only. Series Full 2016 Google Calendar ICS 7 PM The Longest Kiss Film Monday, February 22, 2016 7 PM The Longest Kiss Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque, Canada, 2013, (95 mins) Filmed during the split between Sudan and South Sudan, this poetic, hopeful, heartbreaking documentary introduces us to the people (and future) of the region. With Omani short Cholo. Series African Film Festival 2016 Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	23	24 12 PM Adam Nilsen on Objects and Narratives from the Hearst Museum of Anthropology In-Person Wednesday, February 24, 2016 12 PM Adam Nilsen on Objects and Narratives from the Hearst Museum of Anthropology (90 mins) Admission free. Please note that a ticket is required to visit the galleries. Series Big Ideas Google Calendar ICS 3:10 PM NFPF Preservation Highlights Film In-Person Wednesday, February 24, 2016 3:10 PM NFPF Preservation Highlights (170 mins) Lecture/screening class (3 hours). Special admission applies. Live Music / Judith Rosenberg on piano Lecture by Jeff Lambert. Judith Rosenberg on piano The executive director of the National Film Preservation Foundation presents films the NFPF has helped preserve, including works by Gregory La Cava, Frank Stauffacher, Sid Laverents, and others. General admission: $13.50; BAMPFA members: $9.50; UC Berkeley students: $7.50; Seniors, disabled persons, UC Berkeley faculty and staff, non-UC Berkeley students, and 18 & under: $10.50 Jeff Lambert Archival Practice, American Style Executive Director of the National Film Preservation Foundation Series In Focus: The Role of Film Archives Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 7 PM One Cut, One Life Film Wednesday, February 24, 2016 7 PM One Cut, One Life Lucia Small, Ed Pincus, United States, 2014, (107 mins) Renowned autobiographical filmmaker Ed Pincus returns to documentary cinema with this self-reflective look at mortality, relationships, and trauma, made in collaboration with Lucia Small. “Thorny, tender, and unvarnished” (LA Times). Series Documentary Voices 2016 Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	25 4–7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Thursday, February 25, 2016 4–7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 12:15 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Art Tours Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:15 PM Guided Tours: Architecture of Life (February) Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 6:30 PM Roof Poets Read: A Celebration of Roof Books In-Person Thursday, February 25, 2016 6:30 PM Roof Poets Read: A Celebration of Roof Books Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 7 PM Man Marked for Death, Twenty Years Later Film In-Person Thursday, February 25, 2016 7 PM Man Marked for Death, Twenty Years Later Eduardo Coutinho, Brazil, 1984, (119 mins) Introduced by Natalia Brizuela In 1964 Coutinho was shooting a feature on a farmworkers’ union leader when filming stopped due to a military coup; twenty years later, he uncovers what has happened in the lives of the people involved. Natalia Brizuela Introduction Guest curator Natalia Brizuela, who teaches in UC Berkeley’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, edited a special issue of Film Quarterly dedicated to Coutinho’s films. Series Eduardo Coutinho: A Cinema of Listening Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	26 4–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Friday, February 26, 2016 4–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 12:15 PM Patrick Kirch on Marshall Islands Navigational Charts Art In-Person Friday, February 26, 2016 12:15 PM Patrick Kirch on Marshall Islands Navigational Charts Lunchtime Talk UC Berkeley professor emeritus of anthropology and curator at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology Patrick V. Kirch discusses the intricate Marshall Islands navigational charts on view in Architecture of Life. Included with admission Series Perspectives on the Architecture of Life Google Calendar ICS 6:30 PM Under the Sun of Satan Film Friday, February 26, 2016 6:30 PM Under the Sun of Satan Maurice Pialat, France, 1987, (97 mins) Imported 35mm Print! Gérard Depardieu displays his range as an actor in this film about a parish priest for whom life is an endless struggle with Satan. Sandrine Bonnaire costars. Winner, Cannes Palme d'or. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:15 PM We Will Not Grow Old Together Film Friday, February 26, 2016 8:15 PM We Will Not Grow Old Together Maurice Pialat, France, 1972, (106 mins) Pialat's daringly autobiographical story concerns a woman extricating herself from a partner who delights in degrading her. Jean Yanne, Marlène Jobert star. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	27 11 AM–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Saturday, February 27, 2016 11 AM–9 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 1 PM My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond Film In-Person Saturday, February 27, 2016 1 PM My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond Catherine Ryan, Gary Weimberg, United States, 2016, (90 mins) Special Preview Followed by a panel, award presentation, and a reception in celebration of Dr. Diamond Limited seating; please arrive early. Admission free Daniela Kaufer Introduction Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley Google Calendar ICS 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Tours Saturday, February 27, 2016 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Take a guided tour to learn more about the design of the new BAMPFA. No advance reservations necessary Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 6 PM Playing Film In-Person Saturday, February 27, 2016 6 PM Playing Eduardo Coutinho, Brazil, 2007, (107 mins) Introduced by Brenno Kaneyasu Maranhão Twenty-three women speak about their lives; their stories provide the scripts for actresses who then play them, in Coutinho’s exploration of staging and acting. Brenno Kaneyasu Maranhão Introduction Assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Southern California Series Eduardo Coutinho: A Cinema of Listening Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:30 PM Loulou Film Saturday, February 27, 2016 8:30 PM Loulou Maurice Pialat, France, 1980, (105 mins) Imported 35mm Print! A bourgeoise leaves her husband for a working-class layabout in this absorbing study of desire. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS
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28 11 AM-7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Art In-Person Sunday, February 28, 2016 11 AM-7 PM Art Lab—February 2016 Drop-in Art Making Visit the Art Lab to participate in an evolving series of hands-on projects with a focus on drawing, collage, prints, and books. For all ages. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 2-5 PM Anna Halprin with Dohee Lee: Dance the RSVP Cycle Workshop In-Person Sunday, February 28, 2016 2-5 PM Anna Halprin with Dohee Lee: Dance the RSVP Cycle Workshop The workshop is at capacity and registration is closed. SOLD OUT Google Calendar ICS	29	1	2 12 PM Action and Performance: The Yes Men on the Activism of Life Art In-Person Wednesday, March 2, 2016 12 PM Action and Performance: The Yes Men on the Activism of Life (90 mins) Admission free. Please note that a ticket is required to visit the galleries. Series Big Ideas Google Calendar ICS 3:10 PM Lost Landscapes of Oakland, California Film In-Person Wednesday, March 2, 2016 3:10 PM Lost Landscapes of Oakland, California (170 mins) Lecture/screening class (3 hours). Special admission applies. Lecture by Rick Prelinger Prelinger presents an East Bay–themed version of his wildly popular Lost Landscapes series, featuring rediscovered and rarely seen film clips by amateurs, newsreel cameramen, and industrial filmmakers. General admission: $13.50; BAMPFA members: $9.50; UC Berkeley students: $7.50; 65+, disabled persons, UC Berkeley faculty and staff, non-UC Berkeley students, and 18 & under: $10.50. Rick Prelinger The Philosophical Concept of Unrestricted Access to Moving Images Associate professor at UC Santa Cruz and archivist, writer, and filmmaker Series In Focus: The Role of Film Archives Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 7 PM The Mighty Spirit Film In-Person Wednesday, March 2, 2016 7 PM The Mighty Spirit Eduardo Coutinho, Brazil, 1998, (81 mins) Introduced by Natalia Brizuela Against the backdrop of the Pope’s 1997 visit, Coutinho investigates faith in Brazil, discovering a unique mix of Catholicism, Umbanda beliefs, and Evangelical traditions. Natalia Brizuela Introduction Guest curator Natalia Brizuela, who teaches in UC Berkeley’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese, edited a special issue of Film Quarterly dedicated to Coutinho’s films. Series Eduardo Coutinho: A Cinema of Listening Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	3 All Day Free First Thursday 2016 Art Free Thursday, March 3, 2016 All Day Free First Thursday 2016 Galleries free all day. Admission free Google Calendar ICS 12:15 PM Guided Tour: Architecture of Life Art Tours Thursday, March 3, 2016 12:15 PM Guided Tour: Architecture of Life Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 7:30 PM Inside the BAMPFA Film Collection Film Thursday, March 3, 2016 7:30 PM Inside the BAMPFA Film Collection (90 mins) Member Screening OPEN TO BAMPFA MEMBERS ONLY Email to Reserve Tickets. bampfamember@berkeley.edu Google Calendar ICS	4 12:15 PM Lauren Kroiz on Ad Reinhardt’s Abstract Painting Art In-Person Friday, March 4, 2016 12:15 PM Lauren Kroiz on Ad Reinhardt’s Abstract Painting Lunchtime Talk UC Berkeley art history professor Kroiz brings her current research on Ad Reinhardt to his classic 1960–65 abstract painting from the BAMPFA collection. Included with admission Series Perspectives on the Architecture of Life Google Calendar ICS 6 PM Guided Tour: Architecture of Life Art Tours Friday, March 4, 2016 6 PM Guided Tour: Architecture of Life Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 7 PM Finis terrae Film Friday, March 4, 2016 7 PM Finis terrae Jean Epstein, France, 1929, (80 mins) BAMPFA Student Pick! Live Music: Judith Rosenberg on piano Epstein collaborated with local Breton fishermen to create this tale of their fear of the very thing that brings them life: the sea. “A masterpiece of silent cinema” (ARTE). Judith Rosenberg Live Music on piano Series Jean Epstein Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:40 PM Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema Film Friday, March 4, 2016 8:40 PM Jean Epstein, Young Oceans of Cinema James Schneider, France, 2011, (68 mins) This poetic meditation on Epstein and his work focuses on the time he spent in Brittany. Series Jean Epstein Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS	5 11 AM Claude Ghez on Gustave Caillebotte’s Le Pont de l’Europe: Perspective at Play Art In-Person Saturday, March 5, 2016 11 AM Claude Ghez on Gustave Caillebotte’s Le Pont de l’Europe: Perspective at Play Columbia University neuroscientist Claude Ghez analyzes Caillebotte's use of linear perspective in the painting Le Pont de l'Europe, on view in Architecture of Life. Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 1:30 PM Lawrence Rinder: Building and Metaphor: The New BAMPFA and Architecture of Life Art In-Person Saturday, March 5, 2016 1:30 PM Lawrence Rinder: Building and Metaphor: The New BAMPFA and Architecture of Life Cosponsored by UC Extension Included with admission. Advance registration now closed, but seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Google Calendar ICS 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Tours Saturday, March 5, 2016 2 PM Guided Tour: The New BAMPFA Take a guided tour to learn more about the design of the new BAMPFA. No advance reservations necessary Included with admission Google Calendar ICS 2 PM Guided Tour: Architecture of Life Art Tours Saturday, March 5, 2016 2 PM Guided Tour: Architecture of Life Get more out of your visit with a guided tour of BAMPFA's inaugural exhibition, Architecture of Life. Included with admission; no advance reservations necessary. Series Guided Tours 2016 Google Calendar ICS 6:30 PM Pialat's Turkish Chronicles Film Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:30 PM Pialat's Turkish Chronicles Imported 35mm Prints! Six lyrical shorts dedicated to Turkey’s history and people, shot there by Pialat and cinematographer Willy Kurant (Masculin féminin) in 1964. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS 8:15 PM The Mouth Agape Film Saturday, March 5, 2016 8:15 PM The Mouth Agape Maurice Pialat, France, 1974, (87 mins) Digital Restoration! In this "incandescent masterpiece"(Sight & Sound), a man (Philippe Léotard) watches his mother die of cancer. Series Love Exists: The Films of Maurice Pialat Buy Tickets Google Calendar ICS