Janie Geiser (U.S., 2002–12). Janie Geiser in person. Geiser's origins in puppet theater are evident in her affinity for cutout figures and antique toys. She collages these and other elements, along with fragments of sounds or music, to construct mysterious worlds that are as beautiful as they are haunting. Films include the Nervous Film series and a premiere of a new film. (60 mins)

Julie Dash (U.S., 1991) New Print! In 1902, among the Gullah community (descendants of African captives who escaped the slave trade to live on islands off of South Carolina and Georgia), a family debates whether to move to the mainland. The first American feature directed by an African American woman to receive a general theatrical release. Preceded by Dash's Diary of an African Nun. (127 mins)

Mansaku Itami (Japan, 1936). A not-so-heroic samurai, more everyman than Superman, is tasked with defeating a clueless lord's scheming retainers in this jovial, warmly humanist work from Itami, a key figure in prewar Japanese cinema (and the father of Juzo Itami). (77 mins)

Takumi Furukawa (Japan, 1956) New 35mm Print! Two bored, aimless teens find “love” (or at least sex) amidst the night clubs and yacht-filled beaches of an emotionless Japan unlike any their parents had seen. The film that launched the infamous youth-focused “sun tribe” genre, and defined a new generation. (89 mins)

Mike Nichols (U.S., 1967) New 35mm Print! Student Pick! Dustin Hoffman is a college grad bouncing between his much-older seducer (Anne Bancroft) and her daughter (Katharine Ross) in this time capsule of an era, with scenes representing Berkeley campus life. (105 mins)