Sunday, April 14
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Open to all members
For one day only, all BAMPFA members can enjoy free admission to many of the Bay Area's premier cultural institutions.
Each member cardholder receives free admission for two at participating institutions; some restrictions may apply.
Sunday, April 14, 2019
1 PM
Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang,
China, United States,
2019,
(85 mins)
This chilling and complex documentary explores the lasting consequences of China’s one-child policy, which ended in 2015. “Balancing its investigative interests with its emotional outrage, the expansive story offers a nonetheless concise picture of this ‘population war’” (RogerEbert.com).
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
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Jialing Zhang
In Person
Sunday, April 14, 2019
11 AM— 7 PM
Sunday, April 14, 2019
2 PM
Explore Hans Hofmann’s dynamic and influential work with a guided tour.
Included with admission
Series
Guided Tours 2019
Sunday, April 14, 2019
3:15 PM
Mariam Ghani,
Afghanistan, Qatar, United States,
2019,
(71 mins)
Unearthing buried treasures from the Afghan Film Archive, this astute, entertaining, and illuminating documentary reveals a part of Afghan cinema history through the lens of the country’s complicated political history.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
In Person
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Mariam Ghani
In Person
Sunday, April 14, 2019
4 PM
Programmed by Alix Blevins
The legendary Bay Area street busker turned stage performer presents a selection of her psychedelic synth pop.
Included with admission
Sunday, April 14, 2019
5:30 PM
Jang Woo-jin,
Republic of Korea,
2018,
(92 mins)
Stranded overnight in a remote Korean temple town, a middle-aged couple are cast adrift with strangers in a mysterious, evocatively rendered environment. “A bittersweet rumination on love, marriage, and midlife disillusionment” (Hollywood Reporter).
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
Sunday, April 14, 2019
8 PM
Benjamín Naishtat ,
Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Switzerland,
2018,
(110 mins)
This noirish drama from Benjamín Naishtat (History of Fear) follows a morally compromised lawyer in 1975 Argentina. “The complacency and corruption of pre-coup Argentina is laid bare in chilling, absurd style” (Variety).
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
Monday, April 15
Monday, April 15, 2019
6:30 PM
Presented by D-Lab and Digital Humanities at Berkeley
In the keynote lecture for UC Berkeley’s Digital Humanities Faire, Tufekci enters into dialogue with hate speech research being conducted at Cal, focusing on corporate responsibility and the importance of preserving free speech.
This event is at capacity.
Tuesday, April 16
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
6:30 PM
BAMPFA's 2019 gala is a festive celebration of the Bay Area arts community and those who sustain it.
At Julia Morgan Ballroom
Wednesday, April 17
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
12:15 PM
Explore Hans Hofmann’s dynamic and influential work with a guided tour.
Included with admission
Series
Guided Tours 2019
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
3:10 PM
Hirokazu Kore-eda,
Japan,
2018,
(121 mins)
BAMPFA Student Committee Pick
A family of shoplifters and cast-offs float along the margins of Japan in Kore-eda’s 2018 Cannes Palme d’Or winner. “A perfect story about being human” (New York Times).
Special admission: General: $15; BAMPFA members: $11; UC Berkeley students: $7; UC Berkeley faculty and staff, non–UC Berkeley students, disabled persons, ages 65+ and 18 & under: $12.
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Marilyn Fabe
LectureMarilyn Fabe is the author of Closely Watched Films and was the longtime teacher for the popular BAMPFA lecture/screening series Film 50: History of Cinema.
Series
In Focus: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
7 PM
Karim Aïnouz,
Brazil, France, Germany,
2018,
(97 mins)
Depicting Berlin’s decommissioned Tempelhof Airport—once a showplace of Nazi grandeur, now used as a refugee center—Karim Aïnouz evokes both a distinctive space and the lives of the people within it. Winner of the Amnesty International Film Prize at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
Thursday, April 18
Thursday, April 18, 2019
12 PM
Nivas, codirector of the Chhandam School of Kathak and cofounder of the Leela Dance Collective, talks about her experiences as an artist, choreographer, educator, and entrepreneur of Indian classical dance.
Free admission
Thursday, April 18, 2019
2— 7 PM
Thursday, April 18, 2019
6 PM
Ali Jaberansari,
Iran, United Kingdom,
2018,
(102 mins)
Three Tehran residents, unlucky in love, make attempts to change their solo status in this wistful and poignant film that also provides a pointed take on contemporary Iranian society.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
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Ali Jaberansari
In Person
Thursday, April 18, 2019
8:30 PM
Moonika Siimets,
Estonia,
2018,
(96 mins)
Set in 1950 Estonia as the Soviets attempt to suppress a fledgling resistance movement, this debut film achieves a deft balance of humor, tension, and empathy in depicting the perils of authoritarianism from a young girl’s point of view.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
Friday, April 19
Friday, April 19, 2019
2— 7 PM
Friday, April 19, 2019
3 PM
Andrey Paounov,
Italy, United States,
2018,
(100 mins)
Witness environmental artist Christo at work on a project in Italy. “The artist’s forceful character does battle with technology, bureaucracy, corruption, and the elements, resulting in an installation of stunning beauty and a documentary that delights in capturing the act of creation” (Variety).
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
Friday, April 19, 2019
5:30 PM
Hassan Fazili,
Canada, Qatar, United Kingdom, United States,
2019,
(87 mins)
When the Taliban forced Hassan Fazili and his family to flee Afghanistan, they began filming their experiences on the road. The resulting documentary—shot entirely on cell phones—is an immersion in the refugee crisis and a portrait of one family’s struggle to regain control of their lives.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
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Emelie Coleman Mahdavian
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Kristina Motwani
Friday, April 19, 2019
7 PM
Programmed by Amara Tabor-Smith
Performance artist and poet Jennif(f)er Tamayo peforms "0N MIGRANT R3FUSAL."
Included with admission. Seating for Full is limited.
Series
Full 2019
Friday, April 19, 2019
8 PM
Vuslat Saraçoğlu,
Turkey,
2018,
(95 mins)
The travails of a duty-bound husband and father who works in an economically struggling print shop are conveyed with humor and pathos in this beautifully performed film, winner of Best Film at the Istanbul Film Festival.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
Saturday, April 20
Saturday, April 20, 2019
11 AM— 7 PM
Saturday, April 20, 2019
1:30 PM
Tamara Kotevska,
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of,
2019,
(85 mins)
This visually stunning portrait of a beekeeper in the mountains of Macedonia was a buzzworthy hit at Sundance, where it won three awards, including the World Cinema Documentary Grand Prize.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
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Ljubomir Stefanov
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Tamara Kotevska
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Atanas Georgiev
Saturday, April 20, 2019
4 PM
James Marsh,
United Kingdom, United States,
1999,
(126 mins)
This year’s Mel Novikoff Award program features a conversation with Anthony Wall, series editor and executive producer of the BBC series Arena, and a screening of the Arena film Wisconsin Death Trip, “a litany of nearly exultant disasters that may embrace all of America” (David Thomson).
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
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Anthony Wall
In Person -
Greil Marcus
In Person
Saturday, April 20, 2019
4:30 PM
Programmed by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
Ramgopal previews her forthcoming EP Some Viscera in this music and dance performance, accompanied by Johanna Brock on violin.
Included with admission
Saturday, April 20, 2019
7:30 PM
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders,
United States,
2019,
(119 mins)
Legendary author Toni Morrison tells her own story in this “eloquent nonfiction biopic that travels creatively through the past . . . enlivened both by its own storytelling dexterity and by the participation of its subject, who at eighty-eight years old remains as warm, vibrant, and insightful as ever” (Variety).
Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 22. General admission: $16; BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $13; Non–UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $15. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to this program. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged. SFFILM vouchers may not be redeemed in person at BAMPFA. On-site ticket sales are subject to limited availability.
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