Week of May 3, 2020

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Sunday, May 3

Sunday, May 3, 2020
4:30 PM
(75 mins)

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

Join the filmmakers for a program of the outstanding student films that are this year’s prizewinners and honorable mentions for the Eisner Prize, the highest award for creativity given on the UC Berkeley campus.
Tickets will be available later in March, pending public health recommendations. Free admission
Sunday, May 3, 2020
7 PM
(100 mins)

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

This program of recent shorts focuses on women’s stories and struggles in Africa and the diaspora. Titles include Marielle’s Legacy Will Not Die (Leonard Cortana, Brazil), My Beloved Co-Wife (Angèle Diabang, Nigeria), Awani (Aderonke Adeola, Nigeria), and The Prophetess (Sylvie Weber, Congo).
Tickets will be available later in March, pending public health recommendations.

Monday, May 4

Tuesday, May 5

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
7 PM
Wim Wenders,
Germany,
2011,
(106 mins)

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

Special 3-D screening at the California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge Street, Berkeley

Filmed shortly after Bausch’s death, Pina was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary and is frequently cited as one of the best dance movies—and 3-D movies—ever made. The dancing is exuberant and electrifying, especially on the big screen.
At California Theatre
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.

Wednesday, May 6

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
7 PM
Federico Fellini,
Italy,
1983,
(132 mins)

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

Digital Restoration

The admirers of a recently deceased opera diva gather on an ocean liner for a final voyage in Fellini’s opulently stylized drama, “a celebration of spectacle” (Vincent Canby).

Thursday, May 7

Thursday, May 7, 2020
7 PM
Federico Fellini,
Italy,
1956,
(110 mins)

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

Digital Restoration

The great Giulietta Masina portrays the spunky prostitute Cabiria in this humorous and ultimately transformative story of the survival of the human spirit. “The masterpiece of Masina’s collaboration with Fellini” (Albert Johnson).
Tickets will be available later in March, pending public health recommendations.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
7 PM
Choreographer Risa Jaroslow and bassist/composer Lisa Mezzacappa collaborate on a performance featuring three bassists and three dancers interacting in tender, awkward, and funny ways.
Series Full 2020

Friday, May 8

Friday, May 8, 2020
12 PM

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

Artist Nathan Lynch gives a talk focusing on Nagle’s work ethic, attention to detail, and unflinching pursuit of his best sculpture, as well as his humor and sense of style.
Included with admission
Friday, May 8, 2020
7 PM
Joël Karekezi,
Belgium, France, Rwanda,
2018,
(91 mins)

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

Two Rwandan soldiers embark on a journey of survival through the unforgiving jungle in this visceral feature—inspired by Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line—from Joël Karekezi, himself a survivor of the Rwandan genocide.

Saturday, May 9

Saturday, May 9, 2020
3 PM

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

Recommended for ages 8 & up (younger kids welcome as listeners)

A baby dragon goes missing in this compelling tale. Join us to start reading it together, and pick up a copy to finish at home.
Free for kids 18 & under and for one adult per child 13 & under
  • Allyson Bogie
    Reading led by
    Allyson Bogie is district librarian for the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
Series Family Events
Saturday, May 9, 2020
5 PM
Anne Tinsel, Rainer Hoffmann,
Germany,
2010,
(89 mins)

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

This documentary follows a group of teenagers with no previous dance experience as they learn to perform Pina Bausch’s iconic dance Kontakthof (Contact Zone). This would be Bausch’s last appearance on screen.
Saturday, May 9, 2020
7 PM
Federico Fellini,
Italy,
1965,
(148 mins)

All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more

Digital Restoration

A bourgeois housewife (a mesmerizing Giulietta Masina) embraces a world of fantasy in one of Fellini’s most spectacular, imaginative works.