Week of August 1, 2021

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Sunday, August 8

Sunday, August 8, 2021
Streaming All Day
Tia Lessin, Carl Deal,
United States,
2008,
(93 mins)
An aspiring New Orleans rapper turns a video camera on herself and her community—and captures Hurricane Katrina and its after-effects—in this remarkable look at everyday heroism. Winner, 2008 Documentary Grand Prize at Sundance.
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available August 6–8

Monday, August 9

Monday, August 9, 2021
6:00 PM
In conjunction with BAMPFA’s presentation of What We Left Unfinished, watch a recording of a live conversation and Q&A with writer/director Mariam Ghani and Sherine Ebadi, moderated by Penny Edwards.
Recorded Monday, August 9, 6 PM PDT

Tuesday, August 10

Tuesday, August 10, 2021
6 PM–8 PM

Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.

Please join fellow Curator's Circle members for a festive reception to celebrate the opening of The Enduring Mark: Six Centuries of Drawing from the Gray Collection. The exhibition, organized by The Art Institute of Chicago, travelled to New York’s Morgan Library and Museum before coming to BAMPFA. The Enduring Mark features a collection of works on paper representing 600 years of Western art, assembled by one of America’s foremost art dealers and connoisseurs, Richard Gray—along with his wife, art historian Mary L. Gray.

Wednesday, August 11

Thursday, August 12

Thursday, August 12, 2021
7 PM
Abby Ginzberg,
United States,
2020,
(82 mins)

Special preview in advance of the August 20 theatrical release

With unique access to a sitting member of Congress, her family, and her colleagues, local filmmaker Abby Ginzberg profiles Representative Barbara Lee and her decades of advocacy in this compelling and inspiring documentary. 
At Outdoor Screen
Free on the outdoor screen
  • Stephanie Mechura
    Introduction
    Stephanie Mechura is the editor of Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power.

Friday, August 13

Saturday, August 14