Week of September 26, 2021

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Sunday, October 3

Sunday, October 3, 2021
11 AM–7 PM
Sunday, October 3, 2021
2 PM
Sunday, October 3, 2021
3 PM
Scholar and collector Alan Templeton offers tours of The Enduring Mark with an emphasis on the evolution of drawing styles and the iconography of individual works featured in the exhibition.
Included with admission

Tuesday, October 5

Wednesday, October 6

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
7 PM
Al Wong,
United States,
1977,
(64 mins)

BAMPFA Preservation

Local filmmaker Al Wong presents and discusses his meditative Twin Peaks, in which he recorded driving the looping roads around Twin Peaks for a year, in different seasons and times of day, as well as his conceptual installation Screen, Projector & Film.
Face masks covering nose and mouth (without valves) are required at all times.
  • Al Wong
    In Person

Thursday, October 7

Thursday, October 7, 2021
12 PM

Available to the general public as livestream only. UC Berkeley students may attend in person with valid Cal One ID.

Join artist Stephanie Syjuco for an overview of her work and her processes for developing creative strategies for questioning the world and exploring new alternatives.
Thursday, October 7, 2021
12:15 PM
Thursday, October 7, 2021
4–7 PM
Feet and hands are notoriously difficult to draw—the inspiration for this month’s theme.
Included with admission

Friday, October 8

Friday, October 8, 2021
2 PM–7 PM
Friday, October 8, 2021
7 PM
Apichatpong Weerasethakul,
China, Colombia, France, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom,
2021,
(136 mins)
Set in Colombia and starring Tilda Swinton, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s first feature film made outside of Thailand covers familiar thematic terrain for the veteran director in its exploration of the blurred boundaries between the natural world and spirit realm, and the way that collective traumas reemerge as memories and dreams.

Special admission: General: $16.50; BAMPFA members, CFI members: $14; Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $15; Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $8. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.

Face masks covering nose and mouth (without valves) are required at all times

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Saturday, October 9

Saturday, October 9, 2021
11 AM–7 PM
Saturday, October 9, 2021
12:30 PM

For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)

Inspired by the volumes and lines in Kay Sekimachi’s art, use maps of the Bay Area to make connections between two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms with artist Melissa Sarris.
Advance registration required. The registration form will be available on Wednesday, October 6, and Thursday, October 7. You will receive a Zoom link on Saturday, October 9.
  • Melissa Sarris
    With artist
    Melissa Sarris is an artist living in New York’s Hudson Valley. She has been a quiltmaker for many years and in 2013 received her MFA from the University of Albany.
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Saturday, October 9, 2021
2:30 PM

Recommended for ages 8 and up

Would you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother.
Advance registration required. The registration form will be available on Wednesday, October 6, and Thursday, October 7. You will receive a Zoom link on Saturday, October 9.
  • Mardawn Wendt
    Reading led by
    Mardawn Wendt is a librarian at Berkeley Arts Magnet Elementary School in Berkeley.
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Saturday, October 9, 2021
5 PM
Céline Sciamma,
France,
2021,
(72 mins)
“Secrets aren’t always things we try to hide, there’s just no one to tell them to,” says eight-year-old Nelly to her new best friend. In Céline Sciamma’s achingly beautiful new film, the past and present magically merge to ease the sorrows of a grieving mother and daughter.
Special admission: General: $16.50; BAMPFA members, CFI members: $14; Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $15; Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $8. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Face masks covering nose and mouth (without valves) are required at all times
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Saturday, October 9, 2021
7 PM
Asghar Farhadi ,
Iran,
2021,
(127 mins)
Acclaimed filmmaker Asghar Farhadi returns with another gripping human drama, chronicling a man (Amir Jadidi) in prison for an unpaid debt who makes a plan for freedom. Brilliantly mapping out a moral dilemma and astutely examining our fascination with (and suspicion of) folk heroes, A Hero travels an unpredictable, unforgettable path.
Special admission: General: $16.50; BAMPFA members, CFI members: $14; Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $15; Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $8. BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Face masks covering nose and mouth (without valves) are required at all times.
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