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Sunday, June 5

Sunday, June 5, 2022
11 AM-7 PM

Drop-in Art Making

Sunday, June 5, 2022
12 PM
Join local artists and educators Amy Bergstein and Alayna Tinney for some collaborative collage time in the Art Lab. All ages are welcome!

Included with admission

Sunday, June 5, 2022
7 PM
Márta Mészáros,
Hungary,
1969,
(82 mins)
A recently widowed woman finds herself held hostage by her son and his girlfriend in this icy, Bergman-esque portrait of the maternal ties that turn to chains. 

Monday, June 6

Tuesday, June 7

Wednesday, June 8

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
7 PM
Sarah Maldoror,
Angola, Congo, France,
1972,
(103 mins)

Digital Restoration

A searing, indelible portrait of anticolonial struggle in 1960s Africa, Maldoror’s adaptation of a novella by the Angolan writer José Luandino Vieira—“a courageous and powerful piece of filmmaking”—was banned by the Angolan government until the country obtained its independence from Portugal in 1975 (Basia Lewandowska Cummings, Africa Is a Country).

Thursday, June 9

Thursday, June 9, 2022
7 PM
Agnès Varda,
United States,
1969,
(110 mins)

Digital Restoration

Varda’s experimental feature, shot in Hollywood in 1968 and starring Warhol superstar Viva, is a deliberately decadent riff on fantasy, immaturity, and violence. “More than a time capsule of events and moods—it’s a living aesthetic model for revolutionary times” (Richard Brody).

Friday, June 10

Friday, June 10, 2022
2 PM–7 PM

Drop-in Art Making

Friday, June 10, 2022
7 PM
Márta Mészáros,
Hungary,
1970,
(89 mins)
Iron Curtain industrial realism merges with A Hard Day’s Night fancy in this weightless caper through the Hungarian “New Beat” underground, as downtrodden factory kids escape in rock and roll. 

Saturday, June 11

Saturday, June 11, 2022
1 PM–7 PM

Drop-in Art Making

Saturday, June 11, 2022
11:30 AM

For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)

Compose your own visual soundscape inspired by Caroline Kent’s Art Wall and architectural features of BAMPFA’s building.

Included with admission: Free for kids 18 & under and for one adult per child 13 & under

  • Marcela Florez
    Workshop led by
    Marcela Florez holds an MFA in printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute and has taught at Southern Exposure, LA Commons, the de Young Museum, and BAMPFA.
Series Family Events
Saturday, June 11, 2022
2 PM

Recommended for ages 8 and up with accompanying adult(s)

Ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans, a recent transplant from Hong Kong, learns about courage, hope, and resilience as he adjusts to life in San Francisco during the initial outbreak of COVID-19.

Included with admission: Free for kids 18 & under and for one adult per child 13 & under

  • Becca Todd
    Reading led by
    Becca Todd, former district library coordinator, Berkeley Unified School District
Series Family Events
Saturday, June 11, 2022
7 PM
Francesco Rosi,
Italy,
1976,
(127 mins)

Digital Restoration

“An astute analysis of corruption . . .  an absorbing, resonant, at times near majestic whodunit . . . the Italian analogue to Watergate-era conspiracy thrillers like The Parallax View and The Conversation” (J. Hoberman, New York Times).