Sunday, October 6
Sunday, October 6, 2024
11 AM–7 PM
Drop-In Art Making
The museum’s popular Fisher Family Art Lab welcomes drop-in visitors of all ages to explore their creativity through hands-on artmaking.
Series
Workshops 2024
Sunday, October 6, 2024
3:30 PM
Natalie Zimmerman,
United States,
2024,
(72 mins)
The brutal impact of climate change drives this beautiful, intense documentary from Bay Area filmmaker Natalie Zimmerman. Focused on the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, the film weaves breathtaking natural footage with the struggles of people navigating an environment that is slipping away.
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Special Admission
General: $18.50
BAMPFA members, CAFILM members: $15
Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $17
Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $9
BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
In Person
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Natalie Zimmerman
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Guetty Felin
Guetty Felin is a producer of Oceania: Journey to the Center.
Sunday, October 6, 2024
6:00 PM
Hong Sangsoo,
South Korea,
2024,
(90 mins)
Iris (Isabelle Huppert) is a woman abroad in Seoul, teaching French and English in an idiosyncratic fashion that allows her to pursue her own philosophical and personal interests. Linguistic collisions are Hong Sangsoo’s stock-in-trade, and the revelations that unfold over conversations in artificially constructed circumstances are a delight to behold.
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Special Admission
General: $18.50
BAMPFA members, CAFILM members: $15
Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $17
Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $9
BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Monday, October 7
Tuesday, October 8
Wednesday, October 9
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
5:00 PM–7:00 PM
(120 mins)
Get a first look at the new exhibition Abounaddara: The Ruins We Carry, the first solo US museum exhibition by Abounaddara, an anonymous collective of artists formed in Damascus, Syria. Stay for Abounaddara Shorts, a special screening and talk in celebration of the opening day.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
7:00 PM
(66 mins)
Accompanying the opening of the exhibition Abounaddara: The Ruins We Carry, this program of shorts from the anonymous collective of Syrian filmmakers depicts people in dialogue with themselves and others amid the intimate revelations of a society undergoing transformation, revolution, and civil war.
In Conversation
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Charif Kiwan
Charif Kiwan is a founding member of the anonymous video collective Abounaddara. -
Stefania Pandolfo
Stefania Pandolfo is a Professor of Anthropology and is in the Medical Anthropology Program and the Program in Critical Theory at UC Berkeley. -
Anneka Lenssen
Anneka Lenssen is an Associate Professor in the Department of the History of Art at UC Berkeley.
Series
Alternative Visions
Thursday, October 10
Thursday, October 10, 2024
7:00 PM
Laura González,
Argentina, Uruguay,
2023,
(102 mins)
Middle-aged widow Rosa lives a quiet life that is dominated by the ghosts of her long-ago marriage. As she tries to repair her relationship with her incarcerated son, reconnect with an old friend, and make a new life for herself, jarring revelations force her to face facts about her past and who she is today.
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Special Admission
General: $18.50
BAMPFA members, CAFILM members: $15
Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $17
Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $9
BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
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Laura González
Friday, October 11
Friday, October 11, 2024
2 PM–7 PM
Drop-In Art Making
The museum’s popular Fisher Family Art Lab welcomes drop-in visitors of all ages to explore their creativity through hands-on artmaking.
Series
Workshops 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
4:30 PM
Lin Jianjie,
China,
2024,
(99 mins)
With shades of Joseph Losey’s The Servant and Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, this scintillating directorial debut invites us into a middle-class household where an alteration to routine disturbs the equilibrium, revealing a microcosm of sociopolitical intricacies in a post-one-child China.
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Special Admission
General: $18.50
BAMPFA members, CAFILM members: $15
Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $17
Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $9
BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Friday, October 11, 2024
7:00 PM
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel,
Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden,
2024,
(116 mins)
A mysterious incident between six-year-old Armand and his best friend, Jon, at school sparks a tense battle for redemption among parents and staff. Armand is a captivating exploration of human nature and parenthood, enhanced by an evocative score and striking cinematography.
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Special Admission
General: $18.50
BAMPFA members, CAFILM members: $15
Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $17
Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $9
BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Saturday, October 12
Saturday, October 12, 2024
1 PM–7 PM
Drop-In Art Making
The museum’s popular Fisher Family Art Lab welcomes drop-in visitors of all ages to explore their creativity through hands-on artmaking.
Series
Workshops 2024
Saturday, October 12, 2024
11:30 AM-1:00 PM
For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
Learn the fascinating art of Suminagashi, which means “floating ink” in Japanese, and take home your own uniquely patterned sheet of marbled paper.
Included with admission: Free for kids 18 and under and for one adult per child 13 and under
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Melinda Supanee Katz
Workshop led byMelinda Supanee Katz is an unconventional multidisciplinary artist exploring the relationships between color, symbolism, and identity.
Series
Family Events 2024
Saturday, October 12, 2024
1:30 PM
Connie Field,
Denmark, Germany, Hungary, United States,
2024,
(93 mins)
Part political thriller, part character drama, and part clarion call to action, director Connie Field’s riveting documentary about a politician, a journalist, and a medical professional resisting Hungary’s authoritarian ruler, Viktor Orbán, is perfectly relevant for this political moment while also pointing out larger social truths that will always remain timeless.
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Special Admission
General: $18.50
BAMPFA members, CAFILM members: $15
Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $17
Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $9
BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
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Connie Field
In Person
Saturday, October 12, 2024
2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Recommended for ages 8 and up with accompanying adult(s)
Like an extended game of Clue, the guests at the Amadeuses’ All Hallows Eve party must work together to solve the mystery of six-year-old Beatrice Willoughby’s disappearance from the very same mansion thirteen years ago.
Included with admission: Free for kids 18 and under and for one adult per child 13 and under
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Mardawn Wendt
Reading led bylibrarian, Berkeley Arts Magnet Elementary School
Series
Family Events 2024
Saturday, October 12, 2024
4:30 PM
Mati Diop,
Benin, France, Senegal,
2024,
(67 mins)
Closed Captioned
Brimming with insight and inferred hope for future reparations, French Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop’s imaginative and pointed hybrid documentary depicts the story of twenty-six antiquities returned to Benin by France, the country’s former colonizer. Winner of the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
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Special Admission
General: $18.50
BAMPFA members, CAFILM members: $15
Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $17
Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $9
BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Saturday, October 12, 2024
7:00 PM
Payal Kapadia,
France, India, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
2024,
(115 mins)
Crafted with visual poetry and emotional empathy, Payal Kapadia’s drama shines a light on three nurses as they negotiate love and life in the teeming metropolis of Mumbai. Outstanding performances and cinematography that reflects the small but wondrous epiphanies of everyday lives anchor this Cannes Grand Prix winner.
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Special Admission
General: $18.50
BAMPFA members, CAFILM members: $15
Seniors (65+), disabled persons: $17
Youth (12 & under), students, educators (with valid ID): $9
BAMPFA’s second-feature discount does not apply to these programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
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Payal Kapadia
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Thomas Hakim
In Person
Through July 6
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