Sunday, April 13
Sunday, April 13, 2025
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
Sunday, April 13, 2025
1:30 PM
Leonid Osyka,
Ukraine,
1968,
(81 mins)
BAMPFA Collection
A thief’s actions cause fissures in a small Ukrainian village in this elemental tale of punishment and forgiveness, adapted by poet/activist Ivan Drach from the writings of Vasyl Stefanyk. “The sense that these characters are enacting some kind of preordained ritual gives the film an otherworldly feel” (Film at Lincoln Center).
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Ana Hedberg Olenina
IntroductionAna Hedberg Olenina is an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Media Studies at Arizona State University.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
2:00 PM
UC Berkeley graduate students in the English and Critical Theory offer tours of To Exalt The Ephemeral on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 and Sundays at 2:00, and on Free First Thursdays at 1:15.
Included with admission
Series
Exhibition Tours
Sunday, April 13, 2025
3:45 PM
Oleksandr Dovzhenko,
Ukraine,
1929,
(75 mins)
BAMPFA Collection
Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s poetic account of the events leading up to a bloody battle contains some of the most memorable images in Soviet cinema.
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Judith Rosenberg
On Piano -
Vincent Bohlinger
IntroductionVincent Bohlinger is a Professor in the Department of English and the Film Studies Program at Rhode Island College.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
6:00 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 hospital workers 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.
Series
Special Screenings 2025
Monday, April 14
Tuesday, April 15
Wednesday, April 16
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
12:15 PM
UC Berkeley graduate students in the Departments of Gender & Women's Studies, History of Art, and Film & Media Studies offer tours of Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 and Sundays at 2:00, and on Free First Thursdays at 1:15.
Included with admission
Series
Exhibition Tours
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
3:10 PM
(79 mins)
Curated in tandem with the Media and Migration in a Digital Age symposium, this program focuses on moving image practices that explore the conflicts of war, climate change, and the colonial legacies that continue to force the migration of people and ideas.
In Conversation
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Allyson Unzicker
Allyson Unzicker is a curator from Los Angeles and doctoral candidate in the Department of Film & Media at UC Berkeley. -
Crystal Z Campbell
Crystal Z Campbell, 2021 Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts, is a visual artist, experimental filmmaker, and writer of Black, Filipinx, and Chinese descent whose works center the under-loved.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
7:00 PM
Pinar Öğrenci,
Germany, Turkey,
2022,
(60 mins)
Free for UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty
Mosse Lecture by Pinar Öğrenci on tracing histories of displacement in constellation
In cooperation with the symposium Media and Migration in a Digital Age
Pinar Öğrenci explores the complex and brutal history and foreboding geography of her father’s home, Müküs, within the mountainous region in southern Van, on Turkey’s border with Iran.
Free tickets for UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty can be picked up starting at 11:00 AM on the day of the screening.
In Conversation
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Pinar Öğrenci
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Deniz Göktürk
Deniz Göktürk is a Professor of German and Film at UC Berkeley. -
Minoo Moallem
Minoo Moallem is a Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Director of Media Studies at UC Berkeley.
Thursday, April 17
Thursday, April 17, 2025
6:30 PM
Concluding the series of thematically focused Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection discussions, this program brings together Suzanne Jackson and Firelei Báez, two artists whose works are featured in the exhibition, in conversation with writer, curator, and UC Berkeley teaching professor Hilton Als. The group will discuss approaches to artmaking that defy conventional modes of representation, through innovations in portraiture and lively methods of abstraction.
Included with admission
Series
Talks & Conversations
Friday, April 18
Friday, April 18, 2025
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
Friday, April 18, 2025
2:30 PM
(94 mins)
Free for UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty
Pinar Öğrenci presents two documentaries exploring the effects of nationalism, war, and migration, one through the history of lokum (Turkish delight) and the other chronicling the living conditions of Turkish guest workers in Kreuzberg, Berlin.
Free tickets for UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty can be picked up starting at 11:00 AM on the day of the screening.
In Conversation
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Pinar Öğrenci
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Deniz Göktürk
Deniz Göktürk is a Professor of German and Film at UC Berkeley. -
Christine Philliou
Christine Philliou is a Professor of History at UC Berkeley.
Friday, April 18, 2025
5:30 PM
Jonathan Millet,
Belgium, France, Germany,
2024,
(108 mins)
A Syrian exile and former literature professor, now living in France, hunts the prison guard who once tortured him, balancing vengeance, secrecy, and the emotional weight of his past.
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Special Admission
General: $20
BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $16
Non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $19
BAMPFA's second-feature discount does not apply to SFFILM programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Friday, April 18, 2025
8 PM
Athina Rachel Tsangari,
France, Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, United States,
2024,
(133 mins)
In this painterly adaptation of Jim Crace’s novel, director Athina Rachel Tsangari observes behavioral systems within a pressure cooker, as residents of a medieval village face upheaval when capitalist dynamics come to town.
BAMPFA members, watch your email for an exclusive SFFILM discount code. Not yet a member? Join today!
Special Admission
General: $20
BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $16
Non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $19
BAMPFA's second-feature discount does not apply to SFFILM programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Saturday, April 19
Saturday, April 19, 2025
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
Saturday, April 19, 2025
12 PM
Vivien Hillgrove,
United States,
2025,
(87 mins)
When legendary film editor Vivien Hillgrove begins losing her sight, she turns to filmmaking to craft a magical memoir, reflecting on her career, personal struggles, and the transformative power of creativity.
BAMPFA members, watch your email for an exclusive SFFILM discount code. Not yet a member? Join today!
Special Admission
General: $20
BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $16
Non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $19
BAMPFA's second-feature discount does not apply to SFFILM programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
2:30 PM
Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni,
Canada, Chile, Germany, Iran, Qatar, United States,
2025,
(94 mins)
The first female elected to her rural Iranian village’s council refuses to follow patriarchal norms despite facing aggressive resistance in this transcendent vérité portrait of an extraordinary woman effecting change.
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Special Admission
General: $20
BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $16
Non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $19
BAMPFA's second-feature discount does not apply to SFFILM programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
5:15 PM
Jing Yi,
China,
2025,
(96 mins)
In the sun-drenched valleys of Xinjiang, China, a young Kazakh boy beguiled by the natural world experiences the same sense of enchantment when he meets a spirited Han Chinese girl.
BAMPFA members, watch your email for an exclusive SFFILM discount code. Not yet a member? Join today!
Special Admission
General: $20
BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $16
Non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $19
BAMPFA's second-feature discount does not apply to SFFILM programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
8 PM
Tanushree Das, Saumyananda Sahi,
France, India, Spain, United States,
2025,
(93 mins)
Maya works multiple jobs to keep her household running, until her husband’s disappearance and trouble with the law upsets the delicate and fragile balance she maintains in her world.
BAMPFA members, watch your email for an exclusive SFFILM discount code. Not yet a member? Join today!
Special Admission
General: $20
BAMPFA members, SFFILM members, UC Berkeley students: $16
Non-UC Berkeley students, 65+, disabled persons: $19
BAMPFA's second-feature discount does not apply to SFFILM programs. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged.
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