Week of April 20, 2025

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Sunday, April 20

Sunday, April 20, 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 20, 2025
11:30 AM
Sinéad O’Shea,
Ireland, United Kingdom,
2024,
(99 mins)

Closed Captioned

Edna O’Brien became notorious in the 1960s and 1970s for writing sexually explicit novels that inspired generations of writers. Jessie Buckley narrates this tender documentary that captures the late writer’s essence.

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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.

Sunday, April 20, 2025
2:00 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

Sunday, April 20, 2025
2:15 PM
Brittany Shyne,
United States,
2025,
(123 mins)

Closed Captioned

This visually stunning portrait reflects on identity, legacy, and the cyclical nature of life as it explores a Black family’s century-old farm, capturing both its beauty and the family’s struggles.

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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.

Sunday, April 20, 2025
5:30 PM
Ana Endara,
Colombia, Panama,
2024,
(108 mins)
A Colombian immigrant woman in Panama cares for a matriarch suffering from dementia in a powerful story about love, motherhood, and aging.

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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.

Sunday, April 20, 2025
8:15 PM
Joonho Park,
South Korea,
2025,
(124 mins)
A young North Korean defector’s path toward self-discovery brings him into Seoul’s vibrant gay community, where new friendships and hardships lie ahead.

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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.

Monday, April 21

Tuesday, April 22

Wednesday, April 23

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
12:15 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

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
4:30 PM
Jessica Zitter,
United States,
2025,
(86 mins)

Closed Captioned

An unlikely partnership forms between a chaplain and a physician in an Oakland trauma center, as they challenge medical biases and redefine compassionate care while confronting personal and professional struggles together.

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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.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
7 PM
Rohan Parashuram Kanawade,
Canada, India, United Kingdom,
2025,
(112 mins)
A tender tale of queer love and friendship blossoms amidst one man’s grief over the death of his father and the strict social mores of a rugged western Indian town.

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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.

Thursday, April 24

Thursday, April 24, 2025
7 PM
Sky Hopinka,
United States,
2020,
Bodies of water ebb and flow throughout Hopinka’s poetic experimental documentary following the wanderings of two Native Americans as they share their rituals and relationships to life, identity, language, and their homeland.

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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.

In Conversation
  • Sky Hopinka
  • Beth Piatote
    Beth Piatote is an Associate Professor in the UC Berkeley Departments of Comparative Literature and English.

Friday, April 25

Friday, April 25, 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 25, 2025
4:30 PM
Neo Sora,
Japan, United States,
2024,
(113 mins)
In a moody near-future Tokyo, a school’s new draconian mass surveillance system unsettles the friendships and free spirits of a group of endearingly rambunctious teens.

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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 25, 2025
7 PM
Marianna Brennand,
Algeria, Brazil, Portugal,
2024,
Trapped in an abusive home on an isolated island in the Brazilian rainforest, a thirteen-year-old girl yearns to escape and reunite with her older sister in the city.

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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 26

Saturday, April 26, 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 26, 2025
12 PM
Cherien Dabis,
Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
2025,
(145 mins)
An epic drama spanning three generations in the life of a Palestinian family, this dynamic film centers on the personal while also depicting the dehumanizing political situation surrounding its characters.

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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 26, 2025
1:00 PM
Embrace the vibrancy of spring with the ancient Japanese technique of tataki-zomé, or flower pounding, combined with the softness of watercolor and other mixed media.

Included with admission

Series Workshops
Saturday, April 26, 2025
3 PM
Hind Meddeb,
France, Qatar, Tunisia,
2024,
(76 mins)
In the midst of war and destruction in Sudan, four young activists insist on justice, freedom, and change, emerging as beacons of hope for the country and the world.

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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 26, 2025
5:30 PM
Leonardo van Dijl,
Belgium, Sweden,
2024,
With astute attention to framing and shot design, this riveting debut puts its rising tennis star protagonist front and center as she navigates the suspension of her coach amid rumors of abuse.

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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 26, 2025
7:45 PM
Koya Kamura,
France, South Korea,
2024,
(104 mins)
In a snowy seaside town on South Korea’s east coast, a mysterious French artist upends an introspective young woman’s life.

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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.