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Sunday, November 29, 2020
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Shirley Clarke,
United States,
1985,
(84 mins)

Digital Restoration
Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

This portrait of jazz innovator Ornette Coleman features performances from 1968 to 1983, from Morocco to Berkeley, collaged with conversations and commentary. With Clarke’s short Bridges-Go-Round.
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available November 28–29, 2020
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Monday, November 30, 2020
6:30 PM
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
6:00 PM
In conjunction with BAMPFA’s streaming presentation of Zappa, watch a livestream conversation and Q&A with director Alex Winter; Mike J. Nichols, who edited the film; and pianist Sarah Cahill.
Recorded Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 6 PM PST
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Thursday, December 3, 2020
Award-winning Los Angeles–based filmmaker Darol Olu Kae presents a specially woven visual mix, screened in collaboration with Locally Grown TV.
Presented Thursday, December 3, 2020, 4:30 PM
Thursday, December 3, 2020
12 PM
Jenny Odell shares insights from her best-seller How to Do Nothing, including the lessons of bird-watching for understanding attention and the ability to truly see.
Registration Required
7:00 PM
  • Performance
Thursday, December 3, 2020
7:00 PM

Programmed by Sean Carson

Powerhouse vocalist and songwriter Destani Wolf mixes live performance and multimedia in this special event.
Presented Thursday, December 3, 2020, 7 PM PST
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Saturday, December 5, 2020
10:00 AM

Programmed by Alix Blevins

Embark on a journey into the unknown . . . in your own neighborhood! In this Zoom workshop, filmmaker and gardener Lauren Iverson discusses ways to approach your routine stroll with fresh eyes.
Presented Saturday, December 5, 2020, 10 AM
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Friday, December 11, 2020
All Day
Federico Veiroj,
Uruguay,
2010,
(67 mins)

Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

A lifelong film archivist faces a new beginning with the threatened closure of his institution in this loving black-and-white ode to a life lived among the reels. “An elegy to cinephilia” (Slant).
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available December 11–13, 2020
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Saturday, December 12, 2020
All Day
Federico Veiroj,
Uruguay,
2010,
(67 mins)

Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

A lifelong film archivist faces a new beginning with the threatened closure of his institution in this loving black-and-white ode to a life lived among the reels. “An elegy to cinephilia” (Slant).
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available December 11–13, 2020
12:30 PM
Saturday, December 12, 2020
12:30 PM

For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)

Inspired by Rosie Lee Tompkins’s textiles, combine scrap fabrics with other found materials to collage a personal quilt top all your own!
Recorded Saturday, December 12, 2020, 12:30 PM
  • Karen Hampton
    With artist
    Conceptual fiber artist Karen Hampton addresses issues of colorism and kinship in artworks that synthesize memory, history, time, and cloth.
Series Family Events
2:00 PM
Saturday, December 12, 2020
2:00 PM

Programmed by Alayna Tinney

Psychotherapist Dana Dart-McLean shares techniques for using painting to relax, explore, and express yourself.
Presented Saturday, December 12, 2020, 2 PM
Saturday, December 12, 2020
2:30 PM

Recommended for ages 8 and up

In a unique blend of prose and verse, Becoming Muhammad Ali vividly captures the budding charisma and youthful personality of this great American sports hero for young readers. Join us online to read it together!
Presented Saturday, December 12, 2020, 2:30 PM
  • Adoria Williams
    Reading led by
    Adoria Williams is a former school librarian for the Berkeley Unified School District.
Series Family Events
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Sunday, December 13, 2020
All Day
Federico Veiroj,
Uruguay,
2010,
(67 mins)

Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

A lifelong film archivist faces a new beginning with the threatened closure of his institution in this loving black-and-white ode to a life lived among the reels. “An elegy to cinephilia” (Slant).
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available December 11–13, 2020
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
12:00 PM
Join New York Times art critic Roberta Smith and BAMPFA Director Emeritus Lawrence Rinder for a lively and searching conversation about the art of Rosie Lee Tompkins.
Recorded Thursday, October 22, 2020, 12 PM PST
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Monday, December 28, 2020
All Day
Levan Koguashvili ,
Georgia,
2010,
(89 mins)

Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

This powerful character study of a drug addict struggling to survive in a dilapidated Tbilisi is laced with remarkable touches of humor and pathos.
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available December 28–30, 2020
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
All Day
Levan Koguashvili ,
Georgia,
2010,
(89 mins)

Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

This powerful character study of a drug addict struggling to survive in a dilapidated Tbilisi is laced with remarkable touches of humor and pathos.
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available December 28–30, 2020
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  • Members
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
All Day
Levan Koguashvili ,
Georgia,
2010,
(89 mins)

Free streaming presentation for BAMPFA members only! Password required.

This powerful character study of a drug addict struggling to survive in a dilapidated Tbilisi is laced with remarkable touches of humor and pathos.
Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
Available December 28–30, 2020
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