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    Streaming All Day
    • Film
    • Free
    • Members
    • Ongoing
    Friday, August 6, 2021
    Streaming All Day
    Tia Lessin, Carl Deal,
    United States,
    2008,
    (93 mins)
    An aspiring New Orleans rapper turns a video camera on herself and her community—and captures Hurricane Katrina and its after-effects—in this remarkable look at everyday heroism. Winner, 2008 Documentary Grand Prize at Sundance.
    Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
    Available August 6–8
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    Streaming All Day
    • Film
    • Free
    • Members
    • Ongoing
    Saturday, August 7, 2021
    Streaming All Day
    Tia Lessin, Carl Deal,
    United States,
    2008,
    (93 mins)
    An aspiring New Orleans rapper turns a video camera on herself and her community—and captures Hurricane Katrina and its after-effects—in this remarkable look at everyday heroism. Winner, 2008 Documentary Grand Prize at Sundance.
    Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
    Available August 6–8
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    Streaming All Day
    • Film
    • Free
    • Members
    • Ongoing
    Sunday, August 8, 2021
    Streaming All Day
    Tia Lessin, Carl Deal,
    United States,
    2008,
    (93 mins)
    An aspiring New Orleans rapper turns a video camera on herself and her community—and captures Hurricane Katrina and its after-effects—in this remarkable look at everyday heroism. Winner, 2008 Documentary Grand Prize at Sundance.
    Free for BAMPFA members only. Password required.
    Available August 6–8
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    Monday, August 9, 2021
    6:00 PM
    In conjunction with BAMPFA’s presentation of What We Left Unfinished, watch a recording of a live conversation and Q&A with writer/director Mariam Ghani and Sherine Ebadi, moderated by Penny Edwards.
    Recorded Monday, August 9, 6 PM PDT
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    Thursday, August 12, 2021
    7 PM
    Abby Ginzberg,
    United States,
    2020,
    (82 mins)

    Special preview in advance of the August 20 theatrical release

    With unique access to a sitting member of Congress, her family, and her colleagues, local filmmaker Abby Ginzberg profiles Representative Barbara Lee and her decades of advocacy in this compelling and inspiring documentary. 
    At Outdoor Screen
    Free on the outdoor screen
    • Stephanie Mechura
      Introduction
      Stephanie Mechura is the editor of Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power.
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    Thursday, August 26, 2021
    7 PM
    Lisa Rovner,
    United Kingdom,
    2020,
    (86 mins)
    Spotlighting the stories of nine pioneering composers, this dazzling archival documentary is “a long overdue tribute to the women that broke barriers in music, technology, and society as a whole” (The Arts Desk).
    At Outdoor Screen
    Free on the outdoor screen
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    7 PM
    Wednesday, September 1, 2021
    7 PM
    Howard Alk,
    United States,
    1971,
    (88 mins)

    Restored 35mm Print

    This impassioned political documentary investigates the killing of Black Panther Fred Hampton and is an indictment of the Chicago police force.
    Face masks covering nose and mouth (without valves) are required at all times.
    • Melissa Charles
      Introduction
      Melissa Charles is the assistant director for African American Student Development at UC Berkeley.
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