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11 AM–7 PM
Sunday, April 30, 2023
11 AM–7 PM
Sunday, April 30, 2023
12 PM
Noted Tibetan artist Tsherin Sherpa presents BAMPFA’s 2023 endowed Lijin Lecture in conjunction with the exhibition Endless Knot: Struggle and Healing in the Buddhist World. He focuses on present-day Himalayan art and its connections with traditional arts. Followed by Above and Below, a documentary by Sheri Brenner about Sherpa's life and career.
Included with admission
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Talks & Conversations 2023
2 PM
Sunday, April 30, 2023
2 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
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Exhibition Tours 2023
5 PM
Sunday, April 30, 2023
5 PM
Rob Epstein,
United States,
1984,
(106 mins)
New Restoration
Rob Epstein’s powerful record of the beloved San Francisco activist/politician Harvey Milk’s inspirational life and work, from his improbable, heroic rise to his horrific murder. With shorts by Barbara Hammer (I Was/I Am) and Arthur J. Bressan Jr. (Coming Out).
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Pioneers of Queer Cinema
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12:15 PM
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
12:15 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
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Exhibition Tours 2023
7 PM
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
7 PM
Marlon Riggs,
United States,
1989,
(123 mins)
Marlon Riggs’s riveting combination of interviews, performance, stock footage, autobiography, poetry, and dance reveals the revolutionary potential of Black men loving Black men. With shorts by Todd Haynes (Dottie Gets Spanked), Michael Wallin (Decodings), Kenneth Anger (Fireworks), and Mike Kuchar (Seascape).
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Pioneers of Queer Cinema
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4 - 7 PM
Thursday, May 4, 2023
4 - 7 PM
When we see people read in works from BAMPFA’s collection, however, the fact of communication—from intimate to public—is very clear: beautiful women reading love letters and romances abound in Japanese woodblock prints by Kikukawa Eizan, Isoda Koryusai, Utagawa Kunisada, and Kitagawa Utamaro; a Civil War carte de visite shows freed slaves reading and opines “Lerning [sic] is Wealth”; hieroglyphics on tomb walls state their case for immortality in nineteenth-century photographs of Egypt by Antonio Beato; and more.
Free on first Thursday of the month
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Five Tables
1:15 PM
Thursday, May 4, 2023
1:15 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
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Exhibition Tours 2023
7 PM
Thursday, May 4, 2023
7 PM
Kira Muratova,
Russia, Ukraine,
2004,
(154 mins)
Swindlers and eccentric faded aristocrats populate the crumbling Odessa of Kira Muratova’s berserk satire on Russia’s old and nouveau riche. A screwball 1930s comedy filtered through an almost assaultive theatrical style. “Like being trapped in an elevator with a psychotic” (Village Voice).
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2 PM–7 PM
Friday, May 5, 2023
2 PM–7 PM
7 PM
Friday, May 5, 2023
7 PM
Apichatpong Weerasethakul,
China, Colombia, France, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom,
2021,
(136 mins)
BAMPFA Student Committee Pick
Memoria also screens Thursday, April 6 (with Apichatpong Weerasethakul in person).
Set in Colombia and starring Tilda Swinton, Weerasethakul’s first feature film made outside of Thailand covers familiar thematic terrain for the veteran director in its exploration of the blurred boundaries between the natural world and spirit realm, and the way that collective traumas reemerge as memories and dreams.
A limited number of wheelchair accessible spaces may still be available for this screening. Please contact bampfa@berkeley.edu if you would like a ticket for a wheelchair accessible space. |
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11 AM–2 PM
Saturday, May 6, 2023
11 AM–2 PM
BAMPFA will close early today for the Art + Film Benefit event. Please plan accordingly.
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11 AM–7 PM
Sunday, May 7, 2023
11 AM–7 PM
2 PM
Sunday, May 7, 2023
2 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
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Exhibition Tours 2023
Sunday, May 7, 2023
4 PM
Curator’s Talk: Yi Yi Mon (Rosaline) Kyo on Endless Knot: Struggle and Healing in the Buddhist World
Guest curator Yi Yi Mon (Rosaline) Kyo offers a series of gallery talks highlighting works by contemporary Asian and Asian American artists.
Included with admission
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Talks & Conversations 2023
5 PM
Sunday, May 7, 2023
5 PM
Cauleen Smith,
United States,
1998,
(86 mins)
“An enduringly rich work of DIY filmmaking, Drylongso remains a resonant and visionary examination of violence (and its reverberations), friendship, and gender” (Film at Lincoln Center).
In Conversation
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12:15 PM
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
12:15 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
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Exhibition Tours 2023
7 PM
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
7 PM
Apichatpong Weerasethakul,
France, Thailand, United Kingdom,
2012,
(105 mins)
The Cannes-winning director of Tropical Malady returns with another mystical, magical blend of documentary, narrative, and fable, set in the crumbling Mekong Hotel, near the Thai/Laos border. With Ashes, Blue, La Punta, and Night Colonies.
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7 PM
Thursday, May 11, 2023
7 PM
Kira Muratova,
France, Ukraine,
1992,
(115 mins)
A kindly policeman throws his life into chaos after finding an abandoned baby in Kira Muratova’s combination of Chaplinesque comedy, Kafkaesque satire, and bureaucratic nightmare.
Introduction
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2 PM–7 PM
Friday, May 12, 2023
2 PM–7 PM
5:30 PM
Friday, May 12, 2023
5:30 PM
Meet the 2023 graduates of UC Berkeley’s MFA program as they talk about their recent work at the outset of BAMPFA’s fifty-third annual MFA exhibition. This year’s artists are Irma Barbosa, Gericault De La Rose, Eniola Fakile, Juniper Harrower, Fei Pan, Tiare Ribeaux, and Samuel Wildman.
Included with admission.
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Talks & Conversations 2023
7 PM
Friday, May 12, 2023
7 PM
Apichatpong Weerasethakul,
France, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom,
2015,
(127 mins)
A strange sleeping sickness befalls a group of soldiers in Weerasethakul’s mesmeric treatise on dreams, history, and magical thinking. “Cinema as the stuff dreams are made of” (Slant Magazine). With The Anthem.
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11:30 AM
Saturday, May 13, 2023
11:30 AM
 For ages 6–12 with accompanying adult(s)
After learning about assemblage in Amalia Mesa-Bains’s art, decorate a found picture frame with objects that enhance your feelings about a family photo.
Included with admission: Free for kids 18 & under and for one adult per child 13 & under Viviana Martínez Carlos
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Family Events 2022-2023
1 PM–7 PM
Saturday, May 13, 2023
1 PM–7 PM
2 PM
Saturday, May 13, 2023
2 PM
 Recommended for ages 8 and up
Auggie wants nothing more than to be treated like an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past his extraordinary face.Auggie no quiere nada más que ser tratado como un niño normal, pero sus nuevos compañeros de clase no pueden superar su extraordinario rostro.
Free for kids 18 & under and for one adult per child 13 & under / Gratis para menores de 18 años y para un adulto por niño de 13 años o menos Angela Loza
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Family Events 2022-2023
4 PM
Saturday, May 13, 2023
4 PM
Bring a garment to draw on or upcycle using our fabric marker collection, scissors, fabric scraps, and hot glue to explore the expressive potential of your style. A runway show of creations made during the workshop will commence at 6:00.
included with admission
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Workshops 2023
7 PM
Saturday, May 13, 2023
7 PM
Kira Muratova,
Ukraine, USSR,
1971,
(97 mins)
The Long Farewell also screened Sunday, April 9 without an introduction by Stanislav Menzelevskyi.
The relationship between mother and son forms the crux of Kira Muratova’s ephemeral second feature, banned for nearly two decades. “Rendered with a borderline avant-garde sense of aesthetic freedom and formal experimentation” (NYFF).
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11 AM–7 PM
Sunday, May 14, 2023
11 AM–7 PM
2 PM
Sunday, May 14, 2023
2 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
Series
Exhibition Tours 2023
2 PM
Sunday, May 14, 2023
2 PM
(86 mins)
Free Admission
Student filmmakers join us for a screening of this year’s prizewinners and honorable mentions in the film and video category of the Eisner Prize competition, UC Berkeley’s highest award for creative media making.
Free admission. Tickets available at the admissions desk beginning at 1 PM.
5 PM
Sunday, May 14, 2023
5 PM
Kira Muratova,
Russia, Ukraine,
2012,
(114 mins)
A who’s who of Russian stage and screen greats appears in Kira Muratova’s final film, a wittily staged examination of performance and storytelling where the same scene is repeated over and over again, with different actors, intonations, and settings.
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12:15 PM
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
12:15 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
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Exhibition Tours 2023
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2 PM–7 PM
Friday, May 19, 2023
2 PM–7 PM
6:30 PM
Friday, May 19, 2023
6:30 PM
 Presented by Berkeleyside in partnership with BAMPFA
BAMPFA is proud to partner with our friends at Berkeleyside on Berkeleyside Idea Makers, a quarterly celebration of Berkeley’s stature in the world of ideas through unscripted, informative, and thought-provoking conversations. This program explores the frontiers of feminism today with designer and technologist Mindy Seu, podcaster Lauren Schiller, and activist Hadley Dynak.
BAMPFA members receive a special discount on Idea Makers tickets; look for a promo code in upcoming BAMPFA email. Contact bampfamember@berkeley.edu with any questions. $10–20. Tickets sold by Berkeleyside on Eventbrite. About the Speakers
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Talks & Conversations 2023
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Saturday, May 20, 2023
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11 AM–7 PM
Sunday, May 21, 2023
11 AM–7 PM
2 PM
Sunday, May 21, 2023
2 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
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Exhibition Tours 2023
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12:15 PM
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
12:15 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
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Exhibition Tours 2023
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Friday, May 26, 2023
2 PM–7 PM
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Saturday, May 27, 2023
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Sunday, May 28, 2023
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12:15 PM
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
12:15 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
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Exhibition Tours 2023
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4 - 7 PM
Thursday, June 1, 2023
4 - 7 PM
 Five Tables will go on hiatus until further notice following this program.
In East Asia, a perfect format for artistic journeying is the handscroll, with landscapes or narratives unrolling before our eyes. Three wonderful examples are on view in this iteration of Five Tables: Wang Wen’s sixteenth-century The Eighteen Arhats Crossing the Sea; the seventeenth-century Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang by Kano Yasunobu; and Michael Cherney’s atmospheric, photographic Yuezhou (Procession of Ships) from 2013–14.
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Five Tables
11 AM–7 PM
Thursday, June 1, 2023
11 AM–7 PM
12:15 PM
Thursday, June 1, 2023
12:15 PM
Tours of Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory are led by UC Berkeley graduate students in history of art, Chicanx/Latinx studies, and theater, dance, and performance studies.
Included with admission.
Series
Exhibition Tours 2023
7 PM
Thursday, June 1, 2023
7 PM
F. W. Murnau,
United States,
1927,
(95 mins)
Restored 35mm Print
F. W. Murnau handpicked Janet Gaynor to star in his first Hollywood feature, a masterpiece of silent cinema widely considered among the greatest films ever made, which tells an elemental tale with virtuosic visual invention. This film was among Tom Luddy’s favorites. As an undergraduate at UC Berkeley in 1966, Luddy founded the F. W. Murnau Film Society.
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2 PM–7 PM
Friday, June 2, 2023
2 PM–7 PM
7 PM
Friday, June 2, 2023
7 PM
Jean-Luc Godard,
France,
1962,
(85 mins)
In twelve tableaux, Vivre sa vie tells of Nana (Anna Karina) at the brief, flickering moment when she takes responsibility for her life. Jean-Luc Godard’s cinema was greatly admired by Tom Luddy, who organized the first Godard retrospective with the artist present in March 1968.
Introduction
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11 AM–7 PM
Saturday, June 3, 2023
11 AM–7 PM
5 PM
Saturday, June 3, 2023
5 PM
Yves Allégret,
France,
1949,
(91 mins)
Digital Restoration
Tom Luddy screened this classic French film noir many times during his tenure as a curator at the Pacific Film Archive. “Marvelously photographed by Henri Alekan and arguably Gérard Philipe’s finest study of romantic despair” (David Thomson, Biographical Dictionary of Film).
Introduction
7:30 PM
Saturday, June 3, 2023
7:30 PM
Roberto Rossellini,
France, Italy,
1954,
(85 mins)
Digital Restoration
Considered a predecessor to the existentialist works of Michelangelo Antonioni and hailed as a groundbreaking modernist work by the legendary film journal Cahiers du cinéma, Journey to Italy is a breathtaking cinematic benchmark. Among the major retrospectives Tom Luddy organized for the Pacific Film Archive was a Roberto Rossellini series in 1973 with Rossellini in person.
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