Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

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@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 4:01 PM

"Jean-Luc Godard’s Early Films" continues through November 19! 🎬

Explore the filmmaker’s radical experiments with jump cuts, storytelling, and text, image, and sound—and the films that inspired generations of directors.

🎟️ bampfa.org/film

Poster for “JEAN-LUC GODARD’S EARLY FILMS,” through November 19, 2026. Black-and-white image of two women; text identifies Breathless — Jean-Luc Godard, France, 1960.

@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:00 PM

Take a look at "Lotty Rosenfeld: Disobedient Spaces"✨

Explore the Chilean artist’s feminist practice and creative resistance before the exhibition closes on November 15!

🎟️ bampfa.org

Museum visitors watch videos on three monitors with headphones in a gallery displaying photographs and printed materials.

Visitors examine objects and documents in a glass display case in a gallery with video projections and framed artworks.

Visitors explore a gallery exhibition featuring framed photographs, printed materials, and documents in glass display cases.

@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:00 PM

October 18 at 3 PM: SHAIHU UMAR 🎬

Adamu Halilu’s landmark Nigerian film was rediscovered in 2016 and digitally restored by Berlin’s Arsenal Filminstitut. Set in 19th-century northern Nigeria, the film is introduced by Stefanie Schulte Strathaus.

🎟️ bampfa.org/film

Poster for SHAIHU UMAR showing a close-up of a man in a white turban. Text reads “Sun / Oct 18 / 3 PM,” “Adamu Halilu, Nigeria, 1976,” and “Introduction: Stefanie Schulte Strathaus.”

@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:01 PM

Oct. 31 at 1 PM: Steffani Jemison and Leslie Cuyjet reflect on the artistic partnership of Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi through improvised dance and thread, alongside archival projections. 🌿 Tickets required; gallery admission included.

🎟️ bampfa.org/hassinger

Two performers in black clothing sit and stand among taut white strings stretched across a gallery, with projected images of figures on the walls.

@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 4:00 PM

Coming up Oct. 14–18: "Stefanie Schulte Strathaus: Modes of Archivism" 🎬

BAMPFA welcomes Stefanie for a week of talks and presentations on film archives, restoration, and curatorial practice, including the free Mosse Lecture on Oct 16.

🎟️ bampfa.org/film

Person in white clothing lies across a sandy slope. Text reads “Modes of Archivism” and “Shaihu Umar — Adamu Halilu, Nigeria, 1976.”

@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 4:00 PM

The final days of MVFF49 are here at BAMPFA! 🎬✨

atch one of the remaining screenings Oct. 10–11, including UNION TOWN, SAD GIRLZ, ON BEHALF OF MY SON, A GIRL UNKNOWN, and more!

🎟️ bampfa.org/mvffa

Film still from On Behalf of My Son showing an older woman looking toward the camera. Text reads “On Behalf of My Son — Gabriel Martins, Brazil, 2026.”

A Girl Unknown still showing a woman in a mustard cardigan seated on a beach. Text reads “A Girl Unknown — Zou Jing, China, France, 2026.”

Animated still from When a Witness Recants showing a person seated in a car. Text reads “When a Witness Recants — Dawn Porter, US, 2026.”

Film still from Sad Girlz showing two young women sitting in beach chairs on a rooftop. Text reads “Sad Girlz — Fernanda Tovar, Mexico, Spain, France, 2026.”

@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 PM

Have you experienced "Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing" yet? 🌿✨

Explore sculpture, performance, video, and installation spanning Hassinger’s career from the early 1970s to the present. On view at BAMPFA through Nov. 29.

🎟️ bampfa.org/hassinger

Visitor in a checkered coat standing before a wall covered with dried leaves, carrying a colorful tote bag.

@fritinancy.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 5:25 PMReposted by @bampfa.bsky.social

I spent almost 8 hours yesterday at @bampfa.bsky.social in the company of director Julia Loktev's "Undesirable Friends" -- dissident Russian journalists forced to flee their country after the Ukraine invasion yet determined to keep reporting. An indelible experience.

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@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 4:00 PM

Coming up Oct. 23–Nov. 28: "Hong Kong Cinema: Rarities and Restorations" 🎬

Explore rare films spanning key moments in Hong Kong cinema, from THE ARCH to CENTER STAGE.

🎟️ bampfa.org/film

Film still from Center Stage, with a woman at a vanity and a man reflected in the mirror. Text reads “Hong Kong Cinema: Rarities and Restorations.”

@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 4:00 PM

Second Saturday for Families is Oct 10! Gallery admission is free for kids under 13 + one accompanying adult.

Special family programming:
🎨 11:30 AM — Wind Chime Sculpture
📚 2:30 PM — Bilingual Roundtable Reading: "The One and Only Ivan"

https://bampfa.org/family-programs

Photo of a child doing an art activity with an adult. Text reads “October 10, 2026” and “Gallery admission is free for kids 13 and under.”

Gallery+Studio image of bundled, tree-like fiber sculptures arranged across a gallery floor. Text reads “Echoes of Nature,” “Workshop led by Risa Lenore,” and “Sat / Oct 10 / 11:30 PM.”

Poster with a gorilla and large title text. Text reads “¡Roundtable Reading Bilingüe!” and “The One and Only Ivan / El único e incomparable Iván.”

@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 4:00 PM

Don't miss “Martin Scorsese Pictures”

This extensive retrospective explores the themes and cinematic language that have shaped Scorsese’s six-decade career. If you haven’t made it to a screening yet, there’s plenty more Scorsese to come.

Learn more: bampfa.org/scorsese

Film still from GoodFellas showing three men standing together, with the central man embracing the two younger men.

Black-and-white still from Raging Bull showing two boxers fighting in a ring as a referee watches.

Film still from The King of Comedy showing two men in suits laughing together at a table.

Film still from After Hours showing a man and woman seated together, looking at each other in a dimly lit room.

@bampfa.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM

Meet Judith Scott 🧶✨

Scott’s "Untitled" (2002) is on view in “Some Particular Heaven” at BAMPFA. Created during her time at Creative Growth, the wrapped fiber sculpture reflects the independence and self-direction that defined her practice. Learn more at bampfa.org.

A multicolored textile sculpture by Judith Scott, composed of layers of tangled yarn and thread wrapped into a rounded, irregular form, displayed in a glass case.

Close-up of a Judith Scott textile sculpture made from densely layered and tangled strands of yarn in gray, teal, yellow, pink, and other colors.

Close-up of a Judith Scott textile sculpture, with multicolored yarn and thread tightly layered into a rounded form against a white gallery wall.

@bampfa.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 4:00 PM

MVFF49 starts this week at BAMPFA, and we’re getting ready to host ten screenings spanning documentary, drama, and international cinema!

BAMPFA members receive discounted pricing on all MVFF49 screenings. Browse the lineup and get tickets at bampfa.org/mvff 🎟️

MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART 2—EXILE — Julia Loktev, United States, 2026. Close-up of two women sitting together in the back seat of a car.

WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS — Dawn Porter, United States, 2026. Illustration of three people walking away from the viewer toward a city skyline.

SAD GIRLZ — Fernanda Tovar, Mexico, Spain, France, 2026. Two people floating in a swimming pool, one lying on their back and another partially submerged beneath them.

UNION TOWN — Barbara Kopple, United States, 2026. A group of people gathered around a table, reaching toward the center.

@bampfa.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 4:01 PM

Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week is Sept. 30–Oct. 4! ✨ Enjoy 50% off BAMPFA gallery admission with code NEXUS. Plus, join special tours of "Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing" with BAMPFA curators, educators, and UC Berkeley graduate students. 🌿 RSVP required.

Graphic reading “MOAD,” “Nexus SF/Bay Area Black Art Week,” and “September 30–October 4, 2026,” in white and orange text on a dark burgundy background.

@erictheise.com Sep 29, 2026, 7:26 AMReposted by @bampfa.bsky.social

Susan Oxtoby’s Georgian Cinema Now launched Weds @bampfa.bsky.social, continues through next autumn. Been to four screenings; phenomenal films, North American premieres, + a delegation of ten filmmakers & advocates from Tbilisi, Berlin, Geneva, & Prague are in town.

Photos from the first Q & A.

@bampfa.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 PM

🎁 GIVEAWAY! Enter to win a copy of Art Handlxrs* Book, SF Bay Area edition! Enter via the link in bio. Winner chosen on October 12.📖🎨

@bampfa.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 4:00 PM

Sept. 30 at 7 PM: SELF-PORTRAIT ALONG THE BORDERLINE 🎬🇬🇪 Join filmmaker Anna Dziapshipa in person for her deeply personal documentary exploring her Abkhazian-Georgian identity and the conflict dividing the two nations.

🎟️ bampfa.org/georgian-cinema

Promotional poster for SELF-PORTRAIT ALONG THE BORDERLINE, showing children beside a peacock, with screening details.

@bampfa.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 4:01 PM

Thank you to everyone who joined us for “Pink Trash”! 🌸🌿 We loved gathering for Maren Hassinger’s iconic 1982 performance, restaged with six UC Berkeley students. Together, they explored our relationship with nature and our shared responsibility to care for the natural world.

@bampfa.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 4:01 PM

This Thursday is Free First Thursday at BAMPFA! 🗓️

Gallery admission is free all day on Oct. 1. Join our free Exhibition Tour of “Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing” at 1:15 PM, or spend some time in the Fisher Family Art Lab.

🎨 Learn more: bampfa.org

A gold Buddha sculpture and framed artwork are displayed in a dark gallery. Text reads “FREE FIRST THURSDAY!”

Two visitors view a wall-mounted sculpture made of intertwined branches in a white gallery.

Three small monitors display text against a dark gallery wall, with two black benches in front.

@bampfa.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 AM

Sept. 26 at 4 PM, Rasha Salti in conversation with Natalia Brizuela.

Salti discusses Palestinian–Chilean solidarity and transnational artist networks under dictatorship and occupation, joined by Brizuela, co-curator of "Lotty Rosenfeld: Disobedient Spaces"

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Promotional graphic for “Rasha Salti in Conversation with Natalia Brizuela,” a talk on Palestinian-Chilean solidarity and disobedience in the arts, Sep 26 at 5:30 PM.

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