Random Acts of Legacy

New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Filmmaker via Skype! In this gorgeous, multi-layered documentary about immigration and integration, Ali Kazimi ("A Continuous Journey") brilliantly weaves a rich tapestry of history and memory.

Abu (Father)

New People Cinema 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Filmmaker in Person! Deeply moving and smart, Arshad Khan’s outstanding documentary Abu is a quintessential immigrant story that captures the tumultuous journey of his family's move to Canada, from Pakistan, in the early 90s.

Second screening of “The Hate Man” doc

Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

This moving portrait of a Berkeley street philosopher explores the Hate Man’s enigmatic life, including why, thirty years ago, he chose to quit his job as a successful New York Times journalist, drop out of mainstream society and live in the streets. Challenging conventional notions of success, conformity, progress and morality, 'Hate' lucidly discusses and defends his own 'downward mobility' and personal theories of human communication among countless other issues.

$7 – $10

The New Talkies

Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

This evening of neo-benshi performances will consist of screening several film clips re-narrated live for the audience.

$10

“The Unknown Craftsman”

BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Dutta’s magical new film follows an eighth-century architect across the lower Himalayas in search of a temple site.

The Seventh Walk at BAMPFA

BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

A film about contemporary landscape painter Paramjit Singh.

“Nainsukh
” at BAMPFA

BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Dutta painstakingly recreates the eighteenth-century artist Nainsukh’s brilliant miniature paintings through sumptuous compositions set amid palace ruins.

3rd i Co-presents “Celluloid Man” at BAMPFA

BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

3rd i co-presents two films at BAMPFA: "Kalpana," an experimental drama from 1948, and "Celluloid Man," a portrait of a film preservationist.

3rd i Co-presents “Kalpana” at BAMPFA

BAMPFA 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

3rd i co-presents two films at BAMPFA: "Kalpana," an experimental drama from 1948, and "Celluloid Man," a portrait of a film preservationist.

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