Programs & Events | Hammer Museum

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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Mindful Awareness Meditation will be ONLINE ONLY on May 1, May 8, & May 15. Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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White Room

Director Patricia Rozema presents White Room, a modern fairy tale and deeply personal film that tackles obsession, passion, and celebrity culture through a multitude of genres.

Sun Apr 28 7:00 PM

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RESCHEDULED: Beckett on Film: Happy Days

Director Patricia Rozema presents her contribution to a project to make 19 of Samuel Beckett’s plays available on film, wherein she masterfully directs the plight of two characters stuck in the desert sand.

Tue Apr 30 7:30 PM

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Hammer Forum Screenings

War Game

Premiere screening of the documentary that sweeps audiences into an elaborate simulation that escalates the threat posed by the January 6, 2021 insurrection, followed by a discussion with participants.

Thu May 9 7:30 PM

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The World of Dong Kingman / Golden Gate Girls

Two films that document the lives and work of Chinese American artists: pioneer female filmmaker Esther Eng and renowned painter Dong Kingman.

Fri May 10 7:30 PM

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The Bloodettes / Naked Reality

Cameroonian writer-director Jean-Pierre Bekolo presents two of his films, which feature an intoxicating swirl of magic and technology, folklore and genre, sensuality and politics.

Sat May 11 7:30 PM

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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Bringing Up Baby

Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn exude all the charm and wit of Hollywood’s Golden Age in this timeless screwball comedy directed by director Howard Hawks.

Sun May 12 11:00 AM

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Quartier Mozart / Aristotle’s Plot

Cameroonian writer-director Jean-Pierre Bekolo presents his two earliest films, which reject Western concepts of realism, while simultaneously transforming material and political reality.

Sun May 12 7:00 PM

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Radical Women

This documentary captures eleven of the artists who met to discuss their artistic practices ahead of their participation in the Hammer’s 2017 exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art: 1960–1985.

Tue May 14 7:30 PM

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Small Screen/Big Screen: Good Night, and Good Luck and See It Now

Part of a series highlighting critically acclaimed motion pictures that examine pivotal moments in television history and the indelible original broadcasts that inspired the features.

Sat May 18 7:30 PM

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Archive Talks: Double Indemnity

Historians Alain Silver and James Ursini discuss Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity, the film that launched one of the most influential and enduring styles in film history: film noir.

Sun May 19 7:00 PM