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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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Archival image of Audre Lorde

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

A Litany For Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde

Pioneering filmmaker Michelle Parkerson will be on hand for a night of screenings of her films, including a documentary of influential Black lesbian poet and activist Audre Lorde.

Sat Feb 22 7:30 PM

Still from What Really Happened to Baby Jane

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Gay Girls Riding Club

Screening of four camp classics by the Gay Girls Riding Club, formed in Los Angeles in the early 1960s by cinematographer Ray Harrison and a group of his queer friends.

Sun Feb 23 7:00 PM

Still from Brother to Brother

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

POSTPONED: Brother to Brother

Rodney Evans’ moving feature debut won the coveted Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and helped launch the career of Anthony Mackie.

Fri Feb 28 7:30 PM

A multicolored grid of transgender actors, performers, and cultural figures that was used as a promotional image for the 2020 documentary "Disclosure"

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Disclosure

Sam Feder’s documentary uses film and TV clips to tackle common misrepresentations of trans people, while deploying the personal stories of its interviewees to narrate how those misrepresentations have manifested in their lives.

Sat Mar 1 7:30 PM

A black-and-white photograph of ten women lined up with signs along the Citizenship Education Project's motorcade route encouraging voting and voter registration.

Hammer Forum Screenings

Respect My Crown: The Rise of African American Women in California Politics

Featuring interviews with 34 remarkable trailblazers, Respect My Crown chronicles the groundbreaking journeys of California's Black women in leadership in the areas of politics, labor, activism and the judicial system.

Thu Mar 6 7:30 PM

Still from Victor/Victoria

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Drunktown’s Finest / Victor/Victoria

Screening of two films, one from 2014 and one from 1982, that explore trans narratives and stories of gender fluidity.

Fri Mar 7 7:30 PM

Boris and Natasha from the animated show Rocky and Bullwinkle

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Genius of Jay Ward: Rocky, Bullwinkle, Rarities and More

Join us for a mega-mix tribute to animation pioneer Jay Ward featuring familiar favorites like Rocky and Bullwinkle, and rarities from the Archive

Sat Mar 8 7:30 PM

an animation image featuring a woman with saxophone and a man sitting on a piano

Screenings Kids UCLA Film & TV Archive

Family Flicks: Soul

Jamie Foxx voices Joe, a middle school band teacher whose small misstep takes him from New York City to a land of unfulfilled souls, in this two-time Oscar winner.

Sun Mar 9 11:00 AM

Still from The Queen

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Queen

An American documentary classic, The Queen is an immersive vérité gem that offers a precious window into the world of queer and trans life in New York City in the 1960s.

Sun Mar 9 7:00 PM

Two figures skate on a frozen lake

Flux, Spring 2025

The Flux screening series brings the creative community together to celebrate outstanding short films and music videos from around the globe.

Wed Mar 12 7:30 PM