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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Sanctus and Other Shorts by David Lebrun

Screening of short films by UCLA alumnus David Lebrun, including the premiere of the Academy Film Archive’s new restoration of Sanctus.

Sat Nov 23 7:30 PM

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Special Programs

Wait! Let Me Catch My Breath, with Pagan George

Accomplished meditation teacher and energetic healer Pagan George leads a playful interactive exploration of breath and discusses its transformative possibilities.

Sun Nov 24 2:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

An exploration of the intersection of science and art that itself embodies a visionary fusion of art and documentary, Proteus centers on the fascinating life of 19th century German naturalist Ernst Haeckel and his obsession with a species of microscopic marine protozoa.

Sun Nov 24 3:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Transfigurations: Reanimating the Past (2018–2024)

David Lebrun’s latest project is a large-scale, multi-year work in progress to create a transformative encounter between the present and the past through an immersive experience with change itself.

Sun Nov 24 7:00 PM

Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones in The Brutalist

The Brutalist

Actor Felicity Jones will be on hand to introduce this towering vision from American director Brady Corbet, about an accomplished Hungarian Jewish architect and World War II survivor named László Toth (Brody) reconstructing his life in America.

Tue Dec 3 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2024

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Christina Ramberg

Curatorial assistant Jessi DiTillio leads an in-person discussion of Christina Ramberg's work.

Wed Dec 4 12:30 PM

Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson

The intensity of familial bonds are on full display—both in front of and behind the camera—in Malcolm Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s searing play. Followed by a conversation with actor Danielle Deadwyler

Wed Dec 4 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2024

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Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Dec 5 12:30 PM

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Memoir of a Snail

The new animated film from Academy Award-winning writer-director Adam Elliot is a heartfelt and hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life.

Thu Dec 5 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2024

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Earthly Visions: The Tree House

This program’s films are documents of the Earth at its current stage mixed with dystopian speculations on the future, as part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive screening series Science Fiction Against the Margins.

Fri Dec 6 7:30 PM