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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

Parajanov: The Last Spring

An intimate look at the final days of Sergei Parajanov, this 1992 documentary captures the director working on his last, ultimately unrealized autobiographical film The Confession.

Sat Dec 7 7:30 PM

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Special Programs

The Value of Heirloom Corn: Biodiversity, Culture, and Cuisine, with Fatima Juarez

In this workshop led by Chef Fatima Juarez, learn about the importance of conserving Mexican criollo corn and its biodiversity, and make tlacoyos, a traditional treat that highlights the richness and authenticity of this ancestral ingredient.

Sun Dec 8 12:00 PM

Part of the series Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice: Programs & Performances

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Music & Performance

Walid Raad: Two Drops Per Heartbeat

Artist Walid Raad invites visitors to accompany him as he enters into a web of unexpected coincidences, giving rise to a vertiginous reflection on the legacy of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collections and their connections with the history of art.

Sun Dec 8 2:00 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Andriesh / The First Lad

Screening two films by Sergei Parajanov, one of cinema’s true visionaries, as part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive series 'Three Homelands: A Sergei Parajanov Retrospective.

Sun Dec 8 7:00 PM

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Emilia Pérez

Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival, Jacques Audiard's film is at once a darkly funny crime drama and a jaw-dropping musical. Followed by a conversation with composers Clément Ducol & Camille

Mon Dec 9 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2024

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Blitz

Steve McQueen’s visually arresting, Dickensian epic is his most classical, audience-friendly film to date.

Tue Dec 10 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2024

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Christina Ramberg

Curator Erin Christovale leads an in-person discussion of Christina Ramberg.

Wed Dec 11 12:30 PM

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Maria

In an all-consuming performance at once poignant and imperious, Angelina Jolie becomes Maria Callas, the opera singer whose voice and intensely dramatic life captivated millions

Wed Dec 11 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 12 12:30 PM

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Good One

A seemingly small incident has monumental implications in the extraordinary feature debut of India Donaldson, who will do a Q&A following the screening

Thu Dec 12 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2024