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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

Ukrainian Rhapsody / Dumka / Natalya Ushvij

Screening three 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.

Fri Dec 13 7:30 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

An Evening With Larissa Sansour

Interdisciplinary artist Larissa Sansour will be on hand to discuss her films, which examine the collective memory and trauma of the Palestinian people through allegorical and experimental science fiction film, as part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive screening series Science Fiction Against the Margins.

Sat Dec 14 7:30 PM

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Screenings Kids UCLA Film & TV Archive

Family Flicks: My Octopus Teacher

The unique bond between a filmmaker and an exceptional octopus in a South African kelp forest is documented in this Academy Award winning film, through intimate and breathtaking underwater footage

Sun Dec 15 11:00 AM

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

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826LA@Hammer: Future Perfects

Create stories of imagined futures based on personal memories and our favorite objects. Bring a non-digital memento to think about how it might save the world in the future!

Sun Dec 15 11:00 AM

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Special Programs

From the Ground Up, with Chris Burroughs

Explore the vital role of soil in supporting life in this hands-on workshop led by Chris Burroughs, master composter, community activist, and founder of the non-profit organization Garden 31.

Sun Dec 15 2:00 PM

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

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Flower on the Stone / Golden Hands / Kyiv Frescoes

Screening three films of Sergei Parajanov's most comprehensive centennial retrospective, as part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive screening series Three Homelands: A Sergei Parajanov Retrospective.

Sun Dec 15 7:00 PM

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Late Night with the Devil

David Dastmalchian stars as syndicated talk show host Jack Delroy in this supernatural tale about the cult of personality and the price of fame. Followed by a conversation with David Dastmalchian and Bryan Fuller

Tue Dec 17 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2024

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The Substance

Deliriously entertaining and ruthlessly satirical, Coralie Fargeat’s explosive Cannes sensation is a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages, featuring Demi Moore in a career-best performance

Wed Dec 18 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 19 12:30 PM

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Anora

Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story that tackles sex, love, class, and money with matter-of-fact directness

Thu Dec 19 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2024