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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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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

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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