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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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Still from the film "Corsage" (2022)

Corsage

In this "inspired addition to period films dedicated to complex women" Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image and devises a plan to protect her legacy.

Mon Dec 5 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

Still from the film "Everything Everywhere All At Once" (2022)

Everything Everywhere All At Once, with directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

The A24 box office smash starring Michelle Yeoh, followed by a conversation with directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.

Tue Dec 6 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

Detailed pencil portrait of man with long hair and beard wearing crown of branches

Lunchtime Art Talk on Claude Mellan

Curatorial associate Matthieu Vahanian leads an in-person discussion of Claude Mellan's work.

Wed Dec 7 12:30 PM

Still from the film "The Whale" (2022)

The Whale, with Brendan Fraser and writer Samuel D. Hunter

The latest from director Darren Aronofsky. Followed by a conversation with actor Brendan Fraser and writer Samuel D. Hunter

Wed Dec 7 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

Still from the film "Saint Omer" (2022)

Saint Omer

Director Alice Diop brings the tenderness and acuity of her documentaries to bear on her first fiction feature, a tense and complex courtroom drama.

Thu Dec 8 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

A group of eccentrically dressed people look up from a glass plane into a fish-eye lens.

Mondo Hollywood / Mr. Wister, the Time Twister

The UCLA Film & Television Archive presents a screening of Robert Carl Cohen's documentary time capsule of the Los Angeles counterculture of the mid-1960s.

Fri Dec 9 7:30 PM

A girl with long brown hair wearing a red cap sits in front of a table with paint and miscellaneous craft items.

Pop-up Studio: Zines

This drop-in workshop is designed for families to explore and create together.

Sat Dec 10 11:00 AM

Kids work on writing in an 826LA writing workshop at the Hammer Museum.

826LA@Hammer: Self-Care for Kids

This workshop for kids uses creative writing exercises to get to know our emotional selves and address emotional challenges.

Sun Dec 11 11:00 AM

Black and white photo portrait of Hilton Als by Brigitte Lacombe

CANCELED: Hilton Als

Sun Dec 11 3:00 PM

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Director Griffin Dunne’s documentary captures the mythic allure of his aunt’s incredible life as a writer and cultural icon.

Sun Dec 11 3:00 PM