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Film & Television

Monday, May 9, 2022

‘Riotsville, USA’ is deft, piercing narrative of American police-media symbiosis

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Tethered to conspicuously directional source material, the film’s pushback against the defense system and its media corollaries is hermetic and anticipatory of recent events.
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Best of Berkeley

Saturday, April 16, 2022
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Best of Berkeley: Campus 2022

Conveniently located just above Memorial Glade, the East Asian Library is relatively accessible for students coming from all directions.
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Visual Art

Thursday, February 17, 2022
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Wesley Tongson’s ‘Spiritual Mountains’ melds tradition, abstraction at BAMPFA

No matter the medium — ink, color, paints or fingerpaints — Tongson’s striking emotionality slams the viewer.
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New Year 2022

Thursday, January 27, 2022
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Just keep walking forward

This is how I find stability, which feels like diaphanous sunlight on my face and softly crinkling leaves underfoot and a chilly breeze pushed in from the water.
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Men's Tennis

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Cal defeats St. Mary’s in home opener, improves to 2-1

In its first home dual match of the spring season, Cal men’s tennis battled through wind gusts to defeat the St. Mary’s Gaels 5-2.
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Film & Television, Local Event

Thursday, November 18, 2021
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BAMPFA’s annual CineSpin inspires with absurd visuals, live experimental jazz

Positioned just below the screen, UC Berkeley alumni Gabriel Sarnoff (guitar and vocals) and Miles Tuncel (saxophone and bamboo flute) added their own twist on the film through live improvisation and composition.
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Film & Television, Mill Valley Film Festival

Thursday, October 21, 2021
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What we’ve watched: 44th annual Mill Valley Film Festival has something for everyone

Here are film beat reporters Dominic Marziali and Joy Diamond’s takes on some films they watched at this year’s Mill Valley Film Festival.
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Local Event

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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UC Berkeley MFA graduates discuss their work at BAMPFA’s 51st MFA exhibition 

The MFA graduate exhibition, on display until July 11, reveals what is meaningful, beautiful and intriguing to these upcoming artists — and it’s certainly a sight to see. 
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Local Event

Monday, June 7, 2021

Conversation in BAMPFA’s Black Life series celebrates unsung visionary Kathleen Collins 

Collins’ Black characters subverted stereotypes perpetuated by the media and entertainment, which was possibly the driving force behind the 4o-year delayed recognition of “Losing Ground.”
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Film & Television

Friday, March 12, 2021
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BAMPFA’s ‘The New Brazilian Cinema’ series amplifies diverse, enthralling voices 

Brazilian filmmaking has bloomed in the last decade, ushering in a new wave of filmmakers, festivals and critics who tackle themes of culture and identity with contemporary nuance.
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