Special Events
EXHIBITION On Screen
Michelangelo: Love and Death
Thursday, May 29 1pm
Not Rated
91 mins
Documentary
Spanning his 88 years, Michelangelo: Love and Death takes a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican to seek out a deeper understanding of this legendary figure’s tempestuous life, his relationship with his contemporaries and his incredible legacy…MORE INFO
Thu, May 29
1:00
National Theatre Live
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Wednesday, June 11 7pm
Tuesday, June 24 7pm
Not Rated
180 mins
Theater, Drama
Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski…MORE INFO
Wed, Jun 11
Tue, Jun 24
7:00
7:00
East Bay Film! Albany FilmFest and the Berkeley Film Foundation Present:
Skin of Glass
Thursday, June 19 7pm
Not Rated
Documentary
Dir. Denise Zmekhol
When a celebrated modernist glass skyscraper in Sao Paolo, Brazil, has become occupied by hundreds of homeless families, the architect’s daughter and filmmaker is brought face to face with the intimate, human consequences of an exploding population and global housing crisis…MORE INFO
East Bay Film! Albany FilmFest and the Berkeley Film Foundation Present:
Democracy Noir
Thursday, July 17 7pm
Not Rated
Documentary
Dir. Connie Field
As Viktor Orbán dismantles Hungary’s democratic institutions, three women—a journalist, a politician, and a nurse—work tirelessly to fight for their country’s soul, facing a well-financed and sophisticated opposition as they try and win back democracy and precious freedoms…MORE INFO
East Bay Film! Albany FilmFest and the Berkeley Film Foundation Present:
The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane
Thursday, August 14 7pm
Not Rated
Documentary
Dir. Maureen Gosling
The underground history of a singer-agitator whose unbending principles guide her through notoriety, obscurity, and finally, music legend. Dane emanated the people-powered connectivity of folk, the defiance of blues and the elemental cool of jazz, propelling major historic events with boldness and subversion that cut through commercial artifice…MORE INFO
East Bay Film! Albany FilmFest and the Berkeley Film Foundation Present:
Between the Sun and the Sidewalk
Thursday, September 18 7pm
Not Rated
Documentary
Dir. Helen DeMichiel
Two fiercely dedicated young Latino political organizers lead a team of new recruits to mobilize their community to support a sugary drink tax. When the state government passes a stealth law to ban all local soda taxes until 2030, these young activists fearlessly battle the corporate lobbying efforts to block them…MORE INFO
National Theatre Live
INTER ALIA
Monday, October 6 7pm
Wednesday, October 22 7pm
Not Rated
120 mins
Theater, Drama
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play
from the team behind Prima Facie. Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?…MORE INFO
Mon, Oct 6
Wed, Oct 22
7:00
7:00
East Bay Film! Albany FilmFest and the Berkeley Film Foundation Present:
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on The Brink
Thursday, October 16 7pm
Not Rated
Documentary
Dir. Rick Goldsmith
The story of a secretive hedge fund that is plundering what is left of America’s newspapers, and the journalists who are fighting back. Backed by the NewsGuild union, they go toe-to-toe with their “vulture capitalist” owners in a battle to save and rebuild local journalism in America…MORE INFO