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Upcoming Events
The Offenders / Vortex
Sat 4/1 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will...
The Cremator / Krakatit
Sun 4/2 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where...
Melting Pot or Mixed Salad: Wrangling Identities in Diasporic Communities
Tue 4/4 • 10AM - 11:30AM PDT RSVP
Migration takes people from the familiar to the foreign, forcing them to adjust to new environments, cultures and perceptions. This program explores how members of diasporic communities experience and navigate life and identity in their new home...
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Diasporic Spaces, Places, and Connections in Los Angeles
Wed 4/5 • 12PM - 1:30PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room
Millions of immigrants and their families call Los Angeles home. This program delves into the experiences of some of these local communities, including how they carve out, transform and influence spaces in this massive city. Speakers Sophia Armen,...
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Getting Started With Research
Thu 4/6 • 4PM - 4:50PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library West Classroom
Learn all about the research process and research opportunities at UCLA, as well as how to find a faculty mentor and earn course credit for doing research. This virtual workshop is free and open to all undergraduates. This event will be offered...
And the Fifth Rider is Fear / The 13th Police Station
Fri 4/7 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles In-person: Professor Pavel Jech, Chapman University. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a...
Salvation! Have You Said Your Prayers Today? / The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
Sat 4/8 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will...
Invaders from Mars
Sun 4/9 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program In-person: pre-screening presentation by Scott MacQueen, former Head of Preservation at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Admission is free. No...
Forced Flight: Refugees in Diaspora
Tue 4/11 • 10AM - 11:30AM PDT RSVP
Refugees are forcibly displaced from their homes for for reasons such as genocide, war, and climate change. This program explores the reasons explores their experiences, how they create new communities and what the future holds for the countries...
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Getting Started With Research
Tue 4/11 • 3PM - 3:50PM PDT RSVP
Learn all about the research process and research opportunities at UCLA, as well as how to find a faculty mentor and earn course credit for doing research. This virtual workshop is free and open to all undergraduates. This event will be offered...
Queer Migrations: The LGBTQIA+ Diaspora
Wed 4/12 • 10AM - 11:30AM PDT RSVP
Many in diasporas belong to the LGBTQIA+ community, including those who were forced to emigrate due to their gender identities and expressions and/or sexual orientations. This program discusses whether the LGBTQIA+ community can be considered its...
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Developing a Research Question
Thu 4/13 • 4PM - 4:50PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room.
Need help figuring out what topic you want to explore for your project? Having trouble turning a general idea into something more specific? Join us for this workshop with library instructors to learn about developing your research questions. This...
If I Go Will They Miss Me / Killer of Sheep
Fri 4/14 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association In-person: Q&A with filmmaker Walter Thompson-Hernández. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first...
Crocodile Conspiracy / Compensation
Sat 4/15 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association In-person: Q&A with filmmaker Zeinabu irene Davis. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served...
The Sandlot
Sun 4/16 • 11AM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. The Sandlot...
The Films of Amy Halpern
Sun 4/16 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program In-person: curator David Lebrun. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at...
Traditions in Diaspora: Preserving and Reworking Cultural Practices
Tue 4/18 • 10AM - 11:30AM PDT RSVP
Traditions are closely tied to specific environments and cultures, and emigrants are disconnected from these when they move. This program explores how diasporas preserve, transform, or amalgamate cultural practices in their new countries. Speakers...
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Finding Sources at the UCLA Library
Thu 4/20 • 4PM - 4:50PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Library Main Conference Room.
Want to learn the most effective search strategies? There’s much more to search than Google! Become a savvy searcher and learn more about the best places to search for the information you need. Join us for this workshop with library instructors to...
Orphan Film Symposium: All-Television Edition Day 1
Fri 4/21 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Four Arguments for the Preservation of Television May Hong HaDuong (UCLA Film & Television Archive) Welcome Dan Streible (NYU Cinema Studies) What Was Television? Jeffrey Bickel (UCLA Film & Television Archive) Anniversary of a Great Invention...
Orphan Film Symposium: All-Television Edition Day 2
Sat 4/22 • 11:30AM - 10:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Admission is free and open to the public, first come, first served. Saturday, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Early and Local Televisions Daniela Currò (Univ. of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections) Fox Movietone News outtakes, Ives on Television...
When You Left Me on That Boulevard / Cleaners
Sun 4/23 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association In-person: Q&A with filmmaker Kayla Abuda Galang Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served...
Collecting and Citing Sources
Thu 4/27 • 4PM - 4:50PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room.
Learn about citation practices and avoiding plagiarism, how to auto-generate your bibliography, keep track of your sources and more! Join us for this workshop with library instructors to learn about citing your sources. This event will be offered...
The Voice of Dust and Ash
Sat 4/29 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
In-person: filmmaker Mandana Biscotti. Inner Self Nahan, Iran, 2020 Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival Finalist A violinist is barred by authorities from entering the building where she is expected to perform because she lacks the required...
The Carriage Driver
Sun 4/30 • 7PM - 9PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
The Carriage Driver Doroshkechi, Iran, 1971 Director Nosrat Karimi’s pre-revolutionary Iranian classic opens on a funeral and ends with a violent conflagration, yet somehow remains deliriously funny every minute all along the way. When a family...
Writing a Literature Review
Thu 5/4 • 4PM - 4:50PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room
Learn how to organize your research into a coherent and compelling literature review at this free virtual workshop. For more information about the Cornerstone Research Workshop series, visit the Undergraduate Research Workshops Center. This event...
Until Tomorrow
Fri 5/5 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Kooseh, A Man Who Can’t Grow a Beard Iran, 2022 Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival Finalist Samim, a teenage Afghan refugee boy with a secret, works illegally in a banquet hall in Tehran. The head waiter in the hall discovers Samim’s big...
Free Chol Soo Lee
Sat 5/6 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association In-person: Q&A with filmmakers Julie Ha, Eugene Yi. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served...
Shorts Program Curated with Roya Rastegar
Sun 5/7 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
In-person: filmmaker Roya Rastegar. The ongoing protests in Iran that began with the murder of Mahsa Amini in police custody after she was detained for violating Iran's mandatory hijab law have impacted every level of Iranian society and sparked...
The Last Snow
Mon 5/8 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
113 Iran, 2019 Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival Finalist Exhausted by the demands of military life, a soldier finds a place to nap under the table in a strategy planning room. He awakes to find himself eavesdropping on a top secret meeting...
Developing Your Research Plan
Thu 5/11 • 4PM - 4:50PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room
Keep your stress levels down while pursuing your research interest! You'll learn how to create a timeline for your project and manage challenges while staying on track toward your goal. For more information about the Cornerstone Research Workshop...
World War III
Fri 5/12 • 7:20PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
White Winged Horse Asbe sefide baldar, Iran, 2020 Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival Finalist The figure of a white-winged horse has haunted Taha since childhood—an emblem of the sweetheart he left behind years ago when war tore apart their...
Wind of Change
Sat 5/13 • 7:30PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Nazri Iran, 2022 Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival Finalist After it was publicly revealed that Omid and his best friend Masoud were engaged in a same-sex relationship, Omid commits suicide. In the wake of tragedy, his grieving mother...
Babies
Sun 5/14 • 11AM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. Babies France,...
Leila's Brothers
Sun 5/14 • 7PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Faranak Iran, 2021 Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival Finalist Fired from his job, behind on his rent and abandoned by his wife, a burnt-out taxi driver gets an unusual passenger who is more similar to him than meets the eye. Faranak is the...
A Hard Day's Night
Sun 6/11 • 11AM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. A Hard Day’s...