At BAMPFA, ‘The San Quentin Project’ rewrites the history of prison imagery
It started with a box of negatives and culminated in an exhibition by Bay Area photographer, educator and podcast host Nigel Poor and her incarcerated students.
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Big Screen Berkeley: ‘Tigers Are Not Afraid’ and ‘Becoming Nobody’
This week: a magnificent magical realist fable from the slums of Mexico City; plus, a heartfelt paean to psychedelic sage Ram Dass.
Shotgun Players’ brilliant ‘The Flick’ observes life in a movie theater
Three movie house employees bond as they reveal their innermost fears, insecurities, and hopes for what appear to be uncertain futures.
A Night with Cory Wright and his Fellow Hominids
It’s rare to be able to catch the Oakland multi-instrumentalist playing his own music and leading his own ensemble, which is one reason Tuesday’s gig at the California Jazz Conservatory is particularly intriguing.
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Big Screen Berkeley: ‘This Is Not Berlin’ and ‘White Balloon’
A bad-boy journey back to the music and art scene of the ’80s, Mexico City style; plus an Iranian classic at the Pacific Film Archive
