On our blog, UCLA M.L.I.S. graduate Jackie Forsyte delves into the rich history of UCLA student filmmaking from the beginning, 1947–1965. After WWII, “students and faculty forged ahead with building a film education rooted in technical proficiency and creative experimentation.” ucla.in/3M0OKEQ

Saturday 2/14: “Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A.” continues Valentine’s Day with a pair of Hong Kong films about love and friendship, directed by Sylvia Chang and Ann Hui 💕 35mm! 🎞 “Passion” (1986) “Starry Is the Night” (1988) ucla.in/4ralGd2

Friday 2/3: “(Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home” continues with films by acclaimed Chilean documentarian Ignacio Agüero & Malaysian-Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang: “Under Construction (or the place where I was born no longer exists)” (Chile, 2000) “Give Me a Home” (Taiwan, 1991) ucla.in/4r2af7j

Feb 8: Homes Apart: Korea (1991) + American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (2013) Filmed in North and South Korea, “Homes Apart” follows a man’s journey to reunite with his sister long after the Korean War. Next, a spotlight on philosopher & activist Grace Lee Boggs ucla.in/4qTpAqB

Friday Feb. 6: Food and Film: Two by Les Blank “Always for Pleasure” (1978)—16mm! “Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana” (1990) In the streets, living rooms and kitchens of New Orleans, documentarian Les Blank observes an American city like no other: ucla.in/3NQO2ug

The Los Angeles Times asked film writers to rank their top movies set in L.A. Seven titles on the list have been preserved and restored by the @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, a unit of UCLA Library: cinema.ucla.edu/blog/la-time...

404 by L.A. Times interviewed our Motion Picture Curator Todd Wiener and former Collections Intern / Harvard Ph.D. candidate @janetlouie.bsky.social about Chinatown’s Sing Lee Theatre and the Chinese-language films saved by the Archive 🎞️ www.latimes.com/0000019c-0ff...

Feb. 7: “Numbskull Revolution” (2026) premiere! A pair of rival conceptual artists (Amy Davis, James Duval) battle for fame and funding. As one ascends the heights of capitalist success, the other seeks inspiration and solace in a new cyber drug. Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu in person! ucla.in/45YVz0r

35mm Li Han-hsiang coming to LA

Sunday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. 🎞 “Rear Entrance” (Hong Kong, 1960) — 35mm! Directed by the legendary Li Han-hsiang of Shaw Brothers fame, “Rear Entrance” tells the moving story of a woman (silent-to-sound era actor Butterfly Woo) who adopts a young girl. Free! ucla.in/3LY5oVt

1/29 🎥 “Aquarius” (2016) Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho (of the Oscar-nominated “The Secret Agent”), “Aquarius” depicts a woman’s fight to protect her home. Clara (Sônia Braga) enjoys an idyllic life in Recife, Brazil, until she is pressured to leave by real estate developers: ucla.in/4baFY14

today!!!!!

1/31: “The Stringer” (2025) One of the most recognizable photos from the Vietnam War, “The Terror of War” moved the hearts and minds of the world. Bao Nguyen’s gripping film documents a possible revelation of the photograph’s long-held secret. Filmmakers & special guests in person! ucla.in/4qqgdhS

Jan. 25–Mar. 20: “From John Doe to Lonesome Rhodes: Anti-fascism From the Archive” This series presents 11 American films restored by the Archive or held in its collection that were produced in response to the cataclysmic clash of ideologies that marked the mid-20th century. Free! ucla.in/49KZy1n

Sat 1/24: “Rod Serling’s Existential TV Western: The Loner” After “Twilight Zone,” six-time Emmy winner Rod Serling returned to primetime with “The Loner” (CBS, 1965–66). Join us for three Serling-penned episodes starring Lloyd Bridges, Tony Bill, Brock Peters and Dan Duryea. Free! ucla.in/3NqEoyj

1/23: Films by Karen Pearlman + early silent shorts Pearlman has built a feminist film practice that puts cinema’s past & present in dialogue in brilliantly constructed short film essays. Join us for a screening of her work along with the slapstick female performers that inspired it ucla.in/4pHqE09

Can’t wait to share the experience of seeing this films with all in attendance 🥰💕

On our blog, Harvard scholar Janet Louie delves into the history of the Sing Lee Theatre, which opened in 1962 in L.A.’s Chinatown and became a hub for Chinese-language cinema and opera. A significant collection of films was rescued from the shuttered theater by the Archive in 2016: ucla.in/4qmQZB9

“(Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home, Part II” Jan 17–Feb 20 This series continues our summer 2025 exploration of what it means to be housed, and to truly feel at home, amid ongoing displacement. These international and independent films trace the fragile architecture of belonging: ucla.in/45RfNc6

One of Iranian cinema’s most influential and important filmmakers, Bahram Beyzaie (1938–2025) passed away on Dec. 26. His works are “seamless blends of myth, symbolism, folklore, and classical Persian literature” (The Guardian: bit.ly/3YrT969). Our 2018 Q&A with Beyzaie: youtu.be/Wf9BPzaA6PA

Jan. 16–Mar. 22: “Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A.” This series features films from 1960–1988 Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, and marks the first public presentation of prints rescued from the shuttered Sing Lee Theatre in Chinatown: ucla.in/4ssjWNC

New restorations from the Archive now streaming on the Criterion Channel (criterionchannel.com) 🎬 “The Annihilation of Fish” (dir. Charles Burnett, 1999) 🎬 “Compensation” (dir. Zeinabu irene Davis, 1999) 🎬 “Pink Narcissus” (dir. James Bidgood, 1971) 🎬 “The Sealed Soil” (dir. Marva Nabili, 1977)

Happy New Year! We're proud to have funded the @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social restoration of REPEAT PERFORMANCE Available to buy from Flicker Alley, bit.ly/3T3C0OJ or stream on Kanopy bit.ly/45uksAw Want to help us fund future restorations? Donate here: bit.ly/4ntPDCr @eddiemuller.bsky.social

Here’s Joan Blondell bringing Hollywood glitz and style to the holiday season ✨ Watch newly digitized home movies from 1936 featuring star couple Joan Blondell and Dick Powell — who made 10 films together at Warner Bros. — now available on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UCLAFTVArchive/videos

Thank you to @filmcomment.com.web.brid.gy writer Gina Telaroli for selecting “Black Girl” (dir. Ossie Davis, 1972) as one of the best restorations of the year! Restored by the Archive & @thefilmfoundation.bsky.social w/ funding from Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation www.filmcomment.com/blog/the-bes...

Friday 12/19, 7:30 p.m. Punishment Park (1971) — 35mm Ice (1970) In Peter Watkins’ mockumentary, dissidents are given a choice: go to prison or try to survive 3 days while being hunted by cops. Next, Robert Kramer depicts a revolutionary network organizing against a fascist takeover ucla.in/4s6bpzG

This winter, the @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, a unit of UCLA Library, brings a dynamic mix of programming to the Billy Wilder Theater @hammer.ucla.edu. Dozens of screenings of restorations, premieres and film and TV treasures are free to the public, Jan 16-March 22. Full lineup: ucla.in/3YdQLzE

Sun 12/14, 7 p.m. “British Sounds” (1970) “The Third Generation” (1979) A primer in Marx and the deconstruction of capitalist image production, “British Sounds” was Godard’s first completed film with the Dziga Vertov Group. Next, Fassbinder satirizes bourgeois revolutionaries. Free! ucla.in/48ZnqiB

📺 “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television” Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. Join us for a screening of beloved classics and archival gems honoring TV pioneer Desi Arnaz, plus a book signing with biographer Todd S. Purdum before the screening and a Q&A afterwards. Free! ucla.in/48OLS5k

🎬 Reality Frictions (2024) Fri 12/12, 7:30 p.m. Co-presented by Los Angeles Filmforum L.A. premiere! In his essay film, filmmaker and UCLA Prof. Steve F. Anderson explores the “intersection of fact and fiction on the screens of Hollywood.” Followed by Q&A with the filmmaker. Free! ucla.in/48oL5sN

Sunday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. 35mm double feature! 🎞 “Putney Swope” (dir. Robert Downey Sr., 1969) “Hi, Mom!” (dir. Brian De Palma, 1970) Free: ucla.in/48sK1CN (Clip from “Putney Swope”)

Family Flicks: “The Wiz” (1978) ✨ Sun 12/7, 11 a.m. Director Sidney Lumet’s dazzling adaptation of the hit Broadway musical transplants L. Frank Baum’s fantastical world from somewhere over the rainbow to somewhere over the Brooklyn Bridge. Co-presented by @hammer.ucla.edu Free! ucla.in/3XvdZRO

Our Father, the Devil (2021) Sat 12/6, 7:30 p.m. Babetida Sadjo is riveting as a Guinean refugee and chef in France whose life is upended by the arrival of a priest tied to a harrowing past. Dir. Ellie Foumbi crafts a taut revenge thriller and a profound meditation on healing. Free ucla.in/3Y1cdYE

Announcing our free events for winter 2026! Screening January through March: Chinese-language films rescued by the Archive from the shuttered Sing Lee Theatre in L.A.’s Chinatown, anti-fascist Hollywood classics preserved by the Archive, Rod Serling and Gene Hackman TV + more: cinema.ucla.edu/events

🇺🇦 “Eyes on Ukraine” (2025) Friday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. Join us for the official premiere of this powerful doc that explores the intersection of two crises — war and HIV. It looks to the resilience of a new generation, navigating survival and community through art and activism. Free: ucla.in/4hMXfi9

The cat is out of the bag! Cinema's First Nasty Women will return to @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social in Jan 2026, where we first launched this whole shebang!! BREAKING PLATES AND SMASHING THE PATRIARCHY will screen with 3 short films by @karenpearlman.bsky.social! 🎊 www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/cinem...

Thank you to @latimes.com Staff Writer Mark Olsen for highlighting our film series “Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud,” opening tonight with “La Chinoise” (1967) and a book signing with cartoonist Gelgud! www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Sun 11/23: “Born in Flames” (1983) + “Stranger Inside” (2001) Lizzie Borden’s “Born in Flames” is a radical vision of feminist revolt set in a dystopian NY. Followed by Cheryl Dunye’s “Stranger Inside,” a women’s prison drama centering a young Black lesbian. Borden in person! Free: ucla.in/3LUEYU1

📺 “Ralph Story’s Los Angeles” Sat 11/22, 7:30 p.m. Join us for a specially curated best of “Ralph Story’s Los Angeles” (1964–9) featuring Angels Flight, Clifton’s Cafeteria, Sunset Blvd., the long-lost landmarks Hollywood Ranch Market and Beverly Park, and other iconic places. Free! ucla.in/4921qo0

🎥 I May Destroy You (2020) Sun 11/16, 7 p.m. Michaela Coel’s series is a bold exploration of trauma, consent and survival. UCLA Prof. Kathleen McHugh’s research explores the topic of women and anger through the series; she will give a brief talk followed by a screening of 3 episodes ucla.in/3JLcwU8

🎬 An Evening of Films by Pratibha Parmar Friday 11/14, 7:30 p.m. “A Place of Rage” (1991) presents candid interviews with activists Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker. “My Name Is Andrea” (2022) reexamines the life and legacy of radical feminist Andrea Dworkin. Free! ucla.in/4nMHOrC

“The Scent of Green Papaya” (1993)—35mm! Sat 11/15, 7:30 p.m. Trần Anh Hùng’s film is a luminous portrait of the sensuous world as experienced by a servant girl in ’50s Saigon. Preparing and sharing meals becomes central to her attunement with the rhythms of nature and family life: ucla.in/3LCLYVn

Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud 📽 Nov 21–Dec 20 Cartoonist Nathan Gelgud’s book, “Reel Politik,” published by @dandq.bsky.social, is a loving satire of all things arthouse with a Marxist-Leninist twist. Join us for a film series inspired by his work: ucla.in/4nBh50T

Sun 11/9, 7 p.m. “The Juniper Tree” (Iceland, 1990)—35mm! While still a film student at UCLA, writer-director Nietzchka Keene made this stunning folk horror story, featuring Björk as one of a pair of sisters who are cast to the rocky wilds when their mother is accused of witchcraft: ucla.in/43RMepM

Sat 11/8, 7:30 p.m. “The Man Without a World” (1991) L.A. restoration premiere with live music! 🎻 🎹 In this modern silent, dir. Eleanor Antin suffuses Jewish shtetl life in ’20s Poland with mysticism, politics and homespun wisdom swirling in a pot of love, jealousy and murder Free ucla.in/3WWrIRn

Happy Halloween! 🐈‍⬛ 🎃 📷 “Casting call for black cats to star in Roger Corman movie in Los Angeles, Calif., 1961” Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, @uclalibrary.bsky.social Special Collections: ucla.in/35P6sSl

Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. 📽 “Notfilm” (2015) Filmmaker Ross Lipman’s deep dive into the production of literary giant Samuel Beckett’s only movie, “Film” (1965), explores how the influences of a cavalcade of artists coalesced — or not — into one of the most enigmatic cinematic works: ucla.in/43IAXrQ

A vital part of archiving history is creating descriptive metadata so that it remains discoverable. On our blog, UCLA student Marley Saldivar-Lozano discusses “Reflecciones” (1972–4) and her work with the Archive to create accurate, ethical metadata for the series, which is online 📺 ucla.in/3JuET8G

“Ross Lipman and The Archival Impermanence Project” Nov. 7–9 Preservationist, filmmaker and author Ross Lipman has worked to expand the film canon while ensuring independent masterworks remain available for future generations. He joins us for book signings, free screenings and Q&As: ucla.in/47sU0Yg