UCLA Film & Television Archive
banner
uclaftvarchive.bsky.social
UCLA Film & Television Archive
@uclaftvarchive.bsky.social
A unit of UCLA Library. Dedicated to preserving moving image history. The second-largest archive of original film and television materials in the U.S. FREE screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum 📽 cinema.ucla.edu
📺 “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
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
🎥 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
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🎬 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
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“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
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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
November 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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
October 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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
October 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“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
October 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
📽 Friday, Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.
“Sudden Fear” (1952)

A riveting Joan Crawford anchors this masterful blend of romance, suspense and noir. Crawford transforms from smitten newlywed to cunning survivor when she discovers her husband’s (Jack Palance) devious plot.

Free! ucla.in/42YRJmp
October 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sun 11/2: “Wanda” (1970) — 35mm! 🎞

Book signing + Q&A with Elena Gorfinkel @cinemiasma.bsky.social, author of “BFI Film Classics: Wanda”

Made by and starring Barbara Loden, this influential independent film is a portrait of an apathetic woman on a journey through a rural landscape: ucla.in/4gMkkAY
October 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sat. Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.
“Brother to Brother” (2004) — 35mm! 🎞️

Writer-director Rodney Evans’ film is an unflinching portrayal of Black queer characters. Anthony Mackie plays an art student whose friendship with a Harlem Renaissance artist and poet inspires confidence and pride.

Free: ucla.in/42W7n1L
October 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Reposted by UCLA Film & Television Archive
Looking forward to this special screening of Barbara Loden’s WANDA on the 55th anniversary of the films release, and discussing the film with the incredible Maya Montanez Smukler Sunday November 2nd @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social
Book signing at 6pm!
cinema.ucla.edu/events/wanda...
Wanda | UCLA Film & Television Archive
cinema.ucla.edu
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen
10/26–12/6

Inspired by the work of Prof. Kathleen McHugh, the series examines anger as a site of clarity, resistance & transformation and considers how genres once hostile to female subjectivity have become platforms for feminist disruption ucla.in/4pJB9k8
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“The Future of Reality: From Locarno to L.A.”
Fri. Oct. 24–Sat. Oct. 25

Free screenings and conference exploring the intersection of technology, AI and film history: ucla.in/41LNKJo

Co-presented by Locarno Film Festival, Swissnex in San Francisco and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Oct. 19: “An Evening With Fred Astaire” (1958) & “Another Evening With Fred Astaire” (1959)

“An Evening...” was one of the first TV specials using color videotape. The Archive received an Emmy in 1989 for its restoration. Join us for a rare screening + Q&A with dancer Barrie Chase! ucla.in/46TK4a7
October 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Toward a More Perfect Rebellion: Multiracial Student Activism at UCLA 📽 Oct. 17–18

This film series celebrates the radical legacy of UCLA’s Ethno-Communications Program (1969–73), an initiative to train students of color to use film as a tool for social change. Filmmakers in person! ucla.in/46bDsmX
September 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Nat’l Film Preservation Foundation @filmpreservation.bsky.social has made five silent films available online, including two from UCLA starring Clara Bow & Richard Barthelmess: bit.ly/4gNDd6E

UCLA’s preservation of “The Toll of the Sea” starring Anna May Wong is also online: youtu.be/HInIK4k2na4
September 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reposted by UCLA Film & Television Archive
It's Silent Movie Day! To celebrate, the NFPF has added 5 new films to its screening room including POISONED PARADISE: THE FORBIDDEN STORY OF MONTE CARLO (1924) starring Clara Bow, preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive.

Read more and get access here:
www.filmpreservation.org/blog/article...
September 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Reposted by UCLA Film & Television Archive
A Bullock's Wilshire clip from “Things That Aren't Here Anymore” narrated by beloved newscaster #RalphStory. #PBSSoCal -> www.pbs.org/video/bulloc...

On Nov 22, @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social will screen episodes & clips of “Ralph Story’s Los Angeles.” www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/best-...
Things That Aren't Here Anymore | Bullocks Wilshire | Episode 2
Bullocks Wilshire was a high-end department store at 3050 Wilshire Blvd from 1929 to 1993.
www.pbs.org
September 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Behind the scenes of @tcmtv.bsky.social at Warner Bros. Studios. Join TCM Noir Alley host Eddie Muller and Archive Director May Hong HaDuong as they kick off “60 Years of the UCLA Film & Television Archive,” a 24 hr. programming block on TCM!

Starts Thursday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m. (PT) 📺 ucla.in/4nlxQOb
September 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Robert Altman series closing night
📽 Friday 9/26, 7:30 p.m.
“Short Cuts” (1993) — 35mm!

Set in Los Angeles, this sprawling mosaic is a symphony of experience — love, jealousy, infidelity, tragedy, creativity, cruelty, farce, sheer stupidity — summoned up from the everyday.

Free! ucla.in/46NboYD
September 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Sunday 9/28, 7 p.m.
📽 “The Little American” (1917)

Director Cecil B. DeMille’s silent classic stars Mary Pickford as an American torn between two lovers on the opposite sides of the trenches of WWI. Digital restoration by UCLA and the Mary Pickford Foundation.

Free! ucla.in/46bBd4q
September 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM