BFF presents year-round community screenings, workshops, and professional development opportunities. Between six to eight screenings happen annually at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland, showcasing finished films BFF has funded.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Made in Berkeley: The House That Zaentz Built
Home to the jazz and rock label Fantasy Records, headed by Saul Zaentz, Berkeley’s Fantasy Studios building was also, from the early 1970s, a storied site of filmmaking. Copresented with the Berkeley Film Foundation, this series presents a selection of exceptional documentaries made at the Fantasy building across four decades.

• Vivien’s Wild Ride directed by Vivien Hillgrove: August 1, 2026, 7pm at BAMPFA

• White Light/Black Rain directed by Steven Okazaki: August 7, 2026, 7pm at BAMPFA

• The Unbearable Lightness of Being directed by Philip Kaufman: August 9, 2026, 2pm at BAMPFA

• Promises directed by Justine Shapiro: August 15, 2026, 3:30pm at BAMPFA

• No Straight Lines directed by Vivian Kleiman: August 26, 2026, 7pm at t BAMPFA

• Tongues Untied directed by Marlon Riggs: August 29, 2026, 7pm at BAMPFA

• Skin of Glass directed by Denise Zmekhol: August 30, 2026, 3pm at BAMPFA

PAST EVENTS

Screening of Wood Street
July 14, 2026

Screening of ¡QUBA!
June 22, 2026

Screening of Water for Life
April 15, 2025

Screening of Skin of Glass
January 7, 2025