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.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mkli5jin3k2yBefore and after restoration of “Black Girl” (dir. Ossie Davis, 1972) ✨ Join us May 29 for the West Coast restoration premiere of “Black Girl” at the opening night of the UCLA Festival of Preservation — with writer J. E. Franklin in person! https://cinema.ucla.edu/series/2026-ucla-festival-of-preservation youtu.be/o6Nfq9Ekbfw https://youtu.be/o6Nfq9Ekbfw28 Apr 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkli5jin3k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mk6w3itu5s2m“Harlem Nights” (1989) — 35mm! Sunday, Apr. 26, 7 p.m. “Harlem Nights” is the only film written, directed, produced by and starring Eddie Murphy. Set in the 1930s, the film imagines a world of Black nightlife, entrepreneurship and survival amid gangsters and corrupt cops. Free! ucla.in/4cDugLn23 Apr 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6w3itu5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mk4kfvewgs2w“The Five Heartbeats” (1991) — 35mm! Saturday, Apr. 25, 7:30 p.m. Director/co-writer Robert Townsend pens a soulful love letter to Black popular music in this film inspired by Motown-era groups. Q&A with author Artel Great, cast member Tico Wells, UCLA Associate Prof. Scot Brown ucla.in/48jl7q922 Apr 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4kfvewgs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mjzt5l33vc276/5–21: UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema The Archive is honored to present its annual survey of films from Iran and the Iranian diaspora. The light of Iranian cinema will once again cut through the darkness to reveal stories of struggle, resilience & hope on-screen: https://cinema.ucla.edu/series/ucla-celebration-of-iranian-cinema-202621 Apr 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzt5l33vc27https://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mjkocmhuy22r“Coming to America” (1988) Mon. Apr. 20, 7:30 p.m. Eddie Murphy stars as Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of Zamunda, who leaves royal luxury for Queens, New York, in search of love on his own terms. Q&A with “The Black Pack” author Artel Great and cast member Eriq La Salle Free! ucla.in/4tebZvl15 Apr 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkocmhuy22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mjiggzgg7k2z“In Living Color” (4 episodes) Sunday 4/19, 7 p.m. Created by Keenen Ivory Wayans, the sketch comedy show “In Living Color” (1990–4) uproariously harnessed satire and spectacle to explore issues of race, class and celebrity. In person: Artel Great, author of “The Black Pack.” Free! ucla.in/4ekEmTQ14 Apr 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjiggzgg7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mji6f2pzpk2zUCLA Festival of Preservation May 29–31, 2026 The Archive presents 11 feature films, 4 TV programs and 30 short works, newly preserved and restored. Silent films, Hollywood classics, Argentine noir, mid-century TV rarities, 1990s independent productions & more. Free! https://cinema.ucla.edu/series/2026-ucla-festival-of-preservation14 Apr 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji6f2pzpk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mj65zeiud22oApr. 17–18: UCLA AMIA Student Chapter Takeover! We’re thrilled to collaborate with the UCLA student chapter of the Association of Moving Image Archivists @amianet.bsky.social to present a student-curated lineup exploring the themes of “Avant-garde Animation” and “Reenactment.” Free! ucla.in/4stnTjI10 Apr 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj65zeiud22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3miwdtywsok2j“Singin’ in the Rain” (1952) Sunday, Apr. 12, 11 a.m. 35mm! In this classic musical, a silent movie star (Gene Kelly) tries to make the leap to talkies, while a chorus girl (Debbie Reynolds) finds her entry into Hollywood no less complicated. Co-presented by @hammer.ucla.edu Free! ucla.in/4dzlhNs07 Apr 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwdtywsok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3miu6f7cy7k2c4/12: Please, Don’t Bury Me Alive! (1976) Director in person Considered the 1st Chicano feature, Efraín Gutiérrez’s film offers a look at ’70s South Texas Chicano culture. Its character questions his place in a society that undervalues Latinos, many of whom had been killed in Vietnam ucla.in/4smfA9s06 Apr 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu6f7cy7k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mimtbsge2c2aThank you to L.A. Times Staff Writer Mark Olsen for featuring our film series “The Black Pack: Rewriting American Comedy,” which begins tonight! Details: ucla.in/3PlgjK9 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/newsletter/2026-04-03/la-et-black-pack-harlem-nights-birthday-party-pinter-friedkin-he-got-game-spike-lee-denzel-washington-gummo-harmony-korine03 Apr 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimtbsge2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mimcuiips22bThe Hearst Metrotone News Collection and the Spanish Civil War Friday, Apr. 10, 7:30 Marking the 90th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War, Silvia Ribelles de la Vega, a historian at The Packard Humanities Institute, will give a talk featuring rarely seen footage of the war. Free! ucla.in/4mdE4QS03 Apr 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimcuiips22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mierdfh5nk2e“Would you like me to tell you the little story of right-hand/left-hand? The story of good and evil?” Robert Mitchum stars in “The Night of the Hunter” (1955), director Charles Laughton’s classic Southern Gothic thriller, screening Sunday, Apr. 5, 7 p.m. 35mm! 🎞️ Free: ucla.in/4bX88eJ31 Mar 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mierdfh5nk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3michrlqc422k“Hollywood Shuffle” (1987) — 35mm! Fri 4/3, 7:30 p.m. In his razor-sharp satire, Robert Townsend stars as an actor pressured to fit an “Eddie Murphy type” while auditioning for a Blaxploitation knockoff. In person: author Artel Great, actor Anne-Marie Johnson, Spring Mooney Free! ucla.in/4179w9B30 Mar 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3michrlqc422khttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mhyj7kc4es2wOn our blog, UCLA M.L.I.S. graduate Christina Scholze highlights the rich history of the UCLA Animation Workshop, which has been teaching students the art and craft of animation since the late 1940s. 13 animated student films from our collection are newly available online 🎨 ucla.in/4dLvqqm26 Mar 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyj7kc4es2whttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mhje3hmqcs2sThe Black Pack: Rewriting American Comedy Apr. 3–26 In the 1980s, five comedy pioneers — Eddie Murphy, Paul Mooney, Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Arsenio Hall — formed a creative alliance, fusing politically Black satire with edgy, defiant humor in Hollywood hits: ucla.in/3PlgjK920 Mar 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhje3hmqcs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mhha3774g22cSunday 3/29: “To Sleep With Anger” (1990) — 35mm! Book signing + free screening When a family in South L.A. is visited by a mysterious old friend from the South (Danny Glover), his presence casts a spell over the household. In person: director Charles Burnett, author Ashley Clark ucla.in/47eC0BH20 Mar 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhha3774g22chttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mhekfle47k22Gunvor Nelson Tribute Trilogy Mar. 22–28 A pioneer of personal cinema and feminist film, Nelson combined painting, collage and sound experimentation in her works, embodying humor, resistance, intimacy and tactile sensation. Co-presented by L.A. Filmforum/Rotations and Academy Museum ucla.in/4scD3dQ18 Mar 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhekfle47k22https://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mhbosgrkx22ySunday 3/22, 7 p.m. “Devoted to You” (1986) + “Love Unto Waste” (1986) 🎞️ 35mm double feature about 1980s Hong Kong youth starring Tony Leung, Chow Yun-fat Join us for the closing night of “Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A.” Free! ucla.in/3P6fMf817 Mar 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbosgrkx22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mh7e4yqsnc2q3/21: “THE DREAM & THE LIE” (2024) In 2018, Albanian American artist Elena Dorfman was granted unprecedented access to the Albanian National Film Archive. Her experimental feature documentary brings scenes from the archive’s film holdings together in a widescreen triptych. Free! ucla.in/4baqydc16 Mar 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7e4yqsnc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mgy24yymhk2y“A Face in the Crowd” (1957) — 35mm! 🎞️ Friday 3/20, 7:30 p.m. Scouted in jail by a radio producer (Patricia Neal), opportunistic guitar picker “Lonesome” Rhodes (Andy Griffith) is vaulted to fame and political power through the new medium of television. Free! ucla.in/40ZvJ9s13 Mar 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgy24yymhk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mgggyzaba227Thank you to @latimes.com Staff Writer Mark Olsen for highlighting our film series “From John Doe to Lonesome Rhodes: Anti-fascism From the Archive,” continuing tonight and Saturday (Mar. 6 & 7)! Schedule: ucla.in/49KZy1n Read the Times: bit.ly/3ORn3iJ06 Mar 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgggyzaba227https://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mgdlsa5idk27“Conbody vs Everybody” ep. 1–5 (2024) Mar. 13–14 Director Debra Granik (“Winter’s Bone”) documents the journey of former drug dealer turned fitness entrepreneur Coss Marte as he builds CONBODY, a NYC gym that empowers previously incarcerated people. Free screening and Q&A! ucla.in/40PuZU905 Mar 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdlsa5idk27https://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mg4lbjut5k2xSat 3/7: Restoration premiere of “The Burning Cross” (1947) + “Open Secret” (1948) The independently made “The Burning Cross” was one of the boldest US films of its era to tackle homegrown fascism. Followed by a noir that takes a grittier approach to antisemitism than its precedents ucla.in/4bg0uNj03 Mar 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4lbjut5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mfut4qyhtc2yTribute to Gene Hackman: “CBS Playhouse: My Father and My Mother” (1968) 📺 Sun. Mar. 8, 7 p.m. Between his star-making turns in “Bonnie and Clyde” and “The French Connection,” Hackman landed a lead role on the prestigious TV anthology “CBS Playhouse.” Join us for a free screening: ucla.in/46wkSak27 Feb 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfut4qyhtc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/uclaftvarchive.bsky.social/post/3mfs6oxtqos2o📽 Friday, Mar. 6, 7:30 p.m. “Arch of Triumph” (dir. Lewis Milestone, 1948) — 35mm “Voice in the Wind” (dir. Arthur Ripley, 1944) UCLA restorations! Both films powerfully express the disorientation and despair of European refugees in the wake of fascism. Free admission: ucla.in/401a14x26 Feb 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:avbunzebly4kv6akdghchgwo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfs6oxtqos2o