Loosely based on a real-life double-murder case, Ann Hui’s grisly debut feature traces the labyrinthine investigation by one of the victim’s friends, played by Sylvia Chang. At once procedural and spectral, The Secret “thrives on pure cinematic wizardry” (Faith Everard, Senses of Cinema).
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Free gallery admission all day at BAMPFA on First Thursday.
Pet photo submissions create a Día de los Muertos ofrenda displayed at the North Branch Library, honoring pets who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, ages 18 and up.
Cal Berkeley men's swimming & diving faces CSL Wild Card at a neutral site in Indianapolis.
Cal Berkeley women's swimming & diving meets CSL Wild Card at a neutral site in Indianapolis.
Exhibition tour of Some Particular Heaven: Ideas of Utopia in the BAMPFA collection at BAMPFA, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley.
Our Sister Hedy (BAMPFA) — Four grown sisters navigate tangled marriage plots in a charming dramedy, with director Doe Ching’s perfectly cast performances.
BAMPFA screens Naeem Mohaiemen’s A Missing Can of Film (2025) and Zahir Raihan’s Stop Genocide (1971), a Soviet‑Realist style documentary of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
4K restoration of Maurice Pialat’s *La maison des bois* Episodes 4–7 screens at BAMPFA.
