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Thursday, July 24
12 Noon & 1:30 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.

• 1:30 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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1-8 PM
Film Moving Perspectives: Yang Fudong: Seven Intellectuals in the
Bamboo Forest, Part 1: Art Night Video Program
(2003, 30 min., directed by Yang Fudong, Mandarin with English subtitles, single-channel video projected continuously) For centuries, artists have been inspired by the landscape of China's Yellow Mountain. Internationally renowned artist Yang Fudong expands that perspective in the contemporary medium of video with his five-part series Seven Intellectuals in the Bamboo Forest, which is based on a famous Chinese tale. In Part I, Yang follows 7 Chinese youths in contemporary dress who are in a permanent state of contemplation atop the mist-shrouded peaks of Yellow Mountain.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats August 23
Related Exhibition: Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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2-7 PM (see schedule)
Film Special Tour Lecture Performance A Night of Hip Hop at NPG
Music, Gallery Talk, and Film Screening
Enjoy a day of programs that celebrate the broad-reaching cultural impact of hip hop.

2-6 PM, Kogod Courtyard, Live Broadcast: Visitors are welcome to listen in on a live broadcast with DJ EZ Street, WKYS-FM (93.9).

5-6:45 PM, Kogod Courtyard, Hip Hop Happy Hour: While listening to EZ's live broadcast, enjoy the hip hop and RandB beats with a cool drink in hand. A wine-and-beer cash bar is open from 5 to 6:45 p.m.

6-6:30 PM, Meet at F Street lobby, "Face to Face" Portrait Talk: In this gallery talk and tour, guest curator Jobyl Boone talks about the portrait of Ice T by Kehinde Wiley in the related exhibition.

7 PM, McEvoy Auditorium (doors open 6:30 PM, enter from G St.), Reel Portraits program: New York artist, writer, and musician Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) used archival footage and early avant-garde cinema mixed with his own music to compose New York Is Now, an exploration of memory through images and sounds. A conversation with Miller follows the screening.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture

National Portrait Gallery
Location: Locations vary (see schedule)
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Friday, July 25
7 PM
Film Exodus
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(2007, 94 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, directed by Pang Ho-cheung) This thriller begins with a Hong Kong police detective interrogating a Peeping Tom under arrest for spying on a women's rest room. He claims, however, that he was eavesdropping on a vast conspiracy to rid the planet of men. Pang keeps the viewer guessing right up to the end: Are women really conspiring to rid the world of the less-necessary gender, or has the detective been hoodwinked?
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats July 27. Festival continues in August.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Saturday, July 26
3 PM & 4:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 3 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 4:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Sunday, July 27
2 PM
Film Exodus
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(2007, 94 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, directed by Pang Ho-cheung) This thriller begins with a Hong Kong police detective interrogating a Peeping Tom under arrest for spying on a women's rest room. He claims, however, that he was eavesdropping on a vast conspiracy to rid the planet of men. Pang keeps the viewer guessing right up to the end: Are women really conspiring to rid the world of the less-necessary gender, or has the detective been hoodwinked?
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Festival continues August 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, & 24
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Tuesday, July 29
12 Noon & 1:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 1:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Thursday, July 31
12 Noon & 1:30 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.

• 1:30 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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6 PM
Film Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joy
Film
(2005, 42 min.) Zora Neale Hurston, the author of the classic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, received national acclaim as a writer but died in obscurity. This documentary uses interviews with her family and colleagues to illuminate Hurston's legacy as a folklorist, ethnographer, and literary leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Friday, August 1
12 Noon
Lecture Film Legend of the Crystal Skulls
Documentary, with discussion
(2008) In this new Smithsonian Networks documentary, anthropologist Dr. Jane MacLaren Walsh reveals the truth about crystal skulls and compares the truth to legends about the skulls as portrayed in the movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Introduced by David Royle (executive vice president for programming and production, Smithsonian Networks). Discussion with Dr. Walsh follows.
Free
Related Exhibition: Science in the News Case: The Truth about Crystal Skulls
National Museum of Natural History
Location: Ground Floor, Baird Auditorium
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7 PM
Film The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(2006, 111 min., Mandarin with English subtitles, directed by Ann Hui) Based on a popular novel by Yan Yan, this film mixes comedy and poignancy in a tale of a sixty-something woman who lives alone in Shanghai and is trying to cope with both financial woes and the impersonal city around her. Chow Yun-fat adds to the film's charm by playing a smarmy con man.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats Aug. 3. Festival continues Aug. 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Saturday, August 2
1 PM
Family Film The Legend of the Sky Kingdom
Film Series on African Art and Culture
(2003, 74 min., directed by Roger Hawkins, Zimbabwe) Based on a children's book of the same name, this animated feature film follows three orphans as they escape from an underground city to search for the legendary Sky Kingdom. The puppets and all the sets were built from found objects and discarded detritus -- an animation style the filmmakers dubbed "junkmation."
Free; first come, first served
Related Exhibition: El Anatsui: Gawu
National Museum of African Art
Location: Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2
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3 PM & 4:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 3 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 4:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Sunday, August 3
2 PM
Film The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(2006, 111 min., Mandarin with English subtitles, directed by Ann Hui) Based on a popular novel by Yan Yan, this film mixes comedy and poignancy in a tale of a sixty-something woman who lives alone in Shanghai and is trying to cope with both financial woes and the impersonal city around her. Chow Yun-fat adds to the film's charm by playing a smarmy con man.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Festival continues Aug. 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, & 24
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Tuesday, August 5
12 Noon & 1:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 1:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Thursday, August 7
12 Noon & 1:30 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.

• 1:30 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Friday, August 8
7 PM
Film Shaolin Soccer
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(2001, 87 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, directed by Stephen Chow) Stephen Chow both directs and stars in this special effects-filled farce, playing a down-on-his-luck goofball who just happens to be trained in the Shaolin school of martial arts. This training gives him and his fellow monks extraordinary abilities that come in handy in their soccer showdown with "Team Evil."
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats Aug. 10. Festival continues Aug. 15, 17, 22, & 24.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Saturday, August 9
3 PM & 4:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 3 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 4:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Sunday, August 10
2 PM
Film Shaolin Soccer
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(2001, 87 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, directed by Stephen Chow) Stephen Chow both directs and stars in this special effects-filled farce, playing a down-on-his-luck goofball who just happens to be trained in the Shaolin school of martial arts. This training gives him and his fellow monks extraordinary abilities that come in handy in their soccer showdown with "Team Evil."
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Festival continues Aug. 15, 17, 22, & 24
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Tuesday, August 12
12 Noon & 1:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 1:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Thursday, August 14
12 Noon & 1:30 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.

• 1:30 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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6 PM
Film Brakhage & Viola
Film Series
Note: This film is unrated. Material may not be suited for all audiences.
This program features the following film by Bill Viola, a recognized master of his medium. His innovative use of material, technique, and technology to create highly personal and spiritual art has brought him international acclaim.

Hatsu-Yume (First Dream) (1981, 56 min.) This film is a poetic and painterly illustration of Viola's personal observations and experiences with Japanese culture, as well as a highly spiritual allegory in which the metaphysical properties of light and dark are used to contemplate life and death.
Free, first come, first served
Series continues Aug. 28

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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Friday, August 15
7 PM
Film As Tears Go By
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(1988, 102 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, directed by Wong Kar-wai) Wong Kar-wai made his directing debut with this gang-world saga about a criminal whose protective instincts lead to tragic consequences.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats Aug. 17. Festival continues Aug. 22 & 24.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Saturday, August 16
2 PM
Film The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
Film
(1976, 111 min., directed by John Badham) The story of a traveling Negro Baseball League-era team that experiences segregation, tragedy, and triumph as it seeks to make a difference on the sports scene. The film stars Billie Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, and Richard Pryor. Cosponsored with the Historical Society of D.C.
Free; for information, call 202-383-1828
Related Exhibition: Separate and Unequaled
Anacostia Community Museum
Location: Historical Society of D.C., 801 K St., NW
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3 PM & 4:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 3 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 4:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Sunday, August 17
2 PM
Film As Tears Go By
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(1988, 102 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, directed by Wong Kar-wai) Wong Kar-wai made his directing debut with this gang-world saga about a criminal whose protective instincts lead to tragic consequences.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Festival continues Aug. 22 & 24
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Tuesday, August 19
12 Noon & 1:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 1:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Thursday, August 21
12 Noon & 1:30 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.

• 1:30 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Friday, August 22
7 PM
Film Triangle
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(2007, 101 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, co-directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, and Johnny To) Each director contributed a section to this continuous story, freely using his own methods and taking the plot in any direction he wanted. The result is both a primer in the unique styles of these directors and an enjoyable romp about a robbery gone wrong.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats August 24
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Saturday, August 23
1-8 PM
Film Moving Perspectives: Yang Fudong: Seven Intellectuals in the
Bamboo Forest, Part 1: Video
(2003, 30 min., directed by Yang Fudong, Mandarin with English subtitles, single-channel video projected continuously) For centuries, artists have been inspired by the landscape of China's Yellow Mountain. Internationally renowned artist Yang Fudong expands that perspective in the contemporary medium of video with his five-part series Seven Intellectuals in the Bamboo Forest, which is based on a famous Chinese tale. In Part I, Yang follows 7 Chinese youths in contemporary dress who are in a permanent state of contemplation atop the mist-shrouded peaks of Yellow Mountain.
Free; first come, first served
Last program
Related Exhibition: Yellow Mountain: China's Ever-Changing Landscape
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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2 PM
Film Clouds over Conakry (Il Va Pleuvoi Sur Conakry)
Film Series on African Art and Culture
(2007, 97 min., French and Malinke with English subtitles, directed by Cheick Fantamady Camara, Guinea/France) Winner of the People Choice Award at FESPACO 2007, this captivating film follows political cartoonist BB and his girlfriend, Web designer Kesso, as they struggle to find a balance between upholding indigenous customs and embracing progressive ideals. BB must conceal his passion for art from his marabout father who has chosen his younger son to succeed him as the guardian of the village's ancestral traditions.
Free; first come, first served
National Museum of African Art
Location: S. Dillon Ripley Center, Lecture Hall
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3 PM & 4:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 3 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 4:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Sunday, August 24
2 PM
Film Triangle
13th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
(2007, 101 min., Cantonese with English subtitles, co-directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, and Johnny To) Each director contributed a section to this continuous story, freely using his own methods and taking the plot in any direction he wanted. The result is both a primer in the unique styles of these directors and an enjoyable romp about a robbery gone wrong.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Last program
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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Tuesday, August 26
12 Noon & 1:15 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.

• 1:15 PM: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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Thursday, August 28
12 Noon & 1:30 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated but may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.

• 1:30 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms