Science.Art.Film. 2024 Series: 2067 (2020)
Ethan Whyte (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a struggling worker grappling with his wife's affliction, becomes humanity's last hope when a message from a far-flung future arrives. Join us after the film for a lively panel discussion exploring the science, science fiction and aesthetics of 2067 with the film's director and the composer of the film's powerful and highly acclaimed score.
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‘The best time travel movie since Avengers: Endgame’ – Inverse
The year is 2067: climate change and nuclear war have ravaged the planet, leaving a single Australian city as the last bastion of humanity. Survival hinges on a fragile existence sustained by synthetic oxygen, but this life-giving resource comes with a horrible side effect: a deadly disease known as the ‘Sickness’.
Ethan Whyte (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a struggling worker grappling with his wife's affliction, becomes humanity's last hope when a message from a far-flung future arrives. Chosen for a perilous mission, Ethan must journey through time, venturing into the unknown to rewrite humanity's fate and secure their survival.
Join us after the film for a lively panel discussion exploring the science, science fiction and aesthetics of 2067 with the film's director and the composer of the film's powerful and highly acclaimed score.
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Dr Kenneth Lampl received his D.M.A. in music composition from the Juilliard School of Music and was a student of John Williams. He has scored over 100 films including: Pokemon: The First Movie: Mew vs Mew Two, Pokemon Mewtwo Returns, Frontera (starring Ed Harris and Eva Longoria), and 35 & Ticking (starring Kevin Hart and Nicole Ari-Parker). Recent Australian scores include the Furies, 2067 and Sissy. The 2067 soundtrack was released by Sony/Milan Records and was also listed as ‘One of the Best Scores of 2021‘ by the Film Music Institute in LA. Lampl convenes the Composition for Film and Video Game program at the Australian National University.
Location
Arc Cinema, National Film and Science Archive