SCIENCE.ART.FILM Series
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Science, art and film are among the most powerful cultural institutions we have developed to understand, shape and envision our world. Discover what scientists think about the cultural meanings of science and explore what artists see in films about art! SCIENCE. ART. FILM is a series that uncovers wacky, weird and wonderful facets of science and art in films – in discussion with artists and ANU scholars from different disciplines.
Presented by the National Film and Sound Archive, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science and ANU Humanities Research Centre.
2024 PROGRAM - Semester 1 screenings
Jaws (1975) + Panel - Wednesday 28 February, 6pm
Black Orpheus (1959) + Panel - Wednesday 27 March, 6pm
Vesper (2022) + Panel - Wednesday 17 April, 6pm
Interstellar (2014) + Panel - Wednesday 15 May, 6pm
Chappie (2015) + Panel - Wednesday 5 June, 6pm
Blade (1998) + Panel - Thursday 15 August, 6pm
Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) + Panel - Wednesday 18 September, 6pm
The Thing (1982) + Panel - Wednesday 9 October, 6pm
Crimes of the Future (2022) + Panel - Wednesday 6 November, 6pm
2067 (2020) + Panel - Wednesday 27 November, 6pm
2023 PROGRAM
Blade Runner: The Director's Cut + Discussion - 18 August, 6pm
Sound of Metal + Discussion - 21 September, 6pm
Total Recall + Discussion - 12 October, 6pm
Batman & Robin + Discussion - 8 November, 6pm
Rise of the Planet of the Apes + Discussion - 7 December, 6pm
Rampage - 1 June 2023
I, Tonya - 18 May 2023
Akira 35mm - 27 April 2023
Elysium 35mm - 23 March 2023
Warm Bodies - 22 February 2023
Apollo 11 - 24 January 2023
2022 PROGRAM
The Steinach Film + Discussion - 3 November 2022
Martha: A Picture Story + Discussion - 27 October 2022
Contagion + Discussion - 1 September 2022
Mars Attacks! + Discussion - 18 August 2022
Discover more about the Science.Art.Film Program here.
To learn more about The Science in Popular Culture and Entertainment Hub of the Australian National University, click here.