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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 ArchiveAustralian 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

 

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Upcoming events

Blade (1998) banner for the Science.Art.Film series
15 Aug 2024 | 6 - 8pm

Based on the Marvel anti-hero of the same name, this cult classic is often credited with popularising the superhero movie. Over 20 years later, Blade still offers a bloody good time. Join us after the film for a lively panel discussion exploring the myth and science of vampires and bats as portrayed in films like Blade.

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Spider-Man into the spider-verse screenshot
18 Sep 2024 | 6 - 8pm

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2019, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has been acclaimed as one of the most inventive superhero movies in years. Join us after the film for a colourful panel discussion exploring the portrayal of spiders and science in Into the Spider-Verse and the role of comic art in storytelling.

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The Thing (1982) for the Science.Art.Film. series 2024
9 Oct 2024 | 6 - 8pm

A flop upon first release in 1982, John Carpenter’s The Thing has gained cult status and is now considered a masterpiece. Join us after the film for a lively panel discussion unpacking what we learn about ourselves and our planet through the study of ice – and what we can expect to find.

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Crimes of the Future (2022) for the Science.Art.Film. series 2024
6 Nov 2024 | 6 - 8pm

Directed by body horror master David Cronenberg, this critically acclaimed international co-production offers an unsettling lens on art, humanity and spectacle. Join us after the film for a wide-ranging and thought-provoking panel discussion exploring industrial environments and the future of human evolution.

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2067 (2020) for the Science.Art.Film. Series 2020
27 Nov 2024 | 6 - 8pm

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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Past events

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7 Dec 2023 | 6 - 9pm

Join us to watch Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and after the movie for an insightful panel discussion speculating about these possible futures.

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8 Nov 2023 | 6 - 9pm

Come watch Batman & Robin and stay for a discussion on the mesmerising scientist narratives of the DC universe.

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12 Oct 2023 | 6 - 9pm

The next Science.Art.Film night will show Total Recall (1990) and then have a great discussion afterwards featuring an interdisciplinary experimentation researcher and a pop culture scholar.

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Outdoor movie night illustration
21 Aug 2023 | 6pm - 21 Sep 2023 | 9pm

Learn not about the “science of deafness”, which has a long and exclusionary history among hearing researchers, but about cochlear implants and the complicated place they hold in Deaf Culture, as discussed by an all-Deaf panel.

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