SCIENCE.ART.FILM. SERIES
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.
PROGRAM
2024 – 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
2023 – Semester 2 screenings
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
2023 – Semester 1 screenings
Warm Bodies + Discussion - 22 February, 6pm
Elysium 35mm + Discussion - 23 March, 6pm
Akira 35mm + Discussion - 27 April, 6pm
I, Tonya + Discussion - 18 May, 6pm
Rampage + Discussion - 1 June, 6pm
2022 screenings
Mars Attacks! + Discussion - 18 August 2022, 6pm
Contagion + Discussion - 1 September 2022, 6pm
Martha: A Picture Story + Discussion - 27 October 2022, 6pm
The Steinach Film + Discussion - 3 November 2022, 6pm