Union Hall’s “Secret Science Club” is teaming up with the Imagine Science Film Festival for a night of science-lovin’ films! Wed, Oct 22 at 7 PM FREE!
Calling All Brainiacs . . . and Cine-maniacs
Comedy. Techno thriller. Documentary. Science Noir. On Wednesday, October 22 at 7 PM, we’ll be showing a selection of short films that are in competition for big prizes sponsored by Nature magazine and the Imagine Science Film Festival. You get to contribute to the judging—AND meet some of the filmmakers. The first-ever Imagine Science Film Festival is the brainchild of SSC resident scientist/filmmaker, Alexis Gambis—he’ll be on-hand to answer your brainiest questions and oversee the mixing of the cocktail of the night: the Lab Rat.
But wait, there’s even more filmic fun to be had . . . The Imagine Science Film Festival runs from October 16 to 25 at a whole host of venues around town. Don’t miss the festival’s opening night kickoff party at the New York Academy of Sciences on Thursday, October 16 at 7 pm—which is sponsored by our pals at Science & the City. For $25 ($15 for students), you get:
Conservation
Dir: Ian Harnarine. USA. 2008.
In this “science noir,” a desperate professor of physics decides that murder may be the most elegant solution . .
13 Ways to Die at Home
Dir: Lee Lanier. USA. 2007.
The cheery homes, kitchens, and laundry rooms of vintage 1950s instructional films are invaded by a host of diabolical threats. So many ways to die!
Séance of Maths
Dir: Andrew Gori & Jackie Goss. USA. 2007.
Two short-distance time travelers meet in a cheap hotel room to probe the past—and to raise the dead. If you crossed David Lynch with a geometry teacher, this could be the result.
Teratoma
Dir: Rupert Glasson. Australia. 2003.
A pipedream goes bad in this high-end horror flick about a doctor’s fatal flirtation with Lady Tobacco. With smokin’ 3-D animation . . .
Senate Hearing on Coral Bleaching
Dir: Randy Olson. USA. 2008.
The Groundlings Improv Comedy Group offers a hilarious look at a bleak subject, the reluctance of politicians to address the warming of oceans. Watch as a global warming scientist matches wits with some witless senators. . .
Chip Kick
Dir: Volker Han. Germany. 2008.
Dieter, a German scientist, and his robot Max explain to soccer fans the most mathematically efficient way to do “the wave.”
A Fruit Fly in New York
Dir: Alexis Gambis. USA/France. 2007.
The humble fruit fly gets its props! A scientist’s love affair with Drosophila takes him to the streets of Gotham.
See you at the movies . . .
FREE. JUST BRING YOUR SMART SELF.
LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE!!! 21+
Comedy. Techno thriller. Documentary. Science Noir. On Wednesday, October 22 at 7 PM, we’ll be showing a selection of short films that are in competition for big prizes sponsored by Nature magazine and the Imagine Science Film Festival. You get to contribute to the judging—AND meet some of the filmmakers. The first-ever Imagine Science Film Festival is the brainchild of SSC resident scientist/filmmaker, Alexis Gambis—he’ll be on-hand to answer your brainiest questions and oversee the mixing of the cocktail of the night: the Lab Rat.
But wait, there’s even more filmic fun to be had . . . The Imagine Science Film Festival runs from October 16 to 25 at a whole host of venues around town. Don’t miss the festival’s opening night kickoff party at the New York Academy of Sciences on Thursday, October 16 at 7 pm—which is sponsored by our pals at Science & the City. For $25 ($15 for students), you get:
--a panel discussion on science, film and fiction, moderated by Science Friday’s Ira Flatow, featuring:
Darcy Kelley, neuroscience professor, Columbia University, and scientific advisor, Tribeca Film Festival; Sidney Perkowitz, physics professor, Emory University, and author of Hollywood Science; Billy Shebar, screenwriter, Dark Matter; and Ari Handel, neuroscientist, screenwriter of The Fountain, and president of Protozoa Pictures--a taste of some of the film festival’s best offerings on screen
--an awesome view of the city from the Academy’s 40th-floor perch
--And did we mention the wine & cheese at the reception? (Yum!)
For tickets to the film festival’s kickoff party, go to www.nyas.org/filmfest and click on “Register now.” Visit imaginesciencefilms.com for a list of all Imagine Science Film Festival events.
Now, back to the film screenings on October 22 @ 7 pm at Union Hall . . . Here's the lineup:
Conservation
Dir: Ian Harnarine. USA. 2008.
In this “science noir,” a desperate professor of physics decides that murder may be the most elegant solution . .
13 Ways to Die at Home
Dir: Lee Lanier. USA. 2007.
The cheery homes, kitchens, and laundry rooms of vintage 1950s instructional films are invaded by a host of diabolical threats. So many ways to die!
Séance of Maths
Dir: Andrew Gori & Jackie Goss. USA. 2007.
Two short-distance time travelers meet in a cheap hotel room to probe the past—and to raise the dead. If you crossed David Lynch with a geometry teacher, this could be the result.
Teratoma
Dir: Rupert Glasson. Australia. 2003.
A pipedream goes bad in this high-end horror flick about a doctor’s fatal flirtation with Lady Tobacco. With smokin’ 3-D animation . . .
Senate Hearing on Coral Bleaching
Dir: Randy Olson. USA. 2008.
The Groundlings Improv Comedy Group offers a hilarious look at a bleak subject, the reluctance of politicians to address the warming of oceans. Watch as a global warming scientist matches wits with some witless senators. . .
Chip Kick
Dir: Volker Han. Germany. 2008.
Dieter, a German scientist, and his robot Max explain to soccer fans the most mathematically efficient way to do “the wave.”
A Fruit Fly in New York
Dir: Alexis Gambis. USA/France. 2007.
The humble fruit fly gets its props! A scientist’s love affair with Drosophila takes him to the streets of Gotham.
See you at the movies . . .
FREE. JUST BRING YOUR SMART SELF.
LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE!!! 21+
