Film series: Science on Screen
An initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Science on Screen® supports creative pairings of current, classic, cult, and documentary films with lively introductions by notable figures from the world of science, technology, and medicine.
Cornell Cinema’s program foregrounds cutting-edge research happening across campus and include topics such as food nostalgia, extraterrestrial communication, and more. Each screening features an introduction by and post-screening discussion with a resident expert on the topic at hand.
Technology is also a core focus of this year’s Science on Screen® series. We will delve into questions of surveillance and doubt with Karen Levy and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation (1974) and consider the A.I. alignment problem in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) with Joe Halpern and Shaun Nichols.
In April, we will also explore “terroir” in the Finger Lakes through the lens of Ridley Scott’s rom-com A Good Year (2006) with wine experts Ria D’Aversa and Cheryl Stanley. and we will announce one additional Science on Screen® event later this spring.
Science on Screen® is an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, with major support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
