Museum of the Moving Image to Present 'Science On Screen'

Museum of the Moving Image and its online publication Sloan Science & Film are pleased to join the nationwide film program Science on Screen®, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, in presenting a series of screenings accompanied by discussions with scientists and filmmakers. The inaugural series at Moving Image, from January 29 through May 21, includes films that span from the silent era through those made for the Internet, and focus on subjects ranging from seahorses to androids. Science on Screen is organized by Sonia Epstein, Executive Editor of Sloan Science & Film.

The series of three programs opens Sunday, January 29 with a screening of Teknolust, Lynn Hershman Leeson's 2002 film starring Tilda Swinton as a bio-geneticist who replicates herself into clones that need to seduce men in order to survive, followed by a discussion with Leeson and biologist Stuart Firestein. On March 26, a selection of short films by Jean Painlevé, Isabella Rossellini, and Roberto Rossellini-all about sea creatures-will be followed by a conversation with Dr. Mandë Holford, whose research focuses on how the venom of marine snails can be used in drug development for pain and cancer treatment. And, on May 21, a screening of the German Expressionist cinema masterpiece The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, presented with live musical accompaniment by High Water, will be followed by a discussion with sleep disorder specialist Dr. Carl Bazil and artist Javier Téllez (Caligari and the Sleepwalker). Conversations will be moderated by Sonia Epstein.

"We are thrilled to receive national recognition for our commitment to science and film," Epstein said. "With this grant we have been able to develop an amazing program which explores the intersection of science and film, and brings top research scientists to the Museum community. Events incorporate live music and short films, some are family-friendly, and each program could be interesting to film lovers and science lovers. As only the second museum to ever receive a Science on Screen grant, we are grateful to the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation for their support."

A full schedule and descriptions are available below and online at movingimage.us/ScienceOnScreen

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