14th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival
Organized By Imagine Science Films
About Event
Event starts at October 15, 2021 at 12:00 AM EDT and ends at October 22, 2021 at 11:59 PM EDT
The theme of the 14th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival is "RESISTANCE."
We're living in a time where resistance seems to be part of our everyday life. The act of swimming against the current - not for futile reasons but to spark change and awareness. For the 14th Annual Imagine Science Flm Festival, we will be exploring the act of resisting from the micro to the macro. How does one withstand opposing forces that sometimes feel overwhelming? How does resistance measure a material's ability to resist the flow of electrons through it? How do organism resist harmful influences such as disease, toxic agents or infection? How do we all express our resistance, either...
The theme of the 14th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival is "RESISTANCE."
We're living in a time where resistance seems to be part of our everyday life. The act of swimming against the current - not for futile reasons but to spark change and awareness. For the 14th Annual Imagine Science Flm Festival, we will be exploring the act of resisting from the micro to the macro. How does one withstand opposing forces that sometimes feel overwhelming? How does resistance measure a material's ability to resist the flow of electrons through it? How do organism resist harmful influences such as disease, toxic agents or infection? How do we all express our resistance, either internally or externally.
To learn more about the visiit, visit: imaginesciencefilms.org/ny14
How do I attend the 14th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival?
The festival is FREE for scheduled programs below. We encourage you to RSVP so you can simply receive reminders from us a few hours before the program start time.
RSVP for each program gives you FREE access to Film & Conversations that appear as different windows. These RSVPs are specific to each program but they do not guarantee entrance. You need to start the movie within the program start/end time window. If a program is from 7-10pm, you can access the film starting at 7pm but will not be able to start the movie after 10pm. The window of time you have to watch a film is indicated. Most programs are limited to 500 attendees and we will inform you if there is only 50 seats left or less. If we reach quota, no one will be allowed in and the screening will be indicated as SOLD OUT.
REPLAY Festival Pass (for the entire festival): The Imagine Science REPLAY pass allows you to watch films and conversations after the live events and only for the duration of the festival thru October 24. Note that some of our films may be SOLD OUT as the festival week takes place and this will be indicated so make sure to check before buying your pass.
Ticketing starts on October 1. We will release a limited amount of REPLAY passes. Note that films with REPLAY passes are only accessible once the scheduled screening has taken place.
You need to be in the United States to be able to watch films of the festival A few films will be limited for viewing to only New York and indicated in the Program info. Filmmaker Q&A conversations will be published on our social media.
How to watch festival films?
Click on a program below and you will see several thumbnails that correspond to the various sub-parts of the program. Click on Film, Panel, Webinair and watch at scheduled timed.
What if I am not in the US?
Most films are restricted to the US because we're ultimately a New York festival and need to keep it this way for many reasons related to the concerns from filmmakers, producers, and distributors. However, some creators have expressed an interest to share their films with the world at-large.
For those not in the United States, we are making a few films available worldwide in a few playlists from October 15-22
- Symbiosis films made over the last few years by pairs of scientists and filmmakers short films created over the course of 1-week during the festival.
- Scenes: Capturing Scientific Data on Screen. Scenes serve as clips for teaching, documenting and preserving the accuracy of science through film. They are precisely unedited and raw. There are meant to be recycled and repositioned into a different context in which they can be framed as cinematic experiences.
Many of the films will then circulate in some of the Labocine Issues over the coming months or in some of our LIVE events so stay tuned. Once programmed at Imagine Science, it is important for us to help these films get out to the world in order to keep with our mission of promoting compelling scientific stories.
All of the panels and conversations will also be shared on our Vimeo channel and Facebook Live.
Why is this festival taking place this year?
We're living through a crisis and it has never been more important to find ways to communicate science through visual storytelling and spark conversations. We need to keep experimenting with new ways to bridge the worlds of science and cinema. We also need to prevent false or sensationalized information from reaching the public. Lastly, it is important to understand that science affects all of us in different ways, whether it is an individual, a society, or the world at-large. Even if virtual, the festival still embodies the spirit of New York City, inviting filmmakers, scientists, and audiences to take part in this grand experiment. We will still keep the spirit of a borderless festival by partnering with different institutions worldwide.
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Any questions about the festival - ticketing, programs or more - email us at hi@imaginesciencefilm.org
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OPENING NIGHT: Opening Remarks & We Are As Gods Premiere
October 15, 2021 at 6:30 PM EDTWhat is the program?
New York Premiere
Stewart Brand, the visionary founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, is profiled in this fascinating documentary. After settling in the Bay Area in the early 1960s, Brand became a prominent hippie and first published the catalog that Steve Jobs described as “Google in paperback form” in 1968. Now in his 80s, he continues to influence culture and stoke debate with his interest in biotechnology. Through unfettered access, memorable archival footage, and candid interviews, the film charts Brand’s dramatic course from counterculture to cyberculture icon in compelling fashion.
Preceded by Opening Remarks from Alexis Gambis, Artistic Director & Founder of Imagine Science Films.
Followed by a Q&A with co-directors Jason Sussberg & David Alvarado, environmentalist & futurist Stewart Brand and co-founder and executive director of Revive & Restore Ryan Phelan.
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Conversation: We Are As Gods
STREAM 7:00 PM EDTJoin us for a conversation wth directors David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, who will share stories about this film and how they went about creating gripping, character-driven narratives. Environmentalist & futurist Stewart Brand and co-founder and executive director of Revive & Restore Ryan Phelan also join in to discuss technology, conservation and the importance of innovation.
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The program measures the fragility of the times we live in to help develop new paradigms for the future.
Our Ark | Deniz Tortum & Kathryn Hamilton, USA / The Netherlands, 12 min, 2021 - US Premiere
Missing Memories of the Universe | Ali Alvarez, USA / United Kingdom, 7 min, 2021 - New York Premiere
Humanity Has Not Yet Failed (Greta Thunberg) | Norma V. Toraya & Jared P. Scott, USA, 8 min, 2021 - New York Premiere
Horizon | Tanja Deman, Croatia, 25 min, 2021 - US Premiere
Terrain Ahead | Anna Kipervaser & Majd Alloush, United Arab Emirates, 20 min, 2021 - World Premiere
The Return | Eriberto Gualinga, Ecuador / United Kingdom, 15 min, 2021
June Night | Mike Maryniuk, Canada, 4 min, 2020
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Memories persist against the flickering mind. How do we negotiate resisting memories?
80,000 years old (80 000 ans) | Christelle Lheureux, France, 29 min, 2020 - US Premiere
Letter From Your Far-off Country | Suneil Sanzgiri, USA / India, 18 min, 2020
Tellurian Drama | Riar Rizaldi, Indonesia, 26 min, 2020 - New York Premiere
Listen To the Beat of our Images | Maxime Jean-Baptiste & Audrey Jean-Baptiste, French Guiana, France, 15 min, 2021 - East Coast Premiere
Don't Get too Comfortable | Shaima Al Tamimi, United Arab Emirates / Qatar / Yemen, 9 min, 2021 - US Premiere
Light Leak | Nate Dorr, U.S.A., 8 min, 2021 - World Premiere
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World Premiere
An international team of scientists venture into the virtually unknown interior of Antarctica to explore a lake buried 3,600 feet beneath the ice.
Followed by a virtual panel with director Kathy Kasic and her cast & crew. This session is moderated by Mohn Family Professor of Biology Katayoun Chamany from Eugene Lang College at The New School.
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in-person event at BRIC in Brooklyn. RSVP Here
Special Film Program + Science Film Social Club & Art/Science Habitat
Presented by Warner Media OneFifty.
As part of the 14th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival, join us for this inaugural Science New Wave night in Brooklyn.
Filmmakers will share insights on their creative process and how they work with scientific topics and scientists.
We kick-off the evening with a demo of our new initiative Habitat, co-created with our sister platform Labocine. Habitat is a budding ecosystem bringing together artists, scientists and educators. It highlights the multi-trait approaches in how we create, inform and inspire. This evening is also the opportunity to meet the filmmaking teams of this year's festival and plan the rest of your festival experience!
Followed by a Reception - Drinks, Food & Music accompanied by brain visuals - courtesy of Noah Hutton / In Silico.
Presenters:
We Are As Gods - with David Alvarado & Jason Sussberg
In Event of Moon Disaster with Halsey Burgund
Shattering Stars with Peter Galison
Our Ark with Kathryn Hamilton
Light Leak with Nate Dorr
This Mortal Plastik with Jess Irish
A HOLE with Molly Murphy
In Silico with Noah Hutton
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A group of indigenous women risk their lives to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which jeopardizes their land, water and entire way of life. Despite the desecration of their ancient burial and prayer sites, violent confrontations, and limited resources, these women refuse to back down. Calls for change reverberate nationally as the women of Standing Rock lead a tireless effort to defend their right to clean water and rich heritage.
Followed by a Q&A with director Shannon Kring.
Special thanks to The Film Collaborative for this screening.
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Do we co-exist or are we encroaching on the lands we inhabit? How can we achieve an equilibrium or an exchange of sorts with our environments?
J'ai le Cafard | Maysaa Almumin, Kuwait / Qatar / Egypt, 14 min, 2020 - East Coast Premiere
Sea Dragon | James Morgan, United Kingdom, 17 min, 2020 - New York Premiere
The Problem of the Hydra | Maija Tammi, Finland, 10 min, 2020 - US Premiere
Interspecies Architecture | Mauricio Freyre, Peru / Spain / Taiwan, 12 min, 2021 - US Premiere
Antonese | Lavado Stubbs, The Bahamas, 8 min, 2021
Galapagos: Secrets of the Ocean Giants | Jeffrey Garriock, Canada / Ecuador, 31 min, 2021 - New York Premiere
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Why do we crave signals from outer worlds?
Einstein Telescope | Evgenia Alexandrova, France, 24 min, 2021 - World Premiere
A Place in the Cosmos | Gavin Hipkins, New Zealand, 9 min, 2020 - International Premiere
Bình | Ostin Fam, Vietnam / South Korea / Singapore / Thailand, 22 min, 2020
Are we receiving biological signals from outer space? | Tim Grabham, United Kingdom, 5 min, 2021 - US Premiere
I Like Tomorrow | Jennifer Reeder & Nancy Andrews, USA, 10 min, 2020 - New York Premiere
A Hole | Molly Murphy, USA, 10 min, 2020
Shattering Stars | Peter Galison, USA, 13 min, 2021 - World Premiere
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WUHAN WUHAN is an observational documentary unfolding during February and March, 2020 at the height of the pandemic in Wuhan city, where the coronavirus began. With unprecedented access at the peak of the pandemic lockdown, WUHAN WUHAN goes beyond the statistics and salacious headlines and puts a human experience into the early days of the mysterious virus as Chinese citizens and frontline healthcare workers grappled with an invisible, deadly killer.
Followed by a Q&A with director Yung Chang.
Special thanks to The Film Collaborative for this screening.
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US Premiere
Can AI enable us to live forever? Filmmaker Ann Shin sets out on a journey, exploring the latest AI and biotech with scientists and visionaries who foresee a 'post-biological' world where humans and AI merge. Will AI be the best, or the last thing we ever do?
Followed by a Q&A with director Ann Shin.
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US Premiere
THE MUSHROOM SPEAKS explores the healing qualities of fungi and their ability to regenerate. This personal journey takes on a walk alongside parasites, symbionts and decomposers offering ideas of both interconnectedness and collaboration. What if the fungus could help us address and radically change our relationship to this world?
Followed by a Q&A with director Marion Neumann.
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An examination of the attributes needed to cope with the realities we live in.
Survivers | Carlos Gómez-Trigo, Spain, 6 min, 2020, New York Premiere
To Live and Die in the Shadows: Ferns, Survival, and Horizontal Gene Transfer | Shannon Silva, USA, 6 min, 2021 - East Coast Premiere
Under Control | Ville Koskinen, Estonia / Finland, 18 min, 2021 - US Premiere
Ethereality | Kantaram Gahigiri, Switzerland, 14 min, 2019, East Coast Premiere
Stolen Fish | Gosia Juszczak, United Kingdom / Poland / Spain, 31 min, 2020, New York Premiere
$75,000 | Moïse Togo, France, 14 min, 2020 - US Premiere
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East Coast Premiere
In a dystopia of undefined place and time, dominated by primitive technology, a group of people is being controlled by an omnipresent surveillance system.
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Scientists and filmmakers discuss their works-in progress around the theme of "Resistance." We encourage everyone to join in as this is an open-door lab meeting. We will also have network/party afterwards on Spatial Chat. Be there or be square!
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Symbiotic Earth: How Lynn Margulis Rocked the Boat and Started a Scientific Revolution
October 18, 2021 at 9:00 PM EDTWhat is the program?
SYMBIOTIC EARTH explores the life and ideas of Lynn Margulis, a brilliant and radical scientist, whose unconventional theories challenged the male-dominated scientific community and are today fundamentally changing how we look at our selves, evolution, and the environment.
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The program urges us to reflect on the new forms of defiance to stand up and instill change.
Mofiala | Boris Kpadenou, Togo, 26 min, 2020 - East Coast Premiere
Who Is Afraid of Ideology? Part 3 Micro Resistances | Marwa Arsanios, Germany / Colombia, 32 min, 2020 - US Premiere
Breaches (Quebrantos) | Maria Elorza & Koldo Almandoz, Spain, 8 min, 2020 - East Coast Premiere
Full Picture| Jacob Reed, USA, 12 min, 2020
Kapaemahu | Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer & Joe Wilson, USA, 8 min, 2020
Swallow The Universe | Nieto, France, 12 min, 2021 - US Premiere
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US Premiere
Constructed during a three-year-long research period involving visits to more than 20 centers and labs, The Quintessence portrays those who shape contemporary research about outer space.
Followed by a Q&A with director Pamela Breda.
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A young filmmaker sets out to document a brilliant neuroscientist who has become frustrated with his field’s status quo. With time elapsing and millions of dollars on the line, In Silico explores an audacious 10-year quest to simulate the entire human brain on supercomputers. Along the way, it reveals the profound beauty of tiny mistakes and bold predictions — a controversial space where scientific process meets ego, and where the lines between objectivity and ambition blur.
Followed by a Q&A with director Noah Hutton.
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World Premiere
A Mirror of the Cosmos is a sci-fi feature documentary which explores how the Mar Menor lagoon, located in southeastern Spain and considered a beachside paradise, is being pushed by the climate crisis to the brink of extinction and beyond.
Followed by a Q&A with director Isabelle Carbonell and her team.
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This short program explores our relationship with our estranged surrounding. We feel at times helpless as to what the future awaits. There's a fine line to what we expect and what occurs.
VO | Nicolas Gourault, France, 19 min, 2020 - East Coast Premiere
Tang Jër | Selly Raby Kane, Senegal, 14 min, 2020 - East Coast Premiere
This Mortal Plastik | Jess Irish, USA, 21 min, 2020
Dora Sena | Jorge Caballero, Colombia, 7 min, 2020
Our Bed is Green | Maggie Brennan, USA, 7 min, 2021
Podesta Island | Stéphanie Roland, France / Belgium / Micronesia, 23 min, 2020 - US Premiere
A Little Stone Worth Gold | Alize Arnal, Virginie Texier, Ludovic Plisson, Quentin Greiner, France, 4 min, 2020 - US Premiere
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East Coast Premiere
Haunted by a long-broken relationship with her father, anthropologist Carolina Arias Ortiz returns to her childhood home of Costa Rica to repair their relationship while haunted by the otherworldly mystery of ancient stone spheres in this lyrical and poetic debut feature.
Followed by a Q&A with director Carolina Arias Ortiz.
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This film examines the ethical quandaries of self-experimentation and a future where technology and human brains combine.
Followed by a Q&A with director David Burke.
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US Premiere
For his 30th birthday, a man's mother gives him a membership to the Tiong Bahru Social Club, a planned community dedicated to the pursuit of happiness. While he conforms to the strict rules at first, he begins to question the ideals of the group.
Followed by a Q&A with director Tan Bee Thiam.
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US Premiere
The Siberian permafrost is melting. Ancient bones rise up from the ground and wild animals seem to have disappeared. Three Yakutians venture into the vast wilderness on different quests. HOLGUT boldly combines elements of fiction and documentary and manoeuvrers effortlessly from captivating reality to visual poetry. Down the mammoth-hole, science fiction seems to become reality and reality seems to become myth.
Followed by a Q&A with director Lesbeth De Ceulaer.
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World Premiere
David Downs had just months to live when he entered a clinical trial of an innovative cancer treatment in the U.S. Within weeks, he was in complete remission, and two years later he is deemed cured. Now, he has dedicated himself to helping others facing their own cancer journeys. We follow their stories of life and death.
Followed by a Q&A with director Annie Goldson.
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A Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal metamorphosis.
Followed by a Q&A with director Alexis Gambis.
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New York Premiere
Through the tale of the migrating rhododendron, now endangered in its native China, the film reveals how high the stakes are for all living organisms in this time of unprecedented destruction of the natural world.
Followed by a Q&A with director Julia Haslett.
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In Person at the New Lab. RSVP Here
For the Closing Night of the 14th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival, we present the world premiere of the six films made as part of the 2021 Symbiosis competition presented by Science Sandbox. We will conclude with the Awards Ceremony and a Reception at the New Lab.
SYMBIOSIS PAIRS
Farah Abdul-Rahman / Nate Dorr
Lavado Stubbs / Miraflor Santos
Isabelle Carbonell / Jaime Jover
Ariel Martinez Herrera / Gav Sturm
Jahvani Phalkey / Laurie Sumiye
Arianna Zuanazzi / Yashaswini Raghunandan
Learn more about this year's Symbiosis competition and participants by visiting: https://www.imaginesciencefilms.org/ny14/symbiosis-2021
The Symbiosis screening is followed by the Awards Ceremony and a Reception at the New Lab.
How to get there?
19 Morris Ave, Building 128.
Right up front within the Cumberland Gate entrance to the Brooklyn Navy Yards.
For further directions on how to get to the Brooklyn Navy Yards and parking, visit:
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