A film cycle rehearsing a broad view of the many ways science has inspired film-makers. Films will be commented by experts in the respective fields of knowledge. Always at Passos Manuel.
Co-curated by David A. Kirby.
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Feb 19, 6PM:
GATTACA (1997), directed by Andrew Niccol
comment by David A. Kirby.
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Feb 25, 9:30PM:
Selection of animated films (in cooperation with Casa da Animação).
comment by António Loja Neves.
SYNCHRONOFF (2006, 9’07), Catia Peres
QUEST (1996, 12’), Tyron Montgomery
ORGANIC MACHINE (2008, 11’), Frédéric Ravach
CREATURE COMFORTS (1991, 5’13), Nick Park
458nm (2006, 7’), Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Tom Weber
LIFE LINE (2007, 6’30), Tomek Ducki
LA QUEUE DE LA SOURIS (2007, 4’10) Benjamín Renner
A FILM ABOUT US (2005, 5’25) Pedro Lino
AS MÁQUINAS DE MARIA (2003, 8’), Marta Madureira
JOJO IN THE STARS (2003, 12’), Marc Craste
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March 4, 9:30PM:
I AM LEGEND (2007), directed by Francis Lawrence
comment by Eduardo Cintra Torres.
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March 11, 9:30PM
Selection of films from U.Frame (2009)
comment by Joana Miranda.
ROENTGEN (fiction, 23:56), Michael Venus [Hamburg Media School, Filmwerkstatt - Germany]
SQUEEZED OUT OF BUSINESS (documentary, 09:20), Chithra Jeyaram [U.T. Austin - USA]
BARELY LEGAL (documentary, 09:00), Alfredo Lopez [U.T. Austin - USA]
THE COCKROACH PROJECT (documentary, 13:00), Ruth Fertig [U.T. Austin - USA]
WHALES OF GOLD (documentary, 38:30), Lucia Duncan [U.T. Austin - USA]
KRYM (fiction, 16:20), Christoph Heimer [Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg - Germany]
A TERRA A GASTAR (animation, 05:44), Cassia Itamoto, Celina Kurihara [Academia de Animação e Artes Digitais em São Paulo - Brasil]
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March 18, 9:30PM
MARY SHELLEY´S FRANKENSTEIN (1994), directed by Kenneth Branagh
comment by António Roma Torres.
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