Science. Art. Film.: Children of Men (35mm)
Wed
4
Wed 4 Jun 6:00 PM
Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
109 Mins | Science.Art.Film
June
2006 | 35mm | UK, US, JPN | D: Alfonso Cuarón
In a ruined London in 2027, Theo Faron (Clive Owen) and Julian Taylor (Julianne Moore) must smuggle a young woman out of the country.
Director Alfonso Cuarón (Y Tu Mamá También, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Gravity) adapted the novel by PD James to present a miserable future world where humanity has disintegrated into shabby desperation and urban warfare.
Join us after the film for a fascinating discussion on key themes in the film - from population projections and migration to protest cultures and collapsing societies.
‘Children of Men may be something of a bummer, but it’s the kind of glorious bummer that lifts you to the rafters, transporting you with the greatness of its filmmaking.’ – The New York Times
Presented as part of our Science. Art. Film. series in partnership with the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU.
Panellists
Dr Adam Masters is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the ANU. He worked for the Australian Federal Police (AFP) between 1991-2009 and has contributed to several anti-corruption projects with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime. While with the AFP, he spent nearly ten years with the Australian National Central Bureau of Interpol. Dr Masters passion for teaching has led him to develop courses on public corruption; sport corruption; organised crime; genocide; art crime; academic writing; and a fieldwork course for criminology students. He has taught some of these courses for a Summer School at Nanjing University and contributed to courses at the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Austria. Adam uses movies as the basis for his exams in several courses. His recent research has contributed to the UNODC’s work with the International Partnership Against Corruption in Sport. Fun fact: His favourite film is Bladerunner, the original with the film noir voiceover.
Dr James Raymer is a Professor of Demography at the Australian National University (ANU). His research focuses on studying migration and how it influences change across a wide range of populations. For the past five years, he has been an active participant in the United Nations’ Expert Group on Migration Statistics. He has also worked with the ACT and Northern Territory governments on improving population projections for planning purposes.
More speakers will be added soon.
Moderator
Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens is a Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science of the Australian National University (ANU) and the Head of the POPSICULE, ANU’s Science in Popular Culture and Entertainment Hub. Her research explores the cultural meanings of science, the history of (violent) clowns and mad scientists, science and humour, and the interface between science and (public) art.
In a ruined London in 2027, Theo Faron (Clive Owen) and Julian Taylor (Julianne Moore) must smuggle a young woman out of the country.
Director Alfonso Cuarón (Y Tu Mamá También, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Gravity) adapted the novel by PD James to present a miserable future world where humanity has disintegrated into shabby desperation and urban warfare.
Join us after the film for a fascinating discussion on key themes in the film - from population projections and migration to protest cultures and collapsing societies.
‘Children of Men may be something of a bummer, but it’s the kind of glorious bummer that lifts you to the rafters, transporting you with the greatness of its filmmaking.’ – The New York Times
Presented as part of our Science. Art. Film. series in partnership with the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU.
Panellists
Dr Adam Masters is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the ANU. He worked for the Australian Federal Police (AFP) between 1991-2009 and has contributed to several anti-corruption projects with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime. While with the AFP, he spent nearly ten years with the Australian National Central Bureau of Interpol. Dr Masters passion for teaching has led him to develop courses on public corruption; sport corruption; organised crime; genocide; art crime; academic writing; and a fieldwork course for criminology students. He has taught some of these courses for a Summer School at Nanjing University and contributed to courses at the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Austria. Adam uses movies as the basis for his exams in several courses. His recent research has contributed to the UNODC’s work with the International Partnership Against Corruption in Sport. Fun fact: His favourite film is Bladerunner, the original with the film noir voiceover.
Dr James Raymer is a Professor of Demography at the Australian National University (ANU). His research focuses on studying migration and how it influences change across a wide range of populations. For the past five years, he has been an active participant in the United Nations’ Expert Group on Migration Statistics. He has also worked with the ACT and Northern Territory governments on improving population projections for planning purposes.
More speakers will be added soon.
Moderator
Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens is a Senior Lecturer in Science Communication at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science of the Australian National University (ANU) and the Head of the POPSICULE, ANU’s Science in Popular Culture and Entertainment Hub. Her research explores the cultural meanings of science, the history of (violent) clowns and mad scientists, science and humour, and the interface between science and (public) art.
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