Screening
WHEN
February 19-21, 2015
7-10 PM
WHERE
NYUAD Campus, Conference Center
WHO
NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
Open to the Public
Join Imagine Science Films (ISF) in Abu Dhabi in February 19-21, 2015 for our satellite festival in collaboration with New York University Abu Dhabi! Imagine Science will present 3 feature films and curate 4 programs of short films, each focusing on key scientific topics in the United Arab Emirates and broader Middle East, through documentary, fiction, cutting-edge data visualization, and experimental film. In addition, we will include a special program of student films, an art-science exhibit Experimental Records, and a variety of panels and workshops.
Thursday, February 19th
Opening of "Experimental Records" at the Project Space in the Arts CenterOutdoors Reception "Aquatic Systems" featuring Holoscenes (Lars Jan) & Coral Morphologic (Colin Foord) Projections | 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Opening Night: WATERMARK | 8:00PM - 10:00PM | Register and Program Descriptions
Followed by a conversation between art and marine biology
Friday, February 20th
SHORTS: Dreams and Delusions | 1:00PM - 3:00PM | Register and Program Descriptions
Followed by a conversation on "The Science of Sleep & Dreams"
SHORTS: Futures | 6:00PM-8:00PM | Register and Program Descriptions
Followed by a conversation on the technological present and future.
FEATURE: Biophilia Live & When Bjork Met Attenborough | 8:00PM – 10:30PM | Register and Program Descriptions
Introduced by Louise Hopper, Director of "When Bjork Met Attenborough
Saturday, February 21st
SHORTS: Avant Arabia | 1:00PM – 2:30PM | Register and Program Descriptions
Followed by a Q & A with Student Filmmakers
Sepideh: Reaching for the Stars | 3:00PM – 5:00PM | Register and Program Descriptions
Followed by a conversation on "Space & Gender"
Closing Night Shorts and Panel: WHERE LAND MEETS WATER | 7:00PM – 9:30PM | Register and Program Descriptions
Followed by a conversation on aquaculture in the Persian Gulf, the science of pearls, and the long lifespans of coral colonies.
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