2001: Beyond 50

    Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition

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    A day of talks, music, and an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), featuring experts and people who worked on the film.11.00am screening of 2001 for children/ schools.2.00pm Introduction by Piers Bizony, author of 2001: Filming the Future and 2001: A Space Odyssey.2.30pm Alternative perspectives: a panel featuring experts on 2001's legacy beyond film, including psychology, artificial intelligence, evolutionary biology, and philosophy and religion. Panellists: Prof. Robert Ward (Bangor), Prof. Guillaume Thierry (Bangor), Dr. Bill Teahan (Bangor), Mr. Eric Krasny (Bangor), Dr. Lawrence Ratna (Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust) and Prof. Peter Wheeler (Liverpool John Moores). 4.00pm Coffee and opportunity to view an exhibition of creative student work inspired by 20014.30pm Film symposium: key academics in conversation, including Prof. Robert Kolker (Emeritus, University of Maryland), author of The Extraordinary Image: Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Prof. Ian Hunter (DMU), author of Cult Film as a Guide to Life, and Mr. Peter Kramer (UEA), author of BFI Classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. 5.30pm Concert of music from Kubrick's films by Bangor University Symphony Orchestra (Pritchard-Jones Hall, Main Arts Building)6.30pm Supper 7.30pm A panel of those who worked on 2001: Kubrick's producer and brother-in-law Jan Harlan; Kubrick assistant Tony Frewin, stills photographer Keith Hamshere, set/visual effects designer Joy Cuff, and make up and special effects artist, Colin Arthur.9pm screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey
    Period16 Jun 2018
    Degree of RecognitionInternational

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