NIH SCIENCE IN THE CINEMA
FREE SCREENINGS!
July 9 - August 13
Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
 
This summer, AFI Silver will once again host the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Education's (OSE) exciting public program, Science in the Cinema. This six-week series offers a different film with a medical- or science-related theme every Wednesday. An audience Q&A session with a guest expert follows each screening. Admission to the series is FREE!
Science in the Cinema is open to the general public and intended for a broad range of individuals interested in movies, science and medicine. For more information on this year's lineup of films and guest speakers, visit www.science.education.nih.gov/cinema. All films will be shown with open captions for the deaf and hard of hearing and American Sign Language interpreters will be available for the post-film discussions. Those requiring reasonable accommodations
to participate should contact OSE at least five days prior to the event (e-mail:
moorec@mail.nih.gov; tel: 301.402.2470; TTY: 301.496.9706.)
Tickets are available only from the AFI Silver box office the day of the show on a first-come, first-served basis. The AFI Silver box office opens 30 minutes before the first film of each day.
Due to popularity, all screenings are expected to sell-out. Guests are encouraged to get tickets in advance (day of show) and arrive early.
Limit four (4) tickets per person.
ONLY TICKETED ADMISSION PRIOR TO 7:00 P.M. SHOWTIME IS GUARANTEED.
Seats may be released if ticketholders are not present by 7:00 p.m. showtime. A stand-by line will form for each show. Open seats will be released as available.
July 9:
AWAY FROM HER (2007, DIR Sarah Polley)
Guest Speaker: Neil Buckholtz, Ph.D., Chief, Dementias of Aging Branch, Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Medical Theme: Alzheimer's Disease
July 16:
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY (2007, DIR Julian Schnabel)
Guest Speakers: Lana Shekim, Ph.D., Program Director, Speech/Voice, Division of Scientific Programs, and Allen R. Braun, M.D., Chief, Language Section, Voice, Speech, and Language Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health
Medical Theme: Locked-in Syndrome
July 23:
CANVAS (2006, DIR Joseph Greco)
Guest Speaker: Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D., Chief, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, Division of Intramural Research Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
Medical Theme: Schizophrenia
July 30:
THE QUIET DUEL (1949, DIR Akira Kurosawa)
Guest Speakers: Robert Martensen, M.D., Ph.D., Director, and David Cantor, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Office of NIH History, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Medical Themes: History of Medicine, Syphilis
August 6:
LIFE SUPPORT (2006, DIR Nelson George)
Guest Speakers: Lauren V. Wood, M.D., Senior Clinical Investigator, CAPT 0-6, United States Public Health Service, Vaccine Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Medical Themes: HIV/AIDS, Community Outreach, Drug Addiction, Social Activism
August 13:
REIGN OVER ME (2007, DIR Mike Binder)
Guest Speaker: Meena Vythilingam, M.D., Staff Physician, Mood and Anxiety Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
Medical Theme: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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