Category Archives: Special Screening

Posts in the ‘Special Screening’ Category

Science Films at the Oscars
February 27th, 2012 | Events, Interview, News, Past Submissions, Sci-Fi, Special Screening, Technology, Television, Uncategorized | admin | No Comments
Ever since Einstein published his theory of relativity in 1916, the idea of time travel has been accepted as hypothetically possible. The theory became a muse for the arts and sciences. From scientists we got black holes and wormholes, and the artists became better equipped to add to a theme that dates back to ancient [...]
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ISF & Cervantes Institute Present: New Culture & Science Series
January 23rd, 2012 | Articles, Events, Featured, News, Special Screening | Alexis | No Comments
On January 24th, the documentary film Searching for the First European (in Spanish with English subtitles) will be opening the new Culture & Science Series at the Cervantes Institute in Manhattan. ISF’s Producer Luis Quevedo is curating this series of events that will blend equal parts of narrative and science into a dialogue between two [...]
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Science/AAAS is expanding Member Central!
January 18th, 2012 | Articles, Events, Festival, News, Special Screening, Sponsors | Alexis | No Comments
Science/AAAS is expanding Member Central and ISF is honored to be involved! Member Central gives AAAS Members exclusive access to an online community where ideas and the passion for discovery are shared. ISF will help develop their video channel, providing some of the best films depicting accurate science in an entertaining way. Videos will include [...]
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ISF Satellite Festival at KAUST University, Saudi Arabia
January 18th, 2012 | Articles, Events, Festival, Special Screening | Alexis | No Comments
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia is hosting their annual Winter Enrichment Program, January 14 – 29, 2012. This year marks the third annual program and ISF is proud to be involved. WEP2012 promises to be an enriching experience geared towards students and the KAUST community. In addition to lectures [...]
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Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration
January 6th, 2012 | Articles, Events, News, Special Screening, Technology, Uncategorized | Amy Belotti | No Comments
Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration will be at the American Museum of Natural History until August 12th, 2012. Curated by Dr. Michael Shara, the exhibit was put together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of human space flight. Though the future of space is fascinating in itself, I knew I had to visit [...]
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Dublin Festival Trailer Released!
November 30th, 2011 | Articles, Events, Festival, News, Special Screening | Alexis | 2 Comments
Imagine Science Films is proud to partner with University College Dublin to program the first dedicated science film festival in Ireland. The festival will be part of the Dublin City of Science Euroscience Open Forum, July 11th – 16th, 2012. ISF is excited to celebrate Ireland’s scientific excellence and an exceptional year for science and [...]
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ImagineScope Travels Down Under
November 28th, 2011 | Articles, News, Special Screening, Uncategorized | Alexis | No Comments
The Inner Sydney Montessori School (ISMS) in Australia has invited Imagine Science Films to prepare a lesson for students to engage with materials found in scientific laboratories. The ImagineScope and a selection of short films will travel to Sydney, Australia in early 2012 and help train students to use a binocular microscope, as well as [...]
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Sci-Fi Thanksgiving at BAM
November 23rd, 2011 | Articles, Events, Special Screening, Uncategorized | Amy Belotti | No Comments
This holiday season, give thanks to sci-fi with a special film program at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) called Sci-Fi Thanksgiving. Viewers can reflect on technology, the unknown realms of space, and what it means to be human with two classic features: 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Stanley Kubrick and Andrei Tarkovsky, respectively, explore science and [...]
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French Sci-Fi “Fantastic Planet” at Spectacle Theater
November 23rd, 2011 | Articles, Events, Special Screening, Uncategorized | Alexis | No Comments
November 23rd | 9:30 pm | $5 Special Film Screening and Live Musical Performance Spectacle Theater 124 South 3rd Street (at Bedford Ave) Brooklyn, New York L Train to Bedford / JMZ to Marcy Spectacle Theater will host a screening of the acclaimed animated science fiction film Fantastic Planet tonight, November 23rd, at 9:30pm. Located in [...]
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Imagine Science Film Festival Fosters Collaboration Between Scientists and Filmmakers
October 10th, 2011 | Articles, Events, Festival, News, Special Screening | Alexis | No Comments
In August 1903, the first ever science film was only a minute long, and starred cheese mites crawling through a piece of Stilton, magnified through a microscope and broadcast in black and white. Science films have come a long way since then. Showing just how far we’ve come, the 4th Annual Imagine Science Film Festival [...]
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Video Pick of the Week

Dr Andrew Gillis explains how an elephant fish embryo lives off a large yellow yolk sack for 7 to 10 months before hatching out as a fish.

Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. They are released every Monday and Thursday and you can see them here.