Escape Velocity 2017: Full Schedule

7:00pm PDT

Robots in film and popular culture

From Gort to K2SO, the automata of the silver screen, television, comics, and other media have fascinated fans for decades. Come with us on an exploration of the origins, creative inspirations, and engineering designs that brought to life some of the beloved "non-living" characters that grace our pop culture.

Moderators

Despina Kakoudaki

Despina Kakoudaki is Associate Professor of Literature at American University, and director of the Humanities Lab, an interdisciplinary research center in Washington DC. She works on film and media studies, science fiction, cultural studies, literature, and the history of technology... Read More →

Volunteers

Paul Oehlers

Director, Escape Velocity Film Festival, Museum of Science Fiction

Paul A. Oehlers is most recognized for his “extraordinarily evocative” film scores. (Variety) Films incorporating his music have won the Grand Jury prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival, the Atlanta International Film Festival, and the Indiefest Film Festival. In addition... Read More →

Friday September 1, 2017 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
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Film, Pop Culture, Television

Logistics chairs, head table, house sound, microphone, power, Projector, projector screen, table for projector, theatre set up

Escape Velocity 2017

7:00pm PDT

Despina Kakoudaki

Paul Oehlers

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