Evolution Film Series

All films are free and open to the public

Wednesday, February 15

Inherit the Wind (1960, 127 min.) (Drama)
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Featured actors: Spencer Kelly, Frederic March, Gene Kelly
Respondent: Bruce W. Frier, U-M Department of Classical Studies and Law School

Based on the famous Scopes “Monkey Trial” of 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution. The controversy continues today, 80 years later.

7 pm, Natural Sciences Auditorium
Kraus Natural Sciences Building, 830 North University Ave.

Wednesday, February 22

What About God? (2001, 60 min.) (Documentary)
Part 7 of the PBS series on Evolution
Respondent: Susan King, Senior Research Associate, Life Sciences and Society Program

Of all species, we alone attempt to explain who we are and how we came to be. This final show in the PBS series on Evolution explores the struggle between science and religion. Through the personal stories of students and teachers, it offers the view that they are not incompatible.

7 pm, Natural Sciences Auditorium
Kraus Natural Sciences Building, 830 North University Ave.

Wednesday, March 15

Jurassic Park (1993, 127 min.) (Horror, Sci-Fi)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Featured Actors: Sam Neill, Laura Dern
Respondents: Sheila Murphy, Department of Screen Arts and Culture, and Jeffrey A. Wilson, Museum of Paleontology and Department of Geological Sciences

An adventure 65 million years in the making: Scientists clone dinosaurs to populate a theme park, which suffers a major security breakdown and releases the dinosaurs. Stay for the discussion following the film to find out if this could really happen!

7 pm, Natural Sciences Auditorium
Kraus Natural Sciences Building, 830 North University Ave.

Thursday, March 23

Frozen Angels (2005, 91 minutes) (Documentary)
Directed by: Frauke Sandig and Eric Black
Respondents: Frauke Sandig and Eric Black

“It’s easier to open a sperm-bank than a pizzeria.” This documentary concerns the human frozen egg, sperm, and embryo industry,and the human and ethical implications of the biotech age.
Part of the Penny Stamps Series of the School of Art + Design, and the 2006 Ann Arbor Film Festival.

5 pm, Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor

Wednesday, March 29

The Future of Food (2004) (Documentary)
Directed by Deborah Koons Garcia
Respondent: Catherine Badgley, Residential College and Museum of Paleontology

This documentary explores the disturbing facts behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade, and the market and political forces that are shaping what we eat.

7 pm, Natural Sciences Auditorium
Kraus Natural Sciences Building, 830 North University Ave.