Event details
September 12, 2024, 6 PM
Location: Somers Room
Free and open to the public
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Join us Thursday, September 12, at 6 pm, for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (US, 1963, 119 min., 35mm to digital transfer), the kickoff screening in our Nature’s Underworld Film Series, featuring eight films inspired by the exhibition Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld.
Hitchcock’s apocalyptic horror-thriller tells the story of an avian assault on a California coastal town, where ferocious fowl fall upon a chicken farmer, a schoolyard full of children, and a socialite.
Nature’s Underworld Film Series features both popular Hollywood cinema and experimental works that examine humankind’s strained relationship with the environment. The series is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld. Dion and Rockman, both film lovers, have cited many of these films as sources of inspiration. The series includes a special screening of Life of Pi (2012) on September 30, at which Alexis Rockman will introduce the film and talk about his experience working on it.
Nature’s Underworld Film Series Screenings
– Thursday, September 12, 6 pm: The Birds (1963)
– Tuesday, September 17, 6 pm: A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
– Monday, September 30, 6 pm: Life of Pi (2012)
– Thursday, October 17, 6 pm: Night of the Hunter (1955)
– Thursday, October 24, 6 pm: La Jetée (1962) and Weekend (1967)
– Thursday, November 21, 6 pm: Silent Running (1972)
– Thursday, December 5, 6 pm: Last Things (2022) and Animal Cinema (2017)
All screenings are free and open to the public.