Science on Screen 2022

Science on Screen is back with FREE screenings and fun science talks at the Gold Town Theater!

Friday, July 22nd @ 6:30pm
THE FOG & TOTAL RECALL
Clark Snodgrass from Northrup Grumman Aerospace Systems talks about monitoring the earth’s climate systems from space followed by a FREE double feature of “THE FOG” and “TOTAL RECALL.”

Monday, July 25th @ 6:30pm
RISKY BUSINESS: HAZARD ASSESSMENT IN EXTREME SPORTS
Kevin Krein, Professor of Philosophy & Academic Director of Outdoor Studies at the University of Alaska Southeast, will give a presentation on hazard assessment in extreme sports followed by a FREE screening of “THE SANCTITY OF SPACE.”

The Science on Screen program has been made possible through an ongoing partnership with the Gold Town Theater and a generous grant from the Coolidge Corner Theatre and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Thanks also to the generous work of our science speakers.

Many thanks as well to Collette Costa and the Gold Town Theater for wrangling these events and for keeping cinema alive in Juneau during these weird and difficult years.

JUMP Society Film Festival

It’s been a while since we put on a screening of locally made short films and that’s sorta our whole thing.

We don’t have dates yet but we’re starting to wrangle films for a show this fall. If you’ve made a film, if you have an idea for a film, or if you’ve seen something cool we should know about, let us know! Consider submissions open!

A reminder, our festival features locally made films that are ten minutes or less and our submission guidelines can be found here…

• SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Very much looking forward to seeing what everyone has been working on!

Tonight is the Science on Screen presentation of MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL which features a pairing of rapid fire scientific presentations along with a very silly film.

Presenting Our Round Table of Scholars:

• Dr. Amy Dressel discusses of the sustainability of life after repeated “flesh wounds”
• Dr. Scott Gende to waxes poetic on the ontogeny of frugivores laden with tropical nuts
• Not-Quite-A-Dr. Terrance Schwarz allocutes on druidic buoyancy and other water-type situations
• Sir Chris Mertl holds court on proper types (one that looks nice and is not too expensive) of shrubbery
• Lord Ben Collman expatiates on the necessary torque, velocity, and pitch required for proper bovine projecting

Also there will be coconut shells for banging and flying birds. And sing-alongs. And you are encouraged to quote your nerdy little head off!!
PLEASE NOTE: We will have thee other screenings of this title this coming weekend, but they will be at regular ticket prices. Schedule forthcoming in Thursday’s email!

Science on Screen presents MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL

• Tue. May 28 at 6pm (FREE lecture and movie)
• Wed. May 29 at 7pm (FREE movie, no lecture)

Science on Screen provides grants to a couple dozen independent theaters across the country to produce a series of events pairing cult, classic, and documentary films with related science talks in an effort to promote both good movies and good science!

Online Submission Form

Thursday, April 25th
6pm ~ Ryan North @ Downtown Public Library
7pm ~ The Fountain @ Gold Town Theater
FREE!

Ryan North is a New York Times bestselling cartoonist and author of How to Invent Everything which poses the question: What would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past. . . and then broke? How would you survive? Could you improve on humanity’s original timeline? And how hard would it be to domesticate a giant wombat?

As part of the 2019 Science on Screen series, Ryan North discusses his guide for the stranded time traveler. Learn to invent all of our modern conveniences from their original scientific principles.

It’s the science of inventing everything!

In cooperation with Alaska Robotics Mini-Con.

For this season, we have put together a series of films designed to cover as wide and varied a span of genres, time periods, and experience as possible, with speakers who will cover subjects like parasitic organisms, time travel, post-apocalyptic survival, and the regeneration of fading indigenous languages.  Our films will include Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Monthy Python & The Holy Grail, The Fountain, and our premier event in the series…   

SGaawaay K’uuna (EDGE OF THE KNIFE)

We are thrilled to be screening this new film from Pacific Northwest Canada, the first ever to be performed entirely in the Haida language–a tongue so endangered, with less than 20 fluent speakers, that a dialect coach was needed on set.  Arriving more than a century after British Columbia’s first-ever feature film, In the Land of the Head Hunters — Edward S. Curtis’ controversial but undeniably fascinating portrait of the Kwakwaka’wakw people of northern Vancouver Island — Edge of the Knife is the first feature film to tell a story about the Kwakwaka’wakw’s neighbours, the Haida.

Whereas Curtis remained an outside observer, transfixed by the Kwakwaka’wakw’s masks and regalia, Edge of the Knife has a genuine Indigenous eye.  Part drama, part historical reclamation, First Nations filmmakers Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown’s film is set during the 19th century.  Inspired by the Gaagiixiid/Gaagiid wildman of Haida mythology, the film charts a simple narrative about a reckless uncle who can’t bear the guilt of having unwittingly led a beloved nephew to his demise, and whose abnegation takes on a horrific physical form over a winter of self-imposed exile in the wild. Both visceral and austere, yet with unexpected dashes of comedy and melodrama, Edge of the Knife may be a significant landmark in the short history of Canadian Indigenous film.

Among other fine Alaskan Native and Canadian First Nations actors, the film co-stars Delores Churchill, who will be here in person on Saturday, March 31 with a screening of her film, Tracing Roots, which we will have more information about in Friday’s email. (but there’s a brief summary below)

Our film will be paired with a talk led by local Tlingit language educator Vivian Yéilk’ Mork.  Vivian was born in Wrangell, Alaska but her clan is from Hoonah. She is Tlingit from the T’akdeintáan clan, Snail House. Her Tlingit name is Yéilk’, Cute-Little-Raven. Vivian has an MA in Cross Cultural Studies with an emphasis in Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and a certification from Rutgers in Biological Plant Analyzation.  She is also a writer, artist, carver, storyteller, and traditional foods specialist.

The Science on Screen events are free and open to the public.  They will sponsor a second screening on Sunday, March 31, but without the introductory talk by Vivian Mork.  The other screenings are at regular movie ticket prices.

SGaawaay K’uuna–EDGE OF THE KNIFE–Showtimes
Tue. March 26 — Science on Screen talk by Vivian Mork at 6pm;
Movie screening at 7pm — FREE SCREENING

Thur. March 28 at 7pm

Fri. March 29 at 5pm, 7pm, & 9pm

Sat. March 30 at 4:30pm, 7pm, & 9pm

Sun. March 31 at 2pm–FREE SCREENING

We want to get local filmmakers together to talk about work, dream about future projects and just hang out. And we want to share that with the community in a meaningful way.

Wednesday, October 24th, 5:30 – 7:30
At the Gold Town Nickelodeon & JUMP Society Lab in the Emporium.

Screenings!
Of course we couldn’t resist the chance to dust off some old classics. We’re going to throw a bunch of old films in rotation and have them running all night. Any requests? Any offerings?

Hands-on Filmmaking Activities!
We’ll have a stop motion animation station setup and possibly a green screen or VFX station as well so people can roll up their sleeves and mess around with filmmaking. If you’re a filmmaker and want to take the lead on some activity, let us know!

Prop Museum!
Maybe we can turn the hallway into a pop-up museum for JUMP Society props. I’ve still got a “Valley Go Home” sign from a certain JUMP Society classic and Anton has offered to bring in some of his handmade props from Space Trucker Bruce. Anyone else have props to contribute? Maybe we can talk Arlo into bringing his pimped out couch or find Frankie’s garbage can lid?

JUMP Society Lab!
Did you know the JUMP Society now exists in a physical location? We’ve got a multimedia space we’re in the process of outfitting just down the hall from the Gold Town and it will soon be accessible to JUMP Society members who want a place to edit films, shoot interviews, experiment with lighting, record podcasts or try out a green screen.

We’re still setting up the space and accepting donations of decent computers, microphones, mixers, lights and other resources that might benefit local filmmakers. We’ve started a small library stocked with screenplays, books on screenwriting, magazines and films from all over Alaska. Anyone want to check out “Raven’s Blood” on VHS?

If you have ideas for what you’d like this event to be, please get in touch and let us know!

@ The Gold Town Nickelodeon

The JUMP Society Film Festival features locally made short films. Admission is free.

Film submission deadline is Monday, January 15th. Our main rule, films should be under 10 minutes in length and shorter is better.

You can submit your movie at Alaska Robotics at 220 Front Street or at Lucid Reverie. Check out the submission guidelines for more information, and make sure to include the submission form with your film. Call (907) 586-3440 for more info.

@ The Gold Town Nickelodeon

The JUMP Society Film Festival features locally made short films. Admission is free.

Film submission deadline is Monday, July 10th. Our main rule, films should be under 10 minutes in length and shorter is better.

You can submit your movie at Alaska Robotics at 220 Front Street or at Lucid Reverie. Check out the submission guidelines for more information, and make sure to include the submission form with your film. Call (907) 586-3440 for more info.

Thursday, January 19 · 7 pm
Friday, January 20 · 7 pm & 9 pm · Beer available
Saturday, January 21 · 7 pm & 9 pm · Beer available
Gold Town Nickelodeon

The JUMP Society Film Festival features locally made short films. No tickets needed, so just show up. Admission is free.

Film submission deadline is Friday, January 13, and there is only one rule: videos need to be under 10 minutes in length (of course shorter is always better).

You can submit your movie at Alaska Robotics at 220 Front Street or at Lucid Reverie. Check out the submission guidelines for more information, and make sure to include the submission form with your film. Call (907) 586-3440 for more info.

Thursday, August 11 · 7 pm
Friday, August 12 · 7 pm & 9 pm
Saturday, August 13 · 7 pm & 9 pm
Gold Town Nickelodeon

The JUMP Society Film Festival features locally made short films. We were lazy and didn’t make tickets this time, so just show up. Admission is free.

Film submission deadline is Thursday, August 4, and there is only one rule: videos need to be under 10 minutes in length (of course shorter is always better).

You can submit your movie at Alaska Robotics at 220 Front Street or at Lucid Reverie. Check out the submission guidelines for more information, and make sure to include the submission form with your film. Call (907) 586-3440 for more info.