Feature Film Program

Biosphere

New York Premiere! Billy and Ray are lifelong best friends, brothers from another mother–and the last two men on earth.

Tue Jun 13 8:00 PM

The Films

Biosphere

Mel Eslyn | US | 106

Billy (Mark Duplass) and Ray (Sterling K. Brown) are lifelong best friends, brothers from another mother– and the last two men on earth. Their survival is largely due to Ray, a brilliant scientist who designed a domed structure with all the systems necessary to sustain life on a planet that could no longer support it. Their custom biosphere is outfitted with basic necessities and creature comforts that make it possible to retain a sense of what life used to be like. A hydroponic garden provides fresh vegetables and a carefully managed fishpond supplies essential protein. Recently, however, fish have begun dying at an alarming rate. With a mere three fish remaining, Billy and Ray face an ominous future. But life may yet find a way. Courtesy of IFC Films and AMC Networks.

Stella for Star

Nick Singer | US | 12

At a nuclear fusion conference in New Orleans, a harried scientist shirks her parental duties and befriends Furries while a hurricane looms.

Event Details

8:00 PM
Doors Open
8:40 PM
Science on Screen® Presentation by Maya Kutz of Brooklyn Grange
9:00 PM
Films Begin
10:45 PM
Q&A with director Mel Eslyn & actor Mark Duplass
11:00 PM
After-Party
Screening presented as part of the Alfred P. Sloan Science on Screen® series.

Hydroponics is all about breaking down what plants need to thrive, and designing solutions for each of those life needs. Before the film screening, we'll be joined by Brooklyn Grange's Greenhouse Manager Maya Kutz as they discuss ongoing research into growing media and the unexpected places capable of sustaining plant life. What can plants grow in? Spanish moss, laundry lint, old mattresses? There are endlessly creative approaches to hydroponics, as you'll discover during this brief look into a fascinating field of study.

Venue

Brooklyn Grange Sunset Park

850 Third Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11232

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