Feature Film Program
Queens Drive-In: The Host + Shorts (Snow & The Ball Method)
$20-75; one ticket admits one car
Fri Jun 4 8:00 PM
The Film
The Ball Method
Dagmawi Abebe | US | 19 min.
With Kiersey Clemons. This short film is based on the little-known true story of African-American chemist Alice Ball, who found an effective treatment for leprosy in 1915 when she was 23 years old. The Ball Method was produced with support from a grant awarded by USC in partnership with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Not Rated
Event Details
8:00 PM
Doors Open & Pre-Show Begins
9:00 PM
Snow Begins
9:25 PM
The Ball Method Begins
9:45 PM
Introduction by Dr. Kendra Phelps
10:00 PM
The Host Begins
This screening is made possible with the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
With an introduction by Dr. Kendra Phelps—a field scientist who specializes in the diseases bats can spread and how to minimize risk for spillover events—about how quickly viruses can spread, the zoonotic transmission of disease, and what interventions can help protect populations.There will be no access from the Grand Central Parkway exit 9P.
Use Grand Central Parkway Exit 10W to Corona Ave, OR the Long Island Expressway to the 108th Street exit, and take local streets to the entrance for all vehicles on 49th Avenue and 111th Street. Signs and staff members will direct you to the Drive-In upon arrival.
For complete Drive-In FAQs, head here.
With an introduction by Dr. Kendra Phelps—a field scientist who specializes in the diseases bats can spread and how to minimize risk for spillover events—about how quickly viruses can spread, the zoonotic transmission of disease, and what interventions can help protect populations.There will be no access from the Grand Central Parkway exit 9P.
Use Grand Central Parkway Exit 10W to Corona Ave, OR the Long Island Expressway to the 108th Street exit, and take local streets to the entrance for all vehicles on 49th Avenue and 111th Street. Signs and staff members will direct you to the Drive-In upon arrival.
For complete Drive-In FAQs, head here.
Venue
Queens Drive-In at The New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th St, Corona, NY 11368
The show presented in partnership with
