SPANISH TOUR OF SYMBIOTIC EARTH
On December 11-12, 2019 the University of Valencia hosted a conference centered around the screening of Symbiotic Earth. Our colleague Rubén Duro attended the conference and reported that it was “a great success!” Rubén reported that “At the end of the screening, many people went to me and said that the film is extraordinary.” A professor at the National Distance Education University told Rubén that he is excited about using the film as the curriculum for a science course. Prof. Eva Barreno, Full Professor of Botany at the University of Valencia, organized the conference. Check out the University’s webpage for the event which includes video with the conference participants.
On Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 5:30 pm, Symbiotic Earth will be screened in València at Centre del Carme-Cultura Contemporánea, a cutting-edge modern art museum. Laura Benítez Valero is organizing the screening which will be held in the Sala Capitular at the museum C/ Museu, nº 2. 46003 València. Rubén Duro will lead a post-screening discussion.
On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at noon, Symbiotic Earth will be screened at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Dr. Sandra Saura, a professor of ecology at the Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, will host the screening which is part of a week-long celebration of “Women in Science.” The event is free for students, teachers, and workers of the university.
On Friday, February 14, 2020 at 6 pm, selected chapters of Symbiotic Earth will be screened at the Botanical Gardens of the University of Valencia, Auditori Joan Plaça, Carrer de Quart, 80, 46008 València, Spain. The screening is part of the Botanical Garden’s third annual four-day commemoration of the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11) which recognizes the critical role women and girls play in science and technology.
Other cultural institutions in Spain have expressed an interest in presenting the film in the coming months. We are very happy that the film is receiving such an enthusiastic reception in Spain as Barcelona was a second home for Lynn Margulis.
We are grateful to Rubén Duro for organizing the Spanish tour of the film. Rubén is an extraordinary photographer and videographer of the microscopic world. Some of his images appeared in Symbiotic Earth. You can learn more about his work on his website: https://scienceintoimages.com/
GERMAN EXHIBITION
ZKM / Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe is preparing to include excerpts from Symbiotic Earth in an upcoming exhibit Critical Zones: Observatories for Earthly Politics curated by philosopher/anthropologist Bruno Latour and artist/curator Peter Weibel. The exhibit will be on view from May 9 through October 4, 2020. The museum is located at Lorenzstraße 19, 76135 Karlsruhe, Germany.
ADDITIONAL SUBTITLES FOR SYMBIOTIC EARTH
Recognizing that there is a growing interest in Lynn Margulis and Symbiotic Earth internationally, our distributor Bullfrog Films is in the process of creating additional subtitles for the film in German, French and Portuguese (for Brazil).
