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Symbiotic Earth: How Lynn Margulis rocked the boat and started a scientific revolution is screening internationally. Please join us, spread the word, and invite your friends, colleagues, students, and all their symbiotic bacteria to participate in a screening near you so that we can all learn more about Lynn Margulis and her symbiotic world view.
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SCREENINGS
Monday, November 29, 2022 through Sunday, February 26, 2023
Azkuna Zentroa, Centro Azkuna de Sociedad y Cultura Contemporanea, Bilbao, Spain
Ongoing screening of twelve minute excerpt from Symbiotic Earth subtitled in Spanish and Basque as part of the “Science Friction” exhibition.
Wednesday, August 3 – Friday, August 5, 2022
LABOCINE Live (labocine.com)
Stream of Symbiotic Earth on LABOCINE’s sister platform IMAGINE SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL paying tribute to films shown in last year’s festival.
Tuesday, August 3-5, 2022 at 9:35 am
Pioneer Valley Microbiology Symposium, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
Screening of excerpts of Symbiotic Earth in celebration of Lynn Margulis on what would have been her 84th birthday. Emily Case, M.Ed. Science Teacher & Middle School Team Leader at Smith Academy, Hatfield MA and an alumna of the Margulis Lab will introduce the film and conduct a short Q&A session following the film.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Sala de Graus, Facultat de Biociènciesos, Barcelona, Spain
Screening of 60 minute version of Symbiotic Earth. Screening is followed by a discussion on “The Implications of the theories of Lynn Margulis” with Rubén Duro. This is part of a series of events commemorating the tenth anniversary of Lynn Margulis’ death. The series is titled “Cooperation, an evolutionary force” and is curated by Rubén Duro and Jordi Vilardell.
Monday, November 22, 2021 at 5:30 pm
CosmoCaixa Museum of Science, Ágora Hall, Career de Isaac Newton, 26, 08022, Barcelona, Spain
Screening of 60 minute version of Symbiotic Earth. Screening is followed by a roundtable discussion titled “Symbiosis: an evolutionary force.” Roundtable participants are Eva Barreno (lichens), Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo (evolution of eukaryotic cell), Bego Vendrell (marine biology and teacher) and Ricard Guerrero (microbiology). The moderator will be Pere Estupinyà (science writer and presenter of TV science programs).
Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Sheffield DocExchange at COP26, CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts, 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Symbiotic Earth screened in conjunction with COP26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, as part of SHEFFIELD DOCFEST: Beyond Our Own Eyes Weekender! “Margulis’ symbiotic narrative, and the Gaia Theory that all life is interdependent, presents an alternative to the destructive worldview that has led to climate change.”
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Aita Mari Cinema, Txomin Agirre Kaled, 2, 20750, Zumaia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Screening of Symbiotic Earth followed by discussion with Rubén Duro Pérez. With Euskara (Basque) subtitles.
Monday, October 18, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Imagine Science Film Festival, online and only viewable in the United States
The 14th Imagine Science Film Festival runs from October 15-22. To sign up for the screening of Symbiotic Earth go to https://www.imaginesciencefilms.org/ny14/schedule.
Friday, October 15, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Can Fugarolas, Carrer de Toló, 8-18, 1, 08301 Mataro, Barcelona, Spain
Screening of Symbiotic Earth. Rubén Duro Pérez will participate in a colloquium with attendants.
Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 6:30pm
Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCB), Carrer de Montalegre, 5, 08001, Spain
Screening of Symbiotic Earth as part of a series of events commemorating the tenth anniversary of Lynn Margulis’ death. The series of events is titled “Cooperation, an evolutionary force” and is curated by Rubén Duro and Jordi Vilardell.
Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Rokolectiv Festival, Czech Cultural Center, Bucharest, Romania
Screening of Symbiotic Earth as part of a project curated by Cosmin Tapu titled “Earthly Affairs” which includes online exhibitions, performances, and screenings. You can follow the Festival on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/rokolectivfestival/)
June 4 through June 13, 2021
Sheffield DocFest Exchange, United Kingdom
Virtual screening of Symbiotic Earth. Available for streaming throughout festival. Sunday, June 13 at 5pm panel discussion “Learning how to Live Together: a Symbiotic Worldview.”
March 19 through May 28, 2021
Shanghai/NYU for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany
Virtual screening of Symbiotic Earth as part of its “ponds among ponds: an exhibition of threshold behavior and nested life.” Chinese subtitles provided by Taipei Arts Museum.
November 21, 2020 through March 14, 2021
Taipei Biennial, Taipei Arts Museum, Taiwan
Screening of Symbiotic Earth as part of an exhibit, “You and I don’t live on the same planet,” curated by Bruno Latour, Eva Lin, and Martin Guinard. Screened Tuesday-Friday and Sunday (3 times a day) and Saturday (4 times a day). Mandarin subtitles provided by Taipei Arts Museum.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 6:30 pm
Granollers Museum of Natural Science, New building, Palaudaries, 102 (Jardines Antoni Jonch Cuspinera), 08402, Granollers, Spain
Screening of Symbiotic Earth, in conjunction with “Journey to the Invisible,” a photographic exhibit of microorganisms and microscopic being by biologist and photographer Ruben Duro. Screened in English with Spanish subtitles. Ruben Duro will introduce the film. Limited seating and reservations required. For reservations call 93-870-96-51 or email actividades@museugranollersciencies.org
Thursday, July 23, 2020, 7:00 pm (GMT)
ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany
Online screening of Symbiotic Earth as part of its “Terrestrial University,” an experimental lecture series in the context of the exhibition “Critical Zones – Observatories for Earthly Politic.”
Sunday, May 24, 2020, 9:40 pm (GMT)
ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany
Screening of Symbiotic Earth will conclude the “Virtual Streaming Festival – CRITICAL ZONES: Observatories for Earthly Politics” Screening will be preceded by video introduction by John Feldman at 9:30pm. The festival is being streamed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Admission is free.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Comparative and International Education Society Conference (CIES)
Screening of selected chapters of Symbiotic Earth. The festival’s focus is on films with Stories of Transformation, Resistance and Resilience. Filmmaker John Feldman will participate in a post-screening Q&A via video stream. The screening was to be held in Miami but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it will be an online event. For info go to CIES website
Friday, February 14, 2020
Botanical Gardens of the University of Valencia
Carrer de Quart, 80, 46008 València, Valencia, Spain
Screening of selected chapters of Symbiotic Earth
Thursday, February 13, 2020 at noon
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Screening is part of week-long celebration of “Women in Science”
Admission free for members of the university community.
Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 5:30 pm
Centre del Carme-Cultura Contemporánea
Sala Capitular, Centre del Carme-Cultura Contemporánea, Museu 2, Valencia 46001 Spain
Rubén Duro will lead a post -screening discussion. Rubén is an extraordinary photographer and videographer of the microscopic world. Some of his images appeared in Symbiotic Earth. Learn more about his work on his website: https://scienceintoimages.com/
Centre del Carme-Cultura Contemporánea Phone: +34 963 15 20 24
Wednesday, December 11- Thursday, December 12, 2019
University of Valencia
Sala Darwin, Burjassot Campus, Valencia, Spain
The University of Valencia is hosting a conference centered around the screening and discussion of Symbiotic Earth.
Friday, October 25 and Sunday, October 27, 2019, 10 am
FRIDAY HARBOR FILM FESTIVAL
San Juan Island, Washington
Two screenings of Symbiotic Earth during this 3 day festival.
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Friday, April 26, 2019, 1-3 pm
College of Marin, 835 College Ave. Fusselman Hall, Kentfield, CA 94904.
A screening of selected chapters from the film with special guest Fritjof Capra. Presented by Environmental Action Club and Systems Thinking Marin
Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Encompass 2019 Paradigm Shifts Music and Film Festival
The Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue at 10th Street, New York, NY 10011 (entrance on Fifth Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets, West side of the street)
Presented by 2019 Paradigm Shifts Music and Film Festival, a program of Encompass New Opera Theatre, in association with The Church of the Ascension
Screening followed by a reception and panel discussion: EARTH ETHICS AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS with scientist and activist Fritjof Capra (via Skype), journalist Bill Blakemore, and NYU Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies Tyler Volk. Filmmaker John Feldman and film composer Sheila Silver will also be present. The panel will be moderated by Encompass Artistic Director Nancy Rhodes.
Suggested Donation $15; Students & Seniors: $10 at the door
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 7 pm
WPKN presents a film for our time: Symbiotic Earth
Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604
A screening in celebration of Lynn Margulis’ birthday, March 5, 1938.
Part of the WPKN 89.5 FM Community Radio Environmental Film Series. Sponsored by WPKN’s “Digging in the Dirt” and “The Organic Farm Stand.”
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 7 pm
Amherst Cinema
28 Amity St, Amherst, MA 01002
A screening in celebration of Lynn Margulis’ birthday, March 5, 1938!
Part of the Science on Screen series. Dorion Sagan, Margulis’s son and co-author, will introduce the screening and lead a post-screening discussion on “Lynn Margulis’s Evolution Revolution.”
Friday, February 15, 2019 at 8:30 am and 12:15 pm
Darwin Festival 2019
Salem State University, Slater Lecture Hall, Frederick A. Meiers Arts & Sciences Hall, 352 Lafayette St., Salem, MA 01970
8:30 am Screening of Symbiotic Earth Essays 1-7
12:15 pm Screening of Symbiotic Earth Essays 8-10 and Epilogue.
Open to the public. Admission is free. Darwin Festival Schedule
Wednesday, Janury 16, 2019
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes ( IBIS)
Laval University
Marchand Building, Hydro Quebec Hall
Quebec Canada
Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 6:00 – 9:30 pm
London LASER Labs x Serpentine Cinema
Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA London, UK
presented by London LASER Labs and Serpentine Cinema
Saturday, December 1, 2018, 8:00 pm
Soil and Nutrition Conference
Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center, 14 Mechanic Street, Southbridge, MA 01550
Conference info
Sunday, November 25, 2018, 3:00-5:30 pm
Oracle Center for the Arts, 700 E. Kingston St., Oracle, AZ
presented by Creative Passage: Arts to ReEnchant People and Planet, Oracle Community Learning Garden, Oracle Piano Society
Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 8:00 pm
EarthX Mexico
Centro de Cultura Digital/Estela de Luz, Mexico City, Mexico
EarthX Mexico film website
October 27, 2018, 6:00 pm
Healthy Immunity Conference: From Birth to Old Age
Southern Oregon University, Rogue River Room
Ashland, OR
Jennifer Margulis is a speaker at the conference
Saturday, October 20, at 7:00 pm
Symbiotic Earth — selected essays
Bioneers 2018
Marin Center, San Rafael, CA
Filmmaker John Feldman will introduce the film.
September 22, 2018, 1 p.m. to 5:00 pm
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate presents:
Symbiotic Earth followed by a panel discussion
Geological Lecture Hall, Harvard University*
24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
Panel: Filmmaker John Feldman, Douglas Zook, Betsey Dexter Dyer, Emily Case, Tom Goreau, Jim MacAllister, and moderator Adam Sacks.
The screening is co-hosted by Encyclopedia of Life, Harvard Extension Student Environmental Club, and Harvard Graduate Women in Science
(*Biodiversity for a Livable Climate is not affiliated with Harvard University and this is not a Harvard event.)
Thursday July 26, 2018 9:00 pm
International Big History Association 2018 Conference
Presented by Lucy Laffitte who also did a presentation at the conference about Lynn Margulis and the film
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Sunday, May 20, 2018 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Hudson Area Library
51 North Fifth Street, Hudson, NY 12534
Presented by Hudson Area Library
Sponsors: Gwen Gould and Ed Grossman
Post screening discussion with filmmaker John Feldman
Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 6:45 pm
Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne
B117 Theatre, Masson Road, Parkville, Victoria 3010 Australia
Presented by Daryl Taylor
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 6:00 pm
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Murch Auditorium
1 Wade Oval Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Presented by the NAMTA (North American Montessori Teachers’ Association) Conference and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Dwight Performing Arts Center
Framingham State University
100 State Street, Framingham MA 01702
Presented by Framingham State University
Post screening discussion with filmmaker John Feldman and science writer Dorion Sagan, Lynn Margulis’ son and co-author
Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Texas Tech University
Human Sciences Building, Room 169, Lubbock TX 79424
Presented by Prof. Michael San Francisco and Texas Tech University
Post screening discussion with filmmaker John Feldman and Prof. Michael San Francisco
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 3:00 pm
North Carolina State University
Honors Village Commons, Room 201
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
Presented by Dr. Lucy Laffitte, International Big History Assoc. & North Carolina State University, Dept of History
email 919 745 7570
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Cape Ann Cinema
21 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Presented by Andrew Brousseau
978-808-7209 or andrew@BlackEarthCompost.com
Pre screening tour of a food waste compost site at 3 pm in Manchester, MA 01944
Post screening discussion
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 1:30 pm
David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
Presented by Bioneers and the David Brower Center
Post screening discussion with filmmaker John Feldman and author and systems theorist Fritjof Capra.
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Linnean Society of London
Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J 08F United Kingdom
Presented by the Linnean Society of London and Gaia’s Company
Post screening discussion with Peter Horton, Director, Gaia’s Company Linnean Society listing
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Natural Science Museum of Barcelona
Carrer de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-6
08019 Barcelona, Spain (with Spanish subtitles)
Presented by Ricardo Guerrero, microbiologist, academic director of the Academia Europaea-Barcelona Knowledge Hub
Post screening Question and Answer session with filmmaker John Feldman
https://museuciencies.cat/activitats/18-03_symbiotic_earth/
http://barcelona.acadeuro.org/
Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Oxford University
Large Lecture Theatre, Sherrington Building
Sherrington, Oxford 0X1 3PT United Kingdom
Presented by Voices from Oxford
Sponsors: Chelsea Green Publishing and Dan Sackett
Post screening discussion with filmmaker John Feldman and physiologist and evolution scientist Denis Noble, author of The Music of Life.