June 29, 2008

5:00 pm

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968, 141 min) with special taped message from the International Space Station to mark the 40th anniversary of the film
Baird Auditorium, 5 pm
Introduction and welcome by Jeannie Kranz of United Space Alliance in Houston; additional remarks by Garrett Reisman — one of the astronauts currently inhabiting the International Space Station — via taped message from space to mark the 40th anniversary of the film.

When a monolith is found buried on the moon’s surface, scientists realize that they were put there intentionally by a more advanced species. Dr. David Bowman, his crew, and the super computer named HAL-9000 are sent to Jupiter where they believe the monoliths originated. Are the monoliths the reason for our evolution as sentient beings? Will whoever discovers the source of the monoliths achieve the next step in evolution? What might those next steps be?

Third of a three-part series presented in conjunction with 42nd annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall.

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