Interstellar | Science. Art. Film. series

Matthew McConaughey leads as Cooper in this Christopher Nolan science fiction epic, starring alongside Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine, and Matt Damon. In the wake of ecological collapse, Cooper must pilot a team in search of a suitable alternate planet if the species, and his children, are to survive.

Interstellar paints a fascinating speculative picture of agricultural and technological futures. Join in after the movie for an insightful panel discussion with special guests Dr Ehsan Nabavi and Chris Kourloufas, exploring the significance and possibilities of the techno-imaginaries shown in the film and their implications for society. The discussion will be moderated by Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens.

‘Like the great space epics of the past, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar distils terrestrial anxieties and aspirations into a potent pop parable, a mirror of the mood down here on Earth’ – The New York Times