Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Ancient Beacons Long for Notice

Experience a screening of artist Dario Robleto’s film Ancient Beacons Long for Notice, followed by a conversation between Robleto and collaborator Jennifer Roberts. In 1977, NASA launched two interstellar probes containing “Golden Records” that represented Earth’s life and cultures, intentionally edited to put humanity’s “best face forward.” Robleto’s film revisits the daunting task of representing all of humanity through a single object. What is the moral obligation to a full accounting of our actions—in perpetuity, off-planet, and to beings people have yet to confirm exist?

Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is encouraged. Guests can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning Monday, April 21, at 10am. The event will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors will open for seating at 5:30pm from the Broadway entrance. Limited complimentary parking is available in the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street, Cambridge.