World Space Week - Interstellar

Space in film: what could be true and what remains fiction? - Interstellar film screening with expert commentary

We invite you to the screening of the film “Interstellar” as part of the World Space Week event — a space week organized by the Faculty of Space Technologies of the Academy of Science and Technology. The screening will be accompanied by expert commentary.

Does the vision of space shown in science fiction films have anything to do with reality?

Or is it completely different from her?

What is possible, and what remains exclusively film fiction?

During the event, we will look at the scientific aspects of the film, as well as issues related to rockets, space missions and technologies of the future.

Before the screening, participants will listen to a brief introduction by an expert who will suggest what scientific elements are worth paying attention to during the screening. After the video, we invite you to comment and encourage discussion. Together we will analyze the selected scenes and check which solutions presented in the film have a basis in modern science, which have been simplified, and which remain in the sphere of film fiction.

This meeting will be a great opportunity to look at “Interstellar” not only as a science fiction film, but also as a starting point for a conversation about modern science, technology and space exploration.

Lecturer

Jakub Smaga - student of engineering and data analysis at AGH, member

Student Scientific Circle of Physicists Bozon and AGH Space Systems,

Project manager in the TRT and ACTS teams at CERN. Professionally, he develops machine learning models in satellite data. Passionate about astrophotography and popularizer of astronomy at open events.

As time on Earth comes to an end, a team of explorers from NASA embarks on the most important mission in human history. A group of researchers goes on a journey beyond the borders of our galaxy to see if humans have a chance to survive among the stars.

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Matt Damon

Duration: 169 min.

production: USA/United Kingdom 2014