The Dawn of Man

Date:

Thursday, July 1, 2010 – 20:45-22:00

Venue: BFI Southbank

Location: BFI Southbank

Cost: £9 (£6.65 concessions)

Type: Film, Talks and discussion

Target audience: Ages 12+, Ages 16+

Tags: Film, Future, Health, Word

Twitter hash: #SeeFurther

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A still from The Dawn of Man sequence in 2001: A Space Odyssey - courtesy BFI

Stanley Kubrick's speculative dramatisation of the evolution of primal ape into primal man in 2001: A Space Odyssey demonstrates cinema's unrivalled power to dramatise The Big Questions. To explore and debate this evolutionary moment in the history of cinema, we are delighted to welcome the original Moonwatcher ape, Dan Richter, into discussion with writer, director and Kubrick collaborator Andrew Birkin, as well as some very special scientific guests.

Joint ticket available with 2001: A Space Odyssey, Thu 1 July 18:00 NFT1. £12.90, concs £9.65 (Members pay £1.40 less). Please call the Box Office on 020 7928 3232 (11:30-20:30 daily) to book joint tickets. This offer is not available online, apologies for any inconvenience.

One of several BFI events at See Further: The Festival of Science + Arts.