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Community Event
May 08, 2013
7:00 PM
Center for Contemporary Arts
Simon DeDeo (Omidyar Fellow, Santa Fe Institute)
The series is a joint collaboration of SFI and the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Santa Fe. During each showing, an SFI scientist presents a favorite film, offering personal perspectives from the world of science. It's an idea-rich spin on the movies.
The encore series, presented in conjunction with the Coolidge Corner Theater and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, offers six classic films selected by SFI scientists.
Sneakers with Simon DeDeo. Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, and Ben Kingsley headline an all-star cast in this hacker version of Ocean’s 11, in which a team of computer security experts are recruited to steal a very powerful little box. Astrophysicist and mathematician Simon DeDeo, an SFI Omdyar Fellow, shares his knowledge of the history of hacking to put this 1992 cult film into perspective.
Advance tickets are recommended. For tickets and prices, call the CCA Box Office at 505.982.1338.
All showings take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM.
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