CogFest Film Screening

April 23, 2022

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Fawcett Event Center, Conference Theater

Add to Calendar 2022-04-23 17:30:00 2022-04-23 20:30:00 CogFest Film Screening The Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences is proud to announce the fifth annual CogFest Film Event! Event Overview Part 1 of CogFest Film Programming Have you ever wondered how close we are to the technologies and sciences presented in your favorite films? CogFest is an annual event that aims to explore these possibilities! Watch a movie with us, then tune in the following week for a virtual discussion led by local cognitive science experts where they will discuss the reality of the technology and sciences presented in the film. CogFest Film is a great opportunity for the Columbus community to become engaged in cognitive science. By discussing the cognitive science behind your favorite films, we hope to inspire anyone and everyone to become interested in the topic. Whether you're an expert, novice, or somewhere in-between, we welcome you to attend. This year, we'll feature sci-fi fan favorite, Upgrade (2018). Event Details Prior to the film screening, CCBS will host a casual public reception in the Fawcett Center Montgomery Room. Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served between 5:30 and 6:15 PM. The film screening will begin promptly at 6:30 PM and run until 8:30 PM. The following week on Wednesday, April 27, guests will be invited back to watch a virtual discussion led by cognitive science experts from 5:15-6:30 PM. The expert panel will discuss the science behind the film and answer audience questions. Guests will receive a separate email with information on joining this virtual event. Learn more about the panel discussion here. Film Details Upgrade is a cyber-punk action film written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. The film follows a technophobe who is implanted with a chip that allows him to control his body after a mugging left him paralyzed. Leigh Whannell is an Australian screenwriter, actor, film producer, and film director. He is best known for his work on the Saw franchise, where he wrote, produced, and acted in the series. Whannell's other popular works include Dead Silence (2007), Insidious series (2010-2018), and The Invisible Man (2020). *Upgrade is rated R, viewer discretion is advised. We hope you'll join us! Please review current OSU mask guidelines at https://safeandhealthy.osu.edu/events In-Person, RSVP Required. File CogFest Film Parking Pass 4.23.22 (opens in a new window)369.39 KB Fawcett Event Center, Conference Theater OSU ASC Drupal 8 ascwebservices@osu.edu America/New_York public

2022-04-23 17:30:00 2022-04-23 20:30:00 CogFest Film Screening The Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences is proud to announce the fifth annual CogFest Film Event!   Event Overview Part 1 of CogFest Film Programming Have you ever wondered how close we are to the technologies and sciences presented in your favorite films? CogFest is an annual event that aims to explore these possibilities! Watch a movie with us, then tune in the following week for a virtual discussion led by local cognitive science experts where they will discuss the reality of the technology and sciences presented in the film. CogFest Film is a great opportunity for the Columbus community to become engaged in cognitive science. By discussing the cognitive science behind your favorite films, we hope to inspire anyone and everyone to become interested in the topic. Whether you're an expert, novice, or somewhere in-between, we welcome you to attend.  This year, we'll feature sci-fi fan favorite, Upgrade (2018).   Event Details Prior to the film screening, CCBS will host a casual public reception in the Fawcett Center Montgomery Room. Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served between 5:30 and 6:15 PM. The film screening will begin promptly at 6:30 PM and run until 8:30 PM. The following week on Wednesday, April 27, guests will be invited back to watch a virtual discussion led by cognitive science experts from 5:15-6:30 PM. The expert panel will discuss the science behind the film and answer audience questions. Guests will receive a separate email with information on joining this virtual event. Learn more about the panel discussion here.   Film Details Upgrade is a cyber-punk action film written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. The film follows a technophobe who is implanted with a chip that allows him to control his body after a mugging left him paralyzed. Leigh Whannell is an Australian screenwriter, actor, film producer, and film director. He is best known for his work on the Saw franchise, where he wrote, produced, and acted in the series. Whannell's other popular works include Dead Silence (2007), Insidious series (2010-2018), and The Invisible Man (2020). *Upgrade is rated R, viewer discretion is advised.   We hope you'll join us! Please review current OSU mask guidelines at https://safeandhealthy.osu.edu/events In-Person, RSVP Required.  Fawcett Event Center, Conference Theater America/New_York public

The Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences is proud to announce the fifth annual CogFest Film Event!

Event Overview

Part 1 of CogFest Film Programming

Have you ever wondered how close we are to the technologies and sciences presented in your favorite films? CogFest is an annual event that aims to explore these possibilities! Watch a movie with us, then tune in the following week for a virtual discussion led by local cognitive science experts where they will discuss the reality of the technology and sciences presented in the film.

CogFest Film is a great opportunity for the Columbus community to become engaged in cognitive science. By discussing the cognitive science behind your favorite films, we hope to inspire anyone and everyone to become interested in the topic. Whether you're an expert, novice, or somewhere in-between, we welcome you to attend.

This year, we'll feature sci-fi fan favorite, Upgrade (2018).

Event Details

Prior to the film screening, CCBS will host a casual public reception in the Fawcett Center Montgomery Room. Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served between 5:30 and 6:15 PM. The film screening will begin promptly at 6:30 PM and run until 8:30 PM.

The following week on Wednesday, April 27, guests will be invited back to watch a virtual discussion led by cognitive science experts from 5:15-6:30 PM. The expert panel will discuss the science behind the film and answer audience questions. Guests will receive a separate email with information on joining this virtual event. Learn more about the panel discussion here.

Film Details

Upgrade is a cyber-punk action film written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, and Harrison Gilbertson. The film follows a technophobe who is implanted with a chip that allows him to control his body after a mugging left him paralyzed.

Leigh Whannell is an Australian screenwriter, actor, film producer, and film director. He is best known for his work on the Saw franchise, where he wrote, produced, and acted in the series. Whannell's other popular works include Dead Silence (2007), Insidious series (2010-2018), and The Invisible Man (2020).

*Upgrade is rated R, viewer discretion is advised.

We hope you'll join us! Please review current OSU mask guidelines at https://safeandhealthy.osu.edu/events

In-Person, RSVP Required.

CogFest Film Parking Pass 4.23.22 (opens in a new window)369.39 KB