TALK: BARD HIGH SCHOOL
The talk “A Visual Narrative about Fruit Flies” was given at Bard High School by Alexis Gambis, Artistic Director and Founder of Imagine Science Films. Alexis discussed the Imagine Science Film Festival, as well as the ISF short film he wrote, directed and edited, A Fruit Fly in New York.
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TALK BARD HIGH SCHOOL
The Science Department of Bard High School Early College II presents
“A Visual Narrative about Fruit Flies”
December 17, 2008
2:40pm
Room 311
“A Visual Narrative About Fruit Flies”
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Alexis Gambis is a fourth year PhD student at The Rockefeller University and a freelance film-maker. In his efforts to enhance public understanding of science and challenge existing stereotypes about scientists, he started the Science and Media lecture series at Rockefeller, which explores the intersection of science with film, theater, art and alternative media. He also recently launched the Imagine Science Film Festival, the first science film festival in New York City, which encourages the incorporation of science and technology in narrative filmmaking, also known as “Science in Fiction”. The first edition of festival took place in October for ten days at seven different venues in New York City and attracted over 1,500 people.
His talk will focus on the importance of visual imagery and narrative in both science understanding and communication. He will speak about the mechanisms of cellular death, how to use the fruit fly as a genetic model to study human neurodegenerative diseases, and the fluorescent tricks n’ tools to visualize neurons in live fruit flies. Alexis has also been using film as a medium to emphasize the creative aspect of scientific research. A recent documentary film “A Fruit Fly in New York” follows his personal journey in graduate school and the connections between fruit flies, science and New York City. Alexis will talk about his science films and the importance of visual storytelling in science communication, show a few clips, and share his recent experience pioneering the first Imagine Science Film Festival.
