11:30am-12:30pm, JW Marriott Salon ABC
Finding E.T.: Then What?
The quest for E.T. accelerates as humanity’s technology advances. Powerful tools and global collaboration aim to detect signals from alien civilizations. If we find them, understanding and responding will pose unprecedented challenges. Two ground-breaking scientists will join with an artist who staged a revolutionary piece of global theater called A Sign in Space: creating and transmitting an “extraterrestrial” message to be decoded and interpreted by SETI professionals and the public. Can we unite the People of Earth to be prepare for a message from the real E.T.? With Franck Marchis, Daniela De Paulis, Shelley Wright and Wael Farah.
Dopplegangers3 Movie Screening
Premiering at SXSW 2024, Doppelgängers3 is a feature film and research project that challenges conventional narratives of space colonization by integrating diverse perspectives. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian will present this multidisciplinary endeavor at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2024, highlighting its unique blend of science, culture, and storytelling within the decolonial space and space culture sessions. Screening followed by Q&A with Franck Marchis and Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian.
Dopplegangers3 Movie Screening
Premiering at SXSW 2024, Doppelgängers3 is a feature film and research project that challenges conventional narratives of space colonization by integrating diverse perspectives. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian will present this multidisciplinary endeavor at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2024, highlighting its unique blend of science, culture, and storytelling within the decolonial space and space culture sessions.
7:30-10:00pm, Soho House: By invitation only, space limited
Dopplegangers3: Reconciling the Past to Forge Ecofeminist Futures in Space
To celebrate feature documentary Doppelgängers³ SXSW world premiere, the SETI Institute — which is leading humanity’s quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the universe — is proud to join a groundbreaking intimate conversation with SETI Institute astronomer Dr. Franck Marchis, Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian and a special guest. Together, they will discuss their involvement in the making of the film Doppelgängers³ , their decolonial practices and the role of diasporic and pluralistic thinking in shaping new utopias for the future of humanity in space. The conversation will be followed by a DJ set from underground noise artists Mirrored Fatality.
Dopplegangers3 Movie Screening
Premiering at SXSW 2024, Doppelgängers3 is a feature film and research project that challenges conventional narratives of space colonization by integrating diverse perspectives. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian will present this multidisciplinary endeavor at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2024, highlighting its unique blend of science, culture, and storytelling within the decolonial space and space culture sessions.