What is SciFlix?
SciFlix is a community outreach effort designed to openly and honestly discuss science, theories, and ethics in popular fiction. Films begin at 6:30 p.m. in Regnier Hall Auditorium. Following the film, our moderator will introduce a panel of experts who provide their reactions to the film along with an audience Q&A session.
The Oct. 9, 2026 movie, "Project Hail Mary" will start at 6:00 due to the length of the movie.
Doors will open at 5:00. We will have League of Women Voters registering people to vote and KU Libraries sharing their programming.
Project Hail Mary
Oct. 9, 2026, 6:00. Doors will open at 5:30.
2026, 2 hours 36 minutes
Project Hail Mary is a 2026 science fiction film produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and based on the 2021 novel of the same name by Andy
Weir. It stars Ryan Gosling, as Ryland Grace, and Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and Lionel Boyce play supporting roles.
The story follows Ryland Grace, a middle school teacher who awakens aboard an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he got there. After the movie, stay and hear from local science teacher, including Chris Elniff and Andrew Taylor from Olathe School District and Kelley Tuel from Blue Valley School District.
Also, before the movie we will have the League of Women Voters registering voters & KU Libraries promoting their programs.
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Fargo
Project Hail Mary
The Lost Boys
San Andreas
Secondhand Lions
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