Attention Cinephile Nerds! In collaboration with the Beacon Bonfire Film Festival, we present a Film Themed Nerd Nite.
We are so excited to welcome Actor, Writer and long time Nerd Nite collaborator Shyaporn Theerakulstit presenting “Godzilla: History, Biology and Behavior of Hyper-Evolved Theropod Kaiju.” We welcome back the wonderful Mia Mask, Professor of Film at Vassar College, presenting “Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film.” And finally, Environmental Science Professor at Marist University Ramesh Laungani comes back with a Star Wars themed talk: “It’s a Trap!: Monarchs, Milkweed & the Dark Side of Climate Change…and How We Can Be Their New Hope.”
Thursday November 6th. Doors at 6:30, show promptly at 7pm (it is a school night after all) at Industrial Arts Brewery, a fine venue for Drinking While Learning. 511 Fishkill Ave. Beacon, NY 12508
Get your festival pass here which gets you into all Beacon Bonfire festivities including Nerd Nite or buy tickets at the door for $20 (first come first serve, get there early!).
Ramesh Laungani is an Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Marist College. Before Marist, Ramesh was a professor of Biology for +10 years at Doane University in Nebraska. Dr. Laungani’s background is in plant ecology and climate change and has given many Nerd Nite talks back in Lincoln, NE and even a few in Brooklyn before moving up to the Hudson Valley. He also used to co-host a podcast about climate change called Warm Regards with Dr. Jacquelyn Gill from the University of Maine.
Mia Mask is the Mary Riepma Ross Professor of Film at Vassar College. She received her Ph.D. from NYU. At Vassar, she teaches African American cinema, documentary history, African national cinemas, and genre courses. She is the author of Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film. Mask edited the anthology Contemporary Black American Cinema and published the jointly edited collection, Poitier Revisited: Reconsidering a Black Icon in the Obama Age. Her cultural commentary has been featured on National Public Radio programs “Tell Me More,” “Marketplace” and “Morning Edition,” and in documentaries for the Smithsonian Channel, the Criterion Channel and CNN’s The Movies.
Shyaporn Theerakulstit is an actor, writer, fake scientist, Z-list YouTuber and general “nerd about town.” He has lectured at Nerd Nite, TEDx and the Smithsonian, produced and written for Dark Horse Comics, and could be seen off-Broadway playing Admiral Kirk in “Khan!!! The Musical!”, shows such as The Flight Attendant and Girls5eva, and the upcoming movie musical, Songs Sung Blue, with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson on Christmas Day. Yet never once on Law and Order. YT & IG: @Shyaporn
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