Celebrate Science Week at your local Picturehouse this March with a screening of WALL-E, accompanied by a talk from a scientist or animation expert!

Featuring a screening of Disney's eco-friendly animation about a robot trying to clean up the planet and his adventures across the galaxy with an introduction from an expert in space junk, space travel, robotics or animation, these screenings are a great way to get your students engaged and inspired with STEM.

Perfect for discussions around litter, recycling and sustainability and for Key Stage 2 topics Earth & Space and Living Things And Their Habitats.

Price: £4.00 per student. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Bookings must be made in advance. Please submit any requests for bookings by Monday 2 March via our booking form. We will try to accommodate any request  that comes in after that but it may not be possible.

MORE ABOUT THE FILM:

Director: Andrew Stanton. USA. 2008. 99 mins. 
Wall-E tells the story of a small, rather hopeless looking robot who is left alone on Earth to clean up the mess we humans have made of the planet. Getting on with his routines day after day, we get to know him and his curious personality at the same time as he carries out his lonely task - until, that is, he meets Eve, another robot sent to Earth, who has been sent to Earth to find proof that life is once again sustainable.

DATES, LOCATIONS & SPEAKERS

Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge
Monday 9th March, 10am
Speaker: Matt Bothwell, astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, will talk about 'exploring the Solar System', looking at the human and robotic missions that have visited the other worlds in our Solar System.

West Norwood Picturehouse, London
Monday 9th March at 10.30am
Speaker: Eloise Matheson, an expert on robotics used in healthcare and in the space industry, will talk about real life "WALL-E"'s and some of the amazing uses for robots in space.

Clapham Picturehouse, London
Wednesday 11th March at 10am
Speaker: Sophia Lee Roberts - Physics and Philosophy student at King's College London, acting secretary of UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space and volunteer with SpaceCareers.uk. Sophia will give students an insight into the varied and amazing jobs that people can do within the space industry.

Hackney Picturehouse, London
Thursday 12th March at 10.30am
Speaker: Hannes Mayer, a member of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and an expert on Space Law and Space Policy, who will talk about how organisations are trying to tackle the issues of space junk.

Bromley Picturehouse, London
Thursday 12th March, 10.15am
Speakers: Chris Ogunlesi and Matt Robinson, science and engineering researchers who previously worked at the European Space Agency. Chris and Matt will talk about their careers in the space industry and how their research contributes to the future of human spaceflight.

Harbour Lights, Southampton
Thursday 12th March, 10am
Speaker:  Dr. Malcolm Cook, an expert in film and animation at the University of Southampton. Malcolm will talk about technology and animation in his introduction before the film, looking in particular at how computer animated films are made and what it means for the main character, a robot, to be considered alive or 'animated'.  

Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford
Friday 13th March, 10am
Speaker: Harriet Brettle, an Analyst at Astroscale (a company whose mission is to clean up space junk to secure long-term spaceflight safety) who will talk about how the world can tackle the problem of space junk.

Greenwich Picturehouse
Friday 13th March at 10.30am
Speaker: Sophia Lee Roberts - Physics and Philosophy student at King's College London, acting secretary of UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space and volunteer with SpaceCareers.uk. Sophia will give students an insight into the varied and amazing jobs that people can do within the space industry.

Request a Booking 


If you cannot attend these screenings, please note that you can book a private screening of these films on a date of your choice at your local Picturehouse, subject to availability, for £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or a flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio). We cannot guarantee a guest speaker for private screenings but please let us know when requesting a booking if you would like one. Please make any requests through our booking form.