Contact
Release Date
1997
Film Synopsis
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine.
In this Robert Zemeckis-directed adaptation of the Carl Sagan novel, Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) is a headstrong scientist who races to interpret a signal originating from the Vega star system. An incredible message is found hidden in the signal, containing the plans for a mysterious machine. But once first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence is proven, Arroway must contend with inflexible National Security Advisor Michael Kitz (James Woods) and religious fanatics bent on containing the implications of such an event.
Past Programs
2008
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
2013
The State Theatre, Modesto, CA
2014
The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2017
Belcourt Theatre, Nashville, TN
2018
Indiana University Cinema, Bloomington, IN
2020
California Film Institute, San Rafael, CA
2022
The Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem, NH
2024
Cornell Cinema, Ithaca, NY