Don't Look Up
Sloan Foundation Film
Release Date
2021
Film Synopsis
Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem: it's on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care. Turns out warning mankind about a planet-killer the size of Mount Everest is an inconvenient fact to navigate. With the help of Dr. Oglethorpe (Rob Morgan), Kate and Randall embark on a media tour that takes them from the office of an indifferent President Orlean (Meryl Streep) and her sycophantic son and Chief of Staff, Jason (Jonah Hill), to the airwaves of The Daily Rip, an upbeat morning show hosted by Brie (Cate Blanchett) and Jack (Tyler Perry). With only six months until the comet makes impact, managing the 24-hour news cycle and gaining the attention of the social media obsessed public before it's too late proves shockingly comical -- what will it take to get the world to just look up?! — Rotten Tomatoes
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Past Programs
2022
The Gem, Bethel, ME
Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA
Arena Theater, Point Arena, CA
Roxy Theater, Missoula, MT
Byrd Theatre, Richmond, VA
Science Moab, Moab, UT
The Loft Cinema, Tucson, AZ
2023
The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA
Taos Center for the Arts, Taos, NM
2024
Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL