Jun 30
Jacob Burns Film Center Pleasantville, NY
TicketsJacob Reiter
Conservation Center Manager for The Suburban Biodiversity Conservation Center at Pace University
Silent Running— A sci-fi vision of conservation
Program Description
Before the film, join Jacob Reiter, Conservation Center Manager for The Suburban Biodiversity Conservation Center at Pace University, for a presentation on the importance of biodiversity and its role in our future.
Film Synopsis
In a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's botany, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
After the end of all botanical life on Earth, ecologist Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern) maintains a greenhouse on a space station in order to preserve various plants for future generations. Assisted by three robots and a small human crew, Lowell rebels when he is ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions. Lowell and his robots are forced to do anything necessary to keep their invaluable greenery alive.
Photo credit: Universal Pictures
About the Speaker
Jacob Reiter is the Conservation Center Manager for The Suburban Biodiversity Conservation Center at Pace University, where he is responsible for the daily operation of the center and its projects and programs. Reiter is a former Environmental Educator, Field Biologist, and Zookeeper that has extensive experience in the ecology and management of birds. In his current role, and as a Wildlife Scientist by training, Reiter uses a comprehensive knowledge of wildlife biology, botany, and environmental policy to manage conservation initiatives at the SBCC, as a model for the greater Westchester County. Additionally a licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator, he is permitted by the state to care for injured and ill wildlife with the hopes that they can be released back into the wild.