
Science on Screen: Grizzly Man
- Today, Feb 10
Run Time: 105 min.
This screening is part of Science on Screen, a grant program bringing science to cinemas.
Synopsis: Pieced together from Timothy Treadwell’s actual video footage, Werner Herzog’s remarkable documentary examines the calling that drove Treadwell to live among a tribe of wild grizzly bears on an Alaskan reserve. A devoted conservationist with a passion for adventure, Timothy believed he had bridged the gap between human and beast. When one of the bears he loved and protected tragically turns on him, the footage he shot serves as a window into our understanding of nature and its grim realities.
Our presentation of GRIZZLY MAN, will be followed by a Q&A with SDSU Biology Professor Rulon Clark.
Dr. Rulon W. Clark earned a B.S. in Biology from Utah State University in 1997. He was fortunate enough to work as an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Edmund D. Brodie Jr.’s research group, which cemented both a love of reptiles and research. He obtained a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2004 under the guidance of Dr. Kraig Adler, and completed several more years of postdoctoral work at Cornell working with Dr. Harry W. Greene. He has been on the faculty in the Department of Biology at San Diego State University since 2007, where he has published over 90 scientific papers and served as the research mentor for 12 M.S. students, 10 Ph.D. students, and many dozens of undergraduate students. His laboratory group focuses mainly on predator-prey interactions between pit vipers and small mammals, examining this relationship from both sides using tools from behavioral ecology, biomechanics, physiology, and functional morphology. Additional research areas include the social behavior of snakes and the conservation ecology of threatened or endangered reptiles.
An initiative of the COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, with major support from the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION.
Showtimes:
Monday, February 10, 2025: 7:00
Ticket Prices: $13 Regular / $11 Students & Seniors / $9 Members
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWA7GtDmNFU