SciFlix: A Date Night With Your Brain
Select Friday Nights at 6:30 p.m.
SciFlix is a community outreach effort designed to openly and honestly discuss science, theories, and ethics in popular fiction. Films begin at 6:30 p.m. in Regnier Hall Auditorium. Following the film, our moderator will introduce a panel of experts who provide their reactions to the film along with an audience Q&A session. OCT 9th, Project Hail Mary will start at 6:00 pm
Brought to you by the KU School of Professional Studies undergraduate degree in Biotechnology, our mission is to entertain the public with movies and refreshments and fan the sparks of creative and critical thinking to life.
Fall 2026
Friday, Sept. 11, Fargo
1996, 1 hour 38 minutes
Fargo was wrritten, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, and Peter Stormare.
McDormand plays pregnant police chief Marge Gunderson, who investigates after a car salesman, Jerry Lundegaard (Macy), hires two dimwitted criminals (Buscemi and Stormare) to kidnap his wife to extort a ransom from her wealthy father.
Fargo was nominated for 5 academy awards, with McDormand winning best actress & the Coen brothers winning for best original screenplay.
After the movie, stay for a discussion about crime and police work with our director of KU's Criminal Justice program, Susan Whitford and adjunct professor Andrew Whitford.
Dr. Susan C. Whitford is a distinguished expert in the field of criminal justice, renowned for her extensive contributions in academia and professional practice. With more than 20 years of each industry experience and academic teaching, she has created a significant presence in the field as she contributes to the shaping the way law enforcement agencies analyze and combat crime, and how that is delivered, embraced, and practiced by higher education students.
Dr. Andrew Whitford retired from law enforcement after 28 years. During this time, he worked as a patrol officer, crime analyst, fraud detective, homicide detective, and patrol sergeant. He has been teaching since 2015.
Fri, Oct 9, Project Hail Mary (due to length of film will start at 6:00)
Fri, Oct. 23, The Lost Boys (come early from 1 - 5 pm and take part in a Red Cross Blood Drive)
Fri., Nov. 13, San Andreas
Fri, Dec. 11, Secondhand Lions
Regnier Hall Auditorium