Thursday 11 June 2026, 5.30pm
The Ultimate Picture Palace, Oxford
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Directed by Andrew Niccol | USA | 1997 | 1h 46m | Starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Ernest Borgnine, Elias Koteas
Vincent Freeman has always fantasized about traveling into outer space, but is grounded by his status as a genetically inferior in-valid. He decides to fight his fate by purchasing the genes of Jerome Morrow, a laboratory-engineered valid. He assumes Jerome’s DNA identity and joins the Gattaca space program, where he falls in love with Irene. An investigation into the death of a Gattaca officer complicates Vincent’s plans.
A one-off screening followed by a panel discussion and Q&A, organised by Ethics In Film at the Ethox Centre. This event is supported by Reuben College, the Oxford University Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and TORCH Medical Humanities, in collaboration with the Ultimate Picture Palace.
Panellists:
Angeliki Kerasidou (Chair): Angeliki is Associate Professor in Bioethics at the Ethox Centre, University of Oxford and Official Fellow of Reuben College. Her research interests include the ethics of data-driven technologies in global health research and in healthcare.
Andrew Moeller: Andrew is a historian and Hosted Research Fellow at the Uehiro Oxford Institute. His research interests include the history of human enhancement and its relevant to contemporary debates and discussions.
Kiri Bloom Walden: Kiri teaches film and cultural studies at the Oxford Department of Lifelong Learning. Her research and teaching interests encompass a wide variety of subjects, including Science Fiction, Horror, Post-2020 European Cinema, Antipodean Cinema, and the Auteur system.
Hugo Fernandes: Hugo is a Group Leader in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics based in the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery at the University of Oxford. His research interests include understanding the early stages of neuronal dysfunction in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disorders..
Medical Humanities Research Hub, TORCH Research Hubs
