Movie screening, talk, and Q&A: Good Night Oppy!
Enjoy a free movie screening of Good Night Oppy, followed by a talk by Betina Pavri, Space Research Senior Principal Engineer at the Robinson Research Institute.
Fri 4 Oct 2024, 6.00–8.00pm
Soundings Theatre, Level 2
Free event
Good Night Oppy is a 2022 American documentary directed by Ryan White and narrated by Angela Bassett. It had its world premiere at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2022.
The film tells the story of Opportunity, nicknamed Oppy, a Mars rover launched in 2003 that was expected to operate for only 90 sols but explored Mars for nearly 15 years.
The film features archival and interview footage with scientists and engineers and re-creations of the rover's treks over the Martian landscape in search of water.
Following the screening, enjoy a talk by Betina Pavri, who took the role of senior principal engineer at Paihau – Robinson Research Institute in 2022, having an intense interest in what happens here on Earth that led to a lifetime of study and work looking beyond our planet.
She is currently working on the development of high temperature superconducting magnets for use in space, and will be happy to talk about her recent projects.
When you're here, you can enjoy the display of a replica of the Opportunity and a colouring station for younger kids opposite the theatre's main entrance.
Poster for Good Night Oppy, 2022. Courtesy of Sean Palmer, US Embassy, 2024
