Followed by a discussion with Suzet McKinney, principal and director of Life Sciences, Sterling Bay in conversation with Ania Labno, director of the healthcare industry team at KKR Capstone.

“Adopting a clean, chronological and punchy approach, Soderbergh holds a steady eye on panic and chaos. It's a disaster movie with a brain and conscience.” - Dave Calhoun, Time Out

“A portrait of the terrifying fragility of the tangled biological, social and emotional networks that govern our lives.” - Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

“The best movie made to date about an epidemic/pandemic.” - James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Sunday, February 11, 2:00 p.m. | As a fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart. With a stellar international ensemble cast including Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard, Soderbergh’s action thriller takes on a new, chilling effect in our “post-COVID” world. Followed by a discussion with Suzet McKinney, principal and director of Life Sciences, Sterling Bay in conversation with Ania Labno, director of the healthcare industry team at KKR Capstone.


Awards & Nominations

Nominee - Best Horror/Thriller Film, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (2012)


Science on ScreenIt’s the end of the world as we know it...and, if we’re being honest, we could use some help in feeling fine. From pandemics to nuclear war, from planet-pulverizing meteors to a city-smashing monster, these films explore all the ways we’re risking destruction. This series is curated in partnership with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, keepers of the Doomsday Clock. Join us as we discuss the end times—and how we can avoid them. View full series.


The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu