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SUMMARY:Movie Showing: 1970 Sci-Fi/Disaster movie Colossus: The Forbin Project (PG)
DESCRIPTION:Today’s news is filled with stories on Artificial Intelligence (AI).\nSome of the news is encouraging\, some is innocuous\, and some is deeply disturbing.\nIn the deeply disturbing category the May 2nd\, 2023\, issue of The Atlantic\, in “NEVER GIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THE NUCLEAR CODES\,” indicated that people are working on the possibility of giving AI control of our nuclear arsenal.\nCould this be a good idea?\nOne vision of what this might imply for the future is provided by the 1970 Sci-Fi/Disaster movie Colossus: The Forbin Project (PG)\, 1h 40m\n>>> Please join us on April 24 at 6:00 pm to watch this movie and discuss what it might imply for our collective future.\nSuggested donation in lieu of a ticket is $10. Click here to donate. 🔗\nPopcorn and soft drinks will be provided. \nFacilitator: Jim Robles\nJim is a retired Boeing Senior Technical Fellow\, Past President of The Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty\, and Past Board Member for Planned Parenthood Greater Washington and North Idaho.\nWatch the Thiller 🔗\nThinking this will prevent war\, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators. \n\n\n\nDirector: Joseph Sargent\nWriters: James Bridges\, D.F. Jones\nStars: Eric Braeden\, Susan Clark\, Gordon Pinsent
URL:https://sancar.org/event/movie-showing-colossus/
LOCATION:STCCC Great Hall\, 1609 E Franklin St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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SUMMARY:NCSU Global Film Series—Mustang (Türkiye formerly Turkey) - Free
DESCRIPTION:Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards\, Mustang depicts the lives of five young\, orphaned sisters and the challenges they face growing up with extended family as girls in a conservative society. In Turkish with English subtitles. Runtime 1 hour 37 minutes. \nThe Global Film Series is a collaboration between NC State University Libraries and NC State’s Office of Global Engagement. \nThis screening is in partnership with NC State’s Women’s Center in celebration of Women’s History Month. \nReserve your spot at Event Link: Global Film Series—Mustang (Turkey) Tickets\, Tue\, Mar 25\, 2025\, at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite
URL:https://sancar.org/event/ncsu-global-film-series-mustang-turkiye/
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SUMMARY:Exclusive Movie Showing - Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı  (A Republic Song) - Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi (BKM) has authorized the Aziz & Gwen Sancar Foundation for the exclusive US showing of the film ‘Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı (A Republic Song)’ with English subtitles. \nAll the proceeds from this exclusive showing will go towards the on-going construction of the Sancar Scholars Residence (SSR). \nYou can also make direct Donations for SSR construction. \nBir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı – Trailer \nBir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı (A Republic Song) is a film that tells the story of a group of young\, talented\, and determined individuals who revolutionized art in Türkiye during the 1930s. Directed by Yağız Alp Akaydın\, the film reflects the era of 1930s Türkiye through its narrative. This film not only showcases the lives of these influential figures but also provides a mirror to the socio-cultural landscape of Türkiye in the 1930s. \nMain Cast:\nSalih Bademci as Ahmet Adnan Saygun\, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar as Münir Hayri Egeli\, Ertan Saban as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk\, Şifanur Gül as Nükhet\, Melis Sezen as Mediha Hanım (Saygun’s wife)\, Birce Akalay as Nimet Vahid\, Okan Yalabık as Osman Zeki Üngör\, Mehmet Özgür as Süleyman\n\nBir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı\, 1930’lu yılların Türkiyesi’nde sanatla devrim yapan bir avuç genç\, yetenekli ve azimli insanın hikayesini konu ediyor. 1930’lu yıllar Türkiye’sine ayna tutan filminin yönetmen koltuğunda Yağız Alp Akaydın oturuyor. Filmde Salih Bademci Ahmet Adnan Saygun’a\, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar Münir Hayri Egeli’ye\, Ertan Saban Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’e\, Şifanur Gül Nükhet’e\, Melis Sezen Saygun’un eşi Mediha Hanım’a\, Birce Akalay Nimet Vahid’e\, Okan Yalabık Osman Zeki Üngör’e\, Mehmet Özgür Süleyman’a hayat veriyor. \nYou can donate “Suspended Tickets / Askıda Bilet” by purchasing movie tickets for student(s) to ensure that they have the means to watch this movie for Free. \nClick “Suspended Ticket / Askıda Bilet” to donate tickets for student(s).
URL:https://sancar.org/event/movie-brcumhuriyetsarkisi-session-2/
LOCATION:STCCC Great Hall\, 1609 E Franklin St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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SUMMARY:Exclusive Movie Showing - Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı  (A Republic Song) - Session 1
DESCRIPTION:Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi (BKM) has authorized the Aziz & Gwen Sancar Foundation for the exclusive US showing of the film ‘Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı (A Republic Song)’ with English subtitles. \nAll the proceeds from this exclusive showing will go towards the on-going construction of the Sancar Scholars Residence (SSR). \nYou can also make direct Donations for SSR construction. \nBir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı – Trailer \nBir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı (A Republic Song) is a film that tells the story of a group of young\, talented\, and determined individuals who revolutionized art in Türkiye during the 1930s. Directed by Yağız Alp Akaydın\, the film reflects the era of 1930s Türkiye through its narrative. This film not only showcases the lives of these influential figures but also provides a mirror to the socio-cultural landscape of Türkiye in the 1930s. \nMain Cast:\nSalih Bademci as Ahmet Adnan Saygun\, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar as Münir Hayri Egeli\, Ertan Saban as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk\, Şifanur Gül as Nükhet\, Melis Sezen as Mediha Hanım (Saygun’s wife)\, Birce Akalay as Nimet Vahid\, Okan Yalabık as Osman Zeki Üngör\, Mehmet Özgür as Süleyman\nBir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı\, 1930’lu yılların Türkiyesi’nde sanatla devrim yapan bir avuç genç\, yetenekli ve azimli insanın hikayesini konu ediyor. 1930’lu yıllar Türkiye’sine ayna tutan filminin yönetmen koltuğunda Yağız Alp Akaydın oturuyor. Filmde Salih Bademci Ahmet Adnan Saygun’a\, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar Münir Hayri Egeli’ye\, Ertan Saban Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’e\, Şifanur Gül Nükhet’e\, Melis Sezen Saygun’un eşi Mediha Hanım’a\, Birce Akalay Nimet Vahid’e\, Okan Yalabık Osman Zeki Üngör’e\, Mehmet Özgür Süleyman’a hayat veriyor. \nYou can donate “Suspended Tickets / Askıda Bilet” by purchasing movie tickets for student(s) to ensure that they have the means to watch this movie for Free. \nClick “Suspended Ticket / Askıda Bilet” to donate tickets for student(s).
URL:https://sancar.org/event/movie-bir-cumhuriyet-sarkisi-session-1/
LOCATION:STCCC Great Hall\, 1609 E Franklin St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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