The National Building Museum is proud to partner with the American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theatre and Cultural Center to present a film series associated with the Musueum's exhibition Unbuilt Washington. Things to Come: The City Imagined on Film screens films that feature striking alternative visions of urban life.

GATTACA
Saturday, March 17, 9:45 pm

Andrew Niccol's provocative survey of a future where genetics determine one's place in society, is a sleek neo-noir thriller starring Ethan Hawke as the lowly, genetic "in-valid," Vincent. Swapping places with wheelchair-bound "valid" (Jude Law), Vincent is successful at first but draws the attention of a dogged investigator who threatens his hopes of traveling into space. The headquarters for aerospace corporation Gattaca--the site of numerous close calls for Vincent--is the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marin County Civic Center (1960-62, built following his death), which also figured prominently in George Lucas' sci-fi classic THX-1138 (1971). DIR Andrew Niccol; SCR Andrew Niccol; PROD Danny DeVito, Gail Lyon, Michael Shamberg, and Stacey Sher. US, 1997, color, 106 min. RATED PG-13

Ticket Information:
BUY TICKETS THROUGH AFI.com/Silver $8.50 AFI and NBM members | $11.50 General Admission | $9 Seniors (65+), Students (with valid ID), and Military | $7 Children (12 and under).  Tickets may also be purchased at the box office (opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day).  Please note that tickets are not available for purchase through the National Building Museum.

The AFI Silver Theatre is located at 8633 Colesville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland, Silver Spring Metro, Red Line.