The University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine in conjunction with Michigan Medicine presents a special presentation of the film “Awakenings” at the Michigan Theatre. The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.
Directed by Penny Marshall and starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, the screening will be preceded by a panel Q&A discussion and with experts from the University of Michigan specializing in the development of RNA Therapeutics for neurological diseases. 6 p.m. Michigan Theater. Masks optional.
Tickets $10.50 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8.50; MTF members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see MichTheater.org.
Allison Kintz [email protected]Awakenings
A Film Screening
September 27, 2023
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty Street in Ann Arbor
Contact Information: Allison Kintz [email protected]
The University of Michigan Center for RNA Biomedicine in conjunction with Michigan Medicine presents a special presentation of the film “Awakenings” at the Michigan Theatre. The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.
Directed by Penny Marshall and starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, the screening will be preceded by a panel Q&A discussion and with experts from the University of Michigan specializing in the development of RNA Therapeutics for neurological diseases. 6 p.m. Michigan Theater. Masks optional.
Tickets $10.50 unless otherwise noted (children under 12, students, seniors age 65 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8.50; MTF members, $8) in advance online (recommended) & at the door. For updated schedule, see MichTheater.org.