FLICC’s January Documentary Series

2022; 1 h 45 m; PG for some mild language

Good Night Oppy tells the inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. The film follows Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.

The 1pm screening will be captioned

Matinee Post-Film Talk Back
Stay after the 1pm screening for a post-film talk back with Graham Dodge, Executive Director of MAGIC in Westminster! Graham is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and patented inventor with experience designing and deploying big data platforms and systems of intelligence. He is the co-founder of 6 startups and a mentor to many others through his work at Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures and the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps). His former startup, Sickweather, is recognized as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies. He’s also a technology accelerator veteran as an alumni of Techstars, 500 Startups, and Plug And Play Tech Center.

Evening Post-Film Talk Back
Stay after the 7:30 screening for a post-film talk back with Dr. Luke Becker! Becker is Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) where he works within the Space Exploration Sector (SES). As a Mission Systems Assurance Manager, he is responsible for leading and managing the mission assurance effort for both Department of Defense and NASA projects to include DRAGONFLY.