Cine y Ciencia II: Supermateriales
Cine y Ciencia II: Supermateriales comes to Zaragoza from 12th to 15th Nov. 2026, in a new edition of the film-and-science-communication series organised by the Aragon Nanoscience and Materials Institute (INMA), the Centre for Astroparticles and High Energy Physics (CAPA) at the University of Zaragoza, and the Filmoteca de Zaragoza, with the support of the Severo Ochoa Excellence accreditation.
This year we are back for a second edition, celebrating our II Film Season at the Zaragoza Film Archive as part of an initiative organised together with colleagues from the University of Zaragoza’s CAPA. This year’s programme centres on supermaterials as part of our anniversary celebrations, marking 40 years as a materials research institute. We have selected five films that explore how materials take centre stage in some of the finest feature films in cinema history.
The programme includes screenings of The Invisible Man (James Whale, 1933), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman, 2018), The Man in the White Suit (Alexander Mackendrick, 1951), and Total Recall (Paul Verhoeven, 1990). In addition, this year we are introducing a very special event for children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews: a Sunday morning family screening of The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004), during which two of our youngest researchers will introduce materials science to the next generation.
All screenings are free of charge and open to the public, and will be introduced and discussed by scientists from the Aragon Nanoscience and Materials Institute (INMA) and the Centro de Astropartículas y Físicas de Altas Energías (CAPA).
Programme
📅 Thursday, 12 November
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman, 2018)
🕒 8:00 pm
Discussion with Cristina Piquer (INMA)
📅 Friday, 13 November
Total Recall (Paul Verhoeven, 1990)
🕒 8:00 pm
Discussion with Héctor Gómez (CAPA)
📅 Saturday, 14 November
The Invisible Man (James Whale, 1933)
🕒 8:00 pm
Discussion with Laura Seguí (CAPA)
📅 Sunday, 15 November
🕦 11:30 am
Family screening of The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004)
Discussion with Lucía García Recaredo and Álvaro Cacicedo (INMA)
🕒 8:00 pm
The Man in the White Suit (Alexander Mackendrick, 1951)
Discussion with Francisco Balas (INMA)
📍 Zaragoza Film Archive (Filmoteca de Zaragoza)
Palacio de los Morlanes
Plaza San Carlos 4
50001 Zaragoza, Spain
