Ancient Beacons Long for Notice
Part of the MAPC 2026 Conference Printelligence
Pre-register for this FREE SCREENING of Dario Robleto’s “Ancient Beacons Long for Notice.”
The Film will be shown twice on Saturday, October 12th.
12:00pm - 1:10pm
and
1:40pm - 3:00pm
About the Film:
Ancient Beacons Long for Notice is the third installment in a trilogy exploring the history and legacy of the Golden Record. Launched in 1977, this record is attached to NASA’s Voyager I and II space probes, which were designed to explore the outer Solar System.
The gold discs contain images, languages, music, and sounds representing the diversity of life and cultures on Earth. Created by a team of scientists led by Carl Sagan, the Golden Record was a hopeful gesture, carefully curated to present humanity’s “best face forward” in a first-contact scenario with other intelligent life forms; any traces of war, injustice, famine, or environmental decay were intentionally omitted.
The film examines the implications of this ethos across time and space through new research on a forgotten document: the earliest audio recording of warfare, made in 1918 on the Western Front of WWI.
Robleto’s film asks: “What is our moral obligation to fully account for our actions—the good and the bad—in perpetuity, off-planet, and to beings we have yet to confirm exist?”
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Take a 3D tour of Manship Theatre! No matter where you sit, you'll feel close to the action. The first and second mezzanines are positioned over the orchestra ring, so every seat offers an intimate, exciting view of the stage.
Tickets to this event are sold directly by Manship Theatre. Any ticket purchased outside of Manship Theatre’s Website may not be valid. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket to attend performances. Please carefully consider whether a performance is appropriate for children before planning to attend.
**This film is not rated but is suitable for all ages.