IPM Engagement Events

OBSERVER

Event Type

Film Screening

Sponsor

Illinois Public Media

Location

Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign, IL 61820

Date

Oct 4, 2025   3:00 pm  

Cost

General Admission Seating: $7.00

Registration

Purchase Tickets

Contact

Virginia Theatre

Phone

217-356-9063

In OBSERVER, filmmaker Ian Cheney embarks on an experiment in which he brings a series of keen-eyed observers - scientists, artists, a hunter - to a range of locations around the world, often without telling them where they are going, and asks them simply to describe what they see.

What unfolds is a deep exploration and celebration of the power of observation: what happens when you find new ways to sense and perceive the world around you? With customary whimsy and a small painted red square that Cheney brings on every journey, the film is an invitation to viewers to find beauty and meaning in even the most quotidian of locales.

Rating: Not Rated
Length: 95 minutes
Trailer: Watch here

Doors open at 1:30 PM. 

Presented by Illinois Public Media in partnership with the Beckman Institute.