Come out and see the classic adventure on the big screen, complete with the post-screening commentary of Classics professors from Acadia University!
Admission is free, with the donation of a non-perishable food item to the Food Cupboard. Get ready to learn and hum along with the theme. Don't be late to class - and don't forget your hat.
Runtime: 1h 55m | Genre: Adventure, Action |
May contain less subtle sexually suggestive scenes and nudity and a more realistic portrayal of violence than in the General category; coarse language may occur more often than in the General category. Theme or content may not be suitable for all children though there is no age restriction. Parental discretion is advised.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan
Cinematographer: Douglas Slocombe
Composer: John Williams
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman
Thu Feb 26, 2026 — 7pm
Trailer
Featured Speakers: Classics Professors from Acadia U!
Dr. Natalie Swain
Dr. Natalie Swain is an Assistant Professor of the Ancient Mediterranean World at Acadia University. Her work focuses on Roman literature, narratology, and the reception of the Ancient Mediterranean world in modern media. Her book Narrative in Ovid's Amores has just been published in January 2026, and she is a co-director of the new Acadia Centre for Critical Play.
Dr. Chelsea Gardner
Dr. Chelsea Gardner is a Classical Archaeologist specializing in the history and material culture of ancient Greece, Rome, and the broader Mediterranean world. Her research is centered around archaeological exploration in southern Greece. She works in the Mani peninsula, south of ancient Sparta, and is currently the co-director of the CARTography Project, a Digital Humanities mapping project which analyzes and recreates the routes of early modern travellers. She is also a co-host of the Peopling the Past podcast, which just finished airing it's fourth season.
Professor Coleman
Professor Scott Coleman is a Ph.D. candidate in Public History at Carleton University, Ottawa, and a part-time Teaching Affiliate in the Classics and History department at Acadia University. His research explores scholarly processes in East Roman Studies, focusing on methodological and theoretical practices at the nexus of archaeology, numismatics, digital public archaeology and personal knowledge management. His dissertation, "A Tetarteron for Your Thoughts,” proposes a postcolonial critique and theoretical approach to disrupt traditional notions of knowledge production and meaning-making in the digital public reception of East Roman coins (498-1453).