Film Screening: The Martian (2015)

A 2015 Ridley Scott survival drama about an astronaut stranded on Mars, screening as part of the library's Community Cinema series. Matt Damon stars as the botanist-engineer who must figure out how to grow food and communicate with Earth before his supplies run out. The film runs 141 minutes and is rated PG-13, with English subtitles available for the deaf and hard of hearing. This Sunday, September 13, from 1:30 to 3:30 PM at Walker, the screening ties into the 2026 One Book, One Chicago season, which centers on Samantha Harvey's *Orbital*.