Jorge Cham, the creator of the satirical PhD comic about life as a graduate student, also has a movie coming out this fall.

The film introduces audiences to the unique and funny culture of academia and follows four graduate students (Cecilia, Mike, Tajel and the “Nameless Grad Student”) as they struggle to find balance between research, teaching and their personal lives with humor and heart.

The film is only being shown on university campuses this fall, and yes, it will be coming to SFU for several screenings in October.

• Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 6–7:30 pm: Images Theatre, SFU Burnaby (reserve here)
• Friday, October 14, 2011, 5–6:30 pm: HC 1900, Harbour Centre, SFU Vancouver (reserve here)
• Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 6–7:30 pm: C9001, SFU Burnaby (reserve here)
• Thursday, October 20, 2011, 5–6:30 pm: SUR 2600, SFU Surrey (reserve here)

And yes, of course SFU faculty members and staff are welcome too!

Admission will be free.

Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the scheduled screening time. If there is a waitlist for the event, we'll admit the people on the waitlist ten minutes before the event begins.

Hosted by the Dean of Graduate Studies, SFU, as part of the 40th anniversary of graduate studies at Simon Fraser University.

Connections

• PhD comics
• Times Higher Education: "Jumping Off the Page" (includes review)
• Nature News: "PhD comics hits the big screen"
• ars technica: "PHD Comics Movie is coming, providing an inside view of science"