Futures Possible: Steamboy

6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31West Wing, Level Four

Set in Victorian Britain, Steamboy is the story of Ray Steam, a young kid from Manchester who spends his free time working at a factory and inventing steam machines following the example of his father and grandfather both renowned inventors working in America. One day, he receives a box from his grandfather containing a small spheric steam machine, with explicit orders of not giving it to anyone except to famed inventor Robert Stephenson. This Japanese steampunk animated feature takes viewers from the Arctic to England and back as Ray realizes that the small machine contains a power beyond his imagination. Directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 126 minutes. Included with museum admission (free for museum members). Watch the trailer.