READ MORE: Watch: Michael Shannon Faces Otherworldly Dangers in 'Midnight Special' Clip Starting today at 8:15am EST/5:15am PST, you can watch a live stream of the Berlinale press conference for Jeff Nichols' "Midnight Special." Nichols is expected to attend the conference, as well as various cast members from his secretive new sci-fi outing. In the film, Michael Shannon plays the father of Jaeden Lieberher's Alton, an eight-year-old boy with special powers.