What is real? Who tells us who we are?
Join us for a movie night, and revisit the 1999 classic The Matrix. In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, algorithms, competing versions of reality, and questions about identity, this groundbreaking film still asks questions that feel remarkably close to our own.
Potluck dinner at 5:30; screening at 6:30, followed by conversation. We'll discover its surprising biblical echoes of prophecy, liberation, temptation, death and resurrection; consider what it might say to our rapidly changing relationship with AI; and explore why its story of identity, embodiment, and transformation has held particular meaning for many in the transgender community. The Matrix is rated R and contains frequent stylized action, violence, and some intense or disturbing images.