Arthouse: Ex Machina (mit Gespräch)

In the organizer's words:

USA 2015, 95 min., Director: Alex Garland, OmU (original version with subtitles), FSK 12

Acclaimed directorial debut by Alex Garland (including Civil War, Annihilation) with Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander and Oscar Isaac: young programmer Caleb works for one of the largest internet companies in the world. In an internal competition, he wins a stay at the secluded mountain retreat of the company boss Nathan. But instead of relaxation, a strange and fascinating project awaits Caleb: he is to work with the world's first true artificial intelligence - the beautiful robot woman Ava.

We are presenting the film as part of the Science Night. Afterwards, the film will be commented on and discussed by scientists. Our panelists are:

Prof. Dr. Marcus Becker (ISM)

Fabian Ostermann (TU Dortmund University)

Dr. Stefan Michaelis (Lamarr Institute)

Moderation: Dr. Ana Moya (ISM)

The Science Night is a format of the Dortmund Science Masterplan in cooperation with windo e.V., with the kind support of the Dortmund Foundation. Around 30 partners - universities, scientific institutes, educational and cultural institutions and STEM initiatives - are taking part in the premiere of this joint event.

You can find the reasons for the FSK classification HERE.