A new edition in the cycle Film & Philosophy (formerly KINOSofie). In collaboration with the Kloosterkerk organizes Socires several nights about the impact of technology on our lives. Every film screening is introduced by a leading thinker who invites us to watch, reflect and discuss the future of society and the role of technology. This evening the introduction will be provided by our colleague Ward Huetink.

Technique in Beeld

The reason for this film evening is the collection 'Denken over Film - Techniek in Beeld'. The collection contains eight essays by well-known philosophers, aimed at making large (life) questions accessible for discussion in relation to new information technology developments and applications. Themes of the essays range from the effects of smartphone addiction to autonomous AI. More information about this bundle can be found here.

About the movie

In Ironman (2008) by director Jon Favreau we see how billionaire and engineer Tony Stark, after being held captive in an Afghan cave, creates a unique armor to fight evil. So he becomes the superhero Iron Man. The film raises deep questions: what does he say about justice? What does he tell us about today's heroes and about the power of technique (and money) that makes their actions possible?

About the speaker

Colleague Ward Huetink studied law and philosophy. He's working at Socires as coordinator of the Structures of Sense programme. In 2025 he published with Kees Buitendijk the book "Denken" about Film: Techniek in Beeld.

Tickets

Tickets (including coffee, tea, break drink and a drink afterwards) will be sold online via this link of the organizer.

The doors of the monastery church open at 18:30, after which the introduction will start around 19:00. During the film there will be a break and afterwards there is possibility to chat with each other.