In collaboration with the Monastery Church, organized Socires A movie series called Kinosophy. It's a film series about the impact of technology on our lives. Each film screening was introduced by a leading thinker who invited us to watch, reflect and discuss the future of society and the role of technology.

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

Sorry we missed you (2019) by director Ken Loach is a hyperrealistic social drama about the back of the platform economy. Ricky's gonna be a mail order driver. The promise is freedom, being your own boss. But the power packets are incessant, the work rhythm merciless. With an increasing effect on Ricky's family. Can they keep their heads above water?

About the speaker

Cees Zweistra is a philosopher at Erasmus University. He wrote, among other things, "Vergeerde verbonden " (2020) and "Woke Theatre" (2023).