ABOUT A HERO (2024): Agent Cinema, Panel Discussion

Join us for a special screening of About a Hero (2024), followed by a panel discussion about cinema and AI with the film’s producer Sam Pressman (Stanford Film & Media Studies alum, ’11), Jay McClelland (Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences; Professor of Psychology and, by courtesy, of Linguistics and Computer Science), and Shane Denson (Professor of Film & Media Studies and, by courtesy, of German Studies and Communication). The discussion will be moderated by Pavle Levi, Chair of the Department of Art & Art History and Osgood Hooker Professor of Fine Arts.

ABOUT THE FILM
About a Hero is a genre-bending work of experimental cinema. The murder mystery pseudo-documentary has more in common with Tarkovsky, Lynch, and Godard than its inspiration, Werner Herzog. The debut feature of Piotr Winiewicz is sure to elicit contempt and impassioned debate, as we humans contemplate our relationship, and our future, with AI. 

Run time: 1hr 25min

Please register to attend.

VISITOR INFORMATION
This event is open to Stanford affiliates and the general public. Space for this program is limited; advance registration is recommended. Those who have registered will have priority for seating. Admission is free.

Oshman Hall is located within the McMurtry Building on Stanford campus at 355 Roth Way. Visitor parking is available in designated areas and is free after 4pm on weekdays. Alternatively, take the Caltrain to Palo Alto Transit Center and hop on the free Stanford Marguerite Shuttle. If you need a disability-related accommodation or wheelchair access information, please contact Julianne White at jgwhite@stanford.edu.

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