Movie Night in Waterloo 📽️

21 January 2025 - 7:00 pm

Featured Film: Ad Astra

In Ad Astra (meaning “to the stars” in Latin), astronaut Major Roy McBride embarks on a perilous mission to Mars to resolve a cosmic threat linked to his estranged father who vanished in space over twenty years earlier while obsessively searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life.

The film highlights human innovation, scientific progress, and the pursuit of knowledge, whilst exploring the age-old philosophical questions about meaning and purpose in life. Roy’s quest is fueled by his desire for personal resolution, and showcases themes of self-reliance, accountability, and moral decision-making rooted in human responsibility rather than faith. His odyssey underscores the importance of human agency and the emotional growth that arises from introspection and human connection.

Ad Astra reflects the essence of humanism, illuminating our potential to navigate challenges and shape our future through human intellect, understanding, and compassion, and having the courage and emotional resilience to make difficult ethical choices in an indifferent universe.

The film stars Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland.

RSVP by JANUARY 19 to: Events@sofree.ca so we know how many friends to expect (limited seating) and to give you the screening location in Waterloo. Start time: 7:00 PM. Admission: Free for SOFREE members; $10 for guests.

Treats and de-caffeinated coffee will be provided. Feel free to bring your own bottle of water if you wish. Please arrive by 6:45 PM.

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