Cinema 169: The Matrix

Join Gallery X on Friday, June 19 for Cinema 169, a free film screening inspired by the visual art exhibition on view at Gallery X. To coincide with the QUEER FUTURES exhibition we will be screening the 1999 dystopian, sci-fi epic, THE MATRIX directed by Lana & Lilly Wachowski.

Reservations recommended, but not required. Doors at 6:30, the screening will begin at 7:00.

This screening is free and open to the public, refreshments will be available to purchase inside Gallery X.

Synopsis: What is the Matrix? Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you couldn’t awaken? How would you know the difference between dream and reality? When a beautiful stranger (Carrie Ann Moss) leads computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth–the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. Neo joins legendary and dangerous rebel warrior Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) in the battle to destroy the illusion enslaving humanity. Now, every move, every second, every thought becomes a fight to stay alive–to escape The Matrix.

Director: Lana & Lilly Wachowski

Written by: Lilly & Lana Wachowski

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie Ann Moss, and Hugo Weaving

Cinema 169 is supported in part by a grant from the New Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.