The Matrix Film Screening

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
About this Event

FREE FILM SCREENING - AI IN ENTERTAINMENT SERIES

Hosted in the Madorsky Theater at the Southeast Museum of Photography

The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction–action film written and directed by the Wachowskis.[a] The first installment in the Matrix film series, it stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano. It depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is unknowingly trapped inside the Matrix, a simulated reality created by intelligent machines. The plot follows the computer hacker Neo, who is recruited by Morpheus into a rebellion against the machines.

The Matrix is considered to be among the greatest science fiction films of all time. In 2012, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant."