"Science. Art. Film." screening and discussion of "Inception"

Presented by ANU College of Systems & Society

Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief who can enter the unconscious to steal from people’s dreams. With the help of expert forgers Eames (Tom Hardy), Ariadne (Elliot Page) and Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), he creates dreams with dreams – until they threaten to collapse. Christopher Nolan’s (Oppenheimer, Interstellar, Memento) stylish dreamworlds blur the lines between illusion and reality.

Join us after the screening for a lively discussion with experts from different fields of research exploring the representation and dynamics of consciousness and dreams in "Inception" and what they can teach us about ourselves.

‘Nolan blurs the distinction between dreams and reality so artfully that Inception may well be a masterpiece masquerading as a summer blockbuster.’ – New York Post

Date and Times

Wed 14 May 2025, 6:00 pm - Wed 14 May 2025, 9:30 pm

Location

McCoy Circuit

Acton, ACT, 2601

Speakers

Professor Colin Klein, School of Philosophy at the Australian National University
Professor Kenneth Lampl, ANU School of Music
Catherine Townsend, Architect and Chair of the National Capital Design Review Panel
Dr Dan Santos, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science