Screening and Discussion of "Klara and the Sun"
with Laura Hartmann-Wackers, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 7:00 p.m.
UFA-Palast Düsseldorf | Worringerstraße 142 | 40210 Düsseldorf
What does it mean to be human in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence? In Klara and the Sun, Academy Award-winning director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) adapts the bestselling novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro for the screen. Jenna Ortega stars as Klara, an Artificial Friend, who is chosen by a family to keep their daughter Josie (Mia Tharia) company. As Klara develops a deep bond with Josie, her unwavering devotion raises profound questions about love, loneliness, empathy, and the boundaries between artificial and human intelligence. Also starring Amy Adams, Steve Buscemi, and Natasha Lyonne, this thought-provoking science-fiction drama offers a timely reflection on our relationship with technology and what it means to care for one another.
After the screening, we invite you to join us for a discussion about the movie with:
Laura Hartmann-Wackers is a Research and Teaching Fellow at the Chair of Practical Philosophy at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. She completed her PhD in 2024 analyzing the role of intimacy for the relationships and privacy of people with dementia. Her research interests lie in normative and applied ethics with various focus points like theories of privacy in relation to marginalized groups, the concept and value of intimacy, theories of disability and ethics of fandom.
Seats are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. We kindly ask you to only reserve the number of tickets that you will definitely use.
You do not need to print out your Eventbrite ticket. The name under which you reserved your tickets will suffice to enter.
The venue is wheelchair accessible.
This event is kindly supported by the Federal Foreign Office.
