Cinema@SQUARE

March 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2025

This program is curated by Jacqueline Gasser-Beck, President of the St. Gallen City Parliament. On three evenings in March, she invites you to watch remarkable films: from Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ to the documentary ‘Eternal You’, which will be released in 2024. 
After the screening, the evening becomes interactive. Jaqueline Gasser-Beck will discuss with experts in the field whether AI fiction has long since become reality, how far we are willing to go with it and where we want to consciously set limits.

Programme

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 05.03 | 18:00 | 2.UG Wiborada Raumexpand_less

12  │  2 hrs 29 mins │  2D  │  e/d/f.  
IMDb rating (8.3/10

Director: Stanley Kubrick
Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary LockwoodWilliam Sylvester

Adventure epic, artificial intelligence, psychological drama, sci-fi epic, space sci-fi, adventure

Plot: Mankind discovers a mysterious unknown object under the surface of the moon and, with the help of the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, embarks on a journey.

🍿 Free popcorn!

 

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Fireside Chat | 05.03

Tim Kramer
SQUARE Intendant
Guido Berger
SRF AI-Expert
Jacqueline Gasser-Beck
Head Teaching Innovation Lab @ HSG

Her (2013) | 12.03 | 18:00 | 2.UG Wiborada Raumexpand_less

12  │ 2 hrs 6 mins  │  2D  │  e/d/f.  
IMDb rating (8.0/10

Director: Spike Jonze
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson

Artificial intelligence, drama, romance, sci-fi

Plot: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly acquired operating system designed to fulfil his every need.

 

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Fireside Chat | 12.03

Prof. Dr. Veronica Barassi
Professor in Media and Communication Studies @ HSG
Moderator: Jacqueline Gasser-Beck
Head Teaching Innovation Lab @ HSG

TBA | 19.03 | 18:00 | 2.UG Wiborada Raumexpand_less

Will be announced soon

Fireside Chat | 19.03

TBA
Moderator: Jacqueline Gasser-Beck
Head Teaching Innovation Lab @ HSG

Eternal You (2024) | 26.03 | 18:00 | 2.UG Wiborada Raumexpand_less

12  │ 1 hr 27 min  │  2D  │  e/d/f.  
IMDb rating (6.4./10

Director: Hans BlockMoritz Riesewieck

Documentary, drama

Plot: Start-ups use AI to create avatars that can talk to their relatives after their death. Exploration of the deep human desire for immortality, questioning the consequences of commercialisation

🍿 Free popcorn!

 

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Fireside Chat | 26.03

Dr. Phil. Marc Keller
SHSS-HSG Research assistant
Moderator: Jacqueline Gasser-Beck
Head Teaching Innovation Lab @ HSG
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