This month we’ll be screening an in-person film that takes on one of the biggest issues shaping our lives right now: artificial intelligence.

From the filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist follows filmmaker and father-to-be Daniel Roher as he tries to make sense of the rapidly changing world of AI.

Rather than simply presenting AI as either good or bad, the documentary explores its possibilities as well as its risks. It brings together voices from across the AI conversation and asks what this technology could mean for our jobs, communities, relationships, democracy, creativity, and future. It’s designed to make a complicated subject approachable – and to get people talking about what role we want AI to play in our lives.

This screening will be in person and followed by a community discussion. Guest speaker to be announced.

Sustainable Ballard and Center for Spiritual Living Ballard partner with the Meaningful Movies Project to present documentaries in our neighborhood.

To stay informed about future screenings, you can subscribe to our newsletter (sent out about once every three weeks). We’d love to hear what you want to see! What topics do you want to explore? Do you have a specific movie to recommend? To provide input, or if you are interested in volunteering with Meaningful Movies Ballard, please e-mail info@sustainableballard.org

The Meaningful Movies Project is a non-profit organization that assists neighborhoods, groups and individuals organize, educate and advocate using the power of documentary film and relevant conversation to build positive and meaningful community and a more just and peaceful world.

Events are all-volunteer organized and run. They are always open to the public at no cost, and rely on donations from attendees to remain sustainable. The events are “owned” by the community.