Film Club at Auditorium: Screening & Discussion of Everything Everywhere All at Once (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, 2022)
This Thursday, join us for a screening of one of the most acclaimed and original films of recent years — Everything Everywhere All at Once, the Academy Award-winning masterpiece that received seven Oscars in 2023, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay.
The story follows Evelyn Wang, the owner of a small laundromat, as she struggles with a tax audit, family conflicts, and overwhelming exhaustion. Suddenly, she is thrown into a journey across countless versions of her own life, where she must not only save the multiverse but also rediscover herself, her loved ones, and what truly matters.
Everything Everywhere All at Once defies genre. It is at once a science-fiction adventure, family drama, comedy, action film, and philosophical fable. Beneath its dazzling whirlwind of parallel worlds lies an intimate story about love, acceptance, choice, and the search for meaning in a world that often feels endlessly chaotic.
After the screening, we'll discuss the film together, exploring the concept of the multiverse in contemporary cinema, its philosophical ideas, the balance between absurd humor and heartfelt family drama, and why this remarkable film became the defining cinematic event of 2022.