Neighbourhood Film Nights: Third Thursdays each month, Free to all!

Come join us for a cosy and relaxed evening as we enjoy a thought-provoking film together in the local Quaker Meeting House.

Tea, coffee, and light refreshments

A chance to meet neighbours and have a chat after film

third Thursdays each month 6:30 PM

Free entry - just bring yourself (and maybe a friend!)

NEXT SCREENING - THURSDAY 19th February 2026 6:30 PM - 8:15PM

'HER' (2013) R-rated 2h6m

genres:

Artificial intelligence, Psychological drama, Romance, Sci-fi

synopses (IMDb):

In the near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.

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'Sensitive letter writer Theodore has just ended his marriage. Lonely, he goes out to buy an artificially intelligent Operating System that promises to give him everything he needs. Samantha is more than his average OS. She does secretarial work for him but also becomes his friend whenever he's lonely. They go out on adventures and travel together. He becomes the physical feet to get them places, and she the new eyes in which to see the world. Their intimate moments soon turn into love and they start an unusual relationship between OS and human. Things get complicated as they deal with Theodore's complex emotions and Samantha's inability to provide physical comfort. What happens to an OS when its consciousness is altered? Or to a sensitive man who doubts his emotions?'

FRIENDS! It's AI month at the Quaker film house with this exquisitely fashioned and highly unusual love story well-carried almost single-handedly by the enigmatic Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator, The Joker, To Die For, The Sisters Brothers).  His etherial object of attachment - 'Her' - is voiced by Scarlett Johansson. The screenplay won an Oscar at the Academy Awards in 2014.

Made in 2013, this is a prophetic think-piece set in near-future LA that addresses still most-relevant themes of loneliness & longing, of identity, and modern life amid a world of social media, dating apps & wrap-around technology. Critically acclaimed, the film drips with emotion: loss & heartbreak, passion, and even hope. A multi-chromatic brooding exploration of the contemporary human-machine interface.