Archined x AFFR – Urgent Classics Marathon - AFFR

Shows of Archined x AFFR – Urgent Classics Marathon

Sunday 12 Oct 2025 | 12:30
LantarenVenster Zaal/Cinema 1Get TicketsSold out

About the program

An anniversary is the perfect moment to look both back and ahead. And what better way to do that than with a science fiction classic marathon? Four iconic films depict a future people once feared—often set in modern cities, or what remains of them. They don’t predict an exact future, but the major themes they explore feel eerily relevant today.

With an introduction by Lara Schrijver

Tickets for the full, four film package are €35, –

In this program

Fahrenheit 451

In a world where obedience is the key to happiness, books are banned, especially novels, which provoke doubt and dissent. Set in a sleekly designed post-war society, Fahrenheit 451 is a chilling and layered portrayal of state control that remains relevant today.

Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance is a kaleidoscopic, wordless journey through time-lapse imagery and the hypnotic music of Philip Glass. It presents a haunting portrait of America’s fractured relationship with nature and technology – socially critical, urgent and disturbingly relevant.

AKIRA

On his futuristic red motorbike, the young Kaneda speeds through neon-drenched Neo-Tokyo, a city built on the ruins of war. This legendary cyberpunk anime offers a haunting vision of failed urban ideals rooted in the architecture of the Metabolist movement.

Blade Runner

The year is 2019. Flying cars glide between skyscrapers as fire flares from smokestacks and holographic adverts flicker across walls. This cyberpunk film in film noir style is considered a visual masterpiece that offers a dark yet enchanting glimpse of a dystopian future. One that may not be so far removed from our own.