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January 19, 2024
For our January movie night, we'll be watching the South Korean sci-fi action movie, Space Sweepers. Released in 2021 direct to Netflix, the film is directed by Jo Sung-hee, and stars Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Seon-kyu and Yoo Hae-jin.
Space Sweepers tells the story of a motley crew whose precarious living situations force them into the dangerous work of orbital debris removal. When they discover a little girl, who might be a bomb, bioweapon, or messiah, it puts them in the sights of a post-human industrialist and his vanity geo-engineering project.
While serving as satisfying popcorn fare, it also punches above its weight in portraying desperate servitude under capitalism, the dangerous egocentric ambitions of the super-rich, multi-cultural work solidarity, and economic barriers to trans healthcare.
This event is free and open to the public. The Black Cat House welcomes all ages, and is a drug and alcohol-free venue. To help keep everyone safe and healthy, we ask that all guests wear face masks in our space. We are wheelchair accessible.