WSCC Humankind Series
WELCOME TO the 2026-2027 season:
TECHNOLOGY & HUMANITY
Humankind is WSCC’s arts and culture lecture series. The series consists of lectures, presentations, workshops, art exhibitions, film series, and much more.
Sponsored by West Shore Community College – Humankind films are free to the public and start at 7 PM!
2001 - A SPACE ODYSSEY
September 8th
G
\1968 ‧ Sci-fi/Adventure ‧ 2h 29m
An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea) and other astronauts are sent on a mysterious mission, their ship’s computer system, HAL, begins to display increasingly strange behavior, leading up to a tense showdown between man and machine that results in a mind-bending trek through space and time.
THE MATRIX
October 16th
R
1999 ‧ Action/Sci-Fi ‧ 2h 16m
Neo believes that Morpheus, an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question — What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by Trinity, a beautiful stranger who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus. They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents. It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life.
