SG Open Air Cinema #4: Everything Everywhere All at Once
The last film of this year’s Open-Air Cinema is the most recent Oscars Best Picture winner 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'. Evelyn, a Chinese American immigrant gets swept up into a crazy adventure where she alone can save the multiverse from getting destroyed.
Please note that due to bad wind conditions, this film screening will take place indoors.
You are most welcome to view the film at the Auditorium in the Cobbenhagen building (only bottled water is allowed). See the campus map for the location.
Film
Genre: Science-fiction, Action, Adventure, Comedy
Film Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu
Language: English, Mandarin, Cantonese – Subtitles: English
Time: 20:30-22:50 hrs. Free entrance.
"Of all the places I could be, I just want to be here with you."
Evelyn Quan Wang, a middle-aged Chinese American immigrant, co-manages a laundromat alongside her husband, Waymond. Times are tough – their laundromat is facing issues with tax services, Waymond is set to serve Evelyn with divorce papers, and Evelyn’s relationship with her daughter, Joy, has become strained, due to Joy’s sexuality. Unexpectedly, Evelyn is entrusted with the extraordinary responsibility of uncovering the secrets of the multiverse and safeguarding it from impending destruction.
This absurd action-packed comedy delves into profound philosophical concepts like existentialism, nihilism, and absurdism. Through its comedic lens, the film also tackles themes of neurodivergence, depression, generational trauma, and the complexities of Asian American identity. Inspired by Asian martial arts films, works of Wong Kar-wai, and others, this film really does bring us everything, everywhere, all at once.
Awards
After premiering at South by Southwest, Everything Everywhere All at Once garnered both commercial and critical success. It is A24’s highest-grossing film, as well as the most-awarded film of all time. Praised by the critics for its direction and acting, the film received 7 Academy Awards (including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress).
‘’It’s absurd and wild and wonderful, and will probably make you cry.’’
– Vox
‘’Everything Everywhere All At Once is everything cinema was invented for.’’
– Empire Magazine
SG Open Air Cinema
- August 29: Arrival
- September 5: La La Land
- September 12: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- September 19: Everything Everywhere All at Once
More information
Please note that due to bad wind conditions, the film screening of 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' will take place indoors.
You are most welcome to view the film at the Auditorium in the Cobbenhagen building. See also the campus map for the location.
Only bottled water is allowed in the auditorium. Unfortunately, food and other beverages are not permitted.
Open Air Cinema is organized by Studium Generale.
