Mimesis at the Movies

A laid-back gathering where we watch a film and then hang out with friends in a virtual living room to talk about it.

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First Thursdays

7:30pm - 9:00pm (Eastern)

4:30pm Pacific | 5:30pm Mountain | 6:30pm Central

What you’ll experience

Feel free to hop into the Zoom room a little early to socialize with other attendees. At 7:30, we’ll open the event with a summary of the movie so that anyone who hasn’t seen it can still participate. One participant will be invited to moderate the discussion and/or call on people to share, and the conversation unfolds from there.

Laid-back and cozy, this is a chance to see a piece of art through another person’s eyes and reflect on what it says to us about how to be human.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Just your time & attention! Mimesis at the Movies is a free event. Register for our next gathering on Humanitix.

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  • Nope! All levels of familiarity with Girard’s work (including none) are welcome. All you need to know how to do is listen and respond respectfully. This isn’t a discussion about mimesis so much as a living example of how mimesis can make enthusiasm and critical thinking contagious.

  • No. You’re welcome to join and just listen along.

Meet Your Host

Andrew McRae is your go-to guide and tech support for Mimesis at the Movies events, but this is an egalitarian gathering — at the start of each event, Andrew invites one participant to moderate the discussion as they see fit. This makes room for many voices to be heard and a variety of community leadership styles to be modeled.

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