March 5, 2026
Please join the Classics department in a conversation with Director Robert Schwentke
Robert Schwentke is a German film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing Flightplan (2005), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Red (2010), The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016), and Snake Eyes (2021). Schwentke has deliberately worked across multiple different genres from the beginning of his career. His distinctive balancing act between Hollywood mainstream and auteur movies continued in 2021 when he shot Seneca - On the Creation of Earthquakes (Seneca - Oder: Über die Geburt von Erdbeben) in the Moroccan desert. Schwentke's films often explore extreme experiences and characters in exceptional situations. His series Helgoland 513, produced exclusively for Sky Germany in 2023, follows the last survivors of an apocalypse. Schwentke’s current project is the action thriller Control, for which he also wrote the screenplay. Based on the podcast Shipworm by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, the film follows a doctor who wakes up with a mysterious voice in his head, forcing him to obey its commands. Starring James McAvoy alongside Julianne Moore, Nick Mohammed, and Jenna Coleman, the film is expected to be released in 2025.
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- Location: Alt House 106
- Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Cost: Free