This is an ongoing collaboration by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures & the Berggruen Institute exploring the intersection of cinematic arts and technology, aimed to foster comprehensive discussions on technological, philosophical, social, and cultural transformations within filmmaking and beyond.

On April 19, 2024, lifelong activist and two-time Academy Award® winner Jane Fonda joined world-renowned earth scientist at Harvard, Dr. Naomi Oreskes, live in the David Geffen Theater for a conversation about the impact of storytelling through film, climate change, the powerful forces working to undermine solutions, and how we can get to a just, sustainable, green economy.

On September 14, 2024, Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Cord Jefferson joined 2023 Berggruen Prize Laureate, Dr. Patricia Hill Collins, live in the David Geffen Theater for a conversation about her scholarship and how his film American Fiction (2023) challenges dominant stereotypes and narratives around Black life, culture, perspectives, and experiences.