Each month we get together to discuss a film that leads to conversations on how to live a more meaningful life.
Everyone watches the movies on their own time, and then we meet online to discuss the movies.
The discussions can be lively as the group dives into a new film each month. Join us for our next film.
Please RSVP whether you plan on joining online or in-person.
If you have any questions and to get the Zoom link, please contact Chris at austinfamily.chris@protonmail.com
2026's Upcoming Films:
JANUARY: Groundhog Day by Harold Ramis - 1993
FEBRUARY: The Silence by Ingmar Bergman - 1963
MARCH: Vertigo by Albert Hitchcock - 1958
APRIL: Make Way for Tomorrow – Leo McCarey - 1937
MAY: Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - 2022
JUNE: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Milos Forman - 1975
JULY: Fearless by Peter Weir - 1993
AUGUST: A Man Escaped by Robert Bresson - 1956
SEPTEMBER: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Michael Gondry - 2004
OCTOBER: The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman - 1957
NOVEMBER: The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick - 2011
DECEMBER: Tokyo Godfathers – Shogo Furya and Satoshi Kon - 2003
Film Discussion Group: Online
9:30 am to 11:00am
To join our spirited discussion online, please use our registration form and choose Film Discussion Group: Online. You'll receive a link to join the meeting from our workshop leader, Chris Austin before the next scheduled meeting.
Film Discussion Group: In-person
11:00 am to 12:30pm
To join our energetic discussion in-person, please use our registration form and choose Film Discussion Group: In-Person.
Then meet us at The Meaningful Life Center
116 Carr St. Knoxville, TN 37919
Workshop Leader: Chris Austin
Husband, father of three, and electrical engineer by training. A spiritual refugee and lifelong seeker who values liberty, personal responsibility, and learning how to live in harmony with truth.
Past Films
2025
January: Through a Glass Darkly by Ingmar Bergman - 1961
February: Sullivan's Travels by Preston Sturges - 1941
March: Interstellar by Christopher Nolan - 2014
April: City Slickers by Rob Underwood - 1991
May: The Mission by Roland Joffe - 1986
June: Cool Hand Luke by Stuart Rosenberg - 1967
July: Perfect Days by Wim Wenders - 2023
August: Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson - 1999
September: Pig by Michael Sarnoski - 2021
October: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 Version) - 1931
November: You Can't Take It With You by Frank Capra - 1938
December: Leviathan by Andrey Zvyagintsev - 2014
2024
January: Winter Light by Ingmar Bergman 1963
February: The Great Debaters – by Denzel Washington 2007
March: Wild by Jean-Marc Vallee 2014
April: Solaris (1972 version) by Andrei Tarkovsky 1972
May: Defending Your Life by Albert Brooks 1991
June: Crimes and Misdemeanors by Woody Allen 1989
July: Arrival by Denis Villeneuve 2016
August: Jim and Andy The Great Beyond 2017
September:The Lion King by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff 1994
October: Joker by Todd Phillips
November:
December: It’s a Wonderful Life
2023
2001: A Space Odyssey
Up In The Air
Waking Life
Dead Poets Society
Les Misreables
Flashdance
You Can Count On Me
The Horse Whisperer
2022
Mirror by Andrei Tarkovsky
A Serious Man by Joel and Ethan Coen
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing by Jill Sprecher
The Tree of Life by Terrence Malick
Signs by M. Night Shyamalan
Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa
The Family Man by Brett Ratner