Spiral Cinema

A free monthly series of consciousness-expanding movies

Defending Your Life (1991) • Rated PG • 111 minutes • Trailer

• Written/directed by Albert Brooks

• Starring Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, and others

When Dan and Corinna met for the first time in 2015, by the end of the night, their conversation led to dreaming of putting on underground movie screenings. Spiral Cinema is that dream come to life: a series of movies that portray spiritual or metaphysical journeys.

Defending Your Life is a marvel of a movie, showcasing the full range of talent from its writer, director, and star Albert Brooks. It combines an imaginative, existential, and personal exploration of life’s meaning with the afterlife journey, set as a romantic comedy. Funny, poignant, and meaningful, it’s an entertaining story of life, death, and everything in-between.

There will be time afterwards to share reflections about the movie.

This is a free screening with a limited number of seats. RSVP required.