The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

TICKETS:

Sunday, May 10th, 2026
2:00 PM

Adults – $17.00 ($12.28 + tax & $3 Building Reserve Fee)
Youth (4-19) – $9.00 ($5.26 + tax & $3 Building Reserve Fee)
$10 Community Tickets – use code 10FOR10 (limit of 10 available per performance)

General Admission

Rating: PG-13 (Language)
Genre: Documentary
Run Time: 1hr 44min
Doors open 45 mins before event.

Admission includes a bag of complimentary popcorn.

The Chester Playhouse is wheelchair accessible. Please call the Box Office at (902) 275-3933 to arrange accessible seating.

Babes in arms & children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is a hand-made, eye-opening documentary about the most powerful technology humanity has ever created… and what’s at stake if we get it wrong.

From Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell, the Academy Award-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny; The AI Doc follows Roher, a father-to-be as he tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity, and what kind of world will be left behind for his child.

Riveting and timely, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is rated 89% fresh on rottentomatoes.com.

A scary, dizzying and essential documentary. If you have any interest in artificial intelligence (which is to say: the future), you should go out and see it right now.” – Variety

…takes a compelling human approach to artificial intelligence. It both explains the technology and its dangers while allaying the most extreme fears”. – United Press International

 

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Watch the trailer for The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist