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Molly Vs The Machines (15) + panel discussion
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AT
Opening Times
| Season (3 Mar 2026) |
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Prices
Ticket Prices
Standard £9.50
Matinees £7.50
Over 66 £8.25
25 & Under, Students, AUP Staff, Budget (unwaged/ low income) £4.50
Friends 10% discount and £6.50 on Tuesdays.
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About us
Dir. Marc Silver, UK, 2026, 83 mins.
At just 14 years old, Molly Russell came home from school, finished her homework and said goodnight to her family. A few hours later, she took her own life.
Surrounded by a loving circle of family and friends, it was a life-shattering mystery to all who knew her. In search of an answer Ian, her devastated father, pieces the final months of her life back together only to discover that, when Molly looked at her phone, social media machines dragged her into darkness.
Co-written by Harvard professor and best-selling author Shoshana Zuboff, the film follows the trail of two narratives and their devastating convergence. Molly's friends, family and associated professionals trace in detail what happened to Molly, while the economic logic behind Big Tech helped fuel an algorithmic spiral resulting in tragic consequences.
From a teenager's suburban bedroom to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, Molly Vs THE MACHINES is the story of a heartbroken father's quest to uncover the truth behind his daughter's death, and his fightback against how the most powerful corporations of the modern age operate.
Now, as Big Tech's global domination escalates with AI, Molly's story reminds us that the real power is still in our hands.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion:
Beth Hicks is a Plymouth-based integrative therapist specialising in anxiety and young people's mental health, a counselling tutor at Heartwood College of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and runs her own private practice.
Rachel Hamilton is a Student Counsellor at Arts University Plymouth, supporting students aged 16+ in further and higher education. Alongside this role, she runs an Outdoor Therapy practice, offering walk and talk sessions in a nature reserve along the River Lynher.
Magda Maszczynska is a criminologist and Director of the Deterrence Center, where she leads multidisciplinary research, strategic analysis, and education and training initiatives addressing complex contemporary security challenges. Recent work has focused specifically on digital vulnerability, AI-generated content, misinformation, and safeguarding risks affecting young people.
Lauren McLay is a Green Party Councillor in Plymouth.
