SEPTEMBER 2025
An engaging movie screening event featuring the sci-fi adventure film 'Crater,' organized by IEEE VSIT and WIE. The event explored themes of friendship, exploration, and curiosity, aligning with IEEE’s mission of fostering innovation and collaboration.
The IEEE-VSIT Student Branch, in collaboration with the WIE Committee, organized CTRL + PLAY: IEEE-VSIT Movie Screening 2025, offering participants an engaging and thoughtfully curated cinematic experience.
The featured film, Crater, transported the audience into a futuristic lunar setting, combining emotional storytelling with scientific imagination to create an unforgettable evening.
Beyond its entertainment value, the event fostered meaningful conversations on friendship, exploration, courage, and personal growth. It reflected IEEE-WIE’s commitment to inspiring curiosity, critical thinking, and collaboration among the next generation of innovators.
Crater is a science fiction adventure set on a lunar mining colony, where a group of young friends embarks on a journey to explore a mysterious crater following the loss of one of their fathers.
The film’s themes of friendship, loss, courage, and discovery resonated strongly with the audience, blending emotional storytelling with futuristic exploration.
Its combination of science and human emotion made it especially fitting for IEEE-WIE’s mission to encourage curiosity and learning through innovative storytelling.
The session concluded with Soham Darekar delivering the closing note, extending gratitude to the faculty coordinators and college staff for their support and to the attendees for their enthusiasm.
He also provided a sneak peek into NextEdge, an upcoming national-level conclave on Data Analytics and Cybersecurity, encouraging participants to stay engaged with future IEEE-VSIT initiatives.
The event wrapped up with a lively group photo, capturing the shared excitement and camaraderie among participants — a fitting end to a day that combined technology, storytelling, and community.
CTRL + PLAY successfully demonstrated how entertainment can be leveraged to inspire innovation, reflection, and curiosity — core values that continue to define IEEE-VSIT and its WIE Committee.
