Last night was the pilot of our Out of the Ordinary pop-up cinema event. Held at busy Tooting market after-hours at The Brick Box, 30 of us were locked in the dark for an evening of experimental and horror films. Upon entering the cinema, we had set up a selection of light boxes, each with a different, eerie scene to get everyone in the mood for what they were about to watch. The hype and excitement of the event descended into silence as everyone took to the cardboard bales, as the films began. The main feature, The Silent House, had everyone talking at the end; not just because of it's unexpected twist, but because the whole 78 minutes of the film is a single shot from beginning to end. Something to make even the keenest filmmaker inspired. However the main feature was not the only thing to get people excited; everyone was treated to a hot water bottle and a blanket to keep in the heat (Tooting market on a January's evening is not the warmest of places!). Even the popcorn and chocolate did the job of keeping out the cold too!
It was something fun, completely different and definitely something we will be doing again. We can't wait to arrange the next Out of the Ordinary event.
Check out the photos from last nights screening:
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