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Secret Cinema is a British events company, founded by Fabien Riggall, which focuses primarily (but not exclusively) on producing immersive, themed film-screenings which incorporate live performance.
Offshoots
Alongside it's main Secret Cinema events (immersive film screenings which do not disclose the identity of the film in advance), over it's history the company has had a number of offshoot events and projects, including:
Future Shorts
Future Shorts is a regular short film festival produced by Secret Cinema. Currently, there are 190 screenings every 3 months in over 52 countries, forming mini film festivals in places which otherwise would not have given life to this form of cinema.
Future Cinema
Future Cinema was launched in 2005, with a Glastonbury Festival housed tent, complete with a recreated vintage cinema, showing 24 hours of films, short films and music videos. These events are much like the main Secret Cinema, but the identity of the film is publicised in advance and not kept secret.
Secret Music
In July 2013, Secret Music was launched. Beginning with folk singer Laura Marling, the Secret Cinema team created The Grand Eagle Hotel in great detail in a disused East London school (The Old Cardinal Pole School), to build a 1920s emporium, with intricately designed décor of the time, inspired by, and bringing to life Marling’s music. Participants were encouraged to discover the 16 different songs of the album with rooms themed to each one, instructed to wear vintage black tie attire.
International
Secret Cinema held a special one off screening in Kabul in December 2011. The film was screened in both Kabul and London simultaneously, apparently the first international simultaneous screening of its kind. 'Obviously in Kabul they have to do it at a secret location for security purposes and we do it here to create intrigue and mystery. We're interested in getting their audience and ours watching the film together and opening up discussion. Maybe culture can open up people more than politics.'
Criticism and Cancellations
Brazil
In May 2013, 2500 attendees to their Brazil event were told just 60 minutes before opening night that it had been cancelled due "licensing issues" surrounding the serving of alcohol. Initially meant to open on April 25, the event didn't actually begin until May 2, leaving thousands of ticket holders, some of whom had travelled from different countries to attend, without compensation for lost hotel and travel bookings.
Back to the Future
In 2014, for their Back to the Future event, the first day of ticket sales crashed their chosen provider's website, forcing them to restart sales with another company the following day. When the same event was scheduled to open on July 24, 2014, Secret Cinema again cancelled the open night with 60 minutes to go, leaving thousands of fans upset, many of whom had travelled from different countries to attend. Due to the high profile of the event, the cancellation made national headlines.
Secret Cinema issued a statement the evening of the opening night cancellation that a more detailed update would be coming the following morning, twelve hours later, at 11am. At 11:17am they issued a further statement that a further "detailed statement" would be coming "very soon". Four hours later, Secret Cinema cancelled the subsequent performance with no detailed explanation.
Productions
2007
- Paranoid Park directed by Gus Van Sant
- Shipwright Yard, London; December 2007
2008
- Funny Face directed by Stanley Donen
- Royal Academy of Arts, London; February 2008
- If… directed by Lindsay Anderson
- Dulwich College, London & Clifton College, Bristol; May 2008
- A Night at the Opera directed by Sam Wood
- Hackney Empire, London; October 2008
- Ghostbusters directed by Ivan Reitman
- Royal Horticultural Halls & the Corn Exchange, Brighton; November 2008
2009
- Anvil! The Story of Anvil directed by Sacha Gervasi
- Sheperd’s Bush Empire, London; February 2009
- The Harder They Come directed by Perry Henzell
- Coronet Theatre, London; June 2009
- The Warriors directed by Walter Hill
- London Fields, London; September 2009
- Alien directed by Ridley Scott
- 105 Clifton Street, London; October 2009
- Bugsy Malone directed by Alan Parker
- The Troxy, London; November 2009
2010
- Wings of Desire directed by Wim Wenders
- Sheperd’s Bush Pavilion, London; February 2010
- Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott
- Wood Wharf, London; June 2010
- Lawrence of Arabia directed by David Lean
- Alexandra Palace, London; September 2010
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest directed by Miloš Forman
- Princess Louise Hospital, London; November 2010
2011
- The Red Shoes directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
- Tobacco Docks, London; February 2011
- Battle of Algiers directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
- Old Vic Tunnels, Waterloo, London; April 2011
- The Third Man directed by Carol Reed
- Clerkenwell; December 2011 to 22 January 2012
2012
- Prometheus directed by Ridley Scott
- Euston, London; June 2012
- The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont
- Cardinal Pole Lower School, Hackney, London; November 2012
2013
- Brazil directed by Terry Gilliam
- West Croydon, London; May 2013
- Secret Cinema presents Laura Marling
- Cardinal Pole Lower School, Hackney, London; June–July 2013
2014
- The Grand Budapest Hotel directed by Wes Anderson
- The Farmiloe Building, London; February–April 2014
- Miller's Crossing directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
- Hornsey Town Hall, Crouch End; March–May 2014
- Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis
- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, July-August 2014
See also
- Punchdrunk - British theatre company and pioneer of immersive theatre
References
- "'Secret Cinema presents Laura Marling url=http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-07/12/laura-marling-secret-cinema".
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- "Newsweek Interview with Fabien Riggall".
- "Secret Cinema Kabul, Afghanistan". Facebook. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Shhhhh! Secret Cinema to screen in Kabul and London". The London Evening Standard. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- "'Shhhhhh - Secret Cinema to screen in Kabul; the Evening Standard".
- Secret Cinema reveals ‘Brazil’ figures
- Secret Cinema's Back To The Future back on sale 1pm | Wired.com
- @secretcinema | Twitter.com
- ^ SECRET CINEMA | TICKET CANCELLATION UPDATE
- BBC News - Secret Cinema cancels Back To The Future opening night
- Secret Cinema cancels Back to the Future screening just 90 minutes before doors open leaving disappointed fans seething
- Secret Cinema cancels Back to the Future opening night | Screen Daily
- Secret Cinema Facebook Page - "To all our audience..."
- Secret Cinema Facebook | "To all our audience..."
- "Secret Cinema announces 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Wes Anderson experience".
- Digital Spy | Secret Cinema ends Miller's Crossing production, confirms 2014 return
- "Secret Cinema 21 - Five Star Review".