Today, the organization behind Secret Cinema launched The Other Cinema – a global network of pop up cinemas looking to bring back a sense of community, passion and a social experience to cinema-going. The Other Cinema will screen one beautiful and vital film each month in a mix of unique and non-traditional venues including former picture palaces, town halls, libraries, churches, parks, youth clubs, universities, schools, hospitals, prisons, oil rigs, army camps and many more.
Fabien Riggall. Creator and Founder of Secret Cinema and Future Shorts, said, “The Other Cinema will bring communities together through film allowing anyone, anywhere to run their own cinema and be connected to a global network. The Other Cinema will meet once a month on the same night all over the world. We want to bring back the idea of local cinema and allow the most important films both old and new to get seen and talked about.”
The Other Cinema will launch on Valentine’s evening, 14the February 2012, with one of the most romantic and beautiful films of all time, David Lean’s “Brief Encounter”. This event will be a live and immersive cinematic experience produce by Future Cinema, the creators of Secret Cinema.
Simultaneous screenings on 14th February of “Brief Encounter” will take place in Edinburgh, Leeds, Birmingham and Norwich as well as other locations to be confirmed around the UK and globally.
Future Cinema will produce the official launch event at the stunning former Picture Palace, The Troxy in the East End of London. We will return the Picture Palace of East London to its days of glory with usherettes and an audience encouraged to dress in black-tie each carrying a flower for a lover or a stranger.
Tickets will be available tomorrow, 27th January 2012 at 13.00 at: www.wegottickets.com/theothercinema. “Brief Encounter” will screen from 14th – 18th February 2012.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR PARTNERS. WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, ANYONE CAN SET UP THEIR OWN OTHER CINEMA.
The Other Cinema is a worldwide community project looking to create an alternative exhibition and distribution model intent on bring the most important films to a wider audience. Each Other Cinema partner will promote their events to their local communities. We will create a dialogue between our collective audience through social media and shared experience, encourage debate, foster dialogue and provide a shared community for the picture palace and love for cinema.
Totaling a global audience of nearly 200,000 people, Future Cinema, and sister company, Future Shorts, continue to encourage debate and discussion through film and are committed to featuring classic features, pre-release exclusives and short films to audiences around the UK and globally.
Wherever you are in the world, anyone can set up The Other Cinema.
To become a screening partner, email [email protected]
TICKETING INFORMATION:
Tickets will be available tomorrow, 27th January at 13.00, to purchase go to: www.wegottickets.com/theothercinema
Dates: The Other Cinema presents “Brief Encounter”:
14th – 18th February 2012
Timing:
7.30 pm start
Pricing:
£20 general admission
£15 concessions
“Brief Encounter” courtesy of Park Circus.
For additional information on The Other Cinema, please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/othercinema
@theothercinemas
