Underground Cinema
Image: Underground Cinema presents 28 Days Later. Photo: Laura Owsianka
Secret film screenings hit Sydney when Underground Cinema starts again in April. Attempting to bridge the gap between theatre and film, this night promises to take the audience away from the usual cinema experience, into something more tangible.
Believing that “predictable is boring”, UGC keeps the venue secret until the last moment. This gives the audience a chance to experience watching a film in a different and original location, by “taking cinema out of the cinema”.
The venues can be anything from a warehouse to a ballroom. Past nights have shown cult films such as LA Confidential, Beasts of the Southern Wild and 28 Days Later. The film titles are also usually a mystery, but they have now revealed the first film this year will be Rome. Audiences are encouraged to dress the part.
The four-hour experience isn’t just the film screening, but also includes live performance, and the venue will be decked out in the style of the movie. (LK)
Apr 5 & 6, Location TBA, Sydney, $40-45+bf, undergroundcinema.com.au
BY LYNDSAY KENWRIGHT
