"In an era of deepfakes and AI slop, sci-fi dystopias like Black Mirror come across more like science than fiction. Phone addiction is also peaking to the point where streaming services are purposely dumbing down content for audiences to watch while doom-scrolling their Insta feed to saturation. Watching films inside the cinema seems like the only option for a viewing experience devoid of any notifications. But then again, it's not like cinema attendance has been skyrocketing since the pandemic."
"Having died and 'respawned' multiple times in Bandersnatch, I dropped by the cinema with bare-minimum expectations. But an eyebrow did raise when the cinema staff began handing out glowsticks to the audience: a mixed bag of date night couples, cinephile loners, and 40-somethings clutching onto their sauvignon blancs in crinkly plastic cups. As the lights went dim and an aerial shot sets up the Italian forest setting,"
Paul Raschid and London's Genesis Cinema stage interactive film screenings that let audiences choose narrative directions in real time, creating multiple endings and communal theatrics. The format echoes interactive works such as Bandersnatch and Choose Your Own Adventure while drawing on Raschid's previous interactive films like The Gallery and Hello Stranger, which are available on platforms and mobile. The live cinema setting transforms individual gameplay into a collective, chaotic experience, with glowsticks, debate, and diverse attendees contributing to the atmosphere. The screenings aim to reclaim focused viewing from distracted streaming by making decision-making a social, experiential event.
Read at Time Out London
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