"'Admit Two: Speed Dating for Film Lovers', to give it its full title, is the brainchild of Raquel Braz, a 24-year-old music manager who clocked a gap in the market after encountering countless Hinge profiles name-checking A24 movies and indie cinemas. 'Films are the perfect conversation starter,' she tells Time Out. 'Every first date I've been on includes the question: "What is your Letterboxd top four?"'"
"Frustrated with the popular movie app's lack of user-to-user messaging - and conscious of friends' growing fatigue with online dating - Braz devised an IRL speed-dating event where people share their favourite films beforehand to inspire appropriate meet-cutes. Co-organiser Tiffany Ho, 24, hopes it can stoke recovery from the 'huge crush recession' caused by a decline in face-to-face socialising. These carefully curated pairings are now unfolding on this icy Tuesday night in Islington."
"The event space and photography studio - which has recently hosted Haim photo shoots, book launches, brand activations and techno DJ sets - feels conducive to the new event. The low-lit living room-style studio space boasts leather couches and foldable chairs flanked by billowing black curtains. The surrounding shelves, meanwhile, house vintage cameras, clapperboards, and replica Oscar statuettes (category: 'sexiest male'). DJ MM'99 spins slow jams and '80s pop hits."
On a cold November evening an independent creative space in Islington hosted 'Admit Two', a speed-dating night pairing attendees by film preferences. Organiser Raquel Braz, a 24-year-old music manager, created the concept after noticing dating profiles referencing indie films and Letterboxd tastes. Attendees submit favourite films beforehand so organisers can curate matches and inspire conversational meet-cutes. Co-organiser Tiffany Ho hopes the event will revive face-to-face socialising amid a 'huge crush recession'. The venue's living-room-style studio, vintage film paraphernalia and slow-jam DJ set contribute to a cinematic atmosphere for meetings. Participants include fashion model managers, cinema workers and engineering consultants.
Read at Time Out London
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