London, UK. The Gallery will screen at the London Games Festival as an official side-event from March 29th to April 7th, 2023. Showcasing the interactive film as the convergence of cinema and video games. Paul Raschid is the writer and director for The Gallery. Who is one of the UK’s most prolific interactive filmmakers. The Gallery is a thrilling combination of hostage thriller and social drama. Two Decades. Two identities. It’s going to take everything you’ve got to survive the night!
The Gallery is will engage both film fans and gamers. With its blend of high production value, stellar cast, and a nuanced script, it depicts two time periods of 1981 and 2021. Both of which are of considerable political, social, and cultural significance in UK history.
The cinema version lasts around 140 minutes with a screening of both time periods, with each film lasting 70 minutes. The cinema screening takes place with a Facilitator “playing” The Gallery on a laptop. As the audience enters, they are given Glowsticks which they use to vote for their choices. The Facilitator pauses the film for 2-3 seconds at each decision point. The majority choice of the audience as indicated by the “Glowsticks” prevails and the film continues.
Watch Official Trailer for The Gallery directed by Paul Raschid
The cast of The Gallery includes George Blagden (Louis XIV in “Versailles” and Athelstan in “Vikings”), Anna Popplewell (Susan Pevensie in Disney’s “Narnia” franchise), Kara Tointon (“Mr. Selfridge” and “Eastenders”); Rebecca Root (“The Queen’s Gambit”); Richard Fleeshman (“The Sandman” and “Coronation Street”), Shannon Tarbet (“Killing Eve” and “Love Sarah”), and Fehinti Balogun (“I May Destroy You”).
The Gallery has secured universally positive reviews at its festival appearances. Following its world premiere as part of the “Cinema – Past, Present and Future” section at Dinard 2022, The Gallery was the opening night film at the British Film Week at Le Grand Logis, Bruz near Rennes in January. The Rennes screening was attended by 250+ high school students aged 16-18 who engaged enthusiastically with the interactive film concept and gave a huge ovation at the end of the screening.
The film was also screened at the Cine O’clock Festival in Lyon in February and had its UK premiere at the Independent Directions (INDIs) Festival in Leeds on 22nd February 2023.
Please note
Vimeo, Dropbox and other online platforms commonly used to view new releases cannot play the interactive film. Online screeners can only be provided on Steam, PS 4/5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. However The Gallery should be watched with an audience to appreciate this innovation, thus please contact Tom Brumpton to arrange a viewing at our screenings between 29th March and 7th April.
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