Six of us were lucky enough to participate in the Secret Cinema Event thanks to Eureka. Secret Cinema is not your average multiplex experience. The concept is to involve the audience in the film through the recreation of movie sets.

Before the screening, we were not told the location of the event or what film we would be viewing. We were picked up by “Utopia Skyways” and after initially believing that we were headed to Utopia, we were told that there was a crisis and we would have to wait in the holding zone. After rushing past the so-called locals, with our umbrellas and goggles in tow, we arrived at a huge warehouse. The interior of the warehouse was designed to look like the 2019 Chinatown set featured in the Sci-Fi classic, Blade Runner. There was everything from, eye-ball inspection equipment to vendors selling snakes and Asian food stands. All the while, actors dressed as characters in the film ran about in outrageous costumes re-enacting various scenes. The attention to detail was incredible.

At 9pm we were all escorted into a second room to watch the film. At the climax of the movie, a huge floodlight was projected onto the right-hand wall and two actors, dangling from the wall, re-enacted the scene as it occurred in the film. 

 Fabien Riggall, founder and creative director of Secret Cinema, explains: “Secret Cinema was inspired by the ambition and brilliance of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner to create a world where the audience could become part of the film. We will continue to challenge the idea of cinema and to push community, creativity and scale to bring the magic back to the film experience.”

We all had a great time and were really impressed by this amazing event. It was definitely a unique and worthwhile experience and we were glad to be a part of it!

Jocelyn