The Institute (2012)
Is it a cult? Is it a game? Or is it a life-changing adventure...
92 min
Thousands of participants in a San Francisco-based alternate reality game end up getting more than they bargained for. Told from the players’ perspectives, the film looks over the precipice at an emergent new art form where the real world and fictional narratives merge to create unforeseen and often unsettling consequences. Examining counter-culture, new religious movements and street art, this film takes the viewer on a journey into a secret underground world teeming just beneath the surface of everyday life.
- Release date
- October 11, 2013
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Arye Bender as Octavio Coleman Esq
- Boston Blake as Dr. Eldridge Spearmint
- Jeff Hull as Creator
- Chelsea London Lloyd as Beth Foley
- Gordon Mclachlan as Drybones
- Tracy Pfau as Jejune Operator
- Daniel Shoup as Kelvin Williams
- Carolee Gilligan Wheeler as Ex-Inductee
Crew
- Spencer McCall · Director
- Jeff Hull · Writer
- Spencer McCall · Producer
- Paul Justin Encinas · Cinematographer
- Spencer McCall · Editor