The Institute

The Institute

Is it a cult? Is it a game? Or is it a life-changing adventure...

2013 en 92 minutes

Rating: 6.241

Plot

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.

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Cast

Arye Bender

Arye Bender

Octavio Coleman Esq

Jeff Hull

Jeff Hull

Creator

Gordon McLaughlin

Gordon McLaughlin

Drybones

Daniel Shoup

Daniel Shoup

Kelvin Williams

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