The Institute (2013)
"Is it a cult? Is it a game? Or is it a life-changing adventure..."

Title: The Institute
Original Title: The Institute
Release Date: 2013-10-11
Status: Released
Rating: 6.241/10 (from 29 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
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.
Cast

Arye Bender
Octavio Coleman Esq

Jeff Hull
Creator

Gordon McLaughlin
Drybones

Daniel Shoup
Kelvin Williams