November 26, 2010
One flew east, one flew west…
A fantastically creepy showreel of the Secret Cinema’s staging of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, featuring our own Experimental Ward and electroconvulsive therapy treatment (at the hands of actor Jon Chartres, our “doctor” for the evening) starting about 1:25 in.
By independent filmmaker Turan.
November 25, 2010
Mike Mike Mike
Official photographer for the Secret Cinema, the marvelous Mike Massaro (alias Mike Mike Mike), has sent some treasured images our way from our Experimental Ward in the Secret Cinema’s presentation of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. We covet his skills (and his equipment).
A marvelous brain, dissected for your tasting pleasure...
Who says shrinks are dry?
Jen, Zoe, and Flavia (L to R), and a very compliant Steve. Photo by Dr Mark Salter.
A big thank you to psychiatrist Dr Mark Salter, who gave us guidance and advice as we prepared to take over the Experimental Ward in the Secret Cinema’s homage to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. He gave extensive advice to our actors for their depiction of electroconvulsive therapy (circa 1950), introduced us to more superb psychiatrists, and provided input on contemporary issues.
Dr Salter was an enlightening delight on opening night, teaching us new lobotomy techniques, sharing wisdom with the crowd, and even diagnosing a few on the spot (rumour has it a member of the cast or two may be alcoholics).
And he took these fabulous portraits for us.
Dr Salter, second from the right, looking very professional indeed.
November 24, 2010
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest: In Pics
If you happened to pass through the Secret Cinema’s homage to One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest during the past two weeks, you may have come across us administering electroconvulsive therapy…
doling out lobotomy tips…
sharing dissected jelly brains…
or inquiring about your psychiatric state. Tell us, do you ever have the urge to harm yourself or others? Do you have suicidal thoughts?
We might have labeled you sick. Or disturbed.
Or perhaps you caught the artistic installations we curated, on schizophrenia
or obsessive compulsive disorder.
More pics of all our secret cinema antics – and of the rest of the Secret Cinema’s installation – on our flickr site.
By Zoe
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