Diane Hendricks
Hosts
Late Shift
A BIFF 2024 Special Event
Cinematic storytelling takes a new twist as ‘Late Shift’, the world’s first truly interactive movie experience, launches on the Apple App Store and across festivals and selected cinemas.
Sun Apr 7, 2024 – 2:30 pm | Beloit College Powerhouse
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE VENUES
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Developed by CtrlMovie, and using technology of the same name, ‘Late Shift’ is a brand new, world-first experience that borrows from both film and game worlds, and allows the viewer to literally rewrite film history by choosing the fate of the on-screen protagonist, using an app.
‘Late Shift’ breaks down the boundaries of traditional film making by putting the audience in control of countless adaptable storylines that can lead to one of seven conclusions, with hundreds of decisions to make along the way.
Filmed on location in London, the movie’s lead character is a student called Matt, left proving his innocence after being forced to take part in a brutal heist at a famous auction house. The consequences of his actions take him on a vicious and sometimes violent journey across the capital, escaping the twisted web the audience has the power to weave.
‘Late Shift’ is based on a screenplay by first time director Tobias Weber, and Michael R. Johnson, author of Guy Ritchie’s 2009 movie, ‘Sherlock Holmes’. The film features up-and- coming actors Joe Sowerbutts (lead role), Haruka Abe and Lily Travers, as well as the Swiss actor Joel Basman (‘The Monuments Men’) and Richard Durden (‘From Paris with Love’, ‘Oliver Twist’). Matt, a smart student, has to prove his innocence after being forced into the robbery of a famous London auction house.
How will the audience decide to act when everything is turning against him? The audience takes decisions for the interactive thriller’s hero while the movie keeps on running seamlessly.
The ‘Late Shift’ big screen cinematic experience, showcasing at various festivals and events, sees the movie’s fate unfold by majority vote, as the audience makes real-time decisions together using their smartphones and tablets. ‘Late Shift’ is also available for home entertainment (AppleTV). In the multi player mode friends and family watch and play the movie as a group, while in single player mode you and your remote control are in charge. Perfect for mobile consumers on the go, ‘Late Shift’ can further be downloaded as an app to your iOS mobile device from the App Store. The ‘Late Shift’ app will soon run on other platforms such as Android. The Swiss-based start-up company CtrlMovie creates interactive movies on its own and offers its technology and services to third party filmmakers and content producers.
Tobias Weber
Director
Tobias Weber is known for Late Shift (2016) and Full Motion Cowboys (2023).
Film Information
Director: Tobias Weber
Country: USA
Year: 2016
Language: English
Runtime: 90 min.
Rated: PG
Credits
Writers: Tobias Weber, Michael Robert Johnson
Producers: David Banner, Claudio Cea, Lara Dorée, Caroline Feder, Demetri Jagger, Kurban Kassam, Baptiste Planche, Richard Pring
Music: Cyril Boehler
Cinematography: Alfie Biddle
Film editing: Jann Anderegg