The film Is set for an April 10th Premiere at The Genesis Cinema in London (LGF) and BIFFF
Hello Stranger Interactive Film Selected For LGF and BIFFF
Los Angeles, CA (April 04, 2025). Aviary Studios is delighted to announce the selection of Hello Stranger for London Games Festival (LGF), and BIFFF. The LGF screening will take place at 7pm at the Genesis Cinema, Whitechapel, London E1 4UJ on Thursday 10th April. The BIFFF screening will take place on Saturday 12th April at 9pm in Cine 2 at Palais 10 the Heysel, Place de Belgique 1, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium.
In-cinema screenings are part of Aviary Studios‘ continued strategy to blend the mediums of video games and film. Since September 2022, their previous title, The Gallery has also played in-cinema in the UK, France & China.
How it works: For the cinema screening, the audience will make decisions by voting as a group using glowsticks.
Hello Stranger, is an exciting new psychological horror-thriller interactive film written and directed by Paul Raschid (The Complex, Five Dates, Ten Dates, The Gallery). Coming to PC via Steam in May 2025, the film tells the chilling story of a man trapped in his smart home by a masked stranger who forces him to play three games to survive. His life hangs in the balance as you play these games and make choices that will ultimately determine his fate.
Hello Stranger boasts a stellar cast of acting talent including George Blagden (Vikings). Danny Griffin (Fate: The Winx Saga), and Christina Wolfe (The Ark and FBI International). Kulvinder Ghir (Foundation and Goodness Gracious Me), and Laura Whitmore (Queenie). Yasmin Finney (Heartstopper) and Derek Jacobi (Gladiator). The game is a selection for the prestigious Dinard Film Festival 2024. There it was screened as a group gameplay event to a sold-out audience. It was also part of the Red Sea Film Festival 2024.
The Official Trailer for Hello Stranger Directed by Paul Raschid
About Hello Stranger
Cam conducts life exclusively from his smart-home – work, shopping, entertainment and, most notably, socializing. Cam interacts with strangers on the platform, a randomized video chatting application.
Eventually, he encounters a masked stranger with an altered voice. Unnerved, Cam leaves the call only to find the stranger has hacked his smart-home and locked him in. The Stranger tells Cam that he must win three rounds of games, or it is ‘game over’. Viewers must make decisions and play the three games for Cam to survive, but one wrong move could lead to a grisly end.
The full film has over four hours of filmed content featuring choice-based mechanics and numerous mini-games. There are 10 possible endings, all of which need to be a find for players to unearth the full story of Cam’s dark world.
The film will launch in May 2025 for PC via Steam retailing at $9.99 USD/ €9.75 EUR/ £8.50 GPB.
About Paul Raschid
He (32) wrote and directed Hello Stranger and is one of the world’s most prolific interactive filmmakers. He has helmed 5 released titles to date (4 full and 1 demo). These are: The Complex, Five Dates, Ten Dates, The Gallery and Deathtrap Dungeon – The Golden Room. They are a release on Steam, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. Five Dates is in nomination for the BAFTA Cymru Best Film award in 2023. Before focusing on interactive films, Paul was a linear feature filmmaker. His most notable credit is as writer-director of sci-fi thriller White Chamber for which Shauna Macdonald won Best Actress at BAFTA Scotland 2018. It is a release on Netflix following selection for ten film festivals worldwide including BIFFF Brussels, Edinburgh, BiFan S.Korea, FrightFest London, Sitges, and Mumbai.
About Aviary Studios
Aviary Studios comprises of two companies. Paul Raschid Media (PRM) Ltd. which is the production company and Aviary Films Ltd which is the distributor. The CEO of Aviary Films is Neville Raschid, who is a 20-year career veteran with Hollywood studios and leading entertainment companies, including Paramount, Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow, before becoming an independent film producer in 2002. He has produced seven independent feature films since 2002. He and son, Paul formed Aviary Studios in 2019 to produce and distribute interactive films. “Hello Stranger” is the second title. “The Gallery” was the first.
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