Open-air movie shows in Hyderabad: Cinematic experience under the sky by Sunset Cinema Club

Experience the magic of watching films outdoors with Sunset Cinema Club (SCC). Operating since February in Hyderabad, Sunset Cinema Club is an outdoor cinema company designed to create open-air movie experiences by showing films in alternative spaces. The Loft and OneGolf Brewery screens this movies in Hyderabad. Enjoy movies, food & drinks under the stars!

A slightly cool breeze fills the air and dusk slowly settles over the lawns at OneGolf Brewery in Hyderabad. The setting — rows of neatly-arranged bean bags and mattresses with cushions, string lights and LED candles lending a glow - is ideal for watching Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone on an elevated 10x18 feet projector screen.

This cinematic experience under the stars by Sunset Cinema Club (SCC) also has food and beverage options - alcohol and mocktails for those wanting to snack and drink while watching a movie.

SCC is an outdoor cinema company designed to create open-air movie experiences by showing films in alternative spaces across India. It’s a picnicking experience that the Club hopes to make for the audience, says its co-founder Sanchit Gupta over the phone.

“We felt this should be a part of the culture in our cities where people gather outdoors and watch the films they love again on the big screen. This was missing as cities lack open spaces due to the ongoing construction of structures.”

Having opened first in Delhi in 2016 with the movie Pulp Fiction, this cinematic experience has since spread to Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Gurgaon. Parking lots, rooftops, garages, lawns and any other open space in hotels and breweries, IT parks and convention centres transform into venues for an intimate experience.

Since its introduction in February in 2023 in Hyderabad, the number of screenings in Hindi, English and Telugu held on weekends (barring the rains) at The Loft in Hitech City and One Golf Brewery in Nanakramguda has touched 80+.

The movies to be screened are centred around special occasions; rom-coms like The Proposal , Crazy, stupid. Love, Midnight in Paris for Valentine’s Day, Chak De India celebrating the spirit for Independence Day and heart warming ones like Home Alone for Christmas. The screenings take place after getting a license from the production/distribution house and are selected based on multiple factors including a data-based approach and social media recommendations. While the tickets are priced at ₹500 and ₹400 (bean bag and mattress seating that can accommodate around 250 people), the food and drinks sold separately at the counters available.