Audience
We’ve allowed approximately 200 community members to pre-screen Solo Trip. Our audience has ranged from Gen Alpha through Boomers and across sexes. Here is what they had to say.
Feedback from Pre-Screening
Friday, November 14th
“…powerful, funny, creative, thoughtful…something that is going to make you smile, and laugh, and cry…and think.”
“…vulnerable…” “…surrealistic…” “spectacular…”
"There’s not a dull moment in this.”
“…so smart, so funny…” “…witty…” “…hilarious…” “…made me laugh really hard…”
“…the humor really came through in this film…”
“…being in an individualistic culture…I appreciate the message behind this story…”
“a beautiful visual representation…” “…a lot of layers…” “…everyone can relate.”
“…a really fun and interesting exploration independence vs. companionship and [the] demons we’re all fighting from our past.”
We talked to them—and audiences seem to respond positively to the film’s delicate balance of humor and contemplation. Across ages and genders, they consistently share that their favorite moments involve the visual representation of Roxanne’s inner child, and that they are moved by those scenes. Audience members unaminously reflect that the film is both “funny” and “makes them think.”
Millenial through Boomer men consistently express that the psychedellic experience represented in Solo Trip is one of the most authentic they’ve seen portrayed in cinema. They also appreciate the eroticism and the drug and camping humor, as well as the vulnerability of the female lead.
Gen Alpha and Gen Z shares emotional resonance with the themes of isolation and the many social and relationship questions brought up by the film (not surprising, since a Harvard study cites 61% in this age group feel “serious loneliness” every week in the United States.)
Millenial through Boomer women are moved deeply in different ways by the sexual evolution and coming-of-age portions of the film, including the nuanced and artful represenation of teenage relationship trauma and its lifelong effect on self-worth and empowerment.
We made Solo Trip with cultural impact in mind and to address the spiritual self-growth space with relatability and satire. Who hasn’t wished for overnight healing in painful moments? Who hasn’t contended with the friction between loving themselves and craving love?
A YouGov poll found that 28% of Americans have tried psychedelics, and a study from Emory University found that more than 5 million Americans would be eligible for psychedelic therapy. This film by no means champions the transformative power of drugs—but it does embrace our collective (sometimes desperate) inquiry into our mental health. We wanted to tell a story that could reach hopeful, considerate people in a fractured and isolated time.
