Fantasia 2021: The Booth

A documentary about adult video arcades and the role alternative spaces play in shaping – and preserving – identities.

The Booth is about adult video arcades and the role alternative spaces play in shaping – and preserving – identities. Utilizing interviews, archival media, and site visits, this short documentary directed by Michael Arcos explores this refuge for marginalized and at-risk communities and what might happen if these spaces were to disappear. The Booth is an interesting window into an unique world of people who need this outdated entertainment today. Whether it is about making money or a social connection on another level that you just can't get online.