Open Air Cinema Brings Outdoor Movies to Burning Man

OAC brought a 40-foot inflatable screen to Burning Man — hauled more than 100 miles from Reno to a dry Nevada riverbed — along with a line-array sound system. The screen held up through intense desert heat for two days without issue.

On the second day, an 80 mph dust storm hit without warning. Stakes driven deep into the riverbed held long enough to manage the back ropes. The screen folded in the middle and rode out the storm. Once the wind subsided, it reinflated without damage and was ready for the next screening.