There was so much material that did not make the final cut that the directors decided to turn it into a web series , called '' Seances '' , which Maddin calls a " companion piece " to the film . The final cut of the film is slightly shorter than it was on its world premiere at the Sundance Festival ; the directors had to do some re-editing anyway , because the soundtracks on the DCP " were out of synch with each other . " Maddin said : " It was a nightmare . I felt the movie did n't get its premiere there . We went back and tightened it up because it was too long even for me , and now it 's the right length . " '' The Forbidden Room '' premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2015 . It also screened at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on 16 September 2015
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
The Forbidden Room (2015 film)