7 MIRACLES, THE WORLD’S FIRST FEATURE-LENGTH CINEMATIC VR EXPERIENCE TO RECEIVE ITS WORLD PREMIERE
Raindance Film Festival continues to champion creators who are pushing the artistic development of the new mediums of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. This year’s immersive strand, Raindance Immersive Stories and Interactive Worlds, held between Thursday 4th – Sunday 7th October, will feature the annual showcase, Gallery of Immersive Stories and Interactive Worlds, Summit, and Awards Ceremony that celebrate the creativity, ingenuity and artistry expressed in immersive storytelling over the past year.
The selection features 33 Virtual Reality experiences, created by established directors and artists such as Dame Judi Dench (My Oak Tree VR), Elijah Wood (Transference), Eric Darnell (Crow: The Legend); leading VR directors and Raindance alumni such as Eugene YK Chung (Arden’s Wake: Tide’s Fall), Angel Manuel Soto (Dinner Party), Martin Taylor (Awake: Episode One); first-time VR creators and directors such as Chagall (Ukiyo Cave: Surely), Orly Rodriguez (The Archivist), Maximilian Sacker and Ioulia Isserlis (KOBOLD), Landia Egal and Thomas Pons (Umami), Taylor Myers (King of Infinite Space), Kenneth Henderson and Alyssia Frankland (Opinions), James A. Castillo (Madrid Noir), Kristina Buozyte (Trail of Angels), Bin Gu (The Apple), John Lynch (Crackle Pop), and many more.
17 Virtual Reality experiences will receive their world premieres, including 7 Miracles, the world’s first feature-length cinematic VR experience. Produced by Vive Studios, and created by highly acclaimed team of producers and directors, Joel Breton (Pirates of the Caribbean, Unreal, Anno 1602, Terraria), Enzo Sisti (Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Passion Of Christ, Avengers: Age of Ultron), Rodrigo Cerqueira (Jesus VR: The Story of Christ) and Marco Spagnoli (Hollywood Invasion, Hollywood on Tiber, Walt Disney, and Italy – A Love Story), the experience has been nominated for the festival’s Grand Jury Prize: Best Immersive Story, recognising creative achievement in immersive storytelling.
The selected 33 VR experiences have been nominated for Raindance Immersive Stories Awards that recognise creative excellence and technical achievement across 10 categories:
- Best Interactive Narrative Experience
- Best Animation Experience
- Best Cinematic Experience
- Best Documentary Experience
- Best Social Impact Experience
- Best Music Experience
- Best Multi-Person Experience
- Discovery Award: Best Debut Experience
- British Award: Best UK Experience
- Grand Jury Prize: Best Immersive Stor
Technologies within the spectrum of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality continue to rapidly evolve, enabling artists to experiment and push the boundaries of storytelling in bold and daring ways. Reflecting the latest trends in the industry, the festival introduced a new award, Best Multi-Person Experience, shining the spotlight on social VR experiences, giving audiences a taste of what the future of immersive storytelling will feel like. Additional new awards include British Award: Best UK Experience, and Discovery Award: Best Debut Experience, recognising first-time creators.
The ten winners will be selected by an international panel of jury members consisting of industry visionaries such as Vicki Dobbs Beck, executive in charge of ILMxLAB; Curtis Hickman, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at THE VOID; Wesley Allsbrook, the artist behind Dear Angelica, last year’s winner of Best Animation Experience award; Jérôme Blanquet, director of Alteration, last year’s winner of Best Cinematic Experience award; Grace Boyle, founder and director of THE FEELIES, one of last year’s winners of Best Social Impact Experience award, and many more.
RAINDANCE IMMERSIVE STORIES NOMINATIONS
BEST INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE EXPERIENCE
AWAKE: EPISODE ONE
KOBOLD
THE ARCHIVIST
TRANSFERENCE
UMAMI
BEST ANIMATION EXPERIENCE
ARDEN’S WAKE: TIDE’S FALL
CROW: THE LEGEND
MADRID NOIR – PROLOGUE
SHENNONG: TASTE OF ILLUSION
YETI AND SPAGHETTI
BEST CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE
DINNER PARTY
HOTEL ZENTAI
KINCH & THE DOUBLE WORLD
KING OF INFINITE SPACE
BEST DOCUMENTARY EXPERIENCE
GRENFELL: OUR HOME
INSIDE TUMUCUMAQUE
IS ANNA OK?
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN
THE SUN LADIES
BEST SOCIAL IMPACT EXPERIENCE
BEING ME
MY AFRICA & MY AFRICA: ELEPHANT KEEPER
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
THE EVOLUTION OF TESTICLES
WINDOW TO OUR WORLD
BEST MUSIC EXPERIENCE
CHORUS
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN
OPINIONS
UKIYO CAVE: SURELY
BEST MULTI-PERSON EXPERIENCE
CHORUS
IS ANNA OK?
THE APPLE
BRITISH AWARD: BEST UK EXPERIENCE
GRENFELL: OUR HOME
JUDI DENCH: MY OAK TREE VR
KINCH & THE DOUBLE WORLD
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN
OPINIONS
DISCOVERY AWARD: BEST DEBUT EXPERIENCE
CRACKLE POP
MADRID NOIR – PROLOGUE
THE ARCHIVIST
TRAIL OF ANGELS
UKIYO CAVE: SURELY
GRAND JURY PRIZE: BEST IMMERSIVE STORY
7 MIRACLES
ARDEN’S WAKE: TIDE’S FALL
CROW: THE LEGEND
TRANSFERENCE
The artwork for this year’s Raindance Immersive Stories and Interactive Worlds was created in Virtual Reality using Oculus Quill illustration tool by Wesley Allsbrook, the artist behind Dear Angelica, last year’s winner of Best Animation Experience award. The artwork is based on the Festival trailer directed by Hector M. Valdez, director of Peaches, winner of the Film of the Festival award in 2017.
Tickets to Raindance Immersive Stories Summit can be purchased here: https://raindance-immersive-stories-summit.eventbrite.co.uk
Tickets to Raindance Gallery of Immersive Stories and Interactive Worlds can be purchased here: http://calendar.raindancefestival.org/programmes/raindance-gallery-of-immersive-stories
Tickets to Raindance Immersive Stories Awards can be purchased here:
https://raindance-immersive-stories-awards-ceremony.eventbrite.co.uk
ABOUT RAINDANCE – THE VOICE OF INDEPENDENT FILM
Raindance is dedicated to fostering and promoting independent film in the UK and around the world. Based in the heart of London, Raindance combines Raindance Film Festival, higher education and training courses offered throughout the year through its 11 international hubs and the prestigious British Independent Film Awards (BIFA).
Raindance Film Festival is officially recognised by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences USA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). Selected shorts will qualify for Oscar® and BAFTA nominations. British short films that play in competition and all British features that play in 2018 will be eligible for entry for the 2018 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA).
RAINDANCE IMMERSIVE STORIES NOMINATIONS (EXPANDED)
BEST INTERACTIVE NARRATIVE EXPERIENCE
AWAKE: EPISODE ONE, directed by Martin Taylor, Australia, UK Premiere
Harry is a prisoner in his own house and lost in his mind, obsessed with discovering the truth behind a recurring dream of his departed wife. And now there is a new presence in his world: you. Your arrival signals a life-changing event capable of saving Harry from his darkness.
Cast: Jake McDorman, Analeigh Tipton, Nicholas Hope, Alan Watts
KOBOLD, directed by Maximilian Sacker and Ioulia Isserlis, Germany, UK Premiere
Little Kaspar has recently lost his mother. When his imaginary friend Pixi offers him a way to see her again, he embarks on a journey deep into a dark world from which he may never return. KOBOLD blurs the line between cinema and gaming. Explore a fully interactive universe, pick up clues, solve mysteries and encounter the ancient evil…
Cast: David Bredin, Nick Holaschke, Garry Lane
THE ARCHIVIST, directed by Orly J Rodriguez, Jr. and Kemal Can Kirdar, USA, World Premiere
A VR experience based on the world of Twin Peaks, taking you beyond the curtain and into the unpredictable dreamscape. With a new original storyline and soundtrack, THE ARCHIVIST invites you to experience an entirely new mystery, with new characters as well as those you know and love.
Cast: Jason McNeil, Ally Tasker Murphy, Curt Clendinin
TRANSFERENCE, directed by SpectreVision (Elijah Wood, Josh C. Waller, Daniel Noah, Kyle McCullough, Lisa Whalen) and Ubisoft (Patrick Plourde, Sylvain Bernard, Christian Bedard), Canada, USA, UK Premiere
A psychological thriller placing you face-to-face with a fractured family, as you freely explore their minds. Navigate a dreamlike home filled with secrets. Collect the evidence of a family’s history to choose how you repair their lives. Learn the rules of a place bent on breaking them. Unlock the truth.
Cast: Lindsay Burdge, Macon Blair, Tyler Crumley
UMAMI, directed by Landia Egal and Thomas Pons, France, UK Premiere
UMAMI is a real-time animated Virtual Reality experience immersing the viewer into the story of a man rediscovering his memories through a series of traditional Japanese dishes, beverages and tastes: the sweet, the sour, the bitter, the salty and the UMAMI, the ‘delicious taste’ in Japanese.
Cast: Amaury la Burthe, Eimi Kawahara
BEST ANIMATION EXPERIENCE
ARDEN’S WAKE: TIDE’S FALL, directed by Eugene YK Chung, USA, UK Premiere
TIDE’S FALL continues the journey of Meena, a young woman living in a post-apocalyptic world and searching for her father in the depths of the ocean after his unexpected disappearance. Featuring the voice of Academy Award-winner Alicia Vikander, this expansion of Penrose Studios’s award-winning ARDEN’S WAKE embraces the art of long-form storytelling in Virtual Reality.
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Richard Armitage
CROW: THE LEGEND, directed by Eric Darnell, USA, UK Premiere
Inspired by the Native American legend, a fully immersive journey exploring themes of self-discovery, diversity and selflessness wherein the viewer plays a key role in the story of Crow, voiced by John Legend, who must give up everything he values to save his friends – or so he thinks.
Cast: John Legend, Oprah Winfrey, Constance Wu, Liza Koshy, Tye Sheridan, Sarah Eagle Heart, Randy Edmonds, Diego Luna
MADRID NOIR – PROLOGUE, directed by James A. Castillo, UK, World Premiere
It’s a warm spring night in Madrid, 1929. A detective named Manolo Monreal, grouchy after a long day on the job, encounters a stray puppy on the streets. Will Manolo be enchanted by her cuteness and keep her safe from the dangers of the night?
SHENNONG: TASTE OF ILLUSION, directed by Mi Li and Wang Zheng, China, UK Premiere
SHENNONG is an adventure story about a hero of prehistoric China, which describes a battle between Shennong, the God-King of Chinese medicine and a beast from his imagination.
YETI AND SPAGHETTI, directed by Harold Hayes, Jr. and Craig Phillips, USA, World Premiere
The ice caps are melting and all kinds of prehistoric beings, ancient monsters, and cosmic what-nots are rapidly thawing out in the magical landscape, Hourglass Moonland. When a young Inuit girl, Spaghetti, crashes her snowmobile into a melting glacier, she lets loose a wild Yeti. Their adventures are just beginning.
Cast: Sienne Josselin, Kelly Skiver, Harold Hayes, Jr., Matt Bobb
BEST CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE
DINNER PARTY, directed by Angel Manuel Soto, USA, UK Premiere
Betty and Barney Hill are an interracial couple who made the first report of a UFO abduction in America in 1961. After undergoing recorded hypnosis to recover memories of their experience, the Hills listen to the recording during a dinner party, and what they hear could change their lives forever.
Cast: Malcolm Barrett, Sarah Sokolovic
HOTEL ZENTAI, directed by Leo Medel, Chile, World Premiere
Four stories intersect in a zentai club, the sexual-fetish discipline whose followers wear lycra suits and rub each other. Mother and daughter recognise each other in a ritual, a man cannot decide what to wear, a coach loses his authority and two lovers never see each other’s faces.
Cast: Mariana Di Girolamo, Antonia Zegers, Alejandro Goic, Fernanda Ramírez, Eliana Albasetti
KINCH & THE DOUBLE WORLD, directed by Colin Arnold and Steven Cholerton, UK, World Premiere
A young street urchin named Kinch, living in Victorian London, steals a loaf of bread and is pursued by a policeman. Taking refuge in an old vaudeville theatre he meets a magician who transports him to a parallel universe where magic is real.
Cast: Mack Keith-Roach, Bella Padden, Edward Halsted, Robert Fitch
KING OF INFINITE SPACE, directed by Taylor Myers, Daniel Hasse and Darren Emmerson, UK, Ireland, USA, World Premiere
Step into Hamlet’s mind as his faith in humanity erodes and he unravels his philosophy of wonder, loss, and madness. A whirlwind of spectres and omens descend, stretching the very fabric of reality. Is this a vision of the future or just another of his bad dreams?
Cast: Taylor Myers, Constantine Malahias, Yuriy Pavlish, Jonathan Hopkins, Beth Ann Hopkins
BEST DOCUMENTARY EXPERIENCE
GRENFELL: OUR HOME, directed by Jonathan Rudd, UK
GRENFELL: OUR HOME is a bold and innovative VR documentary, which combines survivor’s testimonies filmed in stereoscopic 360º video with computer-generated animation. The film offers a powerful and original perspective on the Grenfell Tower fire and the community that existed before the fire.
Cast: Gomes family, Alves family, Corinne Jones, Jason Miller, Lilian Alwa
INSIDE TUMUCUMAQUE, directed by Ina Krüger and Patrik de Jong, Germany, International Premiere
Discover the unique ecosystem of the Tumucumaque nature reserve in Brazil from the perspective of its animals. Fly like a harpy eagle, swim with the black caiman and discover this magical world through the perception of animals as a sensual experience.
IS ANNA OK?, directed by Camila Ruz, UK, London Premiere
This is a true story of twins Anna and Lauren whose lives are changed in an instant. Step into their memories, connect the two halves of their story, and join them as they piece their world back together.
Cast: Marli Siu
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN, directed by Lysander Ashton, music by Anna Meredith, UK, World Premiere
During the First World War millions of multiple choice postcards were sent from the front. Nothing was to be written on them, as communication was only allowed through prescribed phrases. NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN is an artwork inspired by musician Anna Meredith’s FIVE TELEGRAMS and drawing inspiration from these postcards.
THE SUN LADIES, directed by Celine Tricart and Christian Stephen, USA, UK Premiere
In 2014 ISIS fighters invaded Iraq and targeted the Yazidi community of Sinjar. Men were killed, and women and girls taken as sex slaves. Those who escaped started a female-only fighting unit called the Sun Ladies to bring back their sisters and protect the honour and dignity of their people.
BEST SOCIAL IMPACT EXPERIENCE
BEING ME, directed by Peter Collis for The Cornerstone Partnership, UK, World Premiere
An immersive tool used to highlight the needs of children in the care system. Through the eyes of a child, the film follows the journey from foetus to early childhood, experiencing the impact of abuse and neglect but also the power of positive intervention from adults in the child’s life.
Cast: Victoria Yeates, Raeleigh Green, Matilda Velevitch, Charlie Bedford, Sarah Hoare
MY AFRICA, directed by David Allen for Conservation International, UK, European Premiere
A virtual reality journey to northern Kenya, where the futures of wildlife and people are intertwined. Viewers will stand in the midst of a thundering wildebeest migration, witness a lioness snatch her prey, go nose-to-trunk with an inquisitive baby elephant, and meet a community dedicated to saving Africa’s wildlife.
Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Naltwasha Leripe
MY AFRICA: ELEPHANT KEEPER, directed by Adam May, Elliott Round, UK, European Premiere
Become an Elephant Keeper and learn more about the remarkable work undertaken at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya. Following on from the 360° film MY AFRICA, audiences can now welcome Dudu, a baby elephant, to the sanctuary, using real world props to create an innovative interactive VR experience.
Cast: Hannah Boulting
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY, directed by Animal Equality, UK, USA, World Premiere
Few have witnessed the unimaginable suffering of cows and their calves on dairy farms, where a cycle of cruelty affects entire families. Our team of investigators transport you inside this secretive industry to share the heartbreaking stories behind every glass of milk. Will you be a witness?
Cast: Evanna Lynch
THE EVOLUTION OF TESTICLES, directed by Ryan Hartsell for Male Cancer Awareness Campaign, UK, Ireland, USA, International Premiere
Two parts humour, one part emotion, this salty sweet VR piece starring Chris O’Dowd raises awareness about testicular cancer through laughter. This project is part of the Oculus VR for Good Creators Lab, where filmmakers are paired with nonprofits to make great VR in the name of social good.
Cast: Chris O’Dowd, Andy Neill, Ali Shaw, Jay Holmes
WINDOW TO OUR WORLD, directed by Ben Perry for The Cornerstone Partnership, UK, World Premiere
Harnessing the power of VR to transport viewers into the world of a child, the film enables carers and professionals to understand how trauma and abuse impact children’s development and behaviour. It aims to motivate action to address the UK’s foster carer shortage and its significant social and financial implications.
Cast: Annick Elaine Weerts, Julian Ben Vinnicombe, Daniel Michael Jacobs, Robin Daniel Thompson, Alice Blake
BEST MUSIC EXPERIENCE
CHORUS, directed by Tyler Hurd, music by Justice, UK Premiere
CHORUS transforms you and five friends into fantastical female warriors and sends you on an epic journey to a faraway Tron-like fantasy world. There, you will battle weird and treacherous monsters to save your species from extinction, while fighting to the visceral sounds of electronic music duo, Justice.
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN, directed by Lysander Ashton, music by Anna Meredith, UK, World Premiere
During the First World War millions of multiple choice postcards were sent from the front. Nothing was to be written on them, as communication was only allowed through prescribed phrases. NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN is an artwork inspired by musician Anna Meredith’s FIVE TELEGRAMS and drawing inspiration from these postcards.
OPINIONS, directed by Alyssia Frankland and Kenneth Henderson, UK, World Premiere
Modern society is obsessed with social media. Online platforms provide us with a constant unwanted stream of other people’s opinions. What happens when it all gets too much? Cabaret superstars Bourgeois & Maurice offer us a solution in this satirical VR music video.
Cast: Liv Morris, George Heyworth
UKIYO CAVE: SURELY, directed by Chagall and Eduardo Fitch, UK, The Netherlands, World Premiere
Music is a gateway to emotion but in a media-congested society, do we get to ever truly listen? UKIYO CAVE: SURELY uses the immersive qualities of VR and 3D spatialised audio to bring back focus, gently directing the viewer towards a state of musical euphoria.
Cast: Chagall, Leyla Rees, Stijn Goossens
BEST MULTI-PERSON EXPERIENCE
CHORUS, directed by Tyler Hurd, music by Justice, UK Premiere
CHORUS transforms you and five friends into fantastical female warriors and sends you on an epic journey to a faraway Tron-like fantasy world. There, you will battle weird and treacherous monsters to save your species from extinction, while fighting to the visceral sounds of electronic music duo, Justice.
IS ANNA OK?, directed by Camila Ruz, UK, London Premiere
This is a true story of twins Anna and Lauren whose lives are changed in an instant. Step into their memories, connect the two halves of their story, and join them as they piece their world back together.
Cast: Marli Siu
THE APPLE, directed by Bin Gu, Kaoru Naito, Liquan Liu, China, Japan, Korea, World Premiere
THE APPLE walks the viewer through different stages of life whilst exploring the world of ‘The Philosopher’. Each life stage is represented by distinctive styles of movement that are a metaphor for the human journey from beginning to end. Spatial compression algorithms were used to create this unique multi-person experience.
BRITISH AWARD: BEST UK EXPERIENCE
GRENFELL: OUR HOME, directed by Jonathan Rudd, UK
GRENFELL: OUR HOME is a bold and innovative VR documentary, which combines survivor’s testimonies filmed in stereoscopic 360º video with computer-generated animation. The film offers a powerful and original perspective on the Grenfell Tower fire and the community that existed before the fire.
Cast: Gomes family, Alves family, Corinne Jones, Jason Miller, Lilian Alwa
JUDI DENCH: MY OAK TREE VR, directed by Daniel Wan and James Manisty, UK, World Premiere
Fly around and through a two-hundred-year-old oak tree in Judi Dench’s garden. Combining cutting-edge graphics, real scan data, state-of-the-art 360º filming techniques and poetic storytelling, this heart-warming journey brings the tree alive in a completely new way, and shows how trees can help to save our planet.
Cast: Judi Dench
KINCH & THE DOUBLE WORLD, directed by Colin Arnold and Steven Cholerton, UK, World Premiere
A young street urchin named Kinch, living in Victorian London, steals a loaf of bread and is pursued by a policeman. Taking refuge in an old vaudeville theatre he meets a magician who transports him to a parallel universe where magic is real.
Cast: Mack Keith-Roach, Bella Padden, Edward Halsted, Robert Fitch
NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN, directed by Lysander Ashton, music by Anna Meredith, UK, World Premiere
During the First World War millions of multiple choice postcards were sent from the front. Nothing was to be written on them, as communication was only allowed through prescribed phrases. NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN is an artwork inspired by musician Anna Meredith’s FIVE TELEGRAMS and drawing inspiration from these postcards.
OPINIONS, directed by Alyssia Frankland and Kenneth Henderson, UK, World Premiere
Modern society is obsessed with social media. Online platforms provide us with a constant unwanted stream of other people’s opinions. What happens when it all gets too much? Cabaret superstars Bourgeois & Maurice offer us a solution in this satirical VR music video.
Cast: Liv Morris, George Heyworth
DISCOVERY AWARD: BEST DEBUT EXPERIENCE
CRACKLE POP, directed by John Lynch, UK, World Premiere
Experience the neurological phenomenon of sound to colour synesthesia – the perception of colours or shapes when listening to sounds and music. Documentary and music video collide in this kaleidoscopic VR film, pieced together from the descriptions of synesthetes listening to the breathtaking music of Paul Russell’s post-punk orchestra, Human Pyramids.
Cast: Yasmyn Hendrix, Timothy Layden
MADRID NOIR: PROLOGUE, directed by James A. Castillo, UK, World Premiere
It’s a warm spring night in Madrid, 1929. A detective named Manolo Monreal, grouchy after a long day on the job, encounters a stray puppy on the streets. Will Manolo be enchanted by her cuteness and keep her safe from the dangers of the night?
THE ARCHIVIST, directed by Orly J Rodriguez, Jr. and Kemal Can Kirdar, USA, World Premiere
A VR experience based on the world of Twin Peaks, taking you beyond the curtain and into the unpredictable dreamscape. With a new original storyline and soundtrack, THE ARCHIVIST invites you to experience an entirely new mystery, with new characters as well as those you know and love.
Cast: Jason McNeil, Ally Tasker Murphy, Curt Clendinin
TRAIL OF ANGELS, directed by Kristina Buozyte, Lithuania, UK Premiere
TRAIL OF ANGELS is a tribute to the famous Lithuanian painter and composer M.K. Čiurlionis. It‘s an immersive VR animation that invites the viewer to explore the magic world of Čiurlionis’s paintings while listening to his original music.
UKIYO CAVE: SURELY, directed by Chagall and Eduardo Fitch, UK, The Netherlands, World Premiere
Music is a gateway to emotion but in a media-congested society, do we get to ever truly listen? UKIYO CAVE: SURELY uses the immersive qualities of VR and 3D spatialised audio to bring back focus, gently directing the viewer towards a state of musical euphoria.
Cast: Chagall, Leyla Rees, Stijn Goossens
GRAND JURY PRIZE: BEST IMMERSIVE STORY
7 MIRACLES, directed by Rodrigo Cerqueira and Marco Spagnoli, USA, Italy, World Premiere
The world’s first feature-length immersive experience, 7 MIRACLES is a deeply personal story of Jesus and his seven miracles, based on the book of John.
Cast: Dejan Bucin, Ben Starr, Sara Lazzaro, Lorenzo Balducci, Cosimo Fusco
ARDEN’S WAKE: TIDE’S FALL, directed by Eugene YK Chung, USA, UK Premiere
TIDE’S FALL continues the journey of Meena, a young woman living in a post-apocalyptic world and searching for her father in the depths of the ocean after his unexpected disappearance. Featuring the voice of Academy Award-winner Alicia Vikander, this expansion of Penrose Studios’s award-winning ARDEN’S WAKE embraces the art of long-form storytelling in Virtual Reality.
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Richard Armitage
CROW: THE LEGEND, directed by Eric Darnell, USA, UK Premiere
Inspired by the Native American legend, a fully immersive journey exploring themes of self-discovery, diversity and selflessness wherein the viewer plays a key role in the story of Crow, voiced by John Legend, who must give up everything he values to save his friends – or so he thinks.
Cast: John Legend, Oprah Winfrey, Constance Wu, Liza Koshy, Tye Sheridan, Sarah Eagle Heart, Randy Edmonds, Diego Luna
TRANSFERENCE, directed by SpectreVision (Elijah Wood, Josh C. Waller, Daniel Noah, Kyle McCullough, Lisa Whalen) and Ubisoft (Patrick Plourde, Sylvain Bernard, Christian Bedard), Canada, USA, UK Premiere
A psychological thriller placing you face-to-face with a fractured family, as you freely explore their minds. Navigate a dreamlike home filled with secrets. Collect the evidence of a family’s history to choose how you repair their lives. Learn the rules of a place bent on breaking them. Unlock the truth.
Cast: Lindsay Burdge, Macon Blair, Tyler Crumley
