Despite extensive news reporting about China’s secretive “re-education” camps in the Xinjiang region, it is difficult to imagine what it’s like for more than a million Uyghur, Kazakh and other minorities detained inside. A new film aims to put you in their shoes — almost literally — with the help of virtual reality technology.
“Reeducated,” a short VR doc presented by the New Yorker at SXSW, patches together the testimonies of three former Kazakh detainees into an animated approximation of their experiences. With the help of a headset like the Oculus, viewers can step into the cells, classrooms and yards of a camp, rendered in atmospheric, monochrome pen-and-ink drawings.
“It’s totally chilling to be in this space — to know this is the room, these are the things that are inside of it, and the sounds you’d be hearing are actually surrounding you,” said reporter Ben Mauk, co-developer of the project.
“Reeducated,” a short VR doc presented by the New Yorker at SXSW, patches together the testimonies of three former Kazakh detainees into an animated approximation of their experiences. With the help of a headset like the Oculus, viewers can step into the cells, classrooms and yards of a camp, rendered in atmospheric, monochrome pen-and-ink drawings.
“It’s totally chilling to be in this space — to know this is the room, these are the things that are inside of it, and the sounds you’d be hearing are actually surrounding you,” said reporter Ben Mauk, co-developer of the project.
- 3/23/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
South by Southwest, the film festival held in Austin, Texas, will show seven competition projects from its virtual cinema program on Oculus TV from May 22 to May 31.
SXSW was canceled by local government officials just a week before it was set to kick off in in March. However, 39 shorts, features and episodic programs were streamed on Amazon Prime Video between April 27 and May 6.
The newly announced virtual cinema lineup includes Mélanie de Riberolles’ “Notre-Dame de Paris: A unique journey back in time,” in which video game company Ubisoft created a Vr tour of the Notre-Dame Cathedral after it was nearly destroyed in the 2019 fire. Ubisoft has been collaborating with historians collecting data and testimonials to build Notre-Dame as part of its Assassin’s Creed Unity game.
Other titles in the lineup are “After the Fallout,” “The Curious Life of Bill Mont,” “Ferenj: A Graphic Memoir in Vr,” “Gr8tness,” “Look at Me...
SXSW was canceled by local government officials just a week before it was set to kick off in in March. However, 39 shorts, features and episodic programs were streamed on Amazon Prime Video between April 27 and May 6.
The newly announced virtual cinema lineup includes Mélanie de Riberolles’ “Notre-Dame de Paris: A unique journey back in time,” in which video game company Ubisoft created a Vr tour of the Notre-Dame Cathedral after it was nearly destroyed in the 2019 fire. Ubisoft has been collaborating with historians collecting data and testimonials to build Notre-Dame as part of its Assassin’s Creed Unity game.
Other titles in the lineup are “After the Fallout,” “The Curious Life of Bill Mont,” “Ferenj: A Graphic Memoir in Vr,” “Gr8tness,” “Look at Me...
- 5/13/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
SXSW continues to forge ahead despite being canceled in March due to the coronavirus. The Austin-based festival continues to allow its originally scheduled lineup to shine with the SXSW 2020 Virtual Cinema on Oculus TV which will be available May 22-31.
The virtual cinema event will serve as the global launch of a collaboration that will present seven 360 projects that were entered into the SXSW Virtual Cinema Competition. Each of these works showcases how virtual reality can take users to places they can’t go and experience stories alongside the storytellers — perfect for a time of isolation and social distancing.
“We are so excited to offer global audiences an opportunity to experience these phenomenal 360 projects on Oculus TV,” said Blake Kammerdeiner, SXSW Virtual Cinema Programmer. “This sampling of what would have been a robust Xr program is sure to delight audiences, and we are thankful to OculusTV for helping us showcase these artists and projects.
The virtual cinema event will serve as the global launch of a collaboration that will present seven 360 projects that were entered into the SXSW Virtual Cinema Competition. Each of these works showcases how virtual reality can take users to places they can’t go and experience stories alongside the storytellers — perfect for a time of isolation and social distancing.
“We are so excited to offer global audiences an opportunity to experience these phenomenal 360 projects on Oculus TV,” said Blake Kammerdeiner, SXSW Virtual Cinema Programmer. “This sampling of what would have been a robust Xr program is sure to delight audiences, and we are thankful to OculusTV for helping us showcase these artists and projects.
- 5/13/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
SXSW 2020 Virtual Cinema on Oculus TV to run from May 22-31.
SXSW will showcase on Oculus TV later this month seven 360 virtual reality projects that had been selected to play at the cancelled festival.
SXSW 2020 Virtual Cinema on Oculus TV will run from May 22-31 and includes work from Keya, Taiwan, France, Switzerland, and the Us. The titles appear below. All synopses provided by SXSW.
After The Fallout (Switzerland/Us)
Dirs: Sam Wolson, Dominic Nahr
This unforgettable 360-degree experience pushes past traditional documentary tropes to evoke the reality and emotional gravity of life in Fukushima, ten years after the 2011 nuclear disaster.
SXSW will showcase on Oculus TV later this month seven 360 virtual reality projects that had been selected to play at the cancelled festival.
SXSW 2020 Virtual Cinema on Oculus TV will run from May 22-31 and includes work from Keya, Taiwan, France, Switzerland, and the Us. The titles appear below. All synopses provided by SXSW.
After The Fallout (Switzerland/Us)
Dirs: Sam Wolson, Dominic Nahr
This unforgettable 360-degree experience pushes past traditional documentary tropes to evoke the reality and emotional gravity of life in Fukushima, ten years after the 2011 nuclear disaster.
- 5/13/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
The Sundance Institute revealed the last batch of programming for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival — minus a few last-minute additions to its feature lineup, still to come — by announcing its New Frontier section, which this time around include not only augmented and virtual reality, but also SMS-based text messaging, biotech and artificial intelligence.
Like the innovative work it encompasses, Sundance’s New Frontier program has been evolving in recent years, as the festival aims to bring greater attention to the fields of Vr, artificial intelligence, and outside-the-box new media. During the 11-day event — which takes place from Jan. 23 through Feb. 2, 2020 in Park City, Utah — this work will have a dedicated home at two venues, the New Frontier at The Ray and New Frontier Central.
Some of the more unconventional pieces include “Anti-Gone” (pictured above), an installation that imagines the world post-climate change; “Spaced Out” from French artist Pierre Friquet a.k.
Like the innovative work it encompasses, Sundance’s New Frontier program has been evolving in recent years, as the festival aims to bring greater attention to the fields of Vr, artificial intelligence, and outside-the-box new media. During the 11-day event — which takes place from Jan. 23 through Feb. 2, 2020 in Park City, Utah — this work will have a dedicated home at two venues, the New Frontier at The Ray and New Frontier Central.
Some of the more unconventional pieces include “Anti-Gone” (pictured above), an installation that imagines the world post-climate change; “Spaced Out” from French artist Pierre Friquet a.k.
- 12/12/2019
- by Janko Roettgers and Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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