RAINDANCE GALLERY OF IMMERSIVE STORIES PRESENTED BY BOSE
For the fourth year, Raindance Film Festival continues to champion the creators who push the artistic boundaries in the mediums of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. Join us at the Raindance Gallery of Immersive Stories to experience three Virtual Reality experiences by emerging directors nominated for 'Discovery Award: Best Debut Experience' that recognises first-time creators.
AFTERLIFE
Luisa Valencia | Canada | 30 mins | International premiere
Award nominations: Best Cinematic Experience, Discovery Award: Best Debut Experience
After the tragic death of their five-year-old son, a family struggles with their loss and attempts to mend their frayed bonds. Experience the struggle through the child’s ghostly eyes, exploring a multiverse of different reality paths, as his family acknowledges his absence - or presence - in their lives.
ANONYMOUS
Samantha Kingston, Mary Matheson, Marisol Grandon | UK | 12 mins | World premiere
Award nomination: Discovery Award: Best Debut Experience
Anonymous is a 360 narrative film telling the personal tale of the child of an alcoholic. After 28 years, Samantha shares her story of living with an alcohol dependent parent, hiding the secret, and dealing with their death.
PLAYING GOD
Ben Fredericks | UK | 15 mins | World premiere
Award nomination: Discovery Award: Best Debut Experience
An interactive sci-fi drama that forces you to make difficult decisions during a humanitarian crisis. Based on the Spaceship Earth theory, which explores the philosophy of life boat ethics, Playing God aims to confront audiences with a new take on the global refugee crisis that is affecting society today.
Venue:
OXO2
Level Two OXO Tower Wharf Bargehouse Street London, SE1 9PH
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