THE KEY
Celine Tricart
with the support of the Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America in Italia
What is the key for? Where does it come from and what does it open?
The Key is an interactive experience which blends immersive theatre and virtual reality. A journey through dreams and memories inside which the viewers will make decisions and tough choices. A metaphorical journey towards the discovery of a hidden truth, coarse as reality.
It participated in: Tribeca Film Festival, La Biennale Cinema di Venezia 2019 where it won the Premio Speciale della Giuria (Best Virtual Reality).
COUNTRY: USA
YEAR: 2019
RUNNING TIME: 16′
GLOOMY EYES
Jorge Tereso, Fernando Maldonado
with the support of the Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America in Italia
In this exquisite VR experience, it is 1983 on a cold night in Woodland City, and being a zombie is still illegal. Like all of his kind, Gloomy is hiding in the forest, away from bounty hunters. The night is quiet, but Gloomy still tries to stay out of sight. He doesn’t feel comfortable around others of his kind. While bitterness plagues the city, he strives to find a balance in his mysterious dual nature.
COUNTRY: France, Argentina, Taiwan, USA
YEAR: 2019
RUNNING TIME: 19′
DREAMIN’ ZONE
Fabienne Giezendanner
Yuri, a sixty-seven year old Korean woman, remembers that first day of spring when, on her eight birthday, she decided to leave her mother’s home in South Korea to find out if her father, a violinist and a soldier prisoner of war in the North, is still alive. She will find an amazing adventure waiting for her: here she will chance upon weird birds, mysterious spirits but also traces of war… will she be reunited with her father?
COUNTRY: France, Switzerland, Germany, South Korea
YEAR: 2020
RUNNING TIME: 18′
BATTLESCAR
Nico Casavecchia, Martín Allais
with the support of the Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America in Italia
Lupe is a puertorican girl who lives in New York in the late Seventies. Her handwritten diary guides us into the experiences she lives in 1978, when in the cell of a juvenile institute of detention she meets another girl, Debbie, also running from her home, who exposes her to the Bowery punk scene and to the late Seventies Lower East Side secrets.
COUNTRY: France, USA
YEAR: 2019
RUNNING TIME: 28′
AYAHUASCA: KOSMIK JOURNEY
Jan Kounen
A visionary experience through the realms of the medicinal plants, led by indigenous Shipibo traditional healer in the amazon rainforest. This mind blowing experience is a voyage through one of the most mysterious spiritual practices on the planet: Ayahuasca, the vine of the soul, and how to find your inner space. Experience the magic and healing power of Ayahuasca.
COUNTRY: France
YEAR: 2019
RUNNING TIME: 20′
THE HOLY CITY
Nimrod Shanit
with the support of Ambasciata d'Israele in Italia
Transport yourself to the world's spiritual epicentre in this engaging sensory narrative experience built using stunning photogrammetrical scans of Jerusalem. The Holy City utilizes a series of challenging interactive games in room-scale environments to help nurture empathy and understanding amongst the Abrahamic cultures and religions that co-inhabit the city.
COUNTRY: Israel
YEAR: 2019
RUNNING TIME: 25′
ONCE UPON A SEA
Adi Lavy
with the support of Ambasciata d'Israele in Italia
Once Upon a Sea is a poetic and interactive XR documentary that tells the tragic story of the legendary Dead Sea, a place with undeniable healing powers and, for many, a place of indescribable magnetism. Through a physical exploration of the forbidden lunar landscapes of the sea, intimate encounters with local characters, the user gets a rare glimpse of one of the world's most dangerous wonders, which will soon become extinct.
COUNTRY: Israel, Canada
YEAR: 2020
RUNNING TIME: 22′