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Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary, Environmental, VR - AR - 18 minutes

Log Line

An essay documentary in VR: to exist in the virtual world is to have two bodies, four hands, two hearts.

Year of production : 2023

Director(s) : Deniz TORTUM, Sister SYLVESTER
Cast : Rawya EL CHAB

Producer(s) : Ecegul BAYRAM (INSTITUTE OF TIME), Firat SEZGIN (INSTITUTE OF TIME)

Synopsis

"You are in two worlds at the same time.
Your body is in the other world, but your heart is in this one.”

To exist in the virtual world is to have two bodies, four hands, two hearts. Alma, a mysterious guide to this double world, leads you through questions around the climate crisis, irreconcilable realities, and the virtual as a place to take shelter.

Production

Country(ies) : NETHERLANDS, USA, TURKEY

Festivals and Awards

Venice - Biennale 2023 (Immersive)
Thessaloniki IFF 2023 (VR)
SXSW 2024 (XR)
Beijing IFF 2024 (VR)


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