Project Detail

My Name Is Peter Stillman

Synopsis

A telephone rings three times in the dead of the night. A man called Peter Stillman is looking to hire a private detective, Paul Auster of the Auster Detective Agency, someone Daniel Quinn is not.
Based on Paul Auster's critically acclaimed novel, 'City of Glass' this VR experience puts the user directly into the deeply emotional and disorientating story of Daniel Quinn, a reclusive crime writer who unwittingly becomes the protagonist in a real-life thriller of his own. The gripping, 4 minute experience combines hand-drawn animation and cutting edge technology to distort the line between reality and action, placing audiences at the centre of this narrative as the strange and haunting story unfolds. In a story about identity, 'My Name is Peter Stillman' makes us question who we really are in this fragile world.

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 mins
Format
Virtual Reality (VR)
Director
VR Director: Lysander Ashton; Performance Director: Leo Warner; Assistant Director: Raphael Pimlott
Producer
Rebecca Collis, Vicky Graham, Anna Jameson
Screenwriter
Paul Auster (inspired by ‘City Of Glass’)
Sound
Sound Design: Gareth Fry
Principal cast
Voice Cast: Joshua James
Animation
Joseph Pierce, Edd Stockton
Format
Virtual Reality (VR)

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A 59 Productions Ltd production funded by The Space

59 Productions

Unit 8/9 Benwell Studios
11-13 Benwell Road
London
N7 7BL

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