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On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)

Synopsis

This powerful virtual reality documentary series allows audiences to experience the alarming events of January 13, 2018, in Hawai‘i. This first chapter opens on an ordinary Saturday morning, when the entire population of Hawai‘i received a startling text message from the state Emergency Management Agency: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAI‘I. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” As cellular communication networks collapsed and panic took hold of the population, 1.4 million people — as well as their friends and relatives across the globe — came to understand the real, growing, and urgent nature of today’s nuclear threat.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2022 - New Frontier - World premiere
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2022
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Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min
Format
VR
Director
Dr Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Arnaud Colinart, Pierre Zandrowicz
Producer
Arnaud Colinart, Jo-Jo Ellison, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison
Executive Producer
Marianne Lévy-Leblond, Lili Blumers, Alexander Glaser, Tamara Lilinoe Patton, Susanna Pollack, Colum Slevin, Yelena Rachitsky, Amy Seidenwurm, Lizzie Francke
Screenwriter
Dr Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison
Production Designer
Lyall Hakaraia
Composer
Bobby Krlic
Virtual Reality Production Partners
NOVELAB Studio
Hair/Makeup Designer
Tolomani Neemia

Categories

Animation Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Archer's Mark and Atlas V

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