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Walk to Westerbork

Walk to Westerbork
Walk to Westerbork

Synopsis

A remarkable virtual reality experience told through an intensely personal account of a young girl’s survival during the Holocaust. Audiences accompany Rodi Glass as she revisits the sights of her survival from Amsterdam, Westerbork transit camp and Vittel internment camp.
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Year
2023
Type of project
XR / Immersive
Running time
18 min 31 sec
Format
Virtual Reality (VR)
Director
Mary Matheson
Producer
Micaela Blitz
Executive Producer
Ashley Cowan, Darren Emerson, Kelley Szany
Editor
Conan Roberts
Director of Photography
Jon Boyce, Andrew Yardley
Sound
Oliver Kadel
VR Creative Lead
Ollie Lindsey
Technical Lead
Adam Child
VR Post Producer
Chris McKeeman
Senior Unity Developer
Robin North
Lead Environment & 3D Artist
Olly Skillman-Wilson
Senior Environment & 3D Artist
Jon Polti
Junior Environment & 3D Artist
Elle Mooney
Motion Capture
Target 3D
Motion Capture & Movement Director
Sarah Perry
Production Manager
Stacey Arthur,Viviana Cabral
Production Coordinator
Rachael Sutton
Motion Capture Performers
Rosie Bell, Wanda Cowan, Matthew Churcher, Betty Emerson, Helen Jenkinson, Tom Scurr

Genre

Human Rights

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

East City Films

Sales Company

East City Films

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