British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

A Wider Screen

Synopsis

An intimate window into how virtual reality (VR) app VRChat is affecting people's social lives for the better. This whimsical documentary tells the story of a couple that fall in love inside tangible VR, as well as two friends meeting up in real life for the first time.

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 min 9 sec
Format
Digital HD
Director
Joe Hunting
Producer
Joe Hunting

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Joe Hunting

15 Braby Drive
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 4TJ

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

The Reality of Hope The Reality of Hope

Director: Joe Hunting

Year: 2025

Virtual reality creator Hiyu is facing kidney failure. His online friend Photographotter travels from New York City to Stockholm to be a live donor to Hiyu, revealing a lifesaving friendship formed in VR. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

We Met in Virtual Reality We Met in Virtual Reality

Director: Joe Hunting

Year: 2022

Filmed entirely inside the world of VR, this documentary captures the excitement and surprising intimacy of a burgeoning cultural movement, demonstrating the power of online connection in an isolated world. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2022 - World Cinema Documentary Competition - World premiere

A black and white archive image of Arnold Schwarzenegger smoking a cigar with a woman Erwin W. Wyrsch: The Photo Journalist

Director: Mark Forbes

Year: 2021

Erwin Wyrsch is a retired Swiss photo journalist from 1960's to 1990's where he met Peter Fonda, Billy Idol and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Erwin brought the idea of a Motorcycle Benefit event, based on the model of the American love ride, to Switzerland. He believes the art of taking a photo has been lost in the modern world. He spends his senior years restoring his convertible vintage Lotus in his friend's garage in Switzerland.

Biography