Project Detail

Shadowtime

Synopsis

SHADOWTIME is an immersive VR work. "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.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: XR / Immersive
Running time: c. 20 min
Format: VR
Director: Sister Sylvester, Deniz Tortum
Producer: Firat Sezgin, Ecegül Bayram
Screenwriter: Deniz Tortum, Sister Sylvester
Sound: Alican Camci
Composer: Alican Camci
Principal cast: Rawya Elchab
Lead Developer: Sjoerd van Acker, 3D Artist: Bats Bronsveld, AI Artist: Arjan van Meerten, Installation Designer: Doruk Ciftci

Genre

Experimental Climate / Environment Woman Director Science

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Institute of Time

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www.instituteoftime.com/ark

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