Official Selections 2018 Archives

Battlescar

Directed by:

Nico Casavecchia and Martin Allais

Country:

USA, France

New York City, 1978: When Lupe, a Puerto Rican-American teen, meets fellow runaway Debbie, the Bowery’s punk scene and the…

I’m Fine

Directed by:

Darius Safani

Country:

USA

Using Augmented Reality, this piece sheds a light on the inner thoughts of those suffering with anxiety.

A Curious Mind

Directed by:

David Brady

Country:

Canada

Dominic Monaghan takes 360-degree viewers beyond the bounds of earth to explain the breakdown of the atmospheres that surround the…

Deerbrook

Directed by:

Grayson Moore

Country:

Canada

Two strangers show up at a family’s cottage claiming to have spent their childhood summers there, but their behaviour seems…

Mel’s Wake

Directed by:

Luisa Valencia

Country:

Canada

Mel’s Wake is a captivating, character-driven VR experience of self-discovery. In this interactive, 15-minute, cinematic VR users will experience multi-branched…

Acrobatic Conundrum

Directed by:

Gary Yost

Country:

USA

From director Gary Yost – dancing in the air…capturing the ineffable joy of flying in stereoscopic 360° at the San…

Help Me

Directed by:

Tae-kyung Yoo

Country:

South Korea

Why didn’t you open the door back then? In this cel-shaded visual novella for VR, you are asked, why didn’t…

Contravision

Directed by:

Josh Gonsalves

Country:

Canada

In 2025 technology is almost too friendly; augmented reality is embedded in everyday life. Experience the future of technology through…

From the Earth

Directed by:

Hyung-yun CHANG

Country:

South Korea

A journey to Space to find the heartwarming love between a father and a daughter. In this strange but heartwarming…

Ferris’s Room

Directed by:

Ryan Mains

Country:

Canada

Step inside the mind of one of the coolest teenagers ever with Ferris’s Room. Like most teenagers, Ferris Bueller’s bedroom…

Fly Beyond Les Logis

Directed by:

Efraim Wizen, Ram Baruch

Country:

Israel

Reminiscent of Umbrellas of Cherbourg, this musical art experience mixes live action and animation, following a playful group of dancers…

Portal: An Extreme VR Experience

Directed by:

Adrián Ruíz del Cerro

Country:

Spain

In this atmospheric take on a seance with a powerful psychic – the viewer is unexpectedly taken on a fearful…

The Hidden

Directed by:

Annie Lukowski, BJ Schwartz

Country:

USA

Step into the shoes of an undocumented immigrant as you watch your daughter being grilled by two ICE officers while…

Going Home

Directed by:

David Beier

Country:

USA

Going Home is a surreal glimpse into the mind of an elderly man suffering a massive heart attack. As doctors…

as it is: A Grand Canyon Documentary

Directed by:

Thomas Hayden

Country:

USA

Drop into the heart of the Grand Canyon, held sacred and protected for millennia, to meet the people fighting a…

Humanity

Directed by:

Daniel Everitt-Lock

Country:

Canada

Based on true events, we see the British and German troops take to no man’s land in a historical recreation…

Where Thoughts Go

Directed by:

Lucas Rizzotto

Country:

USA

Where Thoughts Go is an intimate, interactive Virtual Reality narrative and magical world full of non-fictional, user generated stories. A…

Lionhearted

Directed by:

Ricarda Saleh

Country:

Germany, Greece

Rida is 8-years-old. The extroverted girl fled with her family from Pakistan to Europe. Now she lives in Hotel City…

Window to Our World

Directed by:

Ben Perry

Country:

Spain

5 days, 3 different locations and more than 20 professionals, 14 actors and 50 extras, moved to build this exceptional…

Unframed – The Intimacies

Directed by:

Martin Charriere

Country:

Switzerland

In this moving and whimsical black and white illustrated animation, we hear from the spurned mistress of Swiss painter and…

The Invisible Hours

Directed by:

Ral Rubio

Country:

Spain

The Invisible Hours is a complex murder mystery in which players freely explore an intricate web of interwoven stories within…

Made This Way: Redefining Masculinity

Directed by:

Irem Harnak, Elli Raynai

Country:

Canada, United States

Comprised of photographs and Virtual Reality volumetric testimonials, Made This Way: Redefining Masculinity is an interactive mixed-media documentary that explores…