Benthos 360
Directed by:
Justin Perkinson
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Runtime:
07:30
Benthos 360 is an immersive 360° documentary experience about conserving the most-endangered group of animals in the United States: the freshwater mussel. With a restoration biologist from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as your underwater guide, you’ll dive beneath Appalachia’s Clinch River – the most biodiverse and most-threatened mussel habitat in the country – to explore a vibrant yet vulnerable aquatic world, where you’ll view rivers, streams, and mussels in a whole new light.
Director:
Justin Perkinson
Justin Perkinson is an award-winning filmmaker, immersive content creator, and Assistant Professor of Cinema at Virginia Tech. He directed the United Nations Foundation’s first-ever Virtual Reality project, “Under the Net”, about the global malaria crisis and the importance of mosquito bed nets; and has helped create immersive experiences for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Team USA Basketball, Airbnb, LinkedIn, Maserati, and other collaborative partners. Justin is a former Fulbright Arts Grantee and holds a dual MFA degree in film Directing and Cinematography from UCLA and a BA from Davidson College.
