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First Al Jazeera VR movie Debuts: “I Am Rohingya”

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Contrast VR , Al Jazeera Media Network’s immersive studio, has completed its first VR documentary, “I Am Rohingya”. “I Am Rohingya” follows the story of a young woman, Jamalida, as she tells the persecution she faced in Myanmar and shows us her daily life now in a refugee camp in Bangladesh.

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Al Jazeera Releases VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’

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Virtual reality’s ability to influence users on an emotional level by immersing them in new worlds and situations has made it the perfect tool for documentarians looking to further impact their audiences. You can also sign up for an online petition to stop the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar over at Amnesty International.

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