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SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
“Every day you may hold a piece of the Congo in the palm of your hand.”. That’s the opening line of a new VR film from the Google Conflict Minerals Campaign entitled The Journey of Gold. The powerful 360-degree experience explores an artisanal gold mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
VRScout
APRIL 30, 2017
So far, the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival has been a chaotic whirlwind of innovative filmmaking, groundbreaking immersive entertainment and masterful storytelling. Based on a documentary film of the same name, the VR rendition does a fantastic job of translating these symptoms by placing the user in a near exact situation.
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APRIL 22, 2017
The work of park rangers is largely thankless, but National Geographic’s Documentary Film division has announced a new project honed in on their mission in the Congo. Tagged with: Tribeca Film Festival Facebook Twitter Reddit More. The feature debuted at Tribeca and it will be a VR first for two big Hollywood talents.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Whether the onslaught of VR for awareness projects we saw take over Tribeca Film Festival this year or women’s issue focused experiences that will bring you to tears, VR is an extremely powerful medium that can drive true empathy and real change.
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AUGUST 13, 2016
National Geographic are further committing themselves to immersive film-making as they announce a new VR short, co-directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Director of The Hurt Locker , which aims to bring the terrible plight of the African Elephant to VR. Currently, over 30,000 African elephants die each year as a result of this activity.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Attendees at next year’s Tribeca Film Festival will be the first to experience the debut 360-degree film from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow titled, The Protectors: Walk in the Ranger’s Shoes. The 8-minute short film was created through a partnership with Here Be Dragons, National Geographic Channel, and Annapurna Pictures.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
We’re kicking off the weekend with some powerful new content from the United Nations with Beyond the Lake , a documentary account of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Because they believe that immersive storytelling leads to empathy — and empathy leads to action. More content will be added in the months to come.
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