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VR For Awareness Takes Over Tribeca Film Festival

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So far, the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival has been a chaotic whirlwind of innovative filmmaking, groundbreaking immersive entertainment and masterful storytelling. The 8-minute experience uses the Samsung Gear VR to give you an in depth, and at times unsettling look into the increasingly hostile situation.

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Oscar-Winning Director Kathryn Bigelow Discusses Her First VR Film ‘The Protectors’

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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.

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Weekend Downloads: New on Gear VR and Oculus Rift

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Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. 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.

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