Programme \ 26.04.2024 \ 11:00—18:00 \ Waschhaus Foyer

360°

Immersive worlds and all-round film experience – you can expect a program with thematically and aesthetically diverse films that allow us to explore different narratives and virtual worlds. The focus is on political, ecological and philosophical topics.

CAVES
Netherlands 2023 \ 360° \ 9 min
CAVES

Running for: Best VR Film

In the middle of a huge Stone Age cave, illuminated by the sun during the day and the flickering campfire at night, we become part of a prehistoric community. Experience a fascinating ritual and be surrounded by the sounds of the mystical choir.

Language: Without Dialogue

Credits

Director Alex Raúl
Graphic Creation Charleton Mercelina
Art Director Bats Bronsveld
Let Nature Heal
Netherlands 2023 \ 360° \ 15 min
Let Nature Heal

Running for: Best VR Film

Who will we have been? What footprint do we leave on our environment every day? A narrative of a dystopian and unembellished future of a nature shaped by man’s destructive relationship. Between forest fires, flooding and littering, it paints an overwhelming picture of our fragile relationship with the environment, revealing the urgent questions of our present.

Language: English

Credits

Director Jacco Kooistra
Artist Van De Venis Biniyam
Reijners Britt
Igor Jongenelis
Film School The Netherlands Film Academy
Drive Away
Germany, Ukraine 2023 \ 360° \ 5 min
Drive Away

Running for: Best VR Film

This animated short film impressively tells the story of a young woman’s escape from Ukraine. Sitting in a small car, between uncertainty and waiting, crossing borders and in constant exchange with her father, we experience the oppressive experience of war.

Language: English (English Subtitles)

Credits

Director Mascha Ermakova
Luise Palloks
Animation Mascha Ermakova
Luise Palloks
Yankho: A Malawian VR Film
Malawi, United States 2022 \ 360° \ 22 min
Yankho: A Malawian VR Film

Running for: Best VR Film

A mother in Malawi proudly talks about her daughter Yankho. In order to escape poverty in her village, she is to study medicine and embark on a new path. We accompany Yankho’s mother as she goes about her daily life of marital and maternal duties.

Language: English

Credits

Director Praises Padambo
Author Anna Adami
Praises Padambo
John Tenny
Cast Colettar Lawrent
Mtisunge Lawrent
Fydness Phiri
Cellina Samson
Cinematographer John Tenny
Editing Pedro Peña
Music Luke Tembo
Noel Kumbemba
Other The People of Matchondo Village
A Vocal Landscape
United States, Denmark 2023 \ 360° \ 14 min
A Vocal Landscape

Running for: Best VR Film

An imaginative and spherical journey into the world of thoughts of two people who share their dreams and memories with us in an intimate way. “A Vocal Landscape” visualizes a dreamlike landscape of interpersonal communication and the psyche.

Language: English

Credits

Director Omid Zarei
Anne Jeppesen
Cinematographer Omid Zarei
Producer Anne Jeppesen
Omid Zarei
Sound Designer Anne Jeppesen
Flow
Netherlands, France 2023 \ 360° \ 16 min
Flow

Running for: Out of Competition

“Flow” immerses us in the world of wind in a turbulent and playful manner. Filigree and at the same time abstract, we accompany the sound of wind in seemingly ordinary situations. The experience invites us to explore various facets – from calming stillness to stormy ecstasy – with all our senses.

Language: Without Dialogue

Credits

Director Adriaan Lokman
Animation Adriaan Lokman
Music Erik Stok
Sound Designer Samy Bardet
Adriaan Lokman
Sound Mixer Côme Jalibert
Adriaan Lokman
Art Director Timothée Marnat