Denver Film Festival: VR Gallery

McNichols Building

10/31/2019 - 11/10/2019

Explore the best of new-cinema storytelling with eight incredible virtual-reality experiences curated from all over the globe.

Another Dream
This hybrid animated documentary–VR game brings the gripping and true love story of an Egyptian lesbian couple to life.

Created by Tamara Shogaolu, Lauren
Dubowski, Natalya Sarch, Nada El-Kouny,
Anastasia Semenoff (alpha_rats), Martijn
Zandvliet, Gata Mahardika, and Ytje Veenstra

Arden’s Wake: Tide’s Fall
In a post-apocalyptic world, a young woman lives with her father in a lighthouse at the edge of an endless sea. When he disappears, she must embark on a thrilling journey of self-discovery.

Created by Eugene YK Chung

Ayahuasca - Kosmik Journey
A visionary journey through the realms of medicinal plants, led by an indigenous Shipibo healer in the Amazon rainforest.

Created by Jan Kounen

Bonfire
Nice job: You’ve crashed your spaceship into an alien jungle. Your instincts, nourishment cylinders, and wary robot sidekick are all you’ve got to rely on for survival. Or so you think.

Created by Eric Darnell

Emergence
Express your primal desire to maintain your individuality amid a crowd in this open-world environment.

Created by Matt Pyke, Chris Mullany,
Simon Pyke, and Greg Povey

Gloomy Eyes
When the sun got tired of the humans, it decided to hide and never rise again. The darkness has awakened the dead from their graves. Now Zombie kid Gloomy and mortal girl Nena are falling in love, and not even the most powerful man in town can destroy their bond. Narrated by Colin Farrell.

Created by Jorge Tereso and Fernando Maldonado

Unceded Territories
This provocative VR experience, based on First Nations artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun’s iconic work, is designed to engage viewers on issues of colonialism, climate change, and indigenous civil rights in an interactive landscape.

Created by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun,
Paisley Smith, and A Tribe Called Red

Wolves in the Walls: It’s All Over
Not everything is as it seems when 8-year old Lucy’s imagination proves to be a reality. Help her discover what’s hiding inside the walls of her house in this immersive fable.

Created by Pete Billington
and Jessica Shamash

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