bff SEASON 2019
full catalogue
AT A GLANCE: Starting mid-september until early 2020 and in partnership with the French Cultural Services in NYC, VRBAR is proud to present many award-winning VR experiences produced by french immersive creators.
VR STORIES (6 vr experiences)
AYAHUASCA, KOSMIK JOURNEY
Length: 20 mins
Created by: Jan Kounen
Produced by: AtlasV, a_BAHN, Small Studio
Languages:
Summary: A visionnary experience through the realms of the medicinal plants, led by indigenous Shipibo traditional healer in the amazon rainforest. This mind blowing experience is a voyage through one of the most mysterious spiritual practices on the planet: Ayahuasca, the vine of the soul, and how to find your inner space. Experience the magic and healing power of ayahuasca.
#VR #360Video #spiritual #ritualjourney
7 LIVES
Length: 25 mins
Created by: C. Ayats, S. Calvo, J. Kounen
Directed by: Jan Kounen
Produced by: Red Corner, a_BAHN, Frakas, Small Studio
Previous selections/awards: Tribeca Virtual Arcade selection
Languages: French, English
Summary: Tokyo. A teenage girl jumps in front of a subway train. Her soul rises from the tracks. On the platform, the witnesses to the scene are in a state of shock. It has awoken a traumatic memory in each of them. A painful memory, that plays out again and again. To end its wandering, the soul must pass into each of their minds, delve into their memories, and help them find peace..
#VR #memories #Japan #society
BATTLESCAR EPISODE#1
Length: 9 mins
Created by: Nico Casavecchia and Martin Allais
Produced by: AtlasV, in coproduction with Available on1STAveMachine, Fauns and ARTE France
Previous selections/awards: Sundance 2018, Tribeca 2018, Colcoa 2018
Languages:
Summary: BattleScar is a coming of age drama that follows a year in the life of Lupe, a Puerto Rican-American living in late 1970’s New York City. The film uses Lupe’s handwritten journal to guide us through her experiences spanning across the year 1978 as she meets Debbie, another runaway kid living in the city. Debbie will introduce Lupe to the Punk scene of the Bowery and expose her to the secret worlds co-existing in the Lower East Side in the late 70’s.
#VR #animation #NYC #70s #punk
GLOOMY EYES
EPISODE#1
Length: 8 mins
Created by: Fernando Maldonado & Jorge Tereso
Produced by: AtlasV, 3DAR, ARTE France
Summary: 1983, Woodland City. Being a zombie is against the law. Like all of his kind, young Gloomy is hiding in the forest, away from bounty hunters. But Gloomy is different. While bitterness plagues the city, he strives to find a balance in his mysterious dual nature.
#VR #animation #zombie #fiction
NOTES ON BLINDNESS
Length: 20 mins
Directed by: Peter Middleton, James Spinney
Produced by: Archer’s Mark production, in association with Fee Fie Foe Films and 104 Films, and in co-production with Agat Films, AtlasV, and ARTE France
Previous selections & awards: Award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, Sundance 2016 (feature film + VR), Sheffield DocFest 2016, Finalist at SXSW 2017…
Languages: French, German, English
Summary: After losing his sight in 1983, John Hull began to record an audio diary documenting his discovery of “a world beyond sight”. Hull’s original recordings form the basis of this beautiful animated, interactive documentary, which uses real time 3D, virtual reality and binaural sound to explore the world of the blind.
#VR #sensoryexperience #JohnHull #blindness
ACCUSED #2 WALTER SISULU
Length: 15 mins
Created by: Nicolas Champeaux, Gilles Porte
Produced by: La Générale de Production, ARTE, Radio France, INA, UFO Production, Rouge International
Previous selections & awards: selected at Tribeca Film Festival 2019
Languages:
Summary: The world discovered Sisulu during the Rivonia trial, which took place in 1963 and 1964. Mandela, accused number 1, read a speech to justify the use of armed struggle. Sisulu, accused number 2, was the first to be interrogated. Immerse yourself in the closed doors of the hearings, discover the testimony of an exceptional character at a key moment in the history of the 20th century
#VR #testimony #apartheid #archives #animation
ESCAPE ROOMS VR (3 vr experiences)
ESCAPE THE LOST PYRAMID
Length: 45 mins
Created and produced by: Blue Byte, Ubisoft
Number of players: 2 or 4 players
Languages: English, French, German, Chinese, Spanish, & more
Summary: February 1928. A team of four and a dozen local porters were looking for the Lost Pyramid of Nebka… Or more precisely, “something” that should have been there. They were never seen again. Using the simulation reconstructed from their DNA memory, your team will put themselves in the shoes of the explorers. Find out what happened to the expedition. And more importantly, locate what they were looking for.
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#VR #escaperoomvr #ancientEgypt #multiplayer
BEYOND MEDUSA’S GATE
Length: 45 mins
Created and produced by: Blue Byte, Ubisoft
Escape The Lost Pyramid is an escape game in Virtual Reality, taking place in the world of Assassin’s Creed® Origins.
Number of players: 2 or 4 players
Languages: English, French, German, Chinese, Spanish, & more
Summary: Find your way out of a vast Aegean coastal cave where the legendary ship of the Argonauts is anchored. To successfully escape, players must use cooperative teamwork, problem- solving skills and precise timing to solve riddles and find their way out of this room-scale experience.
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#VR #escaperoomsVR #ancientGreece #multiplayer
A FISHERMAN’S TALE
Length: 45 mins
Created by: Innerspace VR
Produced by: Innerspace VR, ARTE, Vertigo Games
Previous selections & awards: Film Gate 2018, Indie Cade 2018
Languages: French, English
Summary: Playing as Bob, a tiny fisherman puppet, you live alone in your tiny cabin, oblivious to the world outside. When your radio broadcasts a storm alert, you have to get to the top of the lighthouse and turn on the light! But as you try to leave your cabin with the help of some uncanny sidekicks, you realize what's waiting outside is not at all what you expected...
#VR #puzzle #adventure #escapegame
BFF mission statement: Brooklyn Falls for France is the Cultural Services of the French Embassy's first-ever Brooklyn-focused multi-disciplinary cultural season running from September 2019 through January 2020 in partnership with Brooklyn venues. The program aims to highlight Brooklyn’s vibrant French and French-speaking cultural life and underscore the cross-cultural dialogue between Brooklyn and Francophone countries.