VR Pop Up Cinema
Getting closer: virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) not only allow us to immerse ourselves in fictional worlds – they also open up new immersive approaches to documentary content. In 2024, DOK.fest München, in cooperation with XR HUB Bavaria and munich creative business week, presents three current documentary VR experiences and an AR application at Ruffinihaus. We embark on a poetic journey into the Amazon rainforest, slip into the fur of dogs, take the perspective of a father with aphasia and explore the forest ecosystem – in aesthetically and narratively diverse forms of representation.
The projects
ORIGIN – A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE AMAZON
Brazil 2023, Director: Emilia Sánchez Chiquetti in collaboration with Mokán Rono, Development: Sebastián Serrantes, Production: Emilia Sánchez Chiquetti, 25 min., Spanish, Shipibo, English
We embark on an immersive journey through the Amazon and discover its poetic nature, along with the ancestral stories of its inhabitants. How do they live, how do we live together with nature? A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE AMAZON is the first chapter of a VR series about the Amazon, the Argentinian Northeast and the Andes – three regions of Latin America, connected by the stories told by Pachamama.
Information
- Recommended from the age of 12
- Language version: Spanish, Shipibo, and English
- One pair of VR glasses available
Biography
Emilia Sánchez Chiquetti, a graduate of the Buenos Aires University of the Arts, is an Argentinian-Brazilian director and producer who specializes in extended reality work. In 2015, she founded Presencias, a production studio for immersive content.
Filmography
EL PRÓXIMO GUARDIÁN, Argentina 2019, 7 min., short film
EL SILENCIO, Argentina 2015, immersive theater play
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I WANNA BE UR DOG
Germany 2023, Creators/Directors: Oliver Czeslik, Kathrin Brunner, Environment Artist, Visuals & Unity: Sebastian Esposito, VR Software Development: Daniel Lichtenstern, Composition: Fritz Rating, Dog Psychologist: Florinda Bogner, Production: Kathrin Brunner, 38–62 min., German
How do dogs experience the world? And what do they feel when interacting with humans? The VR experience is based on the latest scientific findings and gives us an insight into the sensory perceptions of three dogs: we slip into the fur of Lola, Lucky and Dalbert and interact with the owners to experience what freedom, trust and peace feel like for our four-legged friends.
Information
- Recommended from the age of 12
- Language version: German
- One pair of VR glasses available
- Between 29 April and 5 May 2024, you will be able to bring your own dog and participate in the VR experience in the presence of your four-legged friend during the 4pm and 5pm time slots.
Biography
Oliver Czeslik is a screenwriter and producer. He has been a lecturer in screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin since 1993 and founded mYndstorm productions with Kathrin Brunner in 2018, which produces VR content and arthouse films.
Filmography
MIND THE BRAIN, Germany 2021, with Kathrin Brunner, 25–35 min., VR experience
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EMPEROR
France/Germany 2023, Creators/Directors: Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen, Art Director: Daniel Balage, Supervisor VR Programming: Rym Ouenzar, Production: Atlas V (Oriane Hurard), Reynard Films (Katharina Weser), France Télévisions (Jeanne Marchalot), 40 min., English, French
A father-daughter story in VR: we take on the perspective of the father who suffers from aphasia, move through a black and white landscape, switch on a tape recorder and complete words with the daughter during speech therapy exercises. EMPEROR is a poetic tale about the loss of abilities, about transience and about the bonds that remain despite everything.
Information
- Recommended from the age of 16
- Language versions: German, English, and French
- One pair of VR glasses available
Biography
Marion Burger, born in France in 1987, is a production designer for feature films. Ilan Cohen, born in France in 1984, works as first assistant director, writes scripts and directs music videos.
Filmography
Marion Burger
MOTHER AND SON, France 2022, Léonor Serraille, 116 min., feature film (production designer)
GAGARINE, France 2020, Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh, 97 min., feature film (production designer)
DIVINES, France 2016, Houda Benyamina, 105 min., feature film (production designer)
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WILDNIS AR APP
Germany 2023, Producer: Lisa Eder, Producer: Björn Jensen, Idea/Concept: Andrea Zimmermann, Rico Reitz, Lisa Eder, AR Directing: Andrea Zimmermann, Rico Reitz, Björn Jensen, Film Editing: Maximilian Plettau, Managing Partner: punchin.pictures / Philipp Bartel, 30–40 min., German, English
Together with 14-year-old Momoka, we explore the forest ecosystem and learn about its importance – without harming flora or fauna. With the help of the learning app, we look deeper than is normally possible for humans. With the X-ray vision function, for example, we look inside a tree; invisible fungal spores become visible and inaudible sound frequencies can be experienced.
Information
- Recommended from the age of seven
- Language versions: German and English
- One tablet available
Biography
Lisa Eder is a filmmaker and lecturer in dramaturgy. Before founding Lisa Eder Film GmbH in 2017 to make independent films, she worked as a freelancer for ARD, ZDF and Arte as well as for various production companies.
Filmography
DER WILDE WALD, Germany 2021, 89 min.
JENSEITS VON SAMARKAND – EINE USBEKISCHE LIEBESGESCHICHTE, Germany 2006, 60 min.
DIE SEXTENER SONNENUHR, Germany 2015, 27 min.
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Location & opening hours
Ruffinihaus
Entrance via Pettenbeckstraße/Rindermarkt
80331 Munich
Monday, 29 April 2024 | 3pm–6pm
Tuesday, 30 April 2024 until Sunday, 12 May 2024 | 10am–6pm
Note: between 29 April and 5 May 2024, you will be able to bring your own dog with you and participate in the VR experience I WANNA BE UR DOG in the presence of your four-legged friend in the 4pm and 5pm time slots.
Free admission
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