Border Stories

Border Stories puts people along the US-Mexico border including the National Butterfly Center to experience real stories of the people affected by the border wall and then make their own volumetric pieces online using Emblematic Group's webVR platform REACH. REACH makes the immersive power of volumetric VR available to anyone. A simple drag-and-drop interface lets users place real people into high-res 3D environments, and then share the results online across multiple platforms. Created in coordination with the Texas Civil Rights Project, Border Stories explores the ongoing fight against the border wall and the pending impact to hundreds of landowners situated along the Rio Grande.

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Director

Nonny de la Peña

Credits

Director: Nonny de la Peña

Additional Credits: Lead Artists: Nonny de la Peña, Chaitanya Shah, Hannah Eaves, Cedric Gamelin, Key Collaborators: James Pallot,Charles Park, Sandra Persing, Roshail Tarar, Jonathan Yomayuza, Meghan McWilliams, Director: Nonny de la Peña, Technical Artist: Chaitanya Shah, Technical Director: Hannah Eaves, Designers: Hannah Eaves, Monica Olivera, Mac Baker, Development Producer: James Pallot, Executive Producer: Cedric Gamelin, Lead Engineers: Chaitanya Shah, Roshail Tarar, Reinforcements, Yoni Binstock, Additional Production: Jonathan Yomayuza, Charles Park, Meghan McWilliams, Daniel Brower, William Olmstead, Kevin Tsukii, Sam Given

Contact

Publicity Contact
Santa Monica
Meghan@emblematicgroup.com
9492859978

Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Film Badge

Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Interactive Badge, Film Festival Wristband

Premiere Status: World Premiere

Genre: Experimental

Screening in: Virtual Cinema Program

Screening Section: Virtual Cinema Competition

Screening Category: Virtual Reality

Language: English

Runtime: 05:00 mins