Gondwana
Gondwana is a living, breathing virtual ecosystem that awakens for 24 hours at a time. Like the rainforest itself, Gondwana is a system of possibilities. Weather, seasons, and biodiversity shift and change as users freely explore a vast map of wild rivers, and ancient trees. But a broader narrative stirs below: over the 24 hours, the rainforest procedurally degenerates, fed by climate data projections.
Each showing of this online-native multiplayer event is unrepeatable and speculative: a meditation on time, change and loss in an irreplaceable ecosystem. It can be accessed in VR for tethered headsets, as a 2D desktop app for PCs, or as a non-interactive livestream
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Film Screenings
Credits
Director: | Ben Joseph Andrews |
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Producer: | Emma Roberts |
Additional Credits: | Lead Developer: Lachlan Sleight, Lead Artist: Michelle Brown, Generative Sound Design: The Convoy (Matt Faisandier and Erin K Taylor), Impact Producer: Holly Gurling, Kuku Yalanji consultants: Uncle Ray Pierce, Uncle Mick Kulka and Binna Swindley |
Contact
Public Film Contact: | Emma Roberts |
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Publicity Contact: | Emma Roberts |
Details
Primary Entry: | Platinum Badge Film Badge |
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Secondary Entry: | Music Badge Interactive Badge Film Festival Wristband |
Year: | 2022 |
Premiere Status: | Texas Premiere |
Genre: | Documentary, Experimental, Hybrid, Interactive |
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Country: | Australia |
Language: | English/Kuku Yalanji with English Subtitles |
Runtime: | 1440 mins |