BETHLEHEM 360°

Jesse Erica Epstein & Andrea Rollefson. Prod. with Scenic VR / 360 Video Documentary, SFUFF 2018 / USA / 2018

Once a booming steel mill in which workers fabricated the materials for the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge, the sprawling Bethlehem Plant has since been converted into a casino. This poetic exploration of a changing city confronts the past and future of the American workforce.

HighRise: Out My Window

Katerina Cizek, Prod. NFB Canada / 360 Video Documentary, SFUFF 2018, Shorts / 2011

A journey around the globe through the most commonly built form of the last century: the concrete-slab residential tower. Global HIGHRISE residents share their views on our urban planet. From Bangalore to Beirut, to Sao Paolo, to Chicago and more.

Real Refuge

Adam Osfield Snell & City of Hope resident / Live Documentary, 360 Video Documentary, SFUFF 2018 / USA / 2018 / 12 mins

A resident of the City Hope Home uses virtual reality and live narration to guide the audience on her road to recovery and journey to reunite with her daughter. City Hope Home in a sober living facility in the Tenderloin that offers bridge housing for men and women overcoming homelessness, addiction, and incarceration.

¡Viva La Evolución!

Fifer Garbesi in collaboration with VR Play house / 360 Video Documentary, SFUFF 2018 / 2016 / 11 mins

As American culture streams into Cuba for the first time in 50 years, DJ Joyvan Guevara struggles between the new opportunity for global success and a responsibility to the culture he helped build in the face of commercialization.

The Stories We Will Tell: Interactive Media and Placemaking

Resheduled events, Multimedia Performance, Live Documentary, 360 Video Documentary, SFUFF 2018, Documentary, Shorts / 150 mins

Virtual reality, 360° video, performance, and live cinema offer the possibility of expansive interactive documentary storytelling that is uniquely spatial. But what blind spots exists when mediamakers and audiences adopt these immersive technologies? How can cities and communities use of these emerging strategies to increase civic participation and greater dialogue? This night starts with a gallery of interactive and VR film experiences, followed by the performance of new work from Vero Majano, Keith Wilson, and a collaboration between City Hope resident Heather Escandon and Adam Snell, followed by a lively panel discussion on the role of interactive media in the future of urban documentary. This event was postponed due to bad air quality. It has been rescheduled to Feb 1, 2019. Your ticket is transferable to the new date. We also offer refunds. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

In This Program: BETHLEHEM 360°, City of Sparkles, Gangway, Real Refuge, Remember Los Siete: Chapter 1, ¡Viva La Evolución!