About This Film
Festival Year: 2017
Run Time: 13 Minutes
Film Type: Short
Animated: No
Countr(ies): United Kingdom
Language: English
English Subtitles: No
Captions: None
Film Overview
An immersive Virtual Reality documentary, this film follows Aamir, a 22-year-old man escaping the threat of murder in Sudan. Aamir’s father sold the last valuable item the family had to pay traffickers to take his son away from certain death. Thus begins a treacherous journey across Sudan, Libya, the Mediterranean, Italy, and France to the inhumance conditions of the Calais “Jungle” refugee camp. In each part of his journey Aamir faces or encounters death again and again. Part of the Perspectives exhibition for immersive storytelling, featuring Interactive Media, Virtual Reality, and more.