What an epic adventure courtesty of @uniondocs.bsky.social ! Wiseman films in theatres and "scholars, experts and disciples" guiding and expanding on his work. Early September -> Register!
UnionDocs – Wiseman’s New York
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Nice cross-section of formats, styles and content at the first TIFF Innovation Hub's #immersive programme www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
TIFF Film Market Unveils Eight Projects for First Innovation Hub
Cree cosmology, climate change and the lesbian lifestyle are some of the issues explored in the immersive showcase at the Toronto Film Festival market showcase.
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The consideration of distribution as part of the creative process is a key component of the recent @doclab.bsky.social/ @opendoclab.bsky.social #XR Distribution Pipelines report. For @xrmust.bsky.social, a short reflection: xrmust.com/xr-magazine/...
Editorial⎜About the XR Distribution Pipelines Report, by IDFA DocLab R&D and MIT Open Documentary Lab – XRMust
If you go to any lab or feedback session these days, one consistent question is “where do you see this going?” or “how will you distribute this piece?” On one hand, it seems a pre…
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What if radical collaboration made business sense? Emily Best (Seed&Spark) & Christie Marchese (Kinema) make the case for a new way of working - the Indepdendence Partnership. - which centers relationships and gets good returns. A bit of background and resources here: substack.com/@christiem/p...
Independence Partnership: How radical collaboration is the fastest path to independent, sustainable infrastructure for film
From Ford Foundation's BENDING THE ALGORITHM
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"#Immersive storytelling is an evolving creative technique that uses technology to turn passive viewers into active participants in a narrative world. [...using many forms & tools to] place the audience in different places, times and realities." www.forbes.com/sites/leslie...
New Global Prize Bets Immersive Storytelling Is More Than A Tech Gimmick
The Annwn Prize announces its first winner: "Colored (Noire)," an augmented-reality experience that embeds participants in a defining 1950s civil rights moment.
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Documentary’s “Greatest Docs of the 21st Century” lists are filled with documentary portraits that flatter and model a way of looking at the world. Read more at #DocumentaryMag.
Greatest Docs of the 21st Century: Portrait of a Practice
Documentary’s “Greatest Docs of the 21st Century” lists are filled with documentary portraits that flatter and model a way of looking at the world
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A primer for the unique diversity of non-fiction filmmaking/landscape this first quarter century. (1 of my submissions made this list; check out the individual ballots for more inspir.) I've seen all but one-how many have you? Get watching. www.documentary.org/greatestdocs... @documentary.org
How do we see the world, how do we record it, how do we remember it? Join us to discuss how #VR /emerging media technologies are transforming perception, new narratives around the climate crisis & how virtual environments are redefining our sense of reality. www.istanbulmodern.org/film/soylesi
Shaping up to be a lot of interesting and valuable discussions at @documentary.org's #GettingReal2026 documentary.org/blog/ida-ann...
IDA Announces Program For 2026 Getting Real, Including Speakers Mandy Chang, Petna Katondolo, Tikkun Olam Productions, Set Hernandez, and Leonard Cortana
International Documentary Association (IDA) announces the initial program for Getting Real ’26, its biennial convening for documentary practitioners, held in-person in Los Angeles and virtually from J...
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A fascinating film, with depth and quirk, that sneaks up on you
Global Voices@globalvoices.org · 4mo agoIgor Bezinović’s film portrays the “pioneer” of Italian fascism, Gabriele D’Annunzio, through a critical lens, as befits the role model for the fascist leader Benito Mussolini.
In Issue No. 10, Ian F. Blair examines Black films from the 1990s and 2000s — from "Boomerang" to "Love & Basketball" — that represented a golden age of Black upward-mobility cinema and projected fantasies of racial representation. hammerandhope.org/article/boom...
Need to up your LinkedIn game? Now you can easily translate your normal human speak into generic obtuse self-aggrandizing "story-telling" Try it for yourself! translate.kagi.com
NEW! Lincoln Center as an Open-Air Immersive Lab: Jordana Leigh’s Method for Bringing XR Into the Season https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/lincoln-center-jordana-leighs/
"Intl success/packed festival screenings prove Georgian auteur cinema matches the country’s culturally dense & politically charged environment, yet there's a paradox: despite headlines & countless awards abroad, films remain relatively unseen in their country of origin." oc-media.org/georgias-cin...
Bell Labs- the OG "creative technologists". My dad worked there, and visiting the building you just felt there were important things going on there. And their investment in creativity, thinking and collaboration had a huge inspiration on me as a kid. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Inside the Birthplace of Your Favorite Technology
How Bell Labs shaped cellphones, satellites, video calls and A.I. technology.
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"We believe in the technology, we believe in VR storytelling, even the artistic, experimental stuff." It's not easy to watch good VR in Istanbul, but VR Futures is intent on changing that, with its Müzeverse and beyond... For @xrmust.bsky.social : xrmust.com/xrmagazine/f...
RIP. And wow, the radical solidarity of Sesame Street. What power the media could have for good. This piece probably could not be made today.
Ben Phillips@benphillips76.bsky.social · 6mo agoI don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
I experienced Isobel & Van's moving and beautifully crafted piece at @iffr-festival.bsky.social's Art Directions, and it was a testament to how XR can bring vast issues like climate change to touch you through capturing small moments grounded in human experience.
XRMust.com 💫@xrmust.bsky.social · 6mo agoNEW INTERVIEW! THE WORLD CAME FLOODING IN: Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine on Crafting Climate Memory in Immersive Storytelling #IFFR2026 https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/isobel-knowles-van-sowerwine-the-world-came-flooding-in/
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
The bad news is that biz for #documentaries is not so good. The good news is that theatrical might now be the best option, which could be a boon for audience experience! @antkaufman.bsky.social's update from Sundance for @documentary.org documentary.org/online-featu...
Don’t Panic: Doc Industry Looks for Upsides Amid Decimation at Sundance 2026
The documentary industry looks for upsides amid decimation at Sundance 2026
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CPH:Dox's interactive programme is out! Excited to see some powerful works on the list and to explore new perpectives on our cultural and psychological state of hypervigilance. As always, a thought-provoking curation from Mark Atkin. cphdox.dk/interactive-...
INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition - CPH:DOX
Experience the INTER:ACTIVE EXHIBITION at CPH:DOX. The exhibition is an ongoing exploration of creativity and technology.
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We've seen how the camera is a threat to those in power. Citizen journalism is stepping in where the media agencies are failing us. How to be safe, and how your images can be an effective tool... www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
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It's so great to have this research space for thinking about the art, power and future of documentary film, and how to make the field work best for makers and audiences alike shorensteincenter.org/article/anno... @shorensteinctr.bsky.social
Announcing the Spring 2026 Cohort of Documentary Film Fellows - The Shorenstein Center
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"the system persists...not through violence alone, but through the participation of ordinary people in rituals they privately know to be false."
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 7mo agoMark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
Is a dome just a big 1/2 headset? What does it take to transform a #VR-headset artwork into a dome piece? Took a fascinating dive into the process from headset-> planetarium for Claudix Vanesix/amixr's piece at@doclab.bsky.social xrmust.com/xrmagazine/c... @xrmust.bsky.social @wemakevr.bsky.social
Decoding XR: FEEDBACK VR, UN MUSICAL ANTIFUTURISTA
Decoding XR: from VR to dome adaptation, with Claudix Vanesix, Avinash Changa (FEEDBACK VR, UN MUSICAL ANTIFUTURISTA)
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Apply the 2026 Unity for Humanity Grant! If you’re building an interactive game or #XR experience that drives positive social impact, apply for up to $100,000 in funding, plus marketing resources and technical support. Applications close February 20. Bring your vision to life: unity.com/humanity
Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab's annual "#Immersive things" list reflects the diversity of how stories are being made, experienced, and shared today. www.dsl.tools/m/2025list @culturehacker.bsky.social
There were a lot of really special immersive artworks and experiences this year - don't forget to vote for your favorites in several categories of craft and overall best #XR for 2025!
XRMust.com 💫@xrmust.bsky.social · 7mo ago🗳️ Vote for the 2025’s Online XR Awards - Best Story / Narrative Work! Deadline, December 31: https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/vote-for-the-2025-online-xr-awards/
