• Synopsis: The Friend VR invites audiences to explore The Temple of New Thought, a phantasmagorical 3D VR environment where they’ll encounter video projections of the seven sermons delivered by The Friend, profiles and spoken word philosophies of eight Saints of New Thought; and animations of each Saint’s disturbing set of relics. The Temple of New Thought is a mashup of an old-fashioned circus, hot mess drag show with the reverence of traditional devotional spaces.
• Created by: John Sanborn
• Directed by: David Lawrence
• Produced by: Nathalie Mathe
• Website
• Online Release Date: TBD
  

• 2D Trailer:

• Credits:
  • Creative Director: John Sanborn
  • VR Director: David Lawrence
  • VR Producer: Nathalie Mathé
  • 3D modeler & Unity developer: Steve Horwath
  • Concept Art: Dan Rutter
  • Main Actors: John Cameron Mitchell
• Festivals/Exhibits:
  • Survey exhibit of Sanborn’s work, ZKM Center for Arts & Media, Karlsruhe, Germany – July to Oct 2022
  • Preview at VideoFormes, France – March 2022

• Synopsis : What makes you resilient? How do you reconstruct your life after it has been completely shattered? WALLADA is a creative VR experience celebrating the capacity to reinvent oneself and overcome traumatic events through Arabo-Andalusian art and poetry.
• Produced by : NativeVR
• Production Studio : NativeVR
• Online Release Date: in development

• VR Prototype Demo:

Wallada prototype demo from Nathalie Mathe on Vimeo.

• VR Project: This creative journey lets you explore the fascinating life story of poetess and Princess Wallâda, daughter of the last Umayyad caliph of Cordoba, at the collapse of this brilliant civilization, in11th century’s Spain. You will discover how she survived the many civil wars to become one of the most famous poetess, lover and free spirit of her time. As a participant, you uncover key scenes of Wallâda ‘s life by exploring the monuments where she lived, like the great mosque of Cordoba (UNESCO World Heritage). When a traumatic event happens, the world is shattered and reality becomes fluid. You learn to recover by creating beautiful Moorish art and a new reality in which Wallâda builds the next chapter of her life. This poetic experience celebrates the capacity to reinvent oneself through the richness of the Andalusian culture. Mixing original poems, calligraphy, 3D scans and volumetric video, it lets participants explore their own resilience and creativity.
• Credits:
  • Creative Director, Executive Producer: Nathalie Mathé
  • Writer, Director: Nathalie Mathé
  • Photogrammetry Capture, Video Editing, Unreal Developer: Nathalie Mathé
  • 3D Photogrammetry Models: XR Media Group
  • Unity Developer: Jeff Shaw
  • Voice Over: Tricia Brioux
  • Original Music: Waed Bouhassoun & Pinana Brothers
• Awards:
  • CNC Writing Grant, France 2018
  • Official Selection : Rotherdam International Film Festival’s VR Market, Netherlands 2019
  • Official Selection : Vancouver International Film Festival’s VR Market, Canada 2019
  • Official Selection : Stereospia VR Booster (online), Belgium 2020

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