Darkening
Length: 25 min
Format: Interactive (6DoF) Virtual Reality
Genre: Documentary
How is the world perceived by someone with depression? The animated immersive film uses virtual reality to address depression and the ways to cope with it. Director and protagonist Ondřej guides us through diverse landscapes associating the story of his struggle with depression since puberty. We share his feelings during the first depressive episodes at a family trip in his childhood, at university when striving for perfect results, at work in his everyday fights with the depressive “darkening”.
Trailer: Darkening
SCREENINGS
August 31 - September 10, 2022, World premiere: Venice Film Festival, Venice Immersive Competition
October 17th - 19th, 2022, Belgium premiere: Stereopsia Europe, Nominated for the Crystal Owl Award
October 25th - 30th, 2022, Czech premiere: IDFF Ji.hlava, Czech Joy Competition, Virtual reality Competition
November 4th - 13th, 2022, Swiss premiere: Geneve International Film Festival, International Immersive Works Competition
November 9th - 12th, 2022, Hungarian premiere: Verzio Film Festival, Vektor - selection program
November 2nd - 4th, 2022, No premiere: CEE Animation Forum Selection
November 10th-February 12th, 2023, DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague Czech Republic
November 28th - December 2nd 2022, Dutch premiere: VR Days Europe, Immersive TechWeek, Church of VR Selection
January 20th - 28th, 2023, French premiere: FIPADOC, Smart Competition
February 23rd - April 23rd, 2023, Moravska Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic
March 2nd-20th, 2023, Greek premiere: Thessaloniki IDDF, Winner of Best Immersive International competition.
March 27th - September 2023, NaFilm Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
March 22nd-30th, 2023, One World IHRDFF
May 2nd-7th, 2023, Anifilm IFAF
July 18-20, 2023, Games for Change, New York
October 12-16, 2023 at XR Dreamland Kaohsiung Film Festival, Kaohsiung