Viewing Information

Date
July 5 (FRI) ~ July 14 (SUN)

Venue
Bucheon Art Bunker B39
1F AIR GALLERY

Gargoyle Doyle

Ethan SHAFTEL|USA, Argentina, Austria|2023|38min |6DoF |G |English, Korean

Viewing Information

Date
July 5 (FRI) ~ July 14 (SUN)

Venue
Bucheon Art Bunker B39
1F AIR GALLERY

Synopsis

Grumbling and arrogant, the monster "Doyle" is discontented after sustaining damage in a cathedral installation accident. Particularly irked by being trapped just 1 meter away from the optimistic chatterbox monster "Chuck," who possesses the exact opposite temperament. The two monsters find themselves confined near a wall, forced to confront their identities and the meaning of their lives as they observe the changes in the world.

Director

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Ethan SHAFTEL

Ethan’s work bridges cinema, interactive design, and immersive media. His VR work has premiered at Venice, Sundance, Tribeca, Cannes, Annecy, Kaohsiung and many others.
Ethan also designed and directed a room-scale experience for Red Bull, was part of the directing team on AMC’s experience for THE WALKING DEAD, as well as a live-action voice-activated VR format created for Moth+Flame and Accenture’s Technology Lab.
Before VR, Ethan created dozens of film and interactive projects including a room-sized 3D video installation for Nike, animated parade floats for Disneyland Tokyo, trivia games for Hasbro and Fox, and music videos and tour content for artists such as Rihanna, Beyoncé, Katy Perry and Jay Z.
Ethan is forever grateful that VR comedy takes him to the world’s most engaging film festivals and gives him the opportunity to direct comedy legends such as Henry Winkler, Rob Riggle, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Paul F. Tompkins, Paul Scheer, and more.

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Producer
Ezequiel LENARDON
Screenwriter
Ethan SHAFTEL, Josh COVITT
Principal Cast
Jason ISAACS, Haley Joel Osment, T'Nia MILLER
Sound Designer
Patrick JOYNER
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