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Address Unknown: Fukushima Now

Arif KHAN|United States, Japan, Taiwan|2024|24min |3DoF 360¨¬ VR |Japanese with English subtitles

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Synopsis

Address Unknown: Fukushima Now is an immersive VR documentary that takes audiences to the heart of Fukushima to meet the survivors living in the shadow of the crisis today. Using volumetric capture & photogrammetry technology, the project transports viewers into an experience that explores the disaster and the lasting impact it's had on communities and the environment.

Director

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Arif KHAN

Arif Khan is a British writer and director, based in Tokyo and Los Angeles. He's held roles at Warner Animation, Oculus Story Studio, and Universal Studios Japan. His recent VR experiences include Fukushima Now, which had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, and Black Ice VR, which premiered at South by Southwest(SXSW) 2022.

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Executive Producer
Estela VALDIVIESO CHEN, Adam CULLEN YOUNG
Producer
Arif KHAN, Jamie LIN, SEKINO Keisuke
Writer
Arif KHAN
Cinematographer
Ruben FROSALI
Cast
Principal Cast: MUTO Tomiko, ONUMA Yuji, SATO Shinichi
Technical Director
Ruben FROSALI
Sound & Music
Sound: Andrew VERNON
Music: TSUTSUMI Yusuke
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Encountering the Virtual and the Real:

A Beginner's Guide to XR

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Unlike simply watching a screen, XR allows you to step into the story space through VR devices. You may become the protagonist, listen to the protagonist's story as if a friend is narrating, or use controllers to move and guide the story yourself. This freedom to explore and experience the story space is what sets it apart. Discover the new face of cinema, where rapidly advancing technology and art meet and transform.

XR stands for eXtended Reality, encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR). VR involves wearing a Head Mounted Display (HMD) device to immerse yourself in a completely new 3D digital space. AR overlays digital content onto the real world, easily accessible through smartphones. MR combines VR and AR, recognizing real-world objects and creating a 3D virtual space around them. XR integrates all these technologies, offering increasingly realistic virtual worlds.

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