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Second Date

Second Date is a lighthearted, unscripted Virtual Reality 3D 360° portrait of two young people fumbling towards ecstasy. Title: Second Date (World Premiere) 18+ or consent of guardian Director: Jennifer

Pierre et Colombine

The mundane moments shared by young lovers in the metropolis of the mid 21st Century. Title: Pierre et Colombine (World Premiere) 18+ or consent of guardian Director: Marie Ellen Brokensha

Filamu

Two black Americans are asked to share their views on Africa by seeing 360° images filmed in Tanzania, as they are juries for a festival. Title: Filamu (World Premiere) Director:

700 Sharks

Follow Laurent Ballesta, famous underwater specialist and marine biologist in the tiny Fakarava atoll, lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Title: 700 Sharks (Toronto Premiere) Director: Manuel Lefevre

The Great C

Based on the sci-fi short story by Philip K. Dick, The Great C is a cinematic narrative featuring a thrilling storyline, stunning environments and a powerful soundtrack. Title: The Great

Harmony

Harmony is a real-time, mobile VR experiment inspired by the “connections” seen and unseen that surround us all, from the vastness of space to the infinitesimally small.

FIVARS 2017 Spotlight: Songs of the Vine

An interview with the creators of VR 360 Video documentary Songs of the Vine about ayahuasca rituals in the Amazon, premiering at FIVARS 2017 VR Festival.

Manimal Sanctuary

Set on the Toronto Islands after the rest of the world is devoured by gibbering monstrosities, you eavesdrop on the survivors and their everyday dramas involving things like bad potato crops and graffiti tags. And if those mundane emotions aren’t filling enough, you can always uncover some devastating secrets…

City of Ghosts (AR)

City of Ghosts is an interactive, 360-degree mobile augmented reality film experience that allows users ̶ equipped with a smart phone, tablet or AR glasses, to interact freely in real space with life-size 3D virtual characters ̶ all within an elaborate scenario and even across several locations. City of Ghosts invites visitors to make a journey through time to relive a story of love, death, ghosts and technology ̶ all in glorious augmented 3D animation mixed with real places.

Priya’s Shakti & Priya’s Mirror

Priya’s Shakti and Priya’s Mirror are augmented reality comic books and exhibitions featuring India’s first female superhero who is a survivor of sexual violence.