When
8–15 & 17–20 Aug
10am – 5pm
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MIFF’s program of extended reality (XR) experiences – spanning virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) – rewrite the frontiers of storytelling through total audiovisual immersion.
The first phase of the MIFF XR program presents eight different award-winning works from across the globe. Over MIFF’s final four days, the second phase unveils Darren Emerson’s In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats, in an exciting partnership with Now or Never.
MIFF XR is presented at venue partner ACMI’s Swinburne Studio. All experiences must be individually booked via the MIFF website or at the ACMI Box Office. Booking ahead is recommended as capacity is strictly limited.
From the Main Square
8–15 Aug
This multi-award-winning interactive VR experience shows the rise and fall of an entire civilisation.
I Took a Lethal Dose of Herbs
8–15 Aug
A harrowing yet hypnotic true story from the frontline of North America’s abortion debates, told through hallucinatory episodes.
Limbotopia in VR
8–15 Aug
First-time director Hsieh Wen-Yee presents a surreal trip through a post-apocalyptic Taiwan.
Lou
8–15 Aug
An unprecedented and enlightening chance to witness the world through an autistic child’s eyes.
The Man Who Couldn't Leave
8–15 Aug
The winner of Venice’s Best Immersive Experience award remembers Taiwan’s political detainees.
Stay Alive, My Son (Chapters 1 & 2)
8–15 Aug
A quest for personal and national healing, based on the experiences of a Khmer Rouge survivor.
Surfacing
8–15 Aug
An immersive fairytale whose everyday heroes are mothers and children in Italian prisons.
Turbulence: Jamais Vu
8–15 Aug
From the team behind epic environmental VR installation Gondwana comes an intimate experience of (mis)perception.
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
17–20 Aug
Director Darren Emerson
Hit the town and seek out the next illegal rave in this euphoric, multisensory joyride about the 1980s Acid House movement.
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