FILMGATE INTERACTIVE
MEDIA FESTIVAL #09

This is Not A Ceremony

Country: Canada

Medium: VR

Year: 2022

Creators: Colin Van Loon, Jessica Dymond, James Monkman

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In this stunning, cinematic VR experience, we’re invited to watch as the narrative unfolds all around us, on a dream-like plane of existence where spirits and time flow and merge, and stories come to life and dance before our eyes. Inside this immersive virtual world, two Indigenous trickster poets in mirrored red suits and long braids guide us on a journey, in which community protocols confront our notions of personal responsibility. The pair’s sharp wit and caustic humour will be familiar to anyone who has spent time in First Nation communities, and their comradery keeps us at ease as we explore some of the darker sides of living life in Canada while Indigenous.