The virtual reality documentary collection “Missing Pictures” is available on December 1st on Oculus App Lab, Steam VR and Viveport

The virtual reality documentary collection “Missing Pictures” is available on December 1st on Oculus App Lab, Steam VR and Viveport

The latest virtual reality experience from ARTE and Atlas V offers an immersive behind-the-scenes look at five ghots movies, alongside their creators

ARTE France, Atlas V, BBC, PTS, Serendipity Films, Wild Fang Films and Giioii are proud to announce that their virtual reality documentary collection Missing Pictures, directed by Clément Deneux, is available on December 1st on AppLab Oculus, Steam VR and Viveport.

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Missing Pictures offers an original journey into the imaginary world of 5 of the most singular filmmakers of our time: Abel Ferrara, Naomi Kawase, Catherine Hardwicke, Kuan-Yuan Lai and Lee Myung-se.

In five ten-minutes episodes, with a wide variety of narrative and graphic universes, Missing Pictures invites these directors to tell the story of the film they were never able to make, and to look back at the reasons for this failure.

Financing problems, misunderstandings, overly political subjects or simply bad luck, these projects that never existed except in the imagination of their creators are now brought to the screen.

“I have tried to make this film several times in my career, says Korean director Lee Myung-se about his autobiographical project Father Is Gone. It is the dream of my life as a filmmaker. But, like love, I believe that cinema can exist in absence.”

A privileged access to the daydreams of these artists, Missing Pictures unveils a parallel history of cinema through its virtual reality device.

Beyond the classic interview, the device offered by virtual reality invites several filmmakers to introspection, opening their stories to the intimate. Each episode takes the viewer behind the scenes of these dreamed works, alongside the directors, filmed in volumetric capture.

“We wanted […] to use the specificities of VR and volumetric capture to embody these ghost films. Virtual reality allows us to create a reinterpretation of the cinematic project, something that is not about cinema but more about an encounter between the audience and the filmmakers. The casting of the series, which brings together artists from very different worlds, allows us to draw a broad panorama of contemporary cinematographic creation. The main challenge was that each episode should have its own personality, reflecting the creative process and the artistic universe of each of these filmmakers” explains Clément Deneux, director of the series.

MISSING PICTURES is available on December 1st on AppLab Oculus, Steam VR and Viveport.

A documentary collection directed by Clément Deneux, with Kuan-Yuan Lai (episode 2) and Lee Myung-Se (episode 4)

Based on an original idea by Joseph Beauregard

With : Abel Ferrara (USA), Catherine Hardwicke (USA), Naomi Kawase (Japan), Tsai Ming-Liang (Taiwan), Lee Myung-Se (South Korea)

A coproduction of ARTE France, Atlas V, BBC, PTS, Serendipity Films, Wild Fang Films, Giioii

With the support of CNC, Pictanovo, Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Procirep-Angoa, TAICCA, Fonds national de soutien à la production audiovisuelle du Luxembourg, RAPA and Ministry of Science and ICT (Republic of Korea)

About ARTE

Founded in 1992, ARTE is a European public cultural television channel and digital network focusing on creation and innovation. Over the past ten years, ARTE has co-produced a number of interactive games such as Inua, Unmaze, Homo Machina, Vandals, Type:Rider, The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature and Vectronom. More information on the official website and the Twitter page of Arte Interactif

About ATLAS V PRODUCTION

Founded in 2017, ATLAS V is a studio specialized in the production of immersive works and experiences, at the crossroads of the entertainment industry, technological innovation and traditional audiovisual production. From immersive VR and AR experiences to interactive installations, ATLAS V seeks to engage audiences by leveraging new technologies, strong visual aesthetics and immersive design. Often in association with ARTE, ATLAS V’s productions – including “Gloomy Eyes”, “Battlescar”, “On the morning you wake (to the end of the world)” – have been widely recognized internationally by the most prestigious festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, Venice, Annecy, as well as by awards such as the Annie Awards and the Emmy Awards.