Synopsis
What does an executioner think about when he comes home after a hard day's work?
Inspired by Carl Sandburg's famous poem, "The Hangman at Home" (1922), this immersive virtual reality experience for a user explores the themes of participation and awareness of self and others. This story is not about executions, but rather about the strange intimacy shared by all humanity, and the bonds between spectator, witness, and accomplice. The interactive animated experience invites you into five intertwined stories, capturing key moments in the lives of the characters. The Hangman at Home –VR (Le Bourreau chez lui - RV) eventually reveals that our commonalities far outweigh our differences, while raising the question of everyone's responsibility.
Credits
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Floréal, Miyu Productions
- Foreign production companies : ONF - Office National du Film du Canada, Late Love Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : Lucid Realities
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Katayoun Dibamehr, Avi Amar, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron
- Screenwriters : Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot
- Music Composer : Uri Kranot
- Sound Recordist : Pierre-Yves Drapeau
- Foreign producers : Lana Tankosa Nikolič, Marc Bertrand, Julie Roy
- Voice : Anne Dorval
- Animation : Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot, Juliette Viger, Mohammad Babakouhi Ashraf, Fabien Corre, Morten Andersen
- Foley artist : Lise Wedlock
- Sound Mixer : Jean-Paul Vialard
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Animated film
- Sub-genre : Virtual Reality
- Themes : Society, Poetry, Human nature
- Production language : English, French, Danish
- Coproducer countries : Canada, Denmark, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Canada, Denmark, France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 30 min
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : VR 6DoF
- Audio format : 3D
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
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Awards (2)
About
The work is inspired by Carl Sandburg's poem, "The Hangman at Home" (1922). Excerpt from the Smoke and Steel collection.
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