Synopsis
At the age of 24, Mortaza had to flee his own country, Afghanistan, because he was sentenced to death by the religious authorities. Forced into exile, through a dangerous and clandestine road, Mortaza will reach Europe to join the country he wished to ask for asylum: France.
Meet Mortaza VR tells the twelve-year-journey of a young man who wanted to live free. The experience plunges the audience into Mortaza’s recollections, sharing his intimacy, dreams, doubts and fights for freedom.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Produits Frais
- Foreign production company : Dancing Dog Productions
Full credits (13)
- Spatial mixer : Anthony Deneyer, Walter Fiorini, François Fripiat
- Stereography : Joséphine Derobe
- Screenwriter : Joséphine Derobe
- Director of Photography : Sergio Ochoa
- Music Composers : Serge Teyssot-Gay, Khaled Aljaramani
- Assistant Director : Charlie Duplan
- Editor : Cyril Curchod
- Sound recordists : Philippe Richard, Antoine Dahan, Quentin Romanet
- Author of original work : Mortaza Jami
- Executive Producer : Oriane Hurard
- Assistant Operator : Maxime Rojouan
- Sound editors : François Fripiat, Anthony Deneyer, Walter Fiorini
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Virtual Reality
- Themes : Exile, Freedom, Travel
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 13 min 20 seconds
- Production formats : Stereoscopic format - VR 360°
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Spatialized sound
- Rating restrictions : Under 12
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