Shadow
Fiction
Information
The Shadow is an interactive, hyper-realistic virtual reality experience based on Operation Carthage; a British air raid on the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen in 1945.
During the raid, a fatal accident led to the accidental bombing of the nearby school Institut Jeanne d'Arc, causing the death of more than 120 individuals, 86 of whom were school children.
Created as an original companion piece to the feature film ‘The shadow in my eye’, depicting the life at the school before, during and after the bombing, ‘Shadow’ simulates the tragic event seen through the eyes of a young RAF-navigator.
International title
Shadow
Release date
11/18/2021
Synopsis
It's March 21, 1945. You’re a young navigator in the Royal Air Force sitting next to your pilot in the cockpit of a mosquito bomber. You’re flying in formation—a swarm of combat aircrafts all headed for the same target: the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen. But in the critical minutes leading up to the planned attack, a sudden explosion wreaks havoc and disorients you…Can you confirm the target now? Should you drop the bombs? And where should you drop them? Even the slightest mistake or delay can mean life or death for you, for your pilot, and for the civilians on land.
‘Shadow’ is a realistic VR-experience based on the British air raid against the Shellhouse in Copenhagen, during which a calamity led to the accidental bombing of Institut Jeanne d’Arc.
Minimum Duration (mn)
14
Thematics
DramaFictionHistorySociety / PoliticalWar
Technology(ies) used
3D animation6DoFAmbisonics soundInstallationInteractivityMotion captureStereoscopic 3D
Production company(ies)
Makropol & Miso Film (co-produced by All Seeing Eye and Midtjysk 3D Service)
Country(ies)
Denmark
Distribution Strategy
Device(s) compatibility
HTC Vive ProOculus QuestOculus Quest 2Oculus Rift S
Number of user(s)
Single-user experience
Play area
Seated (simulator)
Distribution strategy
Art museums & galleriesAt homeCulture & ethnographic museumsFestival, Art fairsHistory museums
Main Achievements (Prize, Selection, where the project has been already distributed)
Selected for CPH:DOX22
Team
First and last name(s) of the Lead artist(s)
DIRECTED BY David Adler & Ole Bornedal
WRITTEN BY David Adler, Ole Bornedal & Mads Damsbo
First and last name(s) of producer(s)
Mads Damsbo (Makropol) and Niklas Kiær (Miso Film)
Main cast
Reggie (Skipper): Caspar Phillipson
Navigator: Jefferson Bond
