They Dream in My Bones

They Dream in My Bones

Art
They Dream in My Bones
They Dream in My Bones

Information

International title
They Dream in My Bones
Release date
09/01/2021
Synopsis
They Dream in My Bones - Insemnopedy II is a transfixing meditation and a stirring experiential proposition that explores what fabric might bind the physical and metaphysical, and how to extract dreams from an unknown skeleton. This fictional circumstance tells the story of Roderick Norman, a researcher in onirogenetics — the science he founded — and opens up the intersection of the physical and the dreamworld, of gender and biology, and of an individual body and a symbiotic microbiome. A dreamy, minimalist scientific fable rendered in black and white, They Dream in My Bones incorporates the viscerality of textile dynamics with 3D drawings and images shot with a traditional camera. The resulting virtual reality film allows us to explore the metamorphosis of a skeleton at the frontier of gender and the human.
Minimum Duration (mn)
17
URL
https://www.diversioncinema.com/theydreaminmybones
Thematics
Science-fictionExperimentalMystery
Technology(ies) used
3DoF
Production company(ies)
Le Fresnoy, Caza d'Oro
Country(ies)
France

Distribution Strategy

Device(s) compatibility
HTC Vive ProOculus QuestOculus Quest 2
Number of user(s)
Single-user experience
Play area
Seated (360° chair)
Distribution strategy
Art museums & galleriesDigital art centersFestival, Art fairsScience & technology museums
Main Achievements (Prize, Selection, where the project has been already distributed)
Official Selection : Sundance New Frontier 2022 Dok Leipzig 2021

Team

First and last name(s) of the Lead artist(s)
Author, Director, Writer, Artistic Direction, Production Designer : Faye Formisano Creative technologist/3D Animation : Ludovic De Oliveira Director of Photography : Victor Zébo Voices over : Julian Eggerickx, Kendra McLaughlin Voice Synthesis : Olivier Pasquet (Ircam) Assistant Director : Cindy Coutant Production and Costume Design Assistant : Alice Goudon Music : Foudre ! (Nahal Recordings Label) Boom operator : Guillaume LaSalle (Ispra) Sound Editor : Jérôme Petit Foley : Christophe Burdet Sound Mix and Spatialization VR : Thomas Rouvillain (Next Sound Lab) Sound recordist : Blandine Tourneux Scenario consultant : Jean-Claude Taki Artistic support : Emanuele Coccia et Bertrand Mandico Head of Distribution : Natalia Trebik Digital art coordinator : Eric Prigent Production Manager : Estelle Bénazet Production : Fresnoy, studio national des arts contemporains Co-production : Caza d’Oro - International Contemporary Art Center
First and last name(s) of producer(s)
Estelle Bénazet
Main cast
Lilou-Magali Robert
Diversion cinemaDiversion cinema has been experimenting with Virtual Reality (VR) since 2016 while welcoming visitors into its VR theater open to the public in Paris. As a partner to the world’s most prestigious festivals, Diversion cinema has developed an expertise in content reception, technical support, complex installation set-up, scenography, logistics, on-site operation, mediation, ticketing and more. In 2018, Diversion cinema opened a distribution department in order to promote immersive experiences internationally and reach a wider audience. In 2019, the company moved into the creative hub of the Centquatre-Paris, where it continues to explore ways to spread this new art form.

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