Prison X - Chapter 1 : The Devil and The Sun

Institute History

  • 2021 Sundance Film Festival

Description

The eccentric deity The Jaguaress greets you at the velvet curtain gateway between theater and lived experience. She casts you as Inti, a young man who dreamed of being a drug lord but ended up in prison after his first job as a mule for la blanca. Prison X is an immersive Andean mythological play that sweeps you into a labyrinthine Bolivian prison, where you coexist with devils, saints, corrupt prison guards, and even a Western filmmaker.

Device: Desktop-tethered VR Headset


— S.F.

Screening Details

  • Section: New Frontier Projects
  • Film Type: VR
  • Country: Australia/Bolivia/India
  • Language: English and Quechua/Spanish
  • Run Time: 25 min.
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