Out of Exile: Daniel's Story

Director:

Institute History

  • 2017 Sundance Film Festival

Description

In August 2014, Daniel Ashley Pierce's family verbally and physically accosted him before kicking him out of the house because they disapproved of his sexuality. Journalist Nonny de la Peña and her team have created an emotionally explosive animated interactive VR experience built directly around audio that Daniel recorded during that encounter. Out of Exile: Daniel’s Story puts your body into the middle of the action, opening up an emotionally powerful avenue of empathy to Daniel’s experience. Afterwards, come face-to-face with a volumetric capture of Daniel and three other LGBTQ youth imagining new beginnings.


View this piece at:
VR Palace
475 Swede Alley (Base Camp), Park City
Ticket required. To purchase tickets, go here. One ticket = 50 minutes in the VR Palace. Pass holders must waitlist.

— Shari Frilot

Screening Details

  • Section: New Frontier VR Experience
  • Film Type: VR
  • Country: U.S.A.
  • Run Time: 10 min.

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