Letters From Drancy
Synopsis
In “Letters from Drancy”, you will accompany Marion Deichmann as she recounts her daring childhood journey across the borders of Northern Europe during WW2 with her mother Alice, her painful separation from her mother, her escape from the Nazis with the help of the French Resistance in Paris, and her survival of D-Day in Normandy. Filmed on location in Paris and Normandy in France, Marion’s story has been brought to life using 360 video technology alongside 3D environments, animation, motion capture and a spatial soundtrack . Marion’s story is one full of emotion, loss and longing, but ultimately love. A love that has endured throughout her whole life. Now you too can share her story.
Cast and crew
About the director(s):
Darren Emerson is the multi-award winning immersive artist, director, writer and producer and the co-founder of London production company East City Films. His work uses virtual reality to fuse cinema, theatre, music, interaction, immersion and embodiment to create works that focus on notions of community both structured and organic. In 2023 Darren completed the creative direction for 3 VR films about the Holocaust for the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. He directed one of these films, ‘Letters from Drancy' which had its World Premiere at Venice Biennale 2023, and its US Premiere at SXSW. ‘Letters From Drancy’ has been nominated for several awards including a prestigious PGA Innovation Award. Darren is a member of the Primetime Emmy steering group on Emerging Media.
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