Darren Emerson

Biography:
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.

Letters From Drancy, Walk to Westerbork, Escape to Shanghai