Komez Alef O: The Pain That Lies Within These Letters

The Holocaust survivor Victor I. takes the viewer on a deeply personal VR journey through his memories of the Second World War: The trauma of the Holocaust, the trauma of war and the trauma of being forcefully uprooted from home. His story, told in his own voice, is the one of despair and hope during the most terrifying time in modern history. The experience is guided by audio recordings of Victor’s testimonies and supported by stylized visualizations of his memories that are both re-created through his recollections and reimagined through his daughter who grew up with and inherited his memories.

HOW TO ACCESS THE EXPERIENCE

No festival accreditation is needed to access the Raindance Immersive selection online. The experience is hosted on Viveport for free. You will need a VR ready PC and a compatible PC VR headset such as Quest + Link, Rift/Rift S, Valve Index or Vive/Vive Pro/Vive Pro2.

DOWNLOAD THE EXPERIENCE ON VIVEPORT

CREDITS

Director, Producer, Writer: Ioulia Isserlis

Main Cast, Co-Writer: Victor Isserlis

Co-Producer: Max Sacker

Lead VR Artist: Jasper Stutterheim

Composer, Sound Designer: Takuro Sakamoto

Environment Artist und Animator: Tom Kis

Character Artist and Character Animator: Rebecca Zimmer

Tech Artist: Brett Ayo

Programmer: Alexander Biesdorf

Immersive documentary | Runtime: 18 mins | Platform: Viveport | Compatible headsets: Quest + Link, Valve Index, Rift/Rift S, Vive/Vive Pro/Vive Pro2 and Windows Mixed Reality headsets

Award nomination: Best Immersive Experience for Social Impact