Our story

Spatial storytelling for the cultures that shape us

Founded 2015·Toronto, Canada

At Blimey, we operate on a simple premise: powerful stories deserve equally powerful mediums. The studio blends the discipline of documentary filmmaking with the boundless possibilities of XR to create experiences that are as meaningful as they are immersive. We gravitate toward stories that sit at the intersection of culture, identity, and social impact, then build the technological frameworks to do them justice (and occasionally bend reality a little in the process). Equal parts creative studio and innovation lab, Blimey exists to push the medium forward while keeping the human story firmly at its core, because even in virtual worlds, authenticity is still the most powerful effect.

Team

The people behind Blimey

Nimrod Shanit

Nimrod Shanit

Founder & CEO

Award-winning Canadian XR creator, producer, and immersive media pioneer with over 25 years of experience across film, television, and interactive storytelling. His work integrates emerging technologies to explore themes of heritage, identity, and human connection.

Keren Shanit

Keren Shanit

COO

Chief Operations Officer and Project Manager with a background in software development, leading all software development across multiple global teams. Brings years of experience planning, tracking, and delivering complex projects across distributed locations.

Jeel Patel

Jeel Patel

Technical Director

Builds the technical backbone of Blimey's spatial frameworks and immersive pipelines, with deep expertise in Unity and real-time XR development. Core developer on multiple Blimey productions.

Oury Atlan

Oury Atlan

Creative Director

Director, writer, and CG artist with a career spanning animation, advertising, and immersive media across studios. Leads creative direction on Blimey's VR and AR projects, and serves as director and VR artist on Andaloussia.

7 Awards·34 Festival selections·28 Funders & co-producers

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