Completed2019Documentary XRCultural HeritageEducation
FormatsMobile VR360 VideoPC VRDigital Interactive Exhibit
The Holy City
A groundbreaking multi-format XR experience providing common ground for followers of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
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The Holy City is an interactive exploration of faith. An immersive experience that explores the spiritual and cultural significance of Jerusalem, focusing on its key religious landmarks that are holy to the three Abrahamic religions.
Gallery
Video
Funders & co-producers
- Canada Media Fund (CMF)
- Ontario Creates
- Jerusalem Film Fund
- National Research Council of Canada
- Mifaal Hapeis
- Israel Film Council
- Israel Innovation Authority
- Co-ProducerOccupiedVR
Awards & festival selections
- Best XR for Change Award – Games for Change2020
- Lumiere Award, Best Educational XR – Advanced Imaging Society2019
- Best Interactive VR Experience – Byron Bay Film Festival2019
- Canadian Screen Awards – Official Selection2021
- Cannes XR, Marché du Film – Official Selection2019
- DOK Neuland XR Exhibition – Official Selection2019
- FIPADOC Festival – Official Selection2019
- FIVARS Festival – Official Selection2019
- Guanajuato International Film Festival – Official Selection2019
- Raindance Film Festival – Official Selection2019
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Official Selection2019
- Vancouver International Film Festival – Official Selection2019
- Verzio Human Rights Film Festival – Official Selection2019
- Virtuality XR Awards – Official Selection2019
- 360 Film Festival – Official Selection2019
Technology
- LIDAR
- Laser-based scanning that captures architectural spaces with millimetre accuracy.
- Photogrammetry
- Capturing real-world locations as high-resolution 3D meshes from photographs.
- 6K 360 Stereoscopic Capture
- High-resolution stereoscopic 360° video for cinema-grade live-action VR.
- 6DOF Volumetric Filming
- Live-action capture that lets viewers move through filmed scenes with full freedom.
Team
Nimrod Shanit
Producer & Director
Sean Thomas Evans
Producer
Timus Musabay
Co-Director
Oury Atlan
Art Director
Mishal Alam
Unity Developer
William McMaster
Technical Director
Ophir Leibovitch
Original Music
