Jailbirds : Bwa Kayiman

by Thomas Villepoux, produced by Digital Rise

2023

Jailbirds : Bwa Kayiman

by Thomas Villepoux, produced by Digital Rise

2023

Immersive experience

Virtual reality

Installation

Politics and humans rights

Science fiction and Fantasy

Immersive experience

Virtual reality

Installation

Politics and humans rights

Science fiction and Fantasy

Audience Award / Courant 3D 2021

Despite his hellish prison cell and the constant suffering, Felix the good giant always seeks the bright side of life. His bullet-proof serenity infuriates the vicious Chief-Warden who has sworn to uncover the inmate’s secret and eradicate his happiness once and for all. A fantastic tale on the price of freedom.

VR headset, Computer

Teenagers - from 12 to 18 years, Adults

from 30 to 40 minute(s)

Multiple languages

VR headset

Teenagers - from 12 to 18 years, Adults

from 30 to 40 minute(s)

Multiple languages

Update : 02/08/2023

Freedom always comes with a price (Thomas Villepoux, Tómas Lemarquis, Barry Johnson, Elliot Delage)

New Images Festival installation, June 2021 (Digital Rise)

Jailbirds showcase (Digital Rise)

Chief Warden (Tómas LEMARQUIS), Booker (Elliot DELAGE) (Digital Rise)

Felix (Barry JOHNSON), Booker (Elliot DELAGE) (Digital Rise)

Chief Warden (Tómas LEMARQUIS) (Digital Rise)

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Jailbirds is a fantastic tale based on the visual universe of Philippe Foerster, Belgian author of black poetry comics. First part of a trilogy, the story plunges us into a bittersweet fable about human freedom.

Set sometimes in a nightmarish prison, sometimes in beautiful landscapes, the experience makes full use of the assets of the VR medium as narrative tools. The story resonates strangely with the promise of virtual reality : a prisoner escapes each night as his eyes magically detach from his body and set off to discover the world that is physically inaccessible to him.

Jailbirds is an innovative drama that relies on viewer engagement by alternating objective and subjective points of view for the first time, creating a subtle blend of viewer movement and camera movement.

It is a young adult animation experience that emphasizes storytelling and immersion over concept and technology. The result is a touching and intelligent story where the balance between its topic, theme, format, use of medium and user experience makes sense. In his work, the Director Thomas Villepoux uses VR codes and interactive storytelling techniques in an innovative composition.

Jailbirds is a fantastic tale, a call to freedom and simple happiness when you are physically locked up, a subject that finds a certain resonance today.