XR
Image credits: Robson PeqnoH
Format/Year: Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) / 2022-2023
Synopsis: Immersive and Afro-futuristic collection composed of Virtual and Augmented Reality works that value, preserve and rescue black stories through technology.
Production: Rotas Afro, Olhar Através e Grão Filmes
Funds: ProAc Editais
General Direction: Julia Madeira
Executive Producer: Bruna Epiphanio
Technical Direction: Bruno Lottelli
Executive Producer Assitant: Raphael Paes (Gijano)
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ROTAS AFRO XR
CLUBE TREZE DE MAIO E O BATUQUE DE UMBIGADAVR360°
A 360° visit to the third oldest black social club in Brazil. When visiting Clube Treze de Maio, spectators encounter the traditional Batuque de Umbigada for an ancestral celebration through the tambú. (7min)
CASA DO HIP HOP E A BATALHA CENTRAL
VR360°
An engaging encounter with different generations of Hip Hop inside the historic Casa do Hip Hop in Piracicaba. The work features rhymes from rappers who are members of Batalha Central, one of the oldest rhyme battles in the State of São Paulo. (7min)
Quilombo Corumbataí e a Escola Piracicabana de Capoeira Angola
VR360°
A Capoeira circle in the middle of the historic Quilombo Corumbataí uniting protest, rebellion and struggle for black memory and resistance. (7min)