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Brooklyn Horror Story

Alexander Zimmer

A part-live action, part-animated, virtual reality experience about gentrification in central Brooklyn. A collaboration between Grad Film & ITP.

http://www.alexzimmer.com/brooklynhorrorstory

Description

you enter into a park emptying of people as a film begins to play on the projector. the sun is setting and you feel as though everyone is leaving and you are the only one left. as the film continues, buildings begin to fall off the street and others grow in their place, if you turn around you will see lifeless characters arrive to sit and watch the film. a plethora of experiences, aesthetic and story-driven, are meant to give you a feeling of loss and replacement.

Classes

Directing Virtual Reality, Directing Virtual Reality

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Jennings v. Rodriguez

Alexander Zimmer, Jaycee Holmes, Laura Kerry, Oriana Neidecker

Introducing three people effected by the Supreme Court case Jennings v. Rodriguez about unfair treatment of non-citizens in the U.S., the windows invite viewers into the intimate stories of people whose live have been disrupted by prolonged detention.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DhNUmHdUYCuIAekiS67qj_VsUvR2M7tx68_bLJe7zoY/edit

Description

Three perforated walls each containing three slits, the windows of the Jennings v. Rodriguez tell narratives inspired by people from an amicus brief—a story brief filed by a party outside of a case—from the Supreme Court case Jennings v. Rodriguez. Using physical objects relevant to each story, text, and audiovisual scenes, each window provides and intimate look into the lives of non-citizens in the U.S. who were impacted by prolonged detention.

Classes

Playful Communication of Serious Research