New Doc We Met in Virtual Reality filmed in #VR exploring connections from love to loss, Coming to #HBOMAX July 27th #Trailer #WeMetInVR -…

HBO Documentary FilmsWE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY, from director Joe Hunting, debutsWEDNESDAY, JULY 27 (9:00-10:35 p.m. ET/PT)on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

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#WeMetInVR, the first feature-length documentary filmed entirely in virtual reality, tells stories of love, loss, and unexpected connection within the world of VR. The @HBO original documentary premieres July 27 on HBO Max.

Synopsis:Filmed entirely inside the world of virtual reality (VR), this immersive and revealing documentary roots itself in several unique communities within VR Chat, a burgeoning virtual reality platform. Through observational scenes captured in real-time, in true documentary style, the film reveals the growing power and intimacy of several relationships formed in the virtual world, many of which began during the COVID-19 lockdown while so many in the physical world were facing intense isolation. Although remaining wholly within the VR domain of avatars and imagined worlds, the film has elements of humor, serendipitous interactions and unexpected events that characterize real life. WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY tenderly documents the stories of people experiencing love, loss and unexpected connection, expressing vulnerability around mental health struggles and questions about identity, offering a hyper-real journey into the human experience of an online world that may soon shape the future.

Featured Subjects:The film follows Jenny, an American Sign Language (ASL) teacher, dedicated to building a welcoming community for deaf and hard-of-hearing VR Chat users, and two long-distance couples growing their relationships in VR as they prepare to meet physically DustBunny; a fitness dance instructor building a career in social VR dance classes and her partner, Toaster; and DragonHeart & IsYourBoi, a couple who met through an exotic VR dance community where they are both performers.

Director: Joe Hunting is a filmmaker and documentary photographer working inside social Virtual Reality (VR), directing artistic films that blend reality and fiction through joyful immersive worlds. Prior to the yearlong production ofWe Met in Virtual Reality, Hunting released two short documentaries,A Wider ScreenandClub Zodiac, and the comedy seriesVirtually Speaking, all filmed inside VR.

Credits:HBO Documentary Films presents a Field of Vision presentation in association with Cinetic Media; a Painted Clouds production; directed, produced, edited and written by Joe Hunting; executive producers, Charlotte Cook, Bryn Mooser, Kathryn Everett; made possible with support from XTR.

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