* Sponsored by Immersive Square, which aims to bring engaging VR, AR and Mixed Reality immersion to the general public in innovative ways and to provide support to artists and curators to operate, promote and monetize their VR-focused events. Curated in collaboration with North Bend Film Festival! *

Equipment provided by Immersive Square and Seattle’s Office of Film & Music.

(Paisley Smith, Vancouver, BC, 2019, 6 min)

* Co-presented with and curated by North Bend Film Festival !*

Create and govern a colorful world inspired by the surrealist work of First Nations artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun! Soundtracked by A Tribe Called Red, Unceded Territories is a room-scale interactive piece that serves as a dream-like and disarming experience which reflects on colonialism, climate change and indigenous civil rights.

(Jude Dai, Seattle, WA, 6 min)

* Sponsored by Immersive Square! *

Lantern Ensemble is an interactive and collective art experience that provides the users with a realistic calligraphy art creation process on rice paper lanterns in virtual reality (VR). When the users complete their lantern art, they can release the painted lantern in a virtual lake, the lantern will drift away, joining the lanterns of other users. The experience expands from there as users enjoy lantern art by others.

(Brad Gill and Rachel Bracker, Portland, OR, 20 min)

Be lured and allured by one of America’s most cherished performers, the one and only Darcelle XV: the oldest living and performing drag queen in the West Coast’s longest-running drag show! At 87-years-old, she has no signs of slowing down, so come see the world through her colorful eyes.

(Nicholas Van Buren, Seattle, WA, 3 min)

* Co-presented with and curated by North Bend Film Festival !*

Lose yourself in sensory overload, as this 360-degree music video for the Seattle band Joywave traps you in a wheel of sound and projected imagery.

Presented by Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum, the 22nd Annual Local Sightings Film Festival (September 20-29, 2019) showcases the growing complexity of creative communities in the Pacific Northwest. Its 2019 edition features a competitive selection of curated shorts and feature film programs, inviting regional artists to experiment, break, and remake popular conceptions around filmmaking and film exhibition.

Programmed closely with community partners as curators, the festival uplifts new talent, provides educational opportunities for youth and adults, supports the regional film industry, and promotes diverse media as a critical tool for public engagement.

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