| Speaker: | Felipe Carrelli |
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| Title: | Film screening "A Refugee in the Stars" |
| Date (JST): | Tue, Aug 22, 2023, 10:00 - 12:00 |
| Place: | Lecture Hall |
| Abstract: |
In October 2019, the project Amanar: ‘Under the Same Sky’travelled to the camps near Tindouf, Algeria, for two weeks to work with local students and teachers and donate kits of educational materials. The aim was to empower and inspire the Sahrawi refugee community through astronomy and promote peace. In addition to educational activities, the project interviewed four star experts to collect and record the oral tradition of ancestral astronomical knowledge of the Sahrawi people. We used this recorded material to create our transmedia narrative. This presentation will describe the creation process of Desert Stars, a transmedia narrative composed of six different products. Each piece explores a complementary approach and user experience, based on the specific media and platform, reaching a varied audience, regardless of their level of access to technology: Desert Stars VR (virtual reality documentary), Desert Stars 360º (360º documentary), Searching for Stars is (interactive docugame), A Refuge in the Stars (Feature-length film), Galileo Cast (podcast series) and Irifi (art gallery installation). We will present A Refugee in the Stars and after the presentation, Desert Stars VR will be available for the participants to experience it. |
| Remarks: | Lecture Hall + zoom |
