Reflecting on the past year, few moments were as significant as seeing our VR film <Echos of Ash Valley> becoming a finalist at the Venice Film Festival. Knowing it would appear at Venice Immersive thrilled us—and opened the door to sharing a new kind of narrative experience with audiences worldwide.
This isn’t just another festival entry. It’s about reshaping cinema into something fully immersive. We’re eager to see how people react, and we’ll keep pushing boundaries to discover what’s possible when storytelling, technology, and imagination converge.
Credits:
Director: Shu Zhu
@shuczhu
Executive Producers: Carsten Becker,
@zemovisuals
Producers: Sultan Pirzhan,
@thebeedavies ,
@brielleloving
Narrative Designers:
@gwilsoncreates ,
@shuczhu
Associate Producers:
@partial.fanfan
Production Companies: Ash Valley Co.
@ashvalleyco ,
@seemingly_virtual
Motomo Studios Inc
Main Cast:
@thebeedavies ,
@markbracich
Technical Director / VR Supervisor:
@corveniaflint
Lead Designer:
@jon__warner
Creative Director:
@jon__warner
3D Artists:
@kzufra ,
@na_bacchoi
Music: Curtis Tamm,
@ericleo.wav , Toby Hysan
Sound Designer: Curtis Tamm
Motion Capture:
@astroproject.io / DEFINATE FILMS
@definate
Mocap Supervisor:
@heyharpclare
Mocap Tech:
@cam0_0taylor
Mocap Sound Mixer:
@joseph.chih
Physical Installation Artists: Lorenzo Nicolosi, Alberta Avanzi, Federico Barcella
Additional Performers:
@tylerjohnsonellis ,
@giancarlo_carmona ,
@zachpak14 ,
@gavin_nersasian ,
@ira_always_ira ,
@guljantoktogul ,
@brielleloving ,
@johncawdas
Physical Shoot Operator:
@hunter_deng_
Assistants:
@coco_a_bear ,
@jayxreeves , Rae Chen
Special Thanks: Giacomo Bon,
@gemmadollgrossman , Han Tan, Chris Schwartz
@cm_schwartzy , Asher Jelinksy,
@jack_zero_creations , Yidino, Shao Hua, Marta Bianchi
@bianchi_mou
#vinicefilmfestival #vrfilm #filmindustry #artinfilm #storytellingmagic #extendedreality #cinemainnovation #digitalartistry #futureofcinema #seeminglyvirtual