The Hangman at Home - VR
The Hangman at Home - VR
General Information
Duration: 25 min 0 sec
Genres: Animation, Fiction, Short, Virtual Reality
Language: English, French and Danish
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Submitted By: Floréal Films
Festival Rating
“What does the hangman think about when he goes home at night from work?”
Inspired by the iconic Carl Sandburg poem (1922), this VR single-user immersive experience explores themes of acknowledgement and participation. It is not about hanging people, but about the awkward intimacy that comes with being human, and the connection between spectator, witness, and accomplice. The animated, interactive experience invites you into five interwoven stories, capturing pivotal moments in people’s lives. THE HANGMAN AT HOME – VR ultimately reveals that we are all more alike than different, while raising questions of responsibility.
This VR work is part of a global transmedia project, declined into three different formats :
• THE HANGMAN AT HOME – VR
A single-user immersive experience
(World premiere at the Venice International Film Festival)
• WE ARE AT HOME
A multi-user VR installation for a larger venue and audience. une installation A multi-user VR installation (Free Roaming) for larger venues and audiences.
(To be announced)
• THE HANGMAN AT HOME
A film, which is an independent and fiercely powerful, animated short.
(To be released in 2021)
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DirectorsMichelle Kranot
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DirectorsUri Kranot
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ProducersLana Tankosa Nikolic
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ProducersKatayoun Dibamehr
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ProducersAvi Amar
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ProducersEmmanuel-Alain Raynal
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ProducersPierre Baussaron
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ProducersMarc Bertrand
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ProducersJulie Roy
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WritersMichelle Kranot
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WritersUri Kranot
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Voice-OverMichelle Kranot (English version)
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Voice-OverAnne Dorval (French version)
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Film TypeAnimation, Fiction, Short, Virtual Reality
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Genres
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Runtime25 minutes 0 seconds
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Production BudgetUSD
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Country of Origin
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Country of Filming
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Film LanguageEnglish, French and Danish
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Shooting Format
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Aspect Ratio
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Venice Film Festival 2020
Italy
Venice
09/02/2020
World Premiere
Grand Jury Prize for best immersive work
Ottawa International Animation Festival 2020
Canada
Ottawa
Official Selection
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Canada
Montreal
Official Selection
Stereopsia Europe 2020
Belgium
Liège
Lumiere Awards Competition
Kaboom Animation Festival 2021
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Official Selection
Director's Biography
Michelle and Uri Kranot’s multi-media work fuses animation and new technologies to create contemporary experiences. Their last work, The Hangman at Home, aims to challenge once again the boundaries of immersive art and animated picture. The Kranots are the founders of TinDrum, a research & development studio and the producers and creative directors of ANIDOX, focusing on development and production of animated documentaries, a part of The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark.
The Kranots first gained recognition with films such as Black Tape, Hollow Land, How Long, Not Long, and the VR installations Nothing Happens and Songbird. They have been honored with the top industry awards, including the Fipresci Prize at Annecy Int. Animation Film Festival, The Oscar® Academy Award Shortlist and the Danish Statens Kunstfond award for the performing arts. Both are members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.