Darkening Project

25 minutes 6DoF

How is the world perceived by someone with depression? The animated immersive film uses virtual reality to address depression and the ways to cope with it. Director and protagonist Ondřej guides us through diverse landscapes associating the story of his struggle with depression since puberty. He finds out that his tool to get the illness under control is his voice. He uses humming, singing and even shouting as a calming and relieving technique.

Director: Ondřej Moravec
Script: Alice Krajčírová, Ondřej Moravec
Visual Concept & Lead Art Director: Bára Anna Stejskalová
Producer: Hana Blaha Šilarová
Co-producers: Felix Gaedtke & Gayatri Parameswaran, Robin Pultera
Sound: Tomáš Oramus
Art Director: Moritz Mayerhofer, Long Phi Trieu
Developers: Felix Lange, Jozef Barančik, Kryštof Šuk
Music: Billy Mello
Head of production: Violeta Ivanova, Julie Šislerová
Art producer: Hynek Svatoš
3D designers: Sergey Arzhanik, Alena Bendová, Petr Kollarčík
Head of Technology: Ondřej Pultera
UX: Zdeněk Blaha, Petr Slavík, Šimon Leška