VR & Docu
‘The Real Thing': An immersive experience that feels like more than just a visit to China.
VR & Documentary: The Real Thing
Immerse yourself in an unforgettable 360° experience that feels like more than just a visit to China—it feels completely real.
The Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, Venice, the Vatican. These are just some of the many monuments or even entire cities whose replicas have been made. More than simple copies, these constructions reflect a certain worldview: places shaped according to what we consider ideal. A sometimes absurd journey through the monumental copycat architecture of China, among others countries.
In 'The Real Thing' (2018) by Benoit Felici & Mathias Chelebourg, the inhabitants guide us in the parallel world where they have chosen to live.
Immerse yourself in an unforgettable 360° experience that feels like more than just a visit to China—it feels completely real. Visit the absurd city where people actually live among The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal… Don’t miss it!
Minard
Sunday 30 March
13:00 - 19:00
Mandarin with English subtitles
Tickets on sale
Monday 3 February
€ 20 / € 9 (students) / UiTPAS kansentarief
Who's Who
Benoit Felici
Benoit Felici is a French-Italian filmmaker graduated from the ZeLIG film school in Italy. His previous film “Unfinished Italy” was a journey into the remains of incomplete buildings and infrastructure, scattered throughout rural Italy, and which had turned into ruins. The film received 15 international awards (Documenta Madrid, Premiers Plans d’Angers) and was screened widely in the international film festivals circuit. In THE REAL THING, Benoit follows the path that led him to "Unfinished Italy" and brings his reflection to a new focus: the world’s architectural replicas, the reality of life in fake surroundings. In 2013 Benoit Felici received the Foundation Lagardère’s Excellence Grant as a documentary author.
Mathias Chelebourg
Intuitively attracted by technical challenges and the engaging opportunities offered by emerging new mediums, Mathias likes to work closely with technicians from a wild variety of disciplines (from camera engineering, computer graphic development, video gaming or theater scenography) and strive toward a convergence; the "Building of new non-traditional ways to tell stories and advertise in the upcoming immersive area". At an incredibly young age he has already seduced prestigious clients like Prada, Dior, Hermes, Chanel, Nike, Microsoft, Renault, Venturi...). His web documentary about the worldwide "eGaming competition scene" in collaboration with Redbull has drawn the attention of billions of viewers online. Variations, his original art installation commissioned by Premiere Heure Group successfully called attention to the potential of Virtual Reality at a pioneer stage.
In 2017 he designed and directed Alice, The VR play, the free adaptation of Lewis Carol master piece mixing live comedian motion capture and an array of physical interactions inside a VR space premiered in the official selection of Venice Film Festival and raised curiosity among the industry. The experience is still touring around the world and has been showcased in a variety of exciting milestones among which are the Phi Center in Montreal, New York’s Future of Story Telling or Dubai International Film Festival. Winning the digital award at Geneva International Film Festival on the way.