'The Waiting Room VR' wins best Digital Storytelling at IDFA

We are thrilled to announce that The Waiting Room VR has won the award for Digital Storytelling at IDFA.

The VR experience is an autobiographical documentary directed by Victoria Mapplebeck. Victoria was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago and The Waiting Room: VR explores the cultural myths and language of chronic illness, asking us to confront what we can and what we can’t control when our bodies fail us. The lynchpin of this VR piece, is a 9 min durational 360 take, a reconstruction of Victoria’s last session of radiotherapy, which marked the end of nine months of breast cancer treatment. The user finds themselves in an intimate and unexpected role of bystander. This experience is counterbalanced by a CGI journey inside Victoria’s body. Working with 3D artists, Victoria has bought to life the medical imaging she’s collected throughout treatment. Cancer cells, CT scans, mammograms and ultrasound provide a 3D portrait of her body from the inside, out. The Waiting Room begins with a personal journey but as cancer affects one in two of us over the course of a lifetime, it also tells a very universal story.

For further reading on Victoria and the VR experience click here.