Immersive VR

FLOATING WITH SPIRITS

“Two little sisters prepare for the Day of the Dead in the mystic mountains of Mexico, remembering the stories their shaman granny used to tell.
A portal opens as the Mazatec community celebrates and we enter the interactive universe of their ancestors and the spirits of nature, each keeping a secret world to be unveiled.”

Floating with Spirits is an immersive VR experience by Colombian film director Juanita Onzaga, inspired by the wisdom and cosmogony of the Mazatec indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, and invites participants into the invisible worlds that exist around us.

Project Timeline

Game Architect’s role from start to finish

Capturing film and volumetric footage in Oaxaca, Mexico

< 2021

Capturing film and volumetric footage in Oaxaca, Mexico

< 2021

Development by Game Architect Studio

Game Architect’s role in the project was to implement all volumetric capture material in the game engine, making sure it upholds the creative vision of the director, as well as keeping it technologically feasible.

2021 - 2022

Development by Game Architect Studio

Game Architect’s role in the project was to implement all volumetric capture material in the game engine, making sure it upholds the creative vision of the director, as well as keeping it technologically feasible.

2021 - 2022

Premiere at Venice Biennale

Floating with Spirits premiered at the Venice Immersive section of the 80th Venice International Film Festival, at Venice Immersive Island (Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio).

2023

Premiere at Venice Biennale

Floating with Spirits premiered at the Venice Immersive section of the 80th Venice International Film Festival, at Venice Immersive Island (Isola del Lazzaretto Vecchio).

2023

Nederlands Filmfestival (NFF)

2024

Nederlands Filmfestival (NFF)

2024

Cannes Film Festival

Showcased at the Cannes Film Festival, as part of the Luxembourg focus program

2025

Cannes Film Festival

Showcased at the Cannes Film Festival, as part of the Luxembourg focus program

2025