Uncover the hidden songs of the cosmos through this powerful, immersive spectacle that fuses art with science. Using hand tracking and light interactivity, join with the universe and bring life to the veiled symphony of sound and light.
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Story
CHAPITRE 1 – CHORUS OF THE COSMOS
Planet Earth sings. In this interactive VR experience, we discover the Universe through sound. Our solar system becomes an instrument and we listen to its music.
CHAPITRE 2 – SONGS OF SPACETIME
Dive into the heart of a black hole to uncover the breakthrough discovery of gravitational waves. Fall into the darkness, and you will find the light.
CHAPITRE 3 – PALE BLUE DOT
The Big Bang was silent. Then came sound. Journey from the edge of the cosmos to uncover the strangest song of all.
By the time FEMA managed to retract the incorrect warning message, it was too late to pretend that normality would resume. Their collective experience had laid bare the growing threat that nuclear weapons pose to the world. In the words of Kauai resident Cynthia Lazaroff, ‘Nothing happened, but everything changed’.
Directors Statement
Space is not silent. In fact it’s full of sound. For thousands of years we’ve looked to the stars to find our place in the Universe, but for the first time we listen to its music. SPHERES is a three chapter journey through the hidden songs of the cosmos.
Telescopes are time machines that allow us to travel back billions of years in cosmic time. They show us spectacular images that have expanded our imaginations. But, a world of mystery shrouded in darkness awaits. Using sound, we can research these invisible worlds where light cannot travel and our tools cannot see.
As a filmmaker, I am fascinated by the interdisciplinary dance of science and art. From astronauts to astrophysicists, I have worked alongside scientists to tell stories about the human connection to the cosmos.
SPHERES is a celestial experience where you become the cosmos. In this interactive VR journey, the breakthrough discovery of gravitational waves transforms how we see the Universe.
My fear of black holes dared me to venture inside. Past the event horizon, awaits strange things. We send you on a journey, to realms where the laws of space and time no longer apply. This medium was the only way to truly make audiences feel as if they were plunging into a black hole or traveling back in time to the earliest moments of the Universe.
The Big Bang ignites the expansion of space. But the beginning of the Universe is silent. Sound doesn’t form until 400,000 years after. In this layer of the Universe known as the Cosmic Microwave Background we hear the very first echoes of the Big Bang. Planets, stars, even these ancient corners of the cosmos create sound. Through their voices they tell us the story of how the Universe came to be.
We uncover that humans play a significant role in this journey because we are observers of all these songs. And as far as we know—for now—we are the only ones who listen to the music of the spheres.
Fall into the darkness and you will find the light.
Trailer
Eliza McNitt
Eliza McNitt is a writer and director. She is an Emmy Awards Finalist and recipient of the VR Grand Prize at The Venice Film Festival. She explores the cosmic collision of science and art. From astronauts to astrophysicists, McNitt works alongside scientists to tell stories about the human connection to the cosmos. Her VR experiences have appeared at Sundance, SXSW, AFI Fest, Cannes NEXT, Tribeca, Telluride, and Venice. She’s a two time Intel Science Fair winner, Alfred P. Sloan grant recipient, and Gold Screen Young Director’s Award winner at Cannes Lions. McNitt is the creator of SPHERES a VR journey through the hidden songs of the Universe. Executive Produced by Darren Aronofsky, SPHERES stars three generations of women as the voices of the cosmos including Millie Bobby Brown, Jessica Chastain, and Patti Smith. SPHERES made history as the world’s first ever acquisition of a VR experience out of Sundance. She is currently writing and directing MARS 2080 for Imagine Entertainment Executive Produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. McNitt is a Sundance Institute Screenwriting and Directing Lab Fellow for her film BLACK HOLE.
About
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JORGE TERESO is a director & digital artist from Buenos aires. His work ranges from playful and lysergic animations to realistic VR experiences and interactive installations. He’s a partner at 3dar studios, where he created its first award winning short film, Shave It (2013).
Since then he’s been creating 3dar’s original content, always in search of new ways to expand the possibilities of animation.
Credits
Written and directed by
Eliza McNitt
Producers
Jess Engel, Dylan Golden, Arnaud Colinart
Executive Producers
Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, Millie Bobby Brown, Joel Newton, David Ganek, Matthew Malek, René Pinnell
Music by
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
Narrated by (EN)
Millie Bobby Brown (Chapter 1), Jessica Chastain (Chapter 2), Patti Smith (Chapter 3)
Narration (FR)
Adèle Exarchopoulos (Chapter 1), Léa Seydoux (Chapter 2), Jane Birkin (Chapter 3)
A production of
Atlas V, Citylights, Oculus Studios, Protozoa Pictures
In association with
Kaleidoscope
Supported by
Intel
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