MYSTIS

Mystis is a 20 minutes cinematic Virtual Reality experience in development blending art, myth, fantasy, and themes of grief and loss. Crafted entirely from textured paper, Mystis unfolds as a symbolic journey through a mystical underworld.

Mystis draws from the Eleusinian Mysteries and the myth of descent and return, but invites participants to walk their own rite of passage and transformation. It is meant to feel like a deeply meditative, a complete feast for the senses, and despite the darkness of the theme to leave the viewer with a deep sense of awe and hope. Mystis invites players into a mythical quest through a richly symbolic Underworld -  which holds so much resonance and power in our psyches and mythologies, and will explore how grief weaves through our lives as one of the most powerful, painful and universal human experiences.

Mystis was selected to be a part of :

• Develop Develop Create XR program, A genre-driven immersive script development Lab programme supported by the BFI Creative Challenge Fund.

• Venice Biennale College Cinema - Immersive

• Won second place at the world’s largest independant online hackathon XRCC (3400+participants, and 150 finalist teams) in the Immersive Film and Storytelling Track