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ARTE France - Les Films Invisibles
An absurd documentary journey through a bewildering parallel world
Filmmakers Ekiem Barbier and Guilhem Causse (Knit’s Island) take actor Victor Assié on a disorientating journey: the making of a documentary series filmed entirely within an online video game, with the aim of exploring this virtual world through the guise of an avatar and finding a place amongst its inhabitants. Victor soon discovers a simulation of everyday life, where players willingly assume…
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Technical Info & Short Credits
- Format
- Series
- Genre
- Documentary
- Duration
- 5x24min.
- Screenplay
- Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse
- Directing
- Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse
- Producer
- Boris Garavini
- Editing
- Nicolas Bancilhon
- Image
- Quentin L’helgoualc’h
- Colours
- Graziella Zanoni
- VFX
- Pierre Munier
- Music
- Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse, Pierre Peres
- Sound
- Mathieu Farnarier, Josefina Rodriguez
- With
- Victor Assié
- Productions
- ARTE France, Les Films Invisibles
Unique features
A machinima series
A documentary shot entirely within a video game.
Breaking the screen
An adventure reflecting the growing virtualisation of our lives.
Nominations and awards
- NominationCanneseries 2025Documentary series competition
- Special ScreeningsVisions du réel 2025
- Out of competitionFestival du cinéma de la ville de Québec
- NominationDMZ International Documentary Film Festival 2025"Verite" category