A fascinating film, with depth and quirk, that sneaks up on you

The Blackbuster synthesized and distilled the complexities and multitudes of Black life into digestible narratives that could be celebrated as authentic. Rather than locate Black characters within the various systems of relations that could illuminate the layers of their experiences, the Blackbuster largely ignored material circumstances altogether.

In Issue No. 10, Ian F. Blair examines Black films from the 1990s and 2000s — from "Boomerang" to "Love & Basketball" — that represented a golden age of Black upward-mobility cinema and projected fantasies of racial representation. hammerandhope.org/article/boom...

Need to up your LinkedIn game?
Now you can easily translate your normal human speak into generic obtuse self-aggrandizing "story-telling"

Try it for yourself! translate.kagi.com

I assume you've seen the 2017 "Road Movie"?

NEW! Lincoln Center as an Open-Air Immersive Lab: Jordana Leigh’s Method for Bringing XR Into the Season

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"Intl success/packed festival screenings prove Georgian auteur cinema matches the country’s culturally dense & politically charged environment, yet there's a paradox: despite headlines & countless awards abroad, films remain relatively unseen in their country of origin."
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Inside the Birthplace of Your Favorite Technology How Bell Labs shaped cellphones, satellites, video calls and A.I. technology.

Bell Labs- the OG "creative technologists".
My dad worked there, and visiting the building you just felt there were important things going on there. And their investment in creativity, thinking and collaboration had a huge inspiration on me as a kid.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"We believe in the technology, we believe in VR storytelling, even the artistic, experimental stuff."

It's not easy to watch good VR in Istanbul, but VR Futures is intent on changing that, with its Müzeverse and beyond...

For @xrmust.bsky.social : xrmust.com/xrmagazine/f...

RIP. And wow, the radical solidarity of Sesame Street. What power the media could have for good. This piece probably could not be made today.

I experienced Isobel & Van's moving and beautifully crafted piece at @iffr-festival.bsky.social's Art Directions, and it was a testament to how XR can bring vast issues like climate change to touch you through capturing small moments grounded in human experience.

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

Don’t Panic: Doc Industry Looks for Upsides Amid Decimation at Sundance 2026 The documentary industry looks for upsides amid decimation at Sundance 2026

The bad news is that biz for #documentaries is not so good. The good news is that theatrical might now be the best option, which could be a boon for audience experience!

@antkaufman.bsky.social's update from Sundance for @documentary.org

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INTER:ACTIVE Exhibition - CPH:DOX Experience the INTER:ACTIVE EXHIBITION at CPH:DOX. The exhibition is an ongoing exploration of creativity and technology.

CPH:Dox's interactive programme is out!
Excited to see some powerful works on the list and to explore new perpectives on our cultural and psychological state of hypervigilance.
As always, a thought-provoking curation from Mark Atkin.

cphdox.dk/interactive-...

How to Film ICE Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

We've seen how the camera is a threat to those in power. Citizen journalism is stepping in where the media agencies are failing us. How to be safe, and how your images can be an effective tool...

www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Announcing the Spring 2026 Cohort of Documentary Film Fellows - The Shorenstein Center

It's so great to have this research space for thinking about the art, power and future of documentary film, and how to make the field work best for makers and audiences alike

shorensteincenter.org/article/anno...

@shorensteinctr.bsky.social

"the system persists...not through violence alone, but through the participation of ordinary people in rituals they privately know to be false."

Decoding XR: FEEDBACK VR, UN MUSICAL ANTIFUTURISTA Decoding XR: from VR to dome adaptation, with Claudix Vanesix, Avinash Changa (FEEDBACK VR, UN MUSICAL ANTIFUTURISTA)

Is a dome just a big 1/2 headset? What does it take to transform a #VR-headset artwork into a dome piece?

Took a fascinating dive into the process from headset-> planetarium for Claudix Vanesix/amixr's piece at@doclab.bsky.social
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@xrmust.bsky.social @wemakevr.bsky.social

Apply the 2026 Unity for Humanity Grant!
If you’re building an interactive game or #XR experience that drives positive social impact, apply for up to $100,000 in funding, plus marketing resources and technical support. Applications close February 20.
Bring your vision to life: unity.com/humanity

The irony, eh?

Columbia Digital Storytelling Lab's annual "#Immersive things" list reflects the diversity of how stories are being made, experienced, and shared today. www.dsl.tools/m/2025list

@culturehacker.bsky.social

There were a lot of really special immersive artworks and experiences this year - don't forget to vote for your favorites in several categories of craft and overall best #XR for 2025!

Editorial⎜IDFA @doclab.bsky.social 2025: OF(F) the Internet, by @cirilism.bsky.social #IDFA2025 #IDFADocLab

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Editorial⎜IDFA Doclab 2025: OF(F) the Internet At IDFA Doclab, you can be sure of two things: 1) the ever evolving and creative programming means you never can be sure what you will ...

IDFA is one of my favorite fests, & the lovely, relevant & inspiring DocLab- w/ its thought-provoking work, people & conversations & playful & hospitable spirit grounded in an investment in building the immersive ecosystem - is a big part.

My wrap up: xrmust.com/xrmagazine/e...
@xrmust.bsky.social

Companies Are Desperately Seeking ‘Storytellers’ Brands trying to wrest greater control of their narratives are asking for ‘storytelling’ skill sets—without a campfire in sight.

“People who actually tell stories, meaning people who write novels & make feature films, don’t see themselves as storytellers. It’s all the people who are not storytellers who…suddenly now want to be storytellers.”

It's PR wrapped up as a 'story'. Someone please save us.
www.wsj.com/articles/com...

When 'Seeing is Believing' Falters: AI, Visual Truth and Epistemic Fracture | Sam Gregory YouTube video by All Tech Is Human

“the deeper damage is a fog of doubt settling over everything we see”

@samgregory.bsky.social urges us to consider that soon our shared basis of reality will no longer be trustworthy and risks being undermined by generative video... and offers how to fight that.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOBA...

Always great to speak to artists working in VR for the first time and how they choose to use it...

This whole thread 🧵, with its exploration of Mamdani = Sesame Street character

I love the crowd roar at "Eugune Debs"

A deep dive into Leipzig's DOK Neuland and DOK Exchange At DOK: a deep dive into Leipzig's DOK Neuland and DOK Exchange programmes / The DOK Neuland XR exhibition and DOK Exchange ..

"We come together, but we arrive at similar intersections from different roads."

Talked to Dana Melaver & Weronika Lewandowska, curators of the intertwined DOK Neuland XR & DOX Exchange XR programmes at DOKLeipzig.

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NEW INTERVIEW! “If you want to create empathy, it doesn’t matter what kind of medium, there’s craft in telling the story” – Steye Hellema (ANCESTORS), by @cirilism.bsky.social

https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/steye-hellema-ancestors/