Belonging
Isolated during quarantine, tech entrepreneur and actor, Eric Bear, craved connection and creative collaboration. He assembled a team of animators and filmmakers from around the world to explore what might be possible using performance capture and Epic Games' MetaHumans for Unreal Engine. They embarked on a fully-remote experiment aimed at answering the following questions: Can virtual people effectively express authentic emotions? Can audiences be touched, moved and inspired by performances captured using free software and off-the-shelf hardware? Can multiple artists direct, shoot and produce high-quality episodes from their home studios during a global pandemic?
- 2023-2023
- 1 season
- Animation, Other, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Isolated during quarantine, tech entrepreneur and actor, Eric Bear, craved connection and creative collaboration. He assembled a team of animators and filmmakers from around the world to explore what might be possible using performance capture and Epic Games' MetaHumans for Unreal Engine. They embarked on a fully-remote experiment aimed at answering the following questions: Can virtual people effectively express authentic emotions? Can audiences be touched, moved and inspired by performances captured using free software and off-the-shelf hardware? Can multiple artists direct, shoot and produce high-quality episodes from their home studios during a global pandemic?
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2023
Episode 101
Night
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
In this dreamily reimagined excerpt from Eugene O'Neil's "Long Day's Journey into Night" (1956), a poetic sailor is at peace in nature but challenged to feel a sense of belonging amongst friends.
Episode 102
Water
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
A self-assured fortysomething fears his independence threatened. Feeling boxed in, an incompatibility of needs and desires is exposed.
Episode 103
Here
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
On a drive along the Mediterranean coast, a loving father attempts to connect with his gay son by revealing a long-held secret.
Episode 104
Duck
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
On a quiet lake in Arkansas, two teens flirt with connection while exploring memories both beautiful and traumatic.
Episode 105
Partners
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
A New York City cop threatens an innocent doorman, exposing the power imbalance between law enforcement and Black America.
Episode 106
Trust
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
A hardened tech magnate reveals a dark truth to his former business partner's starry-eyed son.
Episode 107
Rosaline
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
In this comedically reimagined excerpt from Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost" (1590), set in the Navarre space colony, a down-with-love noble finds himself besmitten.
Episode 108
Fiction
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
In this intimately reimagined excerpt from Tennessee Williams' "Lady of Larkspur Lotion" (1939), set in New Orleans, a struggling writer reacts to being condemned for his failures.
Episode 109
Fire
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
A dutiful son finally marshals the courage to confront his father, leave the family business, and pursue his passion for the arts.
Episode 110
Farewell
Thu, Oct 5, 2023
In this epically reimagined excerpt from Shakespeare's "Richard II" (1595), King Richard II has returned to England from war in Ireland to discover that Henry IV has laid claim to his throne and home.