Immerse Yourself in Virtual Reality at Lake Baikal

(Hold your phone up and move around to see the 360° image)

OUR VIRTUAL REALITY FILM ABOUT LAKE BAIKAL

In March 2016, MediaCombo principal Michael Owen, went to Moscow and Lake Baikal to shoot three Google Expeditions for Google’s educational program. He and his partner used a 12-camera rig to make the 360º video stills for the Expeditions, and also to capture footage for a virtual reality impressionistic documentary about Lake Baikal.

The resulting film, Lake Baikal: The Science and Spirituality of Extreme Water, was launched in December 2016 at the IDFA Crossmedia Forum in Amsterdam. Next month, the film will be screened at the European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival in February, 2018.

In 2017, it was selected for screening at the

• Dubai International Film Festival
• Sheffield Doc Fest
• Marché du Film, as part of the Cannes NEXT section
• Moscow International Film Festival
• The Haifa International Film Festival
• Moscow International Film Festival
• Baikal International Film Festival
• Tampere Film Festival

A description of the Google Expeditions project is here.