CRAFTING MURDER: DEATH IS HER HOBBY

Team: Joanne Loton (Documentary Director/Writer/Creator); Drew Lightfoot (Drama Director), Cj Hervey (Executive Producer)

Runtime: 1 minute

Projected production date: 03/03/2021

Budget in place: $0

Projected budget: $200,000

Country: CA

A narrative non-fiction miniseries experienced through radio play and virtual reality, « Crafting Murder: Death is her Hobby » subverts the traditional true crime genre by interweaving the life story of a murder victim with that of her forensic investigator’s. A murder case from the 1930s is solved by studying a « nutshell » – a hand-crafted 360 degree, miniature diorama created by Frances Glessner Lee. An heiress who used her fortune to re-create real life murder scenes in exacting detail, Glessner Lee inadvertently became the « mother of forensic science. » She used her « nutshells » to train police departments in forensic investigation and went on to become the first female police captain in the United States. Her pioneering work embodies the philosophy of « seeing in the round » as an act of witnessing. This project honours a woman’s use of folk art/handicraft to influence forensic science, and seeks to elevate the art and craft of aural storytelling by employing virtual reality scenography.

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Play area: Fulldome

Number of players: Cinema 360

Built with: Project is in Concept Phase

Compatibility: All

Distribution: Vr Cinemas, Festivals, Installations, Fulldime Distributers