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