End of Night

Original title: Nattens ende

Lead artist: David Adler

Runtime: 49 minutes

Language: English

Completed in: 2021

Synopsis:

1943. You are sitting in a boat with Josef. He is rowing from Nazi-occupied Denmark to safety in neutral Sweden. As the boat crosses the ocean, the sea gives way to the streets and people that populate his mind. Your journey together becomes a living landscape of painful recollections from the night of his escape. As dawn draws near, you will witness the trauma of escape and the guilt of surviving – when loved ones are left behind.

Director’s statement:

End of Night is a story that probes how the choices we make in the present eventually become memories. It is a reconstruction built from emotions like regret, nostalgia and pride. I want the audience to have a personal meeting with a refugee – someone whose life is defined by memories. I worked with the story of my family, as well as the stories of escape that have shaped my native city.

Origin: Denmark

Devices: HTC Vive series/Oculus Rift series/Quest w/link

Platform: Alexandria