Last Hijack (Online Experience)
NYFF52 Convergence
September 27 - 28, 2014
Interactive Presentation
North American Premiere
Directors Pallotta and Wolting will present the North American premiere of the online elements of their engrossing documentary about modern-day piracy, offering details about the project and a glimpse at what it took to build this unique interactive experience.
Interactive Presentation
North American Premiere
With their feature documentary Last Hijack, Tommy Pallotta and Femke Wolting introduced audiences to Mohamed, an accomplished pirate considering a career change. Where that film ends, Last Hijack’s transmedia experience begins. Join Pallotta and Wolting as they explore the immersive components of their interactive project, offering a bird’s-eye view of the online elements of their doc that investigates modern-day piracy. Using data visualization, animation, live footage, and audio, the online experience paints a picture not of perpetrators of crimes and victims but of real people whose actions have an effect on the world around them.
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