A Long Goodbye
A Long Goodbye is an animated, interactive VR experience following Ida, a 72-year-old pianist with dementia. As her reality fades, players interact with objects and recordings in her empty apartment, causing her world and memories of her beloved husband, Daniel, to be vividly drawn to life. A Long Goodbye is a poetic exploration of love and the emotional toll of dementia on two people who shared a lifetime.
The team
Credits
Directors
- Kate Voet
- Victor Maes
Cast
- Elizabeth Counsel
- Richard Wells
- Marlies Heuer
- Derek de Lint
Composer
- Joep Beving
Art Director
- Daniel Balage
CG Supervisor
- Gael Chaize
Lead Developer
- Polygoat
- Frederik Smolders
Sound Designers
- Game Audio Squad
- Niels van der Leest
- Lars Tesselaar
Additional 2D Animation
- Pieter Vanluffelen
- Mathieu Jadin
- Tom Lemmens
Producers Belgium
- Cassette for Timescapes
- An Oost
- Emmy Oost
Producers Netherlands
- Valk Productions
- Richard Valk
Producers Luxembourg
- Tarantula
- Donato Rotunno
Recognition
Awards
La Biennale Di Venezia 82 - Venice Immersive Achievement Prize
SXSW - Agog Immersive Impact Award
Clermont-Ferrand - Best XR Film
Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Golden Alexander
Belgian Game Awards - Best Applied Game
United XR Awards - Best Art Direction
Miami Film Gate - Best of Fest
XR Must Awards - Best Non-Fiction World
Selections
Festivals
Venice Immersive Competition (IT)
SXSW (US) – North American Premiere
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (FR)
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (GR) – Greek Premiere
IDFA Doclab (NL) – Dutch Premiere
NewImages (FR)
Film Fest Gent (BE) – Belgian Premiere
Fipadoc (FR) – French Premiere
Beijing International Festival
Busan International Short Film Festival
Filmfestival Oostende (BE)
Luxembourg City Film Festival (LUX)
Kaboom (NL)
Filmgate Interactive (US)
Cinetech, Maryland Film Festival (US)
Kortfilmfestival Leuven (BE)
Docfest Brugge (BE)
Breedbeeld Kortfilmfestival (BE)
Industry
Markets
Venice Gap Financing Market 2023
New Images XR Development Market 2023
Stereopsia Booster program 2022
VR Days Immersive Funding Market 2021
Torino Short Film Market VR Series 2020
Funding
With the support of
Flanders Audiovisual Fund - VAF (BE)
Creative Europe MEDIA programme (EU)
The Netherlands Film Fund (NL)
Film Fund Luxembourg (LUX)
deAuteurs (BE)
Pictanovo (FR)