Experiencing Interruptions?

A life with CI

Synopsis:
A story about my experiences as a deaf person and how I learned to hear again with the help of a cochlear implant.
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Special Features:
- The film is completely created (painted and animated) in virtual reality and can be seen in VR.
- It's a real story about me and my cochlear implants, which allow me to hear.
- Available as 360° VR version (mono + stereo)

  • Eric Giessmann
    Director
  • Piers Goffart
    Director
  • Eric Giessmann
    Writer
  • Piers Goffart
    Writer
  • MED-EL | Cochlear Implants for Hearing Loss
    Sponsor
  • Robert Wolf
    Composer
  • Nicolas Heese
    Sound Designer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ein Leben mit CI
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    Drama, Infografic, ComingOfAge, Animation, VirtualReality
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 20, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English, German
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Eric Giessmann, Piers Goffart

Eric Giessmann
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Director/ Animator
www.ericgiessmann.com

Director for animated short films and now specialized in VR content. In 2015 he was awarded with many prizes for his graduation film “TYPEWRITERHEAD” and his new short “Sand Wanderer”.

FILMOGRAPHY & BIOGRAPHY
-> check out the file attached PDF.
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Piers Goffart
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Director/ Concept Artist
www.lavamachine.com

Freelance illustrator and animator with a passion for storytelling, comedy and character acting. In 2015 he won the POS Award for best Artwork. Since 2017 he shifted his craft more and more into VR painting and animation.

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Director Statement

As a deaf or hearing-impaired person, it is often difficult to cope with everyday situations. We often encounter a lack of understanding and discrimination with our handicap. Just as blindness removes us from objects, our deafness removes us from people. The film reflects this discrepancy in impressive, metaphorical images and shows us the cochlear implant as a solution, which really opened up a whole new world of hearing, connectedness and understanding for me.

Special thanks to the support from MedEL (not the manufacturer of my specific devices, but super awesome partner to collaborate with! In the end they saw the potential in VR animation and at the same time the need of a voice for the hearing-impaired community.

Note:
We always like to visit new festivals in person for a Q&A.
We also give VR painting and animation Workshops:
Checkout our Website ->
www.lavamachine.com