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Benthos 360

“Benthos 360” is an immersive 360° documentary experience about conserving the most-endangered group of animals in the United States: the freshwater mussel. With a restoration biologist from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as your underwater guide, you’ll dive beneath Appalachia’s Clinch River – the most biodiverse and most-threatened mussel habitat in the country – to explore a vibrant yet vulnerable aquatic world, where you’ll view rivers, streams, and mussels in a whole new light.

  • Justin Perkinson
    Director
  • Justin Perkinson
    Producer
  • Matt Hull
    Producer
  • Dr. Jess Jones
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Virtual Reality, 360 Video
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Justin Perkinson

Justin Perkinson is an award-winning filmmaker, immersive content creator, and Assistant Professor of Cinema at Virginia Tech. He directed the United Nations Foundation’s first-ever Virtual Reality project, “Under the Net”, about the global malaria crisis and the importance of mosquito bed nets; and has helped create immersive experiences for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Team USA Basketball, Airbnb, LinkedIn, Maserati, and other collaborative partners. Justin is a former Fulbright Arts Grantee and holds a dual MFA degree in film Directing and Cinematography from UCLA and a BA from Davidson College.

www.justinperkinson.com

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