Joanne Popińska

XR filmmaker

Dr. Joanne Popińska is a Polish-Canadian award-winning XR filmmaker, documentarian, and sociologist, with a Ph.D. in Film Directing (specialization: VR) from the Polish National Film School.

Her debut film, THE CHOICE, premiered to acclaim at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and SXSW, where it won the Audience Award. She dedicates her creative vision to developing meaningful conversations around complex topics such as human rights, animal rights, and the environment. By using the latest technology and various narrative techniques, she is continually exploring how to get audiences’ attention and how to evoke empathy and interest from different perspectives.

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All Sessions by Joanne Popińska

  • 1. Wed

    Young Academics Workshop

  • 14:00  - 15:00
    Awarding-winning XR Director Joanne Popińska will host a lecture about her work in immersive documentary storytelling, with a special focus on how female characters are represented. She will talk about her work, the challenges of being an independent artist in the complex world of XR media, where film, games, and technology collide, and how to stay true to your artistic vision and goals in a field where novelty is overvalued. She will also present and talk about her project The Choice, a VR documentary about maternal health and reproductive rights.
    Where
    Room 211 & via zoom




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