The Man Who Couldn’t Leave
Presented as part of Perth Festival
Dates
Tuesday 3 February - Monday 9 February
Screening daily | 10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm
Sessions | 45 mins
Standard | $15
Concession | $13
Members | $13
*Presented as part of Perth Festival. This is a double feature, the session includes Passenger + The Man Who Couldn't Leave
Site access information
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Immerse yourself in powerful stories of resilience and justice, presented as part of Perth Festival.
Through striking visual composition and powerful performances, this award-winning work immerses you in a time and place where ideals were tested and lives forever changed. It is a meditation on memory, justice, and the enduring need to keep these stories alive.
Double feature |The Man Who Couldn't Leave is experienced with Passenger. Sessions run daily for 45 mins: Passenger (7 mins), The Man Who Couldn't Leave (31 mins).
Director Singing Chen
Producer: A-Ken
Awards: Kaohsiung XR Dreamland 2022 - VR 360 Award, Venice Immersive 2022 - Best Experience, New Images 2023 - Special cinematographic mention + Public Award
About the Artist
Singing CHEN's work encompasses fiction, documentary and VR films and has received numerous festival accolades. Her debut Bundled (2000) competed at Vancouver and God, Man, Dog (2007) screened at Berlinale, VIFF, HK, Busan and elsewhere. Chen's documentaries detail artistic practice and the environment. Through VR technology she explores space and movement. Her latest VR experience The Man Who Couldn't Leave (2022) won Venice Immersive Best Experience at 79th Venice International Film Festival. Her new project The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up has been selected for the 2023 Venice Gap-Financing Market, and she will also serve as the President of the Jury for the 80th Venice Immersive Competition. Chen's collective work is marked by a deep empathy for disenfranchised characters and a strong sense of social justice.
Presented as part of Biomass. See more ground-breaking works here.
Important information
This event is wheelchair accessible.
If audience members are unable to wear a VR headset, there is a movie screen at the front of the room that will project the film in a traditional 2D cinema format so you can still enjoy the film experience.
The VR headset is designed to accommodate most prescription glasses. Take care to wear the VR headset in a manner that the VR headset lenses do not rub or impact your prescription lenses.
If you have any questions about access at WA Museum Boola Bardip, please get in touch with us either via reception@museum.wa.gov.au or on 1300 134 081.
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- TTY users phone 133 667
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