
IDFADocLabCompetitionforImmersiveNon-Fiction StepintothebodyofayoungTaiwanesemantoroamthesteamyroomsandred-litcorridorsofasurrealgaysauna—withthinmattresses,sharedshowersandlockersholdingsecrets.Everywhereyougo,youencounterthesamenudemenwithidenticalfaces.AndwhenyoulookinthemirrorinthisanimatedVR,youseeallyourclothes—exceptforyourunderwear—vanish. Walkingfurtherintothisdimlylitnetworkofcorridors—watching,andbeingwatched—younavigateyourwaythroughwhatfeelslikeaneroticundergroundlabyrinth.ThisconcludingpartofTheMistTrilogybydirectorTung-yenChou,followingIntheMist(2020)andGazing,IntheMist(2022)isajourneyintoahiddenworld,fromthegraffiti-coveredelevatortothedarkroomswhereyoufindthebodieswiththehelpofaflashlight. Intherealworld,meanwhile,youarewalkingaroundalargeopenarea,enhancingthephysicalfeelingofbeinginarealsauna.Thefeelingismagnifiedasyouphysicallyengagewithliveperformersthroughtheintimateyetsecurelensofvirtualreality. 源自:https://festival.idfa.nl/en/film/b186a396-31de-4335-930b-cabfde1d0709/traversing-the-mist/