Sanctuary (by Damien Gillis, Cease Wyss, and Olivier Leroux) is an ecological adventure—a feast for the senses, and an implicit call to action. This 360° projection takes you deep into a forest that has existed since the last Ice Age—and is now under threat. Inside a geodesic dome, built within the Haida House, viewers experience an auditory mix of music and nature sounds, with a wraparound view of an ancient forest. Hosted by Cease Wyss, this is a transporting experience: from the inside of hollow trunks, where black bears make their winter dens, to the precipice of a waterfall and other magical places, it offers the thrill of true immersion.

Every Friday, Saturday + Sunday (until September 26, 2021)

Every 20 minutes (last screening at 4:35 pm)

Free with museum admission; reservations required at admission desk

First-come, first-served; proceed to the line up at the Haida House
Due to the very limited capacity, entry cannot be guaranteed

Bios

Cease Wyss is an educator, ethnobotanist, and media artist of Skwxwu7mesh, Stó:lō, Hawaiian, and Swiss descent. Trained by Indigenous knowledge keepers, she uses her art, her activism, and her teaching to raise awareness and bring about change.

Damien Gillis is a journalist and filmmaker. His documentary Fractured Land won Best BC Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2015, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Tyee, and elsewhere.

Olivier Leroux is an experienced VR Director and DOP who has taught VR journalism at UBC and works with the iM4 VR program at Emily Carr University.

Credits

FEATURING Cease Wyss PRODUCED BY Damien Gillis CO-DIRECTED BY Olivier Leroux & Damien Gillis CINEMATOGRAPHER: Olivier Leroux Drone Operator: Zachary Moxley WRITTEN BY Cease Wyss, Damien Gillis & Olivier Leroux NARRATED BY Cease Wyss EDITED BY Olivier Leroux POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR & ASSISTANT EDITOR: Damien Gillis FIELD SOUND & NARRATION RECORDING by Edo Van Breemen SOUND DESIGN & MIX by Alba Vega Mulet MUSIC COMPOSED BY Edo Van Breemen & Johannes Winkler PROJECTION TECHNOLOGIST: Eric Chad UNDERGROUND ANIMATION: ART DIRECTION by Julie Andreyev & Maria Lantin ANIMATION BY Edward Madojemu SOUND COMPOSITION BY Simon Overstall POST-PRODUCTION BY Sean Arden

This animation draws on research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Logging Footage cour: Bryan Short Joanne Pearce UBC School of Journalism Backcountry guides and research support: Ross Muirhead and Hans Penner Project Consultant: Julie Andreyev Production Support: Sadira Rodrigues Dome panel fabrication by G2CNC – Campbell River, BC Dome, and projector rigging equipment: McMedia