Spheres: Songs of Spacetime
Directed byEliza McNitt
Written byEliza McNitt
Produced byDarren Aronofsky
Joel Newton
StarringMillie Bobby Brown
Jessica Chastain
Patti Smith
Release date
17 January 2018
Running time
45 mins[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish

Spheres: Songs of Spacetime is a three-part virtual reality (VR) experience created by Eliza McNitt and produced by Darren Aronofsky that takes the viewer on a journey through space and the sounds that can be heard there. It was notably the first known VR product to secure a seven figure deal coming out of a film festival, namely Sundance, provoking significant media interest in the state of the VR film industry.[2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Spheres". IMDb. 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ Roettgers, Janko (24 January 2018). "Sundance Sees First Seven-Figure VR Deal as CityLights Buys Darren Aronofsky's 'Spheres'". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ Nafarrete, Jonathan (24 January 2018). "CityLights Buys Darren Aronofsky's VR Series 'Spheres' for $1.4M". VRScout. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ GmbH, finanzen net. "CityLights Funds Second Multi-million Dollar Virtual Cinematic Production Following Acquisition of Aronofsky's Spheres in 2018 | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ "A VR Movie Set in Space Just Landed a 7-Figure Deal at Sundance. This Is Huge". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Darren Aronofsky Virtual Reality Series 'Spheres' Acquired in Seven-Figure Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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