Mycelium
Directed by Maria-Elena Doyle. Set in 1847 during the Great Irish Famine. An interdisciplinary film about the natural cycle of death and rebirth, submerging us into our past and connecting us with our future. Selected for the Galway Film Fleadh (Academy Qualifier), Ireland (2023), Female Eye Film Festival, Canada (2023), HollyShorts Festival (Academy Qualifier), USA (2023), Aesthetica Film Festival (BAFTA), UK (2023), Foyle Film Festival, Ireland (2023), Cork International Film Festival, Ireland (2023), Kerry International Film Festival, Ireland (2023), Fastnet Film Festival, Ireland (2024)
Winner Best Arthouse Film (Fastnet Film Festival, Ireland, 2024)
TE KŌTIU: A NEW IMMERSIVE DIGITAL EXPERIENCE
Te Kōtiu is an immersive experience at MOTAT's Aviation Hall in New Zealand, celebrating the country's aviation history. It showcases key moments, from the migration of native Kuaka birds to the diversity within aviation and space industries. Visitors witness historic events and hear inspiring stories from pioneers like George Bolt and Jean Batten, as well as female trailblazers in aviation. An experience that was awarded the Museums + Heritage Best Use of Digital – International Award (2024).
“Bringing objects and stories to life, with beautiful simplicity being its strength, this great use of digital technology is both impactful and effective.”
Photosynthesis
A 3D journey in the form of a 1960s perceptual art-inspired experience. Selected for the Chicago International Film Festival, USA (2023), Athens International Film + Video Festival, USA (2024), Experiments in Cinema, USA (2024), Atlanta Film Festival, USA (2024), Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA (2024)
Winner of Visionary Filmmaking Award, Athens International Film + Video Festival, USA (2024)
Karanga o Tane Mahuta – VR Experience
Produced by WAXEYE, Karanga a Tane Mahuta is a VR experience delivered in te reo Māori with English options. It connects taitamariki (youth) with their environment through a reconstruction of unique taonga species, flora, and fauna. The aim is to help them better understand the impact of our environmental changes.
TRAP
Trap is a multi-award-winning short film that follows the adoption of a young girl who finds herself struggling to adapt to her new home. Selected for more than 130 International Film Festivals.
Best Animation, Ananse Cinema International Film Festival, Republic of Ghana (2020), King Award, KINNO Short Film Festival, Moscow, Russia (2020), Winner, Gold Cineciak for Animation, Ostia International Film Festival, Italy (2020), Best Animated Short, Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Argentina (2020), Best Animated Short, Varese International Film Festival, Italy (2020), Best Animated Short, Sacramento Underground Film and Arts Festival, USA (2020), Best International Animation, Oz International Film Festival, Australia (2020), Best Animated Film, 7th Pink City International Short Film Festival, India (2020), Best International Animation, New York State International Film Festival, USA (2020), Best Design, Khem Animation Film Festival, USA (2020), Best Animation, Austrian FilmFestival, Austria (2020), 3rd Best International Short, Athens ANIMFEST, Greece (2019), Film of the Month, CKF International Film Festival, UK (2019), Best Animation, Inca Imperial International Film Festival, Peru (2019), Best Animation, Motion Pictures International Film Festival, Canada (2019), Best Animation, Sydney Indie Film Festival, Australia (2019), Best Animation, International Short Film Festival of Beveren, Belgium (2019), Best Animated Short, South Film and Arts Academy Festival, Chile (2019).
Best Animated Short, Windy City International Film Festival, Chicago, USA (2019), Best Animated Short, Ciudad De Mexico International Film Festival, Mexico (2019), Best Animated Short, Medellín International Film Festival, Colombia (2019), Best Animated Short, Berlin Underground Film Festival, Germany (2019), Best Animated Short, Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival, Malta (2019), Best Animated Short, Best Short Festival, Canada (2019), Special Award Winner, XIX International Short Film Festival Radio City, Spain (2019), Silver Award Winner, Sound & Vision International Film & Technology Festival, New York (2019)
Best VR Film, San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, USA (2021) , Best VR, New Media Film Festival, USA (2021), Best VR Narrative, Fine Arts Film Festival, USA (2021), Best VR, Harlem International Film Festival, USA (2021), Gold Award, DC WebFest, USA (2021).
Hominidae VR Film
Hominidae is an award-winning VR film that premiered at Sundance. Against a landscape of X-ray imagery and wild anatomical reimagination, a mother and her children struggle for survival. Selected for Cannes XR, France (2019), Sundance Film Festival, USA (2020), VR Hamburg Virtual Reality and Arts Festival, Germany (2020), Taipei Film Festival: VR Frontline, Taiwan (2020), LUSCA Fantastic Film Festival, Puerto Rico (2020), Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (2020), Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, Germany (2020), Nashville Film Festival, USA (2020), Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, Canada (2020), Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories, Canada (2020), New Orleans Film Festival, USA (2020), Geneva International Film Festival, Switzerland (2020), Bogota Short Film Festival, South America (2020), Barcelona 360o VR and AR Market, Spain (2020), Best VR, Lusca Film Festival, South America (2020), Harlem International Film Festival, USA (2021), DC WebFest, USA (2021), Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival, Greece (2021), New Media Film Festival, USA (2021), Fine Arts Film Festival, Venice Institute of Contemporary Art, USA (2021), Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films (Liberec), Czech Republic (2021), NIFFF (Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival), Switzerland (2021), Shorts International Film Festival, Italy (2021), San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, USA (2021), Avanca Film Festival, Portugal (2021), BLON Animation and Games festival, Lithuania (2021), Prague International Film Festival, Czech Republic (2021), Philip K. Dick Science Fiction and Supernatural Festival, USA (2021), Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Switzerland (2021)
NEVIS
AJ Hackett wanted a virtual reality experience for The Nevis, NZ’s highest bungy jump, to help convert prospective jumpers into paying customers. WAXEYE created this 360 film trailer for the real bungy experience.
DEFENSE +4
A Wild Greens Production. Written & Directed by Keren Green. Game night takes a turn when aliens invade.
Quiver
Quiver, written and directed by Shayna Connelly, melds horror and passion with Virginia Woolf's idea of a woman requiring a room of her own in which to uncover her true identity. It’s screen in numerous film festivals and won a number of awards, including Best Sound Design at the Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image in New York.
Snow Country for Cold Elves
Nothing like a 48hour film to keep you on your toes.
Meniscus
A short film based on the poem "No Ordinary Sun" by the legendary Hone Tu Whare.