LID-SCAPE

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LID-SCAPE

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A virtual living room with the view bleeding into a black and gray landscape
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(Expanded Doc, Interactive Documentary)

Exploration of a virtual war within the 2D MMORPG RuneScape Old School, where Venezuelan gamers, driven by economic crisis, clash with a European mercenary faction. The project blends VR, interactive storytelling, and real-world testimonies, offering a deep dive into digital conflict and survival.

Themes

Gaming, Virtual Economy, Survival, Virtual Conflict, Discrimination Online, Resilience, Solidarity, Real-Life Impact, 2D MMORPG

Project Representatives
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Portrait of Sebastian Carrasco
Portrait of Sebastian Carrasco
Sebastián Carrasco
Colombia

Sebastián Carrasco, is a visual artist with a degree in Art from Universidad de Los Andes and an MFA in Fine Arts from Hunter College, NY. His work has been exhibited in prominent galleries and cultural spaces such as Liberia Central Contemporánea (Bogotá), Espacio Odeón (Bogotá), SGR Galería (Bogotá) and Glass House ArtLifeLab (Brooklyn, NY). Carrasco has received awards such as first place in the Young Colombian Artist Award from the Embassy of Spain in Colombia (2019), the Young Artist Award from the University of Los Andes (2020) .
His work includes digital narratives in augmented reality, multi-channel video installations and 3D animation, notably for the Gold Museum of Colombia. He is founder of the collective 4-18 and has been director of the Digital Media Collective at Hunter College. He has also taught at Universidad Externado de Colombia, Universidad del Rosario and Universidad del Bosque.

Portrait of Francisco Camacho
Portrait of Francisco Camacho
Francisco Camacho
Colombia

Francisco holds a degree in Anthropology from Universidad de los Andes and a Master's in Visual Anthropology from the University of Barcelona, where he graduated with honors and co-directed the documentary *Familia sin domicilio*. He also earned a Master's in Creative Documentary from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and has completed courses in film editing and directing. Francisco has worked on several documentary projects as an editor and cinematographer. He is currently the producer of the short documentary *The Future We Were*, directed by Sebastián Carrasco, and will begin editing a documentary filmed in Malawi in November 2024.

General Information
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Original Title:

LID-SCAPE

English Title:

LID-SCAPE

Countries of Production:

Colombia

Languages:

Spanish

Project Stage:

Development

Length:

15 mins

Year of Completion:

2025

DOK Industry is realised with the support of Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media upon a Decision of the German Bundestag.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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