A Long Goodbye
Directed by Kate Voet & Victor Maes, foreseen 2025
Main Info
Animated & interactive VR experience
Synopsis
A Long Goodbye is the story of Ida, a 72-year-old pianist living with dementia. When her husband Louis knew their remaining time together might be short, he made tape recordings, hoping to stay connected and to bring back some of their shared memories to her. We experience a day in Ida’s life, in their apartment, as her reality is fading. Her world starts empty and undefined, but when we interact with objects and play the tape recordings of her husband Louis, her playful and poetic world gradually comes to life, as if drawn in paint before our eyes. As Ida rediscovers herself, we discover Ida.
A Long Goodbye is a magical experience about the impact of dementia, loneliness and loss, but above all about love.
Credits
Writers and directors Kate Voet & Victor Maes
Composer Joep Beving
Digital art studio Velvet Flare
Lead developer Polygoat
Sound studio Game Audio Squad
Producers An Oost & Emmy Oost
Co-producers Donato Rotunno for Tarantula (LUX), Richard Valk for Valk Productions (NL)
With the support of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Luxembourg Film Fund, Netherlands Film Fund, the Creative Europe MEDIA programme, The Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, Pictanovo, deAuteurs
Selections
VR Days Immersive Funding Market 2021
Stereopsia Booster program 2022
NewImages XR Development Market 2023
Venice Gap-Financing Market 2023
IDFA Doclab Forum 2024