360° of fictional reality

Abstract

On this occasion, in the Audiovisual Debates section we will present the experience of Metro Veinte: Cita Ciega, a short film in virtual reality that tells the story of Juana, a teenager in a wheelchair who goes on a blind date to start her
sexuality. Although it is a fictional story, the idea of making a short film on this subject arises from the experience of Rosario Perazolo Masjoan, a girl from Cordoba who became famous after she was not allowed to go bowling with her wheelchair in the city of Cordoba. After her letter went viral, Rosario participated in a TED talk, and it was there that producer Ezequiel Lenardón found out about her story and proposed that she make a documentary. Beyond the plot -absolutely interesting and disruptive- Metro Veinte: Cita Ciega has the particularity of being completely made in virtual reality 360°, technology that, through special helmets, offers the viewer a modern experience,
close and fascinating. The images that we will share here were taken during the local presentation of the short film at the Bouwer women's prison in September 2019, as part of the Reading and Writing Letters Workshop: Story Factory, which is held weekly at Prison No. 3 for women in Cordoba, through the University Program in the Prison (PUC) and the Secretariat of Extension of the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities of the National University of Cordoba.