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Interactive Documentary 'Out My Window' Invites the Viewer Inside

by Warren Riddle on November 7, 2010 at 12:05 PM

Canada's National Film Board has sponsored an expansive, voyeuristic travelogue through the high-rises of the world. Documentarian Katerina Cizek directed the 'Out My Window' project, which allows viewers to experience life in the urban detritus of 13 different international destinations. The interactive documentary event ("film" doesn't quite do it justice) provides a literal and figurative window into the lives of families in Amsterdam, Chicago, Beirut, Istanbul and various other locations scattered across the globe. The intimate experience -- which sports the tagline, "The towers in the world. The world in the towers." -- purports to be "one of the world's first interactive 360-degree documentaries." Check out the trailer after the break.

The project may seem eerily similar to the interactive soap operas of 'Fahrenheit 451,' but there's no need for dystopian hyperbole. Out My Window openly celebrates the "remarkable high-rise residents who harness the human spirit -- and the power of community." So, go ahead and let yourself in. The window's open.

Tags: documentary, InteractiveMovie, katerina cizek, KaterinaCizek, NationalFilmBoard, NationalFilmBoardOfCanada, NFB, OutMyWindow, top

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