“I wanted to experiment and document how VR filmmaking can be an emancipatory practice for communities” – Myriam Hernandez (GAWI)

GAWI, meaning “Mother Earth”, is a VR dream experience co-created with the Rarámuri, an indigenous community in Northern Mexico. You will join them on an intimate journey in which you follow their collective dream. You enter this VR dream with Isabel, a Rarámuri woman, as she seeks guidance from her ancestors and nature by lying down in the calming shade of the pines to dream. As a spirited guest, you fly through voluminous canyons, cloudy blue skies, and vast forests. The experiences follows a dreamlike narrative that unfolds to the…