A Long Goodbye
A Long Goodbye is an animated, interactive VR experience following Ida, a 72-year-old pianist with dementia. As her reality fades, players interact with objects and recordings in her empty apartment, causing her world and memories of her beloved husband, Daniel, to be vividly drawn to life. A Long Goodbye is a poetic exploration of love and the emotional toll of dementia on two people who shared a lifetime.
Directors
Kate Voet
Victor Maes
Cast
Elizabeth Counsel
Richard Wells
Marlies Heuer
Derek de Lint
Composer
Joep Beving
Art Director
Daniel Balage
CG Supervisor
Gael Chaize
Lead Developer
Polygoat
Frederik Smolders
Sound Designers
Game Audio Squad
Niels van der Leest
Lars Tesselaar
Additional 2D Animation
Pieter Vanluffelen
Mathieu Jadin
Tom Lemmens
Producers Belgium
Cassette for Timescapes
An Oost
Emmy Oost
Producers Netherlands
Valk Productions
Richard Valk
Producers Luxembourg
Tarantula
Donato Rotunno
Awards
La Biennale Di Venezia 82 - Venice Immersive Achievement Prize
SXSW - Agog Immersive Impact Award
Clermont-Ferrand - Best XR Film
Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Golden Alexander
Belgian Game Awards - Best Applied Game
United XR Awards - Best Art Direction
Miami Film Gate - Best of Fest
XR Must Awards - Best Non-Fiction World
Festivals
Venice Immersive Competition (IT)
SXSW (US) – North American Premiere
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (FR)
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (GR) – Greek Premiere
IDFA Doclab (NL) – Dutch Premiere
NewImages (FR)
Film Fest Gent (BE) – Belgian Premiere
Fipadoc (FR) – French Premiere
Beijing International Festival
Busan International Short Film Festival
Filmfestival Oostende (BE)
Luxembourg City Film Festival (LUX)
Kaboom (NL)
Filmgate Interactive (US)
Cinetech, Maryland Film Festival (US)
Kortfilmfestival Leuven (BE)
Docfest Brugge (BE)
Breedbeeld Kortfilmfestival (BE)
Markets
Venice Gap Financing Market 2023
New Images XR Development Market 2023
Stereopsia Booster program 2022
VR Days Immersive Funding Market 2021
Torino Short Film Market VR Series 2020
With the support of
Flanders Audiovisual Fund - VAF (BE)
Creative Europe MEDIA programme (EU)
The Netherlands Film Fund (NL)
Film Fund Luxembourg (LUX)
deAuteurs (BE)
Pictanovo (FR)
