As a filmmaker drawn to the most visceral forms of cinema, it was probably inevitable that Kathryn Bigelow's high-adrenaline curiosities would lead her to virtual reality. National Geographic will release the film May 1 on the VR app Within, and on YouTube and Facebook360 the following week. Bigelow's virtual reality debut left her excited for its journalistic potential to inform and foster empathy. His award-winning The Displaced, a New York Times VR film Ismail co-directed, followed three children refugees from Syria, Ukraine and Sudan. Future potentialSo does Bigelow see great potential in virtual reality?

Source: CBC News April 22, 2017 15:33 UTC