Ancestors will be a new Smartphone Orchestra experience focusing on connecting the audience using a very ‘familiar’ way (pun intended).

How does it work?

1. First, you take a selfie. Then, using AI, we create the face of a virtual child from your selfie and that of another (random!) audience member, making both of you virtual parents.
2. Next, both of you progress as grandparents of a virtual grandchild together with another couple.
3. Eventually, the whole audience becomes one big family! The ancestors of a virtual great-great-great-great-grandchild.

Just imagine the conversations you’ll have about how to take care of future generations.

Our creative director Steye Hallema developed the initial concept of Ancestors together with the visual artist Hanna Haaslahti (Finland) during the Sundance New Frontier Lab, after which they both felt the need to tell this important story in their own best way. So you might be able to experience or book both works one day.

Check out Hanna’s wonderful work here.

Ancestors is made possible thanks to Film Fonds Immerse/Interact, Fonds21 and Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie.