The Sea Inside

Assistant Director and Production Manager
360° Immersive Film & Interactive Experience
Presented at L’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs old water tower

With a narrative carried by a small house set symbolically adrift in a turbulent sea by a tsunami, this 360-degree film explores the migrant dream of a family seeking refuge in a sea devoid of danger—an inland sea. Hand-drawn stop-motion watercolour drawings contrast with the 360° real-life shots of the territory.

The film is preceded by an interactive experience, and for accessibility reasons, the film is also presented in VR on the first floor of the museum.

Short credit version:
Design and production: XYZ Technologies | cadabra
Director and Screenwriter: Étienne Paquette
Producer: Dildel Lavoie
Assistant Director and Production Manager: Carolina Iregui
Production Manager: Christelle Chevrette
Technical Director: Simon Perrier
Artistic Director, Illustrator, Animator and Video editor: Carine Khalifé
Video shoots: Canopée
360° director of photography: Dominic Saint-Amant
Music Director and Sound Designer: Javier Asencio
Original music: Robert R. Pelletier
Client: Historical Society Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada.
Presented at l’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs old water tower.

Project lifespan: Permanent (estimated duration of 5–10 years)
Duration of production: 2 years (production delayed due to pandemic)
Language: English and French
Awards: Nominated to Numix awards 2022 - Immersive experiences

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L’Odyssée des Bâtisseurs

Alma, Québec, Canada, 2021