A Long Goodbye
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2026 NewImages Festival XR Competition
- ★ 2026 SXSW Agog Immersive Impact Award
- ★ 2025 Venice Film Festival Venice Immersive Competition
Synopsis
A Long Goodbye tells the story of Ida, a 72-year-old pianist living with dementia. In this animated, interactive VR experience, we walk in Ida’s shoes. We experience a day in her life, as her reality is fading. The apartment, where she spent a lifetime with her beloved husband Daniel, first feels empty and undefined. When we interact with objects and play the tape recordings of her husband, her playful world gradually comes to life, as if drawn in paint before our eyes.
Like pieces of a puzzle, memories and conversations help Ida to rediscover herself. But we also discover Daniel’s struggles, as he hopes to stay connected and realizes their remaining time together may be short. A Long Goodbye is a poetic experience about the impact of dementia, but above all it is about love and the long goodbye of two lovers who shared a life together.
Team
Director
Kate VOET
Kate Voet is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. She studied English literature and linguistics and film directing at the University of Amsterdam, LUCA and The New School in NYC. Her shorts Les Homards Immortels and The Tears of Things toured internationally.
She co-directed interactive VR film A Long Goodbye which premiered at the 82nd Venice Film Festival and won a lion for the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize before continuing its journey to a.o. SXSW, IDFA and Clermont Ferrand, winning several more awards along the way including the Agog Immersive Impact Award at SXSW.
Director
Victor MAES
Victor Maes graduated from LUCA School of Arts Brussels in 2015 and studied advanced cinematography at the Global Cinematography Institute in Los Angeles. Since 2016, he has worked as a camera assistant and as a cinematographer across fiction and documentary.
He co-wrote and co-directed the interactive VR film A Long Goodbye, which premiered at the 82nd Venice Film Festival and won the Venice Immersive Achievement Prize before continuing its journey to a.o. SXSW, IDFA, and Clermont Ferrand, winning several more awards along the way including the Agog Immersive Impact Award at SXSW.
Schedule
| Cinema | Auditorium | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/09 Friday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/09 Friday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/09 Friday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/09 Friday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/09 Friday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/09 Friday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/09 Friday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/09 Friday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/09 Friday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/10 Saturday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/10 Saturday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/10 Saturday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/10 Saturday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/10 Saturday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/10 Saturday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/10 Saturday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/10 Saturday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/10 Saturday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/11 Sunday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/11 Sunday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/11 Sunday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/11 Sunday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/11 Sunday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/11 Sunday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/11 Sunday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/11 Sunday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/11 Sunday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/12 Monday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/12 Monday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/12 Monday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/12 Monday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/12 Monday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/12 Monday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/12 Monday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/12 Monday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/12 Monday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/13 Tuesday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/13 Tuesday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/13 Tuesday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/13 Tuesday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/13 Tuesday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/13 Tuesday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/13 Tuesday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/13 Tuesday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/13 Tuesday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/14 Wednesday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/14 Wednesday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/14 Wednesday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/14 Wednesday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/14 Wednesday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/14 Wednesday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/14 Wednesday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/14 Wednesday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/14 Wednesday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/15 Thursday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/15 Thursday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/15 Thursday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/15 Thursday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/15 Thursday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/15 Thursday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/15 Thursday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/15 Thursday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/15 Thursday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/16 Friday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/16 Friday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/16 Friday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/16 Friday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/16 Friday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/16 Friday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/16 Friday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/16 Friday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/16 Friday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/17 Saturday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/17 Saturday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/17 Saturday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/17 Saturday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/17 Saturday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/17 Saturday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/17 Saturday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/17 Saturday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/17 Saturday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/18 Sunday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/18 Sunday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/18 Sunday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/18 Sunday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/18 Sunday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/18 Sunday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/18 Sunday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/18 Sunday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/18 Sunday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/19 Monday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/19 Monday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/19 Monday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/19 Monday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/19 Monday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/19 Monday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/19 Monday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/19 Monday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/19 Monday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/20 Tuesday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/20 Tuesday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/20 Tuesday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/20 Tuesday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/20 Tuesday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/20 Tuesday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/20 Tuesday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/20 Tuesday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/20 Tuesday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/21 Wednesday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/21 Wednesday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/21 Wednesday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/21 Wednesday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/21 Wednesday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/21 Wednesday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/21 Wednesday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/21 Wednesday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/21 Wednesday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/22 Thursday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/22 Thursday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/22 Thursday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/22 Thursday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/22 Thursday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/22 Thursday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/22 Thursday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/22 Thursday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/22 Thursday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/23 Friday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/23 Friday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/23 Friday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/23 Friday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/23 Friday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/23 Friday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/23 Friday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/23 Friday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/23 Friday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/24 Saturday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/24 Saturday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/24 Saturday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/24 Saturday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/24 Saturday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/24 Saturday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/24 Saturday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/24 Saturday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/24 Saturday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/25 Sunday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/25 Sunday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/25 Sunday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/25 Sunday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/25 Sunday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/25 Sunday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/25 Sunday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/25 Sunday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/25 Sunday 18:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/26 Monday 11:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/26 Monday 12:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/26 Monday 13:00 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/26 Monday 13:50 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/26 Monday 14:40 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/26 Monday 15:30 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/26 Monday 16:20 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/26 Monday 17:10 | |
| The Pier-2 Art Center | Warehouse P3 | 2026/10/26 Monday 18:00 |
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