A Simple Silence
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2025 BIFAN Beyond Reality
- ★ 2024 Venice Film Festival Venice Immersive Competition
- ★ 2024 São Paulo International Film Festival
Synopsis
It seems like such an easy request: a simple silence. A stillness without the weight of work or love or death. A moment in between. But we have learned there is an almost impossible gap between this ambition and the reality of living, that our silence is never simple. In the flickering light, we hold our breaths, anticipating the storm. Something must be lost before it can be found.
Team
Director
Craig QUINTERO
As the Artistic Director of the Taipei-based Riverbed Theatre Company, Craig QUINTERO has written and directed over 50 original image-based performances. His VR works premiered at the Venice Film Festival and received awards from festivals around the world. QUINTERO is currently a professor at Grinnell College.
Schedule
| Cinema | Auditorium | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/10 Friday 13:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/10 Friday 17:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/11 Saturday 12:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/11 Saturday 16:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/12 Sunday 11:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/12 Sunday 15:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/13 Monday 14:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/13 Monday 18:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/14 Tuesday 13:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/14 Tuesday 17:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/15 Wednesday 12:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/15 Wednesday 16:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/16 Thursday 11:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/16 Thursday 15:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/17 Friday 14:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/17 Friday 18:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/18 Saturday 13:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/18 Saturday 17:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/19 Sunday 12:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/19 Sunday 16:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/20 Monday 11:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/20 Monday 15:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/21 Tuesday 14:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/21 Tuesday 18:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/22 Wednesday 13:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/22 Wednesday 17:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/23 Thursday 12:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/23 Thursday 16:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/24 Friday 11:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/24 Friday 15:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/25 Saturday 14:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/25 Saturday 18:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/26 Sunday 13:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
| VR FILM LAB | 360 Cinema | 2025/10/26 Sunday 17:00 | (30 seats for each screening) |
※ Notes: ★ With filmmakers' attendance/talks ▲ Non-English language films without English subtitles