The Tent: An AR Story
Augmented Reality Film
Thursday, 05 Mar 2026
In Cooperation with Digithalia – Festival for Virtual Theater Forms Graz
22 Minutes
The Tent is an augmented reality film by Martha Marion and Rory Mitchell [USA/UK].
A woman wakes up one morning to find a mysterious tent has appeared in her front garden. What is she to make of it? ‘The Tent’ is a 22-minute fairy-tale-like AR experience inspired by author Martha Marion that explores the relationship between squatters and homelessness. With wit and sensitivity, director Rory Mitchell explores interpersonal dynamics and raises questions about responsibility and guilt, power and privilege. Developed using volumetric video and photogrammetry, it allows the audience to explore a miniature world from every perspective, creating a film in which they can move freely. The Tent is a drama, a satire, a petty bourgeois fever dream and a fable for society.
by Rory Mitchell
Screenwriter Martha Marion
DP-/Immersive-Capture Sébastien Hameline
Produced by The Mercantile Agency
Executive Producers Rory Mitchell, Martha Marion, Lou Doye
Production Sébastien Hameline, Peter Davison
Sound Design Dave McKeever
Music Dave ‘Mustang’ Lang
with Maddy Wager, Jet Eveleth, Greg Mosse
Deutsche Übersetzung Jost von Harleßem
Voices Luisa Schwab, Anke Stedingk, Franz Solar
Recording Martin Arnold, Lukas Lechner-Heschl, Batuhan Gülcan
Premiere SXSW 2024 Film & TV Festival, Austin, Texas
Awards Silver medal for the best story/narrative at XR Must 2024
The project celebrated its world premiere at the SXSW 2024 Film and TV Festival. Subsequently, the work was shown at international film festivals, with screenings in Paris, Shanghai, Seoul and Toronto, among others.
Die deutsche Übersetzung wurde erstellt vom Schauspielhaus Graz im Rahmen von DIGITHALIA – Festival für virtuelle Theaterformen Graz
Thursday, 05 Mar 2026
