Lessons of Auschwitz: VR tribute by school students

• Prize
  Honorable Mention in Social / environmental / TV / Film / Animation
• Company
  RT Creative Lab
• Lead
  Denis Semionov
• Team
  Revaz Todua, Ekaterina Sidorova, Vlad Krutenyuk, Pavel Postnikov, Nikita Semionov, Dima Kaderkaev, Misha Borisov, Vlad Sarychev, Nata Makashvili, Zhenya Timoshenkova, Sasha Volkov, Lera Agescheva, Dima Sobaev
• Client
  RT
• Credits
  Creative director: Kirill Karnovich-Valua
• Video
  Link to video

The short film “Lessons of Auschwitz” aims to show how history can be retold and reimagined by younger generations through digital art. Marking the 75th anniversary of its liberation, nine students from a Moscow high school, between 13 and 16 years old, were taken to the memorial in Poland. After the trip, they were asked to express their reactions and emotions in VR. Using innovative XR film technology, a new kind of commemorative tribute emerged aiming to engage and touch younger viewers and inspire them to learn more about the Holocaust.

We are an Emmy-nominated digital in-house team within the international news network RT available in 6 languages across 100+ countries.At RT Creative Lab we believe in the power of good stories. A good story is the core of every great execution. But when it comes to digital deciding what kind of story you want to tell is inseparable from HOW you are going to tell it. That’s why we always focus not only on exquisite narratives but also on innovative digital craft. We strongly believe that the appropriate combination of these 2 elements can change the world for good.