Your childhood home remembers everything you forgot.
The short follows the lives of a family consisting of Bert, Rae, and their daughter Rachel. The viewer serves as an observer of the family's lifecycle before, during, and after living in their home. It is Walt Disney Animation Studios' first short set in virtual reality.
Direction
VR storytelling that actually serves emotion, not gimmick.
Production
Disney's first VR experiment sets the bar embarrassingly high.
Director
Jeff Gipson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jeff Gipson storyboarded the entire short IN VR using Oculus Quill, essentially painting the film in three-dimensional space before a single frame was animated.
The 'Short Circuit' program that birthed Cycles was Disney's experimental incubator—giving animators weeks, not years, to pitch and complete personal projects. This one's proof that constraints breed innovation.
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