Timo Wright & Kohei Okada-Skogorev’s Fukushima – The Home That Once Was (2023) has been selected for Slamdance Film Festival, taking place from January 19–25, 2024 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, US. The film is part of the festival’s Interactive and Gaming (DIG) section.

Fukushima – The Home That Once Was is a VR documentary about the abandoned villages and the former residents of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s Accident Exclusion Zone. This Finnish-Danish-Japanese co-production is technically groundbreaking, allowing viewers to freely navigate a village constructed from 3D-scanned houses and yards using their VR glasses. Viewers meet six former residents of the area who share their experiences regarding the significance of home, the importance of community and the fragility of memories. Viewers can choose their own path in the film’s narrative, making each viewing experience unique.

Timo Wright is a media artist based in Helsinki, Finland. Wright has graduated with MA degree from the Aalto University School of Art and Design in Helsinki in 2014. He has participated in domestic and international exhibitions since the mid 2000s including Kunsthall Charlottenborg (2017 & 2018), Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie (2017), Galerie Anhava (2016), Helsinki Art Museum (2013), Helsinki Design Museum (2012), Amos Anderson Art Museum (2012), Kunsthalle Helsinki (2012, 2010, 2009) and Helsinki Art Museum’s Kluuvi Gallery (2012),  as well as festivals such as IDFA, Slamdance, Nordisk Panorama, International Film Festival Rotterdam and  Japan Media Arts Festival. His films have been shown at over 70 festivals and exhibitions worldwide.