On the grey morning of 20 February 2014, government police forces opened live ammunition fire against protesters armed with bats and wooden shields. Fifty people died, and several days after, President Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia. We reconstruct the street where the bloodshed happened, as it is today, using photogrammetry and CGI. The viewers of the experience can follow the path of the protesters that were reclaiming the street from the police forces. The story is a chronicle of that day with a strong emphasis on archival footage. The memories of the people who were there are captured as 360° video interviews recorded in the places they were on that tragic morning.
Sergiy Polezhaka is the CEO, co-founder, and firestarter at New Cave Media. In the past, this award-winning photojournalist and videographer was strongly and proudly influenced by the Danish School of Media and Journalism, and now he has come over to the dark side of immersive 360°/VR visual storytelling. After starting his own company, Sergiy continued his work as a director and DoP in 360° and VR projects. He directed No Hero, the first 360° web doc in Ukraine, in early 2017 and has directed and produced a number of other linear 360° documentary, NGO, and commercial projects.
Aftermath VR: Euromaidan (2019)
Alexey Furman is a Ukrainian freelance photojournalist, an alumnus of the Missouri School of Journalism and co-founder of New Cave Media, a 360°/VR production company based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The company was the first to utilise 360° video for journalistic storytelling in Ukraine.
Aftermath VR: Euromaidan (2019)
Kyrylo Zhylinskyi is a Ukrainian graphic and web designer, and design teacher. He is a co-founder and CTO of New Cave Media, where he oversees post-production for both documentary and commercial work, including the immersive documentary Aftermath VR: Euromaidan. He began doing editing and motion design for immersive storytelling back in 2016. His visual style has become one of the key features of New Cave Media.
Aftermath VR: Euromaidan (2019)
