director
virtual reality episodic horror opera and installation exhibits
2017
two young women (sarah and corrine) wake up confused and terrified in a dark, surreal, music-filled world of incongruities and evil intentions, a space where time seems to have curved in on itself somehow. grotesque, masked figures slowly gather around the two from the corners of the darkened room, ceremoniously awaiting the women’s fate. As the thundering sonic world escalates and the watchers descend upon them, one woman fights her way out, only to find that ‘out’ might be yet another illusion in this horrific, virtual universe. will you help sarah?
fully immersed
chisa hidaka fully immersed in the parksville murders.
samsung vr night, san francisco, october 2017
inide inflatable dome designed/created by mary hale
samsung launch: episode 1
available on samsung vr
october 20, 2017
the experience
audience members sit in a circle and watch the parksville murders together.
samsung vr night, san francisco, october 2017
best vr at nyc indie film festival 2017
we won!
the watchers
the watchers of the parksville murders
image by cari ann shim sham*
the dome
parksville murder's new exhibition dome, premiered at the samsung "an evening in 360" vr night in san francisco in october 2017.
dark corner rig
the parksville murders is shot primarily on the dark corner rig, with additional support from the freedom 360 rig.
the boatman
the exhibition kicked off with a new aria by kamala sankaram sung by the boatman in front of our exhibition dome.
samsung vr night, san francisco, october 2017
cemetary
the watchers local hang out spot, the parksville cemetery.
image by cari ann shim sham*
come inside
after the boatman sings our masked helpers beckon you into the dome.
samsung vr night, san francisco, october 2017
ghost chairs
the ghost chairs await you as scary trees are projected onto the dome for a creepy atmosphere.
samsung vr night, san francisco, october 2017
the tub
the actual tub from the parksville murders is placed in the center of the dome surrounded by ferns, moss and earth as candles burn on the walls of the dome.
samsung vr night, san francisco, october 2017
candles
place your candle by the tub and put on your headsets.
samsung vr night, san francisco, october 2017
the watchers
the watchers and our dead corrine appear when the audience removes their headsets.
samsung vr night, san francisco, october 2017
photo op
afterwards the audience loved to take photos with our dead corrine in the tub and the watchers.
samsung vr night, san francisco, october 2017
red curtain addict Interview
the parksville murders creative team gets their wine on with red curtain addict in sf, ca.
left to right, anne hiatt, kari coomans, jerre dye, todd perlmutter, cari ann shim sham*
the watchers
a live staging of the parksville murders at the flea theater in new york city, november 2018
the watchers watch on…
photo by laura thompson
parksville murders
a live staging of the parksville murders at the flea theater in new york city, november 2018.
soprano kasey cardin playing corrine lies dead in her tub.
photo by laura thompson
live at the flea, halloween
a live staging of the parksville murders at the flea theater in new york city, halloween 2018.
soprano kasey cardin playing corrine lies dead in her tub as the audience watches.
photo by laura thompson
parksville murders
a live staging of the parksville murders at the flea theater in nyc, november 2018.
soprano rachel duval playing sarah inspects kasey cardin playing corrine who lies lifeless in her tub.
photo by laura thompson
silence is violence
ny premiere nyc indie fest
may 6th
https://www.nycindieff.com/event/vr-experience-session-1
https://www.nycindieff.com/event/vr-experience-session-2
la premiere
the topanga film festival
february 10-12
parksville goes to paris
the parksville murders turns heads in paris at the ciné corps film festival.
jan 30, 2018
the parksville murders
2016-17 in post production
thanks to a building opera audiences grant from opera america, opera on tap has completed work on episode one of its most innovative project yet: an episodic horror opera created for virtual reality (vr). “the parksville murders,” with music by kamala sankaram and libretto by jerre dye, directed by cari ann shim sham*, is produced in collaboration with beaverkill studios & light sail vr.
preview exhibit dumbo, nyc, oct 27, 2016
exhibit opera america new works forum, nyc, jan 12th, 2017
exhibit topanga film festival, la, feb 10-12, 2017
corrine & sarah
the watchers have their way with our lead sopranos, kacey cardin & mikki sodergren
image by cari ann shim sham*
wall street journal feature
opera in new york gets spooky
by amanda angel
http://www.wsj.com/articles/opera-in-new-york-gets-spooky-1477530490
