Letters from Australia Immersive 360 film
NEWS Update!!
We are so excited that 'Letters from Australia' has been selected for
Cornwall Film Festival 2024
and
Adelaide Fringe 2025!!
We are so excited that 'Letters from Australia' has been selected for
Cornwall Film Festival 2024
and
Adelaide Fringe 2025!!
'Letters from Australia' is an engaging immersive 360 experience, based on extracts from Thomas and William Osborne's letters 'home' to Cornwall in the 1860's. The production illustrates their personal experiences and brings into context the everyday struggles and triumphs of ordinary people in society.
The Cornish Diaspora of the 19th century saw 250,000 people leave Cornwall, fleeing poverty and seeking opportunities across the globe. Approximately 10 percent of the population of South Australia, and over 3 percent of Australia as a whole, has significant Cornish ancestry and the settlement of the areas within of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales are sometimes referred to as ‘Little Cornwall’
The project raises issues of contemporary significance and interest including, economic migration, industrial and social development, and provides the backdrop for discussion and awareness raising from a period with significant local and global historical relevance.
Letters from Australia has been supported through Real Ideas Organisation’s ‘Start Something Immersive’ scheme and showcase's the potential of the amazing, state of the art, Devonport Market Hall Dome facility to engage with audiences and develop an interest in local history and heritage based narratives.