SEAN THOMAS EVANS
FOUNDER / PRODUCER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
WORK | PAST PROJECTS
SPOTS OF LIGHT
“Spots of Light" is an award winning immersive VR documentary that takes viewers into the extraordinary journey of Dan Layani, who, as a young soldier, tragically lost his sight in combat in 1982. Despite facing this life-altering setback, Dan propelled himself forward as he pursued his education, found love, and raised four children. After 25 years of living in darkness, a miraculous opportunity presented for Dan to undergo experimental surgery to regain his sight.
THE HOLY CITY VR
The Holy City is an innovative immersive and gamified VR experience of one of the world’s spiritual epicenters. The project reflects an innovation mindset, harnessing cutting edge technology and creating a platform that carries a unique opportunity to understand a new perspective.
WEED VR
WeedVR, the world's first VR cannabis dispensary, is a platform for exploring, comparing, and purchasing strains. Using VR hand controllers, the user can browse, pick up, and explore a 3D library of products with easy access to strain information and customer reviews. The virtual environment can be customized to fit any brick and mortar or online brand depending on the application. Options to integrate gamified elements, exclusive offers, reward programs, and additional 360 or promotional content will give online retailers a competitive edge.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
SPOTS OF LIGHT
Official Selection - SIGGRAPH 2024
Fipadoc - International Documentary Festival - Best Film
"The Smart Jury unanimously decided to award 'Spots of Life' the Best Film prize in the Smart category. This VR masterpiece dives into the destiny of Dan Layani, a solider who lost his sight in war. Unimaginable in a traditional format, imparting a powerful life lesson, ‘Spots of Light' has illuminated Biarritz Immersive with its profound storytelling, reminding us that courage and hope can indeed be found even in the darkest corners.
In the midst of full darkness, it reaffirms that one can always find his/her light."
- Fipadoc, 2024
HOLY CITY VR
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Venice Film Festival 2023 - Venice Immersive
Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Cannes XR
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2019
Raindance Film Festival 2019
FIVARS film festival 2019
Dok Neuland XR exhibition 2019
Verzio Human Rights film festival 2019
Virtuality XR awards Paris 2019
POFF Black Nights film festival, Tallinn, Estonia 2019
FIPA, Biarritz, France 2020
Games for Change, NY, USA, 2020
VRE20 Extended Edition, Rome 2020
AWARDS
Lumiere Award for Best Educational XR
Games for Change - Best XR for Change
Byron Bay Film festival 2019 - Best Interactive VR Experience
NOMINATIONS
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2019 - Best Documentary VR Experience
Raindance Film Festival 2019 - Best Documentary Experience
Virtuality XR awards - 2nd place for best educational XR
Lumiere Awards - Best Educational XR
ABOUT
Sean Thomas Evans is a renowned XR producer, filmmaker, and creative technologist with over 25 years of experience. Since 2015, Sean has led the creation of dozens of immersive and transmedia productions, including "Sharkwater VR," "Living with Jaguars," and the award-winning VR experience "The Holy City." His works have been showcased at prestigious festivals such as TIFF, Cannes, Venice, FIPADOC, Annecy, SIGGRAPH, and many others internationally.His credits also include the award-winning documentary "Spots of Light," which chronicles an emotional journey into blindness and back again, and will be screening at SIGGRAPH's VR Theatre 2024.Sean's expertise spans a range of cutting-edge XR technologies, contributing to advancements in photogrammetry-driven environments, NLP-based narratives, and frameworks for real-time visualization and interactions with biometric data in virtual spaces. He continues to push the boundaries of XR, blending technology and storytelling to create powerful and transformative experiences.
© SEAN THOMAS EVANS 2024