On the night of succession, Cheng Shih enters the captain’s cabin as a widow — and leaves with a fleet.
Directed and produced by Eloise Singer and written by Maja Bodenstein, A Night of Succession won the Discovery Award for Best Debut at Raindance Film Festival 2021.
Supported by Creative England, the BFI and ScreenSkills.
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The Pirate Queen premiered at Raindance Film Festival (2021) and was nominated for numerous awards. It won ‘The Discovery Award’ for Best Debut.
Its now being expanded into a full VR adventure narrative releasing early 2024. -
PCVR & Meta Quest 2
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Director: Eloise Singer
Producer: Eloise Singer
Writer: Maja Bodenstein
Executive Producers: Dave Ranyard & Eloise Singer
Programmer: Hankun Yu
Game Designer: Kevin Mason
Associate Producers: Tommie Curran, Sylvia Pan, Simon Fenton
Voice Actors: Orion Lee (A24's 'First Cow'), Rebecca Yeo ('Stan and Ollie')
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Award nomination: Best Immersive Game and Discovery Award: Best Debut
Award Win: The Discovery Award: Best Debut
“A remarkable new addition to the VR canon”
— Raindance Film Festival
Set in 19th-century China, this intimate VR experience invites audiences to uncover the objects, secrets and alliances that shaped one of history’s most formidable leaders.
Through quiet interaction and environmental storytelling, the experience reveals power not as spectacle, but as something assembled piece by piece.
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