Zoe Roellin Gets Personal in Meta-Produced ‘Perennials’: ‘This Story Is All About This Abandoned House and the Emotions Tied to It’
variety.comMarta Balaga Zoe Roellin’s VR animation “Perennials” – presented at Venice Immersive and produced by Meta – will hit the VR Animation Player next. “It makes me very happy, because it will be available to practically everyone with a VR headset,” says the Swiss artist, based in Italy, opening up about her collaboration with Ryan Genji Thomas and Goro Fujita. “They approached me because they liked my work with [painting and animation software] Quill and asked if I wanted to pitch a project to Meta.
They thought ‘Perennials’ would be a great addition to their catalog, with it being this grounded piece directed at an older audience.
I just didn’t expect it to happen so early in my career.” Sarah Malkin and Yelena Rachitsky executive produce, while Dren McDonald is responsible for the soundtrack.
Joe Zieja, Natalie Miller and David Olano round up the voice cast. “I was looking for people who could be really genuine and convey small nuances through dialogues, because a lot of this story is really low-key.
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