4993 FEET UNDER
4993 FEET UNDER // A REALTIME LIVE CINEMA & FULL DOME EXPERIENCE
“4993 Feet Under” is an innovative exploration of the intersection between cinema and real-time technology. Utilizing a hybrid documentary approach to depict the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
This spectacle chronicles the entire life cycle of a Whale Fall. Audiences embark on a poignant journey, witnessing the final moments of a dying humpback whale descending 4993 feet below the surface, where the Macondo Wellhead's oil leak occurred. Savage, exquisite, and poetic, the performance forms an elegy for the lives lost and shaken by the largest marine oil spill in history.
DIRECTOR: INA CHEN
WRITER: CALVIN SIN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: TE-HSING LU
COMPOSER: SANTIAGO AMÉZQUITA
MENTOR:ERIC ALBA
3D ARTIST: SINEW ZHANG
Since its performance debut in 2023, 4993 Feet Under has journeyed across both the worlds of Live Cinema and Full Dome experiences.
The Live Cinema performance has been showcased in New York and Los Angeles, while the Dome version has screened in venues across the U.S., Taiwan, Bogotá, Italy, Greece, France, Hungary, Poland, and Singapore. The piece is currently represented by Diversion Cinema (France) and is also available on Apple Vision Pro through Sandwich Vision.
Additionally, 4993 Feet Under is available in Dolby Atmos, with audio recorded at a state-of-the-art surround sound studio—offering audiences a fully immersive sonic experience.
