‘Child of Empire’ VR experience at SOAS University of London - 26th Sept to 31st October 2022

By Project Dastaan 

Child of Empire VR experience

Child of Empire is an animated virtual reality (VR) docu-drama experience which immerses viewers in one of the largest forced migrations in human history: the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan. The film is directly inspired by real life accounts of three Partition witnesses from both sides of the border.

Admission free, walk in.

OPEN
26 September to 31 October 2022
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
14:00 -17:00

Venue:
Wolfson Gallery 

SOAS Library

SOAS University of London
10 Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London
WC1H 0XG
Map

Film screenings (past event)

Animated shorts ‘Lost migrations - Sultanas Dream, Seabirds and Rest in Paper’

Sultanas Dream, Seabirds and Rest in Paper

Lost Migrations is a three-part animated anthology which explores the memory, loss and trauma that accompanied the Partition of British India, through the voices of the colonised. Each 6–8-minute episode focuses on a community that has been excluded from South Asian historiography: women, the stateless and the diaspora.

Admission free, walk in

Venue: Room B103, the Brunei Gallery, opposite the main entrance to SOAS.
22 September 17:00 - 19:00

Project Dastaan is a team of creatives based in India, Pakistan and the UK founded by Sparsh Ahuja, Sam Dalrymple and Saadia Gardezi. The VR experience ‘Child of Empire’ uses virtual reality technology to engage with themes related to South Asian communities in the UK, the legacy of partition, and overlapping experiences and trajectories.