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  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2022
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  • 1 h 31 m

Summary Filmed entirely inside the world of virtual reality (VR), this immersive and revealing documentary roots itself in several unique communities within VR Chat, a burgeoning virtual reality platform. Through observational scenes captured in real-time, in true documentary style, the film reveals the growing power and intimacy of several rela...

Directed By: Joe Hunting

Written By: Joe Hunting

  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • 1 h 31 m

We Met in Virtual Reality

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary Filmed entirely inside the world of virtual reality (VR), this immersive and revealing documentary roots itself in several unique communities within VR Chat, a burgeoning virtual reality platform. Through observational scenes captured in real-time, in true documentary style, the film reveals the growing power and intimacy of several rela...

Directed By: Joe Hunting

Written By: Joe Hunting

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90
Jul 29, 2022
While certainly a curiosity, We Met in Virtual Reality—a pandemic-inspired documentary filmed entirely within a social platform called VRChat—is also revelatory, if not entirely ennobling of the human condition.
By John Anderson FULL REVIEW
90
Jul 27, 2022
Hunting’s documentary catches up with where many people are finding their dreams realized, and understands that sometimes the dream is simply to be yourself.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
83
Jul 27, 2022
We Met In Virtual Reality then is a perfect showcase of how VRChat (and the Internet at large) allows users to transcend the boundaries and limitations of reality to form meaningful connections. As DustBunny & Toaster note, it’s a world where “you can be who you always wanted to be.” Hunting does it justice by highlighting all the beauty and possibility that exists within.
By Juan Barquin FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 27, 2022
It’s a humble exploration of a fascinating and untapped community, reminiscent of great cinéma verité documentarians like Frederick Wiseman.
By Aurora Amidon FULL REVIEW
74
Jul 27, 2022
This is a movie meant to introduce viewers to the real emotions people bring to their escapist fantasy worlds. But for most viewers, it’s more likely to simply be a confusing, exhilarating, context-free introduction to the fantasy world itself.
By Tasha Robinson FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 1, 2022
We Met in Virtual Reality is a warmhearted, often humorous look at the sociology of such spaces. It can’t really be described as vérité — more fly-on-the-virtual-wall filmmaking.
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Jul 27, 2022
Though it ignores the many situations that could go wrong in the ever-evolving universe of virtual reality, this fascinating ode to touchless connection proves beyond doubt that the intense emotions born in the skin of their avatars transcend into their flesh-and-blood hearts.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Painted Clouds
Release Date Jul 27, 2022
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating TV-MA
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Awards

Millennium Docs Against Gravity
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Calgary Underground Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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