Kirstin Lee Grey Erasmus

Kirstin started in linear film in 2011 and in 2018 progressed to work on innovative projects for Yellowbone Entertainments 'Sew the Winter to My Skin’s' South African campaign as the official entry to the Best Foreign Film category at the 91st Academy Awards and 'Gr8ness,' a 360VR film by Black Rhino VR in Kenya and VR for Good/Oculus (Meta). The latter would unknowingly change her trajectory to Immersive Storytelling. After being introduced to VR (virtual reality) as a storytelling tool. She spent a year with Electric South as their Cultural Producer, where she successfully navigated the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, securing funding for the 1st Electric Africa VR Festival - Africa’s first free online virtual reality festival - and oversaw the 4th New Dimensions Lab. In 2020 fixated on creating fictional high fantasy stories in VR and using the tools for what she deemed its full potential, Kirstin founded her own company, Different Immersive. The first project, 'Other Behemoth Creatures,' received development funding, and has been invited to various markets, most notably VR Days in Amsterdam and the International Film Festival of Rotterdam. The second Eporia The Mountain Mermaid was invited to participate in The Venice Biennale College Cinema Immersive and is currently participating at The Venice Gap Financing Market. Other notable works have been collaborating with World Slam Poet Champion Xabiso Vili and The Brother Moves On to create a 360 Visual Album called 'Black Boi Meets Boogeyman,' made possible through funding from Meta and Africa No Filter, a VR piece in Ep4 of the 3rd season of the Netflix hit show 'Blood and Water.