Virtual Reality Film About Arthur Ashe To Debut at US Open

August 22, 2018 | By Press Release
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Ticket and badge holders are invited to experience the 7 minute Ashe ’68 Virtual Reality Experience on six VR headsets located in the Chase Center near the East Gate of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The space is produced and designed by Bill Sullivan and was created in partnership with the International Tennis Hall of Fame with support from Rolex and The Foundation for Global Sports Development.

The film from Emmy and Peabody Award-Winning Director Rex Miller and Emmy-Nominated VR Director Brad Lichtenstein will be available for viewing beginning on Saturday, August 25 and through Sunday, September 9 at the Chase Center.

Fifty years ago, amid the turmoil of 1968, there was Arthur Ashe, an athlete who parlayed his fame as the first black man to win the US Open tennis championship into a lifetime devoted to fighting injustice. The Ashe ’68 Virtual Reality Experience brings viewers into the intimate moments right before Arthur Ashe’s historic 1968 US Open win.

The experience weaves together 360° video re-creations, archival material and evocative, never-before-seen 360° stop-motion sand animation to tell the story.

From the internal pressures he felt during the tumultuous cultural shift of ’68 while walking down the halls of the West Side Tennis Club, to his historic pre-match press conference to his winning match point, the viewer is right there, immersed in Arthur’s historic day. You are right there with Arthur Ashe at the US Open where you witness his defining moment as an athlete and emergence as an activist on the world stage.

 


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