VR EFFECT! Virtual Reality Cinema
Temple Hall - CineVR1 and CineVR2
Virtual Reality has landed at the National Museum of Cinema.
The National Museum of Cinema hosts CineVR in the Aula del Tempio — a brand-new area dedicated to virtual reality. Created in collaboration with Rai Cinema, the project aims to promote digital culture, innovation, and new technologies related to the world of film. CineVR is Italy’s first permanent movie theatre entirely devoted to VR, featuring a daily program of films designed and conceived specifically for this immersive medium. The lineup is updated monthly with new titles and also includes temporary selections presented during festivals and special events.
Program
CineVR1 | until 1 December 2025
Trail of Angels (Angelų Takais)
(Lithuania 2018, 23’, VR360°, col.) by Kristina Buožytė / Vitalijus Žukas
An emotional and deeply immersive VR journey through a poetic afterlife inspired by the art and music of M.K. Čiurlionis. The viewer, transformed into an angel, is immersed in a meditative experience that evokes peace, wonder, and introspection.
Premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival and winner of the Lumen Prize for Art and Technology, Trail of Angels blends art, music, and immersive design to offer an experience of beauty and transcendence. Distributed by Oniroco Studios.
Creation of the Worlds (Pasaulių sutvėrimas)
(Lithuania 2025, 28’, VR360°, col.) by Kristina Buožytė / Vitalijus Žukas
An immersive journey where art and technology merge to awaken the senses, calm the mind, and invite a deeper connection — with oneself, with beauty, and with the surrounding world. Inspired by the transcendent visual and musical language of M.K. Čiurlionis, this experience encourages reflection, presence, and emotional renewal.
Presented in competition at Venice Immersive 2025, Creation of the Worlds continues the artistic and contemplative path begun with Trail of Angels. Distributed by Oniroco Studios.
Both artworks are presented as part of the Lithuanian Culture in Italy 2025–2026 program, organized by the Lithuanian Cultural Institute and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Italy.
CineVR2 | until 1 December 2025
Aurora
(Italy 2023, 9’, VR360°, col., ITA with ENG subtitles) by Luca Michele
Aurora is a VR work based on the short film A voce nuda by Mattia Lobosco, winner of the fifth edition of the contest La Realtà che “NON” esiste (“The Reality that Does NOT Exist”).
The 2023 edition focused on the theme of sextortion, a term combining sex and extortion, referring to sexual blackmail carried out online.
Aurora is in an intense and happy relationship. When she decides to study music away from home, however, her boyfriend reacts with anger, throwing their relationship into crisis. The film explores themes of control, freedom, and toxic relationships.
Re-Imagine Cabiria
(Italy 2024, 9’, VR360°, col., ITA) by Mattia Arrigoni
A short film that reinterprets the silent cinema masterpiece Cabiria (1914), directed by Giovanni Pastrone and enriched by the literary intertitles of Gabriele D’Annunzio, through the integration of digital technologies such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the powerful 3D graphics engine Unreal Engine.
A project by the National Museum of Cinema of Turin and Rai Cinema, produced by Cubia and Spazio Koch, in collaboration with Unspace and the University of Turin.
The CineVR2 program is presented in collaboration with Rai Cinema.
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CineVR is included in the Museum admission ticket.
Due to the immersive technology of VR devices, the use of VR headsets is allowed only to people over 12 and is not recommended to pregnant women, people with epilepsy, heart or visual conditions, and people with pace-makers, cochlear implants, hearing aids.