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About Traveling While Black

Traveling While Black is a cinematic VR experience that immerses the viewer in the long history of restriction of movement for black Americans and the creation of safe spaces in our communities.

Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams and Emmy Award-winning Felix & Paul Studios' film transports you to historic Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington DC. The viewer shares an intimate series of moments with several of the patrons of Ben's as they reflect on their experiences of restricted movement and race relations in the U.S.

Confronting the way we understand and talk about race in America, Traveling While Black highlights the urgent need to not only remember the past but to learn from it, and facilitate a dialogue about the challenges minority travelers still face today.

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Details of Traveling While Black

Category: Entertainment
Supported Platforms: Quest, Quest 2
Supported Player Modes: Sitting
Genres: Documentary & History, Movie, Narrative
Supported Languages: English
Latest Version: 1.00.4
Required Space: 0.03 GB
Total Installed Space: 0.03 GB
Publisher: Felix & Paul Studios
Developer: Felix & Paul Studios
Release Date: 13-Sep-2019
IARC Rating: PEGI 3
Rating: 4.0
Price: $0.00
Website: https://www.felixandpaul.com/
Available on: Oculus VR Store

User Reviews

author
It is not the first movie I saw about living the black people in America. And it's shocking, touching, frightening. This 20 minutes short documentary is an excellent supplement to the movie Green Book, 2018....
evgeni.bobel
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the documentary was informative, interesting to watch and helps to shine a light on ongoing problems in the US. my only complaint is that sometimes looking around causes the environment to warp and can be pr...
StaleHam
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I’ve watched the movie the Green Book and heard how important it was for Black people to travel safely since there were so many places that wouldn’t let you get gas, sleep in a hotel, make a call or to simpl...
TamRock73