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focus is on the increasingly polluted Ganges River in India and four generations of a boatman’s family and his daughter. For two young women at the forefront in a groundbreaking, world-changing new form of storytelling – Opeyemi Olukemi and Kristin Gutekunst – the sky is quite literally the limit. This was made abundantly clear in Seeking Pluto’s Heart , a stereoscopic VR experience from The New York Times that delighted audiences at the Festival as they watched a spacecraft zoom through space and soar over rugged mountains and bright plains, and then stand on Pluto’s unique surface as its largest moon hovered over the horizon. Olukemi feels incredibly blessed to have what has been called “the coolest job in new media.” Tribeca Film Institute champions
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storytellers to be catalysts for change in communities around the world. Every year, Olukemi helps identify exceptional filmmakers and media artists and then provides funds and resources for them to create their stories and connect with audiences. Through the TFI NewMedia Fund that she oversees, with support historically from the Ford Foundation, grants that total $400,000 are awarded to winners from all over the world. Gutekunst is equally passionate about her work and its impact on the world. “We are inspiring the next generation of global citizens,” she believes, “and showing how close we really are to each other.” --- Elizabeth Titus is a freelance writer who often writes about the arts and culture for Weston Magazine Group. She lives in Weston as well as on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. WESTONMAGAZINEGROUP.COM 87 *
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