HIGHRISE - Out My Window (Web Site)

2010~ 1 h 30 minInteractive: Web Experience

By: Katerina Cizek

Production: Gerry FlahiveSilva Basmajian

Out My Window, a project of HIGHRISE, is one of the world’s first interactive 360º documentaries. Delivered entirely on the web, it explores the state of our urban planet told by people who look out on the world from highrise windows. 
It’s a journey around the globe through the most commonly built form of the last century: the concrete-slab residential tower. Meet remarkable highrise residents who harness the human spirit — and the power of community — to resurrect meaning amid the ruins of modernism.

With more than 90 minutes of material to explore, Out My Window features 49 stories from 13 cities, told in 13 languages, accompanied by a leading-edge music playlist.

Subject categories


  • Urbanism > Housing and Public HousingHousing and Urban Planning in Developping CountriesUrban Life

Credits


director
Katerina Cizek
senior producer
Gerry Flahive
post-production director
Branden Bratuhin
technical director
Branden Bratuhin
architecture & design
My Pet Skeleton
mini-stories animation
Helios Design Lab
360º video technology
Yellowbird
art direction
Vincent Marcone
Katerina Cizek
virtual highrise illustration
Vincent Marcone
illustrator
Paramita Nath
story assignment editor
Katerina Cizek
Heather Frise
associate producer
Sarah Arruda
opening image cinematography
John Price
production co-ordinator
Kate Vollum
Rachel Punwassie
music consultant
Helen Spitzer
rights clearances
Helen Spitzer
sound design
Janine White
sound editor
Chris Miller
collage design
Branden Bratuhin
collage colour correction
Jaime Hogge
sound research
Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam
technical coordinator
Marcus Matyas
production supervisor
Mark Wilson
centre administrator
Josiah Rothenberg
marketing manager
Moira Keigher
publicist
Jennifer Mair
manager, national education programs
Kristine Collins
visual researcher
Elizabeth Klinck
executive producer
Silva Basmajian
photography
Diderik Evers
Paramita Nath
Fadi Yeni Turk
Houssam Mchaiemch
David Schalliol
Lazaro Saavedra
Brent Foster
Thabiso Sekgala
Caroline Hayeur
Martin Potter
Sylva Francova
Julio Bittencourt
Ted Kaye
Jaime Hogge
audio story
Katerina Cizek
Paramita Nath
Ali Hussein Hammoud
David Schalliol
Caridad Cumana
Lale Cigdem Turkoglu
Brent Foster
Dumisani Mantyi
Arya Lalloo
Cédric Chabuel
Koam Chanrasmey
Sylva Francova
Julio Bittencourt
Ted Kaye
story research
Katerina Cizek
Heather Frise
Paramita Nath
David Schalliol
Elizabeth Miller
Caridad Cumana
Lale Cigdem Turkoglu
Emily Paradis
Arya Lalloo
Caroline Hayeur
Cédric Chabuel
Martin Potter
Julio Bittencourt
Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam
Ted Kaye
story edit
Katerina Cizek
video edit
Branden Bratuhin
Heather Frise
videography
Jessie van Vreden
Diderik Evers
Ali Hussein Hammoud
360 camera operator
Stefan Vogelzang
Fabian Debats
participant
Zanillya Maria Farrell
Orville Breeveld
Akshadha Chadha
Aashita Chadha
Abhishek Chadha
Vishwarama
Mazen Kerbaj
Donna Batom
Sammy Batom
Bianca McIntosh
Brittany McIntosh
Stantai Carwell
David Escalona Carrillo
Ivia
Rodolfo Antonio Rensoli
Etian Arnau Lizaire
Sara de las Nieves Rodriguez Oliva
Samuel Jesus Rodriguez Oliva
Nayla Oliva de la Flor
Bryan Tudela Martinez
Katheryn Tudela Martinez
Luisa Martinez Hernandez
Rayko Lopez Diaz
Lazaro Leonel Cabrera Morada
Walter Reynaldo Delgado
Alexis Luis Canizores Wright
Jean Mario Janes Frias
Judith Moreno Alvarez
Brigitte Nande Perez
Eligio Perez Merino
Amaury Pacheo Del Monte
Durdane Bakar
Seher Gunel
John Gololo
Lesogo Gololo
Queen Gololo
Tim
Shakes
Suzanne Langlois
Benoit Germain
Gagher Saad
Julien Haddad
Hélène Leduc
Karin Zein
Puth Horn
Meng Tola
Jan Krhovsky
Sylvie Krhovsky
Adriana Francova
Dominica Francova
Vojtech Francova
Ivaneti de Araujo
Robson Paivo
Kayon José Almeida
José Seoane
Joao de Sousa
Longxiong Xu
Huangzhong Xu-Luo
Amchok Gompo
Joseph McCandy
Palden Tsering
Jamyang Samdup
Victor Rebelo
Lobang Gelek
Kalsang Chodon Youngdue
Tenzin W Youngdue
Tenzin N. Youngdue
Dip Habib
Mike Filippov
edit
Paramita Nath
Katerina Cizek
Heather Frise
Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam
Ted Kaye
translation
Paramita Nath
Maria-Saroja Ponnambalam
Elizabeth Miller
Lale Cigdem Turkoglu
Alper Ciprici
Daphne Jackson
Genevieve Trilling
Koam Chanrasmey
Kimsong Suong
Katerina Cizek
Julia Bretas
Sarah Arruda
Ted Kaye
Tenzin Woeser
Dhondup Tsering
artwork
Mazen Kerbaj
Sylva Francova
archival photos
Donna Batom
Durdane Bakar
John Gololo
Josie Adler
Suzanne Langlois
Sylva Francova
Jan Krhovsky
Jose Maria Cuellar
Tatiana Cardeal Furlaneto
Mariana Furquim
additional photographs
Reinier Nande Perez
sound recordist
Velia Diaz de Villavilla
Mike Filippov
flat video cinematography
John Price

Awards


  • New Media AwardOne World Media Awards
  • Award of Merit- Innovation in Web DesignCanadian Network for Innovation in Education
  • IDFA DocLab Award for Digital StorytellingInternational Documentary Film Festival (IDFA)
  • International Digital Emmy Award for Digital Program: Non-fictionInternational Digital Emmy Awards
  • Audience Award: Best Multimedia Interactive FilmFestival tous écrans