Whether shaped by collective trauma or personal memory, “home” is often re-understood after it has been lost. Sometimes it is a barricaded street amid ruins; other times, it is an old house where the hum of a fan echoes on a summer afternoon. “A Glimpse Back at Home” presents two works, Address Unknown: Fukushima Now and Home, that reflect on the meaning of home and invite us to look back.

Address Unknown: Fukushima Now uses volumetric capture and photogrammetry to guide viewers through landscapes rendered inaccessible by nuclear disaster. We witness a community rebuilding life amid trauma and consider how the sense of belonging must be reimagined in the aftermath. Home adopts a first-person perspective, drawing viewers into director Hsu Chih-Yen’s grandmother’s bodily memories, returning to a family moment on a summer afternoon. Through bodily simulation and the folds of time, feelings of loss quietly permeate the subtle sounds and unfolding images.

Though the outlines of home may have blurred, the emotions woven from family, land, and time persist, lingering between what remains and what has faded, patiently awaiting recognition and return.

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Japan, USA, Taiwan | VR360 | 2024 | Color | 24 min

★ 2025 SXSW - XR Experience Spotlight

★ 2024 Kaohsiung Film Festival - XR Competition

★ 2024 Venice Immersive Competition

Address Unknown is an immersive VR documentary series that explores how disasters leave lasting marks on the idea of home and the fabric of communities across different cultures, from Fukushima, Japan, to Lanyu, Taiwan, and beyond. Through virtual reality, viewers step directly into post-disaster landscapes, encountering the people who have lived through catastrophe and gaining a deeper sense of their struggles to survive and rebuild.

The first installment, Address Unknown: Fukushima Now, takes audiences into the heart of Fukushima to meet survivors living under the shadow of the 2011 nuclear disaster. Utilizing volumetric capture and photogrammetry, the film reconstructs the devastated towns in vivid detail, providing an immersive view of the lasting damage inflicted on both people and the environment. Guided by the narrative of local survivors, we hear memories of homes they can no longer return to and witness the resilience of a community that continues to endure amid trauma. The film is a reflection on the idea of “home” and how the sense of belonging is forced to be redefined when disaster strikes.

Taiwan | VR360 | 2019 | Color | 17 min

★ 2021 Beyond the Frame Festival – VR Grand Prix

★ 2020 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

★ 2020 Tribeca Film Festival

Home uses a first-person perspective to guide viewers into the bodily memories of director Hsu Chih-Yen’s grandmother, returning to a summer afternoon long past and a moment of family togetherness. In a quiet, traditional Japanese-style house, the grandmother lives with her caregiver. On this summer afternoon, family members who haven’t gathered in some time return. They bustle around the grandmother, each expressing love in their own way. People come and go, the television replays the same scenes, and the electric fan oscillates steadily. Amid the small sounds and images, a quiet sense of loss gently seeps through.