360 Video · ART & CULTURE
Tartupaluk: Imagining an Inuit Utopia in Virtual Reality
6Dof VR
An immersive VR experience that transforms a disputed Arctic island between Canada and Greenland into an imaginative Inuit utopia.
Client
Independent Artistic Production
Format
Virtual Reality & 360° Video
Industry
art & culture
CONTEXT
How can immersive storytelling transform a politically disputed island into a place of imagination, cultural identity and unity?
Tartupaluk, a small, uninhabited Arctic island situated between Canada and Greenland, has been the subject of decades of territorial disputes. The ambition behind Tartupaluk was to reimagine this contested territory through an Inuit perspective, creating a poetic and humorous vision of a new nation built on love, community and cross-border connections. Khora led the VR development and key aspects of post-production for Tartupaluk, including video editing, interactive 3D application development, programming, interactive video integration, playback optimization, and ambisonic audio implementation.
Working alongside the Canadian production team and animation studio E.D. Films, Khora helped bring the creative vision into a fully interactive and technically optimized VR experience.
SOLUTION
Tartupaluk is an immersive VR experience that invites audiences to explore the imaginary Republic of Tartupaluk. Starring director Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory as the newly inaugurated President, the experience combines 360° live-action video, motion capture, 3D animation and visual effects to bring an imaginative Inuit utopia to life.
Guided by the President’s narration in Kalaallisut, English and Inuktitut, visitors embark on a surreal journey across the Arctic island. Through inaugural speeches, imagined homes and animated environments, the experience transforms a remote and uninhabited landscape into a vibrant nation of lovers.
IMPACT
Tartupaluk demonstrates how immersive storytelling can offer new perspectives on cultural identity, territorial boundaries and political narratives. By transforming a historically disputed island into an imaginative space for connection and coexistence, the experience invites audiences to reconsider how we define nations, borders and belonging.
The prototype explores the potential of VR as an artistic medium for Indigenous storytelling, bringing cultural perspectives and alternative visions of the future to life.
CREDIT
Created, written & directed by: Laakkuluk Williamson
Produced by: SCINTILLA, Nation of Lovers Productions & Ánorâk Film
VR Development & Post-Production: Khora
Animation & Visual Effects: E.D. Films
Sound Design: Philippe Lambert
Distribution: Hubblo
