![]() ![]() ![]() The “Lincoln in the Bardo” VR piece turned into a 10-minute video that reinterprets the scene, complete with a story arc and new dialog written by Sacks, with input from Saunders. “It’s this very powerful moment in the book,” he said. But upon reading the manuscript, he was immediately taken, especially by a key scene in which former President Abraham Lincoln visits the cemetery to cradle the lifeless body of his deceased 11-year-old son. Sack told Variety during a recent interview that he was initially skeptical about doing VR for a historic novel. ![]() Saunders was impressed, and the two kept talking about ways to collaborate.įifteen months later, that partnership has resulted in “Lincoln in the Bardo,” a virtual reality film released on the New York Times VR app this month in conjunction with the publication of Sauders’ book of the same title that has since become a New York Times bestseller. ![]() That’s exactly what Graham Sack did back in late 2015, when he convinced George Saunders after an event in a bookstore to try the new medium for the first time. How do you convince an award-winning writer that his work would be great for virtual reality? You show up at one of his book readings with a VR headset, of course. ![]()
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