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Desert Palms

an Immersive Movie

by Tristan Seniuk

Press Kit

Factsheet

Title: Desert Palms

Format: Apple Immersive Video

Runtime: 28min (est.)

Genre: Existential comedy

Credits

Director: Tristan Seniuk

Producers: Jono Hill, John Gerard

Production: World Without Ends

Publishing: Acute Immersive

February 2026

Desert Palms is awarded the College Cinema Immersive production grant from the Biennale di Venezia

June 2026

Desert Palms completes filming in Los Angeles

Director Tristan Seniuk (L) and Production Designer Elmi Badenhorst (R) prepare the set
Director Tristan Seniuk during rehearsals
Actors being equipped with microphones
DIT Tom Klane reviews Immersive footage
Art table with props for Desert Palms
Desert Palms is set in an imaginary ER waiting room
Actresses Rebecca Ann Benedict (L) and Sarah Liu (R)
The slate for Desert Palms
Director of Photography Adam Bial watches footage in the Apple Vision Pro
A monitor on the set of Desert Palms during rehearsals
Sound engineers Mike Robertson (L) and Cody Peterson (R)
Monitoring stations on the set of Desert Palms
Director Tristan Seniuk (L) and Production Designer Elmi Badenhorst (R) prepare the set
Director Tristan Seniuk during rehearsals
Actors being equipped with microphones
DIT Tom Klane reviews Immersive footage
Art table with props for Desert Palms
Desert Palms is set in an imaginary ER waiting room
Actresses Rebecca Ann Benedict (L) and Sarah Liu (R)
The slate for Desert Palms
Director of Photography Adam Bial watches footage in the Apple Vision Pro
A monitor on the set of Desert Palms during rehearsals
Sound engineers Mike Robertson (L) and Cody Peterson (R)
Monitoring stations on the set of Desert Palms

Summer 2026

Several marketing videos and assets for Desert Palms will be released

September 2026

Desert Palms premieres at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival

October 2026

Desert Palms is made available on Apple Vision Pro

2027

Desert Palms launches on other headsets

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