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Desert Palms

An Immersive film directed by Tristan Seniuk and premiering at Venice International Film Festival in September 2026.

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Desert Palms · © World Without End

FORMAT

Apple Immersive Video

RUNTIME

32 minutes

DIRECTOR

Tristan Seniuk

PRODUCTION

World Without End

THE OBJECTIVE

Helping produce one of the first narrative films made in Apple Immersive Video.

Desert Palms is an early independent fiction production created with the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera. Acute wanted to help the filmmakers turn that ambition into a finished work and a credible path to publishers.

01

Strategic partnerships

Acute helped connect the production with collaborators and supported the sourcing and supply of the camera equipment required for the shoot.

02

Capture and encoding advice

The team advised on the Blackmagic capture pipeline, in-headset review and delivery encoding for Apple Immersive Video.

03

Production reviews

The filmmakers evaluated footage in Apple Vision Pro so creative and technical decisions were made in the audience format.

04

Sales representation

Acute represents Desert Palms to publishers and supports its path from the Venice presentation to wider headset distribution.

BEHIND THE SCENES

PRODUCTION TIMELINE

From the first idea to wider release.

01
SUMMER 2025
Director Tristan Seniuk holds a week-long creative retreat with filmmaking friends. The idea for Desert Palms is born.
02
FEBRUARY 2026
Desert Palms is awarded the College Cinema Immersive production grant from the Biennale di Venezia.
03
JUNE 2026
Desert Palms completes filming in Los Angeles.
04
SUMMER 2026
Several marketing videos and assets for Desert Palms will be released.
05
SEPTEMBER 2026
Desert Palms premieres at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
06
OCTOBER 2026
Desert Palms is made available on Apple Vision Pro.
07
2027
Desert Palms launches on other headsets.