Battlescar
Martin Allais, Nico Casavecchia | France, Spain, Argentina | 28 mins | UK premiere | Award nominations: Best Animated Experience, Artistic Achievement and Audio Achievement
1978, New York City. In the cell of a juvenile detention centre, Lupe, a Puerto Rican American sixteen-year-old, meets Debbie. Debbie introduces Lupe to the punk rock scene of the Lower East Side and the secret worlds of Alphabet City. Battlescar is an exploration of identity through immersive VR storytelling.