NOIRE @ Beta Festival of Art & Technology / Novembre Numérique [fr]

Beta is a new festival of art and technology critically engaging with the impact of emerging technologies on society.

As a highlight of this 2024 edition, the French Embassy and Institut Français are proud to present ’Noire’, the Cannes Award-Winning Immersive Experience directed by Stéphane Foenkinos and Pierre-Alain Giraud, based on Tania de Montaigne’s essay (Simone Veil Prize 2015).
Through the powerful story of Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old Black girl who defied segregation in 1950s Alabama, this groundbreaking AR experience explores race, gender, and civil rights.

Noire is produced by Novaya in partnership with Centre Pompidou and won the first edition of the Immersive Competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Join us at Beta Festival, discover Noire and experience the power of storytelling through technology.

Based on Tania de Montaigne’s essay, Noire tells the true story of Claudette Colvin, who in 1955 took a stand, on a segregated bus in Montgomery. Claudette Colvin, a 15 year old black girl refused to give up her seat, Colvin faced threats from the bus driver and white passengers aboard.
No one had ever dared to do this before. And yet, no one will remember her name.
It was the beginning of a journey that would take Claudette Colvin from struggle to abandonment.
When, nine months later, Rosa Parks, a lighter-skinned seamstress, took the same stand as Claudette, everything changed. Soon supported by a young minister who had recently arrived in Montgomery, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks became a hero, the spark that launched the civil rights movement. History is in the making.
Claudette Colvin made it all possible, but she was the one who was forgotten. She still lives in the United States today. She is 85 years old.

TANIA DE MONTAIGNE
Tania de Montaigne is a writer, playwright and journalist. She is the author of novels and essays including Noire, la vie méconnue de Claudette Colvin éditions Grasset, Simone Veil Prize 2015 and finalist of the Grand Prixdes Lectrices de ELLE 2016.
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NOVEMBRE NUMERIQUE
Noire at Beta Festival marks the second time Ireland is represented in Novembre Numérique (Digital November), the international digital cultures festival around the world, presented by the Institut Français. Novembre Numérique (Digital November) is an invitation to question the place of digital cultures in our societies, to increase the awareness of the general public to the new uses of digital technologies, while discovering the richness and diversity of digital creations.
For its 8th edition in 2024, Novembre Numérique will take place on five continents, highlighting innovation and digital cultures in all their diversity.

Noire is presented by Beta festival, the French Embassy in Ireland, Institut Français and The Digital Hub with support from Alliance Française Dublin.

A full programme of events accompanies the presentation of NOIRE at Beta Festival 2024.

PROGRAMME
Saturday 2 November
 1pm - Panel discussion: "The New Stage: Navigating Performance in the Digital Realm" including Emanuela Righi, producer of Noire
Tickets
 6pm - Networking Event with Creative Europe
Next-Gen Creators: A Networking Journey for Europe’s Digital Art and Tech
Admission Free with Bookings

Monday 4 November
XR Masterclass: Exploring Activist Narratives through Immersive Storytelling
2pm-5pm, Noire Masterclass - Producing @The Digital Hub, Digital Depot
Info & Booking

Tuesday 5 November
XR Masterclass: Exploring Activist Narratives through Immersive Storytelling
2pm-5pm, Noire Masterclass - Technical @The Digital Hub, Digital Depot
Info & Booking

Wednesday 6 November
 XR Masterclass: Exploring Activist Narratives through Immersive Storytelling
2pm-5pm Noire Masterclass - Storytelling @The Digital Hub, Digital Depot - Info & Bookings
 French Tech / Smart Dublin Immersive Technology: A collision of creativity and innovation Event : Explore how AR/XR is transforming industries and creativity. Join top leaders on Nov 6 for insights, networking, and innovation.- Free with booking

Thursday 7 - Sunday 10 November 2024
NOIRE - Augmented Reality Experience - available in English and French
@ Samuel Beckett Theatre
Bookings

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