The Invisible Woman

1-4-2026 14:19

2026 Dir. Tamara Shogaolu Sc. Elinor T. Vanderburg · Tamara Shogaolu Prod. Ado Ato Interactive

The Invisible Woman

Tamara Shogaolu

When journalist Idil discovers a centuries-old portrait, she’s drawn into Francesca’s erased story—a free Black woman in 17th-century Amsterdam—in a haunting VR opera where two women across centuries confront hidden history.

Main Category: Extended Reality (XR)

Expected Completion: February 2026

Original Film Title: The Invisible Woman

English Film Title: The Invisible Woman

Production Year: 2026

Original Language: English

Colour / B&W: colour

Director: Tamara Shogaolu

Filmography Director: ORYZA: HEALING GROUND (2024, interactive sculptural installation) Festivals & Awards: Stars Collective Imagination Award, PitchBlack Immersive Forum Award, IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling, ANOUSCHKA (2023, multiplatform game adventure) Festivals & Awards: IDFA DocLab Competition for Digital Storytelling, SXSW, Cinekid, NFFNetherlands Film Festival, UN(RE)SOLVED (2021, interactive multimedia project) Festivals & Awards: Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Media: Innovation, IDFA DocLab Best Digital Storytelling Award, Tribeca Film Festival, Muestra Internacional Documental de Bogotá, THEY CALL ME ASYLUM SEEKER (2020, animated short doc), ANOTHER DREAM (2019, VR) Awards: ANIDOX VR Award for Best Innovative Storytelling, BRAID OF TIME (2019, short), HALF A LIFE (2017, animated short doc) Awards: Grand Jury Award for Best Short Documentary at Outfest, Best Animation at Short of the Week, Most Innovative Short Film at Twist: Seattle Queer FF, Best Documentary Short at Dallas VideoFest DocFest

Creator: Tamara Shogaolu

Screenwriter: Elinor T. Vanderburg · Tamara Shogaolu

Main Production Company: Ado Ato Interactive

Main Production - Person(s): Lucas Castelo

2nd Main Production : Ado Ato Pictures