Baba Yaga

Synopsis

Baobab’s VR experience, Baba Yaga, invites viewers to be a main character in a haunting fairytale world completely reimagined. Their choices determine the ending of this story of love, fortitude and magic. Sometimes a force for evil, sometimes a force for good, the enigmatic witch Baba Yaga uses her powers to stop the villagers whose settlement encroaches upon her enchanted Forest.
You will be invited as the main character into a haunting fairytale world completely reimagined. From executive producer, Jennifer Hudson this 27 minute interactive tale has multiple endings depending on the choices you make. Sometimes a force for evil, sometimes a force for good, the enigmatic witch Baba Yaga uses her powers to protect the forest. When your mother, the village chief, falls deathly ill, it is up to you and your sister Magda to do the unthinkable—enter the forest, uncover its hidden mysteries and get the cure from Baba Yaga.
With an award winning cast, Baba Yaga is family friendly experience about finding courage and facing your fears.

Director

Directors

Biography

Eric Darnell is Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of Baobab Studios, the world's leading independent interactive animation studio, Baobab Studios. Baobab’s mission: Inspire you to dream by bringing out your sense of wonder. Make YOU matter.
Under Eric’s leadership, Baobab Studios has won 6 Emmys (3 Best Interactive Emmys), 2 Annie’s (first-ever Annie Award for Best VR Production), and first ever SIGGRAPH Immersive Best in Show Award. His interactive animation has achieved over 25 million views. Baobab has released Invasion!, Asteroids!, Jack, Crow: The Legend, and Bonfire to commercial and critical acclaim. Baobab’s latest VR piece, Baba Yaga, made its world premiere at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.
Eric's career spans 25 years as a computer animation director, screenwriter, story artist, film director and executive producer. He is the second highest box office grossing writer and director of animated feature films. Darnell was a director and screenwriter on all four films in the Madagascar franchise, which together have grossed nearly $3 billion at the box office.
He was also executive producer on The Penguins of Madagascar. Previously, Eric directed DreamWorks Animation's very first animated feature film, Antz, which features the voices of Woody Allen, Gene Hackman, Christopher Walken, and Sharon Stone.
Eric earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and a master's degree in experimental animation from The California Institute of the Arts.
Eric DARNELL
Mathias CHELEBOURGE

Credits

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Screenplay: Eric DARNELL
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Editor: Vanessa ROJAS
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Production Designer: Matthieu SAGHEZCHI, Glenn HERNANDEZ
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Music: Rex DARNELL
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Sound: Pollen Music Group
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Visual Effects: Nathaniel DIRKSEN
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Animation Supervisor: Ken FOUNTAIN
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Art Director: Kal ATHANNASSOV
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Animation: Ryan GONG, Arthur MARCOL, Jeff CROKE, Kim LEOW, Allison MYERS, Robert SOMERS, Michael WILSON

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