Sadah Espii Proctor
Sadah Espii Proctor (Espii) is a VR director and sound/media designer for theatre and immersive experiences. Named by American Theatre Magazine as one of “6 Theatre Artists to Know” for multimedia storytelling, her work encompasses global stories of women, social issues, and the African Diaspora, often with an Afrofuturist/Cyberpunk lens. She received her M.F.A. in Performance and Interactive Arts from Brooklyn College and is a proud alumna of Virginia Tech. Her VR documentary, Girl Icon, was part of Oculus' VR For Good initiative in partnership with Malala Fund and Milaan Foundation, and premiered at international festivals as well as the National Civil and Human Rights Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a member of the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), Toasterlab's Mixed Reality Performance Atelier, and the XR in Entertainment advisory group of the Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR).
Embracing spectacle and story, Espii Studios is an experiential design studio developing narratives and immersive/interactive experiences for live, digital, and virtual forms of storytelling. The company has been featured internationally in festivals such as SXSW, Tribeca, Venice, Beijing, Sheffield Doc/Fest (Best Digital Narrative Nominee), Transilvania, and Guanajuato International Film Festival.
Project: with//without you
with//without you is a transmedia XR experience surrounding the spirits of a mysterious bayou, and the bridges within the past/present/future.