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The World Came Flooding In
The World Came Flooding In
The World Came Flooding In

The World Came Flooding In

Unclassified 15+
Dir. Isobel Knowles, Van Sowerwine / 2025 / 30 mins / Australia / English / World Premiere
Program Strand/s: MIFF XR

Melbourne International Film Festival partners with Now or Never for the world premiere of this immersive installation and creative VR documentary centred on the intimate stories of life during a natural disaster.

Through virtual reality, projections, miniatures, photographs and sound, The World Came Flooding In explores the rich inner world that remains when everything is washed away. Hear from three flood-affected individuals – Marina, Antoinette and Tom – as they share their personal stories of living through climate disaster. Separated by thousands of kilometres but united in their experience, their words create a powerful collective narrative.

Using cardboard and other simple materials, the artists recreate the lost homes of each storyteller in miniature. These models are then translated into virtual reality through photogrammetry, offering a wondrous 30-minute VR experience where you physically move through life-sized digital scans of these miniature rooms, guided by the voice of the person who lived there. Complementing the VR, the installation is a rich world of mixed media that deepens the virtual-reality narrative, with sculptural miniatures containing an augmented reality experience. Photographs of furniture created during community workshops, along with projections and sound design, extend the story, creating a multifaceted exploration of personal memory, loss and transcendence.

“To actually walk in this misty world of the holograms brought my cells right back together in attention to the excitement of new perspectives, and therefore new possibilities to adventure.” – Frances Danon, project contributor and Lismore flood survivor


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Please Note: The World Came Flooding In is a free installation; the 30-minute VR experience is ticketed. Click on a date in the list below to book tickets.

Tickets

Metro sessions
Thu 21 Aug
Thu 21 Aug 12:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 12:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 1:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 2:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 2:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 3:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 4:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 4:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 5:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 6:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 6:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Thu 21 Aug 7:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug
Fri 22 Aug 12:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 12:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 1:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 2:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 2:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 3:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 4:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 4:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 5:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 6:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 6:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Fri 22 Aug 7:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug
Sat 23 Aug 12:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 12:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 1:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 2:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 2:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 3:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 4:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 4:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 5:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 6:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 6:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sat 23 Aug 7:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug
Sun 24 Aug 12:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 12:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 1:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 2:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 2:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 3:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 4:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 4:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 5:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 6:00pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 6:40pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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Sun 24 Aug 7:20pm ACMI Swinburne Studio
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For information about the accessible services being offered at MIFF, please visit miff.com.au/access. If you require any access service, such as wheelchair/step-free access, for any MIFF session, please call 03 8660 4888 or email boxoffice@miff.com.au to book your ticket.

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