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THERE EXISTS

An Archive Powered VR Experience

There Exists explores untold narratives found in existing archives, and aims to provide a platform for diverse voices.

Premiering at SXSW Sydney Oct 2024, and supported by the BFI’s Film Fund, StoryFutures Academy, and the South Australian Film Corporation, There Exists offers fresh perspectives on the English arrival in New South Wales, and early encounters with the Dharug people.

Robot-controlled environment at the British Library Boston Spa site with floor-to-ceiling shelves housing newspaper collections.

There Exists delves into the lives of individuals whose personal data was meticulously documented by hand, but whose stories remained overlooked in their own time. Narrated through the eyes of one of the earliest female indentured servants, Mary Randall, it is based on research conducted by the British Library Labs, which retraced Mary's life and her journey to Australia in 1792 using machine learning as well as traditional archive data.

An archival document featuring indecipherable handwritten text suspended in a white, ethereal space among other floating papers

To ensure the authentic representation of Darug narratives and cultural perspectives, including the use of the Darug language, There Exists is co-written by award-winning poet and novelist, Julie Janson, and Writer and Director Gaëlle Mourre.

The interior of the ship showing tables and bunk-beds where the convicts would spend their time as they travelling across the world to Australia

Collaborating with First Nations creatives and consultants, There Exists includes fresh and diverse perspectives on a centuries old narrative, as without them, the picture of events is incomplete.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as Traditional Custodians of Country and First Nations of Australia, the land in which this experience takes place.