Sorry For Your Loss

Sorry For Your Loss marks my first narrative virtual reality project and my introduction to immersive storytelling through the Through Our Eyes VR Program. While my background is in film directing, writing, and producing, I am exploring how 360° virtual reality can deepen audience empathy by placing viewers inside a story rather than asking them to observe it from a distance.

For this project, I am developing a 360° VR narrative that explores workplace discrimination, anti-Black racism, and the impact of accent bias within professional environments. Through this experience, I hope to expand my storytelling practice into immersive media and explore how virtual reality can foster dialogue, understanding, and social change.

 

Iyore Edegbe

Iyore Edegbe is a Nigerian-Canadian filmmaker, writer, director, and producer based in Ottawa, Ontario, and the founder of Yellow Flower Films. Her work explores identity, migration, language, memory, and the lived experiences of Black communities through socially engaged storytelling. Her films have screened at festivals across Canada and internationally, including Cat Got Your Tongue, a CBC Gem documentary examining linguistic discrimination, and Diaspora, which explores the experiences of a Nigerian family in Canada. She has participated in programs with Ontario Creates, the Black Screen Office, and the JFMS BIPOC Sci-Fi Screenwriting Lab, where she continues to develop innovative narrative projects across film and immersive media.