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Official Selection at Sundance 2025. A short doc about a kidney donation formed by a friendship made in VR. Directed @joeahunting, co-produced @MaxFilmsVR

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We're honoured to be selected for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival 🎥 This short documentary has been a labor of love ❤️, and we’re so grateful to everyone who supported us along the way. #Sundance2025 #VR #VRChat @hiyu @photografotter @Joeahunting @MaxFilmsVR
The Reality of Hope Dir. Joe Hunting (@Joeahunting) DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM PROGRAM #Sundance
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Swing by the #CFZ2025 charity auction and check out the signed poster of The Reality of Hope up for bidding all for a great cause! And don’t miss the documentary screening on Sunday at 14:00 at @cfconvention #RealityofHopeFilm @photografotter @HiyuMarten @Joeahunting
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We’ve got a signed poster of The Reality of Hope up for grabs in the #CFZ2025 charity auction! If you’re around at @cfconvention come by and support the amazing work @SaintsSledDogs We’re also hosting a screening of the & Q&A on Sunday at 14:00 #RealityofHopeFilm
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First official trailer for 'The Reality of Hope'. Releasing later this year on Doc+ Thank you @documentaryplus for celebrating this precious story with us and to all our friends who made this possible. @HiyuMarten, @photografotter, @MaxFilmsVR! Link below #RealityofHopeFilm
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'The Reality of Hope' is showing in Boston at #IFFBoston2025! April 23rd - 30th. See the excellent festival lineup below. I'm grateful to have our film as part of it. Thank you and see you soon @IFFBoston!
The #IFFBoston2025 lineup has arrived! ✨ From April 23-30, we’ll be showing over 90 films, including COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT at the @svilletheatre, PAVEMENTS at the @brattletheatre, and SORRY, BABY at @thecoolidge. Head to iffboston.org for the full lineup!
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Thanks to everyone who came to see @RealityOfHope at @sundancefest in person! The warm reception has been really meaningful. The shorts playing alongside us are stunning, and you can watch all of us online! I hope you enjoy it. 🎟️ Watch till Feb 3rd - festival.sundance.org/progra…
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We’ve had an amazing time at Sundance It’s been an honor to be alongside such incredible short docs. Thank you to everyone who has watched the #RealityofHopeFilm 📸@gab_jankums @photografotter @HiyuMarten @Joeahunting @MaxFilmsVR #VRChat
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So excited to be here at #Sundance with @photografotter and @HiyuMarten It's been such a wonderful experience, thank you to everyone who came out to the screenings so far ❤️ Here's Hiyu and Otter chatting about their experience at the festival #RealityofHopeFilm #VRChat #Furry
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After 9 months apart, @HiyuMarten and @photografotter are finally reunited ❤️ for the premiere of our story at the Sundance Film Festival. @sundancefest #RealityofHopeFilm #VRChat #VRDocumentary #VR #Furry
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Feeling overwhelmed with joy to be able to be alongside my incredible team/ dear friends here at Sundance! ✨💕 Cannot wait for the premiere on the 25th, getting to see the still image in The Egyptian Theatre was really exciting!! Photo taken by the lovely @kidkwazine
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Heading to Salt Lake City for #Sundance2025 I can’t wait to see our Doc @RealityOfHope up on the big screen ❤️ #RealityofHopefilm #Sundance #Furry @Joeahunting @HiyuMarten @photografotter @sundancefest
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Proud to have co-produced The Reality of Hope, a short documentary selected for the Sundance Film Festival. #Furry #Sundance #RealityofHopefilm #VRchat #VR #VRC #furrycommunity #furryfandom @Joeahunting @HiyuMarten @photografotter
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Celebrating New Years Eve in #VRChat with @RealityOfHope! 2024 was made special working with these incredibly kind people. Thank you for highlighting our documentary @VRChat. I can't wait for you all to see this film in 2025 at @sundancefest soon!
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We can’t wait to attend #Sundance2025 in person next year, joined by @HiyuMarten and @photografotter Watch as we surprised them with the invite! Catch the film online and in theaters in Park City. Tickets available soon! #RealityofHopeFilm #VRChat #VRDocumentary #VR #Furry
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For a sneak peek at this short documentary, be sure to check out @Joeahunting's Meet the Artist video to learn more. @sundancefest #Sundance2025 #VRChat #Furry #Documentary @furality @Soaring_fitness
Here's me talking about the short doc @RealityOfHope further. I'm honored to screening alongside many other wonderful filmmakers, crews and friends. Check out the full program @sundancefest. Thank you #Sundance2025! 🧡 Full video - youtu.be/pVMSZ30_FMY?si=zNBR… #VRChat
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A year ago, @JoeaHunting and I began filming the journey of two close VR friends embarking on an international kidney transplant. I'm thrilled to share that our documentary about their challenges has been accepted into the #Sundance Film Festival 2025! It's been an incredible journey, and I'm so deeply grateful to everyone who has helped and supported us along the way. @RealityOfHope @HiyuMarten @photografotter @VRChat #VRChat #VR #Sundance2025 #Furry
I’m thrilled to introduce ‘The Reality of Hope’, a short film premiering at @sundancefest, portraying the story of an international kidney donation as a result of a friendship made in #VRChat. We will be at #Sundance2025 physically & online (US). See you soon #RealityofHopefilm!
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This documentary is about VR creator @HiyuMarten battling kidney failure, and his VR friend @photografotter who travels from New York to Sweden to donate his kidney. Blending virtual and real-world visuals, it showcases the power of friendship, hope, and the #VR #furry community
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Thank you to the whole family around the film! @HiyuMarten, @photografotter, @MaxFilmsVR and many more. Here is my Meet The Artist video for more - youtu.be/pVMSZ30_FMY?si=37Y0…
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Joe Hunting, who created We Met In Virtual Reality, made another VR documentary - this time about @photografotter donating his kidney to me! It's premiering at Sundance Film Festival next month :) Thank you @Joeahunting and @MaxFilmsVR <3
I’m thrilled to introduce ‘The Reality of Hope’, a short film premiering at @sundancefest, portraying the story of an international kidney donation as a result of a friendship made in #VRChat. We will be at #Sundance2025 physically & online (US). See you soon #RealityofHopefilm!
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