Compétition Immersive – Festival de Cannes

Katábasis

Ugo Arsac
2026
World Premiere
Immersive Competition

Drawing on the myth of katabasis — a descent into the underworld — this interactive documentary explores New York’s underground labyrinth, within the city’s unconscious layers. Katábasis gives voice to those who live in these spaces, work through their tunnels, or hide in their corners: buried in unexpected places, their stories collide and resonate, shaping a vital and complex territory. The experience shifts perspective, revealing the bowels of the metropolis at the heart of a polarized American society.

COUNTRY(IES)

France

LEAD ARTIST(S)

Author and Director: Ugo Arsac
Audio Designer: Antoine Boucherikha
Lead Developer: Benjamin Kuperberg
3D Artist: Mounir Ayache
Script Consultant: Gala Hernández López

MAIN CAST

Terry Williams

PRODUCTION​

Anne-Lise Miller
David Lafin (Adventice)
Executive Production: ZORBA

TECHNOLOGY(IES)​

DURATION

Session 30′

USER NUMBER

80

CONTACTS

Production

David Lafin
Producer
david.lafin@adventice.io

Production

Anne-Lise Miller
Producer
al.miller@adventice.io

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