A downloadable Documentary

At Home in the Castro is an audio and AR walk through the Castro neighborhood in San Francisco, one of the most populous and storied gay neighborhoods in the world.  But how did the neighborhood become gay and how is it still evolving today?  This "walkable documentary" takes you deep into answering that question by allowing you to walk in the shoes of the neighborhood's first opening gay merchant who opened a hair salon there in 1957.  The story makes use of partnerships with local businesses to house artifacts related to the story and stunning AR brings to life flashpoints in the neighborhood's history.  The story is narrated by a trans musician Idhaz and features an original soundtrack that has been carefully synched to the walking path.

Walking Cinema:

Walking Cinema is a experimental media studio based in San Francisco that develops site-based stories for museums, media outlets, and public engagement.  We have produced award-winning AR-based projects since 2013 and are currently working on projects for the National Endowment for the Humanities, Public Radio Exchange, and The Smithsonian Institute.  This projects is part of a larger series of audio/AR walks for the California Migration Museum.  

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