Eliza McNitt — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Emmy Awards Finalist and recipient of the VR Grand Prize at The Venice Film Festival.
Writer and Director specializing in virtual reality and emerging technology.
Creator of SPHERES, a VR journey executive produced by Darren Aronofsky and acquired as the first VR acquisition out of Sundance.
Directed ANCESTRA, a collaboration with Darren Aronofsky’s Primordial Soup and Google DeepMind, combining live-action and generative AI.
Directed 'Fistful of Stars,' a VR production focused on the explorations of The Hubble Telescope.
Her work has appeared at Sundance, SXSW, AFI Fest, Cannes, CPH:DOX, Tribeca, Telluride, and Venice.

Biography

Eliza McNitt is an American writer and director who specializes in virtual reality, pioneering the fusion of storytelling and emerging technology. She is an Emmy Awards Finalist and a recipient of the VR Grand Prize at The Venice Film Festival. McNitt explores the cosmic collision of science and art, drawing inspiration from astronauts to astrophysics.