Open Matter Studio

We merge Art and Technology to inspire critical reflection and human connection

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The Age of Innovative Storytelling

Open Matter Studio stands for inclusive and sustainable innovation in immersive storytelling. With intelligent technology, we craft experiences that push boundaries between classical documentary, film and XR formats. Open Matter Studio explores new cinematic frontiers to elevate film to its new heights.

We Are

Creative Minds behind Open Matter Studio

Alexander Mettin

Alexander Mettin

Producer

Alexander is a producer and certified cultural manager who combines artistic development with international co-production, financing and production management.

Wiktor Filip Gacparski

Wiktor Filip Gacparski

Director

Wiktor leads innovative narratives and immersive formats while keeping human expression and critical societal questions at the centre.

Mission

At the intersection of art and technology, we bring stories to life that explore the depth of the human experience. We believe documentaries and immersive works can be catalysts for understanding, reflection and change. Our work serves as a bridge that preserves knowledge and stories for future generations, always keeping the human being at the center.

Projects

Scratching the Surface

Scratching the Surface

XR mockumentary about Line Hoven and the life of her knife

In brief

When an AI assistant disrupts the long-standing partnership with her paper-knife alter ego, Line must navigate a bizarre, humorous and emotionally charged love triangle between handcraft, technology and her own sense of authorship.

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AT A GLANCE

Production year: 2026 (currently in post-production)

Genre: LBE & VR

Running time: Approx. 22 minutes

Format: 180° & 6DoF Hybrid

Babcia

Babcia

The strength of mothers, the healing of time

In brief

BABCIA follows the raw and personal journey of Krysia, an 80-year-old woman born in a Nazi prison during World War II. Accompanied by her daughter Małgosia and granddaughter Anastazja, she moves through a mosaic of memories and places connected to her mother’s struggle for survival — from Gestapo imprisonment and the Warsaw Uprising to the family’s present-day life between Poland and Germany.

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Genre: Documentary film

Running time: 30 minutes

Countries: Poland & Germany

Funded by: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

Amasonic XR art-science project

Amasonic

An interactive XR river song made from human and non-human perspectives of the Amazon

In brief

AMASONIC is an interactive multi-user XR sound installation that frames the Amazon River not as a distant object, but as a living subject and complex acoustic ecosystem. Participants embody human and non-human perspectives, explore a spatial river interface and trigger real bioacoustic data, stories and sounds gathered with local communities and scientists.

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Release expected: 2026/2027

Genre: Interactive XR / Art-Science Installation

Format: Multi-user XR installation

Status: In development

A Pirate's Portrait

A Pirate's Portrait

Courtroom drama and corsair adventure based on the true story of Samuel Pallache

In brief

London, 1614. You enter the High Court of Admiralty during the trial of Samuel Pallache, a Moroccan-born diplomat, spy and privateer accused of piracy.

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Release expected: October 2027

Genre: Courtroom Drama & Corsair Adventure

Format: VR 360° seated experience

Status: In development

Cripping Up interactive VR experience

Cripping Up

An interactive VR experience about navigating everyday ableist barriers from a wheelchair user's perspective

In brief

Cripping Up invites audiences to embody XR producer Meg Fozzard, a wheelchair user, during a seemingly simple journey across London. After receiving an invitation, participants get dressed, catch a bus and navigate the city while encountering the ableist barriers and everyday friction that shape Meg's life.

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AT A GLANCE

Release expected: 2027

Genre: Interactive VR documentary

Running time: Approx. 20 minutes

Status: In development

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Contact

Phone
+49 171 775 42 18

Email
moin@openmatter.studio

Hamburg — Head Office
Friedensweg 6
D-22609 Hamburg
Germany

Berlin — Branch Office
Dresdener Straße 112
10179 Berlin
Germany

Impressum

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Alexander Mettin & Wiktor Filip Gacparski
Hauptniederlassung:
Friedensweg 6
D-22609 Hamburg
Deutschland

Zweigniederlassung Berlin:
Dresdener Straße 112
10179 Berlin
Deutschland

Verantwortlich für den Inhalt nach § 55 Abs. 2 RStV

Wiktor Filip Gacparski
Friedensweg 6
D-22609 Hamburg

Kontakt

Telefon: +49-171-7754218
E-Mail: moin@openmatter.studio

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