A studio, a doorway
About
Story and technology, bent towards the human soul.
About Mode Rebel
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A short look at the studio and the work.
Mode Rebel is a story-driven studio exploring the spaces between the familiar and the strange.
It is a home for mixed-media works, interactive stories, films, games, and small experiments in attention.
Some pieces are intimate. Some are strange. Some are playful, uncanny, or difficult to classify.
What connects them is a simple interest: using story and technology to open a doorway, then leaving enough space for you to decide what it means.
Behind Mode Rebel
Director/Creator
James Essex
Mode Rebel is the creative practice of James Essex, a writer and multidisciplinary artist working across storytelling, interactive experiences, and emerging technology.
His background spans software, product design, immersive media, and creative research, with a particular interest in how technology can create more human, expressive, and participatory experiences.
He lives and works in Toronto.
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