 My name is Jose Bachel Masam. I'm 14 years old. I am a refugee here in Amman, Jordan. My family and I escaped away three years ago. And four years ago, I got shot by a sniper. I don't remember much. I lost a lot of blood. Hi, I'm Samantha Cox-Para for CalTV Entertainment here at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. I'm here with the director, Angel Soto, for the VR short, Basir's Dream. I can't feel my legs. I've been diagnosed with hemiparesis. I need to have surgery abroad. Our short tells the story of Basir, a young Syrian refugee who is shot in the back and left as a paraplegic. How did you come across this story? I was in Jordan doing another production. And I became friends with a war correspondent. And we were talking about different stories and I wanted to tackle the refugee crisis. And he was like, well, I know this kid whose story is impressive. I love playing basketball. It suits me. It suits me as a handicapped. It was just very perplexing to see the resilience and the willingness to live. Your VR short incorporates real footage from Jordan but also animation. So what was the filming and editing process like? During the day, I just shot what I needed to tell the story. But the animation part is the one that was more complicated because we wanted to dramatize the event of the shooting and his hopes and dreams in a way that is still shot like, but surreal. So I went to my best friend, who's an animator, Fernando Rodriguez, and he has a diet studio in Puerto Rico. The creative director that he is, he designed everything according to the look and feel of Syrian wardrobe style and tried to incorporate it as much as we can to the reality that was matching already on the live action footage. What is it that drew you to VR? Two years ago in Sundance, I came to promote my feature length film, La Granja. And I went to New Frontiers when it was just like a very small space. And I got blown away by the capacities of VR and how it could push the boundaries of storytelling. Make sure to get some VR sets and jump into the virtual reality of Bashar's dream.