FIFER GARBESI
ETHICAL TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION & STORYTELLING
INNOVATION & STORYTELLING
Guiding brands and top creators in the production of emerging formats.
See your world differently with Playground on Pixel: interactive AR characters powered by computer-vision.
A Virtual Reality Memorial honoring the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. On behalf of Nobel Media with YesPleaseThankYou.
Experience the evolution of the human brain from brainstem to neocortex and stimulate brain function with a virtual brain machine interface, the Neuron Wand. Oculus Launchpad Winner.
An intimate documentary on the root causes of child marriage and its devastating consequences set in rural Nepal. Created for World Vision and The New Zealand Herald.
360 documentary on the multi-faceted impact of the lifting of the Cuban embargo through the lens of underground electronic music in Havana. In conjunction with VR Playhouse.
Bringing together the art and technology worlds with immersive events which stimulate discussion and collaboration between divided communities.
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TedX Berkeley 2020 "Designing Virtual Worlds for a Human Future"
Masterclass "Emerging Tools for Non-Fiction Storytelling" Open City Doc Festival 2018
"Neuroscience and Virtual Reality" UCLA 2018
“ARTandVR: Creating the Ecosystem for Art and Technology to Co-Evolve” Digility 2017
“Bridging Cultures with Virtual Reality” World VR Forum 2017
“Production to Distribution in VR” Cannes Film Festival2017
Moderator, UN Women’s Global Voices VR Festival 2017
Instructor
Bay Area Video Coalition
Guest Lecturer
San Francisco State University
Chapman University
Pepperdine University
Academy of Art University
UCSF
UCLA
Google Jump Start 2018
Award Recipient
Oculus Launchpad 2017
Grant Recipient
Award winning emerging formats and technologies producer, Fifer Garbesi has led teams in metaverse production for clients including Google, YouTube, Intel, and Meta. She has guided iconic brands and IP such as the NBA, Childish Gambino, The Pokémon Company, and Marvel in the adoption of new technologies. Garbesi’s work has screened at Cannes, Tribeca, and The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and was awarded a Cannes Lion. She is passionate about ethical technological development and environmental justice.
"Few people have taken over productions as gracefully as Fifer."
- Jonathan Krussel, Apple
"She has facilitated negotiation between major stakeholders, consistently bringing up creative solutions to drive all parties toward mutually agreeable decisions."
- Lulu LaMer, Google
"Fifer Garbesi is arguably the most competent VR / XR producer I've had the pleasure of working with... what I've found that makes Fifer unique, is her total understanding of the technical AND creative process, combined with Fifer's passion and commitment to the XR space."
- Tom Lofthouse, Discovery
