Gallery: VR Films Work Great for Charity. What About Changing Minds?
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A still from the UN's VR experience *My Mother's Wing*.
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A still from the UN's VR experience *My Mother's Wing*.
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Om Osama talks about losing her two sons in 2014, in *My Mother's Wing*.
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Om Osama meets with her support group in *My Mother's Wing*.
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Children play in Gaza in *My Mother's Wing*.
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Children play in a bombed building in Gaza in *My Mother's Wing*.
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Om Osama at home in *My Mother's Wing*.
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