Viewers wear virtual reality headsets in Portland's Monument Square last fall during a showing of "A Shared Space." The immersive piece will be shown in the city's Congress Square Friday night. Credit: Photo courtesy of Yarn Corporation

Portland-based Big Room Studios and the Yarn Corp. are holding a showing of their virtual reality production “A Shared Space” Friday in the city’s Congress Square from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The production is billed as an “immersive 360-degree experience” that tells the story of two friends who grew up in the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya, and have since made their way to Lewiston.

The piece was created by Rockland filmmaker Daniel Quintanella, along with the aforementioned friends Shuab Ahmed Mahad and Hilowle Aden.

At the Friday showing, members of the public will be invited to wear headsets and navigate through 13 short videos displaying parts of the immigrant friends’ lives.

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Seth has nearly a decade of professional journalism experience and writes about the greater Portland region.

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