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I learned from my father how to be kind,” says Danfung Dennis, CEO and cofounder of Condition One, a virtual-reality film studio located in Park City.

“My quest now is to make us a kinder and more compassionate society.” Endangered species, wars, PTSD, factory farms, and melting ice caps are just a few of the issues Dennis has shined a light on through his work. But it’s through his latest endeavor—into the brave, new world of VR—that he hopes to reach people in a way he’s never been able to before.

Born in Ithaca, New York, to a mother from Singapore and a father who worked for the United Nations, Dennis spent his childhood living in Southeast Asia, Laos, and Switzerland.

His international upbringing eventually influenced how he began his career: as a photojournalist covering the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2006. Dennis’s striking images depicting the harsh realities of war were featured in The Wall Street Journal,