Project brief: Through the microcosm of Mount Royal in Montréal, the interactive documentary Holy Mountain! offers an immersive inquiry into the idea of the sacred in societies that appear to shun religious dogma.

Approach: The 3-D representation of this mountain in the center of Montréal plunges us into a world that is at once poetic, beautiful and fragile. Original photos and videos reveal sacred and profane rituals as well as local history, showing how human migration colors contemporary societies. Day and night are reflected in this interactive piece, as well as rain or shine.

Effectiveness: Fifty thousand unique visitors per month and counting.

Completely unique approach to communication and storytelling. Very cinematic experience. Rejected the browser and screen as limitations. Blends reality with experience.

Immersive experience. Made a taboo topic engaging and nonjudgmental. Used metaphor, but not heavy-handed. Great sound element—a cinematic experience. The exclamation point is odd.