‘Frontline’ Virtual-Reality Doc Takes Viewers into Heart of Ebola Outbreak

In its first virtual-reality documentary, Frontline transports viewers to a spot under a towering tree in West Africa, believed to be the origination point for the Ebola virus that became a global health crisis last year.

Shot by filmmaker Dan Edge in tandem with “Outbreak,” a broadcast-length Frontline documentary that premiered on PBS in May, the 11-minute immersive film launched on Google Cardboard, a virtual-reality system that requires an Android smartphone and a simple cardboard viewer.