▁of ▁the ▁same ▁title ▁(" T hr ough ▁the ▁Dark "). ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁band ▁member ▁MC ▁Press ure ▁( Daniel ▁Smith ) ▁after ▁his ▁son ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁le uk emia ▁at ▁eight - year s - old . ▁Based ▁on ▁this ▁experience , ▁which ▁is ▁told ▁through ▁the ▁song ' s ▁lyr ics , ▁the ▁film ▁tells ▁an ▁emot ional ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁boy ▁and ▁his ▁father . ▁Through ▁the ▁Dark ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁acc ol ades ▁at ▁international ▁award ▁shows . ▁ ▁Techn ical ▁As pect s ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁Dark ▁is ▁experienced ▁within ▁a ▁web ▁browser ▁and ▁uses ▁standard ▁web ▁techn ologies ▁such ▁as ▁Web GL ▁and ▁Web ▁Audio ▁API . ▁When ▁viewed ▁on ▁a ▁mobile ▁device , ▁the ▁film ' s ▁virtual ▁camera ▁is ▁mapped ▁to ▁the ▁device ' s ▁acceler ometer . ▁The ▁camera ▁angle ▁within ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁changed ▁when ▁the ▁device ▁is ▁rot ated ▁or ▁t ilt ed , ▁allowing ▁the ▁vie wer ▁to ▁move ▁between ▁two ▁world s ▁of ▁light ▁and ▁dark . ▁When ▁viewed ▁on ▁a ▁computer , ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁camera ▁is ▁controlled ▁by ▁scrolling . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁Dark ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁video ▁ ▁Category : Inter active ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁O bl ates ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁( ON D ) ▁is ▁a ▁Roman ▁c atholic ▁religious ▁con greg ation ▁based ▁in ▁Cot ab ato ▁City , ▁Philippines .