Playing Columbine (2008)
A polarizing game, a deadly shooting, a widespread protest. For the first time, it all comes together.
Chronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Written by tolka
- Date of release
- 2008-11-07
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Danny Ledonne
Casting
- Peter Baxter — Self
- Ian Bogost — Self - Game Designer, Professor
- Jenova Chen — Self - Game Designer
- Stephen Colbert — Self (archive footage)
- Kevin DiNovis — Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum
- Brian Flemming — Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror
- Tom Fulp — Self - Game Designer and Webmaster
- Dan Mirvish — Self - Co-Founder of Slamdance
Interesting facts
Playing Columbine: A True Story of Videogame Controversy is a 2008 American documentary film produced and edited by American independent filmmaker Danny Ledonne. The film follows the controversial RPG Maker video game Super Columbine Massacre RPG! in which players experience the Columbine High School massacre through the eyes of the murderers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
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