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2008

Playing Columbine

Directed by Danny Ledonne
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

Duration

1h 34m

Released

November 7, 2008

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Cast8

  • Peter Baxter
  • Ian Bogost
  • Jenova Chen
  • Stephen Colbert
  • Kevin DiNovis
  • Brian Flemming
  • Tom Fulp
  • Dan Mirvish

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