Games You Can't Win

"A transgender woman, a sufferer of severe mental illness, and the parents of a child with cancer transform their experiences into intensely personal video games."

2016 0h 8m EN

Documentary

Synopsis

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Games You Can’t Win explores “empathy” gaming, a new video game movement in which developers are sharing some of their most intimate or traumatic personal experiences through artful, documentary-style video games. Using a combination of intimate verité footage and video capture from the games, the short film tells the stories of three developer and the personal experiences that inspired their game.

“A transgender woman, a sufferer of severe mental illness, and the parents of a child with cancer transform their experiences into intensely personal video games.”

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Cast

Ryan Green
Self
Amy Green
Self
Matt Gilgenbach
Self
Anna Anthropy
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Osit
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ryan Green and Amy Green and Matt Gilgenbach carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "A transgender woman, a sufferer of severe mental illness, and the parents of a child with cancer transform their experiences into intensely personal video games.".

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The take

David Osit directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ryan Green and Amy Green and Matt Gilgenbach carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A transgender woman, a sufferer of severe mental illness, and the parents of a child with cancer transform their experiences into intensely personal video games.".