Additional information for Playing Columbine, which has a domestic theatrical release set for April 10, 2008. The film is being distributed by Unknown and has not yet been rated. Playing Columbine has a total running time of 94 minutes.
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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 ... See full summary
Made on a shoestring budget with entry-level middleware, "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!" has easily provoked more debate and discussion than one could imagine a 16-bit role-playing game ever would. In the documentary film "Playing Columbine: a true story of videogame controversy," the history of the game is traced back 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. Clearly the game has polarized audiences worldwide, giving way to ardent defenders as well as staunch critics. Beyond the controversial game itself, the film explores how controversial media is covered in the press, the school shooting phenomenon, and the future of games as an expressive medium.
Danny Ledonne
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Danny Ledonne
producer
Producer(s)
Cory Antiel
Josh McKnight
Composer(s)
Himself - Games Journalist
Albert Art
Himself
Peter Baxter
Himself - Free Talk Live Radio Host
Ian Bernard
Himself - Game Designer / Professor (also archive footage)
Ian Bogost
Himself - Columbine High School Graduate
Richard Castaldo
Himself - Game Designer
Jenova Chen
Himself (archive footage)
Stephen Colbert
Himself - Games Publisher
Greg Costikyan
Himself - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum
Kevin DiNovis
Himself - Game Designer
Patrick Dugan
Himself - LMU Student
Alex Dwyer
Himself - Free Talk Live Radio Host
Mark Edge
Himself - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror
Brian Flemming
Himself - Game Designer
Colin Fletcher
Herself - Dawson College Student
Melissa Fuller
Herself - USC Professor
Tracy Fullerton
Himself - Game Designer and Webmaster
Tom Fulp
Himself - Game Designer
Daniel Greenberg
Himself - ECA President
Hal Halpin
Himself (archive footage)
Eric Harris
Herself - Baton Rouge Community College Professor (as Dr. Valerie Holliday)
Valerie Holliday
Himself (archive footage)
Dylan Klebold
Himself - Media Studies Professor
David Kociemba
Himself - Dawson Shooting Survivor
Joel Kornek
Himself - Web Designer
Roger Kovaks
Himself - NY State Senator
Andrew Lanza
Himself - Videogame Designer
Danny Ledonne
Himself - Author
Joseph Lieberman
Himself - ESA President
Doug Lowenstein
Himself - UCCS Gallery Director
Christopher Lynn
Himself - Game Designer
Jonathan Mak
Himself - Game Designer
Matt Miner
Himself - Co-Founder of Slamdance
Dan Mirvish
Himself - LMU Student Media Director
Tom Nelson
Herself - LMU Student
Natalie Nordseth
Himself - Game Designer
Dan Paladin
Himself - Game Designer
Paolo Pedercini
Himself - Game Designer
Zach Peterson
Himself - Game Designer
Brad Rasmussen
Himself - Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition Director
Sam Roberts
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Playing Columbine
No theatrical release dates have been decided.
Director(s)
producer
Producer(s)
Josh McKnight
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