Indie Game: The Movie

Documentary - 2012 - Canada - English, French - 103 minutes

Witness a portrait of a new breed of artist: the videogame designer. At first, the only way to make it as a designer in the video game industry was to work with major developers.  Now, like in the film industry a generation ago, a new breed of independent auteurs have taken their industry by storm. These programmers have spent years of their lives building entirely new games from the bottom up. Risking everything, their results are deeply personal, visionary works whose success has redefined the gaming industry.

Director: Lisanne Pajot, James Swirsky

Festivals: Sundance Film Festival (WINNER - World Documentary Competition, Best Editing), South by Southwest Film Festival, Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc/Fest (SPECIAL MENTION - Youth Jury Award)

“Indie Game: The Movie lays bare the passion behind the pixels” - Nicolas Rapold - New York Times (Critic's Pick)

“Pajot and Swirsky don’t overdo the minutiae (this is a movie even non-gamers can enjoy), offering just enough insight into the creative process to feel enlightening. The approach wisely enables the filmmakers to focus on the single-minded emotions and personal sacrifice that unite its featured artists as well as the often poignant ways in which their creations prove extensions of themselves.” - Gary Goldstein - Los Angeles Times