Playing Columbine poster

A polarizing game, a deadly shooting, a widespread protest. For the first time, it all comes together.

Playing Columbine

6.720081h 34m
Documentary

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

Directed by Danny Ledonne

CAST

The people behind the story

Peter BaxterSelf
Ian BogostSelf - Game Designer, Professor
Jenova ChenSelf - Game Designer
Stephen Colbert
Stephen ColbertSelf (archive footage)
Kevin DiNovis
Kevin DiNovisSelf - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum
Brian FlemmingSelf - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror
Tom Fulp
Tom FulpSelf - Game Designer and Webmaster
Dan Mirvish
Dan MirvishSelf - Co-Founder of Slamdance

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