Games You Can't Win (2016)

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.

Directed by Malika Zouhali-Worrall8mDocumentary

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.

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2016
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
17 March 2016
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Matt Gilgenbach
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