POV Documentary Night: Thank You For Playing

Program Type:

Lifelong Learning, Movies

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors
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For 18 months, award-winning filmmakers David Osit and Malika Zouhali-Worrall followed Ryan as he created a game called "That Dragon, Cancer," recruiting his wife and sons into the process of documenting their daily life in Loveland, Colo., for this unusual work of art.

Combining footage from both Ryan's real and animated worlds, Thank You for Playing is a thought-provoking portrait of one family's determination to respond to an impending tragedy through artistic expression. The film challenges the stereotypical view of video games as superficial or violent, revealing a new movement within the gaming world to create projects that document profound human experiences.

This event is a collaboration with POV, PBS' award-winning non-fiction film series. http://www.pbs.org/pov