CinemaOSMovie · 2016 · 0h 8m

Games You Can't Win

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.

Documentary

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.

Directed byDavid Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 8m
Language
EN
Released
March 17, 2016
Studios
Chicken & Egg Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Ryan Green

Self

Amy Green

Self

Matt Gilgenbach

Self

Anna Anthropy

Self

Creative team
Directed by
David Osit
Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Malika Zouhali-Worrall

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