'Indie Game: The Movie' Special Screening May 23, 2012

Indy Film Fest and Indianapolis Museum of Art present Indie Game: The Movie. This special event is supported by the by the Consulate General of Canada-Detroit, and welcoming remarks will be presented by Roy Norton, Consul General.

With the 21st-century comes a new breed of artist: the indie game designer. Refusing to toil for major developers, these innovators independently conceive, design, and program their distinctly personal games with the hope of connection and success. Indie Game: The Movie (2012, dirs. Lisanne Pajot & James Swirsky, Canada, 96 mins.) portrays four developers, three games, and one ultimate goal: to make the video game a supreme form of expression.

The characters: after years of work, designer Edmund McMillen and programmer Tommy Refenes work toward the release of their first major game for Xbox, Super Meat Boy. At a big video game expo, developer Phil Fish unveils his highly anticipated game, FEZ. And designer Jonathan Blow considers a new game after creating one of the highest-rated games of all time, Braid. Indie Game: The Movie won Best Editing Award at 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

Before the film, from 4 to 6 pm, check out big screen gaming in The Toby (new games) and DeBoest Hall (old-school games). Then, meet up with members of Horrible Night gamers group and IGDA Indianapolis developers group from 6 to 7 pm.

Official Website: http://www.indiegamethemovie.com/