“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.”

Games You Can't Win (2016)

Name: Games You Can't Win
Director: David Osit
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-03-17
Duration: 8 min
Cast: Ryan Green, Amy Green, Matt Gilgenbach, Anna Anthropy

March 17, 20168mEN

Documentary

Overview

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.

Director

David Osit