BAF Game 08: Playing Columbine + panel discussion

Event Notes

BAF is proud to be screening an exclusive preview of the new documentary, Playing Columbine: A True Story of Videogame Controversy. Hot from the festival circuit, this fascinating film raises many questions important to understanding the part games play within modern society; why is it acceptable for films to reconstruct real life tragedy but not games? What extra dimension does interactivity add? Will games ever lose their stigma and be revered as serious art alongside films and literature?

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Screen Yorkshire's Head of Industry Development, Emma Cheshire. Emma will be joined by director Danny Ledonne (live over video chat), Ian Bowden from Rockstar games and Bill Lawrence, Creative Director of Sheffield Showroom Cinemas.

The evening will conclude with a screening of Gus Van Sant's 2003 Palme d'Or winner Elephant. Van Sant's hypnotic masterpiece is a defining example of how film can powerfully reconstruct devastating real life events on screen.

Screening of Elephant must be bought separately.