SXSW 2006 Film Screenings
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Playing the News
Screening Timesscreening in: Shorts Screening w/ Featuresplays with: High Score 4:00 PM, Monday March 13th - Dobie 7:15 PM, Thursday March 16th - Austin Convention Ctr everything subject to change
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Synopsis:
In November 2004, television, radio, and print media covered the U.S.-led attack on Fallujah. So did one video game. Its name is Kuma War and its vision is all about convergence. Playing the News poses the question: Can video games do journalism? This is a story about the future of news and how video games might play a role in connecting young people to current events. But it's also a story about blurring news and entertainment and how technology numbs us to the horrors of war. Director's Bio:
Jeff Plunkett and Jigar Mehta's Playing the News won the Currie Documentary Prize at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Jeff Plunkett is a producer at Current TV in San Francisco. He's written for Time Asia, San Francisco Chronicle, South China Morning Post, East Bay Express, Planet magazine and others. Jigar Mehta is a seasoned cameraman and editor . He has reported from Kashmir, Mauritania, and Sri Lanka and his work has aired on NBC, ABC, HBO, and PBS. |
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