High Score

Director: Jeremy Mack
Cast: Bill Carlton, Alison Vick, Terry Nelson, Robert Mruczek
www.highscoremovie.com/

Screening Times

screening in: Emerging Visions
plays with: Playing the News

4:00 PM, Monday March 13th - Dobie
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7:15 PM, Thursday March 16th - Austin Convention Ctr
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Documentary Feature

    World Premiere

Synopsis:
Although technology continues to evolve, a group of die-hard gamers refuses to abandon the classic arcade games of yesteryear. Portland gamer Bill Carlton is one of the most brazen, fearlessly taking on some of the toughest records on the books. High Score follows Bill as he attempts to take down the Atari classic Missile Command and itstwenty year-old record. To get the 80 million points he'll have to play the game on one quarter for over two days straight. There is nopause button. There will be no sleep. There can only be one victor in this classic story of Man vs. Missile Command.

Director's Bio:
Jeremy Mack was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. He attended NYU'sfilm school, and now calls New York City home. There, he balances freelance production work with a passion for producing his own documentary films. His personal best at Missile Command is a paltry 22,000 points.