Buffalo International Film Festival and Hallwalls Present
Break the Game + Pronoia
SCREENING W/ FILMMAKER Q&A
Breaking the Game Jane M. Wagner (Dir), 72 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere
Director Jane Wagner in attendance.
Alone in her studio apartment, Narcissa Wright live streams every minute of her quest to become the world's fastest Legend of Zelda player. But when her isolated digital existence begins to crack, Narcissa must decide her fate: will she embrace love and adventure in the real world, or will she be seduced again by the glow of the computer screen?
"Pronoia" Shawn Chiki (Dir), 4 minutes, USA/Canada, US Premiere
A pixel-art & sci-fi animated short film that follows the tragic story of two gender-neutral characters falling in love and navigating the unsettling suspicion of serendipity.