Plato’s allegory of the cave is often read as a prefiguration of cinema. Yet this film illustrates how online gaming was born from a network of caves. The reconstruction of one couple’s hobby, spending all their time in the world’s largest cave system, leads us to the conception of a pioneering video game.
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Film details
- Productieland
- United Kingdom
- Jaar
- 2016
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2017
- Lengte
- 11'
- Medium/Formaat
- File
