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8 Bit: A Documentary about Art and Videogames to play in Seattle March 9-11
I just got this press release emailed to me and I will seriously have to check this out.
8 BIT, A Documentary About Art & Videogames
March 9-11 Fri-Sun at 9pm
Northwest premiere!
Director/ Original Concept: Marcin Ramocki , Producer/ Co-Director Justin
Strawhand, 2006, USA, 77 min.
Named in ArtForum as one of the top ten films of the year by MoMA curator
Barbara London, this new documentary examines the influence of video games
on contemporary culture, and explores the growing subculture obsessed with
repurposing old games and computers as new artistic tools. With both
nostalgia and irreverence, artists are transforming old devices into video
synthesizers and musical instruments and obsessing over Pac Man and Super
Mario Brothers the way Warhol mused over Campbell's Soup and Marilyn Monroe.
Shot in NYC, LA, Paris and Tokyo, 8 BIT weaves together arcane histories of
digital subterfuge, audio-visual concerts, the best digital artwork, and
interviews with cutting-edge artists including Cory Arcangel, Bit Shifter,
Bodenstandig 2000, Bubblyfish and many others. Do not miss these special
screenings!
Filmmakers scheduled to attend Friday and Saturday screenings!
More at www.8bitmovie.com
Advance tickets recommended. Purchase online at www.brownpapertickets.com.
$5/NWFF members, $6/children & seniors, $8.50/general
For more information call 206.329.2629
Jake at March 1, 2007 
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