The Artists: The Pioneers Behind the Pixels

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The Artists: The Pioneers Behind the Pixels (2018)

Directed by Peter Mishara

Documentary · 1h 44m

The Artists explores the first three decades of video game history through the stories of the designers and programmers who laid the groundwork to redefine pop culture. For a massive audience, video games are the films of the 21st century and a primary source of storytelling. How did that happen? An entertaining account of this stunning success story, The Artists is the saga of how video games became such an influential cultural force.

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Cast

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Nolan Bushnell Himself John Romero Self Tim Schafer Himself
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Dan Bunten Themselves
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Sid Meier Himself

Crew

Director
Peter Mishara
Writer
Omar Majeed, Peter Mishara
Editor
Omar Majeed
Producer
Christina Piovesan

Details

Release date
2018-03-05
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Canada
Production
First Generation Films, CBC, Documentary Channel, Hot Docs Partners, Urban Post Production