"8 BIT: A Documentary about Art and Videogames" premieres tomorrow night, Saturday October 7, at the The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. There will be another screening at MoMA on October 11.
Producer/Co-Director Justin Strawhand tells BoingBoing, "The film includes interviews with an expansive list of video-game based artists and theorists, tied together into a historical overview of the movement, from the demo scene to chiptunes to machinima to artists who hand-code their own video games."
It sounds great. Link to website, screening details, poster art, pix, here's a trailer.
Reader comment: mike says,
Blipfestival takes place in lower manhattan (nov30-dec3) celebrating 8bit music. over 30 performers from across the us, europe, and japan (lots from japan – really excited about that). the festival will feature many of the folks documented in the movie. just fyi. check out the festival site for more details. disclosure – i am organizing the festival….its still cool though.
