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Indie Game: The Movie is a feature documentary about video games, their creators and the craft. The film follows the dramatic journeys of video game developers as they create and release their games to the world.

The film is about making video games, but at its core, it's about the creative process, and exposing yourself through your work.

This trailer and the film features: Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes (supermeatboy.com) Phil Fish
(polytroncorporation.com) Jonathan Blow (braid-game.com)

Original music by Jim Guthrie
jimguthrie.org

Indie Game: The Movie
A film by Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky
A Blinkworks Production
blink-works.com
  • Dennis Luu 8 months ago
    Cannot wait
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  • Natalie Hanke 8 months ago
    I so want to see this.
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  • Petr Vojtěch 8 months ago
    that looks great :)
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  • Henrique de Sousa 8 months ago
    Amazing! :)
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  • Chris O'Shea plus 8 months ago
    Fantastic, can't wait.
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  • The New Pop plus 8 months ago
    This trailer is brilliant! Can't wait to see the film!

    I posted it on my blog. Good Luck.

    TrVZ

    blog.thenewpop.com/?p=10031
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  • Ryan 8 months ago
    Looks fantastic! Happily pledged $35 to some fellow 'peggers so you can get this done! :D
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  • Kert Gartner plus 8 months ago
    Friggin' awesome guys :)
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  • At First Sight plus 8 months ago
    Wow.... Even more excited to see it than I already was. Fantastic job guys. You should both be very proud!
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  • Nevil Stephens 8 months ago
    Lookin' pretty epic!!
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  • Mohamed Almonajed 8 months ago
    God Speed ;)
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  • MINDSCAPE studios plus 8 months ago
    Trailer looks sweet! Great job!
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  • miguel mendez 8 months ago
    Impresionante! Indie is the ONE power!
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  • John Gottschalk 8 months ago
    Looking forward to it! Just make sure you guys get good DVD versions (seen some other indie DVD's that weren't up to scratch).
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  • Robert Kkraft 8 months ago
    Camera work is fantastic. However this turns out, I hope you keep at it, camera guy or camera girl.
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  • Tatsuma Murase 8 months ago
    amazing. I love guys!
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  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 8 months ago
    Thanks so much everybody! We're really glad you're digging the trailer and we really appreciate the kind words and support!

    Thanks so much!

    James & Lisanne
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  • Ian Flaig 8 months ago
    "I'm like in a concentration camp"

    No. You're not. You are making a game. You don't know what thats like.

    Films like this just drip with fragile egos and every personality ends up bleeding into the other to the point where you can't even tell individuals apart from each other.

    I'm still shocked every day to see how the creative industry can just seem like a massive wankfest sometimes. Its truly remarkable.
  • Jason Scott plus 8 months ago
    Looks like the documentary got you to emotionally react to the subjects in your own way and not varnish the personalities over so that you couldn't make your own decision!
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  • Kevin Østerkilde 8 months ago
    Great, I personally cannot wait for this. I did a news submission about your movie as well at GameBanana.com!

    gamebanana.com/news/20011
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 8 months ago
    Thanks for the mention/post Kevin - totally appreciate it :)
  • Kevin Østerkilde 8 months ago
    I'm glad to help out in any way I can with this, you've got my interest. :)
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  • Thomas Latvys plus 8 months ago
    This looks great, I can't wait to see it!
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  • Jkrincon 8 months ago
    Hey guys, if you need somebody to help translate the movie into Spanish (for subtitles) I could be up for it. Just tell me.

    Brilliant trailer!
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  • LeGoNtE 8 months ago
    Wow this looks great!!

    DSLR!!!
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  • Kyle Fallon 8 months ago
    Very nice cinematography. I like it. DSLR right?
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 8 months ago
    Hi Kyle. Thanks! Yep, the film was shot with 2 Canon 5DM2's. We did a post about the gear we travelled with here...

    indiegamethemovie.com/news/2010/9/18/gear-games-james.html
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 8 months ago
    Pretty much used everything we took, except for the Harp/China Ball setup. A bit too cumbersome for certain legs of the trip. Once we decided to not take them one leg, they never got back into the rotation.
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  • Bryce Torcello 8 months ago
    absolutely amazing work on the trailer! brilliantly edited together, loving the 5d shot work. wish best of luck, and can't wait to see the finished product!
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  • Rob Diaz 8 months ago
    Wow! Can't wait!
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  • Simon Stark 8 months ago
    Awesome!
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  • Chris Duranko 8 months ago
    Awesome stuff! I'll be looking to throw some money toward the kickstarter project in a few days.
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 8 months ago
    Sweet! Thanks Chris. Much appreciated!
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  • umdesch 4 8 months ago
    People from the 'peg making a movie about videogames? Do I know you guys?!
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 8 months ago
    Maybe...can't really tell from your (lack of) info. But yeah, the film is made myself (James Swirsky) and Lisanne Pajot. Both Winnipeg born & raised.
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  • Matt Wiebe 8 months ago
    this trailer gave me goosebumps. Can't wait to see it.
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  • Beautiful introduction for a beautiful documentary about beautiful masterpieces... the difference between indie games, and mainstream...
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  • Will the finished film only feature these four developers? Must have been tough to cut so much out!

    The blog post you wrote on editing the film said there were a lot of hard choices to make, but only four people in the finished film?

    Well, all the more reason to pre-order the special edition one of these days!

    Best of luck in the coming months!
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 8 months ago
    TONS had to be cut. Which was super challenging and really kinda heart breaking.

    The focus is definitely on those four. Other voices and faces do pop up (I think there are 20+ ppl speaking in the film), but it's more to support and move along the 3 major stories/games.

    We cut some really good stuff and great interviews, but the resulting movie is soooo much more focused and better of for it.

    And yeah, kinda makes the S.E. kick serious butt :)

    Thanks!
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  • Renzus 8 months ago
    i HAVE TO see this movie!
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  • Matthew Popay 8 months ago
    I can't wait for this to come out. Looks incredible.
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  • Vladimir Roth 7 months ago
    Can't wait!
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  • George Levitikos 7 months ago
    Very Interesting!!!!

    posted @ post.ly/2KhKo
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  • Jay Quercia 7 months ago
    Super stoked guys!
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  • Juan Rossi 7 months ago
    UFFFF, can't wait to watch this!!
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  • Nevena Nikolcheva 7 months ago
    This is it !!!
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  • Zair Abbas 7 months ago
    interesting!
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  • MiShorts 7 months ago
    Hi there

    We've just watched this trailer and invite you to submit it to MiShorts, a free VoD service for short films and trailers. In addition to hosting it on our site, we will feature it in the special Trailer Trash playlist on our Dailymotion channel. Please visit mishorts.com and dailymotion.com/mishorts to find out more.

    Best wishes

    The MiShorts team
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  • Zack McTee pro 6 months ago
    Incredible!
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 6 months ago
    Thanks Zack!
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  • Eric Sherwood plus 6 months ago
    WOW Man I can't wait for this
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 6 months ago
    Thanks Eric!
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  • Alexander Germanotta plus 6 months ago
    I've been following this since the first video content began coming out. It looks like it is turning into a great documentary. Can not wait.
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Alexander! We have some big announcements coming out soon about release plans. Hope to get the film in front of you as soon as we can :)
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  • Billy Jetson plus 6 months ago
    This looks extremely interesting and well made. Definitely going to be filed under "Ideas I Wish I Had First". lol Great job guys.
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Billy!
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  • Terry Paton plus 4 months ago
    So many beards.
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  • Michaël Lievens 4 months ago
    I hope to see this movie one day.
    It's really talking to me as indie game developer.
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 4 months ago
    Good stuff! Glad you're liking in Michael. We'll be releasing soon. First with a screening tour, and then digital/DVD shortly after that :)
  • Michaël Lievens 4 months ago
    Excellent!
    Can't wait, really :)
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  • Paul Gardener 2 months ago
    Gah, didn't know about this until I read it on Kotaku earlier today. Wish I could've supported you guys earlier. Regardless, definitely putting down a pre-order of the DVD. Ever considered a Blu-Ray release?
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  • Leon W. Gittens 2 months ago
    nicely shot
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  • Leif Egnell plus 2 months ago
    Beautiful and emotional trailer!
    Looking forward to see this when it´s released on dvd/download!

    /Leif
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 2 months ago
    Thanks so much Leif!
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  • Jon Asquith 2 months ago
    Looks awesome!
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 2 months ago
    Thanks Jon!
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  • Sebastian TR 2 months ago
    Awesome, can't wait to see it, love indie games - so much respect for the dev's.
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 2 months ago
    Indeed - those guys pour so much into their craft. After spending time with them, I know regard every game that actually gets made a little miracle.
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  • Rob Imbs plus 2 months ago
    Wonderful trailer, video games aside, great screen direction and beautiful shots. It's engaging because it's so honest feeling. Very well cut. I'm looking forward to seeing the film.
  • IndieGame: The Movie plus 2 months ago
    Wow. thanks so much for the kind words Rob. Totally appreciate it.
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  • Robert Morrison Jnr. plus 2 months ago
    cant wait to see!!! what typeface is your Title?
  • Thanks Robert!

    The typeface was a custom design by super talented game and graphic designer Greg Wohlwend aeiowu.com/

    He also did the poster art and is one half of the game design duo mike n' Greg mikengreg.com/
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  • itsovr 4 weeks ago
    Very nice!
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  • Billy Pham 4 weeks ago
    making game is one of the hardest thing to do. I tried it before hahah
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  • Daraul Harris 3 weeks ago
    This made my day.
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  • Ben Pitt 2 weeks ago
    er - "I'm like in a concentration camp" ...? I was mildly interested in this film until you said that. How were you all not embarrassed to keep that in the movie, let alone be featured in the trailer. Shameful.
  • 12FRAMES™ 2 weeks ago
    have to say: after rereading "MAUS" recently, i kinda have to agree. it is not very sensitve and a horrible thing to say.
    shows the complete ignorance to true suffering. how can you say something like that when you sit in a room full of gadgets and are free to persue whatever you see fit.

    anyway, the trailer looks fantastic! shared here 12frames.posterous.com/indie-game-the-movie-official-trailer
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  • Show Us Your Clips 2 weeks ago
    This looks completely wonderful! Being a huge fan of Braid, I'm ecstatic to catch a glimpse into how Jonathan produced such a wonderful game. Thank you for putting together such a fantastic looking film!

    Just posted this on showusyourclips.com
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  • dmente 2 days ago
    cool. posted on estoesdmente.com/blog/
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