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Break The Game w/ PronoiaBreak The Game w/ Pronoia

Break The Game w/ Pronoia

October 8, 2023

Sunday, 4:30 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

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Break the Game

Jane M. Wagner (Dir), 72 minutes, USA, Western New York Premiere

Alone in her studio apartment, Narcissa Wright live streams every minute of her quest to become the world's fastest Legend of Zelda player. But when her isolated digital existence begins to crack, Narcissa must decide her fate: will she embrace love and adventure in the real world, or will she be seduced again by the glow of the computer screen?

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"Pronoia"

Shawn Chiki (Dir), 4 minutes, USA/Canada, US Premiere

Director Shawn Chiki in attendance.

A pixel-art & sci-fi animated short film that follows the tragic story of two gender-neutral characters falling in love and navigating the unsettling suspicion of serendipity.

  • Video from Break the Game

    Directed by: Jane M. Wagner

    Still from Break the Game

    Still from Break the Game

    Directed by: Jane M. Wagner

  • Still from Pronoia

    Still from Pronoia

    Directed by: Shawn Chiki

October 8, 2023

Sunday, 4:30 PM

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Venue Website ⟶

View on Facebook

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