Geek: Second Skin on the Big and Small Screens Free 'til 8/13...
We take a look at the great documentary "Second Skin" and tell you where to see it.
In 2008 Juan Carlos Pineiro-Escoriaza was able to debut his documentary, Second Skin, to the audience of the South by Southwest conference. This was a film, maybe the first, to take a serious look into the topic of what makes a gamer an MMO gamer. It’s a film focused on the effect of these games on the players who are devoted to playing them. And it is fantastic.
Watch Second Skin for free until 2009/08/13 ...
JCPE follows seven core players of games like EverQuest II and World of Warcraft through three different stories. Each story hones in on the human element and how these games facilitate friendships, relationship and, in some cases, even family. Roommates, friends, and recovering online addicts make up this view of the gaming world that so many "normal" people never get to know. All of this happens without passing judgment on its gaming subjects. The film doesn’t preach or condone. But it isn’t a hugfest either. JCPE doesn’t dote on the topic or try to foist it on the viewer. Instead he brings together a collection of real people, educated observations by “experts” and some insight for the other 99% of the world that is not into MMO’s.
So what is so special about Second Skin? It’s one of the few documentary films that we know of that is being released in regular theaters. While it isn’t the thousands of screens that High School Musical opens on, it is enough that some of the public will get a chance to experience it. If you can’t find a theater playing this interesting flick then you can just pop some microwave popcorn and sit in front of your PC. Until August 13, 2009 you can watch the entire 1 hour and 34 minute film online at Snag Films for free.
And our readers know how much we love free things here at Kung Fu Drafter. If you have even the slightest interest in the topic, the games or just good documentaries you cannot miss Second Skin. As for us, now that we are done with our post, we are going to go watch it again ...
- KFD -
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From the traffic this post generated we can see that there is plenty of interest out there for Second Life. And rightly so, it's a great film. Now you can own that great film on DVD for your very own!
Second Skin recently went on sale at the site's online store for the low low price of $18! But that's not all. For just a few dollars more you can buy the autographed version. Here at Kung Fu Drafter we aren't really into things that are signed. But in this case we may just spend a few dollars more so we can contribute to a filmmaker that made something we appreciate. Creativity should be supported, shouldn't it?
If you are teacher there is even an educational version available. We won't say it's being sold for "just a few dollars more" but it does have some extras. The listing mentions over 70 minutes of bonus features and, we assume, a license to publicly display the film.
If you are a fan of Second Skin or of online gaming you should take a moment to check out this film and support some great documentary filmmaking.
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Second Skin is also coming to the big screen in select cities.
New York - August 7th-9th - The Tank Theater *(Tonight is the lastnight!)
Los Angeles - August 14th-20th - The Downtown Independent
Boston - August 14th-20th - The Somerville Theater
Austin - August 16th-17th - The Alamo Draft House (they will continuethe run through the week if we pack the screenings.)
The film makers will be at many of the screenings. Check out website to see which ones.