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Synopsis
GAME ON is a character-driven feature documentary about BAFTA-winning game designer Brenda Romero’s unusual life and career in the game industry. Over half a million people watch Brenda’s TEDx talks. In GAME ON, Brenda shares her world as a mid 50s mother of an ethnically blended family of four children, passionate about making games with impact. Brenda, as CEO of Romero Games, creatively partners with her husband, game developer John Romero. She has shaped fifty innovative game titles (from digital strategy games, zombie games, to board games) in a male-dominated environment. Brenda also tackles challenging historical topics: the Middle Passage, the Holocaust, and the Trail of Tears. Brenda leads workshops for girls and underprivileged communities, and influences millions. GAME ON explores her drive and values as an outlier to the industry as she helps steer its meaningful change.
Bio
Theresa is a director and producer who brings stories to life through film, games and apps. Theresa produced popular online audience experiences for AMC’s The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. Theresa’s feature-length documentary film, Every Day Is a Holiday, premiered on public television and was featured at the Montclair and Black Maria film festivals. She has also worked with New York Magazine, Food & Wine, the NYC Department of Education, Time Warner and Dewar’s. Theresa is a recipient of two Media Arts grants from the National Endowment for the Arts for interactive projects; her documentary film and interactive work have exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Teriennale di Milano, Círculo de Bellas Artes and the Asia Society in Hong Kong. Theresa has consulted on numerous transmedia projects and has served as a mentor during the POV Hackathon. Theresa is chairperson of the board of The Filmshop collective. She is an honors graduate of Harvard University, where she studied social anthropology. She has lectured on film and multimedia at NYU, Hunter and The New School. Current projects include Feed Me a Story, Bought/Broken, and Game On.
Awards History
National Endowment for the Arts - Grant Recipient
New York State Council on the Arts - Grant Recipient
Credits
Editor - Kristen Nutile
