Playing Columbine

Plot Summary

Chronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Written by tolka

Top Cast

Peter Baxter Self

Ian Bogost Self - Game Designer, Professor

Jenova Chen Self - Game Designer

Stephen Colbert Self (archive footage)

Kevin DiNovis Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum