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Game On

Directed by Theresa Loong

GAME ON is a feature documentary film centering Brenda Romero, a charismatic, radically pioneering, veteran game creator, as she challenges who video and board games are for and what they can do.

  • ABOUT
  • BIO
  • AWARDS
  • PRESS
  • CREDITS
  • GALLERY

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Synopsis

GAME ON focuses on pioneering game designer Brenda Romero (Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes, Wizardry 8, and 45+ more) and how she navigates the male dominated game design industry.


Brenda treats board and video games as art, incorporating game play into every aspect of her life. She creates contemporary and historical games to amplify social issues. Her games explore Black, Indigenous, Irish, Mexican and Jewish history in ways that challenge players.


GAME ON follows Brenda’s life as the CEO of her video game company and a mom. She and her husband, legendary game developer John Romero, are on a mission to do what they love while raising four kids in an ethnically blended family. Brenda helms the production of a new game, and opens up a timely discussion about sexism in the tech industry as well as the gaming world.

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

Press

Credits

Editor - Kristen Nutile