8 Bit Doc- Video Games and the Art World, Digital Subterfuge and More

A visually and sonically dynamic mix of rockumentary, art expose, and critical exploration, 8 Bit is the definitive documentary about video games and their intersection with the art world and culture at large. By weaving together arcane histories of digital subterfuge, candid interviews with cutting-edge artists and theorists, wild videogame concerts, and highlights from the best digital artwork being made today, 8 BIT: A Documentary about Art and Videogames exposes the cultural ramifications of video games and proposes that Generation X’s coming to grips with its digital heritage signals the beginning of a new social and artistic reality.

Doors open: 7pm (8 Bit intro with Taxi Nouveau; introduction from filmmakers)
Screening: 8 pm (discussion with filmmakers Justin Strawhand and Marcin Ramocki to follow)
10 pm - 1:30 pm Post-screening performances from Taxi Nouveau and Doctor Douleur, Jamie Allen, tobias.dj, TIND, FUTIL

(TIND! Check out the video Francis T from TIND made for the first Indyish Music Video Making Contest here!)

+ plus special guests

8 BIT :: a documentary about art and videogames
A Canadian premiere!
Screening and after-party

Saturday, February 17 2007
Tickets : $10 - $8 in advance or for IGDA members
Available Online

Société des arts technologiques [SAT]
1195 boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC (Metro: St. Laurent]
http://www.sat.qc.ca/

Sponsored by the Kokoromi Collective, Montreal gameCODE, Concordia Humanities Doctoral program, Ludiciné, Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA), Centre interuniversitaire des arts médiatiques (CIAM), and/et Société des arts technologiques.