The Grannies

A documentary short film. A group of players venture beyond the boundaries of the videogame Red Dead Online (Rockstar Games, 2018). Peeking behind the curtain of the game’s virtual world they discover a captivating and ethereal space that reveals the humanity and materiality of digital creations.

“ the glitchy event horizon of Rockstar’s virtual-western epic”
- The Guardian

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Past Screenings

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Oberhausen, Germany
April 2023

Now Play This
Somerset House, London
April 2023

International Installation premiere
Out of Bounds, ACMI, Melbourne
Dec 2022 - April 2023

North American Premiere
Fantastic Fest, Austin TX, USA
September 2022

AFFR (Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam), Rotterdam
October 2022

World Premiere
2021 IDFA film festival in Amsterdam

UK Premiere
2022 London Short Film Festival.

The Milan Machinima Festival
(March 21 - 27 2022)

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The Grannies are Marigold Bartlett Andrew Brophy Ian MacLarty, Kalonica Quigley and friends. Director: Marie Foulston. Editor: Luke Neher. Sound Design: Sam Gill. Music: Luke Neher, Sam Gill. Producers: Nick Murray, Marie Foulston.

A Now Play This Commission