The Grannies

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PRESS INFORMATION
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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.

⎯⎯⎯⎯Credits⎯⎯⎯⎯

The Grannies
Marigold Bartlett, Andrew Brophy, Ian MacLarty, Kalonica Quigley & friends

Director
Marie Foulston

Editor
Luke Neher

Music
Luke Neher
Sam Gill

Sound Design
Sam Gill

Producers
Nick Murray
Marie Foulston

Interview audio originally recorded for P3 Spel
Interviewer Angelica Norgren

Visuals
Red Dead Online, Rockstar Games (2018)

The Grannies is a Now Play This Commission

Supported by
Somerset House
Games London

⎯⎯⎯⎯ Additional Information ⎯⎯⎯⎯

The Grannies premiered at IDFA in Amsterdam on November 18 2021 has since screened at several major film festivals and venues internationally.

The Grannies was commissioned for Now Play This festival at Somerset House in April 2020. Sadly due to the coronavirus pandemic the on-site festival was cancelled, but we are now thrilled for the film to finally be experienced by audiences.

The work was also originally conceived as a multichannel video installation to be exhibited alongside Ian MacLarty’s game Red Desert Render. This original, full version of the work premiered at ACMI (Melbourne) in December 2022.

A single screen cinema edit of the film is also available for screening at film festivals and in cinemas internationally

⎯⎯⎯⎯ Stills + Trailer ⎯⎯⎯⎯

Press images and a teaser trailer can be downloaded by clicking here.

⎯⎯⎯⎯ Preview Link ⎯⎯⎯⎯

vimeo.com/526837377/416df8d1d9

This preview is available to view by press, festivals and potential partners only. To request the password to access please email mariefoulston@gmail.com including details about the nature of your request. The film is also available for film festivals to view on Film Freeway here.