Monster Camp (2007)

Directed by

Cullen Hoback

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows members of a live action role-playing group in Seattle over the course of a year. It shows how participants create fantasy characters and explore the appeal of escaping into make-believe worlds.

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What happens

Monster Camp is a 2007 documentary film that chronicles a live action role-playing game organization. Monster Camp looks at the lives of the participants, and considers the pro and cons of escapism through fantastical outlets. Freedom State director Cullen Hoback documents the fantasy world, following several participants over the course of one year. The group followed is a Seattle, Washington chapter of NERO Alliance (now Alliance LARP), one of many live-action role-playing organizations in the US. Players create their own identities selecting from a variety of races and classes, similar to Dungeons & Dragons or World of Warcraft. Participants dress up and are involved as either player characters, non-player character, or Plot Members. It premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival 17 in 2007, where it received the Audience Award for Best Documentary. Monster Camp screened at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Corvallis da Vinci Film Festival. According to the film's site, it has screened in approximately 40 film festivals around the world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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