Event: Break The Game | film screening and director Q&A
Join the SOJC’s Game Studies minor for an evening with Jane Wagner, director of a new documentary about legendary Zelda speedrunner Narcissa Wright.
When: Thursday, May 30 at 4:30 PM
Where: EMU, Room 214 (Redwood)
What: Film screening and Q&A with the director
Sponsored by the Game Studies Minor, Media Studies Area, SOJC, UO Esports Program, Price Science Library, and the New Media and Culture Certificate
Description: Video games and the community around them have meant everything to Narcissa Wright. Her quests to set speed run records in numerous game titles have allowed her to own competitions and stages across the globe. But as much as she loves the challenge of conquering virtual worlds, her biggest challenge will come from the community whose love and affection she yearns for as she comes out as transgender. Hell-bent on setting a new speedrunning world record in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Narcissa struggles to balance the volatile nature of internet fandom and the prospect of building a fulfilling life outside the confines of pixels and sprites.