The Dungeon Masters

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The Dungeon Masters
Directed by Keven McAlester
Cinematography Lee Daniel
Editing by Christine Khalafian
Release date(s) 2008 (2008)
Running time 87 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Dungeon Masters is a 2008 documentary film about the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons and its significance in the lives of three dungeon masters (self described as "gamemasters"): Scott Corum[1], Richard Meeks, and Elizabeth Reesman. The film is director Keven McAlester's second feature documentary (his first was You're Gonna Miss Me), and premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. It was an official selection of the South by Southwest Film Festival and the AFI Dallas Film Festival. The original film score is by Blonde Redhead. Cinematography is by Lee Daniel. The films executive producers are Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, the directors of Bug. The films producers are Jeff Levy-Hinte, Brian Gerber and Kel Symons.

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[edit] Synopsis

The Dungeon Masters explores the subculture of gamers and role-playing games, specifically Dungeons & Dragons.

[edit] Development

The movie was originally envisioned as a history of Dungeons & Dragons, but shifted its focus to the lives of the players early on.[2] The film was produced by Antidote Films.

[edit] Release

It was released on DVD in 2010 by MPI Media Group.[3]

[edit] References

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  3. ^ The Dungeon Masters DVD, MPI Media Group, 2010, CIN5001 (87 minutes)

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