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Released Mar 18, 2016

1h 20m

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Ryan begins working on a poetic video game to honor his son's life when he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

In that final, gracefully handled note, the film again proves itself a mature meditation on the ordeal of tragedy, and art's capacity for helping us process it.

Mar 24, 2016

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Justin Chang

Variety

A documentary that works as both an emotional portrait of a slow-motion family tragedy and a slippery inquiry into the therapeutic properties of making art.

Mar 22, 2016

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Make no mistake: This film is a tear-jerker, taking an intimate look at one family's heartbreak and how their art moves people.

Mar 21, 2016

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Nathanael Hood

Screen Comment

As an exploration of the human spirit, it is indispensable.

Rated: 8/10

Dec 28, 2018

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Dominic Barlow

4:3

Every conceivable thing is done to replicate the feeling of navigating the game short of placing a controller in our hands.

Rated: Recommended

Apr 5, 2016

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Tommy Cook

Collider

The documentary falls under the weight of its own despair, repeating this same solemn note, succeeding in honoring a boy's memory but unfortunately failing to move.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 21, 2016

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Very real and very touching. Ryan is very transparent and a great dad.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Saw it screened at PAX 2015 and it was just a powerful documentary for me. Adding the fact that I also played the game, it was heartrending from start to finish and a beautiful testament to how tragedy can help with heart and how it is also something that connnects people.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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David Osit

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Malika Zouhali-Worrall

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Synopsis

Ryan begins working on a poetic video game to honor his son's life when he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Director: David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Producer: David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Screenwriter: David Osit, Malika Zouhali-Worrall
Production Co: Kinematic Films
Genre: Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2017
Runtime: 1h 20m