The Dungeon Masters is a 2008 documentary film about the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...

and its significance in the lives of three dungeon masters (self described as "gamemaster

Gamemaster

A gamemaster is a person who acts as an organizer, officiant for questions regarding rules, arbitrator, and moderator for a multiplayer game...

s"): Scott Corum, Richard Meeks, and Elizabeth Reesman. The film is director Keven McAlester's second feature documentary (his first was You're Gonna Miss Me

You're Gonna Miss Me

This article is about the documentary film. For the related 1966 song of the same name see You're Gonna Miss Me You're Gonna Miss Me is an American documentary film by Keven McAlester. It focuses on Roky Erickson, the former frontman for the band The 13th Floor Elevators. The band is cited as...

), and premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

. 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

Blonde Redhead

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. Cinematography is by Lee Daniel

Lee Daniel

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. The films executive producers are Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, the directors of Bug

Bug (2002 film)

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. The films producers are Jeff Levy-Hinte

Jeff Levy-Hinte

Jeff Levy-Hinte is president of Antidote International Films , Inc based in New York City. Most recently he has produced The Kids Are All Right , co-written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko, which won the 68th Golden Globe Awards for Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, and Best Performance by...

, Brian Gerber and Kel Symons.

Synopsis

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

Development

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

Antidote Films

Antidote Films, also known as Antidote International Films, Inc., is an independent film production company founded by producer Jeff Levy-Hinte based in New York City...

.

External links

• The Dungeon Masters at the Internet Movie Database
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• The Dungeon Masters official website
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