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Khtobtogone

2021

Khtobtogone begins as a love story between protagonist Zine and the girl of his dreams, Bulma. But in introspective narration, Zine reflects more broadly on masculinity and coming of age in Marseille’s Maghrebi community.

The Outsider

2023 · ★ 10

Machinima-adaptation of Albert Camus book "L'étranger", done in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Grand Theft Hamlet

2024 · ★ 6.5

Two unemployed friends have a fresh idea: they want to stage Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Grand Theft Auto. But even in a virtual world, reality intrudes in a wild and trippy film shot entirely inside the ultra-violent video game.

Fun & Games

2025

John builds a criminal empire in the strange and absurd world of GTA Online with the help of his friends, but their time of carefree chaos won't last forever.

Requin

2020

A man brings his dog to an underground fight.

The Death of an Infamous Thief

2009 · ★ 5.8

This GTA IV Machinima tells the story of Marcus "Shade" Reynolds, a notorious thief known across Liberty City for his cunning and ruthlessness. After a high-profile heist, Shade finds himself hunted not only by the police but also by former allies turned enemies, and the ghost of a formal friend, Vincent "Vince" Cruz, whom he had betrayed. Afraid and cornered, Shade’s world unravels in a tense final confrontation in the city’s abandoned docks.

Let's Play Live: The Documentary

2015 · ★ 8.2

An exploration of why Let’s Plays are so popular, as well as how the convergence of gaming and community are redefining the stages once reserved for only the biggest of rock stars.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004 · ★ 6.8

Tension builds as threats are carried out, stakes are raised and communication breaks down. In Los Santos a drive-by shooting in Grove Street Family's territory ignites a series of events in the days leading up to the start of the game.

Dancing Plague

Dancing Plague, a GTA V mod, flips the script. Holding H key forces male NPCs to dance uncontrollably, revealing the game's biased animations where female characters (often sex workers) have the flashiest moves. This disrupts the game's gender roles, making masculinity both playful and challenged. Interestingly, female characters ignore the male dance frenzy. This is a humorous critique of the game's gender politics. The mod's soundtrack, by Azu Tiwaline, blends electronic music with trance traditions, deepening the critique and adding an immersive ritualistic feel.

Last Days in a Lonely Place

2007 · ★ 6.9

The virtual landscapes of a video game are transformed into an existential tale of solemn beauty.

Wasted

2012 · ★ 10

A low-level hitman Ceasar Rodriguez wakes up in the passenger seat of a blood-soaked car with no memory of how he got there. Beside him, the driver is dead. The streets of Liberty City are empty, but his sins are not. Haunted by visions of the people he’s killed — and the person he used to be — he stumbles through a night filled with paranoia, betrayal, and bloody flashbacks. Each clue he uncovers leads him deeper into a conspiracy that may or may not be real. He sees faces from his past. Hears voices that aren't there. Fights enemies he can't prove exist.

CHASED - A GTA V Short Film

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