Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 2:31PM

This Friday Indie Game: The Movie is opening in New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco!

As we pack our bags to go to New York, it's starting to sink that ... this is kinda a big deal.

For any documentary film, a theatrical release is a long shot. Let alone a multi-city release featuring an engagement at prestigious theaters like the IFC Center or Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox (May 25th).

Coming off of a consistently sold out U.S. tour, and a run at Seattle’s SIFF Center that saw the film held over (extended) not once, but twice! We are exceptionally excited to take the film out a little wider. Here is the specific information:

New York, IFC Center, May 18th-25th

Directors in attendance 18th-19th

Tix & info here

Los Angeles, Laemmle’s NoHo 7 theater, May 18th-25th

Tix & info here

San Francisco, Roxie Film Center, May 18th-25th

Tix & info here

Phoenix, The Film Bar, May 18th-20th & 25th-27th

More info here

Miami, FL, O Cinema, May 24th-27th

Tix & Info Here

Help get the film into more theaters...

A good performance during these engagements can help convince other theater programmers to take the film on board. Being a self-distributed film, the absolute best way to sell ourselves to theater owners is by proving people will come. The tour wen a long way towards accomplishing that. But a strong NYC/LA/SF performance will help even more.

But How?

It’s pretty simple really.

If you are in these cities, please come check out the film.

If you’ve already seen it, feel free to tell a friend.

If you are not in these cities, but know people who are. Please tell them about it.

And Yes, a Digital/DVD release is coming soon...

We LOVE the idea of more and more people experiencing this film in a theater, surrounded by others. It truly does add something and makes for a better experience. However, we know that we can’t get everywhere, and that there are a lot of people itching to see the film. It’s coming and will be out digitally very soon after the theatrical run. This is all leading to the digital, DVD release. It’ll be here before you know it. Expect an announcement on this soon.

In the meantime though, if you can catch the film in theaters, please do. If you can help other theaters coming on board by spreading the word, we would absolutely love that.

See you soon!

-James & Lisanne

Oh! And don't forget about these screenings...

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

Melbourne, Australia

ACMI, Federation Square

Brought to you by 'Game Masters'

June 8th

Tix & Info Here

Auckland, New Zealand

NZ Game Developers Association Conference

May 18th

Tix & Info Here

CANADA

Toronto, ON

TIFF Bell Lightbox

May 25th - 31st

Tix & Info Here

GERMANY

Cologne, Germany

Clash of Realities Computer Game Conference

Odeon Kino, Cologne

May 23rd

Tix & Info Here

UK



Sheffield, UK, Sheffield Doc /Fest

Library Theater

June 13th at 9:00pm

Library Theater

June 16th at 8:30pm

Tix & Info Here

US



Miami, FL

O Cinema

May 24th-27th

Tix & Info Here

Austin, TX

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Brought to you by Juegos Rancheros

May 23rd

Tix & Info Here

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Toby Theater

Brought to you by Indianapolis International Film Festival and the Consulate General of Canada

May 23rd

Tix & Info Here

Akron, OH

Akron Art Museum

Brought to you by Akron Film

May 24th

Tix & Info Here

Milwaukee, WI

LandMark Oriental Theatre

Brought to you by Milwaukee Film

May 30th

Tix & Info Here

Salt Lake City, UT

Brewview Cinema Pub, brought to you by Smart Bomb Interactive, Inc., Wahoo Studios/NinjaBee, & IGDA Utah chapter

May 31st

Tix & Info Here

Denver, CO

Denver Film Center

June 6th

Tix & Info Here

Tuscon, AZ

The Loft Cinema

June 6th

Tix & Info Here

Ps. If you happen to get to any of these screening, please Tweet and/or Facebooksome pictures to us. We really wish we could be there!