Second Skin (2008 film)

Second Skin
Directed byJuan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza
Written byVictor Piñeiro Escoriaza
Produced byPeter Schieffelin Brauer & Victor Piñeiro Escoriaza
CinematographyJuan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza
Edited byJuan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza
Music byDavid Gregory Byrne
Release dates
  • March 7, 2008 (2008-03-07)
  • August 25, 2009 (2009-08-25) (DVD)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUS

Second Skin is a 2008 American documentary film that follows the lives of seven people as they delve into the world of MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games). The film was directed by Juan Carlos Piñeiro Escoriaza and produced by Victor Piñeiro Escoriaza and Peter Brauer.

Second Skin premiered to positive reviews and sold-out crowds at the South by Southwest film festival in 2008. It became the No. 1 movie on online streaming site Hulu.com, before completing a limited theatrical run. The film was released on DVD August 25, 2009.[1] It is frequently included in lists of the all-time best video game documentaries.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Home | Second Skin". Secondskinfilm.com. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  2. ^ "Know Your History: 10 Video Game Documentaries You Need to Watch". Complex Networks.
  3. ^ "Blogs - The Top Five Documentaries About Video Games - AMC". www.amc.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17.
  4. ^ "Know Your History: The 15 Best Video Game Documentaries". 15 July 2013.
  5. ^ http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/games/stories/1331616500433/the-best-video-game-documentaries-ever [bare URL]