Man Vs Snake: The Long And Twisted Tale Of Nibbler
United States, Canada, Italy, Japan, 2015: 92 minutes: Canadian Premieredescription
There are some pretty impressive video gaming records, and then there’s the one held by Timothy McVey. In 1984, he set a goal to score the highest number of points (one billion) ever recorded on an arcade game. Tim entered the famous Twin Galaxies arcade, put a single quarter into a now-forgotten game called Nibbler and 44.5 hours later, he emerged, mission accomplished. For almost 25 years he believed he held that record until he learned of an Italian kickboxer named Enrico Zanetti. Back in 1984, Enrico decided he was going to trump the colossal score. But due to a lack of proper evidence, Twin Galaxies refuses to acknowledge Enrico’s feat. The mere idea of his record being threatened inspires Tim to give it another try, this time setting out to beat Enrico’s score. MAN VS SNAKE: THE LONG AND TWISTED TALE OF NIBBLER is a fascinating and endearing competition doc featuring a protagonist who, quite uniquely, refuses to be larger-than-life. The thrilling saga that unfolds is one of quarters, Monster Energy drink and, of course, Nibbler. – Fantastic Fest
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Fantastic Fest 2015
Ithaca International Fantastic Film Festival 2015
Portland International Film Festival 2016
DIRECTOR'S BIOS
Andrew Seklir is a producer, director and Emmy nominated editor of episodic television AMC (“Turn”), SyFy (“Defiance”, “Warehouse 13”, “Battlestar Galactica”, “Eureka”), Warner Bros. (“Alcatraz”) and NBC/Universal (‘Bionic Woman’). Tim Kinzy (Producer/Director) is an episodic television editor SyFy (“Alphas”, “Eureka”, “Battlestar Galactica”)
press for Man Vs Snake: The Long And Twisted Tale Of Nibbler
"MAN VS SNAKE is the documentary every video game lover should see."- Screencrush
"A very entertaining and thoughtful documentary."- Ain't It Cool News
details
Documentary / Gaming
18+ Licensed Screening92 minutes
special guest
Documentary Subject Dwayne Richard in attendance!
credits
Directors
Tim Kinzy
Andrew Seklir
Executive Producers
Richarad Gomes
Tim Kinzy
Andrew Seklir
Featuring
Timothy McVey
Dwayne Richard
Billy Mitchell
Walter Day
Richie Knucklez
Enrico Zanetti
Website
manvssnake.com
Facebook
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Twitter
@NibblertheSnake
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awards
Winner Jury Award – Documentary Best Picture, Fantastic Fest 2015
Honourable Mention, Twin Cities Film Festival 2015