Documentary 'Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds' Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival
A new documentary titled 'Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds' explores the career of Japanese video game designer Hideo Kojima, known for creating iconic games like Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding. Directed by British filmmaker Glen Milner, the film features interviews with Grimes, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Guillermo del Toro. It traces Kojima's journey from his long tenure at Konami to founding his independent studio, Kojima Productions. The documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, produced by Filmworks in collaboration with PlayStation Studios and Kojima Productions. The article also contextualizes this film within a history of movies about video game culture, such as 'The Wizard' (1989), 'eXistenZ' (1999), and 'Ready Player One' (2018), which highlight the blurring lines between niche and mainstream entertainment.
Key facts
- Documentary 'Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds' directed by Glen Milner.
- Features interviews with Grimes, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Guillermo del Toro.
- Covers Kojima's work at Konami and founding of Kojima Productions.
- Premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
- Produced by Filmworks, PlayStation Studios, and Kojima Productions.
- Hideo Kojima is known for Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding.
- Article references earlier films about video games: 'The Wizard' (1989), 'eXistenZ' (1999), 'Ready Player One' (2018).
- Author is Valerio Veneruso.
Entities
Artists
- Hideo Kojima
- Grimes
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Guillermo del Toro
- Glen Milner
- David Cronenberg
- Steven Spielberg
- Valerio Veneruso
Institutions
- Konami
- Kojima Productions
- Filmworks
- PlayStation Studios
- Tribeca Film Festival
- Nintendo
- Artribune
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- New York
- United States