Comic Book Spotlight – Building a Comic Community
This article is part of Collector’s Digest, an editorial series powered by: A craft market in an old World War II building in the Port of Los Angeles isn’t the first place you would expect to find a vibrant, buzzy comic shop. But there, right behind Pepper’s Cafe, is a small monument to nerdery, owned […]
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Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in the larger fantasy community as they forge the personalities and relationships that will carry them into adulthood.
Check out an exclusive trailer debut for We Can Be Heroes below.
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Depicting the lives and intersecting relationships of attendees at a LARP camp in upstate New York, film’s official press release describes it as a “deeply accepting environment [that] has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed ‘nerdy’ teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else.” We Can Be Heroes pulls back the curtain on this imaginative world, showing how the young LARPers “discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.”
We Can Be Heroes has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the SXSW Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy in 2024. This will be the home video premiere of the documentary that’s started passionate conversation at renowned festivals including Sheffield DocFest, Mountainfilm, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, and more.
Surely a breakout favorite will be Shard Dorpington, the glass-throated child who’s completely immersed in the persona of their LARP character. Tailormade for Tumblr memes, Shard represents the magical realism at the heart of We Can Be Heroes’s fascinating exploration. As we attempt to embody fantasy in our own lives, are we truly taking one step closer to altering our realities? The movie promises to deliver a range of answers that will help us find our own.
The tense string score by Dan Deacon ratchets up the intensity of the documentary, adding a sense of suspense to the intensely intimate footage of the film’s participants. It’s an approach that brings a welcome sense of drama, doing justice to the vivid role play practiced by the documentary’s stars.
The movie is a joint production between Concordia Studio (Davis Guggenheim’s production company) and Muck Media, and released by Tribeca Films. Kicking off Tribeca’s summer slate, the studio is focusing on bold storytelling from emerging talent, accompanying We Can Be Heroes with a wide range of genres and perspectives.
Co-director Carina Mia Wong has an extensive background in television news production, beginning with Vice in 2016. Alex Simmons began with music videos in 2008, soon graduating to producing and directing television documentaries. He made his feature directorial debut with Buddymoon in 2016, and recently worked with Wong on the television series Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller.
We Can Be Heroes hits streaming services including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, July 29th.
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Den of Geek and eBay Live’s Summer of Superman Culminates in DC Original Art Auction
This article is part of Collector’s Digest, an editorial series powered by: Five years ago, the world stopped. Things ceased moving—people, goods, money—and we all needed some help. For bookstores and their employees, one organization was there for them. When the pandemic hit, a group of comic pros, some of whom had been working with […]
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Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in the larger fantasy community as they forge the personalities and relationships that will carry them into adulthood.
Check out an exclusive trailer debut for We Can Be Heroes below.
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Depicting the lives and intersecting relationships of attendees at a LARP camp in upstate New York, film’s official press release describes it as a “deeply accepting environment [that] has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed ‘nerdy’ teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else.” We Can Be Heroes pulls back the curtain on this imaginative world, showing how the young LARPers “discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.”
We Can Be Heroes has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the SXSW Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy in 2024. This will be the home video premiere of the documentary that’s started passionate conversation at renowned festivals including Sheffield DocFest, Mountainfilm, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, and more.
Surely a breakout favorite will be Shard Dorpington, the glass-throated child who’s completely immersed in the persona of their LARP character. Tailormade for Tumblr memes, Shard represents the magical realism at the heart of We Can Be Heroes’s fascinating exploration. As we attempt to embody fantasy in our own lives, are we truly taking one step closer to altering our realities? The movie promises to deliver a range of answers that will help us find our own.
The tense string score by Dan Deacon ratchets up the intensity of the documentary, adding a sense of suspense to the intensely intimate footage of the film’s participants. It’s an approach that brings a welcome sense of drama, doing justice to the vivid role play practiced by the documentary’s stars.
The movie is a joint production between Concordia Studio (Davis Guggenheim’s production company) and Muck Media, and released by Tribeca Films. Kicking off Tribeca’s summer slate, the studio is focusing on bold storytelling from emerging talent, accompanying We Can Be Heroes with a wide range of genres and perspectives.
Co-director Carina Mia Wong has an extensive background in television news production, beginning with Vice in 2016. Alex Simmons began with music videos in 2008, soon graduating to producing and directing television documentaries. He made his feature directorial debut with Buddymoon in 2016, and recently worked with Wong on the television series Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller.
We Can Be Heroes hits streaming services including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, July 29th.
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Mike’d Up Podcast Auctions Off Comic Relics for a Good Cause
This article is part of Collector’s Digest, an editorial series powered by: Everyone loves a superhero team-up. Mike Carbonaro, or “Carbo,” as he’s known, is the creator of Big Apple Comic Con, a pillar of the New York City comics scene for decades. Mike Raphael is the founder of Spineworks Comics, a preservation, grading, and […]
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Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in the larger fantasy community as they forge the personalities and relationships that will carry them into adulthood.
Check out an exclusive trailer debut for We Can Be Heroes below.
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Depicting the lives and intersecting relationships of attendees at a LARP camp in upstate New York, film’s official press release describes it as a “deeply accepting environment [that] has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed ‘nerdy’ teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else.” We Can Be Heroes pulls back the curtain on this imaginative world, showing how the young LARPers “discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.”
We Can Be Heroes has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the SXSW Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy in 2024. This will be the home video premiere of the documentary that’s started passionate conversation at renowned festivals including Sheffield DocFest, Mountainfilm, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, and more.
Surely a breakout favorite will be Shard Dorpington, the glass-throated child who’s completely immersed in the persona of their LARP character. Tailormade for Tumblr memes, Shard represents the magical realism at the heart of We Can Be Heroes’s fascinating exploration. As we attempt to embody fantasy in our own lives, are we truly taking one step closer to altering our realities? The movie promises to deliver a range of answers that will help us find our own.
The tense string score by Dan Deacon ratchets up the intensity of the documentary, adding a sense of suspense to the intensely intimate footage of the film’s participants. It’s an approach that brings a welcome sense of drama, doing justice to the vivid role play practiced by the documentary’s stars.
The movie is a joint production between Concordia Studio (Davis Guggenheim’s production company) and Muck Media, and released by Tribeca Films. Kicking off Tribeca’s summer slate, the studio is focusing on bold storytelling from emerging talent, accompanying We Can Be Heroes with a wide range of genres and perspectives.
Co-director Carina Mia Wong has an extensive background in television news production, beginning with Vice in 2016. Alex Simmons began with music videos in 2008, soon graduating to producing and directing television documentaries. He made his feature directorial debut with Buddymoon in 2016, and recently worked with Wong on the television series Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller.
We Can Be Heroes hits streaming services including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, July 29th.
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War of the Worlds and the Post-9/11 Blockbusters
War of the Worlds is unquestionably a big sci-fi movie about aliens invading the Earth. It begins with Morgan Freeman narration about observers jealously watching our planet from afar and it is filled with the big thrilling sequences that made director Steven Spielberg‘s reputation. Yet for the film’s first viewers in 2005, War of the […]
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Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in the larger fantasy community as they forge the personalities and relationships that will carry them into adulthood.
Check out an exclusive trailer debut for We Can Be Heroes below.
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Depicting the lives and intersecting relationships of attendees at a LARP camp in upstate New York, film’s official press release describes it as a “deeply accepting environment [that] has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed ‘nerdy’ teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else.” We Can Be Heroes pulls back the curtain on this imaginative world, showing how the young LARPers “discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.”
We Can Be Heroes has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the SXSW Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy in 2024. This will be the home video premiere of the documentary that’s started passionate conversation at renowned festivals including Sheffield DocFest, Mountainfilm, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, and more.
Surely a breakout favorite will be Shard Dorpington, the glass-throated child who’s completely immersed in the persona of their LARP character. Tailormade for Tumblr memes, Shard represents the magical realism at the heart of We Can Be Heroes’s fascinating exploration. As we attempt to embody fantasy in our own lives, are we truly taking one step closer to altering our realities? The movie promises to deliver a range of answers that will help us find our own.
The tense string score by Dan Deacon ratchets up the intensity of the documentary, adding a sense of suspense to the intensely intimate footage of the film’s participants. It’s an approach that brings a welcome sense of drama, doing justice to the vivid role play practiced by the documentary’s stars.
The movie is a joint production between Concordia Studio (Davis Guggenheim’s production company) and Muck Media, and released by Tribeca Films. Kicking off Tribeca’s summer slate, the studio is focusing on bold storytelling from emerging talent, accompanying We Can Be Heroes with a wide range of genres and perspectives.
Co-director Carina Mia Wong has an extensive background in television news production, beginning with Vice in 2016. Alex Simmons began with music videos in 2008, soon graduating to producing and directing television documentaries. He made his feature directorial debut with Buddymoon in 2016, and recently worked with Wong on the television series Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller.
We Can Be Heroes hits streaming services including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, July 29th.
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Kaiju Collecting: A Guide To The Best Godzilla SDCC Exclusives
This article is part of Collector’s Digest, an editorial series powered by: Godzilla’s pop culture legacy continues to evolve; yet the King of the Monsters has transcended his cinematic roots. Now, kaiju collectors and Godzilla geniuses have more ways than ever to celebrate Toho’s Mightiest Monster! It will take far more than an unstoppable titan […]
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Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in the larger fantasy community as they forge the personalities and relationships that will carry them into adulthood.
Check out an exclusive trailer debut for We Can Be Heroes below.
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Depicting the lives and intersecting relationships of attendees at a LARP camp in upstate New York, film’s official press release describes it as a “deeply accepting environment [that] has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed ‘nerdy’ teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else.” We Can Be Heroes pulls back the curtain on this imaginative world, showing how the young LARPers “discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.”
We Can Be Heroes has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the SXSW Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy in 2024. This will be the home video premiere of the documentary that’s started passionate conversation at renowned festivals including Sheffield DocFest, Mountainfilm, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, and more.
Surely a breakout favorite will be Shard Dorpington, the glass-throated child who’s completely immersed in the persona of their LARP character. Tailormade for Tumblr memes, Shard represents the magical realism at the heart of We Can Be Heroes’s fascinating exploration. As we attempt to embody fantasy in our own lives, are we truly taking one step closer to altering our realities? The movie promises to deliver a range of answers that will help us find our own.
The tense string score by Dan Deacon ratchets up the intensity of the documentary, adding a sense of suspense to the intensely intimate footage of the film’s participants. It’s an approach that brings a welcome sense of drama, doing justice to the vivid role play practiced by the documentary’s stars.
The movie is a joint production between Concordia Studio (Davis Guggenheim’s production company) and Muck Media, and released by Tribeca Films. Kicking off Tribeca’s summer slate, the studio is focusing on bold storytelling from emerging talent, accompanying We Can Be Heroes with a wide range of genres and perspectives.
Co-director Carina Mia Wong has an extensive background in television news production, beginning with Vice in 2016. Alex Simmons began with music videos in 2008, soon graduating to producing and directing television documentaries. He made his feature directorial debut with Buddymoon in 2016, and recently worked with Wong on the television series Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller.
We Can Be Heroes hits streaming services including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, July 29th.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 3 Review — Shuttle to Kenfori
This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds review contains spoilers for season 3 episode 3. One of the best things about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is its utter fearlessness. A show that’s willing to try anything once, we’ve seen the series tackle musical episodes, alternate realities, courtroom dramas, rom-coms, and war stories, all while doing some […]
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Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in the larger fantasy community as they forge the personalities and relationships that will carry them into adulthood.
Check out an exclusive trailer debut for We Can Be Heroes below.
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Depicting the lives and intersecting relationships of attendees at a LARP camp in upstate New York, film’s official press release describes it as a “deeply accepting environment [that] has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed ‘nerdy’ teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else.” We Can Be Heroes pulls back the curtain on this imaginative world, showing how the young LARPers “discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.”
We Can Be Heroes has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the SXSW Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy in 2024. This will be the home video premiere of the documentary that’s started passionate conversation at renowned festivals including Sheffield DocFest, Mountainfilm, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, and more.
Surely a breakout favorite will be Shard Dorpington, the glass-throated child who’s completely immersed in the persona of their LARP character. Tailormade for Tumblr memes, Shard represents the magical realism at the heart of We Can Be Heroes’s fascinating exploration. As we attempt to embody fantasy in our own lives, are we truly taking one step closer to altering our realities? The movie promises to deliver a range of answers that will help us find our own.
The tense string score by Dan Deacon ratchets up the intensity of the documentary, adding a sense of suspense to the intensely intimate footage of the film’s participants. It’s an approach that brings a welcome sense of drama, doing justice to the vivid role play practiced by the documentary’s stars.
The movie is a joint production between Concordia Studio (Davis Guggenheim’s production company) and Muck Media, and released by Tribeca Films. Kicking off Tribeca’s summer slate, the studio is focusing on bold storytelling from emerging talent, accompanying We Can Be Heroes with a wide range of genres and perspectives.
Co-director Carina Mia Wong has an extensive background in television news production, beginning with Vice in 2016. Alex Simmons began with music videos in 2008, soon graduating to producing and directing television documentaries. He made his feature directorial debut with Buddymoon in 2016, and recently worked with Wong on the television series Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller.
We Can Be Heroes hits streaming services including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, July 29th.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Showrunners On Pike and Batel’s Choice
This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds article contains spoilers for season 3 episode 3. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Captain Christopher Pike is a unique figure in the franchise for many reasons. A leader who prizes collaboration and teamwork, he’s willing to not only listen to the opinions of his crew but to actively solicit them, […]
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Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in the larger fantasy community as they forge the personalities and relationships that will carry them into adulthood.
Check out an exclusive trailer debut for We Can Be Heroes below.
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Depicting the lives and intersecting relationships of attendees at a LARP camp in upstate New York, film’s official press release describes it as a “deeply accepting environment [that] has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed ‘nerdy’ teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else.” We Can Be Heroes pulls back the curtain on this imaginative world, showing how the young LARPers “discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.”
We Can Be Heroes has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the SXSW Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy in 2024. This will be the home video premiere of the documentary that’s started passionate conversation at renowned festivals including Sheffield DocFest, Mountainfilm, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, and more.
Surely a breakout favorite will be Shard Dorpington, the glass-throated child who’s completely immersed in the persona of their LARP character. Tailormade for Tumblr memes, Shard represents the magical realism at the heart of We Can Be Heroes’s fascinating exploration. As we attempt to embody fantasy in our own lives, are we truly taking one step closer to altering our realities? The movie promises to deliver a range of answers that will help us find our own.
The tense string score by Dan Deacon ratchets up the intensity of the documentary, adding a sense of suspense to the intensely intimate footage of the film’s participants. It’s an approach that brings a welcome sense of drama, doing justice to the vivid role play practiced by the documentary’s stars.
The movie is a joint production between Concordia Studio (Davis Guggenheim’s production company) and Muck Media, and released by Tribeca Films. Kicking off Tribeca’s summer slate, the studio is focusing on bold storytelling from emerging talent, accompanying We Can Be Heroes with a wide range of genres and perspectives.
Co-director Carina Mia Wong has an extensive background in television news production, beginning with Vice in 2016. Alex Simmons began with music videos in 2008, soon graduating to producing and directing television documentaries. He made his feature directorial debut with Buddymoon in 2016, and recently worked with Wong on the television series Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller.
We Can Be Heroes hits streaming services including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, July 29th.
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Post-Credit Scenes Explained
This article contains The Fantastic Four: First Steps spoilers. For fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the coming of The Fantastic Four: First Steps is as anticipated as the arrival of Galactus, the world-devourer himself. It’s not just that MCU fans have longed to see Marvel’s First Family done right, with a respect to the […]
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Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in the larger fantasy community as they forge the personalities and relationships that will carry them into adulthood.
Check out an exclusive trailer debut for We Can Be Heroes below.
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Depicting the lives and intersecting relationships of attendees at a LARP camp in upstate New York, film’s official press release describes it as a “deeply accepting environment [that] has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed ‘nerdy’ teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else.” We Can Be Heroes pulls back the curtain on this imaginative world, showing how the young LARPers “discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.”
We Can Be Heroes has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the SXSW Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy in 2024. This will be the home video premiere of the documentary that’s started passionate conversation at renowned festivals including Sheffield DocFest, Mountainfilm, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, and more.
Surely a breakout favorite will be Shard Dorpington, the glass-throated child who’s completely immersed in the persona of their LARP character. Tailormade for Tumblr memes, Shard represents the magical realism at the heart of We Can Be Heroes’s fascinating exploration. As we attempt to embody fantasy in our own lives, are we truly taking one step closer to altering our realities? The movie promises to deliver a range of answers that will help us find our own.
The tense string score by Dan Deacon ratchets up the intensity of the documentary, adding a sense of suspense to the intensely intimate footage of the film’s participants. It’s an approach that brings a welcome sense of drama, doing justice to the vivid role play practiced by the documentary’s stars.
The movie is a joint production between Concordia Studio (Davis Guggenheim’s production company) and Muck Media, and released by Tribeca Films. Kicking off Tribeca’s summer slate, the studio is focusing on bold storytelling from emerging talent, accompanying We Can Be Heroes with a wide range of genres and perspectives.
Co-director Carina Mia Wong has an extensive background in television news production, beginning with Vice in 2016. Alex Simmons began with music videos in 2008, soon graduating to producing and directing television documentaries. He made his feature directorial debut with Buddymoon in 2016, and recently worked with Wong on the television series Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller.
We Can Be Heroes hits streaming services including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, July 29th.
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EXCLUSIVE: We Can Be Heroes Trailer Spotlights Young LARPers on a Path to Self-Discovery
Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in […]
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Live action role-playing (LARP) is an international phenomenon that gives fantasy fans an opportunity to inhabit the magical lives of characters that they create. We Can Be Heroes, the documentary from directors Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons, follows the exploits of a unique group of young LARPers finding their voices and their places in the larger fantasy community as they forge the personalities and relationships that will carry them into adulthood.
Check out an exclusive trailer debut for We Can Be Heroes below.
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Depicting the lives and intersecting relationships of attendees at a LARP camp in upstate New York, film’s official press release describes it as a “deeply accepting environment [that] has given neurodivergent, queer, and self-proclaimed ‘nerdy’ teenagers the space and community for self-discovery that they have never found anywhere else.” We Can Be Heroes pulls back the curtain on this imaginative world, showing how the young LARPers “discover inner strength, heal from past traumas, and emerge as the heroes they are meant to be, both in the fantasy realm and in real life.”
We Can Be Heroes has received widespread critical acclaim, winning the SXSW Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy in 2024. This will be the home video premiere of the documentary that’s started passionate conversation at renowned festivals including Sheffield DocFest, Mountainfilm, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, Bentonville Film Festival, and more.
Surely a breakout favorite will be Shard Dorpington, the glass-throated child who’s completely immersed in the persona of their LARP character. Tailormade for Tumblr memes, Shard represents the magical realism at the heart of We Can Be Heroes’s fascinating exploration. As we attempt to embody fantasy in our own lives, are we truly taking one step closer to altering our realities? The movie promises to deliver a range of answers that will help us find our own.
The tense string score by Dan Deacon ratchets up the intensity of the documentary, adding a sense of suspense to the intensely intimate footage of the film’s participants. It’s an approach that brings a welcome sense of drama, doing justice to the vivid role play practiced by the documentary’s stars.
The movie is a joint production between Concordia Studio (Davis Guggenheim’s production company) and Muck Media, and released by Tribeca Films. Kicking off Tribeca’s summer slate, the studio is focusing on bold storytelling from emerging talent, accompanying We Can Be Heroes with a wide range of genres and perspectives.
Co-director Carina Mia Wong has an extensive background in television news production, beginning with Vice in 2016. Alex Simmons began with music videos in 2008, soon graduating to producing and directing television documentaries. He made his feature directorial debut with Buddymoon in 2016, and recently worked with Wong on the television series Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller.
We Can Be Heroes hits streaming services including Kanopy, Kinema, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video on Tuesday, July 29th.
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Afghan Taxis Get Ancient Persian A/C Hack—And It Works Better Than Yours
The Afghan windcatcher car cooler isn’t just clever. It’s low-cost climate adaptation. With rising global temperatures and millions of cars still without functioning air con, it’s a design-for-the-rest-of-us moment. A punk rock move in a world of overdesigned heat tech. Plus, it’s deeply sustainable: no refrigerants, no increased fuel use, no carbon guilt. Just water, airflow, and a little DIY spirit.
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Emirates, the UAE airline, is giving aviation waste a second life—and a stylish one at that. Following the rapid sellout of its 2023 launch, the Dubai-based airline has unveiled a second limited-edition collection of handmade bags crafted from retired aircraft interiors.
The Aircrafted by Emirates 2025 Collection includes 167 collector pieces now available for purchase through the Emirates Official Store. Like the first drop—which raised over $17,000 for children via the Emirates Airline Foundation—most proceeds will again support children in need, blending sustainability with social impact.
Each bag in the new collection is a one-of-a-kind artifact from aviation history. Materials have been salvaged from Emirates’ retrofitted Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft—upcycled elements like aluminum headrests, leather from First and Business Class seats, and even the faux-fur covers from the Captain’s chair.
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The result? A line of thoughtfully crafted trolley bags, backpacks, and handbags, ranging in price from $80 to $350. Some feature functional Emirates seatbelts as straps. Others are lined with brand-new fabric and include hardware upgrades like zippers and leather conditioning. All materials are laundered, deep-cleaned, and disinfected before being reimagined into luxury bags.
What makes this even more impressive is that the entire collection is handmade by Emirates’ own cabin tailors—a 14-person team usually tasked with maintaining aircraft interiors. Now, thanks to the growing popularity of the initiative (including a special Aircrafted Kids line), these artisans are working full-time on creative reuse. We hope they are getting a good wage.
This isn’t a PR gimmick, so they say. The project is a spinoff of Emirates’ massive fleet retrofit, launched in 2022—a multi-billion-dollar effort to upgrade 219 aircraft. So far, the airline has reclaimed more than 30,000 kilograms of high-quality aircraft materials, proving that large-scale industrial projects can have a second life, with both aesthetic and environmental benefits.
Aircrafted by Emirates offers a new kind of aspirational shopping experience—luxury that’s upcycled, local, and charitable. For consumers looking to reduce their carbon footprint without sacrificing quality or design, this initiative points to a broader future for sustainable fashion in the Gulf and beyond.
And yes, if past demand is anything to go by—these bags will fly off the shelves.
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