Earthbound USA: An Independent Documentary Screening

Bonus Stage presents a screening of beloved Fangamer documentary Earthbound USA at The Cinematheque in Vancouver, featuring a post-showing live and remote Q&A with the film makers! Join us for an afternoon of popcorn and POOOOOW!, and wear your favourite Earthbound cosplay!

WHERE: The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St, Vancouver)

WHEN: Saturday, May 24 (doors at 1:00 PM, show at 1:30 PM)

WHO: All ages! Earthbound USA is rated PG (coarse language). Anyone under 14 must be accompanied by an adult

HOW MUCH?: $15 online, $18 at the door. $10 for children 10 and under

What happens when Nintendo cancels your favorite video game of all time? If it’s 1999 and you have a dial-up internet connection at your parents house, you and your fan site might take matters into your own hands. ROM hacking, fanfiction, exposés, guerrilla marketing, international intrigue, CEOs, and stinky smells. Wild teenage idealists duke it out with a corporate goliath in this online coming-of-age story told by the netizens who lived it.

This independent documentary, a decade in the making, presents the 20-year saga behind EarthBound: gaming’s weirdest cult classic. Featuring a colorful cast of interviewees combined with outrageous reenactments and eccentric narrative techniques, EarthBound, USA is as wild as the fandom that inspired it.

Join us after the screening for a special live video call Q&A with the film makers! As well, the best Earthbound/Mother series cosplay will go home with a BluRay copy of the documentary!

Bonus Stage recognizes that this event is taking place on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations and we are grateful to be able to live, create and entertain on this territory.