Filmmaker Mike Pasley examines the pressures faced by kids who aspire to become professional gamers in a time when one of the biggest sports industries in the world is the one that most folks seem to know the least about. In the world of professional gaming, only a few players will manage to rise through the ranks and achieve true success. The decisions these gamers must make as they fight their way to the top would be enough to make most people twice their age take pause, yet despite knowing that the outcome of these decisions may remain with them for the rest of their lives, they're willing to risk it all in order to capture that elusive dream. As with any profitable industry, the gaming world is plagued by corruption, drugs, and shady financial dealings. In this film, Pasley focuses not only on the gamers who were exploited and abused in this multi-million dollar industry, but the true heroes that sometimes emerge as well.
by Jason Buchanan
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