7 Shorts About Videogames : Jim Munro’s Pleasure Circuit Overload

Teaching English abroad is a common pathway for many 20- to 30-somethings out there. Nothing new. Ho hum. However, they probably don’t realize the moral ramifications involved in spreading the English language, and its impact on the homogenization of global culture. Unless, of course, they’ve read JIM MUNRO’s (2000) novel “Angry Young Spaceman” which explores this concept. JIM MUNRO is noted for leaving a cushy job at a large corporate publishing house for the world of indie press alternatives.

JIM MUNRO is also known for his take on videogames (as the maker of DVDzine Novel Amusements and former writer of the games column for alt-weekly EYE), and his collection of 7 short movies about videogames called PLEASURE CIRCUIT OVERLOAD (42 mins) will be screened on Monday, May 8th at the Blim Art Gallery in Vancouver. The screening will also include a brand new minidocumentary piece about two indie game makers. To peek at one of the series, “Mark Slutsky Reviews the Nintendo DS” click here. PLEASURE CIRCUIT OVERLOAD uses movie preview spoofs, in-game machinima (in “My Trip to Liberty City”), quirky short drama, live action (“Mario’s Pain”), and documentary interviewing to deepen the cultural discourse about gaming.

Bonus: JIM MUNRO will be on hand for a Q&A session after the PLEASURE CIRCUIT OVERLOAD screening.

Blim, Meesoo Lee, and Steve Calvert presents:
JIM MUNRO’s PLEASURE CIRCUIT OVERLOAD
Monday, May 8 @ Blim Arts Society
$5 – 7 sliding | Doors: 8 PM | Show: 8:30 PM
Address: #197 – East 17th Ave. (@ Main St.), Vancouver, BC V5V 1A5
Phone: (+1) 604 872 8180
General Info: info@blim.ca

More:
Jim Munro’s website, “No Media Kings”, click here.
Read about “Angry Young Spaceman”, here.
For Blim Art Society’s website, click here.